40 Pink Piggies

WHC II

2011-09-27T11:48:00.001-04:00

I can not believe my boy is 18 months old! Wow, time goes by so fast.

First day of school

2011-09-03T22:38:00.004-04:00

Madison first day of First grade!

I can not believe Ashlyn is in middle school! No more bows and smocked dresses on the first day of school :( Atleast she will still let me snap a few pics!

Bff's

Grace, Courtney and Madi

Mallory and Mrs.Rockwell VPK

Mallory first day of VPK and Allie Grace first day of preschool

Locks of Love

2011-07-10T20:58:00.005-04:00

My sweet Madison did it, she chopped her hair off! All 10 inches of it! I am so proud of my sweet girl. She was so nervous at first, but then her cousin Ava decided to do it too! Perfect, they look adorable!

Amazing bench!

2011-06-16T23:59:00.006-04:00

A few more pics from my brothers wedding in Auburn.

Allie Grace, Madison and Mallory

We fell in love with this bench! It was outside of this amazing store, that was right beside this place...

If you are an Auburn fan, or have ever been to Auburn, you know exactly where Toomers Corner is! Great Lemonade :)

Peterbrooke Chocolatier Party

2011-06-12T21:26:00.002-04:00

Madison had her end of the year Daisy Girl Scouts party at Peterbrooke.

Yummy!!

BFF's Madison, Grace and Courtney

My big girl Madison Kate

They just found out they get to take all of their candy home! They made their own chocolate candy!

Of course we have the Peace sign picture!

The wedding

2011-06-07T08:09:00.002-04:00

My brother did it! The wedding was this past weekend in Auburn, AL, and it was amazing! We had such a great time. Auburn is beautiful, and I hope 1 of my 5 children end up on that campus! Love me some Auburn University! :)

Here in my brother with "his brothers" TKE's from AU. The woman in the middle, that would be my mom!

The groomsmen had seersucker suits with yellow Vineyard Vines bow ties, and of course~ Auburn pompoms! They looked great! We wore beautiful strapless blue dresses, and some of us were in yellow. More pics to come :)

My new sister in law Ericka and Wes, my brother

After rehearsal, we had a great time with the family eating chicken wings, and drinking draft beer! Oh, the college life! haha

Me and my girls

Allie Grace looking for the cake, of course!

More to come, but gotta go unpack 7 suit cases!

Last day of preschool!

2011-05-27T14:24:00.003-04:00

I can not believe preschool is over! Thank God they put my girls right in front of each other this year. Last year they were on the opposite ends! Allie Grace kept turning around saying hey to her sister. It is was so sweet!

These two play great together. 2 out of 5 that don't fight, not so bad huh!?
Last day PreSchool Party!

Mallory and her BFF (our neighbor) Harrison

2011-05-11T19:43:00.000-04:00

Mallory loves to have play dates with Harrison!

His big sister Grace, is Madison's BFF, so these two kiddos have become great buddies.

So sweet!

Time to go girls!

Mallory insisted on wearing her boots to preschool!

2011-05-10T14:10:00.003-04:00

Please ignore my messy kitchen, and the fact that she is standing right where we prepare our food :)

Will and Allie were too quiet!

2011-05-10T08:38:00.003-04:00

Allie and Will were in her room for 10 mins tops when I stuck my head in there to check on them, and....

This is how I found her room! Of course Allie screams, "Baby Will did it"!

WHC II 13 1/2 months old

2011-04-30T21:07:00.002-04:00

Mallory is ready for soccer practice!

2011-04-28T09:16:00.002-04:00

Mallory goes with Bill to take Madi to soccer practice, and this is how she dresses every time! It is amazing how different siblings can be!

Who says a Princess can't get dirty?

2011-04-19T23:04:00.003-04:00

You can fish and look good all at the same time!

I see a tadpole Mommy!!

Allie Grace and her pet worm :)

My chunky boy!!

2011-04-12T11:07:00.002-04:00

Allie Grace Birthday girl!

2011-03-30T11:31:00.002-04:00

Spring Break Day 1~ St Augustine

2011-03-27T15:47:00.002-04:00

Madison and her BFF Grace Allie Grace and Mallory with Daddy

Mallory

Look at that belly :) Allie Grace

Bounce House

2011-03-24T23:42:00.002-04:00

The little ones love the BounceHouse Santa brought!!!

WHC II

2011-03-22T18:00:00.002-04:00

Cheering for my sister during her soccer game wore me out!!!

Daddy Daughter Dance

2011-02-28T20:20:00.004-05:00

Daddy Daughter Dance 2001

Madison

Madison Kate 6 yrs old
Madison and Bill
Daddy Daughter Dance 2011

BFF's
Grace,Courtney and Madi

Tired after a long night!

Gotta love a man that can cook!

2011-01-16T22:33:00.002-05:00

New Years Eve 2011

2011-01-13T13:35:00.003-05:00

Here are the ones who made it! Even Will was up to ring in the New Year! Fun times with our family in Atlanta!

Ashlyn

Uncle Alex

Dada

So, I hear we are the only state without snow. That stinks! My mom has 7 inches at her house, but after 3 days of being stuck at home, she is ready for it all to go away!!

Happy New Year

WAR EAGLE BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!

2011-01-11T16:42:00.002-05:00

2010 National Champs

Her favorite thing....her purse!!

2010-12-27T23:14:00.003-05:00

Allie Grace and her favorite thing, her purse!

Allie Grace

2010-12-23T12:38:00.003-05:00

This is why there are no presents under our tree. This little nosey girl right here! They have been hidden for months!! It felt so good to be done in Nov. No shopping in December for me!

Merry Christmas!!

My sweet boy!

2010-12-21T14:51:00.003-05:00

He stands all by himself!!

...and drools all of the time bc of his 8 teeth

Merry Christmas!

Merry Early Christmas to me!

2010-12-15T11:30:00.002-05:00

I love my husband for so many reasons, but today, it's for surprising me with this...

The girls trees

2010-12-13T23:27:00.004-05:00

This is our foyer, and next year I will have a tall skinny tree with all brown ornaments in the corner. After putting up 5, I am done. 2 of the 5 are small, but the younger girls take the ornaments off at least once a day, so it gets very tiresome decorating over and over. Finally, I realized, they just like the lights, and that's OK with me!

This is Madi's tree in her room.

The top
Ashlyn's tree for her room.

This is Mommy's tree

I will show Mallory, Allie, and Will's trees tomorrow because they are asleep, and I do not want to wake them flashing my camera . Good night, and more to come . Merry Christmas!

Daddy Daughter Costume Ball

2010-12-11T21:22:00.003-05:00

Ralph and Grace, Mallory and Madi with Bill, Courtney and Chris
Classmates, neighbors, and great friends!
Mallory even tagged along with Big Sis Madi!

Mallory and her good buddy Harrison. He is such a doll!

So precious!

It's fun to be a princess!

My Little Tiger!

2010-12-10T14:29:00.002-05:00

Baby Will 8 1/2 months

Happy Thanksgiving

2010-12-02T22:31:00.004-05:00

I hope you all had a Wonderful Thanksgiving! Are you ready for Christmas? Finally, we are!

Halloween preview

2010-10-29T20:44:00.002-04:00

Baby Will is getting BIG!!

2010-10-28T13:14:00.003-04:00

Cool dude :)

Not so little anymore! Well, he is still little, only 15 lbs. but very long 27 inches!

I guess it is time to change my blog name! I need to include little man! I may have a contest for that one.

Happy 4th Birthday Mallory

2010-10-27T14:21:00.003-04:00

Mallory

The Birthday Girl

My wild child Allie

Sweet sisters Birthday girl and Allie Grace
Sara, our sweet neighbor, and Sissy

Getting help from her sisters

What a great day and a great party!

$15 monograms!!

2010-08-17T01:17:00.003-04:00

I picked these up today, and paid $15.00 for a standard 3 letter monogram! That is just crazy to me! They do a great job, but I paid $8.00 in Charlotte. What do you pay for monogramming?

Wow, it has been a long time!

2010-08-13T23:13:00.004-04:00

I'm back!! I can not believe it has been so long since my last post! It has been a crazy summer here in the Canamare house. Will is doing wonderful! Sleeps great, eats great, and does not scream his head off any more! Thank God!

Will and Papa Larry

Fell asleep before I could put him in his PJ's
Mallory started ballet class, and absolutely loves it! Here are a few pics from her first night of dance class!

A cupcake after class. Now she really loves it!

I will update you on Ashlyn, Allie Grace and Madi tomorrow~promise. Great to be back!

Madi's 1st haircut

2010-06-29T14:27:00.002-04:00

Your first haircut is one penny!

Yes, my daughter is 5 and just got her first haircut!

Congratulations to my cousin Laura

2010-06-08T00:18:00.005-04:00

I am so proud of you Laura!

Princeton Theological Seminary Grad Student

Yes, Princeton!!!!!!!!

The President of Princeton said that Jira, Laura's dog, slept through every class, but was still getting her diploma! A real diploma too!
Way to go Jira! I love you Laura and I am so proud to have you in my life. You are a beautiful soul, and God has blessed you in so many ways! Your smile lights up a room, and it makes me happy just to be around you.

Aunt Dee

2010-05-24T21:17:00.007-04:00

My sister is home from Dallas (National Guard), and has finally met her nephew! Andrea has been there beside me on every delivery, so not having her there to welcome Will was very hard. I still can not believe all the stuff she went through in Basic Training! I would not have lasted a day! Hell, 2 hrs!!! When they told me I had to sleep out in the woods, check please!!! I'm done! We are so proud of her, and so glad she is home! I love you Andrea, and it is so nice to be able to pick up the phone and call you whenever I want to!

Andrea and Will

My nephew Ben

Prissy

2010-05-24T21:09:00.003-04:00

While most of the kids at the baseball game were running through red mud, what were my girls doing..........

Poor Will, he doesn't stand a chance!

Canon or Nikon??

2010-05-22T13:17:00.003-04:00

(taken with my phone)

Thank you for all of the helpful comments about Will. I do have the carrier, and it works great. We are doing much better, but he still wants to be held constantly. He has a little temper already :)

I need your help again! What type of camera do you have, and why did you choose it? I can't decide which one to get, and my anniversary is coming up on the 29th! I need to make a decision.

Help!!!

2010-05-03T14:25:00.004-04:00

Mallory has nothing to do with this question, but I can not do a post without a picture. And, my girls can not do a picture without the peace sign! Having an older sister will do that to a little one!

Serious question here ladies!!! Will screams until I pick him up. The second I pick him up he stops! THAT IS NOT COLIC!! Do you let him cry it out, and if so, how long do you let him cry before giving in and picking him up? I know he is not wet, he just ate, he just wants to be held. If this was my only child, I would hold him all day long, but I have 4 other children to take care of. What do I do???????? Will it hurt him to let him cry for a certain period of time? I know this is my 5th child, but none of my girls did this! I am lost!

Silly Bands

2010-04-29T19:31:00.004-04:00

Are you finding these all over your house too?

Silly bands

Last night I had my first glass/half a bottle of wine, in 9 months, and cut my own hair! I wanted bangs. Taking a picture while holding my infant, must be able to multi-task when you have 5 kids!!
I am wearing a sundress, it is just strapless!!!

Bath time

2010-04-21T11:55:00.005-04:00

I found something he loves, his bath! He was so calm, and slept for 5 hrs! This is the first time I used the tub, and it will now be a daily thing! Colic my rear-end, he stops crying the second I pick him up! My husband says he has hold-itis!

Allie Grace and Mallory helped wash his hair!

All clean and ready for bed! He looks so tiny in his crib! Oh yes, and he already rolls over!!

One month

2010-04-19T15:47:00.004-04:00

WHC II

one month

I could not help but laugh when I saw these pictures. He was not happy about the outfit and hat, but it is so darn cute! Thanks Mimi for the cool pants!

Easter 2010

2010-04-11T22:52:00.004-04:00

The Canamares

Baby Will in my brothers outfit! It is 25 years old.

Mallory can't figure out why he is crying, again!

Thank you so much for all of your wonderful advice! Things are a little better with the Zantac, but now he only stops crying when I hold him! I am in some trouble!

One word

2010-04-06T23:31:00.003-04:00

COLIC

I am so exhausted! Will has reflux and colic. The Dr just put him on Zantac , so we will see. When he is not sleeping or eating, he is crying! I will take all the advice you have on soothing babies with colic. HELP

I will download Easter pictures in the morning, but right now I am going to sleep!

WHC II

2010-03-20T13:40:00.004-04:00

I will post more when I start to feel better. Very sore, but everything went beautiful!
Right before they took us back.

Daddy

Here he is 8 lbs 9 ounces 20 1/2 inches long

Smiling for the camera

Allie Grace meeting her baby brother

Big Day!

2010-03-15T22:32:00.003-04:00

I go in at 7 am for my c-section. I am so nervous and excited at the same time! I will post pictures as soon as I can, and thank you for all of your prayers and well wishes. I love you guys!

Baby Will's first Teddy Bear and two of his new outfits for the hospital

4 more days!

2010-03-12T13:05:00.004-05:00

Sorry for my lack of posting, but I have been trying to get everything ready for Baby William. I can not believe I will have a boy in 4 days! I will be sure to update everyone from the hospital. Bill took the girls to Atlanta this past weekend to give me a break, and I was so sick, I couldn't even enjoy the free time. I ended up in the hospital hooked up to an iv! Thank God I am better now! Here are a few random pics, because you know I can not post w/out pictures. Madi and my niece Ava

Silly girls My little sister has her website up and running. Check her out. Lauren is really getting busy with her ads,commercials, and doing the news.

http://www.laurenaikenmorris.com/

Say cheese

2010-03-03T10:13:00.003-05:00

Not much going on here, just patiently waiting on baby Will. 13 more days until my C-section, and even after doing this 4 times, I am still freaking out a little bit!

Bill took the girls to church on Sunday so I could rest, and I tried to snap a few pics, but we all know how that can go...

"NO cam-rah put away Mommy, now!"

"If she would just listen to me Mommy, I am telling her to BE STILL and just smile!"

"Allie Grace, put down the paci, just for one picture"!

"Mommy, just take one of me, because I love having my picture taken"! We all know that Miss Madi!

And what does this picture mean? It means that Saturday I went and got my hair foiled and had a pedicure... ALONE!!!! Too bad the massage chair that the 9 month pregnant woman was assigned to DID NOT WORK! Oh well, it was a nice day. Thank you Bill for being such a great husband and Daddy!

Flashback Friday

2010-02-26T13:33:00.001-05:00

My wedding day!

Bedding...check

2010-02-24T15:09:00.003-05:00

I ordered the bedding from JavisDavis, and it will be here March 5th. I am so excited, I got one thing done on my list! I also got the cutest blanket and pillow to match! Thank you Allyson for all the great info!

All of my girls have had this yucky cough, so today it was Allie Grace's turn to go to the Dr! This was Mallory's reaction when she found out that it was her sisters appointment and not hers!

Of course, when we got there, she stopped coughing, smiled and laughed the entire time. The Dr looked at me like I was crazy!

Way behind!

2010-02-18T11:31:00.003-05:00

I pulled out Ashlyn's scrapbook to show the girls, and realized that it has over 75 pages! Then, I pulled out Madi's (my second born), and it has one! Hmmmm, Mallory does not have one at all, Allie Grace does not have one, and Baby Will is coming March 16th! Wow, I am way behind!

Here are some of Ashlyn's pages. You can tell she was an only child. I had all the time in the world!

Here is Madi's 1 and only page! I will try to do at least 2 pages a week! We will see how that works out!
Time to break out the scrapbook supplies!

Bed rest, yeah right!

2010-02-15T10:21:00.002-05:00

...and this was all before 7:30 a.m I did not have my camera handy when she went upstairs and opened the green paint and decided to paint a masterpiece in her sisters room! All over the carpet! Dear Lord help me now!

Note to self, remove chair from kitchen desk!

Allie Grace has taken off her pj's and her diaper the past 2 mornings! It doesn't matter what I put on her, buttons, snaps, zippers, she is like David Blaine!

PJ day

2010-02-05T10:30:00.004-05:00

My little snaggle tooth had "P" Day at school today! PJ's, picnic, and pancakes.

Grace, Madi and Angela

Bed rest

2010-01-27T19:59:00.003-05:00

Well, after a visit to the Hospital over the weekend and a shot of terbutaline for contractions happening every 5-7 mins, this is where they want me! Bed rest with 4 kids, are you kidding me?

This is not my bedroom, but isn't it a beauty!

Tylenol Recall

2010-01-20T16:45:00.003-05:00

Go here to check and see if YOUR Tylenol has been recalled

http://www.mcneilproductrecall.com/index.jhtml

mine was!!!

Here is a sweet picture because I don't like to do a post without one.

Easter 2009

Finally, some sunny weather

2010-01-18T09:58:00.004-05:00

I know I always complain about the heat, but these past few days have been beautiful. The girls could finally get outside without all the heavy coats and hats!

They always break for ice cream

Allie had a ball watching American Idol!! She would not put down her microphone!

Boy bedding

2010-01-12T22:33:00.006-05:00

O K ladies, I can do girl stuff all day long. Give me a Target $4 t-shirt and I can throw a monogram on it and make it look like it was $20.00, BUT when it comes to boy stuff, I have no clue. I love anything smocked,monogrammed, or madras! Look at these and honestly tell me what you think. Are they tacky, plain, too girly, or too much?? Just a few I came across, and if you know of any good bedding sites, send them my way :)

This adorable bedding belongs to Baby Weston. His sweet mommy has a great blog here

This is one of my favorite

#4 this one I am afraid looks too girly with the polka dots. Maybe if it was all paisley?

#6 not crazy about the diamond pattern. Maybe a toile there?

#7 I do love this one

#8 my all time favorite from PoshTots, but hello $900. not happening!

74 days to go...

2010-01-08T17:03:00.004-05:00

I can not believe I am going to be doing this all over again! I had my doctors apt today and she told me they would be calling me on Monday to schedule my C-section! Holy cow, he is almost here! WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WITH A BOY! I AM CLUELESS!!

Madison Kate

11/27/04

I guess I need to be ordering one of these onsies in Blue!

Wordless Wednesday

2010-01-06T23:07:00.005-05:00

My sister's going away party before she left for National Guard!
Andrea (oldest), Amanda (our cousin),Me, Lauren(baby sister) and Jessica(our cousin)

Graduation from Basic training with my nephew Ben, and my niece Brandi
We are so proud of you Andrea!

Happy New Year!

2010-01-05T21:05:00.004-05:00

Wow, it has been a long Holiday season. We had a great Christmas, and a very low key New Year. This was the first time in years that we did not have to travel. My family came here to FL. It was great! My sister was even here from Dallas, where she is in the National Guard. Bill and Andrea took the kids to Universal and they loved it, while Mommy stayed home with Allie Grace. There was no way I was going to walk around that park all day prego!!! Here are a few pictures from our Christmas. Oh yes, and thank you Mom for the black eyed peas and collards for New Years Day, they were wonderful! I love old southern traditions!

Sorry about these awful pictures, Santa must have forgotten that I wanted a Nikon D5000. Maybe he will remember on my birthday ;) This is the first year that I did not have my girls decked out in the same Christmas pj's. I guess it's the pregnant with baby #5 thing!!
Feeding the reindeer

Ashlyn's Christmas play at church. Her solo was AMAZING, and I am not just saying that because I am her Mommy! I am going to figure out how to put videos on here, and I will post it for you.

Allie Grace at Mallory's Christmas play

Madi and Mallory at Mallory's Christmas play

Madi's new Christmas shirt from ETSY. Love it!

Our Christmas card photo

2009-12-15T22:13:00.001-05:00

Merry Christmas!

Ashlyns tree

2009-12-10T12:01:00.004-05:00

I just love that the girls have trees in their rooms! Looking at them just makes me smile!

Miss Ashlyn's tree

Mallory's Barney tree, that she has redecorated 100+times!

Madi's tree that she also decorated herself!

Our family tree

Allie Grace does not have one for obvious reasons. This is also why our tree in the den has lights and ribbons and an angel on top. That's it. She is worse than a cat when it comes to getting in the tree! Happy Holidays everyone!

Doughnuts and a deal!

2009-12-06T23:31:00.003-05:00

Some people go to lunch after church, but because Allie Grace and Bill stayed home from church, we went to Krispy Kreme and got a doughnut! Yum!

I found this Potato Saks outfit on EBAY, new for $30! Go and search, there are tons!

Happy Birthday Madi

2009-12-01T22:17:00.004-05:00

Wow, what a busy, but Wonderful Holiday! We had family here from Greenville and Atlanta, and I loved it. My brother in law fried the turkey, and although I was born and raised in South Carolina, this was my first fried turkey. Pretty darn good! My sweet Madi turned 5 on the 27th, along with my nephew Braden who turned 13, and my Mom turned @% on the 29th! My mom left on her Birthday to head back to Greenville, so I did not get any pictures, but I hate she spent the day on I-95! Sorry Mom, but I was so glad to have you here!

The Birthday loot! Braden is having a huge party with a DJ when he gets back to Atlanta, so that's why he has no gifts to unwrap, and we gave him $, so that's already in his pocket:)

The "other" Canamare kids

Braden, Ava and Gavin

St.Augustine, FL

Canamare clan

St.Augustine the day after Turkey Day

Birthday boy and girl

Miss Allie loved the cake

My sister-in-law Nicole with her teenage son!!!

My daughter Ashlyn, who thinks she is a teenager!

Dada with Allie Grace before the birthday cake in front of our tree :)

Two peas in a pod

My mom and I were there, even though there is no proof! :) Happy Birthday Mom, Braden and Madi Kate! I love you all!

Turkey Day

2009-11-23T22:19:00.003-05:00

Mallory had her Thanksgiving Feast at preschool today, and they made the cutest headbands I have ever seen! They had turkey legs on each side made from paper bags! This was adorable! Here are some of the sweet pictures!

Allie Grace and Mallory

DaDa with 2 of his 4 girls!
Look at those precious headbands

Mallory giving thanks

Potato Saks

2009-11-16T21:26:00.004-05:00

I had many of you ask me about Mallory's birthday outfit, and I have to say, this brand is one of my favorites! I have to admit, they are pricey, but I can get away with it, because I have 4 girls. That means, at least 3 of them will wear the outfit, so divided by 3, it is a great deal :) That is how I explain it to my husband anyway. I got it from Magic Windows in Charlotte, NC, but the brand is Potato Saks. To get a better deal, and better selection, check it out on EBAY. They have tons!! Beware, you will want one for every occasion!

Great job Ashlyn!

2009-11-11T23:07:00.003-05:00

Ashlyn had a chorus program tonight, and she did AMAZING! We are so proud of you sweet girl!

Madi and big sis Ashlyn

What a great big sister!

No rules here!

2009-11-05T20:09:00.003-05:00

Mallory's preschool teacher gave her a Birthday party at school today since she started 2 weeks after her actual B-day. I thought that was so sweet, and she was beyond excited!

Madi is officially off the waiting list, and now in Pre-K! We are all thrilled about that! :) Here she is on her first day!

The back of these pants are my favorite. Those pockets are just adorable. Sorry about the quality of my photos, I am searching for a new camera :)

I know my girls look like a bunch of spring chickens, but I have realized that when you live in Florida, all of the wardrobe rules go out the window!

Trick Or Treat

2009-11-01T22:12:00.004-05:00

Here we have Miss Ashlyn as "The Butterfly Diva"

Complete with the Justice tote as her Trick or Treat bag! What happened to the cute little pumpkin head with her name on it from Lillian Vernon? Oh how they grow up so fast!

A very sticky Allie Grace, aka "The little Fairy"

Mallory as "Dorothy"

The little Fairy
(Allie Grace)

Here we have Madi as "Cinderella"

Bill and I walked into the kitchen, and this is what we found. Mallory was putting all of her candy in a line, so she could "count it"! It went through the entire house.

I hope you all had a great Halloween, and I can't wait to see all of the adorable pictures!

Wordless Wednesday

2009-10-28T23:12:00.003-04:00

Ava and Madi
cousins and best friends

Is it Girl #5 or Boy #1 ???

2009-10-26T22:37:00.002-04:00

It's A BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can you believe it? I think I am still in shock!

Thankful

2009-10-22T10:14:00.006-04:00

I am so thankful to have my girls here with me. I know you have all heard about the little girl, Somer, who was walking home from school, and never made it. That is 15 mins from my house, and now there is a child killer on the loose. I can not imagine what that mother is going through right now. Today I will pray for that mother, and the siblings she left behind. As I sit here and type this, the trash is being collected outside, and just the sound of that truck makes me cringe. That monster dumped her body in the trash.

Gracious God, in the vulnerability of a child, we recognize our own fragility. In their tender innocence, we are reminded that life is meant to be lived with curious and joyful abandon. Help us, who are no longer children, to retain the freshness of childhood and to be the protectors and mentors of those whose lives are just beginning. May we see in their eyes the clear window of heaven. Guide us in the ways to keep all children safe and in your great love, O Lord, hold them in your peaceful embrace so they are not overcome by loneliness, fear, or danger. We ask this for the sake of your love. Amen.

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Wordless Wednesday

2009-10-21T16:03:00.002-04:00

March 2008

Madi and Mallory in the BarbieJeep. This picture just makes me smile :)

1st day of preschool

2009-10-18T21:54:00.004-04:00

It seems like most of my posts have been about Mallory lately, but she is the one that has had a very busy week! This was her very first day of preschool! Yes, it is 8:45 am and she is eating a turkey hot dog (minus the bun). She loves them, so whatever I can get in her for breakfast, I do it :)

Mallory

2009-10-12T13:39:00.003-04:00

Happy 3rd Birthday to my sweet Mallory

Bill took the girls to see Elmo for Mallory's Birthday, and Sissy (aka Ashlyn) opted out. They had a ball!

On stands now!

2009-10-08T15:29:00.003-04:00

I don't know if you remember, but not long ago I helped my baby sister on a photo shoot, and we had a ball! Well, here are the results, and SHE MADE THE COVER!!! WHOOHOOO! Way too go Lauren, you look beautiful, as always!

It was so hot outside, and she still braved that big jacket! What a trooper!
I loved this shot!

WOW! Amazing, and she is a mommy of 2!

We tried to find a way to get those shoes in the car, but no luck :)

Crazy days

2009-10-06T10:31:00.003-04:00

It has rained the past two days here, and I forgot how MUGGY it was! I was trying to take a picture of the pool for you, but I am not a good photographer, so my pics are really bad. I love that we back up to a conservation area, so no building there, ever!

Not only do I have to decorate the inside, but now I have to go buy new patio furniture to go out here! So much to do. Notice the mulch bags. On my to do list along with planting those plants that line the outside of the pool. Oh how I wish I could just buy everything from Frontgate!
With all the rain, these little bugs have spent so much time up here...

THE PLAYROOM! Warning....it's scary!
They have ripped open boxes like it's Christmas!

I need the Nester, Kim, or Melissa (private, but WOW, her house/taste is AMAZING) to come decorate my house. One rule, they have to bring their stuff! HAHA!

On the move...

2009-09-28T09:29:00.003-04:00

Well, I have been spoiled long enough being here in Greenville with my family , and now it's time to go home. We will be moving back to Florida on Wednesday into our new house, and the girls are thrilled. We are 15 mins from here...

...and will be seeing many of these

I will post new pictures of the house as soon as we get settled in. The only bad thing, when you move into a new house, you want all new stuff!!

Happy Birthday Ashlyn

2009-09-25T21:25:00.005-04:00

Happy Birthday sweet girl!

Ashlyn turned 10 on 9-11! Yes, it is 9-25, but I just got my camera back from ATL.

I was hoping that we did not embarrass her at school, but she loved it! It was on all sides of my car windows.

They grow up so fast!
Ashlyn told me on Thursday that she was allowed to take cupcakes for her b-day on Friday, so she needed 27 for school in the morning! The stuff below saved my life! It was awesome, and yes I did bake 30 cupcakes at 9:30 p.m. Thank God for the help of my mother. Mimi mixed and I poured and frosted.

Yummy!

Mary Kay

2009-09-16T15:10:00.005-04:00

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One sweet lady sent me an email to find out what color lipstick I was wearing in a picture with my mom, and I lost your email. I am sorry, but the lipstick was Couture Pink with Beach bronzed lip gloss. I'm a mixer. I love to mix up colors. Thanks for your sweet comments!

It's GAME TIME!

2009-09-10T00:15:00.004-04:00

My family KNOWS how to spend Saturdays! You do not plan anything during football season, if you want anyone to show up! Weddings, showers, birthday parties (better be on Sunday) because they will all be in Death Valley, watching the best tradition in college football... those Clemson Tigers running down the hill! Go Tigers!!! Don't you just love Saturdays in the Fall?!

My cousin Wes and his beautiful daughter Emma Grace

My cousin Jessica and her friend with the Tiger
Tiger Walk

Best college tradition EVER!!!

Big News!

2009-08-21T16:58:00.003-04:00

Guess who is going to be a big sister around her 2nd Birthday?

Miss Allie Grace

Yes, we are pregnant AGAIN! #5 is due March 23, 2010

Shame on me!

2009-08-20T09:32:00.007-04:00

Over a month without blogging... Shame on me! This past month has been crazy! Here are a few pictures of what we have been up to lately, enjoy!

* Helping my little sister Lauren on her photo shoot for an upcoming magazine! Thanks Josh and Lauren, that was a super fun day of fashion and photography!

Congrats to Lauren, who is also the new face for Breakaway Honda! Be on the lookout for her commercials airing now! Way to go, my soon to be famous sista!

The greatest photographer of all time-Josh Norris! I took that picture with his camera, and had never used a camera like that before(huge lens) . I pushed down the button, and I snapped like 40 + pictures!!

One of my favorites!

* Busy as a bee getting this big girl ready for 4th grade! Oh my gosh she is growing up so fast! She didn't want me to take a picture of her with her teacher! They sure do grow up fast! Slow down girl!

*I was in Dallas for 4 days for a MaryKay Seminar with my sister in law, Nicole! We had a ball! This is our unit on awards night!

Me before going to the Convention Center. It was so much fun! I never get to play dress up!

Ashley and Nicole

Nicole and Me

My roomies! We had a ball, thanks guys for a super great time! Tracey and Alex

So, that's why I have not updated! This weekend is my big sister, Andrea's going away party and I will have great pictures! Andrea leaves September 1st for The National Guard! We will miss her terribly!

Downtown Greenville,Falls

2009-07-21T19:17:00.004-04:00

Sunday we took the girls to The Falls and had a blast! It was a great day! I hope you guys had a great weekend!

Liberty All Stars

2009-07-19T20:31:00.004-04:00

My nephew Ben, made the Liberty All Star team, so we went out for a night at the ball field! Can you tell that my mom was having a ball?! Bless her heart!

Papa Larry and Allie Grace Ben Aiken #6

Mallory and me

Ben and his Coach- AKA Daddy

Wordless Wednesday

2009-07-16T00:49:00.004-04:00

One hot mama!

2009-07-10T00:19:00.010-04:00

My little sister Lauren, did a fashion show for Augusta Twenty last month and I was so proud of her, I wanted you all to see!

Here she is below on the right with the new Miss.South Carolina, Kelly Sloan. Kelly and Lauren are great friends. Congratulations Kelly on winning your crown!

One hot mama (mama of 2 kids!)

Lauren

While I am talking about my awesome siblings... my brother Wes was here from Mon-Wed, and we had a ball hanging out at my moms. That is the first time I have ever tasted Firefly sweet tea. Pretty yummy! Andrea (oldest child haha) also spent the night! Fun times!! I love you guys. Thanks for a super night of Taco Casa, Sweet Tea, and old stories.

Wes, Me ( yes, middle child), Andrea

Happy Birthday Ava!

2009-07-06T22:18:00.005-04:00

My niece, Ava, had a nail salon birthday party and my girls had a blast! I could not believe how still Mallory was while the tech was clipping her finger nails! She gives me a fit when I try to do it. Now I know where to go when its time

to clip her piggies! She is no dummy!

Miss Ava Reece

The girls made their very own cupcakes! Can you tell?

Braden, Mallory and Gavin

Ava and Nicole (my sister in law)

All the girls!

Look at Madi's tan feet!

Sweet Mallory

This is the life!

The birthday girl!

Beach baby, beach babies...

2009-07-03T22:40:00.003-04:00

These girls love the camera! Thank God, because every time they turn around, I have it in their faces. I just couldn't resist snapping pictures of them in their bikinis.

3 out of 4 girls loved the beach!

2009-07-01T01:10:00.005-04:00

Madi only took a break from the water to go potty!

Mallory loved the waves splashing into her piggies! They must have sat like this for hrs!

Ashlyn has loved the water since birth! Look at all of those tiny shells in her hair.

"What is this crap? Are you kidding me?"

" Leave me right here, eating my cereal, and I am good! I can see the water from right here in the back of car. Just turn on the A/C and Barney, and I am good to go! You people are crazy out there! YUCK! "

As long as she was being held, she was good.

Lake Lanier

2009-06-29T22:31:00.006-04:00

Our friend Todd lives on Lake Lanier, and even though he doesn't have kids, he makes sure that the little ones have plenty to do! We love you Todd, and thanks for another great day on the lake!

Sweet Sam thought he needed to feed Mallory himself. He is such a doll!

Not so happy, Allie Grace! Mallory would not share her "Pree sun" (Capri Sun).

Allie Grace loved Sam's visor. Look at those chunky legs! I love it.

This is our friend Lindsey, who just tried out for the show, Wipe Out! I hope they call her. That would be hilarious to see her jump across those big red balls!

Todd bought the kids the cutest pirate pool!

Ashlyn is on the bottom left! She would not stay still long enough to get a picture!

Boys will be boys! The bigger the toys, the better! Of course they had to buy the one with the built in cooler.

Sweet Sam in the pirate pool!

Mallory

Having a ball with the cousins!

2009-06-28T23:31:00.003-04:00

Sorry I have been M.I.A, but we have been on vacation for 2 weeks. First it was Atlanta for 5 days to visit my brother-in-law and his beautiful family, and then off to the beach! We are still here at the beach, so I will have some great pictures for you tomorrow. I am headed for bed! Miss you guys!

some pics from Atlanta

I could not get Mallory to understand that the microphone did not go all the way in her mouth like a straw! The kids put on a dance show for us, and it was adorable!

Gavin

The rock stars!

A great paparazzi shot of Madi and Ava!

The Other Canamares

Ava,Gavin,Braden,Nicole and Alex (Bill's brother)

Great Ebay finds

2009-06-18T14:07:00.003-04:00

Are these not the cutest bathing suits ever? I found these on EBAY new with tags for $14.99 each! I guess I could be sweet and give you the seller, but then I would be bidding against all of you sweet ladies and they would go way up! OK, I will list my favorite Ebay sellers on a post this week. Smocked dresses for $20.00 all new with tags! It is an addiction, so BEWARE!

These pictures were post pool. Now they look like beach babies! They get their tan skin from Daddy!

Allie Grace

2009-06-02T22:18:00.005-04:00

Why are we so quick to teach these precious children to walk! Miss Allie Grace is into everything. She walks, runs, and climbs on everything in site. That is probably why I am losing weight. I can't keep up with her. That, and the fact that I joined the gym on 5-13, and have only missed 3 days of working out. Yeah Me! OK, here are some pics of sweet Allie.

"Here I go again. Come and get me before I grab more flowers and stick them in my mouth, or dirt, grass, maybe some rocks...

Greenville Zoo

2009-05-28T18:30:00.002-04:00

We had our first play date of the summer on Tuesday, and the girls had a ball! We went to the Greenville Zoo with my sister Lauren and her precious little ones.

Mallory, Krew and Madi

Lauren holding my precious niece, Kaiden.

Krew would not stop eating the crackers that we bought to feed the animals. It was hilarious. I guess boys will be boys!

Mallory was so concerned about the elephant being dirty! I have created a monster.

Allie has a new toy!

2009-05-14T20:25:00.002-04:00

Allie Grace with her new toy! It looks so funny to see her little body riding around on that 4 wheeler!

This is Allie Grace claiming HER toy!

This is Mallory not listening to her little sister!
Next time I will get a picture of Allie Grace riding. I was too busy walking right beside her the entire time. She did do a great job, and pushes the button to make it run all by herself!

Wordless Wednesday

2009-05-13T13:35:00.005-04:00

Thank you girls for a great Mother's Day! I love you all so very much!

Ice cream makes everything better!

2009-05-12T21:54:00.003-04:00