A is for angel

brian found this shirt for presley from the gap. it says A is for angel. Our angel of course! although she doesn't look so angelic right here- more like, what can i get into now.. hmmm.. ha ha.

ok. so this is a picture of presley in front of her melissa and doug easel in the playroom. it was the first time she drew anything (besides a circle/balloon) that i could actually tell what it was and so i had to take a picture. if you can't tell- it's an alligator. it has teeth and everything. such a little artist:)

this smile melts me. he absolutely loves to be outside and cries when it's time to come in. we are at the clubhouse playground here and he is about to slide down the slide head first. yes, head first and i love it!!

chill out time in the ball pit:) i think i finally wore him out!!

its fall y'all:)

The boy is 1!

Not only is november a great month because of thanksgiving and of course my birthday but my baby boy turned one!!!

great tailgating party at our casa which everyone came for. i know presley was eyeing his cake while he ate it up. team davis was a great idea for shirts and well, i think life in general:)

i seriously love him soo much. his hugs are making my heart melt all over the floor.

who loves the leaves? my kids do!!!

it took forever to get them out of here but it was so much fun. presley has never seen leaves like this since she has only lived in florida. it's her first real fall and i think she loved it!

d- dizzle

my hungry kids:) this is davis' first time to eat with a spoon. such a big boy!

mama's sweet boy!! love ya d:)

hanging out in the front yard with chalk. doing my best not to let him eat the chalk but not really succeeding.

aunt bekah and d man!! she totally has his heart- he loves his aunt bekah:)

davis praying to be nursed again. ha ha ha poor dman:) as many days as we possibly can go outside we do. thank goodness this playground is so close to our home. love it!

my favorite pirate picture!!

our prom photo!!

brian and i went to a wedding in september and this is our picture before we left. we would have looked so cute going to prom- 13 years ago!!!

brian and presley at our favorite mexican restaurant! she loves her daddy:)

me and the d-man hanging out. this is his tired face- tongue sticking out and all. poor dman- sleepy boy!

PIRATE PRESLEY!!

play days:)

how can you see this face and not smile? davis' second favorite place is the swing at the playground down the street! (the first is in momma's arms of course). it's so nice to have a swing set in our backyard as well as a few steps down the street. what a great neighborhood!

every morning davis and i go in to get presley out of her bed. i think she thinks he is sleeping across the hall from her and gets up right before she does. little does she know that he sleeps in another room across the house and has probably been up at least 2 hours before she gets up. he loves to hold onto her crib and gives her kisses:) makes my heart melt!!

for some reason daddy time usually involves a chocolate popsicle!!

lots going on in franklin this summer!

brian got a new office in downtown nashville! while i hate that it is such a long drive for him each day i love that he now tries to work from home more on fridays:) yea!  so, last week we headed downtown to decorate his office with our new interior designer friend brittany garland (love ya britt) and then got to eat after ward at cantina laredo- my new fav mexican spot! here is presley climbing on the ledge next to the window- his office is on the 7th floor of the wachovia building and even though i wasn't able to enjoy the view (i almost threw up b/c it was so high- yes, i am completely afraid of heights, i blame my mother) presley loved it!!

here is davis attempting his new independence by crawling on the chair. don't worry mom- brian is taking the picture while i am standing at the edge of the chair in case he falls.

little did anyone know that presley was a member of the desperate toddlers of westhaven.

our new wagon!!! thanks mimi! we love it so much, we try to at least sit in it once a day if not go for a ride in it. davis is smiling here b/c he just realized he could reach presley and her sippy cup and presley looks pissed off b/c she just realized davis can reach her and her sippy cup.

the new ferrari- a red and white tricycle. you're nothin unless you have one of these:) if it wasn't for my mom and presley's grandparents the kid wouldn't have anything but two sticks to rub together. i am so blessed to have such a great family and get to share with them each and every day. i can't wait for her to really be able to ride her bike and i get to run after her:)

fun times in franklin so far

i always knew that once i had a little girl that she would get dressed up in my clothes, try on my make up and put on my shoes. i just never imagined it would be at the age of 2! my big girl completely steals my heart my putting on some of my high heels and checking herself out in the mirror. how can i stop time?????

one afternoon it was a little cool so we got to put on her fun tights and head out for a walk around the neighborhood.  i absolutely love her in her gap skirt and tights with her pig tails as well. she is every bit as adorable in real life as she is in this picture!!

one of our other new favorite things to do in franklin is head out to the concert series at the clubhouse on the lawn. we bring our own chairs, blanket, snacks and drinks. presley gets to run around with all of the kids and dance to the music while davis is so happy to be outside and get some fresh air (although he usually falls asleep soon after we arrive:)

we love visitors! aunt rebekah came to stay for a few days with mimi and thank you GOD davis likes her. our front porch swing is one of his favorite places (as well as mine) and he was so happy bekah held him while on the swing.

presley's favorite person: mimi! on the front porch blowing bubbles that even to this day i don't do as well as mimi. or so presley tells me. i can only hope to aspire. anyway, here are mimi and presley catching bubbles on the porch and having a great afternoon together!!