Our little cutie!

These are some of the shots I have wanted to get since she was a newborn.  However, now that she is a month old I am finally getting around to it.  Whew!  Hope you enjoy these cuties.  She loved the flash on the camera and was definitely overstimulated after this photo shoot! =)  We are looking forward to having my friend take some shots of all three of us very soon.  Until then, I wanted to put these on here so everyone can see how much she has grown.  She has already changed so much!  

Miss Parker Sophia

Here she is!  Hopefully now that Miss P is here we will blog more than once every 5 mths! =) She has grown so much...we just went to the doctor and she weighed in at 7 lbs 4 oz.  She was 6 lbs 8 oz. when they weighed her at her 24-48 hr check-up.   This is evidence of what I do all day long...feed her! =)  She is so precious.  Tanner and I have loved watching her cute little personality.  I think she's got her mama's spunk. =)  We are so thankful for all of the help from family these past couple of weeks.  We have been spoiled with lots of great food!   She is a gift from the Lord.  We can't wait for everyone to meet her!  

How sweet it is...

Isn't she lovely? Oh yes, Tanner surprised me with this amazing, fabulous present. It will be a huge help in editing and organizing my pictures. I was incredibly shocked that he would pull this off after me only mentioning it once or twice. That is a real man for ya! =) I have a lot of learning to do but I am oh so excited about the process. I mean, who wouldn't want to sit in front of this and play with pictures all day. Count me in! So I must say that I have a extraordinary husband who completely blew me out of the water with this one! Thank you to my sweet, passionate, godly, sincere, thoughtful, selfless husband!!

"Out of Hand"

And you must get a taste of Tanner's mom's creativity! She is an excellent host! She makes jewelry, wreaths, and other goodies and calls her business "out of hand." I am jealous of her creativity. She went ALL out on our dinner after the horse races! There were horse napkin rings she made, jockey clothes on the tablecloth, a jockey boot centerpiece, napkins that say "kentucky derby," and the madness goes on! The best part was our places were marked by little horses she had named after each of us. Who's do you think was named "lightscameraaction"??? Check it out!

Oh, and I have to mention how amazing her food is! YUMMO!

"God's Country"

Last week we went to a place my father-in-law likes to call "God's Country." My family drove to Lexington, KY and spent the week with Tanner's parents and sister. We had a great trip. It is a beautiful place, and we definitely got our fill of horses btwn the horse races and the horse park. The weather was gorgeous the whole time!

Here are a few delightful pics from the gorgeous Kentucky!

Care Group Life

Last night was the second time our care group gathered at our place for a little praise and worship, good eats, and fellowship. We have such a great group of people. Tanner and I always look forward to meeting with them. Jared, the guy playing guitar, also cooked up some amazing homemade chicken fingers. Everything was oh so yummy. A few of the couples were not able to make it last night, so I am sure there will be more pictures to come! We are so thankful for each of these people, and can't wait to see how the Lord works in this group.

Our first big purchase...

Furniture! And Oh how we love it! Tanner and I took a weekend trip to Hickory, NC (the furniture capital of the world) to look for furniture. Of course, I knew exactly what I wanted, and I wasn't settling for anything less! I wanted comfy, modern but not too modern, slightly textured, neutral color, modern legs, firm but not too firm, etc. Now that wasn't too much to ask for...oh no! Alas, we found it after endless hours of searching. The Broyhill factory outlet had just what I wanted. We love it! It is incredibly comfortable. So, if you are looking for furniture any time soon I definately recommend Broyhill. However, just make sure you ask for the cleaning code b/c I almost destroyed ours with water, yes H2O, during the first week! Yet, Tanner was still very patient and loving towards me! So here it is! Anyone want to come visit?