Happy New Year!

Wow! I didn't realize how long I had been gone!  Before I decide on my resolutions for the new year, I thought I would take a look back on 2012, one of the best years yet.  A lot of exciting things happened this year, To start the year, we went to Disney World (Ainsley and Scott's first time!) and we ended it by welcoming our sweet Harper Shay, not to mention all of the wonderful times in between!

January

Disney world was magical!

February

The best Valentines day gift ever!

March

Bowling for the first time

April

May

Backyard dinners

June

First haircut 

Summer days spent at the  pool!

July

I'm 26!

August

Love our Topsail Island trips

First day of school!

September

My big 5 year old!

October

 These two!

November

December

The best stocking stuffer!

If 2013 is anywhere near as amazing as 2012, we have a lot to look forward to!

Happy New Year everyone!

Where has the time gone?!

Holy Monoley! It's December, and December 7 at that!  Where a has the time gone?  Life has been pretty hectic and the days have sort of meshed together in one long string of feeding Harper and taking Ainsley to and from school!  I feel like that is all I do now.  Don't get me wrong, life with these two little girls is wonderful and I wouldn't change a thing, but boy is it hard sometimes!  Who would have thought that taking care of two children would be hard?!  On top of non-stop feedings and spending time with Ainsley, I am also still taking classes!  Online classes are beneficial at times, however, this whole no break EVER is really starting to wear me down!
On a much happier note, it's almost Christmas!!  I love this time of year and Ainsley shares my affinity for elf culture  excitement!  Obviously, we have been tuning in to the 25 Days of Christmas movies!  So far Ainsley's favorites have been Elf (of course!) and Home Alone.  I didn't think it was possible for me to like Elf any more than I already do, but when there is a 5 year old sitting next to me laughing so hard she has tears coming down her face at the same things I am laughing just as hard at, makes it very easy to fall in love with the movie all over again! (Also, how awesome is Ainsleys sense of humor!)
I still have quite a lot to do before Christmas, taking pictures of the girls in front of the Christmas tree being high up on that list!

Complete

Harper Shay Andrews

November 15, 2012

7 lbs 15 oz

Welcome to the world baby girl!

It is amazing how someone so small can make the biggest difference!  Our little family is complete and we couldn't be happier!

Seriously?!

I would like to start by saying that I am truly blessed to have had such a healthy pregnancy and to have made it almost to my due date.  I know a lot of women aren't as lucky and have to deal with a lot worse than I have!  

That being said, HOW AM I STILL PREGNANT!  Seriously, I am completely stumped on this one.  At my last doctor visit, the good ole' doc shared a very scary/obvious piece of information with me!  This little girl is huge! Like possibly a 9lber!  To some of you that might not seem so bad, but what you may not understand is I'm not a tall gal!  I am 5'3" at best and the majority of that is definitely not my torso!  I don't understand how it is possible that I am even capable of growing such a giant baby, much less expected to carry her around in that non-existent torso!

I (and everyone else) thought for sure that I would have had her by now, but apparently I like my babies like I like my chicken, extra crispy!  Ainsley was 4 days overdue and that scares the begeesus out of me!  I am afraid if I don't have this one soon, she is going to be bigger than the Turkey we are having for Thanksgiving! Oh, and speaking of Thanksgiving, if she doesn't get her chubby butt out soon, we may be having lovely hospital food for Thanksgiving!

Alright, that's enough of my whining (for now)!  I am turning my oven off, so baby girl if you don't get out soon it's going to get really cold!  Also, I see the doc. again tomorrow and am going to beg for an induction! 

Photo A Day Challenge

Here are this past weeks photos:

November 3: Nail Polish

This is a new nail polish I got from Target on clearance!

L'Oreal Downtown Chic

November 4: Lyrics

Lyrics from Sam Cooke's You were made for me

November 5: What You Were Watching

Scott and I were catching up on Dexter Monday night

November 6: Pattern

A box of tissues I got from where else, Target! Even their tissues are cute!

November 7: Yoga Pants

This was an easy picture as I have sworn off anything resembling real pants until baby vacates the premises!

November 8: Something Scented

I came across this little gem at Bed Bath & Beyond and they smell A-Mazing!

November 9: Socks

So on my daily trip to Target, I picked up these men's socks to make boot "socks"

So that was my week's Photo a Day Challenge!

Link up below with your week's photos!

Let Go and Let God

At a time when this country is divided, it's always nice to have a little reminder that God is in control!

Let go and Let God!

Photo a Day Challenge

I came across this little challenge on Pinterest and thought it would be fun to start a weekly link party.  So, if you would like to participate, link up below!
Well, since today is November 2, here are the first two photos:

1-Self

2-Pet/Animal- Dinah 

If you would like to join in on this challenge, grab a button from the sidebar and link up below!  I would love to see your photos!