Happy birthday to you!!!!

It is finally here.....ANASTACIA'S FIRST BIRTHDAY!!!!!!! It went by wayyyyy toooooo fast! I am so sad that the year has passed so quickly, but looking forward to toddlerhood. So what is she up to now??? Well, the following is a video of those famous first steps that she took about a week ago. She has actually done some two steppers a few times before this, but on this day she actually took six in a row. I didn't catch those, but I did catch her walking from Brandy to me.....

Sorry about the sound, but videos off of my phone don't transfer well....

What else is Anastacia doing? Welllll, she is repeating everything that she can wrap her tongue around. She is very verbal. It's so funny b/c I spoke "quiet and gentle spirit" over her the entire time I was pregnant, but I forgot to say "quick to listen and slow to speak", LOL. So I guess I will spend the rest of her life speaking that over her! I kept telling Shawn that I thought she was gonna be the quiet one b/c she was so solemn faced and not very outgoing when she was younger. Now she is just as outgoing and talkative as the other two! So now I've given up on having a quiet child - I don't think God has it in His plans for me.

I know you all remember with your little ones when they discovered the word "NO!" Well my little girl has discovered this word and it is so hard not to laugh. She points her little finger right at you and says "No, no, no, no!" The other day we were sitting at the table eating dinner and Shawn was getting onto Mahala. Anastacia looked at Mahala, pointed her finger and said "No, no, no, no!" Then she furrowed her eyebrows and gave Mahala the most stern look she could muster, just like Daddy does when he is scolding the kids. THEN, Anastacia threw her head back and laughed!!!! And we all laughed with her!!! It broke up the tension of the moment and it was hilarious. She is SO MUCH the baby of the family!

There is so much left that I could tell, but right now I have to run to the store and get stuff to make cupcakes....I will post pics of her diggin in!!!!!

Pictures

These aren't the best pictures, but here are a couple to give you an idea of what our house looks like. The first one was taken just before we moved in.


















This one was taken after we had just moved in - Shawn was mowing the yard for the first time. (We were blessed by my dad with a new lawnmower when we moved in!! Thanx Dad!!!)

This is some of the beautiful roses we have bordering our yard - I counted 69 rose bushes just in the front and side!! Our yard smells so good when they are blooming! And I have fresh bouquets all the time!

Our backyard is awesome, too, but I don't have any good pics of it. We have been pulling up holly bushes and trimming the trees. There are several fruit trees along with some other types of trees. But there are also a lot of bushes that need to be removed. We want to plant a garden, but I'm not sure we can get it all done in time. I guess maybe we could do something in the fall - can you plant fall gardens? I'll have to check it out - I am sure there are some things we can do - like pumpkins or something! Anyway, we are enjoying our new home very much and just wanted to let you in on a little bit of it! Love you all!!