Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Growth

Our little man is growing like a weed and we have discovered a way to show how much he grows each month. We have some pretty hilarious photo shoots and here are a few examples...

1 month old


2 months old!


Daddy's little song


Bunny ears!


Happy boy :)
Surprise face


He is such a fun baby and those eyes are always wide open and ready for his next discovery.

Our big boy had his first day of daycare. Mama cried all the way to work :*(


Another form of growth in our family recently was a decision we made during our last trip to Alabama. We had Mason dedicated at Dave's family church, Abbeville United Methodist, on July 31, 2011. It was a very sweet ceremony that allowed us to show our commitment to God and everyone else how we want to grow in our faith and raise our family. Mason was given a precious gown to wear by his Aunt Kristen. 


Here are a few pictures from the ceremony and a video made by Uncle Scott and Aunt Laura. We are thankful they were able to capture this day for all of our family to see. 
Our little family

My sweet boy. He is my heart!

Mason and his Daddy







Preacher Yawn with the Money's





Thanks for reading our update. Looking forward to our next milestone to post. Much love :)

Friday, August 12, 2011

From the "beginning"

Hello family and friends! I want to start this blog with a brief synopsis of my immediate family. My hope in creating this blog is to have what my beautiful sister-in-law suggested,"a permanent scrapbook!" It is also being created due to the suggestion of my niece, Anna Clare. Thanks for the push, AC! I hope I don't let you down. :)

I meet my soulmate.

I met my husband, Dave, in the fall of 2007 in Boone, NC. We were both working at the local hospital and happened to catch each other's eye. This picture was taken after an open mic that Dave and his best friend, Jon Pitchford, played at a local restaurant/bar. It was one of our first nights hanging out and my crush was confirmed after watching Dave perform.

Time went on and we became inseparable...

We found out along the way how many "likes" we had in common:


  • Snowboarding


  • The beach


  • New York City


  • Hiking and camping

  • Love for Alabama football and the Yankees
  • My ability to easily learn to love football and baseball season

  • And of course, "Our" Avett Brothers! to just name a few things.



This all lead to a very BIG, LONG hike up to the top of Mt. Leconte

that led to THIS...

We became engaged on October 25, 2008


The start of a family.

I married my very best friend on October 10, 2009


We "moneymooned" in sunny California


And bought a cabin nestled in the mountains of Asheville, NC


And lastly, found out we were pregnant on September 17, 2010




On June 7, 2011 we welcomed our son, Mason Ford Money, into the world at 3:53am. Our lives together have been so blessed since the very beginning, but our newest addition has enriched our daily lives with grace and love a thousand times over. My boys are my sunshine, my only sunshine!







Alright, now that we are somewhat caught up with the main points (with lots of sweet memories left out in between), I am set up to start updating on our current adventures. Until next time...which will hopefully be often enough to keep you entertained. Much love!