Merry Christmas!

"My Christmas Wish for You"

My Christmas wish for you, my child
Is not a simple one
For I wish you hope and joy and peace
Days filled with warmth and sun
I wish you love and friendship too
Throughout the coming year
Lots of laughter and happiness
To fill your world with cheer
May you count your blessings, one by one
And when totaled by the lot
May you find all you've been given
To be more than what you sought
May your journeys be short, your burdens light
May your spirit never grow old
May all your clouds have silver linings
And your rainbows pots of gold
I wish this all and so much more
May all your dreams come true
Have a Merry Christmas my baby girl
And a happy New Year, too!

~Anonymous

We want to wish everyone a very safe and merry Christmas! We hope that everyone remembers the reason for the season, our Lord Jesus!

My baby girl is 1!

I'm really not sure whether to cry or be happy. Ashley's first year of life has been such a wonderful journey for me. I've watched her grow and learn all of these new things, all the while thinking, "She's MY baby." She has enabled me to become such a proud Mommy. I think that she is so smart and full of her own little "spunky" (and sometimes mischevious) personality. She is the light of my life and I love her more than I could ever type down here. I just want to wish my little angel a happy first birthday.

I love you, Ashley!

Ashley's First Birthday Party Slideshow 2

Happy Birthday to my little Angel

Ashley and Santa

Ashley got to sit in Santa's lap this past weekend. She took to him quite well, not a tear! She was more concerned with making sure her paci was in her mouth at all times!

Ashley's First Birthday

Busy, Busy, Busy!!!

First of all, let me apologize for not keeping everyone up to date with pictures and events. We have been so busy lately that I've barely had time to breathe, much less sign on and blog. We had our annual Christmas get-together with the Curry side of the family on Dec. 8th. It was great. Good food, good company and good fun! Here are some pics for your enjoyment.

Mommy and Daddy's new jobs

Chet and I started our new jobs over the last three weeks. Chet is now at BAE Systems on second shift. Ashley seems to have acclimated to sleeping in and he takes her to Momaw's house when she wakes up. I am working at the CDP now and am learning the ropes. My first day was this past Monday.

Ashley had her second of two flu shots on Tuesday and, of course, it's made her sick. She's got the sniffles and is throwing up. The same exact thing happened when she got the first shot, but according to the on call nurse "it's not a side effect of the shot because that would have happened immediately". Whatever! I know that she was fine BEFORE the shot and the night she got it, she was throwing up.

Just wanted to drop a line and let everyone know that I've not forgotten about the blog, just trying to adjust to our new schedules. We'll try to post some pics after our big Christmas get-together at Grandmommie's and Uncle Donald's this weekend.