EaSton'S BirthDay ParTy

My littLE cHUBBa, ThaNkS to aLL ouR family anD friends for coMing to Easton's Party iT was a BlasT! I THink that evEryonE hade a lOt of fun!!! We miSsEd all OF you that CoulDn't makE it!

ME aND kOUrt...THanKS foR cOMinG YOU alwayS suPPOrt me iN EveryTHIng I do! I kNOw YOU wiLL alwayS be there foR me THanks a TOn!! anD for aLL of the Great pICs

YUmmy CakE he was a meSS afterwards but HE suRe loVed it

EaSton GOt soME MonEy aND he lOVed the squiShy Ball

THe SLide It was a lOt of Fun IF you NeeD tO reNt sOme My SIs-iN-Law MCkaYLe aND her HusbanD HaVE theiR owN coMPany- OwEns Party ReNTal GIve them a Call

UnCLe Cj aND EaSton, he Had So mucH fuN playIng wIth HIm! ThanK you Cj fOr TakINg him dowN the SLide HE LOves YOu!!

DaDDy and Easton

EaSton's BaSeBall CakE that I maDe Clint DId the Stitching, he did such a good job I THought I miGht mess it up!!

EasTOn and I BefORe his Party

hAppY biRtHdAY eAstOn!!

eAsTON ANd MoMMy (I loVE my boY!!)

eAsTON pEttINg thE kiTTy

big boY NoW...1 yEAR oLD

wE gOT HiM tHIS liGHTniNG mCQuEEn rIDE-on FOR His BIrTHdAY

hAppY biRthdAY bAbY wE lovE YOU!

a LiFe wORth WAitinG FOr

eAsTON HAs BEEn SucH A GrEAt BLeSSInG ANd JOy IN OUr LIvES, I AM so tHANkFUL tO HAvE HiM hERE ANd tHANKFUL tHAT We WERE fINALLy ABLE tO HAVE A BaBY:) iT Is CrAZY HOW FAsT TImE GOeS by hE IS My LittLE BOy NOW insTEAD OF my BABy.

GooD ReMinDer foR aLL

tone of voice

It's not so much what you say, as the manner in which you say it;
It's not so much the language you use, as the tone in which you convey it."Come here", I sharply said, And the child cowered and wept.
"Come here", I said he looked and smiled, And straight to my lap he crept.Words may be mild and fair, But the tone may pierce like a dart;
Words may be soft as the summer air, But the tone may break my heart;For words come from the mind Grow by study and art,
But tone leaps from the inner self, Revealing the state of heart.Whether you know it or not, Whether you mean or care,
Gentleness, kindness, love and hate, Envy, anger are there.Then, would you quarrels avoid and peace and love rejoice?
Keep anger not only out of your words, Keep it out of your voice.
unknown writer

I SaW THiS oN SOmEonE ElsE's BLOg anD THouGht iT was Really GOoD! I SoMetiMes fiNd mySelf uSing The wRong TOnE of voiCe, anD THeN i alWays reGret iT. ISn'T iT TRuE thaT if PeopLe are NICeR TO YOu, you In RetuRN aRe nICer To THem. I fiNd thaT a Work I am MUCh mORe wiLLing to HELp SOmeONe ouT if THey aRe nICe and NOT demandiNG :) AnYwayS jUSt a GooD remInder.

CaLeb WOn!!!

ThaNKs TO EvEryONe THat VOtEd My NEpHew CaLeB wON! HIs MoM stayed uP all NIGht anD goT soMe mOre vOTes for hIm. He iS so EXcIteD to GO!

PreGO...

SO Yeah I am NOt PregNant, ha TriCKed ya! I Saw THis Tag on My fRiEnd kaTie's BLog anD thought I wouLD poSt it SInce i loveD beiNg pregNant!!

So here is the tag!!!

1- Where were you when you first found out you were pregnant? In my bathroom

2- Who was with you? CLint

3- How did you find out that you were pregnant? By peeing on the stick!!!!

4-What was your first reaction to finding out you were pregnant? SHoCk, i haD takEn so Many Tests and THoughT that They JUSt diDn't work for ME!

5- What main symptoms sold it for you? My BOObs HuRt Bad I waS really Tired

6- Who was the first person you told? CliNt, Then we ToLD LIsa...SOrry guYs SHe waS the fiRst

7-Did you plan to get pregnant? YES WaY bEfoRe

8-Was everybody happy for you? Definitely.

9- Did you want to find out the sex? Yup!!!

10-What was the sex? BOY

11-Did anyone throw you a baby shower? Yes

12-If yes, who? LISa MY SIstEr-iN-Law...LOVe her TOo Death :) aCtually I loVe all OF my SIS-in-lawS THey are THe bEst!!!

13- Did you get any outfits at the baby shower that you just knew you weren't going to put on your baby? Yeah OF coURse Hehe

14- How much weight did you gain? 31 POUnDs

15- Did you lose all of the weight that you gained? Yeah

16- Did you get a lot of stretch marks? Yeah SoME on My siDes NOt to Bad tho

17- What did you crave the most? FRUIT... ORaNGes anD anYthing LEmon

18- Did you crave anything crazy? RUBBer Bands...haha jUst kiDDing noThing crazy

19-Who or what got on your nerves the most? I was EasiLy annOyed haha

20-Did you ever resent your husband for "putting you in this situation"? NEVER

21- Did you have any complications during your pregnancy? NoT Really OTher than I got bit by a spider that had sTaPH OR stRep inFecTioN StuPId spiDers I hatE them anD i had to do the 3 Hr glucoSe test YUCk!!

22-Where were you when you went into labor? WELL I juSt got DonE reading ECLipSe anD THen I got up TO go Pee anD my water BroKe NO coNTractions before tho anD I was Mad Cuz I wanTed to showEr befoRe and Get readY haha

23-Did your water break? Yeah

24- What were you feeling when you knew your baby was almost here? GET IT OUT ALREADY!!!!!

25- Did you go early or late? 1 WeeK anD a day EarLy YEah

26- Who was in the room with you when you gave birth? The Doctor, 2 nurses, CliNT, and my mom, anD my Sister Kelli.

27-Was it video taped? Never... that's just gross.

28- Did you have any drugs for the pain? Epidural baby... highly recommended!

29-Did you go natural or have a c-section? Natural... ripped a little...

30- What was your first reaction after giving birth? I cried a LiTTle i WAS JusT SO gLAD He WAS fiNALLY hERE i HAd JusT WAItED SO lonG

31- How big was the baby? 7 PoUnDS 1 oUncE

32- Did your Husband cry? no vERy prOUd DAddY tho

33- What did you name the baby? eAsTON cLinT

34-Was it difficult coming up with his/her name? we HAd THE NAmE tREySON fIRST buT i wAnTeD SoMEThiNG DIffERENt so botH AgREEd ON eAsTON

35- How long were you in labor? 8 hoURS 40 miNUtES tHATS FrOM hoME tILL i HAd HIm

36- How much time did you get with your baby before they took him/her away? a Few MInuTes ThEy had To taKe hiM to the nIcU for a bit cuz He got fluID in hIS lungs

37- Did the baby(s) have any complications? flUid in hIs lungs

38- How old is your baby today? alMOst 1 yeaR olD... it GOes by so Fast

39- When is the next one(s) coming? SomE timE soON mayBe

40-If you could, would you do it all over again? FOr sURe I lOVe BeiNG preGnanT!!! anD the BIrth IS pROBably MY FavORite Part, its is so awesome!

I love hearing other's stories of their pregnancies and labor!!! Please share with me!!!! I tag EVERYONE who has had a baby!!!

VOtE FOR CaLeB!!!

PLeaSe VOtE for MY NEpHew CaLeB, Here iS a PosTing From LiSa'S bLOg oN How To VOte:
But YOu haVe to VOte by ToMoRRow WHich is JanUary 8th ThankS HE will Be so excited IF HE wiNs!

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