February 20th, 2012
by Dena
Today we celebrate Joy’s birthday! I could go on and on about how I spent years begging for a sister only to be told, “No!”. My two younger brothers certainly put a damper on a desire for more children. I think they were wise in waiting until I was almost grown to have her, since I could do the majority of the night time feedings.
I was thinking of how different things were when she was born. I saved everyone’s green stamps to buy her first baby blanket. GREEN STAMPS! They went they way of the hard plastic yellow baby carrier and pinafore dresses.
The only tradition that stays in place is the birthday cake. Even though Joy is three hours away, I still celebrate her special day.
I’ve had the ick and really didn’t feel like doing a creative shot for her this year. Mainly, we toasted Joy and ate a cupcake.
Happy Birthday to Joy, whose legal name for the first year of her life was…Baby Girl. I wanted to name her Stevie Joy but I had no takers on that.
Happy Birthday, Baby Girl. And Many More.
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April 22nd, 2011
by Dena
Wedding, wedding, wedding. It’s on TV, the internet, and at my house. My world is consumed with weddings. How do I keep them straight?
- I heard that Kate Middleton has a few decoy dresses so that the real dress won’t be leaked before the wedding. So does Joy. Hers are all at David’s Bridal in Little Rock. Try to find hers!
- Kate and William will be married by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Joy and Gavin will be married by the Miller County Justice of the Peace. (our dad) He’s done many weddings but is getting nervous about this one.
- The Queen just met Kate’s family. They had a lovely brunch and all got to know each other. What a coincidence. In a week we will meet Gavin’s parents and have BBQ and potato salad. Pinkies out!
- How will both wear their hair? People wonder about that one! Joy has a metric ton of naturally curly red hair. Luckily, her friend Jessica is a hairdresser and a bridesmaid. If only Kate could be so lucky.
The list is endless! We only have one week til the big day. All the small details are coming together. I only hope that Kate and Will have as much fun planning theirs as we have had with Joy’s.
**Edited at the request of Jessica***
“Dena, could have used a worse picture?”
So, this is how they really look.
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April 15th, 2011
by Dena
Time is flying as the Royal Wedding approaches. Oh, and two weeks til Joy and Gavin’s too. I’m sure there will be lots of similarities in the two weddings, but one difference is we aren’t keeping everything a secret.
As we begin the two week wedding countdown, here are some pictures from a few weeks ago of the happy couple.
This was my first time taking pictures of Gavin. He has this talent of closing his eyes at the exact moment the shutter snaps. I think the next post will be a collage of eyes closed pics.
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