Great Friends!

Well going to Zumba 2 nights a week isn't only helping me workout, it introduced me to a great new friend... Now I won't go into the details of it all, but she's a great person... We have a lot in common... Her little girl is a year old, and Greenlee is 9 months, so we have had a playdate or 2. We got to spend the 4th with her and her hubby and some of Justin's old friends. It's like we hit the friend jackpot here lately :) We all can't wait til we get together again and just laugh like we did on the 4th... Funny how things work out.

It's been awhile!

Yikes! It's been way too long since the last time I posted anything... Here's what's been going on in the Ballew house since mid-April:

Greenlee~ crawling... now trying to walk... she holds on to stuff and walks... I see her walking before she is a year old. Still no teeth... I can't wait til she gets a few so we can feed her other stuff. She does however eat some table foods.

I have been racking my brain with what her 1st birthday is going to be and I finally have a theme picked~ RODEO! I have so many ideas running through my head... stick horse races, "bull" riding, cow chips toss, rope toss, etc...

Me~ not too much. WORK WORK WORK! that's all that seems to be going on with me...

Justin~ see above...

We did however take a little trip these past few weekends... 1st we went to Savannah & Tybee. This was Greenlee's 1st trip. She absolutely loved the beach. This child LOVES anything involving water. Our other trip was an overnight trip to Jacksonville to see my 2nd oldest niece gradutate from high school... Again, Greenlee had a blast on the beach...

Maybe it won't be as long when I post again...


Enjoy the Summer!

Busy Busy!

It's been a busy time around our house here lately! On a rainy cold day in March, I was sitting in a Dental Hygiene meeting at the Georgia World Congress Center when I received a text from Justin saying that Greenlee had crawled from one side of our living room to the front door... It was just 2 days after Greenlee turned 6 months old... From there on, she's all over the place... Three days ago, she pulled herself up and stood straight up and looked at us. All she could do was smile. My baby girl is growing up so fast... We will keep you updated on everything as things progress...

It's official... Spring is here in Georgia! A few days that were in the 80s and then we drop right back down into the 40s... This weekend was beautiful, just a little windy. Since we had the worst storms in a long time a few days ago, all the yellow dusting (aka pollen) has faded a little bit. Our allergies (mine, Justin's, & poor Greenlee) have lessened. Justin cleaned out our front flower beds and now I get to decide what I want to plant... I want COLOR! I want something that will make me smile everytime I go outside and look at it. I finally got my hydrangeas, magnolia tree, & crepe myrtle last year... this year I think I'm going to go for anything that will come back and be colorful every year. The down side to the flower beds is that Justin decided to fertilize everything... with chicken scratch (aka poop)... it really stinks, but it really make everything pretty... Once we get everything planted, I'll post some pics... Take time to enjoy the sun...

Her 1st 6 Months...

Here is just a little journey through our lives...

Right after Greenlee was born...

Halloween 2010 at Heritage Park... We were all ghosts

Christmas 2010

Valentine's Day 2011... she is always a Happy baby

Greenlee at 6 months...

I can not imagine what our lives would be like if she were not part of our lives. I don't remember what we ever did before she was here. I don't like doing things that she can't be a part of. I am a mother 1st for the rest of my life, then a wife, then myself. I can not wait to see what all we can get into with this little girl.

'Til next time....

Later Gator...

Time Sure is Flying!!!

It's so hard to believe that my Baby Girl is growing up so fast~ 6 months old this month. I've heard other people say it, but I just didn't think it would go by so fast.

Here are 10 things that Greenlee is doing now:

1) Rolling ALL over the house (since about January)

2) Holding her own bottle (also since January)

3) Drooling ALL over everything... sure wish these teeth would come on in (my baby has been covered in drool since December)

4) Doing crunches ALL the time... our pediatrician (who is the best around) says she's going to have some great abs

5) Getting up on all 4s and swaying back and forth in an attempt to crawl

6) Scooted for the 1st time yesterday (I didn't get to see it~ I was at work)

7) Smiling from ear-to-ear every time she sees anyone (she doesn't meet a stranger~ that's not such a good thing)

8) Pulls herself up and holds onto things (fences, cross-ties, etc)

9) CAN NOT stand flowers.... I bought some for our photo shoot this past weekend and the poor Gerber Daisies and Tulips got beat into shreds...

10) and the Biggest accomplishment so far~~~ Greenlee spent the night with my Mama & Daddy this past weekend so that we could go to a wedding (that may not be one of her accomplishments, but more of mine)

We went for our 6 month photos this past Sunday and I have got to say, these may just be the best ones yet... I am partial to my little Sugar Bean... The older she's getting the cuter her pictures. I must say that everyone I come around says that I have the happiest baby that they have ever seen... I must agree... I will post pics from our photo shoot as soon as I get them back...

Happy Valentine's Day

What better way is there to spend Valentine's day than with the ones you love? This being our 1st Valentine's Day as a family, I didn't want a gift, flowers (although, I do joke around with Justin about never getting flowers), or chocolate. I just want to spend the day with the greatest husband of all and the sweetest little girl ever. Of course, we did get Valentine's pictures made and I did send out a Valentine's card. But, hey, I will be sending out "1st" holiday cards until our little girl is a year old.

Our 1st Valentine's Family Photo... Greenlee's all smiles...

She was amazed at the Hershey's Kisses... they aren't near as sweet as her kisses...

She was telling us "I Love You" in sign language... We didn't realize she had done it until we got the pictures printed...

She was finally able to fit into the tutu I made her right after she was born... It worked perfectly for her Valentine's pictures...

This one was made before I got to the shoot with all of her cute clothes...

It's hard to imagine what we did to celebrate Valentine's day before we had Greenlee... The most memorable one was the year that we went to the Gun Show at AMS and bought each other pistols... Of course, mine is a pink revolver... Would you expect anything else? This year, I just want to come home after a long day of work and spend it with the 2 most important people in my life. We didn't get each other gifts or cards or anything else... We went with the simple things~ LOVE and TOGETHERNESS...

Hope you all have a great Valentine's Day and share it with those that mean the most to you.