tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170895962012-02-02T20:17:14.970-06:00Lilly In WonderlandBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.comBlogger6331100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-28028821289361997502012-02-02T20:17:00.000-06:002012-02-02T20:17:14.977-06:00Well I do believe that my blogging time is over. I have found that Face Book allows me to share bits and pieces quickly. I no longer feel that I have time to sit and update this all the time. Not only that but not even sure how many people still read what I post. So farewell to you all, it has been wonderful to share the story of our Lilly in Wonderland.Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-87471146763718660922011-08-14T20:53:00.001-05:002011-08-14T20:53:22.249-05:00This digital ecard made with SmileboxBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-2547643461802818152011-08-12T09:25:00.000-05:002011-08-12T09:25:05.529-05:00
Lilly went from sweet baby to super sassy little girl!!! Happy birthday my beautiful daughter!!! I love these pictures of her!!Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-91390111285735561902011-08-12T00:01:00.001-05:002011-08-12T00:01:01.358-05:00Every year around this time, I am so emotional.I am so drawn to another woman. This woman? Lilly's birthmother. As a mom who carried 4 babies inside her I remember the attachment I had with each of them. So begins the emotional rollercoaster of it all.
The question I will never have answered is, do you think about this baby that you carried for 9 months? Especially today? Are there any special Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-88914371422688972122011-08-11T16:57:00.001-05:002011-08-11T16:57:33.745-05:00Another free slideshow by SmileboxBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-23210426743836912452011-08-03T20:06:00.001-05:002011-08-03T20:06:17.111-05:00This free digital scrapbooking design made with SmileboxBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-84605176904290197712011-08-03T19:29:00.001-05:002011-08-03T19:29:27.326-05:00This free picture collage personalized with SmileboxBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-72469219827375269032011-07-19T10:37:00.001-05:002011-07-19T10:40:04.512-05:00Well since I did this scrap page Lilly has lost a second tooth on the bottom and two bright shiny new big teeth are already showing! I can't believe how fast she is growing up!
If you want to see the scrap pages bigger all you have to do is click on them. This one of Lilly with blue eyes is really cool. I am trying to learn new things with Photoshop and this is one of the latest I learned. Cool Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-38625744741446038402011-06-30T13:14:00.001-05:002011-06-30T13:14:18.867-05:00Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-35421192302346234762011-06-28T16:51:00.000-05:002011-06-28T16:51:24.909-05:00
Swimming, swimming just keep swimming! The only way to beat the heat in Texas!
I love the new little doll that Lilly has. Very unconventional but still cute. It is a step toward her independance I think she is slowly getting away from the whole princess thing. I love watching her change and grow.Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-46904693658278531792011-06-27T20:11:00.000-05:002011-06-27T20:11:36.239-05:00
During the hotest parts of the day I will sit and put together scrapbooking pages. It is relaxing and what better way to chill after being in the heat?!Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-62315081950141007472011-06-09T10:16:00.000-05:002011-06-09T10:16:14.508-05:00Summer 2011 has started in full swing! Lilly and Ryan have been enjoying the pool that Daddy bought. They are out in it nearly as soon as they get out of bed!
Lilly has come such a long way from last year. This girl would freak out when she got water in her face. As hard as we tried she would barely put her face in the water. This year? Well she is jumping in the pool! She goes underwater and Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-19583018463654811112011-06-02T22:26:00.001-05:002011-06-02T22:26:40.075-05:00Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-4901014647511097762011-06-02T22:19:00.001-05:002011-06-02T22:19:37.026-05:00Free scrapbook design customized with SmileboxBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-23411917197699701012011-05-16T14:58:00.000-05:002011-05-16T14:58:45.299-05:00Some recent pictures of Lilly...Easter,Dallas Cowboys Stadium and Motorcycles. I can't believe how fast she is growing up!
Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-7267003270247677572011-04-21T09:14:00.000-05:002011-04-21T09:14:05.591-05:00
In 2006 there was a wonderful couple that went to Ji"An China. They were visiting the Ji'An SWI with their daughter whom had been adopted from there years before. This couple gave us the precious updated pictures of our Lilly! I had always wanted to personally hug these wonderful people for the gift they had given us. Yet, there were many miles between us. That was until last August! Our Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-65639247148834963612011-03-06T12:31:00.000-06:002011-03-06T12:31:00.961-06:00This picture slideshow created with Smilebox
Our school district held their first Circle of Friends ball last night. It was a wonderful event for all the special needs kids in the district. The kids all were paired with either a male or female escort for the evening. So our kids would have special attention from a peer all evening. There was a buffet dinner, dancing, photos and a saber arch the Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-41096984750883697862011-01-22T17:32:00.000-06:002011-01-22T17:33:36.086-06:00Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-82653762888919696172011-01-02T21:56:00.001-06:002011-01-02T21:56:56.265-06:00Better late than never I guess....enjoy the Christmas photos!Free slideshow generated with SmileboxBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-77622578148025768912010-11-19T09:23:00.002-06:002010-11-19T09:26:30.897-06:00Customize your own scrapbooking designLilly and her sister had so much fun together! There was a bit of jealousy and some sibling like rivalry but nothing to awful. These two really did love being together. I am so happy that we have had to opportunity to stay in touch with Lilly's sisters over the years. It is a wonderful connection that strengthens as they grow. I always look forward to seeing Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-81427482116700819152010-10-22T16:16:00.003-05:002010-10-22T17:07:28.583-05:00Where Did My Sweet Lilly Go?I am really struggling with this new stage that we are in right now. Well, let's just say I hope that it is just a stage. At five years old she has become very sassy! I am sure the boys were this way to at some point, but don't really remember the smart mouth until they were much older.This morning for instance, I asked her to get her glasses. She looked at me and Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-28325855414981888252010-10-17T10:34:00.002-05:002010-10-17T10:37:34.166-05:00Blue Rock Star Hair!!You know every good rock star has something that makes them look cool. Well Lilly has decided that it is blue hair for her. Travis & Brinlee bought Lilly this the other day when she spent the night at their house. They are so wonderful at taking time out to be with their siblings. Lilly loves spending time with them. I can't say enough how blessed I am with such a wonderful Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-48862847070070513912010-10-09T12:01:00.003-05:002010-10-09T12:03:37.017-05:00Sharing some new scrap pages that I have done lately! I so love being creative!Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-31815079581457663072010-10-09T11:43:00.003-05:002010-10-09T11:46:30.062-05:00Some Pictures of This Crazy Girl That is My Daughter! I love this girl sooooo much!Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-18170744537768349252010-10-09T11:12:00.002-05:002010-10-09T11:43:04.509-05:00Lilly misses her sister terribly!We are counting the days till they are reunited again. Lilly talks constantly about her sister. I have had many funny looks when she says that here sister doesn't live her with her. But after an explaination the people understand. Lilly has told everyone that she misses her best friend so much. I can't wait for them to be here again to have them get to be togetherBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-88803323516185567672010-09-28T19:42:00.002-05:002010-09-28T20:01:20.333-05:00Lovin' Her Paper Dolls! Aunt Kristel hit the mark with this birthday gift! Lilly has gone ga-ga for these paper dolls. There is like over a hundred outfits for these 4 dolls. It is fantastic! Lilly loves dressing them and undressing them and then putting new combinations on them. I really didn't think she would be interested in something like this yet. I figured she was a bit young...but she Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-40198784464945118192010-09-14T08:23:00.001-05:002010-09-14T08:23:41.514-05:00The Serenity Prayer God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can;and wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking, as He did, this sinful worldas it is, not as I would have it; Trusting that He will make all things rightif I surrender to His Will;Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-36661459069336553682010-09-02T20:26:00.002-05:002010-09-02T20:29:11.807-05:00Happy Birthday!Lilly and I wish her sisters a very happy birthday! Makinsey and Zara will be celebrating their birthdays in the next few days. We love you both and wish we could be celebrating with you. But know we are thinking about you on your special day!Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-43243974108779139482010-09-01T19:46:00.002-05:002010-09-01T19:57:31.651-05:00I was totally floored the other day when I was making this skirt. I fully intended to sell it, as lately Lilly refuses to wear anything I make. It is the I want to be like everyone else phase. So after much begging on her part,I decided to let her wear this. It doesn't look like she is very happy in the pictures, but she was. She just didn't want me to take a picture. I did it quickly before the Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-90260100755870972162010-08-28T14:45:00.003-05:002010-08-28T15:16:21.624-05:00It is very hard to believe that 4 years have gone by since we were united as a family. I still remember the emotions of that day. Nothing like I had ever experienced with the boys births. Not to say they they were not emotional, but very different. It was like relief that I was no longer pregnant and they were healthy.But with adoption it was something totally different. The apprehension of will Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-41371157438401884122010-08-24T16:11:00.002-05:002010-08-24T16:22:11.846-05:00Well, the first day went really well for all the kids. Lilly being the most aprehensive about it had a great day. She said that one of the mean girls are in her class. But, thankfully the episode in summer school didn't phase the little girl as much as it did Lilly. Lilly said the girl happily came up to her and said hi, and then began talking to her. So, that is good! Lilly also said that she Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-58184062603843505222010-08-20T20:01:00.003-05:002010-08-20T20:27:18.251-05:00Well, summer vacation is over today. Summer hasn't quit here though,104 today! Anyhow, the kids start back to school on Tuesday. It has been a very hot but pretty good summer. As we had the wedding and family here to enjoy.Lilly will be in kindergarten this year. Last year she was able to attend a pre-k program and love,love,loved it. Then she went to the summer enrichment program at her home Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-26727416925549355182010-08-14T20:54:00.002-05:002010-08-14T21:04:53.934-05:00Not a pie in the face...but a cake in the face!Let me just say that Lilly was officially initiated by her brother Travis tonight! We had cake for the brothers since they didn't attend the tea party(mainly by their own choice)It was a pretty simple cake with a wand and a tiara on the top. Lilly was so happy with it! She blew out the candles and then was tagged by her brother, who by the way was Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-37304435856496614252010-08-13T14:40:00.002-05:002010-08-13T14:50:36.486-05:00Free digital scrap booking design personalized with SmileboxWe decided that for Lilly's birthday we would take her to Build A Bear. She loves her stuffed animals and her bed is always full of them. So I thought what better gift than to let her pick and make a friend of her very own. When we got there she was so excited she was jumping up and down. Then came the hard part, choosing one! I think Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-4360432157484111832010-08-13T14:17:00.001-05:002010-08-13T14:17:45.146-05:00Make your own free scrapbookBirthday party fun!Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-74815151906551394092010-08-06T21:18:00.002-05:002010-08-06T21:24:27.062-05:00 What do you do when the temperatures are 105? Stay in and enjoy the A/C! It has been very hot and humid here lately! The pools are even hot as the water is only 5 ft. deep! So it makes it miserable when your out! The kids and I have been trying to make the best of it and play inside.Lilly loves to dress up! So she got dressed up and wanted me to help her with her make-up. I told her that was Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-22169121147542202182010-08-01T14:26:00.002-05:002010-08-01T14:45:01.468-05:00Why this photo? Who is she? This is Penny! While we were waiting for our travel assignments to go to China I had signed on a Yahoo group for our orphanage. The wait between referral and travel seemed to drag on. Then the most wonderful thing happened. This woman named Penny contacted me via email and said she and her family were going to be going to Jian to visit the SWI. Their oldest daughter Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-66594156631000024052010-07-28T11:51:00.003-05:002010-07-28T12:14:56.191-05:00Here They Are! The New Mr. & Mrs. Travis Wayne Bennett!This free photo slideshow created with SmileboxThese are all pictures taken by my family members the day of the wedding. We will have the professional pictures within the next 2 weeks. I am very happy that they were able to do this for me as I had NO time to do anything myself. My Dad though, bless his heart only uses his camera for "special Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-80572291236907624842010-07-28T11:36:00.002-05:002010-07-28T11:49:32.588-05:00Create your own scrapbook designMy Dad & Step mom live in PA and haven't been down here since Nov. 2006 which was shortly after we arrived home with Lilly. Dad planned a visit this year knowing that Travis would be graduating from high school and wanted to be here to celebrate. Then when Travis became engaged I told him he needed to give his Poppa the chance to decide whether or not he came for Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-49157885610098192082010-07-13T10:37:00.003-05:002010-07-13T10:49:29.966-05:00Emotions, Emotions, Emotions!! They are getting the best of me! I have two pages of things I want to accomplish before my Dad & Stepmom arrive Saturday. The bad thing is I am being overwhelmed by stress. I have to try to get it together! The wedding is around the corner and I don't want to feel like this on that day. But things the way they have been lately haven't helped anything! I am a total Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-15530921579650942092010-07-09T22:07:00.001-05:002010-07-09T22:08:31.364-05:00Free slideshow design generated with SmileboxWe haven't gotten to do a whole lot this summer with all the wedding planning going on but I still think the kids have had fun.Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-78311363190391664892010-07-09T21:39:00.004-05:002010-07-09T21:42:59.395-05:00This free photo slideshow customized with SmileboxThese photos are not the best quality. I gave my camera to Lilly to take pictures. It was the first time she has ever really used a camera. I think she did pretty well considering. The camera was a ploy to redirect her attention away from Brinlee and Travis opening gifts. Lilly wanted to be right in the middle of it. She loves attention! But Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-6079393431036425732010-07-07T12:49:00.002-05:002010-07-07T12:57:55.249-05:00This sweet little kitten was found along the highway. My SIL found him and took him in and made him better.(As somebody had evidentally thrown him from a vehicle) I think he has a great personality and is so fiesty. I believe that he is going to have a great home with my MIL. Sadly last week her cat of 16 yrs. had to be put to sleep. So I think that this new kitten might just make his way into Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-3582183474759943352010-07-02T17:22:00.002-05:002010-07-02T17:37:20.698-05:00Yesterday was really heartbreaking for me. It was the first and I am sure will not be the last time my daughter cried from mean girls. It all started yesterday after school when I went to pick her up. Normally she comes all smiles and hugs my legs and tells me she misses me. But yesterday she was walking very slow and her head was down. I asked her how her day was and she told me she had a bad Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-65082081536651621912010-06-28T18:55:00.002-05:002010-06-28T19:02:47.828-05:00Kids Say The Darnedest Things!Last weekend Lilly was with Gran when Gran made a trip to the grocery store. Lilly saw this box of Trix cereal. It was one she had seen on TV and told Gran she "had" to have it! So Gran bought it for her. The next morning she asked for her Trix cereal and I gave it to her, she ate it up.Fast forward to this morning. I asked her what she wanted for breakfast. I went Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-78984547500360230152010-06-26T12:35:00.002-05:002010-06-26T12:42:02.981-05:00It is hard to believe that 4 yrs. ago we were pacing the floor waiting for our referral. That day 65 couples had gotten referrals! So the day seemed to be endless waiting for our phone to ring. I had been up and down and here and there. Then got totally freaked out when I heard the rumor that there had been 4 boys referred. I love boys don't get me wrong, but just really wanted a girl. By the Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-975531111965301722010-06-25T12:40:00.002-05:002010-06-25T12:57:22.845-05:00As the wedding gets ever closer my emotions get more messed up. Here I have raised this little guy from birth and always was who he came to. Now, he has another girl in his life and she is the one he turns to. Which is how it should be I know! Really, I do. But looking back I wonder where the time went. I wonder if I gave him what he really needs to be a good husband and a father. True I am not aBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-1695869702388715612010-06-20T11:36:00.003-05:002010-06-20T11:51:45.124-05:00HAPPY FATHERS DAY!It was so cute this morning Lilly waking up early just to give her Daddy his gift. She was so excited to give him the presents she made. She loves him so much and I love seeing him with her. When they cuddle up on the couch and crash out asleep or when he sweeps her up and swings her around.Ryan hugged his Daddy today and proudly showed him where he wrote his name on the card Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-1702814133680345042010-06-15T09:12:00.002-05:002010-07-27T11:17:29.728-05:00Baby Fred is playing among the angels...
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We have had the privledge to share with Lilly the birth of so many animals. Most of which have grown up and done well. It is such an exciting thing to see a new baby. So when we were told of a calf that was born and the momma wasn't caring for it we had to go see it. Fred, was a tiny little guy so fragile and so cuteBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-3290086897040365642010-06-08T21:05:00.003-05:002010-06-08T22:01:24.234-05:00Lilly went to her cousin Lucy's birthday party today! This was the very first party she has been to. It was so much fun for all the girls. Oh, and just as much fun to watch them. It is so great to have a daughter to share all this fun stuff with!Personalize a scrapbook designBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-1218941948338268772010-06-05T11:17:00.001-05:002010-06-05T11:17:36.910-05:00Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-20488950821053564902010-06-05T10:34:00.002-05:002010-06-05T10:55:27.679-05:00Busy,Busy,Busy!That is the way things have been here! School is now out for the summer. Travis and Brinlee graduate on Monday afternoon. Lilly starts a summer language arts program on Monday morning at 8:00am. Ryan starts his summer school program on the 15th. So it will be a busy summer. Oh and figure in the wedding that is coming up so quickly! Wow! It makes my head swim just thinking about it.Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-67332650833011103412010-06-02T17:44:00.001-05:002010-06-02T17:44:48.398-05:00Photo album generated with SmileboxBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-43359725877819976112010-05-24T09:34:00.002-05:002010-05-24T09:54:55.199-05:00Well we made it through family pictures last night! I actually managed to get all my children in one spot to have pictures made. We will see how they turn out. I am glad to announce no tongues were hanging out and no rabbit ears were made. I have wanted to do this for such a long time and glad it has been done. Many thanks go out to Shannon and Kailey for doing a wonderful job wrangling this crewBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-90861583495555957162010-05-22T16:46:00.000-05:002010-05-22T16:47:00.527-05:00Photo slideshow created with SmileboxBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-16050903964223442112010-05-21T21:02:00.001-05:002010-05-21T21:04:34.063-05:00I just love these girls! I am so happy that I am going to have another daughter. So here are my two girls, guess we don't have to adopt again. lol Even though Lilly tells me on a regular basis that she wants a little sister.Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-42781744709050577412010-05-21T20:32:00.002-05:002010-05-21T20:46:29.688-05:00We are so excited to announce that our school district finally has a Special Olympics team!! Scott, Ryan and I went to the sign up and got our information so that Ryan can begin particpating! This is not the first time he has done Special Olympics, but it has been a while. It is an experience like no other. If you have never been to a Special Olympics event just go, and I guarentee you will be Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-19160806391338262212010-05-21T17:40:00.001-05:002010-05-21T17:45:06.883-05:00Scott went to Pittsburgh PA last week for work. He was lucky enough to be able to stay with my Dad and Stepmom while he was there. I am really quite jealous as Scott has seen my Dad more in the past couple years than I have! While Scott was there he put my Dad to work. This was taken at the event that Scott was hosting while in PA. It was wonderful to have a picture of my Daddy, thank you honey! Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-89561057442893248262010-05-09T09:54:00.002-05:002010-05-09T10:11:33.498-05:00Mother's Day Glitters Happy Mother's Day!This week I realized what a blessing it is to have my own mother so close. She was there for Lilly and I when things were so rough. I appreciate her running to the store for meds, and cleaning up, and just being here so I could grab a quick nap. Thank you mom! I really am proud to call you Mother! Really a mother's job is never done no matter how old your Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-91771356572428353842010-05-08T21:28:00.002-05:002010-05-08T21:46:36.741-05:00Very Sick Little GirlThis picture was taken on Monday and I had her laying on the couch with her Kool Ones patch on. These are great for kids with fevers! She was so passed out which was good because she needed the rest.Yesterday afternoon I couldn't find Lilly. I went looking for her and could hear her snoring. Which by the way has been really loud since she has been sick! But I didn't see her Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-67361904710503769802010-04-22T16:45:00.000-05:002010-04-22T16:46:29.236-05:00Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-77356519906085200312010-04-17T15:53:00.002-05:002010-04-17T16:04:15.342-05:00Lilly models her new tu-tu skirt. Scott and I were at Costco and ladies were actually fighting over these! I picked up 2 for the Princess. The purples and blues and then a red,purple, pink one too. These were just 15.oo! They were to cute to pass up and I believe the other ladies thought so too!Check out all the bluebonnets again too! I honestly thought we wouldn't have any more this year as I Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-1985366858840730502010-04-15T19:05:00.001-05:002010-04-15T19:05:56.879-05:00Free digital scrapbooking design customized with SmileboxBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-5234994665332052692010-04-05T19:12:00.003-05:002010-04-05T19:20:18.684-05:00Picture slideshow generated with SmileboxWe have gotten to see two babies now that Flicka has delivered. Every time it is so wonderful to see the miracle of recreation. We are so thrilled to have this baby, she is Roy's sister if you remember him being born a couple years back. These pictures are from the evening after she was born. There is not an official name for her as of yet.I also have a Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-69388834712668660902010-04-05T17:22:00.001-05:002010-04-05T19:36:58.849-05:00Scrapbooking design customized with SmileboxEaster weekend was filled with fun. The kids had to go to school on Good Friday as it was a make-up snow day. But we managed to color eggs and build our bunny hutch. I get such a kick out of Lilly when we do these gingerbread houses or bunny hutches. When we first started doing them she wasn't really interested. As she has gotten older she really looks Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-76100597894140866072010-03-30T17:07:00.002-05:002010-03-30T17:23:03.784-05:00I have been redoing Lilly's Lifebook. I had some issues that I couldn't resolve without redoing the whole thing. Anyhow, I ran across my journal that I started for myself/her. In my journal the first date was November 14, 2004. As I read that it got me to thinking. Here I was thinking about this baby, praying about her and knew that we would someday be together. Then when I counted forward from Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-64398141115680393932010-03-30T08:28:00.007-05:002010-03-30T09:00:54.646-05:00Saturday Night Girls Night Out!! So Why Don't We Just Dance???Becky Stephanie and DonnaKathie Jo Becky Donna Stephanie Stacie and Joy out on the town! If you don't know who Josh Turner is here is a small clip of him singing! Such an awesome voice not to mention a man of God too!
I got to take off my Momma shoes and put on my Becky shoes and enjoy a night out! It was so much fun! My wonderful Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-35605675788520581622010-03-29T20:34:00.001-05:002010-03-29T20:34:42.953-05:00Spring Break 2010We stayed home with the kids but still had fun being together!Make an on-line slide show at www.OneTrueMedia.comBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-81746980343715239312010-03-23T21:10:00.008-05:002010-03-23T21:51:51.172-05:00Two very different outfits!This first dress was made for a special friend. Her daughter loves ruffles, pink,purple and twirly dresses. So this was made especially for her! As you can see Lilly is none to happy to be modeling this dress as it was "not mine!" It did turn out really cute and very girly! This next outfit was a really fun one to make! Why? Because it was a Twinkie outfit. That is whatBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-955304416719390732010-03-14T10:17:00.000-05:002010-03-14T10:18:05.481-05:00Create a scrapbooking designBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-38764781687223111962010-03-06T21:41:00.000-06:002010-03-06T21:42:03.344-06:00Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-68189065631577612272010-02-25T17:47:00.004-06:002010-03-01T14:51:21.473-06:00Our trip was wonderful! The kids had a ball at Disney. The best part was watching Lilly light up as she met Mickey & Pluto! And I thought it couldn't get any better till Lilly met some of the princesses. It was amazing! Lilly was so excited she was shaking! I have never seen her this excited about anything. It just gave me goosebumps to see her so happy!Lilly got to meet Belle,Jasmine and Tianna.Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-23704752267962808002010-02-14T22:50:00.002-06:002010-02-14T22:54:45.732-06:00Lilly is so excited about going to California! Everyday she will ask when we are going! Today when I told her that she would be going in a few more days she was so tickled and whooped Yippee Yahooo!! Then she was telling Travis about going to the beach and making sand castles and meeting Mickey Mouse and seeing Zara!! She just couldn't stop talking she was so happy! It is going to be fun I just Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-1969126418207358822010-02-11T17:47:00.002-06:002010-02-11T17:54:25.125-06:00They say we don't get snow in Texas.....Make a Smilebox slideshowWe I beg to differ!!! We have had three pretty good snowfalls this winter! I mean more snow than I can ever remember having in a winter season. I know the northeast is getting their share of snow too. But honestly, I love getting it and probably because I know it won't last long. So be mad at me if you want...but I think it is Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-31582333128498763002010-02-05T17:30:00.002-06:002010-02-05T17:35:48.919-06:00Make a Smilebox scrapbookOkay before you say anything I didn't take any photos right before when her hair was still long. I had to have the stylist cut it without(Lilly) seeing how much was coming off. If you haven't seen her hair it was down to her rear-end and in pretty ragged shape. This is the first time she has ever had her hair cut in a salon. I have trimmed it over the years but decided Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-60348641343088196862010-02-02T18:30:00.005-06:002010-02-02T18:53:50.985-06:00This is really all that matters.....I wasn't supposed to know about the news of layoffs. Verizon is again going to be laying off thousands of employees. I suppose if I didn't know about it till it was over,it wouldn't make it any easier, especially if the news is the same. People everywhere are going through this and all I know how to do is pray about it. So here it is, I am asking for prayers Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-48466419229867173112010-01-22T15:56:00.002-06:002010-01-22T16:13:33.491-06:00You can't protect your kids all the time....The other day I was watching the Today Show and they were showing pictures of Haiti. The video clip was of a mother and daughter. They were both crying because the injuries to the girl were so bad they were going to have to amputate the girls leg. I was so into the emotional part of it I didn't hear Lilly come down the stairs.Lilly had just woke up and Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-74533378190602107442010-01-14T20:50:00.003-06:002010-01-14T21:13:39.746-06:00Valentine's Day Fun!It just so happens Lilly grew quite a bit since last Valentine's Day. So...we just had to make a new outfit for this year! It had to be simple and easy as I have lots of other projects going on. So this is what I came up with. I love the Damask fabrics and just seemed like a good thing to use for Valentine's Day without being to cute. Wow! Did she get some awesome complements Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-64722075669879312732010-01-12T20:59:00.002-06:002010-01-12T21:04:58.453-06:00Lilly how long is your hair?It's this long Momma!!! I have been telling her that we need to get it cut. I trimmed it myself a few times since she has been home from China. We have never gone to a salon to have it cut. I have told her many times that if we don't get it cut that we will have to cut it really short. Her remark? Daddy will cry! I don't know how much we will have to have cut to have Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-88062157399508410622010-01-08T10:18:00.002-06:002010-01-08T10:54:52.322-06:00If you know anything about Lilly she knows what she likes and doesn't like. Pants are okay as long as they are knit pants. Anything other than that puts her in a serious bad mood!! Jeans especially! I have tried cute jeans with glitter, jewels, and embroidered things and she still won't wear them. And so I just gave up. But when the weather dictates your clothing choices as it has lately,pants Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-56272679943235977172010-01-07T22:40:00.003-06:002010-01-07T22:52:13.026-06:00I finally got a header designed that I like. It took me a couple of days to find just the right elements to match the new background. I love the dressy look of the black and red. It is going to be great for Valentine's day. Then I found this picture of Lilly and goes in perfect. I love,love,love doing digital photo scrapping!Wow! This weather is really crazy! We had snow three times before 2009 Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-82945470903082284842010-01-03T18:20:00.003-06:002010-01-03T18:48:19.072-06:00Princess room for our Princess Lilly! New year and a new room for our Princess. Lilly's room that we added for her while waiting became to small. It was fine for a while but she really needed more room. So we decided it was time to move her upstairs to a bigger room. This was a hard decision for us. As most of you know we have been trying to sell our house without much luck. We just didn't want Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-55266801271265276292009-12-27T20:04:00.001-06:002009-12-27T20:04:24.667-06:00Make a Smilebox scrapbookBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-17442104698210388072009-12-27T19:13:00.001-06:002009-12-27T19:13:31.668-06:00Make a Smilebox scrapbookBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-19444588338188731002009-12-18T16:19:00.002-06:002009-12-18T16:32:29.773-06:00Make a Smilebox scrapbookLilly loves being in school this year. She has grown by leaps and bounds and it is amazing to watch her. Today her class did their Christmas program and then had a party. Scott and I were there to watch her and we both were so proud! Lilly did the motions and sang her little heart out. It was great! Not that I am at all biased, but I think she was the most beautiful one Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-66744368084640336962009-12-09T19:05:00.002-06:002009-12-09T19:06:05.640-06:00Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-58364606766387714802009-12-09T19:05:00.001-06:002009-12-09T19:05:26.293-06:00Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-57869907122613915442009-11-25T19:06:00.001-06:002009-11-25T19:06:34.310-06:00Make a Smilebox scrapbookBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-66147739899082068362009-11-01T12:11:00.004-06:002009-11-01T12:16:57.762-06:0023 Years Ago....Two kids at the tender ages of 18 said I do! Wow what a wild ride it has been, but can't say that I would change anything! I love you sooooo much Scott! Happy Anniversary!Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-63882760907582980142009-11-01T12:11:00.001-06:002009-11-01T12:11:30.381-06:00Make a Smilebox slideshowBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-87730508772484856932009-10-16T17:18:00.002-05:002009-10-16T17:19:15.547-05:00Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-43117788427411906012009-10-10T12:54:00.002-05:002009-10-10T13:07:38.401-05:00Love,love,love this outfit!I have posted some of Lilly's latest outfits on the Sew Lilly blog. This though is my favorite and seems to get the most compliments when she wears it to school. Lilly on the other hand is not crazy about this one. She likes the top,but not the pants. Which with cooler weather here she needs to wear something warmer than bare legs. This was a simple outfit to make but IBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-52959753070349183172009-10-08T09:11:00.001-05:002009-10-08T09:11:51.203-05:00Try JibJab Sendables® eCards today!Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-33213910011431603652009-10-04T12:30:00.003-05:002009-10-04T13:17:11.368-05:00 Pictures from our latest tea party. I love these in the sepia tone, just adds something more to it.Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-6580611752668765082009-09-30T15:45:00.002-05:002009-09-30T16:03:43.164-05:00Well the first six weeks of school are nearly over. It really is hard to believe! The other day the teacher had her first meeting with me to discuss what was going to be required this year. I just figured that Pre-K would be a nice start for Lilly. I never realized that she has been working hard. Here are some of the things that the state requires these kids to know at the end of the Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-4158154051430601382009-09-25T16:50:00.002-05:002009-09-25T17:21:07.781-05:00
Look what Lilly has learned! I am so proud of her! It is so cute to listen to her recite the pledge of allegiance. Of course she has some added things in there too, some of which I am sure they say at school, but still very good for just 4 short weeks in school. My little school girl we are so proud of you! If you can't tell....she is very proud of herself too!I will have to remember to get Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-46791748197253251582009-09-18T21:07:00.002-05:002009-09-18T21:14:57.531-05:00Make a Smilebox scrapbookWell the seniors have had their last homecoming. Brinlee and Travis donned homecoming mums for the last time. I think it was bittersweet for both of them.Lilly had to be in the pictures with them again! Last year she was in the photos too. I think she thinks that it should be tradition for her to be in the photos. Wonder what it will be like when she gets to have a Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-20377294415550966222009-09-17T17:07:00.002-05:002009-09-17T17:12:08.491-05:00 Christmas in September!The other day Ryan was adament about putting the Christmas tree up. So Travis gave him this little one just to make him happy, because if you know Ryan he can be very persistant! Lilly came running in to tell me that they decorated the tree all by themselves. Lilly was so proud of her work that she wanted me to take her picture. You gotta love it! The snake at the base, Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-87763773958044737892009-09-11T16:47:00.005-05:002009-09-11T16:53:34.424-05:00 Lilly's first project she did at school and brought home! She was so proud of herself for making this body parts hat. She actually wanted me to take her pic with it on, which pictures lately not something she wants to do. Oh and she is into this how many bracelets can I fit on my wrists and ankles? This day there wasn't that many, but she usually has on average 20! Make a Smilebox greeting Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17089596.post-7513649677964011752009-09-09T16:41:00.002-05:002009-09-09T16:48:26.827-05:009-9-09 is a pretty important day for us! Not only is that the last time you will see single digits of the same number for another millinium but Travis turned 18!As a mom I am so proud to say that this man is everything I wanted my son to be. Travis is intelligent,loving,caring,sensitive,hard working, and determinded. On that night 18 yrs. ago in a small place in Germany, God gave me this preciousBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14232823448779915040noreply@blogger.com0