This has been a great weekend for the Ford family - Jeremy & I have a new nephew. Brayden Paul Ford was born at 11:50 a.m. on Saturday morning to Collin (Jeremy's brother) and his wife Melanie! We are so excited for them! He is precious and adorable and we can't wait to hold him. We are (hopefully) going to visit them this coming up weekend in BR and I promise to post pics when we return!
We recently celebrated the nephew on my side of the family, Drake's birthday. He just turned 8 and had a swim party! He's so cute - he's getting to a stage where he is comfortable showing affection without being forced to "go hug your Aunt Brittney." After he opened the gifts, he came up and gave me a side hug and said "Thank you." It was really heartfelt and genuine! We also celebrated our niece, Alex's "5th birthday" even though her real birthday isn't until December! She's always adorable and had the cutest squeal every time she opened a gift! It was hilarious!
And Charley....he's just, well, Charley! Into everything and so nosy! I've been working out with Jillian's Shred DVD at home, and everytime I do it, he has to be right beside me. When I am running in place, he's trying to sit on each foot as it hits the ground; when I'm doing push ups, he's laying on my leg! CRAZY DOG! The most recent thing he's chewed is the cord of our iron, so now its out of commission - just when I was starting to actually like ironing! He is starting to calm down somewhat, so we can possibly start having guests over without having to distract Charley! Yahoo!!
Just wanted to share some blessings with everyone - hoping you have found blessings in your weekends, too!
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
First Year Anniversary Traditions?
Dear Blogger Friends,
As Jeremy and I quickly approach our first anniversary, I'm wondering if any of you married gals have special anniversary traditions that you do each year. I'm hoping to start one this year so that in 50 years we can say, "We've been doing such and such since our first anniversary!"
Let me know your creative ideas or traditions in the comments section (if you don't mind me copying them, that is :) )
As Jeremy and I quickly approach our first anniversary, I'm wondering if any of you married gals have special anniversary traditions that you do each year. I'm hoping to start one this year so that in 50 years we can say, "We've been doing such and such since our first anniversary!"
Let me know your creative ideas or traditions in the comments section (if you don't mind me copying them, that is :) )
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Frio Trip '09
We had a great time floating the Frio River last weekend! We went with Jeff & Lindsay and Matt & Kim and a few of their friends! We had a great time floating, cooking dinner, playing Rock Band (Jeremy), taking long naps (Me) and just hanging out! Luckily, we didn't get too sunburned! We can't wait to go back next summer!
Me and Lindsay - I love this girl!
The boys playing Rock Band!
Posing after dinner at a restaurant I can't remember the name of!
Me and Lindsay - I love this girl!
The boys playing Rock Band! Thursday, June 11, 2009
What I'm Reading
I LOVE to read, and right now the book I'm loving is The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. I'm sure most of you have heard his story - the Carnegie Mellon professor who passed away recently of pancreatic cancer. It's the story of his last lecture given that was basically written for his kids to read and watch. His children are 1, 3 and 5. It's a great book and an easy read, that really puts life in perspective for you. Here are some of my favorite snippets from the book:
"Just because you're in the driver's seat, doesn't mean you have to run people over."
"Never make a decision until you have to."
"When there's an elephant in the room, introduce it."
"We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand."
Happy Thursday everyone!
"Just because you're in the driver's seat, doesn't mean you have to run people over."
"Never make a decision until you have to."
"When there's an elephant in the room, introduce it."
"We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand."
Happy Thursday everyone!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Are you Following?
Hey Friends - Be one of my followers on my blog, because I only have 5 and it makes me a lil sad! Haha! Yay for new followers (hopefully)!
I'll update later this week about our trip to float the Frio this last weekend - it was a blast and we didn't get too sunburned (which is a miracle, considering everyone gets burnt floating the river)!
Love - Brittney
I'll update later this week about our trip to float the Frio this last weekend - it was a blast and we didn't get too sunburned (which is a miracle, considering everyone gets burnt floating the river)!
Love - Brittney
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Sedona Trip
Jeremy and I just got back from a long weekend in Sedona, Arizona with our friends Cliff and Sara. Jeremy and Cliff have been friends since Kindergarten....isn't that amazing? I don't know a single person I went to Kindergarten with!
We had a great time together! They got married just 5 weeks after we did, so its fun having other newlywed friends! This was hopefully the first of many traveling adventures together!
We had a great time together! They got married just 5 weeks after we did, so its fun having other newlywed friends! This was hopefully the first of many traveling adventures together!
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