Friday, April 30, 2010

Jorja Lynn - March

On March 9th, Jorja turned 8 months....She also popped out her bottom 2 teeth that day! here are some photos of her at 8 months throughout March....

The girl likes to eat! - cheerios, pears and cheese
mmmm.....

bananas too!

She likes to play in the ball pit

She LOVES to bounce!

And we've discovered she loves the swings at the park as much as her sister!

Here are 2 pictures I took of her on her 8 month b-day!


By the end of this month Jorja was crawling, eating more and more finger foods on her own, weighed close to 17 pounds, sleeping from 7pm-7am - waking once usually sometime between 11pm and 1am, and still the most smiley/happy baby I've ever known! She goes to a Mother's Day Out program on Mon/Wed from 9am-1pm at a local church and her teachers there say she is the happiest/most laid back baby they have had there. They just adore her - and of course, we do too!

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Updates....

So, I figured I am still behind in updating our lives (still need to post Feb and March)....but I don't want too get to far behind! I will go back and cover our last 2 months...but here are some updates from April.

Here is just a little bit of our April:

Jorja is pulling herself up and standing on her own...


Jerra tried on my wedding dress. She says she is going to marry daddy.


Our family on Easter Sunday


Jorja with her eggs

Grandma spent the week before Easter with us and Grandpa came down on Saturday just in time for the egg hunt!
More to come!

Monday, April 19, 2010

It would be awesome....

My husband NEVER forwards on political emails. So, when I got this one in my inbox I was surprised to see it was from him. We agree with most things, I may lean farther right than he does(!), but for the most part we share similar feelings...I decided to copy the email onto here, since 1) he never forwards these things and 2) I thought it was a pretty good one. Instead of forwarding it on myself (I have pretty much stopped sending on political emails, seems to ruffle too many feathers and it can quickly turn into overkill - but this is MY blog, so I can post what I want! LOL!). So, for all your righties - enjoy. For all you lefties -...just come back to the blog when I post another family update! ;-) Which I will try and make soon! LOVE to all!!!!


WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT TO TURN ON THE TV AND HEAR ANY U.S. PRESIDENT, DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN GIVE THE FOLLOWING SPEECH?

"My Fellow Americans: As you all know, the defeat of the Iraq regime has been completed.

Since congress does not want to spend any more money on this war, our mission in Iraq is complete.

This morning I gave the order for a complete removal of all American forces from Iraq This action will be complete within 30 days. It is now time to begin the reckoning.


Before me, I have two lists. One list contains the names of countries which have stood by our side during the Iraq conflict. This list is short . The United Kingdom , Spain , Bulgaria , Australia , and Poland are some of the countries listed there.

The other list contains every one not on the first list. Most of the world's nations are on that list.. My press secretary will be distributing copies of both lists later this evening.

Let me start by saying that effective immediately, foreign aid to those nations on List 2 ceases immediately and indefinitely. The money saved during the first year alone will pretty much pay for the costs of the Iraqi war. THEN EVERY YEAR THERE AFTER IT'll GO TO OUR SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM SO IT WONT GO BROKE IN 20 YEARS.

The American people are no longer going to pour money into third world Hell holes and watch those government leaders grow fat on corruption.

Need help with a famine ? Wrestling with an epidemic? Call France .

In the future, together with Congress, I will work to redirect this money toward solving the vexing social problems we still have at home . On that note, a word to terrorist organizations. Screw with us and we will hunt you down and eliminate you and all your friends from the face of the earth..

Thirsting for a gutsy country to terrorize? Try France or maybe China .

I am ordering the immediate severing of diplomatic relations with France , Germany , and Russia .. Thanks for all your help, comrades. We are retiring from NATO as well. Bonne chance, mezamies.

I have instructed the Mayor of New York City to begin towing the many UN diplomatic vehicles located in Manhattan with more than two unpaid parking tickets to sites where those vehicles will be stripped, shredded and crushed. I don't care about whatever treaty pertains to this. You creeps have tens of thousands of unpaid tickets. Pay those tickets tomorrow or watch your precious Benzes, Beamers and limos be turned over to some of the finest chop shops in the world. I love New York

A special note to our neighbors. Canada is on List 2. Since we are likely to be seeing a lot more of each other, you folks might want to try not pissing us off for a change.

Mexico is also on List 2 its president and his entire corrupt government really need an attitude adjustment. I will have a couple extra thousand tanks and infantry divisions sitting around. Guess where I am going to put 'em? Yep, border security.

Oh, by the way, the United States is abrogating the NAFTA treaty - starting now.

We are tired of the one-way highway. Immediately, we'll be drilling for oil in Alaska- which will take care of this country's oil needs for decades to come. If you're an environmentalist who opposes this decision, I refer you to List 2 above: pick a country and move there.

It is time for America to focus on its own welfare and its own citizens. Some will accuse us of isolationism. I answer them by saying, 'darn tootin.'

Nearly a century of trying to help folks live a decent life around the world has only earned us the undying enmity of just about everyone on the planet. It is time to eliminate hunger in America It is time to eliminate homelessness in America . To the nations on List 1, a final thought. Thank you guys. We owe you and we won't forget.

To the nations on List 2, a final thought: You might want to learn to speak Arabic.

God bless America .. Thank you and good night."

If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you are reading it in English, thank a soldier.

Monday, April 05, 2010

Bluebonnets

SO, I know I promised our Michigan trip pictures next - and they will be coming still, and now I have Easter! - But I wanted to throw our Spring Bluebonnet picts out here this morning! We had them taken last week with the amazing Sarah from Butterfly Chaser Photography and she posted a "sneak peak" on her Facebook page this morning. She has taken our family pictures in the past and does great work. Jerra really responds well to her (unlike when I take her picture). We had some done of the whole family, so those will be coming soon when I get the rest of the pictures. But for now, enjoy these of my girls....

(And for those that don't live here in Texas - its a wide spread tradition for people to take pictures in the bluebonnets every Spring....you see moms out with their kids on the side of the road all the time. The wildflowers here are so beautiful, I really love the whole 2 weeks of Spring we get here in Texas - just wished it lasted longer!)






Check out Sarah's website: http://butterflychaserphotography.com/

Sunday, March 14, 2010

February!

so excited to finally be catching up on our blog. We had a pretty low key February except for a very fun trip up to Michigan to visit Kristin, Tim and Gavin. (that will be its own post).

Jorja had puffs for the 1st time and is now a pro at eating them!


Jerra got a wonderful surprise in the mail - a snow white dress from grandma. she has been asking for this dress for months now. she was so excited. she has worn it everyday since....and we even have to address her as 'snow white' when its on! such drama!we had a tea party on a cold day!
we made cookies...jerra loves to decorate them...
jerra of course did lots of coloring and painting...
our princess!



Wednesday, March 10, 2010

the rest of January!

The rest of january in pictures!

We discovered Jorja LOVES the bouncer!!
"Butter Crunch"- if you haven't tried it - you should!
I got an Ipone! yay! thanks honey!
I made baby food! I did homemade baby food with both girls....

Jorja looking cute!
Jerra worked on lots of art projects!
Yep, Jorja just being cute again!
Nala thought she needed some Blog love
February coming soon!

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

jorja's baptism

On January 10th we had Jorja baptized. The baptismal took place at the same church we were married in and that Jerra was baptized as well.

Louis (family members will remember him from our wedding, he was Geoff's best man) has been chosen as the Godfather. Geoff and Louis have been friends since middle school, they were roommates all through college and now they work together...well, technically Louis is Geoff's boss! They have seen each other through the good times in their lives as well as the really hard times and Geoff really values Louis' friendship.

We have not yet chosen a Godmother for Jorja - we will when we know which will be the right one. Godparents play an important role in the lives of our kids and we want to make sure we pick the perfect ones. Back when picking Jerra's Godparents, Geoff and I decided we wanted the Godparents of our kids to be not related to them, we feel it just brings in an extra set of people into our kids lives that becomes an important part of them growing up. We feel Louis will be an excellent Godfather for Jorja....

jorja is wearing the same dress that both I and Jerra wore for our baptism's!


Friday, February 26, 2010

January catch up....happy birthday Jerra!

In an attempt to catch up with our blog - I am going to do just a few shots of Jan....even though I have TONS of pictures.

January 10th was Jerra's 3rd birthday. 3rd! I can't believe its been 3 years since we welcomed her to our family. She is such a character and has such a personality. She is drama and diva all rolled into one. She loves to dress up as princesses (almost an every day occurrence), dance around the family room, hide with daddy, and play with her friends. She ADORES her sister and is constantly kissing her and saying, "you are my best girl ever." (so stinkin cute!) She amazes us daily on the comments that come out of her mouth - where does she hear some of this stuff!? She is smart as a whip and remembers EVERYTHING! She knows all the days of the week, how to spell her name, the pledge of allegiance and we are working on the Aggie War Hymn!

We had her party at a place here in town called Powersports - its a gymnastics/dance gym. She attends Mother's Day Out there twice a week and has really learned a lot from there. We invited all the neighborhood kids as well as her friends from her other Mother's Day out program that she attends at Christ United Methodist Church. All the kids had so much fun!

jumping around!

loves the balance beam

Jorja with Case (Jerra's Godfather)

Little Monkey!

With Lilli and Camryn, neighborhood friends

singing happy birthday!


Princess cake, of course!
Happy Birthday sweet girl!

Friday, February 19, 2010

A Belated Merry Christmas from our family!

SOOOO - we had a family picture taken, Geoff and I created the card and I had them printed! And STILL they sit on my desk....I even put them in envelopes! So - here is our Christmas card that none of you got! I guess I will try and be better at this next year! I was thinking of everyone and loved getting all the cards from our family and friends....I just never made it to the post office with ours!
Merry Belated Christmas from the Spahr's!