Easter Weekend

I promised around Easter that I would post pictures. Unfortunately, our best pictures were taken on the camera where the cord to the computer was missing! We didn't realize it until after that weekend. Today, Ryan went by storage & found the cord for me. As promised, the pictures are being posted as soon as I was able. Hope you enjoy!

This Easter bunny says, "My First Easter". I think she was trying to eat it more than hug it, but I'll go with she was giving it a hug! :-)

Wonderful, wonderful weekend

Friday we headed to Paducah. Not really knowing why we were going in, we decided to go anyway. Ryan's parents had too many commitments to see us that weekend, my grandmother was sick, my father was out-of-town until Saturday night, & my mom had to write a paper on Saturday!!! We didn't know about Ryan's parents & my grandmother until right before we left. Feeling a little unsure if we should go in or not, we decided to anyway. It was a WONDERFUL decision. Now, don't get me wrong, we would have loved to see Ryan's parents as well as my grandmother, but the weekend turned out to be a huge blessing.

On Saturday to get out of my mother's hair, we went to Land Between the Lakes. We drove for a little while & then chose to find a place to hike. Above are pictures of our hike. Sydney really enjoyed being out in the woods. We loved being away from the world. It was a P-E-R-F-E-C-T day--mid to upper-70's & not a cloud in the sky. Normally we wouldn't be able to make that kind of outing because we would have to see everyone in the short amount of time that we get in a weekend. I guess we could go anyway, but we would feel guilty while being out there. So, it was perfect...a perfect day with no guilt.

Saturday night Nathan & Sarah came in. They met us at Rafferty's for dessert. I was so thrilled to hear that they were coming. We had a great time at dinner.

The next day, Sunday, we went to church & then to the church picnic at Mike Miller Park. It was so great to be around the Reidland crowd. Reidland will always be my safe-haven no matter where I am. It was nice to be around everyone. And the weather again was perfect...a little windy at first, but when the wind died down, it was GREAT!

I have to say that this past weekend was exactly what I needed. With the move & all, I have been quite blah lately. Now...I'm back! I am upbeat & looking forward to each day. It was defitely the pick-me-up I needed!

Happy 6th month birthday baby girl!!!

My little one is 6 months old today!! I can't believe it. She is growing so quickly. The past 6 months have been the best & I look forward to watching her grow each day.

Almost dead dog

For those of you looking for a deep blog...this isn't it. Most of my blogs don't go very deep, but this one definitely won't. If you want to keep reading that's great. If not, it will be considered a "dear diary" entry.

Today can go down as a really bad day. Ryan is working midnights a few days this week. So, he got home as Sydney & I got up. Trying to keep a baby & dog quiet so that he could sleep was not easy at all!!!! Then Sam decided to turn my day into a HORRIBLE day. He peed on a new rug I got. After washing it twice, it still has a yellow stain!!! He threw up on the living room floor...gross!...peed on the kitchen floor, and pulled up some berber carpet in Sydney's room. Talk about a dead dog!!! He is normally a REALLY, REALLY good dog. I'm not sure what has gotten into him, but today he almost saw his last day. If it wasn't for Ryan being home and disciplining him, I think I could have beat him to death...no probably not. BUT I was so mad at him. After dinner tonight Ryan headed out...praying I'm sure that the house is the same with everyone still alive when he returns in the morning!!!

I hate days like this--days when you feel like the world is aiming against you. Ok, so maybe it wasn't the worst day I could possibly have, but it was still frustrating. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day than today. I really need a pick-me-up kind of day...

Sweet Potatoes...yum!

Although I don't have pictures of Easter yet...well I have them but have no way of getting them on the computer...I thought I would post a couple of pictures from yesterday. Sydney tried real food for the first time...well as real as it can get for an almost 6 month old! She had sweet potatoes & loved it!! Ryan fed her last night & noticed that she not only likes them, but is eager to eat them. She started opening her mouth before he got the spoon there. I guess anything would taste better than formula & cereal! I use to think that a picture like this was just really gross. Now...it's CUTE! Wow how your world changes after having a child--even the little things change. I can't complain though. I'm loving the changes. Hope you enjoy the pictures.

Happy Easter!

Today is a happy day. A month or so ago we didn't think we would be in Paducah for Easter. We had planned to & told family at Christmas that we would be. But since we knew that Ryan was getting laid off we thought there wouldn't be a chance for us to be in. Sydney's first Easter & her grandparents wouldn't get to see her. We were sad & trying to figure out how we could make it happen. God knew better. He knew we would be with family today. How awesome is that?! I'm sure he has much bigger issues to deal with, but he dealt with ours.

It has been a good day & good weekend. We head home tonight (only 2 1/2 hours!) It sure beats that 11 hour drive!!

I hope each of you have a great Easter as well. Pictures to come tomorrow.

I'm here...here being Elizabethtown

We arrived on Friday mid-morning & unloaded the truck without a problem. Since then, I've spent most days unpacking but not killing myself at doing it. By Friday, I should have it all the way I want it. Today, however, I took the day off! Sydney and I were fortunate enough to join Ryan for the day. He knew today would be a short day, so we went to Lexington with him. We all had a really good time. It was definitely a welcomed break from the boxes!

We still do not have internet, so I'm checking email & blogging from the local Panera. I had to get my fix! I should be up and running in the internet department by Thursday afternoon! Thank goodness!! My hubby was great at working with the guy to get it as quickly as possible. He even suggested that we go out tonight so that I could "blog". He knows me too well!

I have to say though...many of my blogger friends have not updated their pages & they have internet! Tisk, tisk! As much as you tell me to stay in touch by keeping my pages up-to-date, I expect the same from you. ;-)

More to come soon! Either from the comforts of my own home or from the lovely Panera!