Diapers, Work and Aubrey Claire is 9!

I have a fun little group of ladies that I play Bunko with once a month. Sometimes, that is the only time that I see them....is at Bunko. I have been playing with them for a year and have come to love each of them and am thankful for their friendship! Last Tuesday was Bunko night and when I got there everyone was brining in DIAPERS....for ME!! What a surprise and how good it made me feel! They were so sweet to do this, they sure didn't have too, but I am SOOOOOOO appreciative! God is good...all the time!

These sweet ladies also had baby boy petifores made for our dessert! So yummy and so cute! Lilly LOVED them....she loved the fact that they were so little and had bottels and cradles on them. When I took her to school the next morning, she told her teacher that she had baby cakes with bottles and cradles on them! So sweet! We are busy getting this little man's nursery ready. I had my sweet friend Gini come down Saturday and go all over Memphis with me. I had some crafty things on my mind.....I can think about what I want to do, but "doing" it is a whole other story! So, Gini, is the doer in this equation. We had a fun day....Lilly liked helping and thought that it was great that we were in Home Depot buying wood without her Daddy!

Our Sweet Aubrey Claire turned 9 this week, so after our Memphis trip, we headed over to the Norris home for cake and ice cream. Lilly, had to go straight to AC's room the second we got there and she found a cheerleader skirt about 5 sizes too big that she HAD to wear!

Aubrey Claire got a gift card from Target with cupcakes on them and Lilly was captivated by it for the longest time. She kept trying to smell them over and over....FINALLY we gave up and gave the gift card to Mrs. Paige for safe keeping!

Hopefully in the next couple of weeks I will have nursery pictures to post! Only 4 more weeks until this little man will be here! I am MORE THAN READY!

Love to all,

Sara Whitten

Lilly Whitten Turns 3!

My BABY GIRL is 3.....I truly can't believe it! It seems like yesterday that I was in my hospital bed watching her being passed from person to person who were there to welcome her into the world. The time has flown by and it has been the best time of my life. She brings her Daddy and I so much joy.....everyday....even during our VERY trying moments she brings me joy. She is learning and growing and I am already so proud of her!

Brian and I took her to school on Friday and we brought cupcakes for she and her friends to have! Her teacher sent me this picture and I was so grateful to get it!! My little drama queen!

She was so excited to get to school to see her best friend, Anna Lauren! They love each other most of the time, but also FIGHT like sisters! It's almost comical. Us parents of the 2 girls just have to laugh and keep saying "be nice."

These little girls LOVE LOVE LOVE each other. Whenever I go get Lilly from school, the 3 are always right there together. Anna Lauren, Caroline and Lilly. They look like teenagers all posed up. It is so funny to me that they already know how to pose!! I am looking so forward to watching them grow up together!

Lilly and her teacher, Mrs. Jennifer! We love you so much!

Lilly and her teacher, Mrs. Linda! We love you!

Grammy has been at our during the birthday weekend, and she gave Lilly this super cute shirt! She loved it and wore it with a blue tutu for a day and a half! She is REALLY in to dressing up and LOVES a tutu! She woke up on her birthday morning and her daddy made her pancakes!

She insisted on wearing her blue tutu with her smocked princess outfit! She also wanted to wear the pin she got in Disney! Only my child!

Her princess birthday cake....she LOVED it!

Her presents.....way to many and I just had family and very close friends! That super cute present with her name on it, her age and a crown is from LaLa!! She is so fun and creative!

Lilly playing with Anderson!!!

Sidney, Aubrey Claire, Paige and Lilly! We are so thankful for that group! They love our Lilly so much and have truly helped us raise her!

Anna Lauren and Lilly, taking a break in AL's favorite chair at our house!

Sweet Sidney, Lilly and Anna Lauren! We love you and are so very thankful for all you do for our family. We are going to miss you next year!!!

Our Sissy and Lilly! We love her soooooooo much! I remember when she was Lilly's age....it's so hard to believe that she is a Junior and I really only have one more year with her! Time flies! I love my girls....they both have brought me so much JOY!

Eating Cake and Ice Cream in the playroom with her friends!

The Birthday Girl opening her presents with her "wings" on!

She loves her Toms that she got from Sam!!

One Happy GIRL!

I just love this pic of Anderson. He is still too little to be in the middle of Lilly and her friends, but he still manages to get in as much as he can. He escaped from her present pile with her new pink flip flops, found someone to put them on him and then got into one of the little girls purses!! He is not going to want to see this when he is older. Poor thing, when he comes to our house he is FORCED to play with girl stuff! Baby Walt will be here soon, buddy!! :)

This is a great picture of my whole family with my Aunt Mary Lou and Uncle Jerry! They came to help us celebrate and I was so happy! They have never missed her birthday and that is really special to me! She is my dad's sister and is a wonderful Aunt.....and I got a great Uncle out of the deal, too!

MoMo, Uncle Andy and Anderson gave her a sit-n-spin and we broke it out after things calmed down! It looks like that is what the Atwood's are going to get Anderson for his big day in June!! He loves it as much as Lilly. They were both on it at one point in the night!

Anderson working hard to spin!!

And hear is our little Princess! She had a great weekend and a fabulous party! She thinks that she is a true princess! Bless her! When you ask her who her prince is she says "DADDY!" Praise God for that and I pray that is the case for many years to come!

Oh how blessed I am! I pray for her heart each and every day.....that it be tender to the things of God and that she will learn very early to guard it....for it determines the course of your life....the BIBLE says! It's amazing what she knows, what she can do and what she has accomplished in her 3 years of life. It is an honor and a privilege to be her mama!!

I love you, Lilly Whitten!

Some other Great Pics from Disney!

Since I have posted last, Aunt Jamie, the true family photographer sent her pictures and she had such good ones that I just had to post them on the blog for keep sake purposes!! ENJOY!

Lilly telling Aurora that she is 2!

So Excited about her birthday cupcake with the candle!

Love those precious smiles....priceless! God is SOOOOO VERY Good!

Please notice the "hand"she is telling me to" hold on just a second!!"

Miss Hollywood...that did her on hair on this day!!

Trip to Disney - Part 3

On Thursday we decided to go to Hollywood Studios. It was another great day! This park was full of lots of great shows.....the kids both loved them all and it was a good day to do this park since we are ALL getting a little weary! Here is Lilly Whit eating a half pink and blue princess cupcake, she called it!

There was another great playground at Hollywood...and actually, I think this pic is from Animal Kingdom, but it's okay....Riley and Lilly wore Aunt Shelly out on both playgrounds!
Here is Lilly Whit and her Daddy on the big ant at the "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" playground at Hollywood Studios. This thing was amazing and she loved it!

Lilly and Riley sliding down the slide!

She had been asking all day for some face paint, so when we happened upon it, she insisted! I had to do some SERIOUS GUIDING on which design to get....you can only imagine some of the ones she was picking out....OH MY!!

She was PERFECT!!! It was so funny and I have so many pictures of them painting her face because she was so cute and STILL. The lady showed her the finished product and she looked at her and said, "I need some lips!" Only my child!! She LOVED it and thought that she was so beautiful!

Friday morning, our last day at Disney, PoPop treated us all to a meal with Mickey Mouse and friends. We celebrated Grandpa's birthday again and Lilly's, since it was a week away! Here is Grandpa showing off his place mat saying it's his special day!

Lilly loves hers, too!

She got a cupcake with a candle in it and we all sang to her!

She loves to blow out the candles on any body's cake!! :)

Mickey Mouse was surely there and Lilly and Riley were SUPER EXCITED to see him! It was a great breakfast and really was a great ending to a perfect trip!

Lilly was so animated with Mickey Mouse and would just talk to him and call his name! It was so cute! He came around more than once, so I thought that was great!

Goofy was there too.....and we love Goofy!

MINNIE MOUSE!!

Both Riley and Lilly loving Mickey Mouse!

Lilly and Daddy on her favorite ride....the merry-go-round! She was in her stroller as we were approaching it and I heard her saying, "Mama, look at what it is!" Ha!! She tries to act like me when she talks sometimes and it is so funny!

Sacked out at Magic Kingdom!

We had been telling her everyday that we would let her get something on the last day! So, the last day was here, we were ready to do our shopping and head back to the condo and she was snoozing....and showed no sign of waking up! Brian and I decided to wake her and give her a chance to pick something out. She was half asleep when I was showing her things that she had picked up before.....then we were just about to get in line for our small purchase of a princess doll....she shot up off her daddy's shoulder and said, "I want that pretty princess dress!" HA! Brian about died....he tried and tried to talk he out of it, but when Aunt Jamie walked up and offered to pay for some of it, he gave in.

She had to wear it out of the store, out of the park, all the way home and all night! She has had it on everyday since then, so I think we are going to get our money's worth! She is a complete MESS! Thanks, Aunt Jamie, for giving to the cause!

What a wonderful trip we had....it was just the best! How thankful I am that Brian and I both got to go, were in good health, and our jobs allowed it! What a blessing it was to spend this quality time with Lilly before the baby gets here! It was priceless and I will never forget it!