6 Months

Brett and I have officially made it to 6 months of marriage!

It has just flown by and I have learned so many things in this short time....

1. Expiration dates dont necessarily always apply....just saying.

2. Monthly meal planning and preparing grocery lists for the month has been a life saver!

3. To-do lists or simply projects you want done never end.

4. Falling asleep and waking up next to your best friend every single day is the best thing ever!

5. When you have a house....you never feel like it is clean enough.

6. He produces WAY more laundry than I do. hmmmm....

7. His definition of cleanliness isn't exactly the same as mine. :) 

8. Being married is a lot of fun

9. It is also a lot of work

10. The Lord knew what He was doing when He decided that Brett would be the one to walk beside me for the rest of our lives.

I love you husband and am so thankful for the 6 happiest months of my life! You are the best!

Gardening Progress

So, I have to say, this is a super fun hobby! We are totally gardeners. I had no idea how fun it would be to walk out and see them change every single day! Well, in seeing these two pictures you can already tell we have progress.

Day 1...haha

After they were planted...

This week!!! WOW!! Look at how much everything has changed....

The first day I saw the tomatoes.....

This week....We have little clusters like this all over! So exciting! 

Jalapeños everywhere! 

Day 1 on the left and this week on the right, although this bell pepper is growing so quickly and others are popping up all over! 

Last but not least, we have a lovely zucchini and squash popping up as well! 

It really is so exciting that we have progress! 

We were only a little bit worried that things might not grow! :) Cannot wait to see more progress and finally be able to pick our veggies! 

he & she (april 2012)

:.. he and she ..:

She shot another wedding with Bayleigh M. Photography.

He stayed busy with baseball games. 

They spent a weekend in Atlanta.

She got a nice spring break from school.

They continued to watch their vegetables grow!

She was offered and accepted a new job for next year.

He has been the biggest encourager and supporter for her.

And she is grateful for how he continues to point her towards Christ.

And cannot wait to finally be able to eat some!

They welcomed a new niece into the world.

They celebrated the engagement of Drew and Ash this past weekend!

She is seeing a lot more "they's" in these "he and she" posts!  :) 

Great Is Thy Faithfulness

On Sunday at church we sang the hymn "Great Is Thy Faithfulness." I am constantly amazed at how faithful He is no matter what. I love that hymn. I love so many of the words.

"Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not. As Thou hast been, Thou forever will be." 

What a blessing to know that we serve a God who never changes. He is eternal. 

"Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness! Morning by morning, new mercies I see. All I have needed, Thy hand hath provided! Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord unto me!"

As I think back on the last months as a newlywed I can think of all of the "new mercies" I have seen and the blessings that the Lord has poured over our lives. Everything that we have needed, He has provided. This couldn't be more true. Mostly, I have seen it in the tangible and material things. 

However, I am seeing Christ refine me. Unfortunately, I don't always look at that as a good thing. I resist it. As we sang on Sunday, I couldn't stop thinking of how good He is and all that He has provided for Brett and I and how unfaithful I am so often to Him. He gently reminded me that, "He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." (Philippians 1:6)

Thank you for this promise Lord. I long to be refined and not only refined, but actively changed.

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!!

Weekend in ATL

This past weekend Brett and I went to Atlanta to shop, relax, and take in a Braves game. It was so nice to get away and a perfect way to kick off spring break! I did a little video editing from the game.......Again, I'm not the best at it but I'm learning.

Sights and Sounds From Turner Field from Laura Kittrell on Vimeo.

In other news...I will be heading to Lagrange tomorrow to meet my new niece and I could not be more excited! Pray for a safe delivery on Friday!! 

Mr. and Mrs. Elmore

This was my second wedding to shoot with Bayleigh M. Photography and it did not disappoint! Jana was so sweet and she and Aaron were so happy that their day had finally arrived! It was one of the most beautiful days that Mobile had seen and a cooler day which made an outside wedding even better! 

I loved her "something blue"--How special!

They chose to have a "first look" and it could not have been sweeter! Aaron was so excited to see his bride!

 

Loved that all the girls wore boots! So fun!

 

 

They were just so happy to be married! 

 

 

Love her face here! :) 

Thank you Aaron and Jana for letting me help Bayleigh! I wish you the best as you begin your life as 

Mr. and Mrs.!

Mr. and Mrs. Taylor

As I mentioned, I have had the privilege to shoot a couple of weddings with Bayleigh M. Photography. My first one was a few weeks ago and I am so thankful that Haleigh and Byron allowed me to help Bayleigh. 

Haleigh was so relaxed the entire day! Their entire bridal party was relaxed. It was such a fun experience and I wish them the best as they begin their lives together as a married couple! 

 

Hope your day was extra special! Thank you for letting me be a part!

The Table Completion

So I mentioned a few posts ago that Brett made a coffee table for our house. We finally painted it and he finished it during his spring break. First we primed it....

I saw this and it was kind of my inspiration. I liked the two toned. We already have some dark furniture so we knew we wanted to lighten it up a bit. I can't remember the exact colors but we painted the legs and and bottom a cream color and the top a golden tan. 

I am really loving the way that it turned out! I feel like it compliments our room so well! My husband did a great job! 

Sorry about the blurry iPhone picture. I will be back soon! I have shot a couple of weddings with Bayleigh M. Photography and would love to share some of the shots from these weddings soon!

We will also be spending this next weekend in Atlanta! I am excited to get away with my husband, shop a little, and see the Braves play! What a wonderful way to start my spring break! :) 2 days! 

he & she (march 2012)

:.. he and she ..:

She helped assist her very first wedding with Bayleigh M. Photography

And had a blast doing it!

He was very disciplined and got up early and ran many mornings

She barely blogged at all

He ran his first 10k and first race ever

She took a lot of pictures! 

They were both really busy with work. 

She did a few projects around the house...

He (and jeff) built and planted our garden

And he built a coffee table!

They found out they are having a NIECE in August! 

Sorry for the lack of posting lately....it's not for lack of interesting things to post about but life is just busy! April is sure to bring fun and exciting days! Brett is on spring break and I will be in a couple of weeks! We will be road tripping to Atlanta in a couple of weeks! Mangs and Pudge finally decided on a name for Baby Jacobs!! I don't want to reveal it! I'll let Mangs do that but its precious!! :) This is also the month of Baby Charlotte's arrival!! AHH!! SO SO SO EXCITED!!!

Have a happy happy week!!