Happy Holidays!

So I'm a little behind in posting holiday pictures.   Going back to Halloween, Thanksgiving and now Christmas.   So in this blog you'll see Ivy's best of the Holiday pics.  

Well.....maybe not her best.

YEAH!  Her first Turkey DAY!  She actually got to get Turkey too!

We didn't make it to Santa's lap but at least we got her to wear his hat.

Who does Ivy like?

Before you look further to decide who Ivy looks like I thought I would share a link for you to see Ivy's recent photo shoot with David Edmonson and Edmonson Photography.   CLICK HERE to see more photos.

I'll let you be the jury and decide who Ivy looks like.  Everyone seems to think that she looks like Josh but you might change your mind when you see our baby pictures next to hers.  Not that I am trying to sway you.  Take the poll and let us know what you think.  

This first 2 sets of pictures are me and Ivy.  The next two Josh.  Cast your vote!  Also, if you want to follow our blog and be notified when I post a new one then sign up on in the margin on the right.  Click on "follow this blog".  

 

  

Fall 2008 Beach Week

Last weekend Ivy and I headed to SC for a visit to the beach with the grandparents.   Poor Daddy is at home working and studying.  I hope he can get ahead on some school work this week so we can have lots of quality time when we get home!  

While we were at the beach today Ivy decided to write Daddy a note in the sand using shells.  Check it out below.

Before heading to the beach we stayed with Pappy Joe in Columbia.  We had a great time visiting with him.

The remainder of our week has been spent with Grandmommy and Grandaddy Bledsoe at the beach.  

It's been a lot of fun but we can't WAIT to get home to see Daddy!!  We miss him so much!

Towards the end of the week my grandmother, aunt, and great aunt all came to visit us.  It was such a fun girl weekend.  It was hard to get the seniors to venture beyond their own living room but once we got them out they had fun.   

Fun at the Park with Louden

Ivy loves playing with her neighbor Louden.  He was born 7 hours after her.  They are so cute together!  

Ivy better be careful.  If her father catching her holding hands with a guy he might ground her!

What did they do to my husband?

So I guess part of being a youth ministers wife is letting go and letting students get their kicks out of altering my husbands apperance.   A few days ago they accomplished this by shaving his head.  Josh made a deal that if they got 350 kids to our kick off weekend then he would shave his head.   Unfortunately we made it to 350!  

Here is a "before" picture.....  Silky smooth  and beautiful long black hair.

The other youth ministers got off easier.  Below you see that Steve had to shave his legs.

Dave getting his toe nails painted by Ashlee Cobb.
Here is the final result......  It looks like he enrolled in the military.  boo hoo hoo!!   At least his hair grows fast.  I tried to give him a prenatal vitamin last night to speed up the growth.  I told him it was a multi vitamin and it would be good for him.   He made me show him the bottle and then saw it was prenatal.   Of course he wouldn't take it at that point but at least I tried. 

Ivy's Baby Dedication

A few weeks ago we did Ivy's baby dedication.  Ivy was blessed to have all of her grandparents in one place for this special occasion!    Here is a picture of her while standing at the front of the congregation.  I'm not sure what she is thinking but she sure has a pensive look on her face.

  Ivy wants to take a min to introduce you to some of her family members that were there.....

So these pep's below holding me are my Aunt Ashley and Uncle Jeff. As you can see I am having a good time. That's because these two are very funny and like to make me laugh.  Jeff is a youth pastor so as you can imagine he knows how to make a kid have fun.  Jeff is my daddy's brother and he is also very hairy.  

Below is my Pappy Joe. He is mommy's daddy. He is hyper and a busy man.  I think I have a good shot at getting him to build me a doll house one day!

These two below are my Grandmommy Bledsoe and I'm not sure what to call the other one.  He wants to wait until I am old enough to give him a name of my own.  But this is my mommy's mommy and step dad. I love going to the beach with them and playing with their little doggies.
The last two grandparents are my Grandma and Grandpa Jones.  They are hard to keep up with. (heehehe... get it.. Keeping up with the Joneses.)  They are my daddy's parents.  They live just a few miles away so I see them a good bit but not as much as I would like to. 
 I am such a lucky little girl. I have the most wonderful bunches of grandparents a girl could ask for. They are all so good to me and have done so much for me in my first few months of life.

I am now 8 months old and I just cut my first two bottom teeth.  I also got a runny nose that gave me two ear connfections and a sore throat.  I have meds now so I'm getting better.  I hope you enjoyed meeting my family.  

California or Bust ... Beach Trip #4

A few weeks ago we took a family vacation to California.  We split our time between visiting Josh's family in near LA and hanging out with some of my college friends in San Diego.  We had a wonderful trip!  We went to the beach and ate Inn N Out Burger everyday!  We decided that one day Ivy is going to be really sad when she finds out she doesn't live at the beach.  She has been going so much she probably thinks we live near one.

Notice our shirts in this picture.   

Below is our family rash guard picture.  YES!  We all have one.  Even Ivy!  Thanks to Aunt Gail. 
I think our favorite day on the trip was the day we got to spend on the Del Mar beach.  Josh would surf for a living if that would pay the bills.  These are some pics of that day.  His Uncle Jim and Aunt Cindy happen to be there that day so we hung out with them and caught some waves too!

This picture above is Laguna Beach.  This was the last picture we took on our camera before I dropped it in the ocean.
The picture above is from a night out with my college buddies.
This is a pic of Aunt Gail and Uncle Bruce with Chelsea's horse (Josh's cousin).  His grandparents live in the coolest neighborhood.  It's in the city but they have horse trails and stables right in the front yard.  This horse is part of the family and Ivy really liked him. 
This is Ivy's great grandparents.  Her only living great grandpa!
If you notice the flag in the pic above you will see that we are in Balboa Island.  Such a neat little place.  
I could live here!  This is Laguna Beach.  Isn't it beautiful!!

To the left is a pic of Ashley and Sam (college roommates) being goofy and making Ivy laugh.  These girls are SILLY with a capital S.

Here is a pic of Ivy on the plane.  This would be her 8th flight.  She did so great on the plane.  No complaints from mom and dad or any passengers.

YES!  We did it!  We got on the Price is Right!   A show I have been watching since I was 10.  I would watch it all the time with my grandmother and on the days I played hookie in grade school.   Josh watched Ivy all day and I waited in line with new and old friends trying to make it on.  We had the best seats in the house but sadly none of us made it to contestants row.  Bummer!  Our show will air on Oct 27th so watch for us.  Look for the bright orange Clemson shirt about 10 rows back in the middle. 

Speaking of Orange.  This picture is Ivy's great Grandma Jones.  She has an orange tree in the back yard and they were yummy!