thankful

we are so thankful for our wonderful week long trip to georgia, visiting with friends and family, celebrating mary adelyn's first birthday, and of course making it back home safe and sound. stay tuned for pictures and details...

pick and choose

we were able to schedule a family photo shoot with a wonderful local photographer a couple of weeks ago, you know, when we all had the flu. despite our symptoms, we decided to go ahead with the shoot since the weather was beautiful, and boy we are so glad we did. the pictures turned out wonderful! you can click here to see our sneak peak on the photographer's blog.

now comes the hard part of picking and choosing which ones we want. while i keep saying, " i just can't decide," byron keeps shaking his head to the notion that maybe we should just buy them all.

so, here's where you come in. click here, then click on 'your photos' and type in the password: alday

tell us which ones we can't live without. we have until november 30th to decide.

she hearts carbs

this girl could live off of bread and biscuits. she loves, loves, loves them. about as much as we love sunny point. if you've ever visited us, then you've definitely eaten there. it's pretty much our staple go out to eat with visitors place. this little clip was from her first sunny point meal. yes, we love it that much.

it's a whole new world

the hands behind her back is a new trick that evidently helps her balance. too cute.

be. back. soon.

until then, enjoy our fall colors...

one small step for baby,

one giant leap for mary adelyn. it's official. mary adelyn took her first steps today while waiting to get her flu shot. yep. right there in front of byron and i both. i mean, what are the chances of both of us seeing it? pretty, pretty cool.

so, how many days are in between the first steps and the no longer requiring any assistance to ambulate? i'm thinking we have at least another week or so.

any baby gate recommendations?

pumpkin patch kids

we decided to brave the cool weather this weekend and head out to a local pumpkin patch while the skies were still blue. mary adelyn and deacon had a great time, despite the super cold wind. it was fun to see her experience all of the barnyard animals that we've been reading to her about. but first, we had to venture through the kids area. and no kids area complete without one of these...

i'm serious. those cheeks crack me up. and just in case you've been wondering how tall the girlie is now...

just about pigs height. and now for the pumpkin patch. or what was left of the pumpkin patch.

she's not one for sitting still very long anymore, so as far as the pictures go, you get what you get.

did i mention we were skipping her nap time?

fun. fun. pumpkin patch, check. now, i'll have to try my hand at carving.

stay tuned.