Just.........

a beautiful picture of my baby girl...........I couldn't resist posting. She is going to be 4 soon and this summer she has just grown so much! Everyday something new and usually hysterical comes out of her mouth! She loves to paint and draw and lately has been very into portraits of herself or her mommy and daddy or her friends..........they are quite funny!

She just finished summer camp and is looking forward to school starting back. We are going to get in a couple of quick vacations before all that though........so many more pictures and a "summer recap" soon to come!!

Until then, hope everyone is enjoying their summer as much as we are!!

Fourth of July!

Thank you Kristin for having us over for your 4th of July Party!!! We had a blast!

The fireworks were sooo much fun...........

Just a few pics!

Decatur Beach Party!

We ventured on over to the east side of town and enjoyed a fun afternoon at the Annual Decatur Beach Party!

The kids got to play in the sand, slide, jumpy jump and they had a blast! We walked over to the festivities from Tiff and Dave's house and I think that was Aubrey's favorite part! She says she wants to go back over to Aven's house and ride all squished up in the wagon again.

The weather was great and the festivities were fun!

Enjoy the pics!

Teresa's Design

My mother, Teresa Wood, has a new business designing and making custom, handmade dresses for girls, as well as outfits for little boys. I just wanted to share a few pictures of some of the beautiful dresses she has already made for Aubrey! These are just a few...........many more to come!

She also does coordinating hairbows, or hairbows in any color/style.

If you are interested in contacting her regarding an order please feel free to email her at:

teresasdesign.sewing@yahoo.com

They can be made in many sizes, colors, with or without embroidery, applique, etc.

She does a beautiful job and these dresses have been a big hit!!

Birthday Fun!

Birthday Night Out!

Yesterday was my 31st birthday! It is so hard to believe........

It has been quite a year this past year! A mixture of wonderful, fun, and disappointments along with it all. But I guess all the ups and downs are what make a year in a life feel full. I have been so blessed to get to move back "home" to Atlanta, and have enjoyed every minute of being here! I have a beautiful home, have been able to spend time with so many old friends that I have missed so much over the years, and made new friends that are so wonderful. I have the best job ever! Teaching music to children, and seeing their smiling faces everyday brings so much joy to my heart. I am so happy to have found this job! My daughter is beautiful and growing and happy and healthy. She absolutely amazes me every day. My husband has started not one, but two new positions within the same company within one year and has just thrived. He manages to somehow do his job and be amazing, and still come home and be the best husband and father anyone could hope for. We have been able to travel alot this year and had many opportunities for good old fashioned fun!!

Our heartbreak this year came along with trying so hard to give Aubrey a brother or sister, and losing 3 pregnancies in one year. We are still so hopeful and are working with wonderful doctors and we are really feeling positive about the possibility of another baby! I think it is important to recognize the good and the bad, and know that overall this year has shown me more about all the love I am blessed to have from my wonderful family and friends.

So I am happy on this birthday and looking forward to the next year and all the moments that lie ahead.

Summer Fun!

The summer has just begun, but we are already having so much fun! We have been to visit our Grandmomma in Alabama, to Destin for a little beach time, and had lots of friends and family come to visit us! It has been the start of a great summer.


Aubrey finished preschool for the year and just took her first set of swimming lessons and she is doing great...she really loves the water and loves to swim!


OH, and Jon's new favorite pasttime is making raspberry jam from our raspberry bushes in our backyard.........it is actually really delicious! It has been fondly named "Jonny Jam" and it quite popular around these parts! :)


Here are some of our favorite pics from the end of spring/beginning of summer 2008!

Aubrey and Barratt

First Day of Swim lessons!Last Day of School.....

"Jonny Jam"

California!!!

Until the sun comes up over Santa Monica Blvd.! Kept singing this all week long!!

Jon and I just got home from a wonderful trip out to Newport Beach, California. Jon had a work meeting out there and I was invited to come along! I was treated to the Island Hotel Spa and then some shopping at Fashion Island during the days, and then Jon and I had some really nice dinners out together! One of the days we were there we rented a convertible and drove up the Coast to L.A.........it was so much fun! We stopped in Venice Beach, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, (Rodeo Drive and Robertson Blvd. of course) and through the streets of Hollywood before heading back to Newport Beach that evening. We shopped, took in the beaches and sights of Hollywood, had dinner at The Ivy and just had an amazing time.

It was so special to get to spend some quality time together with just the two of us!

Thank you to Nana for coming to stay with Aubrey and giving her such a special week! This is Aubrey in a new dress that her Nana made just for her!

Sugarland!

Jen and I went to see Sugarland at the Fox Theatre here in Altanta! I was so excited because I didn't know about it until the last minute and then found out it was a sold out show........so I was feeling like I was super cool because I was able to snag two tickets at the last minute on Ticketmaster and they looked like really great seats! Orchestra Center about halfway back.......how much better can it get?

And yes, that was our view from two rows directly behind the sound booth.......nice huh? Needless to say, it ended up being an amazing concert, we had a blast and we could still see everything (including the set list so we knew what was coming before everyone else! How's that for a silver lining?)
Thanks Jen for going with me! We really had so much fun...........Jennifer Nettles never ceases to amaze and inspire me with her voice!!!

Just a couple more pics from the concert.....

New York City!!!

We just got back from our long awaited trip to NYC! Our friends Michael and Carrie got married on Sat. the 22nd and it was a wonderful reason for us to take a trip back to the Big Apple to show Aubrey around!!

We had such a wonderful time........I'm not sure we could have possibly done any additional sightseeing than the many places we managed to squeeze into 4 short days!

A special thanks to Aunt Jan for providing our amazing accomodations.........

Here are a few of our favorite pics from the trip. If you want to see the entire trip feel free to watch the slideshow of all the photos! (although I"m sure that feature is mostly for the grandparents!!!)

The highlights of our trip were skating at Rockefeller Center, The Museum of Natural History (aka the dinosaur bones place by Aubrey), Carmines and then seeing The Little Mermaid on Broadway and getting to go backstage to meet Ariel and the rest of the cast and standing on the stage!! (thank you Emily!), Central Park with John, Jen and Matthew, The beautiful wedding where Aubrey danced with the best of them and partied til almost midnight!, Toys R Us, FAO Schwarz, Brunch at Sarabeth's with Liz and Pierre............and of course the numerous NYC taxi rides which Aubrey loved.

What more can I say? It was a perfect vacation.

Enjoy!

Happy Birthday to Cousin Leila!

Aubrey's cousin Leila specially requested a birthday song from Aubrey so here it is!
Happy 2nd birthday to our beautiful niece!
(Oh, and a little dance to go along with that.........)
:)