Tagged Again!

We were tagged again!!! This time your'e supposed to pick your 4th picture folder & display the 4th picture. So here is ours. Aww...This is of Matthew about 2 hours after he was born. I cannot believe that he will be 10 months tomorrow! Time really does fly by. He will be one before I know it. I am already starting to plan his birthday party! Anyway, it was nice to look back at these pictures.

Alright now we tag:

Briana

Micah

Cristin

I was Tagged!

Q. Five names you go by:
1. Ashley
2.Mommy
3. Mrs. Purcell
4. Marney (my mom and aunts call me this)
5. Momma Chick (Micheal calls me this)

Q. Three things you are wearing right now:
1. my pink robe
2. houseshoes
3. _______?

Q Two things you want very badly at the moment:
1. A new purse
2. A vacation with my family

Q. Two things you did last night:
1. Played with Matthew
2. Went to eat with some friends (we had a sitter)

Q. Two things you ate today:
1. Scrambled eggs
2. Girlscout Shortbread cookies

Q. Two people you last talked to on the phone
1. My mom
2. Carolee

Q. Two things you are going to do tomorrow:
1. Go to church
2. Play with Matthew

Q. Two longest car rides:
1. Florida with my family as a little girl
2. Mission, Texas so see my brother and sister in law

Q. Two of your favorite beverages:
1. Dr. Pepper
2. Sweet tea

Q. The people you’d like to tag:
Dawson Delights
Briana

Long Time no Post!

So sorry that I haven't posted in a long time. I have been so busy these past couple of weeks.

Nothing much has happened. Matthew is still growing, growing, growing. My parents came down last weekend and surprised us at church. I was walking down the hall and just looked over at the nursery and there were my parents and Matthew. Such a wonderful surprise! I had fixed lunch for after church and then my mom, Matthew and I took our friends daughter Caroline to the park. They had a pretty good time there. It was so nice last Sunday! I would post pictures, but they are on my mom's camera. Her camera takes much better pictures than ours. We really need to get a new one.

Matthew continues to amaze me everyday. He is such a happy little boy. One of the funniest things that he does is start crawling away from me and then want me to chase him. Well I chase him and he stops and looks at me and then takes off again laughing hysterically! It is too cute! I just love him. He had scrambled eggs this morning and he still isn't a big fan of them, he kept trying to share them with me. He even tried to hide some under his highchair seat cover...sneaky little thing.

Well, I better go so I can finish getting ready for the day before he wakes up from his nap. :)

A Few Updates

It has been a few days since I have posted anything here, so I will start with a few updates. I have been meaning to do a Christmas post, but I don't have all the pictures on my camera. So I will just fill you in on many things, because I know you want to know about my exciting life. :)

Matthew turned 9 months old on Christmas day. He had a wonderful Christmas! He loved everything he received, but he still loves the remote control, the phone, plastic water bottles, coasters, the end tables, and everything else that belong to mommy and daddy. Every once in a while his toys will spark an interest and they are greatly enjoyed.

Here are some pictures right before Christmas.

We did lots of traveling at Christmas which is normal for Micheal and I, it is just a little different when you are packing a baby along with you. You pretty much pack the entire house! The day after Christmas, we drove down to visit my brother and sister-in-law in Mission. We like to call it North Mexico. We had a nice visit with them and Matthew enjoyed visiting with them also. Since Matthew had an ear infection, the car ride down there was eventful. The medicine didn't settle too well with his tummy. :(

Micheal and I both went back to work after being off for 2 weeks. It was hard getting back into the swing of things, but it was nice to get back to a schedule. Matthew missed daycare and was glad to be back with all the girls at Mrs. Barbara's house. She really does love Matthew and he loves her and that is very important to Micheal and I.

Matthew had his 9 month check up on Tuesday and his stats are in -- 23 lbs. 2 oz. 29 inches long. What a healthy boy! :) His doctor said that he was "developmentally advanced" and doing wonderfully. Of course, I enjoyed hearing all the nice and good things he was saying about Matthew. We all want the best and hear the best about our children. Before his appointment we had to do some lab work at the hospital and he had to have his finger pricked and it didn't even bother him. I am so glad because I hate seeing him in any type of pain. He is such a strong boy!

Matthew is doing lots of fun and exciting things around the house. Micheal and I are running around like crazy keeping up with him. He pulls up on anything he can get his hands on to, cruising around the furniture, crawling on to and in to anything he can, dancing/bouncing, talking, reading his books, playing his instrument set LOUDLY and laughs at it, and he is very helpful with the laundry. He has been such a joy and blessing to us. It has been so much fun watching him discover new things and explore the world around him. I can't wait for what is to come.

Micheal and I were just talking tonight about what we did with all our time before Matthew was born, and we couldn't think of what we actually did. Of course we could go out to eat at 7:00 or 7:30 and not think it was late, but now...it's LATE!

So far, we have had an awesome New Year. I know that there is more wonderful things to come. God has a wonderful plan for us and we can't wait to see what it is.

Pictures from 2008

Leaving Hospital

First Time To Church

2 months

2 Months

3 Months

Playing in my Jumperoo

4 Months

Born to be a Cowboy

Visit to the Pumpkin Patch

6 1/2 Months

Here are just a few pictures from 2008. We hope that you enjoy! :)