Friday's Photos

It's a strange phenomenon to have short sleeves on late October, but here we are... A cool down is expected this weekend & we are sooooo ready for it! Hope everyone has a spooky, spectacular Halloween weekend! ((HUGS)) to all my favorite blogger goblins!!

Thankful Thursday - 2 Weeks, 2 Days

It's been TWO WEEKS and TWO DAYS since Lilli's last nose bleed.... and for that, I am VERY THANKFUL! Praise God!!! We have been quadrupling up on her meds, but it has been sooooooo worth it!  They are also helping me at school by putting vaseline in her nose around lunch time.  It seems to really be helping!!  Thank you Abba for lifting this burdon from my shoulders over the last couple of weeks.  Worry consumes me at times, but I know I need to just lay my troubles down before you!!
A friend and photographer took these photos at a local park, while Lilli was spending some time with her Aunt Boo one afternoon.

 

 

 

Stacie is just getting started in her photography business and loves to do "candid" shots.  She's got a really good eye, don't cha' think?  These five were my favorites from the day. Thank you Stacie for sharing your artistic eye. Also, we are so honored that you want Lilli to be apart of your portfolio... truly honored!!
Hope everyone has a blessed Thursday. What are you thankful for today?

Wordless Wednesday

Halloween Party at Tap Class

 

Hope everyone has a wonderful Wednesday!!

Just a quick one...

Hey y'all!

I've been so busy over the last week, I haven't had an opportunity to concentrate on the blog, nor have I taken any photos of my lil' pumpkin. You'll be happy to know, I have several activities planned for Lilli over the next few days, as well as the coming weekend... so lots of picture taking opportunities!! Tonight is "costume night" at tap class... & Lilli's been talking about it all week long. So excited!!! Then this weekend, we are having some photos taken with a professional photgrapher... mainly Lilli, but Mommy & Daddy may slip in a few shots. They will all be taken outside. I'm sooooo looking forward to it, as I have seen the photographer's work and she does an excellent job... really beautiful work! They will probably be our Christmas cards, so I probably won't be sharing those photos with you. Then on Saturday, we have a Halloween costume party to attend & on Sunday Trunk-or-Treat at the church. Needless to say, "Ladybug Girl" is going to be a VERY BUSY BUG! Lilli decided that she wanted to be the character of her favorite book this year. Speaking of which, I've gotta get busy and find Lilli a pair of red and black polka-dot rain boots...

Her favorite quote from the book: "I'm Ladybug Girl and I can do anything!"

**NOTE: Parents, if you don't have this book, I highly recommend it! It's precious!!!

Wishing everyone a happy Tuesday... ((HUGS))

What Makes a Dad?

God took the strength of a mountain,

The majesty of a tree,

The warmth of a summer sun,

The calm of a quiet sea,

The generous soul of nature,

The comforting arm of night,

The wisdom of the ages,

The power of the eagle's flight,

The joy of a morning in spring,

The faith of a mustard seed,

The patience of eternity,

The depth of a family need,

Then God combined these qualities,

When there was nothing more to add,

He knew His masterpiece was complete,

And so,

He called it ... Dad

~~Author Unknown.~~

Hope everyone has a blessed Tuesday! ((HUGS))



Pumpkin Pickin' with Our Pumpkin!

Danny, Lilli and I went pumpkin picking this past Saturday. Lilli had the best time crawling in and out of the pumpkins waiting to be sold. We bought a few potted mums for our front porch too...

I think fall is my most favorite season of the year... The weather is getting cooler, the leaves are changing colors and beginning to fall, NFL football is in full swing and Harvest & Halloween festivities are all around! There is so much going on and sooooo many activities for little ones. I loved these photos & I thought I'd share.

Hope everyone had a blessed weekend... ((HUGS))

Thankful Thursday - 1 DAY, NO NOSE BLEED!

Okay, so if you read yesterday's post, you know Lillibug had a nose bleed on Tuesday afternoon... a nose bleed that wasn't suppose to happen after having surgery!! Well, I am happy to say that she didn't have a nose bleed yesterday, so we've gone one full day without a bleed. This probably sounds insignificant, but her doctor's say it isn't!! He also doesn't believe there are any underlying issues, other than allergies & dry air causing the blood vessels to burst. Praise God!!

So today, I am very thankful!! We're literally going to take this ONE DAY AT A TIME... Maybe the bleed was an isolated 'event' on Tuesday. Just keep on doing your 'thang' Prayer Warriors!! ((HUGS))

Thought I'd post these funny pictures I took of my sweet girl. She loves to paint. Mommy makes her strip down, so she doesn't get paint on her clothes. (LOL)  Please note her 'signature' in the lower righthand corner of the painting!!! She's really coming along with her writing skills! My smart, creative 3 year old...

What are you thankful for today?

Not Such a Wordless Wednesday...

I guess I shouldn't have been so optimistic about the disappearance of Lilli's nosebleeds after the cauterization surgery in August. Yesterday, completely out of nowhere, while driving down the road on the way to Lilli's tap class, her nose began to bleed. It was a GUSHER! She was so scared and I totally panicked... I pulled over, dried her tears, cleaned her up... & called Danny!!! He has such a calm about him in most situations, I knew he'd know what to do. He immediately called the hospital and asked for Lilli's doctor to be paged.
Earlier in the day Lilli had her flu shot, so our first thought was the flu shot correlated in some way with the nose bleed. No such luck!! Dr. Agsten (her general doctor) proceeded to get Dr. Hosea (her ENT Specialist) on the phone for a consult. Danny listened as the 2 doctors discussed the situation at length, only for them to come up with the answer "we don't know."

So there you have it... we don't know. This may be an isolated bleed, or we may be back to square one. ... BUT this Momma AIN'T STOPPING til' she has an ANSWER!!!

Please keep my sweet girl in your prayers. Thank you Prayer Warriors!! ((HUGS))

Spectacular Sunday!

On Sunday after church, we enjoyed spending the whole afternoon outside. The weather did a complete turn around in our neck of NC's woods this past weekend. The rain finally subsided for a few days and the temperatures were about 15 degrees cooler. (Of course now, the temps are back up and Lilli is back in short sleeves.)

Lilli had fun riding her trike and pretending to be the "Ice Cream Man"... or errrrr, Woman. Lilli adores this little pink car. She goes from person to person, asking what flavor ice cream? A real ice cream truck (twinkling music included) patrols our neighborhood on Friday afternoons, so Lilli is patterning her imagination, by good example.

"Tah-coh-late or Scraw-w-w-w-burry?"

By the way, there's nothing like seeing 10 to 15 screaming, squealing, giggling kids running along the side of the road waving money in the air. :o) Gets me tickled everytime!

Hope everyone has a terrific Tuesday!! ((HUGS))

Friday's Photos - Puppy Love!

It's going to be a glorious weekend... make it count!!
Sending all my bloggy friends big ((HUGS))

Wordless Wednesday - Artwork with My Daddy

Hope everyone has a wonderful Wednesday! ((HUGS))

My NEW Hat!

Lilli has been given the most precious hat by a new friend and fellow Faith Fellowship member, Jennifer.  Her family recently joined the church we have been attending and Jennifer's husband, Jeff, works with me...

How talented is Jennifer?

I truly want to learn how to make these little hats. I think each of my nieces would love to have one.

Thank you Jennifer! Big, big ((HUGS))!!!  If you only knew how much Lilli loves her new hat! I adore it too... & may have to twist your arm into making me one to match... It's scrumptious! Hope everyone has a blessed Tuesday!