Happy 1st Birthday, Mallory!

Happy 1st birthday, sweet Mallory! We can not believe it's been a year since you were born. Your first year has gone by so quickly! We can't remember life before you! ha There are no words to describe how much we love you and enjoy your sweet smiles and jabber! You have brought us so much joy and happiness in the last 365 days!

You weigh 26 pounds and are 31 inches long. You are only taking a bottle at night now. You are eating just about anything (even tried a sardine that Grandma was eating the other night...yuck!) Your favorites are blueberries, stawberries, sweet potatoes, carrots, and anything any adult is eating.........ha. You think you can eat off of everyone's plate (even at church gatherings!) You still aren't sleeping through the night, but have recently been doing some better. You began walking a few weeks ago and are into e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g! You rarely crawl much anymore. You can say a lot words: ball, bow, dada, wawa(water,) cup, drop, uh(you leave off the "oh" part,) Granddaddy, dog, and no. You will say "no" to any question we ask. Are you going to sleep good tonight? "no" Do you love Mama? "no" We love to hear your sweet voice!

This past year has been great! We are so blessed to be your parents and look forward to watching you grow and do great things. Happy birthday, baby girl! We love you, Mallory!

Mommy's Helper!

You have toys all over the house in every room, but you still love playing in the cabinets with pots and pans! We fixed you a draw in the kitchen with plastic bowls and lids and you love to play with those, but lately have started getting into the cabinets! You are one busy girl!

A DaY with DaDdY!

We went to see Daddy at work today. He was picking cotton at Jim Preutts. He's been wanting you to come ride with him for a long time! You loved the tractor. You watched everything that was going on. Lauren and Cohen enjoyed visiting with you, too! I think you made Daddy's day by "helping" him pick cotton!

They were building a cotton module behind Daddy, and you were very interested in watching that and would not look at the camera!

Sweet Lauren!

Daddy's tractor was the most popular. We were all crammed in and enjoying the ride!

Storytime with MawMaw...

One curious gal...

Granddaddy's got the touch...

Daddy went deep-sea fishing while we were in Florida, and caught a lot of fish. We had a fish-fry tonight with friends and family. You were so tired, but refused to go to sleep (you know, cause you might miss something! ha!) Well, once Granddaddy got you, you finally gave it up. Granddaddy has got the touch when it comes to you! You and Granddaddy have a special bond (he kept you when I went back to work and you were so tiny - you were only 2 months old!) I'm thankful that ya'll have such a sweet bond and pray that you'll always be close! He loves you so and call's you "Granddaddy's little buddy!" You have the best grandparents a girl could ask for - you are one blessed little girl!

Our lil'cowgirl!

We bought this outfit for you last summer on vaction before you were born. We had just found out you were a girl ( I was 5 months pregnant ) and we were tickled to death! Your Daddy saw this in a little boutique in St. Augstine and thought you just had to have it! I can remember thinking it would be so long before you could wear it, and look at you now!! You have grown so fast. We are so thankful that you are growing and developing as you should, but it just seems to be happening too fast! You will always be our baby girl, no matter how big you are! We love you, Mal-Mal!

Pulling up......it's what Mal can do!

You are pulling up on everything - the couch, the dishwasher, chairs, us, etc. I assumed you would do things gradually, but so far you are mastering skills all at the same time! You are beginning to crawl AND pull up. We thought we had baby-proofed the house, but we are finding that you can still get into things. We have to watch you closely because you are one busy, curious little girl! You love to explore everything. We love watching you discover new things. You will become facinated with the strangest things like a box, or bag, or bottle top. You are so funny and we love you more and more every day!

Busy Girl!

You are one busy little girl and get into e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g! I was cooking tonight and left the trashcan out. It didn't take long for you to find it and turn it over! We got you before you rambled too much in the trash.........but I had to snap a picture first! hehe

Just Like Daddy!

Daddy's Helper!

You love to be outside. You especially love riding on the fourwheeler with Daddy. You get excited when you see the fourwheeler! Daddy loves to ride you around. Some days you go with him to check on the cows. You like to watch the cows. I'm sure you will be opening and shutting the gates for Daddy one day. You will be a great helper!

Waya and Rae-Rae

Waya (Halaya) and Rae-Rae (Regan) love to entertain you, and you love to be entertained! You act like you are just as big as they are and want to be right in the middle of whatever they are doing! They love you so, and I pray you will always be close to them.

Let the FUN begin...

You are crawling now and getting into e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g!

I wonder who made these messes???


You LOVE to play with your baby food containers!

So many things to play with and so many messes to make!

You LOVE playing with/in the dishwasher!

You love to open the cabinets and drawers in the bathroom!

You are one BUSY girl!

1st VBS!

You went to your first Vacation Bible School this week. Grandma was the teacher. She did a great job of keeping your attention. You were tired and sleepy some days, but overall you did very good!

You chewed on everything, especially the Bible! (I think it was your favorite to chew!)

God made the flowers, and they are good to chew! You chewed on everything Grandma gave you!

God made the birds!

Sweet girl!

The turtle was your favorite "toy."

Your class! Reese, Aubree, and Lakelyn.

Pretty in Purple!