Laura Katherine and Seth go to the zoo......

My Mom and I decided to take Lk and my nephew Seth to the zoo last Friday after LK's checkup. We had such a good time. Lk and Seth are best friends and they were so excited to go to the zoo together. They don't get to be together that often so when they are they make the most of it. The zoo was a ghost town so the kids had the run of the place. My Mom and I really enjoyed watching them have so much fun together.

Laura Katherine's 2 year checkup

Well we finally went to LK's 2 year check up this past week. I was really nervous about it because for reasons I wont even go into she has every right to be very afraid of the doctor. I even break into a cold sweat when we go in. Well this time my baby proved her Mama wrong. She was such a good girl. She let Dr. Flowers give her the once over and everything checks out well. She weighs a little over 27 pounds and is almost 3 feet tall.

Laura Katherine's first haircut....

I had to blog LK's first haircut for everybody to see. We had been planning this haircut for sometime. My friend Heather who has been cutting my hair for almost ten years got to do the honors. I was really nervous about the big event. LK takes a while to warm up to strangers and she does not like anyone touching her hair. I will be honest I was prepared for the worst. I was sure there would be some tears. I never dreamed she would get up in the chair by herself and sit like a perfect little lady while Heather cut, primped and styled her hair. I was literally in shock. A mother could not have been more proud!!! She loved the attention and was a perfect angel. Heather was great with her and everything went smooth. I had promised LK that if she was a big girl and got her hair cut then I would take her to Walmart to see some toys. When we got finished the only thing she asked for was a quesadilla and some rice from the Mexican restaurant!! It was pretty funny and of course we went straight to Don Chuchos for Mexican. Anyway, just wanted to share our first haircut.

Well these are a couple of the pics we took yesterday for Christmas cards. These went much better. I can't wait to get my Christmas cards!

Christmas cards gone wrong..........

I think the title of this blog says it all... We didn't have a very good day Friday taking pics for our Christmas cards. It's my fault really. I put way too much pressure on my two year old to sit still, smile and look at the camera on demand. What was I thinking? Good thing my friend Nicole who took the pics is patient with LK and me. We had a retake today and the pics are much better but I thought I would post some of the pics from Friday's fiasco. These are some of the few that were not of her having a melt down. Real Christmas card pictures are coming soon.

Check out this blog

I would like to invite you all to check out a blog that my friend Robin introduced me to by a friend of hers named Melissa. Melissa, if you see this I hope you don't mind!!!!I have heard many people talk on their blogs about blog stalking and I have to say this is definitely one of the ones that I stalk everyday. Melissa's blog is truly a daily blessing. She truly has a God given talent to write and I have been blessed through reading her blog. She uses it as a ministry and I think that is wonderful. I hope you will all check it out and I promise it will be one of your favorites too. www.alittleloveliness.blogspot.com

Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a wonderful time of year and one of my favorite holidays. It is definitely the kick start to the Christmas season. Every year I have always looked forward to Thanksgiving. Every year except this one. This is the first holiday without my father Terry. I have been dreading November 27 for weeks now. I have been playing different scenarios over and over in my mind of how the day would be without Daddy. Well the day is complete and the Davis family is still in one piece. We have a few less tears stored away but for the most part we are ok. Even though today was a really hard day it was also a great one. Any time that we get to spend time with our family, a blessing will come from it. My Daddy has been on my mind all day and at times I was sad when I thought of him and other times I was so happy. I thought of all the holidays I got to enjoy with him and how much he loved this time of year. I thought of Thanksgivings as a child when my family would start arguing over when we were going to put the Christmas tree up. I thought of all the Thanksgivings Daddy and I watched the movie The Godfather together. My mother and sister hated the movie but Daddy and I loved it. It was kind of a tradition for us to watch it together. It brings a tear to my eye to think of these memories but they also bring great joy. I have all these wonderful memories of Daddy. I also know I will have an eternity of great times with him in Heaven when we see each other again. That is the greatest comfort. Our separation is not permanent. We will have an eternity of Thanksgivings with him in Heaven. That is what I am most thankful for today. That I am a child of God and that I will see him again. I came across this verse the other day and it really touched me and I wanted to share it with you all.
Psalm 68:5 ...A Father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his Holy dwelling.
I felt a lot of comfort from this verse. I have read it almost everyday since and then I read verse 4 also.................
Psalm 68:4 Sing to God, sing praise to his name, extol him who rides on the clouds- his name is the Lord- and rejoice before him.
What an awesome verse. I do sing praise to his name! He is the Lord and I am so thankful for all the great memories he has gifted me with and the wonderful blessings he fills me with today on this Thanksgiving that I dreaded so much and every other day of the year. I hope everyone had a wonderful day with their friends and families. Keep them close to your hearts and cherish every memory you have with them. They are truly a gift from God.