My Mom Meets Baby Davis

My "Sweet mother" is the rock of our family. If anyone is in need, she is there. She puts all of us before herself. I cannot say enough about my Mom. Having said all that, Mom had not met baby Davis. She has been there for all 3 of her other great grandchildren but was out of town helping my sister as she went through the loss of her husband when the baby was born. I was so anxious to see her with him. He was born on Dec. 28 and she met him when he was a week old. I just thought I would share a couple of pictures of her with him. They were so precious! My Mom does not look like a great grandmother, does she???

Check out the slideshow on my sidebar to see more pictures of the night the baby was born!

Update on my sister: Pray for my sister and her 2 children. There will be a memorial service for her husband and their father this coming Saturday.

Granny's Sweet Laughter

Granny & her Christmas Tree

Don't ask me why I always take pictures of her feet.

I just love them I guess.

I went to visit Granny during the holidays and I have never saw her laugh as hard as she did that day. My "Sweet daughter," Maranda got to go with me. She was still recooperating from her foot surgery. Granny was telling us some funny stories. She got so tickled. I had never saw her like that. I tried to get a picture of her laughing while telling us the story about that Christmas sweater in the picture above but it only looks like she was smiling. You would have to had been there and saw her clap her hands and bend over laughing. It was so cute. Her children had a little Christmas party for her. When they brought all of her gifts to her house that she recieved she said there were so many that she didn't remember what all she had. Well, someone elses gift had accidentally been brought with her gifts. She just assumed it was hers. It was the Christmas sweater. She said she wore it to church the next day. She said she noticed the sleeves were a little long but she wore it anyway. She even took the tags off. Then when she got home she noticed the gift bag that it came in and it had one of her daughters name on it. She could not believe that she wore her daughters Christmas Sweater. She laughed and laughed about it, yet at the same time I could see it really worried her but she still thought it was hilarious. There were several more funny stories that she told us that day. I have never saw her laugh that hard.

Everytime I think of that day it brings a smile to my face. It was so precious and will be with me

forever. I will never forget it.

Happy Birthday Mandy!!

Mandy when she was born 27 years ago.

What can I say? It is my babys birthday! She just got the ultimate gift--a healthy baby boy!! I am speechless. I am so excited for her and us! When Mandy was in labor, I could not help but think about 27 years ago when I gave birth to her. She was the best baby and she is the best little mother! I can't pass up saying something about Dusty too. He is just precious with Mandy and Baby Davis. He is a great daddy. We are blessed! Happy Birthday Mandy!!

Friends, Family, Baby & even a Blogger!!

As you all can imagine, blogging & sewing is on the back burner right now with a new grandbaby in the family. We are all thrilled with our new grandson. Our little family is great. Everyone is just pitching in. When I am not there to help Mandy & Dusty, one of my other daughters are. They have a lot of precious friends that have helped too. Tonight, their friends, Behki & Todd brought supper over for them. They were at the hospital all night with all of us. She is now an official member of our family! Behki has told the story of Mandys labor & delivery on her blog. Behki, my "sweet daughter" Shannon, & my "sweet grandaughter", Triston & Nicole (Mandys other best friend that is just like a daughter to me) were so funny. They would stand at the door listening to Mandy in the labor room. (see pic.) It was a long night. We thought the baby would be here before 11 p.m. that night but he was turned the wrong way so she had to have a c-section. We are thankful that they both are doing good. Our other grandchildren are so excited and completely in love with him. They brought the baby home on Tuesday but I am just now getting around to showing more pictures. Notice the beautiful quilt that is covering the baby's car seat...... That is the one that Sandy made. I won it on her blog! Isn't it gorgeous? Everything is going great. We are still all very tired especially Mandy & Dusty. They are great parents and are enjoying the journey. They have been married for 7 years and have planned for this special little angel. Thank you to all of our family & friends for your help and prayers and even to Sandy, a blogging buddy who made a quilt for "Baby Davis."

Update on my Sister:As happy as I am for my little family and this new addition I can't help but think of my sister and her children who just lost their husband and dad. They live out of town so we will be going there next weekend for a Memorial Service in honor of him. My Mom has been with Brenda through all of this sadness. She has not seen our little baby yet but there is not another place I would rather my Mom had been than with Brenda & her little family. Please continue to pray for them all.

Our "Sweet Grandson" Is Born

Welcome to Our New Grandson

"Davis Luke"

Born: Dec. 28, 2008

2:31 A.M.

8 Lbs. 2 Oz.

21 Inches Long

Mommy, Daddy & Son are doing great.

Grandparents are worn out!!!

(Along with Mommy, daddy & Baby, the pictures include us, the grandparents, cousins, aunts & my dad, Davis's Great grandfather, great aunt & uncle & our best friends!

We are so blessed!
Thank you for your prayers.

We are now the proud grandparents of 4 little blessings!

Sad Update: My sister's husband passed away. They live out of town, so my Mom is there helping her. Please keep them in your prayers.

Twas' The Night Before Christmas

We have enjoyed our Christmas Eve tonight. Our Church had a candlelight service and then we came home and enjoyed a quiet supper together. We have a tradition that we open 1 gift the night before Christmas and another the next morning. My "sweet honey" got me a very nice outfit- some grey dress pants and a sweater to match it. It is just beautiful. He also got the perfect size. I gave him something every hunter needs-- Thermacell Mosquito Repellent. It is a portable appliance that is odor free to repel bugs while you hunt. I also got him some refills and a holster to hold it. I believe he liked it pretty well. He will use it more when he is turkey hunting next year when it is warmer but I knew it was something he wanted. He killed another deer the other day. My freezer will be full with all the deer meat and the vegetables from our garden. It has been a very peaceful Christmas Eve. Most of our children are with friends or family enjoying their Christmas together and then tomorrow morning we will all meet at the Waffle House for a Christmas breakfast. That is another tradition we have. Then we head over to see what Santa brought the grandchildren. Then tomorrow afternoon we always go to the movies. Well that is the plan unless our new grandbaby decides to be born! That sure would be a great Christmas present. I went to the doctor with Mandy on Monday and they still say it could be anyday. She has made a lot of progress over the past week. We are anxiously awaiting his arrival! We are all so thankful this Christmas. We have so many blessings and answered prayers. We could not begin to thank the Lord enough. I hope you all have a very Blessed & Merry Christmas!

Busy Time Of Year

My "sweet daughter" Maranda is doing well from her foot surgery. We went to the doctor today and he is amazed at how well she is doing. She still has a lot of recooperating to do though. I will be taking my other "sweet daughter", Mandy to the doctor in the morning to check and see how much progress she has made and when my new grandson will be making his appearance. Last week he said that it could happen anytime but she is still going. I also have been working on Christmas presents for my grandchildren. I bought each grandchild a quilt from my "granny" and gave it to them along with some extra little goodies that I had made them. I made Alyssa 2 headbands that Krista told me about and then I crocheted her a little hair scrunchie. I made Triston some pajama pants. They just loved them. I made Brett 2 little pillows but he doesn't have them yet.I did get a picture of him opening his quilt. You can see it on the side. I think Alyssa is holding it up. Brett is dressed up like a wrestler! I even made my new little grandson, that hasn't been born yet some burp cloths and a bib. I have also been working on my second quilt in my "down" time.(Ha!) It has been a very busy time around here. I hope you all have a very blessed Christmas!

Family Christmas Party

We had our family Christmas party with my Mom & Dad & sisters & their families & all my children & grandchildren. We had so much fun. My "sweet daughter", Shannon hosted it at her house. We had so much fun. She had bought a Karaoke machine so there was lots of singing and cutting up along with a lot of great food. This was a special Christmas. We had so much fun!! If you see the picture where it looks like my Mom is bending over to shake my hand......well, this is one of those things that you would have had to have been there to see how funny this was. I was sitting down in a hole on the couch and she didn't want to make me fall on Mandy, who is expecting anyday. Anyway, so as she came over it looked as though she was going to shake my hand and we got so tickled. We laughed so hard. Later on in the evening, I went over to Mom and acted like I was gonna shake her hand. Like I said....You would have had to be there!!!! My "sweet sister" Brenda got to come and we were so excited. She missed Thanksgiving because of her husbands health. He still needs lots of prayers. Everyone was there except Brenda's daughter, Jami. She had finals at college to study for. We sure missed her. It was a great Christmas. There are many answered prayers and miracles in these pictures that only my little family knows. What a blessing to see the Lord work.

More Answered Prayers......My "Sweet Daughter", Maranda had surgery this morning on her other foot and she is doing great. The last time was rough but this time is wonderful. So far, so good. If you remember, she was my "hurting child".....but little did she know blessings were coming her way. She is so happy now. Sometimes we think it is the end of the world, and then we find out the Lord is in control. He knows much more than we do. Maranda will be off from work through the holidays to recooperate. Tomorrow, I will be going with my other "sweet daugher", Mandy to see when this little grandson of mine is coming. I will keep you posted. Thank you to everyone that has emailed or called and most of all for the prayers.

UPDATE ON MANDY: The Doctor said she could go anytime. He said everything looks great. Her blood pressure was still the same so he did not put her in to induce her. Baby Davis is due on Dec. 28!!! Counting the days.....

Christmas + Surgery + Baby = BUSY!

I have been working on some Christmas gifts for my grandchildren along with my quilt. I hope to finish it this weekend if nothing happens. I went with my "sweet daughter," Mandy to the doctor. The doctor told us she has made significant progress and could go anytime. The baby is not due until the 28th of this month. We are so excited. They even suggested inducing her next week if her blood pressure goes up anymore. We go back next Wednesday to find out more. In the mean time my other "sweet daughter," Maranda will be having foot surgery on Tuesday morning. They will be at 2 different hospitals in 2 different cities. What would I do if both events happen around the same time? Oh my goodness!!! Hopefully everything will happen as it should. Please keep them both in your prayers. Needless to say, with Christmas, surgery and baby I am pretty busy.

The pictures are of Mandy, her beautiful nursery & home & some of her gifts for the baby. When I picked her up for the doctor, I saw the most beautiful baby quilt on the table. I fell in love with it and thought I would share the pictures of it with you. One of Mandy's friends, Behki has a mother that is so talented. She made Mandy this quilt. After seeing this quilt, it made mine look sick, but I am just a beginner and I hope to learn everyday. I told Mandy that I would love to go spend the day with this woman and let her teach me. The quilt is just so beautiful. Don't you just love it??