Happy Birthday Autumn Hailey!

When everyone tells you that the time passes by really quickly - BELIEVE THEM. Our sweet girl is growing up and is now officially ONE.

Although she is not completely walking, she does take a couple steps every now and then. She gets so excited and tries to walk fast, but then gives up and starts "supercrawling".

Autumn had a wonderful first birthday party (pics to come soon). Thanks to Mommo and Tee Staci, her "Sugar and Spice" theme was executed well and everyone had a fun time. She enjoyed all of her gifts, but definitely enjoyed her new motorized car. You should see her face light up when she gets on. Watch out - she is queen of the road!

Update on Autumn

Hi everyone! I've just accepted the fact that I am a HORRIBLE blogger...but I will try my best to do better. Autumn is doing so well! She is adjusting great to school and loves her new teacher - Ms. Jennifer. Of course she did MUCH better on her first day of school than Mommy did.

I still can't believe how quickly she is growing. Here she is all ready for church.

The countdown is on until Autumn turns ONE!!!

Happy New Year!

Wow! I can't believe that it is January ALREADY! The past couple of months have flown by so quickly. Autumn is growing, growing and growing even more. Between her super fast crawling and inquisitive little hands, I have to make sure that I am always tuned in. We are enjoying being parents and watching as she discovers new things each day.

Autumn is in the process of transitioning over to "big girl" table food. Her new favorite is grits. Yummy! Although she wrinkles and crinkles her nose at the veggies...I'm confident that she will give in soon. :-)

It is so great being close to Grandma and Aunt Staci, who take every opportunity to spoil..I mean show Autumn how much they love her...

We just can't get enough of our sweet girl. Check out this smile...priceless!

Christmas

Better late than never! Autumn had a wonderful Christmas and was beyond blessed. Of course in true 9 month old fashion, she enjoyed the wrapping paper more than gifts.

James and I truly enjoyed being closer to family this holiday season. It was great visiting everyone without being in our usual "rush" mode. We are looking forward to next Christmas and truly sharing the true meaning of the holiday.

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Back in Louisiana!

We are slowly, but surely settling in. Autumn is enjoying being closer to her grandma and I'm enjoying spending lots of time enjoying each milestone. Every single day is a new adventure as she shows us something new. Thanksgiving was great. We visited family in Lake Charles and took it pretty easy. We are looking forward to getting re-acclimated to Baton Rouge.

We are relocating!

Although we have enjoyed our time in Houston, the time has come for us to move on. James has accepted a wonderful career opportunity and we will be returning home to Louisiana! Much to the joy of my mother, Autumn Hailey will be much closer. Life is about change and we are jumping in with both feet. So, look out for more updates soon...and of course -- I could not leave you without a picture of the prettiest girl in the world. Here she is with her favorite aunt before church on Sunday. Doesn't she just make your heart melt?

Cutie Pie!

Miss Autumn is growing so quickly. Keeping us running around the house as she quickly gains speed with her crawling. She loves to pull up on everything and will be walking before we know it. I don't know if we are ready yet!