Welcome baby Lia!! We have been anticipating Lia Hammond for so long now...I'm not sure why but for some reason since the moment I heard of her..I prayed for her and could not wait to meet her. Guess maybe God is going to let me be apart of her life some way? She was even greater and more precious than I imagined she would be. Vanessa invited us over to so the girls could play...Lia is a lover baby you know those ones that just crawl in your lap to snuggle....I ate her up!! I think she and Caroline will be great friends....Caroline is four months younger and a foot taller...Lia is a true petite Chinese baby girl! The Hammond's brought Caroline back the most precious sqeak shoes! Now that Caroline is walking she loves to hear each step!!

so this is caroline's god sissy Julia Holt....this is the two of them on the stage at this really cute party place called the FLOOR...my child is just like her father all about being up front and onstage....so cute all she wanted was the mic!!!

cannon and caroline fighting over the gerber puffs....it was really funny!!

Okay...so my really fun friend courtney had a great girl party last week here is in pink with amy.....so fun dance party in foyer!!

courious caroline totally looking for kitty cat at the toons!

On a whim Caroline and I headed out to Houston last week to see our friends Mark and Courtney....they have two precious boys and while we were there Caroline learned to walk around there gorgeous house...I think she performs well when surrounded by beauty..much like her mother..needless to say daddy was not happy he missed the first few steps.......

So I really dont like going out to eat with a 13 month old...My sweet husband always wants to take her out....then once we get to a restaurant he always says, "honey you were right this is just not worth it..." but on Sundays we go to our Club and each brunch...we go early as to leave so no one knows that the carpet covered in food is from the angel you see in this pick from last sunday!!

Gabrielleis so increibly sweet to babies..I guess she is a pro having three little sisters.....

I love this pic of Logan VanHook he like knows he's the man with a blonde on each side!

Caroline, Adalaide and Kelianne playing hard.....

So in theory it sounded like a great idea......Luanne Winn, Arlyen VanHook, Ramona Thompson and myself would pack up 10 children all together for a few days at the Lake House.....yeah...well it was fun...however...Caroline and Kelianne slept all the way there..so when we arrived they were READY to go.....go like go jump in Watts Bar Lake...which had me on edge..I see my 13 month old wandering around in a cinderella life jacket WANTING to jump in a huge body of water...yeah..not so relaxing...but we had the best day....you know kids playing on a gorgeous Tennessee Lake...soaking up the summer..then the storms came and it was naptime for the babies....and talk time for the mommies!!! Then daddy came up and pulled the kids on the Super Mable...I love summer!!

Caroline and Wells Murray Grisham in the wagon!!

Okay I think my child think she is like four!! I mean I have never had a kid so I dont have anything to compare it too...but this was at Michael Winters birthday party at the park....she WORE me out! I mean there is no such thing as having an adult conversation anymore all we do is play...thankfully my sweet friend Roxy took over so I could get a pic of this doll!! Look at her hanging with the big kids!!

There is this really sweet business in our town called the Princess Parlour is a place for little girls to be girls....Caroline's friend Caroline Goff had her birthday party here...it was so sweet...my princess thought she was a big girl!!

One of the things I really enjoy about the workd of kids is the adorable birthday parties! this is a pic at Carter Norton's bday party..Caroline is a chip off the ol'block she loves to PARTAY!!

Its been a year since Baby Caroline has so blessed out life...each day is full of wonder in her eyes...this is pic totally portrays her morning activity...as I unload all the sippy cups she crawls on up and loves to see what I am doing....if you notice she smile with her paci in her mouth...i love it when they do this.....

ok, so I am not going to lie to ya....my husband is a bonafide starry eye celebrity lover.....myself on the other hand look at all people who are big in fame or little in fame....as just plain ol' people...just dont understand what the big deal is..when I was a kid my mom told me I was a movie star...so were my friends..my husband on the other hand is embarrassing when it come to fame....I think it that he is a true performer at heart...if you know him...need I say more..right??? I think he want to be wildly discovered by someone other than me ! So when any celebrity is around he like goes nuts....example...it was always a dream of mine to stay at the famous Blackberry Farms right here in TN..divine ....divine...divine..I am ruined for life..anyway....so the morning we got up I told him.."honey this is a very nice place it is likely we will see someone famouos today...PLEASE dont make a big deal out of it...remember we are staying here as guest this weekend...so while I am getting a facial at the Farmhouse spa he is waiting to join me for a couples massage and I come down to find him in his spa robe (which is hysterical in itself...leaning over the counter totally hitting it off with the staff asking who was here.....LeeAnne Rimes, Brad Paisley..yeah he was coming unglued...I was going to just die....So when he heard that I went to Lee University with Phil Stacey the famous American Idol and his office manager was best friends with then...well all I can say is he was all over it...so this pic is of Phil and I on his bus at a show in Knoxville...I love Phil but he's just Phil to me.....As is Anglelina Jolie...is just a lady that has babies.....

When I see my child sitting on the floor coloring...I just want to cry....where in the world has this year gone...she's quickly going into toddler hood..it make me sooo very sad...but I thought this was a fun thing to watch!!

My sweet cousin from NYC came to TN to visit..this is her little girl Liv...Caroline is completely in love with her...they are just a few months apart and play so well together....I LOVE this picture they were jumping on the couch like little monkeys!!!