My Birthday Weekend

Well, last Friday was my 26th birthday! I decided I wanted to go to Tyler, TX, where my in-laws live, for my birthday weekend. I asked my parents to come down too so it would be a big weekend of fun, food, fellowship and dominoes!!! We had an awesome time.

Me, with my two favorite guys on my birthday!


The best birthday dinner ever! Sweet tea, fried chicken, mashed potatoes and chocolate cake!!! My mother-in-law made it all, even down to the flowers on the cake. So good!


My parents with Cole man. (I think they really came down to see him, but who can blame them?!)


Jim (Papa) with the little man.


One of the mares, Glory, had a little pony 2 weeks ago. Her name is Lacey. She is so cute!




I wanted to play on a horse-y too, so Chris saddled up Belle, the other mare, and walked with us as we rode "off into the sunset". And Harley didn't know where her momma and daddy were going she had to follow us too!



Cole had fun out at the barn too. I just know when we go to Tyler, he's always going to want to go hang out with Papa and his daddy at the barn! I can see dirt pies, mud pits, fishing poles and tractor rides already!






On Saturday night we had another birthday dinner with ribeyes, baked potatoes, salad...all that good stuff! They surprised me with a bouquet of balloons. So fun!

Happy 4 month Birthday Cole Man!

Happy 4 month Birthday my little man! Chris and I cannot believe it has been 4 months since our little man came into our lives. He is just growing so big and so fast. He no longer wants to lie on his back, he needs to sit up and be able to see everything. He loves his exer-saucer, especially the pig (for some unknown reason). He loves being outside when mommy can stand the heat. And his new favorite thing to do is to blow spit bubbles and talk at the same time. It's pretty darn cute. Hasn't anyone come up with a "pause" button yet??? So we can hold onto these moments when they are sweet and innocent and don't know how scary and unpredictable the world is.



Chris and I pray for Cole to grow up loving our amazing GOD, for him to lead a successful life, to be happy, to find the girl of his dreams (which I better hold this position for the next 25 years....or so) and to make his mommy and daddy proud. WE ARE SO IN LOVE!!!! Thank you Jesus for giving us this sweet and precious gift from above.

O...M...G!!!!!

So, first of all, I apologize to the few of you who read my blog, as you can tell, I'm not the greatest blogger yet. (I said "YET", Julee Bell) I hope I can get better at this. I feel like I'm doing good if I upload new pictures onto Facebook, let alone work on my blog. So here it is.... my first real Blog with an actual story to go with it!

I hope this doesn't gross anyone out....all of you mothers out there hopefully won't be! But one morning this week I pumped and after what seemed like FOREVER...when I was finished I had pumped 15 1/2 ounces!!! What??!! That is by far the most I have pumped since being a Mommy. I couldn't believe it. Cole drinks about 4 to 5 ounces at every feeding now so it won't go to waste, but Geez! isn't that alot? I also looked in my freezer today and counted how much milk I had stored up. Around 354 ounces! I haven't had to use any of the stored milk yet. My mother says I'm a good cow! What! Thanks Mom! I guess this is the only time in a woman's life that it's ok to be called that. Oh well, whatever it takes to take care of my little man!



By the way, I LOVE BEING A MOM! It's a blast!