Season's Greetings

We are in the midst of my favorite time of year!

I love Fall for so many reasons. Alabama Football, Halloween costumes and candy corn, Scorpio birthdays, my sister's dining table center pieces, corn bread dressing, Blue Bell Peppermint Ice Cream and preparations for Santa!

This year we have so much to be grateful for. Austin graduated from The University of Alabama with an MBA and started a job as an Auditor for Decosimo in Chattanooga, TN.

Rocky has really filled out. We were worried that he might be a skinny kid forever but he is a full sized Boxer now.

I bid farewell to my full time job in Birmingham and am enjoying being a mom to our newest addition Asher Dean. He is the most beautiful baby and so photogenic (evidenced by this blog). Everything is brand new to our baby and it reminds us to stop and be thankful as well. Being parents is even more difficult than we could have ever imagined but it is an experience that is well worth the struggle.

Our little family is full of so much love. We are grateful to all our friends and family for supporting us on our journey. Happy holidays and Roll Tide!

A Birthday Card

Speaks for itself. :-)

Reminiscing August 2003

I recently overheard some of Kendall's friends discussing their future plans for college. Topics ranged from applications to housing plans. It was all I could do to not jump right in and tell them everything I know about college. But I held my tongue and simply said that college is awesome!

BYU-Idaho was the best. I made so many memories there and I learned not just about secular truth but also about who I am and what I was meant to do.

Yesterday, while at my mom's house I was going through some old photos and came across pics from my college days. Below is a scanned photo from the very first day that I moved into my Freshman dorm in Chapman Hall. While there, I made some wonderful friends. These are just two of them.



This was just before digital cameras became the norm. I used several disposable cameras that year and had the film developed at Walmart. It's funny to think that I am old enough to say that.

Today, all three of us are moms living in opposite corners of the country. It's funny to think that at that moment in time none of us knew our husbands nor our babies.

I had so many silly worries back then and as I was looking through photos I thought, "If only I knew then what I know now." Hilarious! But I find that every life stage has been that way. It is a learning process. A lesson to be discovered on your own. And that's why, with Kendall's friends, I held my tongue.

Puka Monster and Rockstar

Austin and Asher were playing with Rocky and I just had to capture Asher's squeals of delight. I know the lighting is not the best but I knew the moment would only last so long.

Gonna Get You from Kimberly Cone on Vimeo.

Mmm. Tastes like grass.

But he seems to like them. Ladies and Gentlemen I give you Asher and his green beans. Yum.

Day at Bridgestreet

Every time we are in Huntsville we have to visit Bridgestreet (an awesome outdoor mall). This last time we ate excellent sushi from the Japanese restaurant there. Soo good!

And of course, Gigi took some shots of our cute little one.