A-Fair, Aunt My's House and Graduation

Our GREAT friend Gini came to see us last Saturday! I was so thankful to see her! She is that friend that just steps right in and helps me do whatever....I have missed her this year, but always so happy to see her when she comes to visit! Since she was visiting for the day we decided that the 2 of us could tackle Afair with both kiddos....WE DID IT and survived!

 Gini and Lilly being silly at Afair

 Lilly went to spend a couple of days with Aunt My this past week. They had a great time and Lilly keeps talking about going back!

 Lilly posing outside a fun pizza place while she was with Aunt My in Nashville!

 Lilly LOVES a playground so she and Aunt My found one!

 A YUMMY lunch at Aunt My's house!

 Baby Walt and Lilly at Chik-Fil-A in Jackson, TN. We met there for the drop off and the pick up! It was really easy and not too far away!

Walt loves his swing, the other day I walked in to the den to find him sleeping and swinging soundly with this sweet baby doll....that big sister of his is something else! She is always up to something!

 Our sweet Sidney graduated from MHS on Thursday night. We were honored to be a part of her pre graduation festivities at her house. Lilly and Walt are posing with she and Parker. We just love them so much and are going to miss them next year when they go "live with the Bulldogs" as Lilly likes to say.

Baby Walt....6 weeks old. We have our Bulldog outfit on, because we are cheering them on in the SEC tournament today! GO DAWGS...Beat Kentucky!!

 Our Graduate...Sidney Mitchell. We are so proud of her and are so blessed that she is a part of our life! We don't know what her future holds, but we certainly do know who holds her future. The Lord is #1 in her life and it shows in ALL that she does. I can't wait to see what AMAZING things He has in store for her at MSU....what a blessing they are to be getting such an incredible student! We love you Sidney!



Mother's Day and Randomness

Baby Walt is getting bigger and bigger by the day....here is at 4 weeks old. He is still a very good baby!

 We celebrated Mother's Day on Sunday and since my mama's birthday was Wednesday of that week, we made it a dual celebration. Lilly loves it when it is any one's birthday. We told her after lunch we were going to eat cake and ice cream, so she then kept asking everyone, "Are you through with your lunch?" Such a mess she is....Mamie with her babies....(excuse Lilly's hairdo...she was already in dress up mode)

 How blessed I am to be called "mama" by these precious children. My dreams finally came true...all I ever wanted to be was a wife and mother. There was a time there when I wondered if it would happen. God is good and He gives us the desires of our heart when we seek Him first!

 Mamie opening her presents....new cowboy boots was the grand gift!

 Aunt LaLa, Lilly and Dori resting after lunch on Mother's Day

 Lilly had a great time making Uncle Tom a nice bed for his nap. Doesn't it look so cozy?

 Mamie and Boo with their grand babies!

 Thanks to my sweet friend, Tabitha, we have a double stroller that we have been trying out in the mornings. Lilly thought it would be great to share a seat with Walt.

 The traveling Vietnam Wall came to the Lander's Center last week. My daddy, being the purple heart awarded Vietnam vet that he is, was on the committee that was responsible for getting it here and putting it together. Brian, being the most patriotic person I know, went to help the vets get the wall up!

 Sweet Baby Walt - 5 weeks old - loving a good stroll in the morning!

 I thought that I would put a pic of my mom and dad's new house that Brian has been working on. We are all just in awe and truly can't believe that it is happening. Excitement is the emotion that all of us express the most of, so that is a good thing!

We had an afternoon date with our Sidney on Thursday. We went to Southaven and ran lots of errands and then took a break for some good frozen yogurt! Thanks to Sid, I got my errands run with both babies and didn't lost my mind or pass out!

Summer is officially here....we are excited about all that it has in store. Lilly is going to visit her Aunt My this week, in Nashville all by herself.....such a big girl. I can't wait to here stories and see pictures!

May you all be blessed!

Sara Whit

Grammy Meets Walt, Confirmation and Playground

Grammy, Brian's Mama, hopped on a plane and came to meet Walt this week. It was wonderful having her here. She was a great help...I got very sick, so she had to drive me suddenly to the doctor and then pick up my "slack" when I was down for about 2 days with fever. Great timing, Grammy!

Thanks, and see you in June!

Grammy wither her grand babies

Brian with his babies!

Grammy loving on baby Walt!

Not sure when we were at Mamie's house, but it was in the last 3 weeks! :) This was a good pic of Aunt LaLa with her niece and nephew!

Sunday was Confirmation Sunday at our church. Five special kids gave their heart to Jesus and joined our church. Brian and I are so blessed to be close to all of the kids. We were honored to be asked to the banquet for Lee Taylor Jackson and then Maggie Glosson had us over for lunch after church on Sunday. It was such a sweet time and we were so blessed to be a part of it.

I pray that this will be the beginning of the sweetest and most glorious days for sweet Maggie...we sure are thankful for her. Lilly loves her!

"Miss" Ellen made a picnic for Lilly in Maggie's playroom, complete with Hello Kitty sandwiches, cheetos and capri suns! A 3 year olds perfect lunch!

Sunday also marked the day that we dedicated the playground at FUMC! I have to say that my wonderful husband was very instrumental in getting the playground put together. I am so proud of it and feel like our prayers have been answered. I pray that this is a tool that we can use to bring many children to know more about Jesus!

Lilly LOVES the playground...she thinks it is hers!

playing hard....she said, "Daddy, you built it just right!"

Just a swingin!

We went to Target with Grammy this week and Lilly found a pair of sunglasses.... :) I think they suit her! What do you think?

Baby Walt is still doing wonderful....he is perfect! I took this picture last Sunday...he was 18 days old! Precious little boy...I am so thankful and blessed!

My babies....the true meaning of life right here in this picture!

Thanks for following our life! May God bless you all!

Sara Whitten, Brian, Lilly and Walt

Life with our new baby boy!

We are slowly settling into our new life with a baby! I am feeling better every day and able to do more and more. Lilly is very glad of that. She has not liked me not being able to hold her or be able to go with her places, but she has done really well, considering. EVERYONE has been so kind. I have the best family and friends and feel so blessed!

Lilly and Walt after Lilly and her Daddy got home from church!

Aunt My came back on Saturday as she was heading back to Nashville. We all were so glad to see her, but of course I cried AGAIN when she left!

I finally got a picture with Lilly, Walt and Mamie and Boo. My sweet parents....could not do it without their help! They are amazing!

Aubrey Claire and Olivia Kate with Walt. Their sweet mama's, Paige and Kristen, came over on Saturday....to cook, clean and do my laundry!! Can I say....I LOVE THEM! We had such a great time and my house was clean, my laundry done, an amazing meal eaten and a lot of fun and laughter in the process. God is GOOD and Brian and I are so very blessed!

Have I mentioned that Lilly LOVES giving Walt his pacifier? Well, she does, and she is going to force him to be addicted to it...oh well...I have decided that is okay, because I can eventually take the paci away...those fingers are not going anywhere!

She has gotten so many great and fun big sister presents. Our friend Rachel came over Sunday and gave her water colors....she wanted to "paint" right away! I got her all set up and then went to the den to visit with Rach....a little while later she walks in the den....looking like this. She had taken her princess dress off an painted herself!! OH MY.... :)

Anna Lauren and Lilly had a fancy tea party they had to attend so we snapped a few pics of them with the baby!! Sam took the girls and got these great shots!!

My sweet babies....

best friends!

they love to make silly faces!

Since Lilly sees me doing all these things with the baby, she has adopted Dori, our cat, as her baby! On Saturday night when my friends were all over cooking and cleaning, she comes in the den and says, "Do you want to come meet my new little baby names Dori?" We all went into the playroom to find this....Dori in he doll baby bed!

Lilly feeding Dori a bottle....I have the world's greatest cat!! It is amazing!

I have so many pictures of my sweet Betsy sleeping with Lilly like this!! When I caught her and Walt asleep today, I had to capture it! PRECIOUS!! I remember when she was that little! WOW!!

So many emotions have gone on with me in the last 12 days of Walt's life. I am sure that most of it are my hormones, but whatever it is I am have been weepy! On this very day, Lilly and I both walked into her school crying. She likes for me to carry her into school and I couldn't do it. It made us both sad...so when I dropped her off she was not wanting to stay....about an hour later, I get this picture from her teacher!! THANK YOU, LORD, FOR TEACHERS WHO CARE!! It made my day to see that sweet smile on her face....having such a great time at school!

Walt, 11 days old...PURE SWEETNESS!

Love to All,

The Atwood Family