Sights of Puerto Rico

We recently got back from a week long trip to Puerto Rico with Brett's family. It was a beautiful week full of sun rises, sunsets, waterfalls, beaches, hikes and family. 

 The water was oh so cold but oh so fun! :)

Beautiful right? Raise your hand if sometimes you need a vacation after the vacation? :) 

Happy 4th Tomorrow! 

I Love Lucy!

Amy wanted me to take some pictures of she and Pudge to document this time in their life. We started a bit early and I think they turned out great! 

 I mean really...she should be pregnant all the time. Her little bump suits her!

So cute

 These were Amy's baby booties and her Scripture memory cards from when she was little...

Mangs, I cannot wait for August! You are going to be the best mom and Lucy is one loved and blessed little girl to have you and Jeff as parents! Thanks for letting me take some pictures of the three of you! :)

Dear Daddy

Dear Daddy, 

Thank you for always working so hard. Thank you for always tucking us in at night and telling us a "dirty" story about the horse falling into the mud and a "clean" one about him getting a bath! Thank you for calling your "cinnamon roll girls" on Sunday mornings. Thank you for being the most caring father. Thank you for loving mom so well. Thank you for constantly having a project and showing us the importance of hard work. Thank you for telling us "one foot in front of the other!" Thank you for the constant reminder from early on that "the first shall be last and the last shall be first." Thank you for being a good example for Brett to see. Thank you for the 6 AM math sessions. Thank you for all of the many many opportunities you gave us. Thank you for encouraging me in everything that I ever did. Thank you for showing me that the most important thing in this life is my relationship with God. Thank you for showing me how to be a giver and not a taker. Thank you for being so generous. Thank you for praying with us and reading God's Word with us. Thank you for walking me down the aisle and giving me away almost 8 months ago! Thank you for being there. Thank you for being one of the greatest role models in my life.

I love you so so much!

Love,

Lou

Currently Beachin' It....

Right after Mangs shower on Saturday, we cleaned up real fast, packed the cars and the whole Blackman/Jacobs/Kittrell clans headed to the beach. When we got here...as well as Sunday, there was nothing but rain. The past couple of days have been so fun and we have been enjoying our time! Here are a few photos from our first few days. Yes, they are mostly of Virginia. It's tough being the cutest subject to photograph over 7 weeks old. Of course we have Charlotte but she doesn't cheese it quite like her sister just yet! :) 

A little on the cloudy side but a break in the rain on Sunday..

Oh hey husband.....

Love these pictures

Grown girl...

 This beach bum slept the whole time we were there...

So...as you can see our days have been full of sunshine, bathing suits, babies, lots of rest, and even more fun! It has been nice to be down here with our whole family! I'm off to enjoy a few more days of fun! 

Lucy Myer Was "Showered" With Love

Yesterday, I, along with several other women had the privilege to throw a shower for Amy and Miss Lucy. Amy has always been the queen of shower throwing and never fails to forget a single detail! You may remember the bridal shower that she helped throw for me just a few months ago! She made sure that everything was absolutely perfect! I wanted to do the same for her! The day started with torrential downpours that lasted......all day long! We were a little bit worried but sweet friends braved the weather and Mangs, Pudge, and Lucy were certainly blessed with so many sweet gifts! I had lots of help making this shower great and I hope that my sister felt as loved as she truly is! 

Right when people walked in....

We were blessed to have my dad, brother, and the daddy to be, as our own personal valet! They pulled up, were ushered to the door, and they parked cars! So thankful!

A clothesline with all sorts of monogrammed goodies!

Little details

Adorable and delicious cookies made by a sweet friend! Thanks Morgan!

The kitchen setup was my favorite! Parasols hung from the ceiling, flowers everywhere, banners, etc.!

Adorable cake and beautiful monogram

Gumballs and a cute little girl!

Pink lemonade for a girl! 

Soon to be parents!!

Mantle

Grandmother, Mangs, and baby Charlotte!

So many thoughtful gifts! Wish I would have gotten a picture of all of the many many gifts she was blessed with! They are all set!

Lucy's arrival checklist! :) 

Sadly, we didn't get a picture with all of our hostesses!

Thank you Melia, Mrs. Sherry, Julie, Catherine, Lindsey, and although she wasn't a hostess...thank you mom for letting us use your home and helping!! :)

I love you sweet sister and hope that this shower was up to your standards! :) Just kidding! So thankful for you and happy that God has entrusted Lucy to you and Pudge!! This aunt is pumped to live across the street!! I love you!!

Sweet Little Charlotte

This past weekend Eric, Linds, V, and C came to visit! As always, the camera was ready and I had the privilege to snap some photos of my new niece....she was so sweet and happy just about the whole time!

favorite

love those toes

Little angel

She slept so soundly in that basket :)

Little hands

It's a challenge to choose a favorite...particularly when it is your niece!! :) Isn't she beautiful!?!?

And a blog post of one little niece just wouldn't be complete without a picture of the other...

This angel is so much fun and so sweet!! We had a lot of fun playing in the pool, swinging, and just playing together!

I happen to think she is beautiful too! :) 

Happy Tuesday!

The Weekend Our Lives Got A Little Fuller

Charlotte Elizabeth Blackman has made her entrance into this world. I said several times throughout Lindsey's pregnancy, "How are we going to love another one like we love Virginia?" haha. Well, one of the nurses told us on Friday, "Your heart just grows." I couldn't agree more. From the second I saw that tiny little girl I knew I was hooked........again. :) Here are many many pictures from our weekend.

Just checkin' things out! :) 

Finally, at 1:27 she made her grand entrance....and daddy was hooked. 

 

So in love....

 Time for LiLi, Pop, and Gigi to hold her!

Aunt Amy

This sweet girl is already the best big sister!

Yeah Linds, you totally look like you just went through labor and had a baby. No big deal. :) 

We didn't like our bath too much....

But sunbathing under that warmer sure is nice! :)

 

 

 

Everyone is hooked on this girl! We loved meeting her and are thankful for a safe arrival! 

While mom and dad were at the hospital we had lots of fun playing with this big girl! 

 

  

Her aunts totally love her!! 

 

Time for them to come home from the hospital!!

   

   

Sweet little toes and fingers....

Kisses from the big sister

 I feel so blessed to be an aunt to two beautiful little girls and our hearts really did grow this weekend! I am so thankful for these two angels!! Linds, you did awesome and Eric, you are an amazing husband and father! I am grateful for your sweet family!!! Love y'all!!

 Mmmm.....

Oh, and Mangs.....I know my heart will only continue to grow in August when Miss Lucy arrives!! EEK!! I am so excited!!

The Weekend

Although this weekend was not a super restful one, it certainly was fun and didn't seem to fly by which is always nice! We were so excited about Saturday because it was Brett's first race! He has been running with Pudge many mornings at 5:00 A.M.! Brett is athletic but never really been a runner so this has been a huge sacrifice and I have been so proud of him! He decided to do his first race, the Azalea Trail Run, and not just the 5K, he went for the 10K! He and Pudge ran along with many of our friends!! 

Beautiful morning to start us off!

Warming up.... :) 

Basil ran his first race and did so well!!

Armbruster fam!!

My boy and I before...I was so sad I didn't run but probably would have struggled! I haven't been running consistently unfortunately! Need to start back up!

So many happy people ready to run!

There they are! 

Josh finishing incredibly fast!

Doug!

Here comes Pudge!

There's my guy!! Finishing it up with Matt!

Good job boys!!

So proud of you!

Anna and Sam

The Estis fam ready for the fun run!!

Carter's so cool in his glasses!

It was such a fun day! After we were done Brett and Jeff went to buy our plants for our garden and on Sunday morning they planted them! We are so excited about having some fresh veggies in our backyard!!

So now, after some watering, we will hopefully have some large tomatoes, red, green, orange bell pepper, jalapeños, sweet basil, rosemary, zucchini, squash, and onion!

I hope your weekend was as pretty as ours! :) 

It's A...............

This past weekend we finally were able to find out if Baby Jacobs was a boy or girl. On Friday family and some friends gathered for the big reveal! We were all so excited! We even skyped in Kara, Emma Kate,  Eric, Linds, and V! 

Pudge and Mangs certainly planned things out well. They had a scavenger hunt set-up all over mom and dads house! I took pictures and Brett did some videoing so I put it all together into one. (P.S. Editing a video takes forever...I am not so great at it! haha) 

Enjoy!!

Baby J. Reveal from Laura Kittrell on Vimeo.

Baby J. Reveal from Laura Kittrell on Vimeo.

We are so excited about Baby Jacobs arriving in August!!

Shoot With Virginia

So I already shared a good many photos from my weekend in Georgia but, while I was there I was able to play more with my new camera and got some good pictures of this sweet girl. 

So......more of the little girl I love. :) Don't worry in April I'll have a new niece to photograph and in August another niece or nephew! :)

Sweet V

I love those eyes..

Isn't she beautiful?

Little model....haha. Brett posed this one! :)

Uncle Brett gave her a flower! :)

:) Love this face...

Lovely long eyelashes...

Getting warm with mommy

"Do 1, 2, 3, Uncle Brett!"

Ok, Virginia Louise overload! I am certain her mommy, aunt, and LiLi loved looking at this though! :) 

Happy Monday!