Mommies of Little Girls

I need help. Alan's hours have been cut back at work (Yorozu) and so now we are even more broke than before (if that's possible). I was wondering if any of you have some dressy clothes that you would be interested in selling. Ivy has TONS of casual clothes but only a few dresses. I am sure you know how expensive all of the cute little dresses can be. Maybe you have some in storage that you are going to put in a yard sale or consignment sale. Just leave a comment if you have anything! Thank you so much!

Congrats!

I just wanted to say congrats to my friend Angela. She and Andy welcomed their new baby boy Solace into the world Wensday. He is gorgeous!

Our Day at the Pumpkin Patch

OOPPS!

I titled the blog below "Helping Granny" it should be "Helping Grammy". My mother does not want to be called Granny because she said it makes her think of Granny from The Beverly Hillbilies. She's crazy but I just thought I should clear that up.

Helping Granny

The other day we went to my moms to celebrate Alan and Dad's birthdays. She was baking a cake and Ben loves to help. I don't know how much help he really was but we got some really cute pictures of him licking the bowl clean!

Oops, We Both Forgot!

Ok, so last saturday was the Hobbs family reunion and when they were giving away door prizes they asked who had been married the longest. Well, this made me think of how many years Alan and I have been married (6). Then it hit me, our anniversary was September 28th! I TOTALLY FORGOT! Alan was at work so he didn't get to go to the reunion but he called me that afternoon from work. I asked him if we had forgotten anything and he said OUR ANNIVERSARY. He told me that he was laying in bed a few nights before and all of a sudden it hit him. He was so scared I was just waiting to see how long it would take him to remember! He said he was confused because he knows how I act when I'm mad and it didn't seem like anything was wrong! SO FUNNY! I can't believe I forgot, but considering we just had a baby I think its understandable! So HAPPY ANNIVERSARY ALAN! You are not only my husband, you're my best friend. Thanks for all you do for me, Ben, and Ivy. You make me laugh everyday and I love you so much!

Baby Shower

I just wanted to post a few pics from one of my baby showers. I was bummed because I didn't get to get a picture of everyone who came!

This is me and my grandmother
Tyla, Leslie, Little Aaron, and Shonda.

Shonda, Amanda, and Devin.

Candace, Brayden, and Lake.

Opening the presents.

This cake was made by Leah Sherwood ( in the picture below). She is so talented and the cake is so yummy!

Just me.

Big Brother and Little Sis

Ivy Addison Elrod (The Bean) Is Here!

Well, as many of you know our little bean Ivy Addison was born on her daddy's birthday September 17. She weighed 8lbs 13oz and was 20 & 3/4 in. long. She's so beautiful! Her brother is so protective over her. I'm glad because I was worried he would be jealous, but he's been really good. Well, for the most part. When she cries he puts his hands over his ears and runs around the house but now I have taught him just to go to his room and play until she settles down. I still can't believe she is already here! Alan and I are truly blessed! We have a handsome little man and a beautiful baby girl. She eats and sleeps great! She has her last bottle around 10:00 and doesn't get up until 2:30 for another and wakes in the morning around 6:30! I want to thank everyone for the wonderful gifts and for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers during my pregnancy and delivery. I promise to try and blog more often!

I Know I Know

I am so sorry I haven't blogged in FOREVER! Things have just been a little crazy. People have been fussing on me and I have been meaning to blog and now I finally am!