2015 Recap

2015 is coming to an end. I can't believe it. Every year flies by faster than the previous year. Craziness! I am ready for 2016. New beginnings as always! Here's the traditional year in review for 2015.

January

 Jackson visited Crystal Bridges museum for the first time this month. He also went to two birthday parties. Busy boy! KK also came to visit this month. Too fun!

February

 Look at this sweet boy's cheeks! We celebrated Jackson's first Valentine's Day with hundreds of hugs and kisses. :) XOXO!

March

 Happy Spring! We celebrated Springtime in the daffodils, went to South Arkansas to visit family, and more.

April

 We celebrated Jackson Randolph's 1st birthday!!! He had a Poky Little Puppy party complete with birthday cake, ice cream, strawberry shortcake, and chocolate custard. :)

 Oh, how precious. Jackson loves smiling for sure!

May

 We had several walks with the wagon. It's one of our favorite things. :)

June

 We took advantage of Russell's weekends off and went on a couple of road trips. This was taken in Eureka Springs. Oh so fun!

July

 Jackson's first train ride! We got to spend time with family on this fun adventure. We love his little conductor hat. :)

August

 I started my own business, "Baked with Love" selling homemade cinnamon rolls.

 Also, friends and family surprised me on my 30th birthday with an 80's theme party. So special!!!

September

 Russell and I celebrated our 8 year wedding anniversary at one of our favorite places downtown.

 I also got to go to a Kelly Clarkson concert with my sister, Kelly, Whitney, and more friends. We had a blast!

October

 Jackson's first haircut. He did great and was so well behaved the whole time. My handsome boy.

 Met Ree Drummond, The Pioneer Woman, for the.......fourth time. No lie. I would meet her again and again if I could. She's the sweetest!!

November

 It was a busy month. Jackson and I went to the library for the first time and had such fun. His favorite part were the puzzles.

 Thanksgiving with family...Russell took this picture. We loved fall so much!

December

 We went to Journey to Bethlehem with Amy, Tony, and Leighann. It truly was wonderful.

Christmas 2015

Jackson is now 20 months old and learning new things every day. Time flies. We say is often, but time truly does fly. Wow!! Here's to a blessed 2016!

Happy New Year!

 

This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! 2 Corinthians 5:17

2014 Year in Review: The Year of Jackson!

Happy New Year's Eve, y'all!

I thought last year was fast. No. No, that was not fast at all compared to this year. Noooo way. Ha! :) Maybe it has something to so with being crazy busy with a baby! Let's get to the year in review, shall we? Ready.... Set... Go!

January

2014 began with quite a scare. I was 22 weeks pregnant with Baby Jackson, and on January 1st, I had terrible shortness of breath, and could not even lay down I was so uncomfortable. What I thought was the flu or bronchitis was actually a blood clot in my left lung. I had to give myself Lovenox shots twice a day from January til May because of it. It made me realize that I would do absolutely anything for my baby boy and how much I could face my fear of shots. The Lord gave me such strength daily for this! Thank you, God!

On to a much better highlight, we also registered for baby goodies this month! Oh, what fun it was!

February 

Baby love! Russell and I enjoyed Valentine's Day and took this picture before we went to dinner that night.

Russell also put together Jackson's crib!

March

We celebrated Jackson's upcoming arrival lots this month with baby showers!

It was wonderful to see many family members and friends at the showers. 

April

Our lives changed completely on April 21st as Jackson Randolph Price entered the world! It seemed like forever until I finally got to hold him, but it was like nothing else when Mommy met son. Best moment ever!

May

I celebrated my 1st Mother's Day. So special.

Our special friends, Kim and Emily, came to meet Jackson for the first time! We had so much fun!

June

We enjoyed spending time with lots of family this month! Jackson visited Camden and Magnolia for the first time.

Sweet baby bear. Oh my!

July

Sweet little chubby cheeks enjoyed his 1st 4th of July!

Jackson even met Elsa and Anna! :)

August

Jackson wore his cute little swim trunks and rash guard and went swimming for the first time. :) He wasn't too fond of it. Next year will be more fun.

August is my bday month and it was the best birthday ever!

September

We were so excited to celebrate the beginning of fall.

J also tried green beans for the first time. He likes them now!

October

Our lil punkin grew and grew so fast this month.

He was a sweet lil lion for Halloween!

November

Oh, I know I am very partial, but I think he just gets sweeter and cuter every day!

Jackson's 1st Thanksgiving! 

December

Jackson's 1st Christmas! I will post about it soon!

I cannot believe 2014 is pretty much over! Make every day a memorable one! I love y'all so much and I hope you have a fabulous, prosperous, healthy, and blessed 2015! Make memories! 

So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most. Hebrews 4:16

New Year's Eve

Happy 2014!

Here's how our New Year's Eve went. We had a lot of fun.

 We love The Melting Pot in Tulsa. Every time we go, we are so happy with it and are very full afterwards, too. :) They had a set menu for the night and it did not disappoint!

 Our "selfie" we took before dinner. Fuzzy, but I still like it. My husband is oh, so handsome! :)

 Cheese fondue with bread, veggies, and apples. Sooo good!

 I just adore him. We always have the best time together; whether we are home, or at this fancy restaurant. HA! He is my best friend and I am just so happy he is in my life!

 Dessert! Chocolate fondue with all the goodies.

 We briefly mentioned to the waitress that we are going to have a baby. She then asked if it's a boy or a girl, and of course we told her, "boy." So she surprised us at dessert with this adorable plate and candles in the brownie bites. LOVE!

 Now, isn't this so sweet? Sometimes it's the little things. One thing I will teach Jackson when he is older is "It doesn't cost anything to be nice." :)

We got home right after midnight on New Year's and had a little "bubbly," a.k.a. Martinelli's sparkling cider. HA!

Here's to 2014, y'all!

I'll update soon with more!

 

On hearing this, Jesus said to them, "It is not the health who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners." Mark 2:17

Celebrate Blessings of 2013

Reflecting back on 2013 has been amazing. It was emotional and exciting all rolled into one. But I would not change it for anything. I always do a recap of each year. Here's 2013 recap!

January

 2013 began new beginnings. A new mindset, a few new resolutions, but most of all, continued prayers for our sweet future baby. I loved the verse from Jude that is written in the picture above. God is ABLE!!! His presence is GLORIOUS!! It was definitely a favorite verse throughout the whole year.

February

 Russell and I had a romantic Valentine dinner at Crystal Bridges. It was so sweet and so yummy.

We also celebrated Russell's birthday on the 1st of the month.

March

 We celebrated Spring at Camden's Daffodil Festival. It was so special and beautiful.

Easter was also this month.

April

 We enjoyed taking walks around the trails in the area. It was so beautiful and fun walking with my sweet hubby.

Russell's parents, Jackie and Ricky, came to visit us this month as well.

May

 Mother's Day was this month. Little did I know that in May 2014, our baby is due!

June

 Summer was in full swing! Belle got her 1st haircut. We also saw Russell's cousin, BJ, play live in Craig Morgan's band!

July

 We met Phil Robertson from Duck Dynasty! Although short, it was very fun!

My family came for a fun visit this month as well.

August

 On August 31, I took my first positive pregnancy test. We will NEVER forget this day. Best day of this month for sure! HA!

September

 We went to our first Arkansas Razorback football game together! It was great! Even if I was six weeks pregnant and sitting in direct sunlight. A little hot. HA!

October

 Fall was very fun, as always. Filled with festive pumpkins, apple cider, and crunchy leaves!

November

 We met Ree Drummond, aka The Pioneer Woman, for a second time! She was definitely amazing to talk to and I will always remember her genuine sweet spirit towards us.

Also this month was Thanksgiving! YUM! :)

December

December was definitely filled with many highlights. My favorite in particular, was when we found out that our sweet baby is a BOY!

We enjoyed Christmas so much with our dear family and each other.

We simply love celebrating. The more I read God's word, the more I just love celebrating life and blessings that the Lord has given us. I cannot be more thankful.

 

We are looking forward to 2014 so much!

Praying you are blessed with many wonderful moments of the year!

Happy New Year, y'all!

 

Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him. Psalm 34:8