God's PRECIOUS gifts

Little Stinker

2009-10-24T11:06:00.000-07:00

My little stinker is so proud of her Dora panties and new boots. Oh, and we can't forget to add the monkey backpack:) I love that little girl. She is doing such a good job using the "big girl" potty and is down to only 1 (if any) accident a day. WOOHOO!!!

My Beautiful Girl

2009-08-08T08:19:00.001-07:00

Lily's Mimi caught this precious little face while visiting in Alabama. This is absolutely my favorite!!!!

BEACH BABIES

2009-07-01T20:24:00.001-07:00

Sweet dreams my sweet girl:) Lily just couldn't hang with the beach. It exhausted her...and Mama got some much needed chill time.

Can't get much more handsome than this!!

Or maybe this...LOL...

How sweet it is. I totally enjoyed watching my babies bond at the beach. I couldn't be happier that they BOTH love the sun!!

My little man is no longer little:(

SUPERSTAR!!!!!!!!! What else can I say...?

My little priss making her way across the beautiful sand...it took her a while to adjust, but we did it:) Oh, and the ocean was out of the question (for a while or unless she was latched on me with both arms AND legs).

Do you think Jordan is a little warn out by that baby?????? She loves her Bubbie!

This is her new "cheese" smile which we all know is very few and far between. Miss Lily is most definitely in charge!

I LOVE those feet!!!!!!!!!

Mean Face

2009-05-16T10:38:00.000-07:00

My, My we have definitely met the "Terrible Two" stage:) Not really...she is an angel. We have such a good time with Miss Lily (fits and all)! This video shows just how much personality she shares with us every single day. You never know what you're going to get...

Not 1 but 2...

2009-05-14T18:44:00.000-07:00

Our little homemaker:)

Goin' to the zoo...yea!!!

2009-04-21T21:19:00.001-07:00

I think Miss Lily has mastered the "monkey" look here...

"Look, it's right there!" She was all about pointing out all of the animals to us. It was so precious watching how excited she would get about each animal (even if we had already seen it just a few minutes earlier).

I don't know if she enjoyed seeing her reflection or seeing the cool fish...what do you think???

The cutest part of the afternoon: After throwing a small "I'm tired and ready for a nap" fit, Lily played Peek-a-Boo with the flamingos. I think she enjoyed this the most because she got to get extra close to one of them. With my love for birds (HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA), I kept stressin' that that thing was going to reach over and snatch a piece of my angel. :)~ We had a blast and can't wait to go back! 3 hours is a beating on us old folks...(nap time for ALL of us when we got home).

Lovebug

2009-04-09T18:01:00.000-07:00

OK...this one is old, but Miss Lily just loves to watch it about 50 times a day. So, we thought we would share it with all of you:) Enjoy!!

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

2009-04-06T19:20:00.001-07:00

Coach Erich congratulating Jordan after winning the Championship game!

"Sweet Enloe" driving down the floor...

The 2009 RYA Champions...GO SPURS!!!

Are they really listening??????

My Favorite Sound

2009-03-24T18:40:00.000-07:00

Vernon trip

2009-03-21T19:29:00.000-07:00

Lily is having a blast bossing her cousin around.

O.K. I'll give you just ONE hug before I push you down...

Finally got Jordan in the mix...and let me tell you how hard that was. WoW!!!

Granny, can I please have something to eat???

Well, if I can't get something to eat I'll just play some tunes. :)

STOP...and smell the flowers

2009-03-21T19:20:00.000-07:00

EYES

2009-02-23T19:11:00.001-08:00

Breathtaking...simply breathtaking.

Pretty in Pink

2009-02-23T18:50:00.000-08:00

We enjoyed some time outside today with the beautiful weather. I just love that sweet little outfit. Even when Lily doesn't feel well, she's still my sweet little angel:)

Comfy or what???

2009-02-17T20:10:00.001-08:00

Just chillin' in this big, comfy chair. I can't tell if she's relaxed or not...can you? Check out that cute belly:)~~~

Help Bubbie!!!

2009-02-09T20:16:00.000-08:00

This was too cute. Lily heard us talking about bedtime, and she quickly grabbed Bubbie and wouldn't let go. She kept saying "hug" which in Lily terms means that she wants to be held. I think it's safe to say that Jordan has grown a little bit of a soft spot for this little stinker. :)

Poor Max

2009-02-09T20:14:00.001-08:00

What more can I say? Poor Max!! He can only take so much. I mean...Lily AND Jordan...that's just torture!

Miss Organization

2009-02-09T20:10:00.001-08:00

This is what we do now:) Lily loves to take everything out of the door or the fridge then reorganize it her way. I just love her particular ways...and oh my goodness...check out that nice, clean shirt!

Too sweet...

2009-01-29T19:06:00.001-08:00

Here is Miss Lily and my dad just taking a little walk. I don't know what it is about this picture, but it's just so sweet. I'm thinking it's something about how "mellow" my dad has become and how "soft" he is with his grandbabies. :) I am so thankful that he gets to be a part of it!!

Christmas in Big V

2008-12-28T20:43:00.001-08:00

Mom and Justin enjoying themselves at my Sis's house in Big V. We had a blast!!

Jordan wondering when all the old folks are going to bed...

Mom, Justin, Casey, and Kade still in Big V...love ya'll!!! Uh Sis...why aren't there any pics of you??? Could it be that you kept sticking your hand in front of the camera? I'll get ya, don't worry! Love you, too:)

My Teen...OMG!

2008-12-28T20:14:00.000-08:00

Just kickin' it in Big V at P-Pop's house! J got to relax for a few minutes...then Pop and Gran got crazy here on that checker board couch!! Everybody smile:)~~

J just got back tonight from visiting his dad for Christmas, and I sure missed him...smart mouth and all:) Santa brought him a new shower head for his bathroom so he can stop using ours. I think he's laughing b/c we actually think it's going to keep him out of there! HA! I love this boy!!!

Ribbons and Bows

2008-12-28T19:47:00.000-08:00

How many times do we see this child actually smiling in a high chair??? She's pretty happy here though...I wonder if it has to do with the fact that she is enjoying taunting the dog.

OK Mimi, how do I use this thing? You're losing me! You say it teaches me in English AND Spanish? Good, now YOU ALL can learn what I already know...uno, dos, tres, four, five, six, seven, ocho, nine, dies. Man, I'm good!!

Just enjoying an apple. MMMMM!!

Radio Flyer...Woohoo!!

2008-12-28T19:43:00.000-08:00

Gigi and Papa Daddy sent Lily this Radio Flyer wagon for Christmas, and she absolutely LOVES it!! The walks are soooooooo much more enjoyable now that we can fit ALL of her babies, bears, bunnies, ..................etc. Thanks Gigi & Papa Daddy:)

How fast they grow:(

2008-12-01T19:28:00.001-08:00

I was going through pics tonight and found this one. I cannot believe how fast she is growing up!! How do you make them slow down??? She is such a sweet baby!!

Bath time

2008-11-20T19:01:00.001-08:00

Miss Lily took a trip to Alabama with daddy and enjoyed lots of fun baths with Mimi and Gigi. Look at that hair...WOW!!!!

OMG!!!!!!

2008-11-01T22:00:00.000-07:00

I can't believe how funny this one is! Why is it that we never catch her actually wearing clothes??? No matter what...she is still our little dancin' queen:)

Pumpkin Patch

2008-10-26T09:39:00.000-07:00

We had a great time running around the pumpkin patch last weekend. Every time Lily saw a tub full of pumkins she took it upon herself to empty it. She was all over the place, but she turned that little head each and every time I tried to take a picture. Don't they make slow-people kind of cameras??? I can't even begin to explain how much fun this precious baby is to have around! What a beautiful blessing!!!!! HAPPY HALLOWEEN:)~

She just keeps getting sweeter and sweeter:o

2008-10-12T09:15:00.000-07:00

I just love those eyes!!!!

Slow down..............

2008-10-12T09:07:00.000-07:00

Even though she is too big for her old car seat, Lily is just relaxin' in it and thinking way too hard!
Let me see, Daddy! She's soooooo much fun!!!!
Oh Lord, please don't let this ever happen!
I stuck this one in here so you all could see just how big Miss Lily is getting. Look at those legs...

New family member

2008-10-12T09:01:00.000-07:00

Jordan got a dog for his birthday, and he could not have been more surprised. He named him Maverick (surprise, surprise), and he was a rescue dog. Poor baby had been thrown from a car...crazy huh:( We are really enjoying him and praising the Lord that he finally helped Lily get over her insane fear of dogs!! He's a good boy!

What's that???

2008-10-12T08:57:00.000-07:00

Even though her brother doesn't quite realize it yet, this little girl thinks he hung the moon. It doesn't matter what he is doing, Lily just stares in awe! She is defninitely going to be the little sister who follows big brother around when his friends are here tyring to do "guy" things. Bless her heart...she just loves him the most!!!

My crazy babies:)~~

2008-10-12T08:50:00.000-07:00

Lily is letting her Bubbie have it. She just loves to roll all over everybody while giggling hyterically. We're just excited to see that Bubbie had some time to spare for her. :)

Shake it, girl!

2008-09-01T11:22:00.000-07:00

After trying forever to get a good picture of little miss in her cute little dress this is what I ended up with. She is telling me no while throwing those arms down like you see here. Oh Lord help us all...this one's gonna be a mess!! :) I still can't give her enough kisses though!

2008-08-05T19:43:00.000-07:00

My sweet baby doing the one thing he has ALWAYS wanted to do!! It was so cool getting to ride the waves with the dolphins pulling us and then having them push us up out of the water like we were flying! What an awesome experience!!!!!!

More Mexico...

2008-07-30T15:42:00.000-07:00

Traci and I were grateful for our "quiet" time on the beach while the boys took off to the Ruins. I'm thinkin' that Ziplining was a blast...at least that's what I was told:) There are a couple pics where Jordan doesn't look quite sure about it all. He swears it was awesome though!! Check out that water in the cave...it's gorgeous! Erich, the bald one (sorry Erich), gave the tour guides a run for their money when he took his turn on the line. They were calling the guys at the bottom on the radio warning them that a "mucho gordo" was coming and coming fast! They laughed for a while about the look of panic on their faces as he came in for a landing. Thanks for the laugh(s) Erich! We are so glad you guys went with us!!!! We're ready for our next endeavor:)~

Good Times in Mexico!

2008-07-30T15:36:00.000-07:00

These are just a few of the pics from when the boys went to the Mayan Ruins. They said that the water in the cave was terribly cold but beautiful. They spent the entire day there but enjoyed every minute of it. I heard many cool stories about the Ruins as they were impressed with their tour guide who, by the way, knew 4 different languages!

Soul Sista

2008-06-29T09:55:00.000-07:00

MY FAV :~)

2008-06-28T20:10:00.001-07:00

Oh how I love these babies!!!!!

Is she really already 1-year old?!?!?!?!?!?!

2008-06-28T19:37:00.000-07:00

I'm guessin' she likes this one. Thanks P-Pop and Mama Jan!

Well, these are a little out of order, but I think you can get the idea. Once Lily started going on that cake she was in heaven. I'm just hoping she doesn't wake up with a rumblin' tummy:(

Think she's proud of herself?

What are you getting me into mom???

My sweet, sweet girl. We have been so blessed with this little angel! She keeps us on our toes, and we are lovin' every minute of it! Thank you Lord for such a precious girl!!!!!!

How 'bout those cakes!!!

2008-06-28T19:29:00.000-07:00

Aren't these precious:o The first one is Lily's "smash" cake. I couldn't pass that up! She wasn't sure what she was supposed to do with it, but we got that ball rollin' quickly.

This is her actual birthday cake. I loved it! It turned out so much better than I expected. Look at that detail! I have to say it's just a little better than whatever homemade "think" I would have come up with. They did a beautiful job and it was mighty tasty! In Robbie's words...we tore it up!!!

2008-06-28T19:26:00.000-07:00

Shelby and Lily had a good time at Miss Lily's birthday party!! We sure wish you lived closer to us Shelb...you rock with Lily!!!!!! Thanks for coming:)

2008-06-21T20:27:00.000-07:00

Just one week shy of Miss Lily's 1st birthday we went to Possum Kingdom Lake with Mimi and Papa. The 2-hour drive up there was pretty miserable for her (and us!!!), but once we got her on the boat it was smooth sailing. Lily loved watching Bubba do his tricks on the wake board and tube. She kept trying to climb to the back of the boat to get to him. At one point she climbed all the way back there just to try to take a nap...while the boat was crusin'! After a much needed nap and a good lunch, we headed back out on the water. Lily cheered and cooed as her Bubba flew all over the place on the tube. J is so good at all that!!! I was totally impressed:)~ Then, it was Lily's turn. I got on the tube with her while Papa pulled us very slowly back to the lake house. She absolutely loved it! When we got back to the dock, J came swimming to us and I got off of the tube. Not thinking, Lily rolled off the other side of it! I know, I know...someone should call CPS on this bad mom:( Anyway, Bubba was quick to the rescue and had her laughing in about 5 seconds. Whew!!! He (and we) calls himself a hero for his quick thinking:) We then swam for about 15 minutes before getting ready for the dreaded 2-hour miserable trip back home. Yep...it was a rough ride. Lily was not a happy camper, and everyone was exhausted. It's hard enough to go to the lake with all the work that goes into to it, but try it with a 1-year old! Yikes:) Needless to say she slept very well that night, but of course, her worry wart mom kept checking on her, worried about the whole "dry-drowing" thing that everyone is making a big deal about lately. But...We had a great time and look forward to going several more times before school starts again. Thanks Mimi & Papa!!!

2008-06-18T15:34:00.000-07:00

She has "mastered" the sippy cup. Look how proud she is:)~~~

2008-06-18T15:32:00.000-07:00

Do they look tired or what??? This is after 5 basketball games so the kiddos are exhausted!!! Oh the things we do...

2008-06-18T15:30:00.000-07:00

Miss Lily is letting me have it after I let her bash her head on her toy chest! Look at that shiner:(

2008-06-18T15:20:00.000-07:00

Oh my...what do I say about this one:) Yes, they are 13, almost 14, and acting up to par!! Here is J and his best buds, Aaron and Robbie. They spend about 5 hours a day at the gym playing basketball and working out. When they do finally come home they eat everything in sight then head out the door to ride their bikes down at the park where they often "accidentally" end up in the little creek down there. I adore his friends and hope they continue to enjoy life the way they seem to these days! They are so much fun!!!!

Just For GIGI

2008-05-27T19:53:00.000-07:00

We just wanted Gigi to see how big Lily is getting. She's holding on to everything in sight so she can use those chunky legs! She needs her Gigi and Papa Daddy to come to gool ol' Texas to play:)~

Dance Fever

2008-05-27T19:34:00.000-07:00

Here's a little clip of her dance moves! If you're wondering about the random head shake, that's a quick version of her shaking her head "no-no". She can't decide just what she wants to do:)

SPLISH SPLASH

2008-05-25T14:02:00.001-07:00

Miss Lily loved her new swimming pool today! It took about 2 minutes for her to warm up to it, but after that, the splashing was a blast!!!

2008-05-24T17:13:00.000-07:00

LOOK AT THOSE LASHES!!!!!!!

2008-05-24T17:11:00.000-07:00

J was so proud of himself here! He is now getting to move the jeep out of the driveway when he wants to shoot baskets. Uh, where did my baby boy go????

Fun at the Park :o~

2008-05-24T17:02:00.000-07:00

Well, after I got a mean (:)~ email from my Sis telling me to update the pics, Robbie and I took our sweet baby to the park for some fun:) She loves this swing but only for a few minutes. Then she gets that look like her mommy when the motion sickness sets in. She is getting so big...it's bittersweet!

Easter

2008-04-06T19:04:00.000-07:00

Where are the eggs Mommy????? Where, where, where????

I give up:)~~~

2008-04-06T18:52:00.000-07:00

We're just going to call this "The Griswalds' First Family Easter"! What a crazy day. Getting Jordan to put on something other than basketball shorts was just as hard as getting Lily to keep her sandals on those chunky feet!!! Jordan refused a haircut and Lily (or I) refused the bow:) Lily ate snacks all through church while Jordan twisted his hair. I ended up standing up with Lily for the last 20 minutes of church in order to keep her quiet. After church we went to Mimi and Papa John's for lunch. It was yummy! ThNeedless to say, Mimi insisted that Jordan sit down in the chair so that she could cut his hair! She was tired of looking at it so we went through the whole "you better not cut it too short" thing. It ended up looking nice; however, it's time for another one!!!!! We had a great time and look forward to a huge egg hunt next year!!!

2008-03-30T12:58:00.000-07:00

My sweet babies!!!!!!!

2008-03-30T12:56:00.000-07:00

Dirty and all, but look at that precious smile:)~

2008-03-27T21:21:00.001-07:00

2008-03-20T18:07:00.000-07:00

Little Miss Priss standing in the window at Gran's. She's growing entirely toooooooo fast:(

2008-03-20T18:05:00.000-07:00

And she says..."This is what I think about you, Bubba." She's a mess:)~

2008-03-20T18:02:00.000-07:00

Miss Lily lovin' spending some time outside in the hammock with Mommy!!

2008-03-20T17:56:00.000-07:00

Lily had fun visiting the fam in Vernon. She didn't know what to think about her new little cousin, Kade. She just kept on smackin' him on the head...she is most definitely just like her mama:)

More snow...

2008-03-07T18:32:00.001-08:00

She finally decided that she might like it a little bit! How do ya like that mini snowman???

SNOW DAY!!!

2008-03-07T18:25:00.000-08:00

YES, Texas actually got some snow!! I just wanted to show ya'll just how much we got. Miss Lily didn't know what to think...she's tryin' to give us that pretty smile:)

2008-02-11T18:43:00.000-08:00

Had to get one with the matching sweater....

2008-02-11T18:40:00.000-08:00

It was too beautiful outside not to put her in her little dress and snap some shots! She wasn't too sure what to think about sitting on the ground. We had a good time soakin' up the sun:)

2008-02-08T19:42:00.000-08:00

Mimi's got the touch! I'm lovin' how she caught Miss Lily enjoying the warm Alabama sun :p Thanks Mimi!!!

2008-02-07T19:56:00.000-08:00

...and this is what they do when they're 13! My goob...

2008-02-07T19:55:00.000-08:00

I wonder who's going to eat who???????

2008-02-07T19:53:00.000-08:00

This one is for you Papa Daddy!!! It's probably the only time it'll be clean:) ROLL TIDE!!!!

2008-02-07T19:51:00.000-08:00

She's lovin' her bath time. I haven't quite figured out if it's more for the splashing around or the chewing on the duck???

2008-02-01T20:10:00.000-08:00

The sun didn't help much with this one, but it's the only recent pic we have of Lily and P-Pop. Hopefully we'll get some new ones soon. I'm thinkin' he needs to make a trip down here before she gets too big to hold with one arm (and that time is rapidly approaching)!

2008-02-01T20:05:00.000-08:00

LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT HOTDOG! Can you believe that such a thin boy ate the entire thing!!! We had a mom & son night at the Mavs game. It was fun even after paying almost as much for parking as we did for the tickets:) Oh well, it was well worth it to have to time with my baby.

2008-02-01T19:56:00.001-08:00

2008-02-01T19:51:00.000-08:00

Still topless!!! I honestly don't know what the deal was, but they sure looked cute together, and it was nice seeing J spend some "quality" time with Miss Lily.

2008-02-01T19:48:00.001-08:00

How proud I am to have my beautiful children sitting half naked in front of the TV...watching Family Guy! UGH!!! Needless to say, Lily will NOT be watching that any more:)

2008-01-13T19:21:00.000-08:00

2007-12-27T21:03:00.000-08:00

MY ANGEL

2007-12-26T21:57:00.000-08:00

I COULDN'T LEAVE THIS ONE OUT:) MISS LILY WAS HAVING TOO MUCH FUN WITH ONE OF HER NEW TOYS:-0 OH HOW I'M GOING TO MISS OUR TIME TOGETHER:( I'M GETTING SPOILED WITH HER!!

2007-12-26T21:55:00.000-08:00

J enjoyed opening his gifts from Gigi and Papa Daddy! We even had to borrow another suitcase to bring them all home!!!!!!!!!

2007-12-26T21:52:00.000-08:00

Here are all of the kids with Robbie's grandmother. Although she has "Sundowners", she sure hasn't forgotten how to love on those grandbabies!!!

2007-12-26T21:47:00.000-08:00

The kiddos first time in Alabama...they really had a great time!!! We took a long walk in the woods and tons of that red mud all over us:)

2007-12-08T16:23:00.000-08:00

Just chillin.......:)~

2007-12-08T16:20:00.000-08:00

My sweet little boy isn't so little anymore:( Where does the time go??????

2007-11-23T14:35:00.000-08:00

We can't quite remember where Bubba got this ridiculously huge dog, but it looks like it's feasting on Lily!

2007-11-23T14:30:00.000-08:00

First time eating cereal...she didn't know what to think...or do:)~

2007-11-23T14:25:00.000-08:00

Miss Lily was enjoying her time outside in her swing while mommy and daddy washed the car:) I'm lovin' that face!!!!

2007-11-23T14:19:00.000-08:00

How many times do you think we're going to see this look??? She's up to something...

2007-10-28T08:26:00.000-07:00

Miss Lily enjoying her new "bouncer". Thank goodness for these little inventions!!!

2007-10-28T08:19:00.000-07:00

Poor baby...every time I tried to take her picture, she got wide-eyed! Silly girl:)~

2007-10-28T08:09:00.000-07:00

We took the kiddos to the Pumpkin Farm last night, and they loved it! Jordan and his buddy rode the Haunted Hayride while the rest of us made Lily look like a movie star by taking tons of pics:)~ It was cold, but Miss Lily was a trooper. She crashed as soon as we got home.

2007-10-08T09:04:00.000-07:00

What can I say???? She's my precious girl:)

2007-10-08T09:01:00.000-07:00

The "after-party"! How brave were we to have all these boys (not the girlfriend) spend the night after the D&B party???? They were pretty good...just LOUD!!!!!

2007-10-08T08:56:00.000-07:00

Miss Lily spent a few hours with Mimi and Grandpa while we took Bubba to Dave and Busters for his b-day. I'm thinking she was pretty happy:)

2007-10-08T08:46:00.000-07:00

Jordan took time out for a much needed break at the lake!! Looks like he had a blast!!!!!

2007-09-29T10:22:00.000-07:00

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2007-09-15T19:31:00.000-07:00

Look at that smile....should we be paying attention to that "Warning" sign??? Lily was sooooo good at the wedding:) She kind of stole the show...sorry Mimi!

2007-09-15T19:25:00.000-07:00

Mimi's grandbabies enjoyed their time at her wedding:) The location was beautiful, and we had a nice time. Congrats Mimi & John!!!

2007-09-04T07:51:00.000-07:00

My little princess:)-

2007-08-30T15:22:00.000-07:00

2007-08-18T12:13:00.000-07:00

Lily is lovin' her mimi! We are sure going to miss her when she goes back to Alabama...she has some sort of calming "thing" goin' on with Miss Lily:) Guess you'll have to just stay for a while?????