Our Blue-eyed Girl!

Somehow I fall more in love with this little girl everyday! She's so sweet and funny and her little smile always brightens my day! I can't imagine life without her! These are just a few pictures that we've taken over the past week or so....hope you enjoy!

She's started curling her tongue and sticking it out and jabbering the past few days! It's so funny and I've been trying to catch it on camera...I was finally successful!

There's that tongue again!

Zonked out!

We are so excited that Nana will be here tomorrow to stay for a week or so and Aunt Callie will be here on Sunday! We haven't seen Callie in a couple of months so I'm sure she'll be surprised at how much Kinsey has grown! We're looking forward to seeing both of you and getting to catch up on things! : ) Hope you all have a great weekend!

4 Years Ago...

Four years ago today I married my very best friend. Ryan is such a wonderful husband and father! I never would have imagined that marriage could be so much fun and that I would ever love him more than the day we married but somehow my love for him grows everyday! He is such a blessing to me and I'm so thankful that God gave me such an amazing man to share my life with. Ryan, I love you so much and look forward to celebrating many more anniversaries with you!

Being the sweetie that he is, Ryan put together this slide show for me. It's amazing how much your life can change in 4 short years!


Happy Anniversary

Some of my Favorites

We took Kinsey the week before Mother's Day to get her 6 month pictures taken but I just haven't had the time to post them. Here are just a few of my favs! Hope you all have a wonderful holiday weekend!~

A Look Back...

Kinsey turned 7 months old on Sunday so I thought it would be neat to look back on just how much she's grown over the past 7 months!

3 days old

1 month

2 months

3 months

4 months

5 months

6 months

7 months


As each month passes, usually faster than the one before, I'm reminded just how important it is to raise her up in God's ways because we've only got a few years to mold and shape her precious little mind and soul until she'll be out on her own! What a blessing she has been; I never knew I could love someone so much until I had Kinsey! I am so thankful that I get to stay home with her--we have so much fun together!

Here are just a few things I want to remember about her at 7 months!

* She is such a good eater! She loves her baby food and the little bit of table food we've given her. She's not a fan of sweet peas but loves everything else!

* She's still nursing--usually about 3 times a day and I'm still really enjoying it. She defintely does better when it's just the two of us and it's quiet. If someone else is in the room even if they are not talking every few seconds she wants to check and see what they are doing...it's too funny especially when she gets sprayed!

* She loves to ride in the jogging stroller. If she gets fussy around the block we go and she calms right down!

* She's sitting up all by herself!

* She's rolling over and scooting backwards! (It's definitely not going to be long before she figures out how to go forward!)

* She's starting to wave bye, bye!

* She's such an easy going baby most of the time but can definitely get an ATTITUDE when things don't go her way!

* Still no teeth but I think they are coming--she's been a little fussy the past few days!

* She likes to watch Sesame Street : )

* I love to see her little face light up when her Daddy comes home from work! She loves him so much!

* When she's fussy or tired she'll grab my hair and bury her face into mine...so sweet!


Gram and Grandpop found her a hat at Bass Pro Shop. Isn't she too cute! Gram came and stayed with us Monday and Tuesday. We enjoyed the visit and Kinsey had lots of fun playing with her! It was wonderful because I was able to get some running around done and make my Dr.'s appointment without taking Kinsey--so nice! Thanks again Gram!


I've still got to put up her 6 month pictures we had taken so stayed tuned maybe I'll get them up this afternoon!

Mom's Big Debut

My mom's a movie star!! Just kidding but she did make it on the local news this week. She's is an educational interpreter for a deaf student at one of the high school's where she lives. The student she interprets for plays on the football team and channel 6 news decided to do a story on him so she was right there ready to interpret the interview. Even though she wasn't crazy about being on TV she did great! Here's the link to the story:

http://www.wctv.tv/sports/headlines/44907972.html#comments

(For some reason it won't let me add it as a link so you'll just have to copy and paste it. Sorry!)

I'm going to take just a minute to brag because I'm so proud of mom and everything that she has accomplished with her carrer as an interpreter. She started taking interpreting classes when we I was in high school at a community college nearby. (It was the only school that had a program at the time.) Shortly after she graduated from there the university in town started a program so she jumped on board and earned her college degree. What I'm most proud of is that she recently passed her national exam and is now a Nationally Certified Interpreter. Way to go mom! It's not been the easiest road for her but she never gave up and all of her years of hard work have finally paid off! I am so proud of you and love you lots!!

Mother's Day weekend!

Kinsey and I had a great time seeing all of our friends and family this past weekend in Valdosta! She did so good traveling but we were both glad to be back home last night and get to sleep in our own beds!
I had a wonderful first Mother's day and feel so blessed to have a happy, healthy little girl! I'm also blessed with many wonderful Christan women in my life. Ryan and I have the best mom's in the world and we're thankful to still have all of our grandmothers here with us! There's no telling where we'd be without our mother's and grandmother's Christian examples in our lives! Thank you all so much...we love you and appreciate all you do for us!

Here are just a few of the many pictures we took this weekend!

We made it!

Yesterday morning Kinsey and I struck out bright and early on our way to Pete and Nana's house. I was a little bit nervous traveling such a long way just with just the 2 of us but decided it wasn't worth staying home over! We made it safe and sound yesterday afternoon after about 8 hours of travel time which is really, really good! (It usually takes Ryan and me at least 8 hours if not longer!) I was amazed that we made such great time! We stopped north of Atlanta to see Summer and eat lunch with her. Kinsey was definitely ready to get out of her car seat by that point! And then we only stopped once between Atlanta and Valdosta for a bathroom break and to fuel up. Kinsey was such a good little traveler...I just pray on Monday when we head back she does just as well.

I guess we've been here about 24 hours now and Kinsey is just being spoiled rotten! Nana had some new toys and books for her and I think just about everybody in the family has stopped by to get some Kinsey lovin'! We're having a great time and thankful that Ryan let us sneak away for a few days!

I'll have to put pictures up later...my camera chip doesn't work with mom's computer and I didn't bring the cord. Hope you all have a great weekend and Happy Mother's Day to all you mom's out there!

Weekend with Friends

This weekend my best friend Allison and her husband Mark came to see us. She had a jewerly show here on Saturday so we got to hang out and catch up with them. Saturday night we took them to a little pizza place that we like in downtown Clarksville; it's got a great atmosphere and really good pizza!

Me and Allison

Ryan and Kinsey


The other day I laid Kinsey down for a nap and went in to check on her and this is what she looked like....

so I uncovered her face and put her little bear by her side. About 30 minutes later I went back in to check on her and this is what I found...

I did this about 3 times before I finally gave up!

Such a cutie even when she's having a bad hair day!


Sitting up like a BIG girl!


Please continue to remember Micah and Thomas' family in your prayers. They have constantly been on my mind. I think that's all Allison and I talked about this past weekend. May God comfort them in the days ahead and give them understanding during this very difficult time. Too often I take for granted the blessings that God has given me but hearing of Micah's death has made me ever so thankful for the sacrifice that Jesus made for us so that we can have the hope of eternal life and the promise of seeing our loved ones again on the other side. I could never thank Him enough for all He has done and continues to do for me! I would be nothing without Him!

Please Pray!

Sad update:

Thank you all for your prayers today. I am really at a loss for words right now so I will just post the latest from the Fox news website. Please continue to pray for Micah's family during this horrific time. There's no doubt in my mind that Micah is safe in the arms of Jesus now!

UPDATE: Missing woman's body found, husband confesses to accidentally killing her
Shelby County Sheriff's deputies have found the body of 25-year-old Micah Pate.

Pate's family tells us her husband Thomas Pate confessed to accidentally shooting her and trying to cover it up.

Thomas Pate told police Micah Pate went jogging Thursday night near her home at 8:30 and then called the police around 10:30 to report her as missing.

Micah Pate grew up in Searcy and her parents still live there.


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Please stop right now and pray for Micah Rine Pate's safe return.

Below is an email that Harding sent out:
Micah Rine Pate, the daughter of Dennis and Terri Rine and wife of Thomas Pate, is missing. She and Thomas live in Bartlett, TN, a suburb of Memphis. A missing persons report was filed late last night and the police are searching for her. She went for a walk at 8:00 last night and has not been heard from or seen since. At this time all we know to ask for is your prayers and prayers of others that you know.

Micah and I were at Harding at the same time and although I didn't know her very well she always had a smile on her face and seemed to love life! I can't imagine what her family is going through. Please pray that God will keep her safe and that she will be found soon. Thank you for your prayers!