Cristie's Family

Family, Friends, and Fun at the lake

2008-07-12T17:03:00.003-05:00

I haven't posted in a long time. We are so busy lately. Never a dull moment. Never! Baylee just had her second birthday in June and Byron continues to grow taller and taller. He is going to pass me up in the very near future.

These are a few photos from our 4th of July weekend at Ronnie's sister's house. We had a wonderful time.

Byron got to spend time with one of his best friends, Travis. Baylee enjoyed being the center of attention and when she wasn't, she figured out a way to become it again. Ronnie and I just enjoyed being able to relax, his sister makes it so easy for us to do that. We are so very thankful for her. If you read this Sam, yes we love you and are thankful for you too! Very much so.

Disney World

2008-03-03T19:49:00.002-06:00

Our trip to Disney was combined with my business trip so it was a little stressful. The flowers and all of the landscaping was absolutely beautiful. We visited Animal Kingdom and Epcot. I loved this picture of Baylee and Byron sitting up in the bed because they were both smiling so pretty. The one of Baylee sliding is funny because her bubba was supposed to help her up to the top and ride down with her, only he misunderstood and let her go down alone. I wasn't there but Ronnie said that she rode down all the way just like that and was not scared. As you can see from the last photo, we spent a large part of our time dealing with the "terrible two's".

New Year's Eve

2008-03-03T19:27:00.001-06:00

We spent New Year's Eve with friends. Each year gets better with my handsome man!

Christmas Morning

2008-03-03T19:24:00.001-06:00

My Mom spent Christmas Eve with us. It was really hard on her without Mickey, but I think it helped her a lot to be at our house.

Two Silly Kids

2008-03-03T19:19:00.001-06:00

These two keep us laughing, never a dull moment at our house.

Christmas on the Square

2008-03-03T19:10:00.002-06:00

This is from Christmas time. We went to the Christmas parade in down-town Marshall. Byron enjoyed ice skating while Ronnie and I chased Baylee all over the square.

MOM AND ME

2008-03-03T18:06:00.002-06:00

Byron and I went on our first camp-out with the boy scouts. It was a lot of fun. The theme was "cubs and bugs". Byron did so well at shooting his BB gun that he received a patch from the junior rifle association. I'm sure Byron will always remember this camp-out.

Halloween 2007

2007-11-25T12:53:00.000-06:00

Here is Byron and Baylee on Halloween at our Church's Harvest Festival. They had a great time riding the horse and riding on the hay ride. Baylee mostly wondered around aimlessly with me following. She did find the booth selling popcorn and that was a big hit.

Shelby's Wedding

2007-11-23T22:07:00.000-06:00

My nephew, Shelby got married last weekend. He is so special to me and I am so proud of him. I just wish him all of the happiness in the world and I pray that he and his wife will be blessed.

Nothin' Like Good Old Friends

2007-11-23T18:04:00.000-06:00

It was so wonderful to spend some time with one of my dearest and best old friends. Shannon and I go way back to Junior High. I am so glad to be back in touch with her. Since I lost my Step-Dad, I have been getting in touch with old friends who mean so much to me.
Shannon is the best, and I love to hear her laugh. It makes me think about sitting in a class room and getting in trouble for laughing and visiting with her. She is definitely a true friend. Shannon, if you read this, please stay in touch often!

2 Cuties

2007-09-13T18:27:00.000-05:00

This is just a sweet picture of Baylee and then one of her and her cousin Samantha (Sam). Sam babysat all summer and the 2 of them really hit it off. Thank you to Sam for all she does for our family! We love you!

Back To School

2007-09-12T13:20:00.000-05:00

Byron had a back to school swim party. He loved it! He loves swimming and with his birthday in March he could never have a swim party. This was a great get together for the kids. I am also including a photo of his Dad in the middle of performing a canon-ball! The kids were chanting for him to do it. He is a big kid himself, so they love and adore him.

Hot Days in the Cool Pool

2007-09-11T08:50:00.000-05:00

Here are some photos of us enjoying our pool this summer!

14 WONDERFUL YEARS

2007-09-11T08:00:00.000-05:00

Michawn says, "Do something with your time!" Wow! Doesn't she know how crazy busy life has been lately, geez. Seriously, I will make more time to blog and keep my long-distance friends up-to-date.

Ronnie and I just celebrated our 14th anniversary! We have been together a total o f 16 years. Let me tell you, it is such a blessing from God to have such a great marriage. He is my best friend, soul mate, love of my life!

Here are some pictures of our beautiful children from recent days.

To Michawn and Stephanie: I love you both and miss you very much. God has a way of surrounding me with the best people! You guys are definitely blessings to me as well.

I know I am not very good at writing but I am trying!

The Greatest Kids in the World

2007-02-03T15:33:00.000-06:00

Here are some photos from this past week. These are exciting times! Baylee is now crawling and pulling up. She is also trying her best to talk and sing! This is one of my favorite outfits that she has worn(the one she has on in the swing), her Aunt Stephanie picked it out before she was even born. Byron is playing basketball every Saturday now through the 10th of March. He is looking forward to Spring Break and Summer of course! The boy loves going to the lake. He is ready to ski and wake board again. I just want you to know that Baylee could not have a better big brother, he is the best EVER! He loves and adores her and really looks out for her. Ronnie and I were playing around with Byron one day and asking him if he was on mine or his Dad's side, his answer, "I'm on Baylee's side!"

2007-01-12T20:04:00.000-06:00

I know this is out of order, but I wanted to include it since it was Baylee's first Christmas. This was Christmas night. We actually almost let the day pass without taking one of all of us in front of our tree. Can you believe it?

Time Flies When You Are Having Fun!

2007-01-12T19:52:00.000-06:00

Well, Baylee is 7 months old and Byron will be 8 years old in March!!! Unbelievable! They are so precious and truly miracles. Baylee can sit up on her own now and is very near crawling. She has her bottom 2 teeth and one on the top just broke through today, you really can't see it too much yet. Byron is at his first basketball practice of the season tonight. Ronnie is helping coach. I think this is great because he is so good with the kids! Byron's first game is tomorrow morning. I hope you enjoy the pictures I post, I know I am not much of a writer but I vow to try harder this year. My two friends who also blog are great writers! I enjoy reading them and it is inspiring me to write better. Not tonight though, too tired from being up all hours of the night.

Finally, some more pictures for you

2006-11-13T20:51:00.000-06:00

Here are a few pictures from the last month. We are really enjoying our family. It does seem like the days go by too fast, though. Baylee is 5 1/2 months old already.

Beautiful Babies

2006-08-17T09:17:00.000-05:00

Aren't these the cutest 2 kids you have ever seen. As you can see, we have been having loads of fun taking photos this summer. Byron adores his little sister and loves to pose for pictures with her. I am so proud of them and so in love with them. God is so Awesome! Here is a quote from Byron, "Isn't she the cutest little Baylee there ever was." He also says, "we love our Baylee", a lot. Ronnie, of course likes to sing to her. One of the songs he sings is My girl. If you could see the way he looks at her, you would just melt yourself! I love my family so much!!! The photo of the kids with the bear has a story. I took Byron's picture beside it every month for the first year of his life and am now doing that with Baylee. It is neat to see how they change from month to month. It also makes you realize how time flies and how you better treasure every second of their childhood.

Summer Time Favorite

2006-08-09T20:13:00.000-05:00

This is Byron with cousin Samantha. Byron learned how to water ski, knee-board, and wake board this summer! He loves it and is very good at it. This was the one time I got to go and see him thanks to Aunt Cindy for watching Baylee! I will try to upload a current picture of Baylee tomorrow. I took her in for a well doctor visit today and she weighed a wopping 14 pounds. She had to get her immunizations which is never any fun but she did great.

MIXED EMOTIONS ABOUT AUGUST

2006-08-01T08:31:00.000-05:00

Mixed emotions! Today is August 1st and it is sinking in that I have to return to work on the 28th. I love being at home with my children. My plan: prayer, for God to guide me and allow me to be at peace. Byron will be in second grade, WOW! Time flies. He is very smart, I know this b/c he says he wishes he didn't have to grow up! How wise? Don't you have the fondest memories of being a child and carefree, for it was all for Mom and Dad to figure out, all you had to do was play! Still can't believe how old I am and how I am a Mom and wife and now we are a family of four. How blessed we are!

No pictures Today

2006-07-31T10:09:00.000-05:00

No pictures today! Can't get them to upload, will try again soon. I hope if you are reading this that you and yours are healthy and happy. Thanks to my friends who left comments, I enjoyed reading those.

My Incredible Little Miracles

2006-07-27T15:49:00.000-05:00

We now have a precious, beautiful baby girl who fits right in to our family. Thanks be to God! We never thought we would be able to have a second child, but here she is and she has the best big brother God ever made! He adores her. We are so very blessed. Special thanks to all who prayed for us.