Day 9

Day 9: A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most.

This is probably my favorite picture of my sister! Its one of the first pictures of her and Madyson! She's such a proud Aunt!

This was a no brainer question. My sister is my rock! She has helped me more than she even knows! We weren't very close while growing up, however once I hit college Julie was always there for me. On the first day of college she drove over and showed me where everything was, which was BIG help... my first heartbreak, she called me and threatened to go beat the guy up, she invited me over for movie nights at her place while Bill was deployed... I didn't have to worry about crazy roommates because if there was a moment, Julie had a bed for me! She has helped me find a Clarksville family from the church through her friends...

I think Julie is a great sister and friend! I know I can count on her for anything.. there has been many times I've called her crying and by the end of the conversation I'm laughing and forgot what I was crying about.. She has always been my rock. I pray I can be a mother like her... STRONG. God has blessed me with a wonderful sister and I am so thankful for that!

Day 8: A picture that makes you laugh.

Day 8: A picture that makes you laugh.

Alot of pictures make me smile... so it was hard for me to choose just one. I ended up going through the pictures that people tagged me in and etc.. and I came across this picture from last year.

Our bunco group gets together once a month and we have a theme. This picture happened to be the 80's. Amanda was in town so she got to go to the 80's theme fun!

It was actually hard to just pick one bunco theme picture. We've had some funny themes from PJ's to white trash trailer park... Every night is full of laughs and fun! Although our group is never the appropriate number needed we still manage to have a fun filled night! The themes have gotten smaller but no worries, when its my time to have it again, I'll get a big theme together and hope everyone gets in to it! Theres just something about getting together with a bunch of your girlfriends for nothing but laughs!

Day 7: most treasured item

Most Treasured Item

Sounds cliche right? An Engagement ring? I mean lets be honest, of course Mady and Mark are my most treasured items in life... Or it could be our home.. but I feel like thats Mark and My most treasured item TOGETHER.. So I wanted to pick something that I look at and always smile... and that would be my engagement ring. I love it so much! I always look at it and smile because it reminds me how much Mark loves me! It's what started this fast pace roller coaster we are on called LIFE. I hate it that I can't wear it because of pregnancy weight and fingers are still getting smaller. It was probably a little tight on day one when I got it.. but I could get it on and off.. but now that I've had Madyson, its probably to tight for comfort so now I have to get it re-sized.. :( I wore it for a little while, but it made Mark nervous. Its probably the most expensive thing I own as well. It would devastate me if something happened to it! Once I get it re-sized, You'll see it back on my finger as clean as ever, and probably me looking at it a lot admiring it, because it always reminds me how loved I am and how blessed I am to have Mark.

Day 6: Trading places

A person you'd love to trade places with for a day

This is an extremely hard question.. Honestly, no one.. But I know that isn't any fun... So I know I have to pick someone. If I had to pick one person it honestly would be a toss up....

• I could pick someone famous with lots of money, just so I would know the fun of not worrying about money for a day, but.. I mean seriously.. Money isn't everything..
  
  
• I could pick my sister to see what its like to be a stay at home mom with 5 little ones, but honestly, she'd let me live her life any day....
  
  
• I thought about my dogs... just to see what it would feel like to not be able to talk to people, see how they honestly feel with Madyson in the picture now, how it would feel to sleep all day, and how I would feel if my owner didn't play with me.. and etc... but it says a person.. so moving on
  
  
• I thought about Mark.. About being him for a day.. Going to his work, working with a bunch of guys and hear the girl trash talk, just to see what the guys say about their wives and girlfriends.. haha.... See what he does at work exactly, how he feels when I talk about things that Mady did.. If he gets upset he wasn't there to witness it... Does he get disappointed but keeps it covered up? but I feel that's kind of boring because he normally tells me everything that happens at work and we are both so open to each other that I probably wouldn't enjoy it as much I thought I would..
  
  
• so I guess if I had to pick anyone, I would choose Mady. Mostly because I want to know what she's thinking. The reasons she hates tummy time or the reason she cries for no reason it seems to me. Sometimes she gets into a crying fit and I have to get up and walk around the house and she just stops. I know she wasn't hungry or sleepy, and she didn't hurt herself. She was playing nicely then out of no where she was upset. Or why she fights to be put to sleep sometimes. I think if I could live a day of her life, I would be a better parent and understand fully why she sometimes does the things she does. Like laugh at the simple things in life that I over look. It would give me a new prospective in life I believe.

When I started this challenge I did not mean to talk about Mady so much.. It was a goal to only pick one person each challenge, however we can see how good that's going for me so far... What can I say... I'm a new mom and I love it!

Day 5: Favorite Memory

Favorite Memory

I sat and thought about this question over the weekend. I thought of my wedding and how much fun I had and that everything went perfect! However, I kept looking at Madyson and how much she's grown. Its amazing how much a baby grows within 5 months! She's smiling, giggling, playing on her own, and now starting to eat baby food. Although the contractions and pain was awful, I would have to say August 30th, 2010 was probably the best thing that has ever happened to me and my favorite memory!

Holding that little girl is such a blessing! She brightens my mood every day! I love when strangers stop and talk to her and she gets to giggling and they comment on how beautiful she is.. Madyson is the greatest thing thats ever happened to me! And me having Madyson is the greatest thing I've ever done. In this picture its one of the first pictures of me holding Madyson. It was after the family had left and it was just a moment of me and her together. What a remarkable feeling you get when you hold the baby that you've been bonding with privately for 9 months! I couldn't keep my eyes off of her. I still to this day, love watching her!

It was a long, painful day.. the day she was born, however so worth it! My heart has gotten so much bigger ever since she has graced Mark and me with her beautiful smile! The Lord is so generous in giving me such a wonderful gift to show the world.

Day 4: A picture of your night.

Our Night

This is a picture of Madyson and one of our dogs Maverick. Our nights consist of mostly enjoying our time with Madyson. Mark doesn't get alot of time with her so typically a night consists of her talking and giggling to him, while he "eats" her toes! lol We love hearing her laugh. Right now she is in love with the dogs! She will stare at them and if they even look at her she cracks up laughing! Its the cutest thing ever!

As you can see in this picture Madyson is already laughing at Daisy. Thats her nose in the corner. Daisy is always trying to lick/kiss Madyson. I was afraid Daisy wouldn't take to Madyson however, I believe Daisy is very protective of her. Marks aunt came over to babysit Madyson one night and she brought her puppy, its a shih tzu and her name is Muffin. Muffin was constantly trying to get to Madyson but Daisy kept getting in between Madyson and Muffin and would not let Muffin near Madyson. Which I was glad to hear that.


So yeah our nights aren't all that exciting... however when it comes to the weekend, it seems we are always on the go! Grocery Shopping, the Church Youth Group, date nights with friends, band competitions of Marks little sister, and etc... but during the weekdays.. we typically just get in PJ's and enjoy our time together!

Day 3: TV Show

Day3: A picture of the cast from your favorite show.

I must say I am a HUGE TV bug! Sad I know.. However, recently I've gotten into a new show called No Ordinary Family. Mark and I have our weekly shows that we watch and thank goodness for DVR. Its actually quite sad that we have so many TV shows that we watch and keep up with... However I think its that we enjoy our down time together lying in the living room and unwinding by just watching TV.

No Ordinary Family just started this past fall and I've enjoyed watching it a lot! Its a show about a family who got into a plane accident and out of no where have magical powers. Jim (the dad) has super strength, Stephanie (the mom) has super speed, Daphne (the daughter) can hear and see peoples thoughts, and J.J. (the son) has a super brain genius thing going on. The are trying to go on with their normal lives however they are just now realizing that other people have powers too.

Okay I might have explained that show boringly.. but I enjoy it! I guess I like the whole super power idea. If I had to pick any super power, it would probably be invisibility. lol I think that would be neat... Either that or.... maybe being able to lift things with my mind.. however then I would be WAY to lazy lol so I'd pick the invisible thing over everything else.