A Little Piece of Heaven on the Red Dirt Road

When Martin and I married in July of 2004, we were able to purchase and pay cash for a small mobile home which we parked next door to his parents here at the end of dirt road. We painted the rooms, layed new floors, and fixed it up. From the beginning our plan was to live here for a few years and then build a house somewhere. But Martin's dream was to never move away from this place he calls home. A few years ago we began saving to purchase the land adjacent to Martin's parents home. In November we became the proud owners of 23 acres of timber land. We're tree farmers now, lol. The time isn't right to build our "dream" home, so in order to make room for Aubrey and to have a more comfortable living space, we added on a room to our little home. Now this is a not a room that most women would go for, but I love it.

"The Camo Room"



This room allowed me to store my books,



Created more pantry room,



And gave us a place for our hunting "gear"



Our little house is not grand,and it's sure not fancy, but it's ours and we thank The Lord for it everyday.

Ephesians 5:20
Always giving thanks to God the Father for everything

Growing and Going: 7 months old

I'm 7 months old now and a lot has happened in one month!

I can crawl! My Mommy and Daddy decided to go out of town for one night for their anniversary, they weren't gone two hours and I decided that I could chase my Memaw's cat. (7/16/11)





This crawling thing is great for me, and my Mommy and Daddy even chase me around. It's so funny. They say "No,No" all the time, but I'm not sure what that means.

I can pull up now too!







But sometimes I fall down, and that makes me mad!



I got my first tooth!! Boy has that been rough. It's just barely poking through the skin so mommy hasn't got a picture of it yet.

I like to blow spit bubbles. I can even mimic you if you do it.



I like to make my "funny face."



I like to put everything in my mouth!



I like to drink water from a straw.



I like to go swimming. (*if the water is warm)



I love my best friend Bryar!



Even if he does steal my toys and my pacifier!




I don't like homemade baby food! My mommy worked so hard but right now, I'd rather have the stuff in the jar. She's still making it and trying to force me to eat it!





And I don't like to hold my own bottle. Mommy's trying to make me, but I'm not having it!


I'm still wearing 3-6 month clothing and I've decided I don't like bows on my head. Mommy puts them on me, and I take them off.

I'm still "Sugar-booger", along with "Tooty Fruity," "Mama's girl," "Daddy's girl," "Grammy's girl", and "Sugar Baby." They call me everything but my name!

Last night I slept in my own room for the first time!(Pictures of room to come)I did great, Mommy not so much.

This is my last week at home with Mommy, :( She goes back to work on Friday. Boo Hoo Hoo. We'll enjoy it while it lasts.


Dear Sweet Aubrey Page,

You bless mine and Daddy's heart everyday. You make us smile and we can't get enough hugs, and kisses. Your sweet smile lights up the room, and you charm everyone you meet. It was hard to let you sleep in your own room last night, Daddy wasn't worried but I was. I'm broken hearted that my summer vacation with you is almost over. I've loved being a "stay at home" mommy.

Daddy and I pray for you everyday. We pray for your health, we pray for the path you will take, but most of all we pray that you will trust The Lord for your salvation. We pray that we can show you the love Jesus has for you and how he came and died on the cross for our sins so that we might believe in him and live with him in heaven. It's hard for me to think of you my sweet little baby as being born a sinner, but the Bible says "For all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God," Romans 3:23. Because of our sin, we don't deserve heaven. "The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our lord," Romans 6:23. But Jesus paid the way. "For God so loved the World, he gave his only son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life," John 3:16.
Aubrey we pray that when you are old enough to understand, you will believe.

We love you and can't wait to watch you grow.
Love,
Mommy & Daddy

BFF's

Aubrey loves Sadie.

Sadie loves Aubrey.

Our kind and gentle first baby Sadie has welcomed our sweet Baby Aubrey into our "Pack." Although she may be a bit jealous of all the hugs and kisses Aubrey gets and of how Aubrey gets to lay in the middle of the bed between Mama and Daddy, I could not of asked for a better companion for Aubrey.

Sadie has become a constant source of entertainment for Aubrey, and her favortie playmate.

She gets run over by the "Pink Car" constantly.





Her tail gets pulled.



Her hair gets pulled.



Her ears get pulled.



And the poor girl can never eat in peace.


Despite all of the torment, Sadie never gets mad.

Sadie makes Aubrey laugh...



And laugh...



And laugh...



And laugh some more!



Sadie's even teaching Aubrey how to crawl...



And how to pull up.



They even love sleeping together.



How cute is that!

Sadie is all I ever wanted in dog and I love her even more now because she loves my baby girl.

Best Friends Forever.

Kutest Kids Contest

So everyone thinks they have the cutest kids right? Of course! And I think mine is the cutest of all :) Here's a few pictures I sent in of Aubrey for the KATV Kutest Kids Contest. Maybe they'll at least show her on tv.

Papaw just thought he wanted a boy!

A few years ago, my father in-law "Mr. Pete" bought me a blue hydrangea for mother's day and told me he wanted a boy. At the time Martin and I were not even thinking about children, but I planted it in front of the house and would smile when I looked at it.

Well low and behold, two years later when baby Whitaker came along, of course she was a girl :) A girl we named after Mr. Pete's Mother, Evelyn Page.

And now I'd say she has Papaw "wrapped around her little finger."



Papaw just thought he wanted a boy!