2011 Resolutions

 I'm writing these down because I want to focus on completing these things this year.. Most of them are from my 101 in 1001 Days list. I hope that you will help hold me accountable.

1. Get family pictures taken by a professional photographer

2. Plan and throw Brantley's 1st birthday party (This one is going to be here in less than 4 weeks)

3. Go back to Six Flags with friends

4. Take Brantley to the Zoo

5. Let Brantley spend the night with Grandparents

6. Have some of our wedding pictures printed and framed to hang up in our house (I can’t believe that I’ve let 2 years go by without doing this already)

7. Paint BR's room and redecorate it to be more girly

8. Make a quilt for baby Runnels (It’s going to be SO cute!)

9. Make Brantley another dress or 2

10. Take Brantley to an Auburn baseball game

11. Have a cookout at our house

12. Join and complete a bible study
13. Eat at the Cheesecake Factory because I've never eaten there before
14. Start working again so that we can start the addition on our house. I can’t wait to have it completed!!
15. Have pictures of Brantley framed and hang them in our house (Seriously! You would think that since I love taking pictures so much I would print and frame them much more often.)
16. Get a manicure and pedicure (My mom gave me a gift certificate for Christmas so this is going to be happening soon.)
17. Get a haircut. This long hair has got to go!

18. Go to the mountains for a vacation with friends or just as a family
19. Do something special for our 2nd anniversary since I was 38 weeks pregnant for our 1st    anniversary. We are going to Atlanta for our anniversary. The Aquarium, Stone Mountain, I can’t wait!!
20. Take Brantley and Alyssa to Portrait Innovations
21. Buy and make new bedding for Brantley's toddler bed
22. Get a massage
23. Run a 5K
24. Go to a drive-in movie
25. Go on a vacation with friends
26. Paint our bedroom

27. Start the addition on the house

28. Get in shape (This one should be at the top of the list but I forgot, haha)

I'll be marking these off the list as I complete them. Stay tuned!

Christmas Day 2010

Christmas morning Chase's parents came over early so they could be here when Brantley woke up and saw what Santa had brought her. We hadn't done our present exchange yet so it worked out perfectly. BR was so cute and loved all of her presents. I know she didn't understand why she was getting them but she smiled and laughed a lot so I know she liked it all.

 Chase, BR and I went down to Prattville and Montgomery for the day to see Chase's side of the family. Above are pictures of us at his Granddaddy's house. Brantley with Granny Brantley and her Great-Granddaddy. We done see them enough. They are the sweetest!

This quilt was Chase's Christmas present from his Granny Brantley. The stars and squares were made many years ago by Granny and Chase's mom. Then Granny gave it to Beverly at Thanksgiving so she could quilt it together for Chase. I got to help with that part. The label says it all...

Made with love for Chase Williamson by the women that love him most. (Tears!) We do love him so so much and I know he will cherish this quilt forever and ever. Even though it's not mine, it's probably my favorite gift that either of us got this year. It's so special!

The rest of the day we spent time with Chase's dad's side of the family and Beverly's family. It was so great to see all of them since we really don't make it down there enough. We got to see sweet Meri Ansley again. She is precious and makes me want another baby but we're waiting until the house is finished before growing our family. haha All of Chase's family is so sweet. I'm so blessed to now be a part of their family. 

I missed getting to see my family on Christmas but thankfully we got to see them a few weeks ago for our Christmas lunch. We(I) were pretty bummed that we missed all the snow on Christmas but when we woke up on Sunday morning everything was covered with a beautiful blanket of white snow. I was so pumped!!

We of course bundled Brantley up and headed outside for just a few minutes to see what she thought about it. Unfortunately this was right before her morning nap so she was really tired and didn't care too much about being out in the cold. We snapped some cute picture though. I know I've said it before but I really love living in Bluff Park because when it snows in Birmingham it really snows in Bluff Park. In fact there is still some snow on the ground outside today that hasn't melted yet. I love Bluff Park!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!

Happy Birthday, Jesus!!

Christmas Eve 2010

Every Christmas Eve since I've been driving, I've gone over to the Bachofer's house to see what the kids got for Christmas. Santa has been coming to their house a night early for years so it's been fun to go over and watch them play with and enjoy their gifts each year.

This year they gave BR her first pair of UGG boots. They also gave Chase and I slippers to match BR. They are really comfortable and warm!

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Christmas Eve we had dinner with my parents, my brother and his family. We had such a great time!

 BR had a great time opening gifts. She mostly liked the boxes and tissue paper. haha!

BR and Alyssa had matching PJ's and they enjoyed playing with each other and toys. They are 4 years apart so playing together is hard but Alyssa loves to take care of BR and wants her to join in her fun so bad. Hopefully next year they will really be able to play more.

They are both adorable! 

We had a wonderful time celebrating Jesus' birthday with my family on Christmas Eve. We were all three pooped and ready for a good nights sleep so that we could be ready for the Christmas day festivities. Santa Claus was on his way!

December 23, 2010

We had dinner at Chili's and when we got home Chase and I made sugar cookies. Those suckers are harder to decorate than we thought they were.

We were so ready to start celebrating Jesus' birthday with our families. Coming up!

BR loves Santa!

Brantley Rae loved Santa Claus! Chase sat her in his lap and she looked up at him with a big smile and scrunched that little nose up. It was so cute! I had been a little worried that she might fall apart but she didn't. Perfection! Santa said that she was the best baby he had had all season. So proud! I'm really glad that she liked sitting with Santa. He said that she told him everything she wanted for Christmas but we needed a bigger house to fit all of it. haha! We're working on it Santa but it's going to be another year or so. Hopefully she will do this good every year we go to see Santa!

I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas Eve!

We're Ready

We've received a wall full of Christmas cards, stockings are hung, presents are wrapped and we're ready for the Christmas fun to start. We'll be spending Christmas eve with the Bachofer's tomorrow morning and my parents & my brother's family tomorrow night. Then Christmas day we'll be spending time with Chase's parents and his family & Beverly's family in Prattville and Montgomery. It's going to be so much fun celebrating Christmas this year with all of our family. Especially since it's BR's first Christmas. I can't wait to watch her open present (play with the wrapping paper) and play with her now toys. We're going to have such a great time!

I hope everyone is ready for Christmas. Let's celebrate the real reason for the season while we spend time with family. I saw a great sign in someone's yard the other day. It said, "His men still seek him." That is so true. Wise men and women still seek him all year round, but now is the time when we focus on the birth of our saviour and thank the Lord for his gift to us.

Greatest man in history named Jesus, had no servants, yet they called him Master. Had no degree, yet they called him Teacher. Had no medicines, yet they called him Healer. He had no army, yet kings feared Him. He won no military battles, yet he conquered the world. He committed no crime, yet they crucified Him. He was buried in a tomb, yet He lives today. 

I'm so glad I know Him! Merry Christmas, everyone!

Meri Ansley Burdett

Last Friday (12/17/10), Chase's Aunt Christy had her 3rd baby, a GIRL! They were so excited when they found out they were having a little girl. Christy had been talking about wanting a baby girl for a while before she got pregnant and the Lord gave her the desire of her heart. Meri Ansley is beautiful! We got to meet her on Saturday at the hospital. Her Uncle Glenn was with us so he got the meet her as well. It was so special and I'm really glad we were able to stop by the hospital. Here are a few pictures of her.

The picture on the bottom right I took from Christy's facebook page so that you could see her sweet little face better. She has 2 really great, proud and protective big brothers. Will the one in the bottom picture is so sweet and didn't want anyone other than their family (really just him) to hold her while we were at the hospital. He kept saying "it's my turn" and "she's my sister." Haha It's was so so cute!

Congratulations to the Burdett family on the birth of Mery Ansley!!