She's an angel, a little beauty, and I am madly in love with her!

Yesterday I took Natalie to have her One Year portraits taken. I was a little nervous about the studio I'd chosen, but once we got started, I knew I'd made the right pick. They were great! I'll go there from now on. The photographer took over 150 pictures of Natalie. It was sooo hard to choose my favorites because they were all so cute! After the photo session and choosing my prints, we went to the Galleria food court for lunch and then shopping at target. Natalie was soo good all day! A big, big THANK YOU to Carrie for going with us and being such a huge help. I couldn't have done it without her.

Here are a few of my favorite pictures from yesterday.

Magazine Madness

As evident in the last post, my child loves scattering paper on the floor. This time she found a magazine and before I realized what she was doing, had torn it into tiny pieces. She was having so much fun, I just let her keep at it until she got bored with it.

Bills, Bills, Bills

A couple of days ago, I went in the kitchen to find Natalie "helping" my mom pay bills.

Carnival Time

Last week we took Natalie to the Shelby County Fair. She had a lot of fun. Some of her favorite things that night... the red balloon someone gave her, the game booth that blew bubbles, screaming along with the people on the rides, and Daddy taking her on her first carousel ride.

It's Officially Autumn!

In honor of my favorite time of year, I've made a list of all the things I love about Fall.

1. It's not summer anymore
2. I can wear long sleeves without sweating
3. College Football
4. Crisp Air
5. Natalie's Birthday
6. My Birthday
7. Everything turns pretty colors
8. Visiting the pumpkin patch
9. Homemade Halloween Costumes
10. Hayrides
11. Hot Cocoa
12. Chili
13. Thanksgiving
14. Bonfires
15. Wearing hoodies
16. The abundance of Candy Corn
17. Opening the windows (in the house and car)
18. Walking on crunchy leaves
19. No bugs
20. Carnivals


There are many, many more reasons I love Fall, but I'll leave it at 20 for now. Feel free to comment with your own favorite fall things.

Adds up to a Great Day

We've had the most gorgeous fall weather all week and I've been itching to get outside and enjoy it. Today was the first chance we had and we took it. Natalie and I met up with my mom and Leigh and her boys at the park today for a lunchtime picnic and a little play time. Family + Fall Weather + Lunch + Swings and Slides = A GREAT DAY!
Take a look at the fun.... (in random order because I'm too lazy to sort)

Happy Birthday Ben

A big Happy First Birthday to Ben Bittinger from the Bevilacquas. I can't belive how fast you're growing. Natalie can't wait to play with you when you visit. We can't wait to see the birthday party pictures. Love you!!





HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN!


(thanks Jinger for letting me steal this pic from your blog)

Way Back When...

Thanks to yearbookyourself.com the world (or the few people who actually read this blog) can now see how Joe and I would have looked in our Senior portraits if we'd graduated in a different era. It's pretty funny. Enjoy.

RACHEL

1950

1960

1966

1968

1976

1978

1984

1990

(I think 1966 and 1976 were my best years)

JOE

1950

1952

1954

1960

1966

1970

1976

1984

1994