Homestead get away!!!

Above is the JeffersonPools...famous hot spring mineral waters said to heal what ails you. It was too cold so they were closed b/c you are outside.

The picture to the left shows the warm springs steaming in the cold air and a view of the mountain down the road

Kevin and I had the pleasure of visiting the Homestead Mountain Resort for three nights and four days with his company this past weekend. We had a wonderful, relaxing time. I spent some time in the spa and lived the "rich" life for awhile. Four course meals, massages, facials, no care in the world...nice for a few days. Coming back down to earth has been stressful. Getting back to work, etc. I missed Blake something horrible though. Never want to leave him again! Being a mom has made me more rich than any amount of money ever could. Here are some pictures. The formal one is our last night at the closing banquet of the conference. Great fun!

Hair

So now I have justification for driving all the way to Richmond (1 hour) to get my hair cut. Just anybody cannot touch my hair!!! I've discovered over the years that very few beauticians know what to do with curly hair. I finally found someone but unfortunately she's all the way in Richmond. Anyway, I had an appointment with her on Monday (so I thought), got a babysitter, drove to Richmond and found that my appointment somehow was put on Tuesday. So, I reluctantly let someone else cut my hair....I mean I had gone through all that trouble. AGGGHH!! Big mistake, won't happen again. This chick butchered my hair and cut it as if it was bone straight (it isn't) so it frizzed up and seriously made me resemble Shaggy the dog. So, I ended up back there on Wednesday begging my hairstylist to do something. Now it is shorter than I like, and still has some issues but is 80% better according to my hubby. In spite of all this, we had a great New Year's Rocking out the Guitar Hero with Gene and Tia.

More Christmas and Another bday party!

Cake is so yummy! He ate the entire piece!

Memaw gave Blake these eggs. You match up the shape and tops and they chirp too! We had a great turn out for his party her in Dewitt and at his party in N.B.

This is the Power Wheels that we bought him for Christmas. He loves it but hasn't quite figured out how to make it go using the button. He keeps rocking back and forth trying to get it to move!

He's walking, he's walking!

Haha! He LOVED his birthday cake! Had to take it away to prevent the ultimate belly ache!

Such a cutie on Christmas morning!

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Blake started REALLY walking Christmas Eve as he took off toward his Mimi! Since then, he's getting brave enough to just let go of something and go across the floor. What a big boy! We celebrated his birthday last Sunday and will do so again this Sunday! YAY!

Birthday jitters!

As Blake's first birthday quickly approaches, I've been reflecting on the past year and 9 months of my life and how quickly it has all passed by. It seems like just yesterday I was devastated to find that my body simply doesn't know how to ovulate and feeling that I may never have a baby. I feel so incredibly blessed to have my baby boy! It's amazing how much our lives have changed but how easily we have forgotten what life was before parenthood. My "baby" is no longer a baby really. He is quickly working on learning to walk and will grab your finger and pull on you to get up and walk with him. His balance gets better each day and Kevin says he will be walking by Christmas. At this rate, he just might! So, we are exhausted but in such a wonderful way. God bless!

Blake's first trip to Chuck E. Cheese

Blake was all about the cars. He loves to "drive." He likes to pound things with large objects as well. I think he'll be ALL boy! It's so much fun to watch his little personality develop...even when he's being difficult! ;) Mama's boy!

Blake saying "Mama"

Blake started saying "mama" about a month ago. Now he's adding Baba sounds and using them interchangably for everything! We're trying to get "dada" to come out now.