First Birthday

I cannot believe that my baby is ONE! In fact, in a little less than an hour Lena Jean was born one year ago today. She has made me one of the happiest mama's on the face of the earth. I don't know what I did before I was able to see her smiling face every morning. I love you, Lena Bean!

Finally!

She's finally starting to try to pull up! It's about time! Here are a couple shots that I got a few mornings ago. She was further up, but I didn't get the camera in time, but you get the idea anyway. :)

The best of 2009

- Lena's birth on January 15th.

- Having Courtney's grandma come to Virginia to help with the kids while I was recovering from my c-section and pelvic abscess (even though the circumstances sucked, it was nice that Grandma was able to spend time with Lena when she was just a couple of months old).

- Lena's first Easter


- Our trip to Danville to see Tita, Pop, Uncle Billy & Aunt Becky.

- Carter's 2nd birthday on July 23rd & his Mickey Mouse party at Sandy Bottom Park.

- Meeting and getting to know Taryn and Aiden at library story time.

- Joining the Hampton Healthy Families play group.

- Our 4th anniversary on October 15th.

- Halloween (Lena's first Halloween- dressed as a bumble bee, and Carter's third Halloween- dressed as a monkey). We went trick or treating with Matt, Taryn, and Aiden, and then hung out with Ronnie, Heather, and Haley.

- Our Thanksgiving trip to Louisiana where Carter and Lena got to meet two of their cousins for the first time and see their Louisiana family again.

- Lena's baptism on November 22nd at St. Martin's Catholic Church in Lecompte, LA.

- Courtney's 30th surprise birthday party at County Grill and Smokehouse.

- Lena's first Christmas and all of the awesome Christmas festivities leading up to Christmas Day.

- Our first snow

- Spending New Years Eve with our best friends, Ronnie, Heather, and Haley.