4 Letter Word

L-O-V-E You just think you know what "love" really means by the dictionary standards, but this giddy couple defines it a different way. Or maybe I am defining it for them and they just don't know it yet.

"L"
Laughing-- until your stomach hurts and you continuously cry "uncle!

"O"
Over-- being engaged.. just let us be married for the love of all that is good in this world :)

"V"
Victorious--for the big 8 pt. deer that is just waiting to be shot and put on the wall in their new house.

"E"
Excited--about their new sweet family that was planned from the Lord above and will lavish all wonderful blessings over their marriage.

Yup... LOVE is like Christmas everyday of the year for them. :)

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AHH....Babies at Christmas

HO HO HO Merry Christmas from Little Baby Katelyn!!

This may be more than I can handle... Babies, Christmas, egg nog, Christmas lights, and sweet smiles like this one. I love this time of year!

I am telling you.. I really want to just squeeze those cheeks of hers. Now I understand long ago when grandmothers used to squeeze your cheeks and say I remember yooouuu when you were thiiiisssss biiggg.. Ugh. I hated that, but now I understand when you see cuteness like this!

Merry 1st Christmas Katelyn!

Newest Addition

Introducing Miley Higdon White
(soon just Miley White) They have shared custody right now. haha

The new 8 week old German Shorthair Pointer
This is Lacey's Christmas present from Zac. All together now.. awww....

Looks like Santa came early this year. Someone must have been extra extra good!!

Is this the 12 days of Christmas or what!??
Day 1: Trip to Gatlinburg
Day 2: Diamond ring
Day 3: Extra kisses under the mistletoe
Day 4: New job starts
Day 5: Wedding date set
Day 6: Wedding dress bought
Day 7: Purchase new cowboy boots
Day 8: Decorate new house in Alabaster
Day 9: Go to Christmas parties
Day 10: New puppy named Miley
Day 11: Last minute Christmas shopping
Day 12: A partridge in a pear tree!

Whew...that was exhausting. Oh yeah and
Day 13: Live happily ever after! :)

You will all listen to the 12 Days of Christmas a lot closer the next time you hear it now wont you.

If I had already sold my house there would be a total of 4 shorthairs in our family. 2 for us and two for Zac and Lacey. Brodie was still sniffing the blankets for 2 days after Miley left our house. 1 female and 2 males. You do the math. Pure choas... but I love it!

"Ok.. I am 8 weeks old and I really really need to sleep 23 out of the 24 hours dont you know that! Leave me be and tell that dog of yours to stop sniffing and licking me." I could have sworn I heard Miley say that under her breath.

I love my little Lacey and Zachery Vance and are so excited for all that is to come for the two of them. This has been such an incredibly memorable year! Something you will never forget and glad I could be a part of. Welcome to the family little Miley.

New Tradition... Maybe??

The week before Thanksgiving in the Mountains with The Higdon's...The Davis'.. and almost The White's

The red pants family. That is what we are called.

Live... Laugh... Love

This pretty much explains this trip. Anytime we all get together it is a plethora of excitement, photos, children, family memories, funny stories, great sleep, good food, and NO plans. We all just go with the flow. No schedule?? New revelation.

Meet the future Mr. and Mrs. White. Yes, this cute couple got engaged at Cades Cove! More to come on this. I told you it was pure excitement.

Woods, log cabins, deer, and the mountains, so it was a must that cowboy boots were the choice shoes of the weekend.

This couple made all of this happen. These are my wonderful, exciting, good food making, sweet as sugar in laws.

Baby Charlie got his first pair of real live cowboy boots!

This is my baby with my baby nephew. Yup, my baby is the big one. The incredibly rugged outdoorsy man of a man. He is mine. Maybe one day we will have a blonde headed blue eyed baby that will look like Jamie. Oh I hope so.

Downtown Gatlinburg and the whole kitten caboodle of our family-minus me of course b/c I took the pic. Should have made friends with a random stranger to take our picture. Good thought for next time.

Angie also never has her picture taken because she is always behind the camera. So, I took my chances and I figured with a baby in tow that she could not run to far!

Another picture of the giddy couple. Mushy, gushy, googly eyes. I remember those days. Oh wait, I am still in those days of when I look at my rugged man. Never gets old.

Fun Times...

Maybe a new Thanksgiving trip tradition????

Hope so...

**new posts below**

Part 2-Engagement/Cades Cove

Part 2 of the Thanksgiving Family Tradition

This is my alllll time favorite most interesting place I have probably ever been. Cades Cove in Gatlinburg. In the real world you will never get that close to wild animals. Absolutely mind boggling.

Zac and Lacey have been in love and googly eyed over each other since they officially started dating. We allll knew it was coming because they were meant for each other. Zac planned to propose in Cades Cove which is perfect for this outdoorsy couple.

All you heard was this giddy Zac laugh and Lacey in absolute shock! It was a great moment that I will never forget and was honored to be apart of. I feel like my little bro and my sister in law are getting married. Zac and I have been friends as long as I can remember and I am ecstatic that he is marrying my sister in law Lacey.

The beaming new bride to be.

Jamie and the binoculars bonded that day. Anytime you wondered where he was you just looked for the guy with the binoculars locked to his face looking for any kind of wild life. He was like a little kid at Christmas getting his first Red Rider BB gun!

Are you seeing this??? Of course you are. I was about 15 feet from this deer. Who does that!!?? It was amazing up to the point where he lowered his head and put his ears back and wanted me out of his territory walking briskly towards me. I took off running, but still I was able to get that close to this deer. Amazing!

In honor of Thanksgiving... gobble gobble.

For more pictures of this great trip just click here

Christmas Baby

My sweet, precious, blonde headed blue eyed nephew that is a little bundle of smiles and joy turned one! Did I mention that he is absolutely the cutest babester I have seen. I may be partial I will agree, but those blue eyes, yes, the eyes, and the smile, did I mention the smile. Oh it will get you every time.

Yes, Jamie and I had the "when are we going to have children" talk on the way home. :) I can't handle all the sweetness from these nephews of mine. It just brings out the excitement in me. Babies, birthdays, Christmas, presents, cider... it is just everything great all rolled into one. aahhhh...

You just thought you could eat Sam with a spoon he is so incredibly sweet, but this is his older brother, Charlie. *Sigh* I have the cutest nephews and I know it! And a great sister in law and brother in law :)

I just love this family!

Happy Happy Birthday Baby Sam!

Slightly Late

How can you not have baby fever when you see my two adorably scrumptious nephews. OH how I could just eat them up.

If you were wondering, no their mom does not dress them up in outfits everyday just to take pictures. Yes, I admit this was from Halloween. Like 3 weeks ago- and I am just posting about it. I just had to let everyone see their cute little faces and costumes.

Sam was a giraffe. Cutest giraffe you have ever seen. If I could go get a baby at Wal-Mart wearing a giraffe suite I would be headed there right now. Last time I checked they did not sell cute children at Wal-Mart. Maybe I will dress Brodie up in a giraffe suite. Yes, that will have to do... for now :)

Charlie was the man of the hour in his Fireman Costume. The Davis' house caught on fire the week before, so Charlies costume was so fitting for the occasion. He is just old enough to love getting candy and giving it to other trick or treaters that came to the door.

Look at his cute little tail. Yes, as we speak I have baby fever.

Jamie has no idea how close I came to dressing Brodie up in a costume.
He could have been Charlie's fire dog. Why didn't I think of that sooner. Oh well. Maybe next year.

For Serious!!??

Three years ago yesterday I was the most giddy I have ever been. I mean seriously. I couldn't sleep, I woke up at the crack of dawn, (which people know I need my beauty sleep), packed my bags, got dressed, and was headed on my way that chilly sunny day.

I was on my way to FINALLY marry my handsome hunter after almost 5 years of dating. You know, I have to say that yesterday I woke up just a giddy as I did the day I married him. He has changed my life. Just look at the picture below. Who would have ever thunk it! I have my very own bow and my very own cowboy boots. I am still impressed to this day that I half way manage to pull this off.

He is absolutely the love of my life. Raw sense of humor that I dont always get, but love to hear him laugh! If you have ever heard him laugh you would understand.
(on a side note: Jamie and Zac would spend the night at my parents house on some weekends, and they stayed in a room right above my parents room, and one morning my mom was laughing to herself as I walked in the room , and I asked what she was laughing about, and she said that Jamie and Zac are like giddy little school girls at night when they get to laughing. They just could not stop once they got going! Gotta love it!

Jamie is the most selfless person I have ever met. I have always called him my Mr. Steady and everyday that is what he continues to be for our family. My Mr. Steady.

Our family was just not complete. Cuddling on the couch and watching a movie was not sufficient anymore... something was missing. Then little man came into our world and 2 was great, but 3 was even better. Brodie is our towel, sock, and dishrag eating little munchkin.

We have been truly blessed and 3 years has just flown by. You know what... I should monogram him a post 3 year anniversary shirt. I wonder if he would still be wearing that shirt 10 years from now like his Sneaky Petes shirt!

I never would have thought I could love someone so much, but I do. He is my handsome hunter, and my better half. Life is an adventure: I shoot guns now.. and bow hunt, and put blood on my face after my first deer kill, play dominoes, monogram everything, play in flower beds, sleep at the cabin, fish, play with my wild pupster, clean house frequently, wear cowboy boots with my shirt tail out, catch quail, eat supper for breakfast, and have deer heads mounted on my wall. Tell me that life is just not great!

If I am on this adventure called life, I am just glad he is there to be my better half.
It just fits...