Be My Valentine

"The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved."

Thank you God for loving us like you do and for allowing us to give and receive love from those you have placed in our lives.

Check out more pictures from our family's Valentines Day photo shoot at www.raspberryrainimages.com

Super Bowl Sunday

This year's Super Bowl was a little different than most I've watched in the past. Why? Mainly because of a little cutie named Gracie. We tried to watch the game between feeding her, watching her do her tricks, loving on her, and trying to get her down. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't trade it for anything, and since I really didn't care who won this year, I appreciated Gracie keeping things fun! On a side note, we were able to teach her a new trick tonight - touchdown! She raises up her hands in excitement as we yell "touchdown!" So cute!

Snow Day! (Part 2)

Well, today was one of my all time favorite days! Jonathan and I decided to go play outside in the snow when Gracie went down for her nap. Play? I think not! WAR! The biggest snowball fight of the century, and here is how it played out in pictures.

Pre Snowball fight (notice no one is covered in snow yet and each of us still have our pride; also notice the cute ear warmer that makes Gracie cry every time I put it on)

We divided the yard in two, made piles of snowballs strategically placed, counted to 3, and started throwing. First one to hit the other 5 times was the winner. This is just an example of what went on ALL GAME!

I call this picture VICTORY! (and man is it sweet!)
We made up after Johnny forgave me for crushing him in the first annual Williams Family Snowball War.
One day Gracie you will get to pick sides and play with us. Choose me baby if you want to DOMINATE!

Snow Day!

Well, today we finally braved the cold weather and actually left the house. Gracie and I have been sick and the weather has been snowy and freezing so we have been cooped up in the house for 3 days now. We bundled up, braved the cold, and snapped a few pics along the way. Here is our cutie in one of the warmest things we could find. Oh, and the bear feeties make me want to cry they're so cute!

Fun with Photoshop

I decided to start getting a little creative with pictures to keep things fun. This was the result this week. I wonder what Gracie will think of this picture of her when she gets a little older.

Just Some Random Cuteness

Gracie does not like things in her hair these days, but I was able to snap a few pictures of her before she yanked out her cute flower hair clip.


Daddy's the coolest!

She is very interested in momma's camera!


Hi everybody!!!

The Run Down at 9 Months

What is her newest trick? She has been crawling and pulling up for a few weeks and she is in to everything! She is now walking around all of the furniture. She'll fall down, bump her little noggin, and get right up again. Another thing she is doing now is giving kisses. She will lean in and give me a slobbery, but absolutely perfect kiss!

What words is she saying? She is saying "da da" like crazy! She says it for almost everything, but she has a cute little intense way of saying it when referring to her Daddy. She also says hi and ball.

What is her favorite toy? Her favorite toy right now is her sleep sheep. It is a stuffed animal that has soothing noises that she falls asleep to. When she wakes up, she no longer reaches for us first. She reaches for her sleep sheep and hugs and kisses it. I'm a little jealous of that thing! :)

What makes her sad? She has been really clingy lately, so sometimes she gets really sad when momma puts her down. She has been teething which makes for some hard nights. I hate that she is in pain, but that toothy grin is too cute for words!

What makes her mad? She gets the most mad when she is confined. The carseat, the shopping cart, the stroller, the changing table are all horrible. Oh the changing table! She hates it the worst because she is on her back.

What is her favorite food? Her absolute favorite are puffs (basically Cheetohs for babies). Her other favorite foods are oatmeal (which she eats twice a day), turkey from the deli, biscuits, and macaroni and cheese.

What is her least favorite food? She hates green vegetables. Usually I mix them in with the mac and cheese to get her to eat them.

How is she sleeping? She usually goes down between 7:00 and 8:00 which we LOVE! She might wake up once during the night, but it has been pretty easy to get her back down. She wakes up between 6:30 and 7:30 in the morning, so her momma is getting some good sleep! Yay!

One Big Fat Adventure

I often wonder what Gracie will be like when she is older. What will she be passionate about? What will make her laugh? What will make her cry? What will she be when she grows up? When I was a child, I wanted to be either a veterinarian or a McDonald's employee (they got to push the cool buttons on the cash register). I ended up becoming a personal trainer/teacher/wife/photographer/mother. I am so thankful life doesn't always end up the way we plan. This life is one big fat adventure and I am just hanging on trying to document in pictures along the way!