The world of Eddie, Martha-Marie, and Selah Smith

Check eddiesmith.com for up-dates

2008-04-02T10:11:00.000-07:00

We have had many people ask how they can stay up-dated on what's been unfolding in our lives the past few days. Eddie's web-site www.eddiesmith.com is where we are referring people to.....as we get news we will post it. Thanks so much for your support and prayers. We feel so loved through this valley.

Easter Egg Hunt!

2008-03-23T15:39:00.000-07:00

Selah got to go on an Easter egg hunt in our front yard, and she absolutely loved it! I thought I was done blogging for the day, but I couldn't resist posting these......it was just fun to watch her have such a good time!

Happy Easter!

2008-03-23T14:27:00.001-07:00

Selah with her friend Iliana at church...precious

Enjoying the sunshine....

notice that she's taken off her socks and put her shoes back on backwards

Eddie's dad, stepmom, and grandma came for a couple of days and spent Easter with us. It was wonderful to have them, but now am realizing that in the short two days they were here I did not take any pictures of them at all.......how horrible is that? Trent, Deana, and Mary it was such a blessing to celebrate Easter with you.....thank you so much for coming, and I'm so sorry I slacked off on my job of picture taking...

Potty Training....in the parking lot :)

2008-03-23T14:16:00.000-07:00

What parents won't do :) We've been working with Selah on potty training for about two weeks, and she is almost done! She has stayed completely dry the last two days....AND she tells us when she has to go potty!!! It's a dream come true!! We were able to throw out all the diapers....what a great feeling! Anyway when we go somewhere we sometimes stick the potty in the back and when we reach our destination we ask if Selah has to go potty....if she does then we whip it out and let her potty.....even in a parking lot :)

She did not like this!!

2008-03-23T14:08:00.001-07:00

Nana got to come to visit for a few days and Selah was so excited!! Her and Nana got to spend a day out on their own, and Selah thought that was a lot of fun. What Selah did NOT like was when I suggested Nana paint Selah's toenails. She had been admiring Nana's all day, and I thought it would be a treat for Selah to have toenails like Nana's....boy was I wrong!! The picture says it all!...and Nana, I am sooo sorry I cut your head off!!!

Princess Tunnel

2008-03-23T13:57:00.000-07:00

Selah was so excited when Eddie brought home a surprise for her that was sent from Grandma and Grandpa R.....she opened it up and discovered.....a Princess Tunnel!! She LOVES it......in fact when we can't find her anywhere else she's usually in the tunnel :) Thank you Grandma and Grandpa R......what a great surprise!

Sick...yuck!

2008-03-06T07:46:00.000-08:00

Selah is really sick....it started out as croup but I think the steroids cleared that up....now she is sneezing, coughing, horrible runny nose, low grade fever........you can tell she feels absolutely awful! So pray that she will get better...I'm really hoping it's not the flu...what are the symptoms of the flu? Honestly none of our family has ever had it that I know of.....so I'm a little ignorant of what to look for...

The Zoo

2008-03-06T07:29:00.000-08:00

This past Saturday was a beautiful day so Eddie and I decided to use the free passes to the zoo some good friends had given us and go spend the day at the zoo! What's funny as I was looking through these pics is that I don't have many of Selah actually looking at the animals...in fact all the ones I'm posting are us on the zoo playground....but I promise we really did go to the zoo and see lots of "epephents" as Selah would say!

Selah was looking at the chickens as I was taking this pic...the zoo has a little petting area which Selah loved!

She loves to ride on these things!!

Selah in deep thought...

She's steering the ship.....

Birthday Party

2008-02-23T17:47:00.001-08:00

Selah and I (MM) were able to go to a birthday party this afternoon for a little girl who turned four....we both had a lot of fun, and I got some adorable pictures of Selah enjoying the party!

The Birthday girl!

I've never seen anything like this before, but these were so good and very impressive just to look at..strawberry marshmallows, chocolate icing, and lots of sprinkles....easy enough that even I could make them :)

Sooo cute! The party was during her naptime so I think she was trying to rest a little while waiting for her pizza

Not sure what in the world she's doing here, but it's still cute

All done....check out her face...she enjoyed every bite of the sweets!

Buddies

2008-02-22T06:29:00.000-08:00

Selah and Iliana are buddies...no doubt! Check these pictures out....they are both laughing so hard although in one picture it looks like Iliana is crying...oh yeah..and see if you can see what Selah's "agenda" was in these pictures (hint: look where her feet are in every pic)

Mission Accomplished :)

STOP!!! No More Pictures!!!

2008-02-21T09:55:00.000-08:00

Toddler class

2008-02-21T09:53:00.000-08:00

For the last year Selah and I have participated in a toddler class every Tuesday morning. Not only does Selah have a great time, but she also learns how to incorporate exercise into having fun. They get to play with exercise balls, do obstacle courses, sing songs with motions, play with parachutes, and some other exciting stuff. Here's some pictures of a typical morning at the toddler class.

Running around...what toddler doesn't love this?!

They were singing a song about Beanie Babies doing the Beanie Baby Dance...the song tells you where to put your beanie baby on your body....of course this was the time it was saying to put it on your head....I couldn't believe Selah did that and then stood there for about 2 minutes before she took it off!

Selah giving me a smile at the end of class...I think she had a good time! :)

Pigtails

2008-02-20T18:25:00.000-08:00

Pigtails......she can finally wear them! And she's adorable!!!

A Fun Sunday!

2008-02-11T07:57:00.000-08:00

Snack before church

Before Eddie, Selah, and I left for SC we went to church with my family and then out to lunch...and then said good-bye...we also got to see Nana, Eddie's mom, but with the wind blowing so hard no one was in the mood for a picture :)

Grandma, Selah, and Grandpa

Wissa and Selah

Selah and Grandpa (she did have shoes on but as usual she took them off...along with her hairbow)

The circus!

2008-02-11T06:50:00.000-08:00

Ever since I have been little I have LOVED the circus! Eddie and I have gone several times since we've been married even before Selah was born....I have to admit we felt a little funny going to the circus childless but we always had a great time!

So...this past week-end we took Selah to her first circus....it just happened to fall on the week-end we were celebrating my sister's birthday so we traveled up to NC and my dad, sister, Eddie, Selah, and I went to the circus!

"Wissa" and Selah

Mommy and Selah

$12?!?! I don't think so!

Wissa, Selah, and Grandpa

Superbowl!

2008-02-04T09:47:00.000-08:00

Selah dressed up in her Colts outfit...hey they almost made it! :)

Last night some of our good friends invited us over for a night of great food and football. We gladly accepted! We all had a blast, but I have to admit two things....I ate WAY too much and yes, I have to admit, I watched only about two seconds of the game. That is not usual for me, because I love football, but ever since the Colts were knocked out of it, I just haven't been that interested in this Superbowl. I am thrilled that the Giants won though!!!! That is awesome!

Selah and Colten hanging out...Selah LOVES Colten...he makes her laugh a lot

Selah, Eddie, and our friends' dog Maggie who Selah is crazy about!

Our friend Jennifer watching Selah hug Maggie...awww! (oops...I cut out Brian...sorry Brian)

Brian and Eddie....they've been friends since high school...don't they kind of look alike?

Ouch!

2008-02-04T09:27:00.000-08:00

Right before walking out the door for church yesterday, Selah slammed her head on the corner of the wall. Not good. It scared all of us...especially Selah rightfully so. She did some damage to the wall and a little to her forehead. Although not deep ,Selah now has about a 1/2 " vertical gash on her head. We called the doctor to get the run down on all we needed to do for her. Thankfully she didn't need stitches bu we did have to watch her very closely yesterday as well as wake her up twice last night to make sure she was ok. Today she's acting like herself, but the accident earned her a big band-aid on her head for the next few days.

Selah is NOT a big fan of band-aids

She hit the corner so hard that she knocked off some of the dry wall!!

Daddy's girl

2008-02-04T09:11:00.000-08:00

Selah is definitely a daddy's girl.....she loves to follow him around the house and do everything he does.....it's adorable. Eddie is such an incredible daddy, and I'm so excited that Selah and him will always have this special relationship together....in my opinion a girl's relationship with her daddy is one of the most important relationships she will ever have.

I couldn't resist adding this one in....too cute!

These are for you Melissa...

2008-01-31T08:46:00.000-08:00

My sister Melissa gets impatient to see new pictures of her neice....I have to say I can't blame her...so Melissa here's a couple random pics of Selah just for you! Enjoy!

Life is great for a 1 year old isn't it?! :)

She did NOT appreciate me taking this pic of her on the potty..."Mommy puh-lease"

A day hanging out with Selah and Iliana

2008-01-31T08:28:00.001-08:00

Unlike last Fall, I am now keeping Iliana only on Wednesdays. That makes Wednesdays one of Selah's favorite days I'm sure....Selah gets so excited to see Iliana and Iliana gets so excited to see Selah! It's great to see how little kids develop friendships....it's adorable!

Selah talking on the phone...not sure who she's decided to "call" this time

Iliana feeding her baby....Selah and Iliana both have a common LOVE for dolls....oh yeah...and Iliana did not want to take her coat off so she played in it half the day! :)

Taking a small break from playing in order to flash mommy a smile

Selah "the Mommy"

2008-01-28T11:25:00.000-08:00

As many of you know, Eddie and I have been approved to be foster parents. It's something God laid on our hearts almost a year ago, but it took us until last October to begin pursuing it. We are now waiting for THE phone call. It could come anytime telling us that our foster baby is on the way to our house.

We've been talking to Selah quite a bit about the baby and trying to get her as prepared as possible. We have already set up the nursery for the baby, and Selah loves to go in that room and talk about the baby. She's started to take her baby dolls in the nursery and rock them, sing to them, have them go "night, night," and change their diaper. It's adorable! Today I was able to take a few pictures of Selah in the nursery with her baby.

Rocking her baby in my rocker....I LOVE this smile!

Selah said that the baby needed her passi....or boppy as she calls it

Rocking her baby again in her own rocker this time

Blowing a kiss to me!

The new and improved Potty Book

2008-01-28T10:57:00.000-08:00

Eddie, Selah, and I spent last week in Indianapolis, and a lot of Selah's time was spent with our friend Tammy Dunn....in fact Tammy to Selah is "Mammy Tammy." Tammy surprised Selah with her very own potty book that has pictures of Selah all through it! It's adorable and Selah loves it!!! Thank you Tammy.....Selah has wanted to read it so many times we have it almost memorized! :) We love it!

Wondering why her picture is on the front of this book

...and on every page

Where's Selah?!

"Snowed in"

2008-01-28T10:20:00.000-08:00

A couple of weeks ago I posted some pictures of the snow (and ice) that we got in SC. Due to the fact that it snowed, everything shut down....that's just the way it goes down South. So....we had a few days of staying home. To prevent cabin fever, we watched movies, played with Selah, played games, and ate a lot of food :)

Eddie and I played Jenga one night....it lasted forever....I took this picture thinking it was going to fall very soon and it was several more turns before it did...did I mention that Eddie was the one who finally made it fall? :)

One of Selah's favorite things to do is ask us to draw a picture for her on her Etch-a-sketch (however you spell that :) Anyway one night she kept asking for different animals...Eddie was quite the artist....these pictures cracked me up! Can you guess what each one is?

This one's not that hard....although I love the little stick figure body!

Any ideas?

The tail gives this one away

Love the ears!

Selah went nuts over this one...she loves "horsies"

Sadly enough after this night of drawing her etch-a-sketch had to be thrown away because it was coming apart....thankfully she has not asked for it (yet)!

It Snowed!!!!!

2008-01-17T08:22:00.000-08:00

Our prayers were answered....it snowed!!!

This was the first time Selah had ever seen snow, so we were so excited to bundle her up and get her out in the snow.

So....how did she like it? Not as well as we'd hoped :)

All bundled up ready to go in the snow...check out this look on her face..is that mischevious or what?

First impression.....not overly excited....she also was mad that her hand was wet....needless to say she would NOT keep her mittens on

This is the only picture we took that she was smiling...and she was clinging to Eddie's leg the majority of time we were outside

Eddie trying to encourage Selah to walk around in the snow

Not overly excited to be walking through the snow

I am attempting to slide down the hill beside our house on our garbage lid....sadly it didn't work and as you can see Selah thought I was nuts! :)

The joy of eating as a toddler...

2008-01-15T19:01:00.000-08:00

She is definitely a little ham! Wonder who she gets this from? :)

Eddie and I are so entertained at times watching Selah eat.

First of all, she absolutely loves food. I guess you could say that she came by that honestly...Eddie and I love to eat :)

Second of all she has the ability to inhale her food.....I truly don't know how she does it, but if she really likes something it is gone in an instant. Eddie and I are having to constantly remind her to chew her food....

The thing that is most entertaining is how she manages to get just about as much food on her as she does in her! Sometimes we let her have dinner just in her diaper so she doesn't ruin all of her clothes. There have been many times that we have taken her straight from the highchair into the bathtub....the picture below is a great example!

She has a nice little ravioli beard :)

Selah has always been one to decorate herself when eating...this was taken at a friends house when she was about 10 months old...some things never change :)

Had to throw in this picture.....Eddie and I thought Selah kind of looked like a chicken after she pulled the bow out of her hair!

Evening at the park

2008-01-11T17:42:00.001-08:00

She's really got this smiling thing down pat! :)

Since it was such a beautiful day, Eddie, Selah, and I decided to head for a nearby park after Eddie got off from work. It's such a great park...in fact, the toddlers have their own part which is called the "Tot Lot!" How cute is that!

Ok...once again we have a few pictures for your viewing pleasure!

Daddy and his little girl having a moment

Selah and I hanging out in the tunnel

Selah about to go down the slide where Daddy was waiting at the bottom

God painted us a picture...a beautiful sunset right before we left the park

Daddy and Selah being cute right after her bath

Busy day...

2008-01-10T18:08:00.000-08:00

Today Selah and I were pretty busy hanging out with some of our favorite people.

This morning my friend Erica and her little boy Bryson came over for awhile....as you'll be able to tell by these pictures, Bryson and Selah had a lot of fun.

Check out this room.....they destroyed it...what toddlers do best :)

She is a little ham!!

Selah's friend Bryson...isn't he adorable?!

Selah and Bryson were giving each other a hug....after I shot this picture they both fell over.....it was hilarious!

Tonight we had our friends Casey and Aaron and their kids over.....we had a lot of fun eating breakfast together......that's one of mine and Eddie's favorite dinners....pancakes, bacon, and eggs are great anytime of the day in our opinion! :)

Cynthia and me....Cynthia is Iliana's sister and she's a lot of fun

Ok...one last pic...I couldn't resist...

Ok....I know I'm biased but she has to be the cutest little girl in the world!!!

We're Back!!!

2008-01-09T16:51:00.000-08:00

Does she look excited or what?! :)

Ok, so we are FINALLY back! To say that I've been going through Internet withdrawal is an understatment!! We are so thankful that we now have Internet at our house....thank you wonderful people who gave it to us as our Christmas present (you know who you are :)!!!!

I believe June was the last time I posted, and in six months, there have been a lot of changes! Selah is now walking....running more like it.....talking like crazy, feeding herself and actually getting more inside of her now then on her :) She is so much fun, and I'm really enjoying being a stay-at-home mom.

Here's a few pictures from today (although the one at the top is my absolute favorite!)....

Selah and her friend Iliana having a tea party....too cute!

They are excited!

I asked Selah to smile for the camera, so she definitely did!

Selah loves taking a bath...tonight was no exception

Internet is down...boo!

2007-06-13T16:39:00.000-07:00

Hey guys....sorry I haven't up-dated in awhile, but our Internet at home has been on the blink and I'm not sure when (or if) it will be returning. Hopefully it will soon, because I'm going through blogging withdrawal...if there is such a thing....can anyone else relate? :) Honestly...it's driving me crazy that I can't post new pics....I'm on a computer where I can't download anything so no help there. Anyway to you faithful readers...we will be back soon...I'm just not quite sure when. Keep checking back...

Learning to walk

2007-06-08T09:59:00.000-07:00

It's unbelievable how close Selah is to walking....a year ago Eddie and I were just getting ready to welcome "Baby Smith" into the world....wow, time has flown. Selah loves to walk around as long as she's holding on to something or someone. In the pics I'm posting she's playing with a little car that Eddie and I got her for an early birthday present...she didn't have anything like this before, so we decided to go ahead and give it to her. Anyway...she won't really understand the whole birthday thing this year anyhow... So...she has been walking so much more since she got this new toy....we'll definitely have to look for more like it in the future...she absolutely loves it, and she's a lot more confident in standing and pushing it around. Now we just wait for her to take her first steps by herself.....she'll do it when she's ready...and mom and dad will enjoy a few more days of her crawling. I've been told that once she walks, it's all over....life WILL change! :)

Four Incredible Years!!!

2007-06-05T11:25:00.000-07:00

I'm sorry that I haven't posted in over a week, but Eddie, Selah, and I were in NC for a few days....Selah stayed with her grandma and grandpa while Eddie and I celebrated our anniversary....we all had a great time!

Eddie and I decided that we wanted to celebrate by going to Carowinds for a day.....I (MM) hadn't been able to ride the roller coasters in a LONG time, and I was more than ready to get back on them! Eddie and I had a great time......Top Gun is definitely my favorite although Eddie said that the Borg is the best....we decided that Drop Zone plays a close second! After Carowinds we made our way to the Cheesecake Factory....for those who know us best you know that that is our all-time favorite place in the world! We had been saving a gift card for a long time from some great friends of ours (you know who you are....Thank you SOOO much!) and decided to use it for our anniversary. The food was amazing as always...and of course we had to have cheesecake at the end. It seems wrong to go there and NOT have cheesecake..you know what I mean?! :) Anyway....we stayed downtown and the next morning I tried to sleep-in...notice I said "tried." After 11 months of getting up early with Selah, I think my body had forgotten how to sleep past 8.....has anyone else discovered this by chance? :) Eddie and I had a great time, but we were super glad to pick Selah back up....she was definitely missed although she had a SUPER time hanging out with my mom, dad, and sister.....thank you guys so much for keeping her.....we know she was spoiled a ton! :)

I also want to add that I am so thankful for such an incredible husband......I love and respect him sooo much, and he continually sharpens me in my relationship with Christ....the last four years have been wonderful, and I'm so glad that I get to spend life with him!!! Thank you Eddie for being the best!!! I love you SOOOOOOOO much!

Ok....so here's some pictures for those who have been waiting quite awhile....

This was taken the night we got to NC....Selah is showing off her jammies to all of us

Eddie took this pic right before he and I left Selah.......she was so content to swing with her grandma

Eddie and I had just seen a Three-D film at Carowinds...the glasses give that away for sure!

Eddie and I at the Cheesecake Factory.....it was SOOO good!

This is right after we picked Selah back up.......her GG (great-grandmother) is putting her to sleep

Selah's Nana and Pop-Pop kept our dogs for us, so we got to stop by and visit them....this is Selah's Pop-Pop introducing her to the world of mechanics :)

Selah was exhausted after being spoiled by lots of family...she was ready to sleep all the way home.....the giraffe that she's holding is what she sleeps with every night...so cute!

Picture day....

2007-05-27T05:32:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was a day where we all took LOTS of pictures! Eddie, Selah, and I took Chasity to some of our favorite places including On the Border and Reedy River. The day was beautiful and we found some incredible spots to take pictures....I've posted quite a few but there are so many more to see....it was hard to choose, but here's a glimpse of our day.

Happy Birthday Chasity!

2007-05-26T07:45:00.000-07:00

Chasity turned 19 yesterday! She is a teen from mine and Eddie's youth group in Thomasville, NC who came to visit us for the week-end. I made a cake and we celebrated her birthday last night....it was a lot of fun!

35 Years!!!

2007-05-24T10:46:00.001-07:00

On May 22 my parents celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary!!! I sooo wish they were the party type, but they'd rather not have a lot of attention on them, so they just enjoyed a nice quiet celebration, although I and my sister would have been more than willing to throw a big bash for them!!! :) I guess after 35 years though they definitely know what each other likes and dislikes, so I'm glad they celebrated the way they preferred!

I'm so glad God blessed me with you two as parents...I couldn't have asked for better!!! You both are amazing people, and I'm so proud of you........I can't wait 'til Eddie and I are all the way to 35 years although he said that was nothing...he plans on us being married for 80!! I think you guys should shoot for that as well :)

Cruising down the hall

2007-05-24T10:36:00.000-07:00

Selah Smith was last seen cruising down the hall sporting some very fashionable sunglasses......

Uncle Johnny, Aunt Shirley, and Julie

2007-05-22T07:30:00.000-07:00

Eddie had to work all day on Saturday, so Selah and I decided a little roadtrip was in order. We drove up to Asheville and visited my mom's sister and her family. Selah had the best time interacting with her aunt, uncle, and cousin and she learned a few things while she was there as well...for example...check out the picture of Uncle Johnny teaching her how to churn the butter....she loved it! :)

Selah with her cousin Julie

Love this pic....precious!

Aunt Shirley holding Selah...check out Aunt Shirley's flowers in the background...that's just a tiny portion of them...can we say she has a green thumb for sure?!

Uncle Johnny and Selah churning the butter....Selah thought it was the greatest thing!

And of course we can't forget their little dog Shadow

Date night!

2007-05-20T09:08:00.000-07:00

Eddie and I had date night Friday night, and it was wonderful!

After dropping Selah off at the most wonderful baby-sitting family in the world (you know who you are :), we headed to Greenville. We went to Falls Park where we found the Reedy River Bridge, some amazing shops and restaurants, and the fun atmosphere of nightlife in Greenville. I hated I couldn't get any good pics of the bridge, but just believe me when I say it was amazing and beautiful (it overlooks a waterfall). We ate at a restaurant called Mellow Mushroom....it was definitely better then it sounds! We ended the night with Starbuck's....you can't ever go wrong with that!!

No explanation needed on this one...

I (MM) tried to get a good pic of part of the bridge, but no success

Eddie found a friend :)

An afternnoon with Selah, Illianna, and Cynthia

2007-05-20T09:01:00.000-07:00

Selah and I had the opportunity to spend another day with Illianna and Cynthia while their mom went to work for the afternoon. They are absolutely adorable kids....I know I've said that before, but it stands repeating! :) We all had a great time as you'll be able to see from these pics.

Love this pic....Illianna eating a popsicle

Cynthia and Selah

I like this pic....to me it tells a story...

Illianna posing for the camera

Selah looks like she's in deep thought

Selah loved the swing

Call me crazy, but I thougt this building was beautiful in its own way

First time swimming

2007-05-18T07:25:00.001-07:00

Selah went swimming for the first time yesterday, and she loved it! We went over to our friends Brian and Jennifer Hoover's apartment where we got to hang out with Jennifer and her son Colten. They loved watching Selah's first swim! Once she got used to the water she started kicking her legs as hard as she could...it was so much fun! Selah didn't cry at all even when mommy accidently got her face in the water :( It was a great day!

Ready to go

Mom and Selah getting used to the cold water

Colten, Selah, and Jennifer

Bath time after the swim

This is Selah and Lauren who is a friend of Jennifer's...I thought it was a really cute pic

Some cute random pics of Selah

2007-05-17T08:28:00.000-07:00

I've been working with Selah on saying how old she is....I think by the time she's one she'll definitely have the hang of this!

Our little "plumber butt" is about to take a bath :)

She found the candle again...

Our little "Pebbles"

Selah stops to give me an adorable smile while drinking her milk

"Milk face"

Birds nest!

2007-05-17T08:18:00.000-07:00

I wrote about my three new ferns several weeks ago...well they are doing good except for the fact that I'm having a hard time watering them. A couple of weeks ago while I was watering one of the ferns I found a birds nest inside. I could tell that it had already been abandoned, so I removed it and hung it back up. Today I went out and took all three ferns down to water them again and this time I found birds nest inside of two of them! One has three eggs in it, and the other looks like it's already served its purpose because there are no eggs in it...just a bunch of white stuff that looks like cotton. I don't want to disturb the nest with the eggs in it, because I'm afraid the mama bird won't come back if I do...so not much water for that fern today. Anyway not only are my ferns providing some nice senary at our house, but they are also providing a home for baby birds...cute, huh?

Selah's favorite toys

2007-05-17T07:52:00.000-07:00

It's been so much fun to watch Selah's personality emerge a little more every day....we're finding out certain things she likes and certain things she definitely does not like for example having her diaper changed....that's the one time she will usually pitch a fit...so, I should not be surprised that the three things that Selah likes to play with the most are not in her toybox in her bedroom but rather things she's discovered lying around....here's some pictures to let you see her favorite "toys."

Selah LOVES the coaster set....she gets sooo excited!

She puts the coaster set on the floor and then takes them out one by one

Another of her favorites is the little candle that she's put on top of one of the coasters....in this picture she is crawling around pushing the coaster and the candle

Selah loves magnets...I used to have all kinds of pics and magnets down at the bottom...once I realized this was something she wanted to play with I removed all the pics and mommy's magnets from the bottom and got Selah her own baby magnets...this is a wonderful distraction for when I'm trying to make dinner!

Another pic of her hanging out at the fridge :)

Happy Mother's Day!!!

2007-05-13T15:49:00.002-07:00

Mom and me....this is one of my all-time favorite pics!

Grandma, Melissa, Me, and Mom

Today has been such a great day, because it's been my first mother's day...well my first mother's day that Selah is actually here and not in my belly! I am so honored that God has given me the opportunity to be Selah's mother....what an awesome responsibility that I do not take for granted at all!!!

I've always said that if I could be like anybody in this world, it would be my own mom. I guess everyone thinks of their mom as the best, and I definitely fall into that category...my mom in my opinion is "the best!" She has sacrificed in so many countless ways for my sister and I, and "thank you" doesn't even come close to expressing my gratitude to her. I think my greatest appreciation of my mom is her prayers....I didn't use to think that, but as I've grown in my relationship with Christ, I've realized how powerful and incredible prayer is and my mom is and always has been a prayer warrior!!! I'm so thankful that I've been raised in a home where my parents have taught me about having a real relationship with God. My mom stayed home with my sister and I when we were little, and now that I'm in that same position, I realize what a blessing and sacrifice that was for my parents! My mom is such an amazing person and I love her so much.....thank you mom for who you are and what you mean to me.....I'm crazy about you! :)

Melissa, Mom, and Me (Mother's Day '06)

Mom and Selah :)

Happy Mother's Day to all moms, because every mom is an incredible blessing from God!

There's no place like home!

2007-05-12T15:31:00.000-07:00

We are back home and definitely glad to be back! Visiting NC is ALWAYS a WONDERFUL joy but it's nice to sleep in your own bed again and not have to live out of a suitcase....

Eddie's mom Tamie got to come back to SC on Wednesday with us for a visit, and we have loved having her! The last few days have been busy showing Tamie our world in SC.....she just left this afternoon and we were sad to see her go, but we know she'll be back!!! :)

So sorry for the delay in posting lately, but it's been busy, busy, busy.

Selah and her Nana :)

Selah is a daddy's girl for sure!!!

Mommy has discovered bows...not sure whether Selah is crazy about that or not :)

Time to go home....

Spoiled rotten by the Pulliams!

2007-05-12T15:10:00.000-07:00

One thing I love about having Selah is watching my parents and sister interact with her....it just gives me so much joy to watch as she connects with them!! As Selah is getting older she is becoming more aware of her surroundings and of the people around her that love to spoil her rotten! :) Here's some pictures of Selah being spoiled by the Pulliams!

"Grandma magic" as my sister calls it

Grandma, Aunt Melissa, and Selah

Selah and Grandpa R...what are they looking at?

Selah and Grandpa R hanging out

Aunt Melissa and Selah having a great time together

Avalon in concert

2007-05-12T15:06:00.000-07:00

While we were in NC, my sister and I were able to go to an Avalon concert. This definitely was wonderful because we used to go to concerts together all the time, and it was so good to be able to hang out like that once again! Avalon was wonderful...of course....and we even got to meet up with George and Hope Hucks who sat beside us......George even got to play doctor while we were there when they asked from stage if there was a doctor in the house because someone in the audience needed assistance......Dr. Hucks....definitely going to make a fantastic doctor!!

Dr and Mrs Hucks :)

Colds are of the devil!

2007-05-08T12:28:00.000-07:00

We had planned a busy day for today, but since Selah woke up in the middle of the night with a bad cold, we cancelled most of our plans in order just to hang out with her at home. So...definitely pray that she will be over this cold very quickly....we just can't figure out how she keeps picking up all this stuff...poor baby!

Emily and Selah

2007-05-07T19:52:00.000-07:00

Selah was excited to spend the day with her buddy Emily Hucks

Emily is George and Hope Hucks little girl who is 13 months old. Hope and I (MM) were roommates all four years in college, and we have remained close friends since then. It just so happened that Hope and I got married within two months of each other and we had our little girls within two months of each other...it's been a lot of fun to go through these major life events together.

Today was spent with Hope and I hanging out and enjoying watching Selah and Emily play together. We even got to fit in a walk around Hope's neighborhood. Thankfully George, Hope's husband, was home by this time and he so willingly pushed the huge double stroller and Hope and I so willingly let him :)

Selah and Emily...again

Selah and Emily...again :)

George pushing Selah and Emily while Hope and I walked

More Family Visits...

2007-05-06T19:42:00.000-07:00

Another fun-filled busy day in the great state of NC!

We got to visit even more family today, and it has been so good to have a few days to hang out with everyone.

We began our day visiting Bill and Linda who are Eddie's aunt and uncle....they had not seen Selah since Christmas, so they were amazed at how much she had grown. We all had a good time of reconnecting with each other!

For lunch we headed to Brad and Linda's house...Brad is Eddie's brother and it just so happened to be his 29 birthday today so we were invited to celebrate with them. Linda had cooked an amazing meal which we thouroughly enjoyed.....we found out that she is a great cook! We also had cake and pie for dessert, which we all ate too much of it, but when you have a strawberry pie and a red velvet cake in front of you, how do you resist?!?! :) Selah had a wonderful time playing with her cousins, Kayla, Abby, and Summer. Kayla is a lot older so she is always a HUGE help making sure that Abby, Summer, and Selah have fun together without killing each other! :) Anyway, Eddie and I loved spending the day with them!

We ended up at Eddie's mom and step-dad's house where we got to visit with even more family...wow, it's so good to be with family. Eddie and I are so thankful for the family that God has blessed us with....they are all amazing!!!

So...here's a few pictures of our day....

Linda and Selah (thank you Linda for the AMAZING meal!!)

The Birthday Boy!

Summer, Martha-Marie, Selah, and Abby

Jeff and Selah

Dylan and Eddie

Family Get-together

2007-05-05T15:40:00.000-07:00

My mom is the absolute greatest, because she fixed one of the best meals in the world and invited some family over to eat with us. Eddie, Selah, and I had a great time hanging out with everyone, especially since we don't get to see everyone that often. Of course we took tons of pictures....what's a family get-together without a photo-op to go with it? :)

The Smith family

The Smith and Pulliam family

Selah and her Easter basket from GG (thanks GG...she loves it!)

GG(Selah's great grandma) and Selah

Victor, GG, and Selah

Daddy look-alike

2007-05-04T06:39:00.000-07:00

Selah trying on Daddy's glasses

Oh my goodness...I have sooo much to do.....so you ask why am I on the computer? Well I'm thinking of all of you who faithfully read our site and who love to see pictures....so it's not that I'm procrastinating at all....it's just that I had that cute picture I had to post, right? Wrong.....ok I admit it....I'm definitely procrastinating! :)

A day hanging out with some friends...

2007-05-03T14:08:00.000-07:00

Selah and I had such a great day.....it started out by dropping Eddie off at work and heading to the gym. Selah then took a three hour nap (yes, I did say three! :) and once we had lunch we headed to my friend Casey's house.

Casey and Aaron had our family over for dinner a few weeks ago, and since then Casey and I have been trying to work out a time to get together. This afternoon Selah and I hung out with Casey and her two kids, Cynthia and Illianna who are adorable I must add! Cynthia is eight and Illianna is 21 months and they are so much fun to be around! Selah certainly thought so!! Cynthia and her mom Casey had even made cookies for us, and they were sooo good!! Yeah...pretty sure I ate WAY too many!!!

Here's a few pictures from the afternoon...

While we all ate our cookies, Selah ate her own snack a teething biscuit....she LOVED it!!!

Not sure whether she got more in her or on her, but she had a great time either way!

This is Illianna...isn't she adorable?!

Cynthia holding Illianna and Selah

Illianna hugging and kissing Selah good-bye......precious!

Internet is finally back!!!

2007-05-03T08:45:00.000-07:00

Ok so the last few days have driven me crazy because I haven't been able to post pics of my favorite little subject....am I getting a little addicted to the computer? Hmm...quite possibly! :)

So Selah has done some cute stuff this week....as usual! :) We've been giving her a bath every night lately so she will stay well, and so far the bath and a lot of prayer is keeping her well! One night when Eddie was getting ready to put her in the tub, she escaped and decided to go play in her room in her "birthday suit." Of course I (MM) had to take pics, but I tried to pick out a couple that she won't kill me for years down the road :)

The little streaker!

Playing in her birthday suit

Eddie finally got her in the tub.....all clean in her duck towel

This past Monday was laundry day (yuck....am I the only one who can not stand to do laundry??? Why did Adam and Eve have to eat the apple??? We could all be running around naked right now and not ever realize it, and then there would be no laundry!!! :) Ok...sorry back to the story. Anyway I put Selah in the laundry basket and pushed her up and down the hall. When I finally got her out she decided that she wanted to push the basket. So I went in her room and got her SpongeBob and set him in the laundry basket and away they went. She took him on at least two trips up and down the hall....I think SpongeBob enjoyed it :)

SpongeBob and Selah's first trip down the hall

Selah got brave and decided to stand and push SpongeBob...they made a great team :)

A busy week-end

2007-04-29T10:05:00.000-07:00

I don't usually skip a day posting but this week-end has been pretty busy.....

Friday Eddie, Selah, and I went to our pastor's house and helped set up for the yard sale that was held Saturday morning. The yard sale went really well and we met some really nice people. One girl I was helping had decided to buy a particular sweater she had found, so she added it to her big pile. When she was ready to pay she looked at the sweater and decided not to buy it. Once she had tossed it to me, I started noticing how much I liked the sweater, so I held it up to see if I thought it would fit. As I was holding it up the girl came and took it out of my hand and when I gave her a questioning look she told me that since it looked so good on me she decided that she wanted it after all! Oh well....I lost a great sweater, but we made a customer happy so I guess it was worth it :)

After the yard sale I was able to participate in a wedding shower for one of my good friends, Erin Woodberry. Her and her fiance Mark Tolan will be married in June. We had a lot of fun and she got a ton of stuff........it was good times!

This morning started out with a big breakfast at church...it was sooo good and of course we ate too much!! The breakfast gave Eddie and I the super energy we needed to keep nursery this morning....it went well but I think it wiped Eddie out...he decided to skip Sunday lunch and go straight to bed! Where do kids get all of their energy from anyway?! Eddie and I sometimes have a hard time keeping up! :)

Here are a few pics from the week-end....these are from the few times we were at home...

Selah loves looking out at the dogs when they are on the deck....

speaking of the dogs here is a picture of Snoopy kissing Roxie...awwwwww :)

Eddie said a good title for this pic would be:
"Welcome to the dirty South where neither shirt nor shoes are required in restaurant"

Selah's decorated mouth

On Sunday mornings Selah misses her morning nap so when we got back from church this morning Selah fell asleep on her changing table as Eddie was changing her diaper....she is asleep in BOTH of these....even the one with her holding on to her feet!!

Selah's first cooking attempt

2007-04-27T11:58:00.000-07:00

I know I don't usually post twice in one day, but I have to make an exception on this one, because today Selah attempted cooking....well she didn't use a stove, and she didn't handle knives, and she didn't really mix any ingredients together, but personally I think stirring up flour is considered cooking...kind of :) I put down newspaper, a bowl, some measuring cups, and pile of flour and let her go at it. Some people might think I'm crazy, but she had a ball, and it really wasn't that much to clean up....so enjoy the pictures!

yes, she did try to eat it a time or two :)

Selah playing...

2007-04-27T06:07:00.000-07:00

I'm glad it's Friday.....this week-end will be pretty busy. Our church is having a yard sale, so that will take up a good portion of the week-end....it should be fun though.......if you're around Easley anytime tomorrow come and check out the yard sale....there should be lots of good stuff! Just take the road that runs down the right side of Wal-mart in Easley and from there look for signs that should direct you to the yard sale.

This week Selah and I have been busy hanging out with lots of friends...it's been a really good week! I have continuously forgotten to take my camera with me on several occasions, so I didn't get any pics of Selah hanging out with some of her friends. I did take a few pics yesterday while she was playing that I thought were really cute, so I'm posting those today.

happily crawling down the hall

Selah loves to point just like she's pointing at the bears nose in this pic...she'll point at something and then babble off a few words that are still in baby language trying to tell us what it is....it's so cute!

Giving mommy a big smile..

Taking a swim

2007-04-25T19:04:00.000-07:00

While at Wal-mart today I saw that they had their small kiddie pools for eight dollars, so I went ahead and bought one for Selah to enjoy this summer. Apparently Eddie must have been a little jealous that I didn't get him one too, since as soon as he came home from work he jumped in! :) I was able to capture a cute picture of Selah and daddy in the pool today....who says you can't swim inside? :) And where is the water you may ask? Well let's just say that Eddie was teaching Selah how to play "pretend."

Selah has a boyfriend...a friend that is a boy :)

2007-04-24T16:25:00.000-07:00

After Selah and I got back from the YMCA we ate lunch and headed over to my friend Erica's house. I met Erica at the Y a few months back while I was working out on a treadmil.....we struck up a conversation and a friendship was born! As we got to know each other, we realized that we both had babies close in age. She has a little boy named Bryson who is nine months old, just one month behind Selah. Bryson and Selah are not only around the same age, but they look a lot alike...it's actually kind of weird...they seriously could be twins. I'll let the pictures that I've posted prove my point.... Anyway Selah had a great time playing at Bryson's house....of course Bryson tried to beat her up a few times being a typical boy and Selah shoved him down once, but overall they both came out in one piece and had a blast!

Bryson.....isn't he adorable?

Selah and Bryson playing together

this is too cute....he has his hand on her foot

I think they're having a meeting :)

Selah was super excited!

It's definitely a Monday...

2007-04-23T05:50:00.000-07:00

Well this morning started off with a phone call from Eddie that once again he was stranded on the side of the road. The Turkey as Eddie has affectionately named his red Toyota basically exploded, and we think this time the engine blew up. Of course to replace the engine in the Turkey would probably cost about what we paid for it in the first place. So....should we have sold it a few months ago when a man offered to buy it from Eddie? Most definitely, but of course hindsight is always 20' 20'. I'm posting pictures of the Turkey which is now sitting on the side of our house in the grass.....don't you think it's just an incredible looking car? I'm sure as you read this you are deciding that you would love to buy this...right? :) Well...I can always dream right? I guess we're down to one car....good thing the Xterra is dependable or we would be in trouble!

The "Turkey"

Doesn't it look amazing? Don't you want to buy it? :)

Awwwwwwwww

In other news, this week-end was wonderful! We got to hang out with lots of friends, go to two amazing church services, and have our good friend Abbi stay with us Sat nite and go to church with us Sunday morning.....definitely good times!

Selah dressed for church on Sun morning

Eddie and Selah this morning before Eddie left for work

We love you Abbi! Thanks for spoiling Selah! :)

Good times!

2007-04-21T06:58:00.000-07:00

Last night Eddie, Selah, and I hung out with some good friends. Brian and Jennifer Hoover and their son Colton. Next week Colton will turn 7, and for part of his birthday celebration he wanted to eat at McDonalds with a few of his friends. The boys had a great time playing while the rest of enjoyed catching up.

First time at McDonalds

Afterwards we headed back to Brian and Jennifer's apartment where Selah discovered two incredible things: one was the Hoovers' dog Maggie. Selah squealed and laughed as she tried to pet Maggie...it was adorable! Maggie is a pretty big dog but Selah was not scared around Maggie at all.

Selah loved sitting on Maggie and petting her...and Maggie took it so well...good dog!

The second thing that Selah went nuts over was Colton's little tykes yellow car. She loved it! We definitely will have to start looking for something like this for her birthday....she'll love it!!!

Do I really get to ride in this car? All by myself?

Cruising on a Friday night :)

After we put Selah down we all watched the movie "Freedom Writers." It was an inspiring movie that ALL teachers should watch!!

Happy Birthday Colton!

TGIF!!!

2007-04-20T08:02:00.000-07:00

Thank goodness it's Friday!!! This has seemed like a long week to me...I guess with Selah being sick we have stayed home most of the week, and I have a bad case of cabin fever! Plus Eddie and I (or should I just say mainly me:) have gone over cell phone minutes, so I've not been able to call anyone until have nine....that's not been fun at all! Thankfully our new month of minutes starts tomorrow so call away! :)
I'm very glad to report that Selah is acting a lot more like herself now. Although she still has a cough and somewhat runny nose, I think she's now on the mend!

Tonight we're headed to McDonalds with another couple and their little boy who is having a birthday...he chose McDonalds.....I mean where else does a kid want to go celebrate their birthday? :) I'm sure Selah will have a lot of fun being a part of the party! We'll definitely take lots of pictures as this will be Selah's first time at Mickey D's....that's pretty monumental, don't you think? :)

Selah peeking over the bed...another of our favorites!

Pajama Day

2007-04-19T07:55:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was pajama day for Selah. Knowing that she felt pretty bad I decided since we were going to be home all day why not let her stay in her pajamas? So that's exactly we did.....I have to admit that it was pajama day for me as well. It's been a long time since Eddie has come home and found me without a shower wearing exactly what I slept in. I felt like a bum all day, so it'll probably be another very long time before that happens again! :)

Here's some great pictures that Eddie and I took yesterday once Selah started to feel better.....(don't worry there are none of me looking like a bum:)

This is one of her favorite places in our house

The very first smile of the day

Eddie came home for lunch and as he was holding Selah she fell asleep in his arms....she NEVER does this normally.
Eddie loved it!!

Precious!!

We had spaghetti for dinner and Eddie decided to have some fun with Selah.....he gave her some "mad" eyebrows...we thought it was hilarious but she was completely oblivious...she was focused on the food!

I (MM) was working out in the yard yesterday evening while Eddie watched Selah, and she found me through her window....she was so pleased with herself!

God's little surprises!

2007-04-18T06:04:00.000-07:00

Not much new to report regarding Selah.....she is still not feeling well at all. I feel so bad for her. While she's playing she'll sometimes stop and just lay her head down on the floor...that's when you know that they definitely don't feel good. Just keep praying that God will completely heal her very soon. No new pictures today....Selah is still in her pajamas and not in the mood for a photo shoot. We'll definitely be camped here at home for the day!

We only ventured out for about an hour yesterday and that was for a quick trip to Lowes. My neighbor Ann had told me that Lowes had their ferns on sale for $7.00, and I had been wanting a few for our porch. Selah was completely fascinated with the garden department....she loved looking at all the plants and flowers. I finally found the ferns, but they were priced for more than $7.00, and I knew that I wasn't going to spend what they were asking for them. A lady came up beside me and told me that since a few of them had been damaged by the weather they were marked down to $1.74! I picked out three ferns and took them up to the register to have a price check.....the lady had been right! I got three ferns for under $5.00, and the ones I picked out don't look bad at all!!! As I was walking to my car I silently thanked God for his little surprises...he always knows just the thing that will make our day!! I'm so glad He cares about the little things in life!

Fussy Pants :)

2007-04-17T06:37:00.000-07:00

Selah is Miss Fussy Pants today.........this is definitely not the norm. Although her cough seems to be almost gone, I think that she still doesn't feel very well. Poor girl.........I did get some pictures of her playing this morning before her nap. She seems super happy in these pictures....I think when she sees the camera out she becomes a little ham :) Letting her keep her paci in seemed to help as well...she normally only has it at naptime. I might be taking tons of pics today since that seems to put her in a better mood.....keep praying that this virus will be knocked out very quickly!

Selah has discovered how to open drawers....
Let's just say that life will never be the same :)

Love, love, love this pic!

Selah looks so big to me in this pic...
almost like she should be about 18 months instead of 9 and a half months....

I think she's trying to invent a new style of crawling in this pic..

Selah playing in her tent which she absolutely loves....
thank you Trent and Deana!!

Not feeling so good....

2007-04-16T10:49:00.000-07:00

This morning Selah woke up not feeling well......she has been coughing like crazy....almost like she sometimes have a hard time catching her breath. She also has a little runny nose with it, but the worst part is the cough especially when she drinks or eats anything. I've given her a ton of TLC today along with some Tylenol to help her sleep and wipe out the low grade fever. I got a couple of medical books out and looked up RSV.....Selah might have this, but I'm not sure. I called the dr's office and have yet to hear from them.......let's just say that that office is beginning to know us on a first name basis! :) Well I just laid Selah down for a nap and thankfully her cough has subsided somewhat, so that's good. Anyway just pray that this virus will run its course very quickly......and of course thanks for your prayers as always!

More visitors from NC!

2007-04-15T11:58:00.000-07:00

Today has been a great day.....this morning Pastor Steve brought such an annointed message. Eddie and I are really beginning to enjoy the church where we feel God has placed us. The people are really nice and friendly and they absolutely love to spoil Selah, but then again, who doesn't? :)
After church we met up with some friends who were on their way back to NC from GA. Chasity, Donna, and Cameron are wonderful, and it was really nice to see them again. Although I think they enjoyed seeing Eddie and I, Selah was definitely the one who was the center of attention!

Chasity and Selah

Donna was trying to help Selah decide what she wanted to eat :)

The famous basketball star player Cameron!

No Tubes!!!!

2007-04-14T20:34:00.000-07:00

Thank you to everyone that has prayed for Selah regarding her ear infection. It's definitely not been a fun process. After seven weeks, three antibiotics, and many trips to the doctor, Selah's ear infections are GONE! We are so thankful that God healed Selah, because if this last medicine had not worked, then she would have had to have tubes. Not that tubes are terrible or anything, but we are just thankful that God chose to heal her without the tubes. Thank you for praying!!

This week-end has been pretty relaxing...we were supposed to go to the beach with some family but those plans changed. We were really disappointed about the change of plans, but we have enjoyed our Plan B week-end which has included two evenings of hanging out with friends, a lot of shopping, and some great time with Selah. Speaking of that great time with Selah we of course had to post a couple of pictures for all you Selah fans. Hope everyone has a wonderful Sunday!

Selah smiling away....

She's now teaching herself to read :)

What a great birthday!

2007-04-12T10:05:00.000-07:00

I turned 28 years old yesterday...unbelievable! I'm getting old! :) Eddie had planned a surprise outing for my birthday but due to the cold rainy day and the fact that much of the outing would be outside we had to figure out Plan B. Plan B turned out to be a lot of fun! Eddie, Selah, and I drove to NC and met my parents and sister and Eddie's dad and stepmom at Concord Mills Mall to see what kind of trouble we could all get in for the day. We loved shopping, spoiling Selah (of course!), and eating some great food at Olive Garden! Selah even enjoyed her first couple bites of chocolate cake....she loved it....she has some great taste! :)

Dylan

2007-04-10T17:46:00.000-07:00

Today was another great day with Janelle and Dylan...we went to the park, did some shopping, and ended up at Outback for some wonderful food! I have to brag on Dylan though....he is honestly one of the coolest kids I know. He is smart, very respectful, obedient, loves to have fun, athletic....just a great all around guy! If Eddie and I are ever blessed with a boy we hope that he will be a lot like Dylan!

We love you Dylan and we are so proud of you!!!

Visitors from NC!

2007-04-09T17:55:00.000-07:00

Selah was so excited to see her Aunt Janelle and cousin Dylan pull into our driveway today....more spoiling! :) We had a great day hanging out with them and another one to look forward to tomorrow, and of course I had to snap a few pictures....so enjoy!

Happy Easter!

2007-04-08T22:18:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter!! I got up this morning so excited about this day! I still have a hard time believing that God gave His only Son to die for me on a cross. The love that God had for me and the rest of this world just blows me away! I’m so glad that we serve a LIVING Savior!!! Ok…..I had to get that our before anything elseJ

Well….we left the Easter basket with the dyed eggs along with a card at Jim’s door this morning….when we got home from church it was gone, so I hope he liked it! It felt really good to be able to do something like that for one of our neighbors. Even though it’s a small thing, I believe that it makes a BIG difference. We also took pictures of Selah before leaving for church……some turned out really well and some…..well, let’s just say that she was not always the smiling baby the whole time….some pics we took should have the caption “a photo shoot gone bad” J

Church was wonderful today! Pastor Steve definitely brought it! He talked about what true love is all about….it was really good!! You could definitely feel God’s presence! And of course Selah “added” to the service with her jibbering and jabbering….maybe she’ll be a preacher one day…who knows? J

Tomorrow Eddie’s aunt and cousin are coming…we are really excited!

A great Saturday!

2007-04-08T19:05:00.000-07:00

Today was such a great day…..Eddie, Selah, and I spent the whole day hanging out in Anderson. We went out to eat, went shopping, and ended the evening at Newspring just in time for one of their five Easter services….yes, I did say FIVE! Newspring is a church that we have attended on Sunday nights since moving to SC. It has been such an incredible blessing to us! Perry Noble is the senior pastor and we so appreciate how he is very real and transparent and brings the Word without watering it down at all! Selah loves going as well….the place where she stays during the services is called the Majestic and the volunteers who keep her and many other kids have been wonderful! Anyway last night many people accepted Christ as their personal Savior, and it was INCREDIBLE!! Wow, God is SOOOO good! I am so excited that we have the opportunity to be in a relationship with such an amazing God!

I'm posting a couple pics of Selah who has just learned how to pull up....she's so proud of herself! Mom and dad are excited for her but have to keep an extra close eye on her as she figures out gravity, because what goes up must come down! :)

Easter Eggs

2007-04-06T16:09:00.000-07:00

Eddie and I decided tonight would be a good time to dye some eggs, so that is exactly what we did…..there were a few that came out a little bit more creative then we were planning, but overall they turned out well. We decided to put them in an Easter basket and on Easter morning we’ll leave the basket on our neighbor Jim’s porch who lives across the street. I hope he’ll like it!

Where's Selah?

2007-04-06T08:27:00.000-07:00

These pictures were taken a couple months ago by Eddie, but they are some of our favorites......so where's Selah? I'll give you a hint....she's the cutest one in the basket! :)

Baby Teeth

2007-04-05T08:08:00.000-07:00

Selah finally has some teeth! I don't think it was a very enjoyable experience for her in getting them, but now that she has them she has enjoyed trying them out.....on cheerios, teething rings, toys, daddy's finger.......unfortunately Eddie found out just how sharp those little teeth were the other day when he was putting some food into Selah's mouth and he didn't get his finger out in time.......a person wouldn't think that two baby teeth could hurt that bad but Eddie now begs to differ! Well...at least we know they work!! :)

A day at the park

2007-04-04T17:39:00.000-07:00

Today Selah and I made some new friends. We spent the day with Kennedy and Hayden Peters who are two amazing kids! Selah definitely approved of them! :) Since it was such a beautiful day we all headed to the park.....we started out with a picnic which Hayden and Kennedy decided to share with the geese....of course the geese loved it although I think the kids at first were not sure whether the geese wanted to eat the food or eat them! :) Then we were off to the swings and slides....even Selah got to join in the fun once we found the baby swings. After a couple of hours we went back and watched the movie Happy Feet.....I didn't get the end of it though so someone will have to tell me how it ends...overall a cute movie. So...that was our day....great friends, the park, and some crazy geese....what more could we ask for?!

A great week-end!

2007-04-03T10:25:00.000-07:00

This past week-end Grandma and Grandpa R came for a visit. Eddie and I were so excited to see them, but I think Selah was the most thrilled....she got TONS of spoiling....here are a few pics of her hanging out with some of her favorite people!

We have joined the world of the bloggers!

2007-04-02T19:29:00.000-07:00

Well....it's official....we are now part of the world of the bloggers! Now our family and friends can check up on us and also watch for new pics every week of the newest member of our family, Selah Marie Smith. Eddie and I are so blessed to have the most adorable baby girl in the world....ok, so we're a little biased :) Selah is now nine months old and she is keeping her mom and dad busy running....she is into EVERYTHING! It's a great workout for us.....we'll never have to go to the gym again! :)