Happy 13th Birthday, Lauren!

Anyone who reads my blog knows that I love my niece, Lauren so very much! Today, she is officially a teenager. She is THIRTEEN years old!

 Such a beautiful baby girl.

 Lauren and her wonderful mama (my sister), Kelly! And JJ (my daddy) is behind them. This picture was taken at Lauren' 3rd birthday party. Cutest party ever.

 Lauren, I cannot believe you are thirteen. You are the most bright and cheerful ray of sunshine. You are such a beautiful dancer and have many other God given talents! Whenever anyone is around you, they cannot help but smile. I know I say this frequently, but always remember that your aunt Mer will always be there for you! You are the best niece in the entire world, and I love you!

Lauren Fielding

Easter 2015

 

Love you lots! Jackson says hi too and gives you hugs and kisses!

XOXO,

Aunt Meredith

A Trip Down South

Last weekend we headed  to South Arkansas for a wedding and to see family. I took so many pictures that I decided to write two separate posts.

Friday, we hit the road early in the morning because we knew we would have to stop a few times for Jackson.

We stopped to feed Jackson at Two Rivers Bridge and it is beautiful there.

The bridge!

My little traveler. :) He did pretty good considering we were in the car for a while.

I was thrilled to see my wonderful sister, Kelly, in her classroom! It was Jackson's 1st time to visit "Aunt Kelly's" class. :)

She gave Jackson a fire fighter hat. I think he looks adorable! Thank you, Aunt Kelly!

Kelly is the best aunt to Jackson. Love seeing her play with him!

Kelly's class just loved playing with him. They were so sweet.

Russell and I were SO excited to be able to take Logan and Lauren to lunch. Their choice was PIZZA! What else? :) *Yes, I know the lighting in the pic is bad, but it was cute of the cousins!

We loved Kelly and Eric's fall decorations and mums!

Friday night, we went to Todd and Dana's wedding rehearsal and dinner. They served fried fish, fries, and hush puppies. Oh, and of course, it's not a Southern affair without sweet tea! I'll post about the wedding very soon! :)

Saturday morning, Mamaw and Papaw Price surprised us and stopped by to see Jackson. He has grown so much since they saw him back in June. We enjoyed visiting with them.

Mama and I got to visit my Mamaw (Daddy's mother) and she met Jackson for the first time. I told her, "This is your great grandson, Jackson." She was so tickled to meet him. I really thought about Daddy a lot when we were visiting Mamaw. Miss him so much. It was really good to see my grandmother, though!

Jackson and I gave Mama (KK) her late birthday present! Sweet of KK and her second grandson.

Post wedding:

Connie, George and Phyllis came to Jackie and Ricky's house to visit and they were tickled to see Jackson in his pumpkin sleeper. :)

Mamaw Lawson, Russell and Baby J.

It was great to see them!

*Disclaimer: I totally forgot my dress pants for church! Woops!

We went to church with Jackie and Ricky on Sunday morning and we got to see our best friends, Haley and Keith! We have been friends for years and they truly are special to us.

It took a long time for us to get home on Sunday but we were glad to be home. There's no place like home even after a special time with family and friends.

Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Jesus Christ. Philippians 1:6

A Weekend with the Fam

I have missed blogging, but plan to be back at it for a while. Last weekend, we went to my aunt Dodie's house to swim, enjoy grilled burgers, and spend time with family. We couldn't wait for Jackson to dip his toes in the water and see how he liked the pool for the very first time.

He had his Jake and he Neverland Pirates beach towel, trendy sunglasses, sun hat, and best of all, his cool swim trunks and rash guard shirt that said, "Mighty Cute."

We thought he looked adorable.

Mama, Kelly, me and Jackson.

He loves being outside.

We also rode 4 wheelers behind Dodie and Mike's house. It was pretty fun! I thought I may just ride a 4 wheeler, but I actually drove one.

Logan me and Lauren. Oh, I just adore these two! :)

Logan and Kelly!

My cousin, Emily loved snuggling with Jackson. He was definitely part of the entertainment. Who needs TV?

Saturday night, we stayed at my sister's house and spent time with Kelly, Eric, Logan and Lauren. It was Jackson's first time at Aunt Kelly and Uncle Eric's! :)

Lauren was playing with Jackson right before he went to sleep in his rock and play sleeper. I love this sweet pic!

Jackson loves his older cousins so much.

Eric is a wonderful photographer, so we wanted him to take Jackson's pictures on Sunday. Here's Russell and Jackson after we got him all dressed up.

Eric did an awesome job taking the pictures. Jackson was so good and did not even cry during the photo session. :)

My cousins, Mary Catherine and Ann Marie came to see us on Sunday and I was wonderful seeing them!

Mary Catherine, me, and Jackson

Ann Marie, me and Jackson.

I am so glad they came over. It was so good to see them. We love our family bunches!!!

Kelly made a wonderful lunch: chicken florenine lasagna, salad, and bread. I wish I had taken a picture of it. We had such fun in Central AR!

Happy Birthday from Jackson

Jackson Randolph Price was born on Monday, April 21st!

He has a special birthday message for his cousin.

Happy 12th Birthday, Lauren! I hope you have a special day! I am so glad our birthdays are so close together. I love you!

Love, Jackson

You have filled my heart with great joy. It is greater than the joy of people. Psalm 4:7

Special Visitor

We will have a special visitor coming to see us tomorrow. Guess who it is? She is 8 years old, is a ballerina, and is my niece! If you haven't figured it out... It's Lauren!

Lauren, we are looking forward to seeing you, sweetheart! We Love You!

How great is our Lord! His power is absolute! His understanding is beyond comprehension. Psalm 147:5

A Day at the Ballet

Today was so fun. Mama and I went to Little Rock to see Lauren in the ballet, Peter Pan. I have never seen a more beautiful ballet like this one! I wish I had taken a picture of her in her costume. Lauren was a mermaid-the star of the show in our opinion! We all went to eat an early dinner afterwards.

What a sweet picture of Lauren and her Daddy!


Katherine is Lauren's cousin and they were having fun after the ballet!

Kelly made chocolate mousse for dessert. It can't get much better than this. YUMMY!

Eric took this one of the rest of us.

We had a ball and I can't wait til the next ballet that Lauren will be in!

Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with tambourine and harp. Psalm 149:3

Happy Birthday Lauren Fielding!

Happy Birthday to the best niece ever,

Lauren Fielding!!!

I wanted to post this just for her today. Lauren, you are EIGHT years old today! WOW!

Look at us saying "mwah!" We always have had fun together....Even though I am your aunt, I think you get your major girly habits from me (i.e. learning to shop from a young age, dressing up, makeup, etc). HA!

Here we are doing our "eskimo kiss". I hope you have a fabulous birthday.

I Love You Bunches, little niece of mine!

Love, Aunt Meredith

Congrats to Lauren!

Guess what? My niece Lauren was recently elected for 2nd grade rep for her class! Just like Logan was elected last year for 3rd grade rep! She wrote a speech for her class too. She will be a great representative because:

1. She is creative and has good ideas.

2. She will help her class be kind to others and set an example.

3. She is very smart and loves to read and shows her peers that reading is fun!

4. She is a fun-loving, smart all around sweet girl!

I am so proud and excited for her!

Then he said to them, "Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For he who is least among you all-he is the greatest." Luke 9:48