Happy B-day Mindee!

My cousin Mindee is celebrating her b-day today and so I thought I would wish her a GREAT day!! This girl is really the complete package--fun, a family girl, beautiful on the outside, but most importantly she is beautiful on the inside. I love you girl and I pray that you feel SO special today...because you are!

We Can Roll Over!

Our Jesse boy is rolling over on a regular basis now...here is a short clip I got last night and please excuse him fussing @ his frog. I'm not exagerating when I say they have a love/hate relationship! :)

Chick Magnet

Okay, even if he is a "Chick Magnet", it won't do him any good because he's not allowed to have a girlfriend until he's 30!!!!!

Memorial Day Weekend

I know this is late, but better late, than never! :) We had a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend...I looooooooooove long weekends like that and I appreciate them that much more now that I have a child. We spent the majority of our weekend at my in-laws house on the lake. It was relaxing and we always have such fun with our friends and family.

Jesse with Michael's (Joshua's cousin) girlfriend, Sarah! We love her.

I LOVE this hat!!! haha


My fav :)

Mommy & Jesse

Daddy & Jesse watching the boats!


One of my best friends here, Jennifer, and her little boy, Eli, came to hang out with us! Jennifer is expecting another baby right around Jesse's B-day! YIPPEEE...we are so happy!!



We broke out the mini motorcycle and all the boys (young & old) had a blast with that. Umm, and yes, Phillip even took Mahala...but he went easy on her. :) Look @ her eyes in this pic...cracks me up!!!


3 HANDSOME little boys...they are getting so big. :(


Jesse also had his 1st hair cut (or trim I should say) on Memorial Day. I know he is still little, but his hair has grown so quickly and all those wispys were completely out of control, so Aunt Mandy came to the rescue and trimmed it up a bit. She did a wonderful job!!!





My handsome boy after his 1st trim...thanks Aunt Mandy! I love you.



That pretty much sums up our Memorial Day Weekend...family, friends, lake, LOTS of food, haircut, & fun. I always walk away from those weekends feeling really worn out, but recharged at the same time. Funny how that happens. :)

And last but certainly not least--the reason we celebrate Memorial Day--THANK YOU to all who serve or have served our country so bravely!! We are so grateful for all you do and continue to ask God to bless you and your families in a very special way.

What's this Stuff?

I was fixing dinner a few weeks ago and Joshua called me into the family room to see something. I sat there and cracked up as I watched Jesse study Joshua's facial hair. It was so sweet to watch but I don't think he knew what in the world to think. ;) I jumped up to get my camera and I'm so glad I did because these pics are just so priceless. I love them!

BUMBO SEAT!

Can I just say that I LOVE this thing!

Springtime in Knoxville

Wow! I didn't realize the last post I did was the beginning of April...so sorry. I guess time just slipped away from me. Well, now you can GET EXCITED because I will make up for lost time in this post. We are all doing great--Jesse is growing so fast and it's sad to think he's already almost 5 months old! He is such a joy and has completely stolen his mommy's heart. :) Here are some of the fun things that have taken place in our house over the last few months!

March 2009

On Sunday, March 29th, Joshua and I dedicated our sweet little man to the Lord. It was such a blessing to turn Jesse over to Jesus and ask Him to do amazing things in and through his life. Phillip, Joshua's brother, was able to pray the dedication prayer and that made it just that more special for us! It is a day we will treasure forever.

Jesse all decked out in his dedication outfit from Memaw!

Jesse & Uncle Phillip

Lord, we give our baby boy to YOU!

April 2009

Our Easter weekend was a blast! We started out by taking all the Martin kiddos to see the Easter bunny at the mall. I must say...the picture turned out adorable and Jesse sat on his lap like it was nothing. I wasn't sure if he would freak out, but I guess he's still a little young for that. Easter Sunday we had an awesome church service and then we came home and helped Jesse open his Easter basket. Joshua had a ball with that. We spent the rest of the day at Sally & Pappy's house eating way too much and then finished the day with an Easter egg hunt. I so enjoyed experiencing Easter for the first time as a mommy!

Cousins

I love this picture. :)

Our family after the Easter egg hunt!


April 17th was a BIG day for me, personally. I turned the dreaded 3-0! haha Yep, thats right. I thought it was funny because everyone kept asking me if I was depressed or sad because my twenties were over, and I could honestly say, no way! I think my thirties will be the best years yet and I feel like I have so many wonderful things to look forward to. Anyways, Joshua, our friends & our family made it such a special day for me and having Jesse here to celebrate with us was the icing on the cake!!

May 2009

On May 1st, Jesse and I left town for the weekend for a work conference. The nice thing about this conference is that it just happened to be in my hometown, Va Beach! I think the Lord had it all planned out because my Nan had never met Jesse before, and with her back problems it's so hard for her to travel, so this was a perfect time for her to meet Jesse boy! She was so sweet to watch him for me while I was @ my conference and honestly, I think she would have kept him for good if I would have let her. They bonded!! :) Uncle Brad (my bro) also came to town that weekend from Lynchburg so he could hang out with Jesse and that was such a special treat too! We had a great weekend and it was so refreshing to see some of my family and be "home" for awhile. Oh, and the conference was awesome too!! haha

Jesse & Uncle B

Nan cried when I came to get him...so sad!!

Jesse's 1st plane ride & he did GREAT! Praise God. ;)