Bye Bye NC

It's Tuesday and the movers are coming tomorrow!!!!! Not sure if it's hit me yet that we're moving (even though we are up to our necks in boxes). Side note- have I told you lately how much I despise moving? If you thought it sucked before, it really sucks with kids. Especially children who want to be on their mothers hip 24/7. Fortunately we have had AMAZING friends to come and help with Paisley. Here a shout out to Victoria, Kaleena, Laci & Mama Karen for coming to the rescue!!!!! Thank you ladies.

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I was reading Proverbs 31 devotional this morning and it was talking about loving our mothers & making time for them. I don't know why but it got me all choked up. It's been 13 years and I'm finally going back to the hands that pushed me out. Those hands pushed me to get a degree, pushed me to take a job 1,500 miles away. It's those hands that I literally can't live without. It's those hands that I strive to be like when it comes to raising Paisley. I know in my heart we are doing the right thing because when you have a set of hands in your life like Momma T's, then you can't live too far away from them. They are too precious. Far more valuable than gold.

That said, I'm going to miss our life in NC. I'll miss our friends. Our amazing church. Every time I move (to NY & NC), God was faithful to provide friends who became family. So it's hard to say goodbye. I haven't cried much when telling our friends goodbye. I tend to cry on the backside. Give me 3 months and it will hit me that we left our life & our friends in NC. Then the tears will flow like a river. It usually takes me about a year to adjust to living in a new state. Surely it won't be that way now that I'm moving back home? But we'll see!

So for all you North Carolinans that read the blog- I LOVE YOU. We'll MISS YOU! Thank you for being apart of my life. Thank you for your support & your friendship. If you ever want to make a trip to the Lone Star State, our door is always open!!!!

Love you NC!
Candice

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Mommy & Me pictures

I rarely have pictures of Paisley & I together because I'm usually behind the camera. That's sad to me because I'm the one that hangs out with her all day long. I will sometimes hand off the camera to Todd and unfortunately we don't always get the best of shots.

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Remind me to teach Todd about focus, the rule of thirds & negative space!

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Fortunately God has blessed me with some pretty amazing photographer friends who are willing to take pictures of me & my sweet P. Please go to my friend Ashley's website by clicking here to check out the great memories that she captured for us.

I can't thank you enough Ashley. I treasure these images & our friendship!
Candice

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9 months

It's been such a better month!!!! Our Paisley is healthy & well and loving life. She is back to her happy, healthy self. She has even started to eat food now. After 3 months of trying, we realized she doesn't like baby food and she doesn't like to be fed. She likes to feed herself. After a trip to Chili's one day, we learned that she really likes french fries (wonder where she gets that from?!). Anything that is shaped like a french fry also works. She's been eating lots of Sweet potato fries, veggie sticks and pancakes. But her absolute favorite thing to eat is MAPLE STICKS.

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Todd came home with these one day and she's already gone through a can of them. I've learned to hide the can and not give her these until after she's finished with her other food because if she gets these first then she won't eat anything else. Little stinker! Guess she's really using those 4 teeth she has now.

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And now to our monthly pictures. These are the last pictures in our house in NC. I'm still going to take the monthly pics once we move but the background won't be the same unfortunately.

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The faces she makes are hysterical!

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Bye Bye North Carolina!!! We're going to miss you.

Only 8 more days til the packers come.

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Hat hair & grass

It's Wittle People Wednesday over on my friend Ashley's blog. I decided to link up today.

It's getting warm outside and looks like we've skipped Spring all together in the last week. Guess it's a little preview of what life will look like in Texas. 14 days til the packers come but whose counting??????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I got Paisley in the grass this weekend. I don't think she's ever really seen, sat or played with grass since its been so cold. She really didn't know what to do with it.

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Somebody was having a little hat hair that day.

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Happy Wednesday!

To see more Wittle People check out Ashley's blog

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4 teeth & crazy faces

Somebody is nearly 9 months old and has 4 teeth. I tried to capture the teethies but it proved a little difficult.

Two on the bottom (we've had these for awhile)

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And now 2 on the top!!!

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I finally got a few shots of all four!

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I got many faces on my quest for the perfect 4 teeth shot. I thought these were TOO funny not to share. Insert your own captions but these were the ones I came up with.

Really? More Pictures?

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I can't stand it when my mommy has her camera out!

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This is your idea of fun mom? You need to get out more!

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OhOh! You'll give me a french fry if I smile????

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Everybody just loves me!

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Have I told you lately how much I love this baby???? I literally kiss her face all day long. Poor kid gets no kind of love!!!!

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