Lowry Family BlogSpot

Paige's 3rd Birthday - Party at Chuck E Cheese

2009-07-24T16:15:00.005-05:00

Paige is already 3 years old! And we partied in grand style at Chuck E Cheese. We all (adults alike) had a fun time playing. Thank you Kasey for the pictures! Paige had fun playing with little Madison, big Madison, Cannon, Asher, Bella, Kenzie, Cassie, Trey, Adelin and Rylen.

CJ Photography - May 2009

2009-06-18T17:28:00.006-05:00

We went to the Arlington Town Square and Park for these pictures.

Paige is 2 1/2 and Bella is 15 months. We love each picture and hope you do too.

Arlington Park June 2009

2009-06-18T17:19:00.004-05:00

Auntie Shan took Madison, Paige and Bella to the Arlington park.

As you can tell they had a blast!

Check out our family!

2009-06-08T09:04:00.008-05:00

As usual, we are taking months and months between posting anything out here. Both Ava and I have gotten more involved in Facebook, and so this page continues to get less and less attention. But, we just got a bunch of pictures of the girls taken with our neighbor...and she did a fabulous job! Here is a link to a gallery of the session, the password to get in is 'arlington'. We took most of these pictures at the town square here in Arlington.

http://cjphotograph.smugmug.com/Events

Happy 1st Birthday Bella!

2009-04-15T14:05:00.006-05:00

Our little baby Bella turned 1 last month. During that time she has had 3 parties for this event! Lucky girl. One with the Lowry side of the family, one with our friends here in Memphis, and one with the Golden side.

Snow Days 2009

2009-04-15T09:45:00.005-05:00

So far during 2009 we have had a couple snow falls...including one that was a little more than 1 foot deep. Here are a couple pics of the girls enjoying the cold, white stuff. These were from the first snow fall in January.

These pictures are from the larger storm in March.

Auntie Shann Visits

2008-12-30T12:22:00.002-06:00

During the Christmas holidays, Auntie Shann got to visit. During that time we got down to our parents and Bella put together a closet organizer and we went to the Memphis Zoo.

8 Happy Years!

2008-12-30T12:15:00.002-06:00

Happy Anniversary to us. We went to our favorite anniversary spot, McGuires in Pensacola.

Christmas 2008

2008-12-30T11:53:00.006-06:00

Ava's cousin Woody gave us a mini recliner over the holidays. Both girls are getting good use out of it.

Watch out Rachael Ray...Paige was in the kitchen working on her and GranPat's fruit salad. While Bella and GranDad worked on their own fruit.

Paige's Mother's Day Out program had a Christmas Program for the parenys to come watch. Her class sang 4 songs. Here is also a picture of her teachers: Mrs Neeti and Mrs Tracy

Here we have Paige discovering the note and left overs that Santa left from the cookies and milk she left out for him, and Mamaw arriving on Christmas morning.

Ava turns 30!!!

2008-12-30T11:45:00.002-06:00

We had a little surprise party for Ava on her 30th birthday with some friends.

Children's Museum of Memphis

2008-12-30T11:34:00.004-06:00

Earlier this month, Ava, Paige & Bella took some time to visit the Children's museum. It was a great experience for all of us. They have a tiny grocery store for tots. It is so cute!

Lowry Family Chirstmas Pics

2008-12-30T11:20:00.003-06:00

Montgomery Zoo

2008-12-30T11:14:00.002-06:00

We stopped in at the Montgomery Zoo on our way from Caledonia to Castleberry during Thanksgiving.

Highlights

2008-12-30T11:03:00.004-06:00

Here are some pics we had that stand out over the past few months.

We also went to a Grizzlies game with our friends Brett & Elizabeth.

Harvest Fest at the Zoo

2008-12-30T10:48:00.002-06:00

During the Harvest Fest at the Memphis Zoo, they offer free rides for Zoo members...so of course we were there! Here are a couple of Paige riding some boats, the carousel, and Ava and Bella on the train.

Halloween 2008

2008-11-01T10:28:00.001-05:00

Here are some pics we took at the Family Fun Festival at our church. Paige was a cow and Bella was a chicken...hence, "Eat Mor Chikin" .

Also here is one of Paige that was taken at her Mother's Day Out program, along with a picture we had taken while at the Family Festival.

Our First Time to Chuck E Cheese!

2008-09-11T23:06:00.005-05:00

Paige and Bella had their first trip to Chuck E Cheese the other night. Grandaddy & GranPat went with us. We don't know who had more fun, GranPat, Ava or Paige. Here are some pictures that highlighted the evening.

Here's a cute video of Bella & Paige riding on a Fire Engine. This was Bella's first ride ever (actually her only ride to date).

Now for the grand finale...Here's a video of Ava having a ball.

First Day of School for Paige

2008-09-04T19:18:00.003-05:00

Well...it's actually a one day a week Mother's Day Out Program...but the first time Paige has done anything like this, besides nursery at church. Paige will be going to this program every Thursday from 9:30 - 2:30. We had a slightly rough start, but she seemed to really enjoy her first day.

Bella's First Haircut

2008-09-04T19:07:00.002-05:00

This past weekend, Bella got her first haircut while visiting Mamaw's. Nothing drastic...just evening out the back.

Sesame Street Live

2008-08-30T16:18:00.002-05:00

Last night we went to Sesame Street Live at the DeSoto Civic Center down in Southaven, Mississippi which is only about 45 minutes from our house. Paige had a great time. Actually we all did! Even Bella seemed captivated, as least for Act I, she slept during Act II. Paige wore her Abby Cadabby outfit and Elmo bow just for the occasion. Here's a few pictures from the evening.

Paige's Rides

2008-08-30T11:52:00.004-05:00

Paige and Cannon thoroughly enjoyed themselves riding all the kiddie rides. They rode the Bee, the Genie and even a plane! We asked Paige after her very first ever ride (the bee) if she liked it. She said "FUN BEE!!" So cute. Memories that will last a lifetime!

Here is a short video clip of Paige & Cannon riding the Bee. They are having a ball!

Family Vacation - Branson!

2008-08-30T11:24:00.006-05:00

The first weekend of August we headed to Branson, Missouri with Damon, Jana, Cannon & Asher Johnson. We enjoyed our stay there so much! There is so much to see and do, just not enough time in the day to do it all! We stayed at the Welk Resort (as in Lawrence Welk) and had a very nice lodge. They ran out of space and had to 'upgrade' us - we lucked out for sure!! Look at some pictures of this rocking Lodge!

While in Branson, we visited Celebration City. This park stays open late and ends the evening with a huge fireworks show. Here is a couple pictures of all of us riding the ferris wheel. Paige nor Bella seemed scared to be so high. We enjoyed the sights of the city. Paige & Ava rode the Carousel together. Paige still loves carousels. We seem to find one where ever we go.

We also visited Silver Dollar City - a very family friendly amusement park. We saw a Veggie Tales show and afterwards got to meet Bob and Larry in person! Bella wouldn't take her eyes off of them! Paige found a cute house in the park that was just her size.

August Pool Party

2008-08-30T11:10:00.004-05:00

Our friends, Rusty & April, have an awesome pool. We went over to their pool party a few Saturdays ago and had a blast!! Bella was so cute in her bikini! Paige loved the water, riding in the boat float and ladybug. It was a day to remember.

Guitar Baby

2008-08-30T11:06:00.002-05:00

Four-month old guitar prodigy. She can even play with her feet!!!

Bella's First Cereal Meal

2008-08-30T10:54:00.002-05:00

The first week of July, Bella turned 4 months old. So now she has been given the green light to try new foods. The doctor of course recommended to start her on rice cereal. She hasn't quite picked up the 'art of eating' yet, but she is trying.

New pictures of the family

2008-07-09T09:06:00.005-05:00

I know we are way behind on keeping this site up to date with new pictures of all the happenings in the Lowry household...but hopefully these great pictures will make up for it. It may take a moment for the slide show to load, but it is worth it.

http://jennygilliamphotography.com/lowry4/

These were taken back on Paige's 2nd birthday, June 28th. We hope to get some pictures out here soon from Paige's birhtday parties.

The Lowry Ladies

2008-06-05T13:01:00.000-05:00

Busy Weekend

2008-05-12T23:02:00.005-05:00

This weekend GranPat & GranDad came up for Bella's dedication at church on Sunday evening. But before that we tackled putting up a new shed in the backyard on Saturday. It took about 4 hours to put it together, and then another 2-3 hours to empty the garage into the shed.

Here are a couple shots of the family before the baby dedication service. Paige is really praying hard in the second shot!

Paige's Tour de Carousel

2008-05-12T22:13:00.007-05:00

Over the last month or so, Paige has fell in love with riding carousels. Below is a colledtion of the carousels she has ridden and the people who ahve done it with her.

Here is Paige with Auntie Shann at the Tupelo Mall

Here is Paige with Mamaw on the same day at the Tupelo Mall.

And here is Paige and Daddy at the Southlake Mall in Atlanta

And finally, here is Paige and Mommy at the Galleria Mall in Birmingham.

Up next will have to be the carousel here in Memphis at the Wolfchase Mall.

Baby-To-Go

2008-05-12T22:10:00.001-05:00

This was one of the presents we received when Bella was born. Ava has really enjoyed this...and so has Bella, as you can see in the picture.

Wedding in Birmingham

2008-05-12T21:57:00.004-05:00

Both Ava and Paige were in Ava's college roommates wedding in Birmingham. The ceremony was held at the Vulcan park at the top of the mountains. The park had a large tower with a statue of Vulcan. Here is a picture of us at the top of the tower, with the city behind us...and one of the wedding party.

Great-Grandma and Bella meet

2008-05-08T15:09:00.001-05:00

Here are a few pictures taken this past weekend of Bella with Great-Grandma McDonald. Grandma still has the touch.

Paige the Flower Girl

2008-05-07T22:48:00.002-05:00

Bella - April 2008

2008-04-28T13:46:00.003-05:00

Here are a couple shots we took of Bella while Shannon was visiting.

Family Get-Together in Tupelo

2008-04-28T13:39:00.004-05:00

While Shannon was visiting in April, we drove down to Tupelo and met our parents at the Tupelo mall and then ate dinner at Logan's. Here are some pictures from that day. This was also Paige's first time to ride on the Merry-Go-Round...which she loved. She rode it once with Mamaw and then later she rode with Auntie Shann.

Auntie Shann Visits!

2008-04-28T13:34:00.004-05:00

During the 2nd week of April, Shannon was able to make a visit over to TN. The main reason for the visit was to meet Bella, but of course we found many other things to do while she was here. Here are some pictures of Paige and Auntie Shann going to the playground here in Arlington.

Life in Castleberry, AL

2008-04-28T13:29:00.002-05:00

About a week after Easter, we drove down to Ava's parents for the weekend. Ava and the girls ended up staying the whole week, while I drove back to Memphis to work. They had a very good time while staying with GranDad and GranPat, while I caught up on a bunch of movies and "honey-do's" around the house.

Off to the Zoo

2008-04-23T15:28:00.004-05:00

Ava and the girls went to the Memphis Zoo a while back with a friend of ours and their son, Canon, who is about 7 weeks older than Paige. Here are some pictures she took of Paige and Canon interacting. There is also a picture of Bella and her experience from the zoo that day...Ava said she probably never even knew she was there.

Easter 2008

2008-04-22T16:17:00.007-05:00

Sorry this is getting posted a little late, but since we got our new camera, it has a much larger memory card and so we are not pulling pictures off of the camera and onto the computer as often. So here are some pictures taken back during the Easter timeframe.

First off, we had some friends come over one evening and we tried doing some egg coloring. Paige had a great time...and I think Bella slept through it.

Here is Paige and Bella with their Easter baskets on Easter morning.

Next, we did a small Easter Egg hunt in the living room for Paige, because it was kinda chilly outside on Easter. Here are a couple shots from that time.

Also during the Easter time frame, our neice Madison was able to come over this way from Virginia to visit my parents in MS. My mother and Madison came up to visit on Easter Sunday for a short visit.

Finally, we've got to show you Paige's smile. Although it's not really a smile. Lately we've had trouble getting Paige to smile for the camera, so we started asking her to show us her teeth. At first it worked well, and it looked like she was smiling. But lately, this is the result for when we ask her to show us her teeth. Not exactly a smile...but she is showing her teeth! Also a shot of her in one of her new Easter outfits.

Sleeping Beauties

2008-04-15T09:29:00.000-05:00

Many of you may remember the first time I caught both my wife and daughter fast asleep while on a road trip. (Click here if you don't remember)

Here is an updated version...about a year and a half later. Like mother...like daughter.

Mamaw, Paige & Elmo

2008-03-17T22:33:00.000-05:00

All three of them decided to get down on the ground and have a good laugh.

Happy St Patricks Day!!!

2008-03-17T22:00:00.000-05:00

Sleepy Time

2008-03-17T20:00:00.000-05:00

7 days old

2008-03-14T10:02:00.000-05:00

Bella is only 7 days old and has already gone through a professional photo shoot. The same friend who shot our family earlier, came over yesterday and took pictures of Bella for us. Once again, she did a beautiful job. Below is the link to Bella's slide show.

Bella's Slide Show

Paige Greets Bella

2008-03-09T12:02:00.000-05:00

Day 2 for Bella

2008-03-07T19:04:00.000-06:00

Day 2 for Bella has been a quiet day. The weather here in Memphis has taken a turn from comfortable to extreme cold. It began snowing around 2-3 this afternoon, and is expected to continue through lunch time tomorrow. Right now the outside temperature says it feels like 20 degrees. Currently we are expected to go home on Saturday afternoon. Hopefully it will warm up a little before we make the ride home. Here are a few pictures from today (Friday).

Welcome Baby Bella!!!

2008-03-06T20:06:00.000-06:00

We have a new member of the family. We welcomed Bella Siena Lowry into this world at 1:36 PM on Thursday, March 6th. She weighed 7 pounds and measured 20.5 inches. She has a head full of black hair. Both Bella and Mommy are doing well and can't wait to meet/see all of you.

IT'S BABY TIME!!!

2008-03-05T11:20:00.000-06:00

Tomorrow is the day! We will be going to the hospital on Thursday morning at 4:30 AM to begin the process. Yes...4:30!!! Our doctor wants us there that early to make sure that we get a bed for tomorrow. She said that if other women come in who are in true labor, than they of course get precedence over the induced women. At least this means the baby will probably come a little earlier in the day.

We went to Ava's 39 week appointment yesterday, and she is almost 3 cm dilated and 75% effaced.

Please remember us in your prayers before going to bed...or you could get up real early and pray...either way works for us.

I will try an post some pictures as soon as possible. Depends on what type of internet connection, if any, I can get at the hospital.

Almost Baby Time!

2008-02-19T14:34:00.001-06:00

We visited the doctor this morning, as Ava is currently 37 weeks along. The doctor measured her at 2 cm dilated and 50% effaced. So things are progressing, and we are getting more and more excited.

If the baby doesn't come in the next week or two, we have scheduled an inducement date for Thursday, March 6th. Please continue to pray for us and the newest member of our family.

New Pictures

2008-02-04T13:30:00.000-06:00

We have a friend from church who is starting up her photography business...she came out to the house this past Saturday and took some pictures of Paige at 19 months, as well as some nice family and maternity pictures. This first link will take you to a slide show of Paige pictures. Every one is gorgeous!

Paige's Slide Show

This second link will take to a slide show of some fabulous family shots. These shots even include soon to arrive baby Bella.

Lowry Family Slide Show

We would highly recommend Jenny to anyone here in the Memphis area. She did fabulous work and was great with Paige. If your interested in working with her, check out her website here.

Once again, I am slow to update....

2008-02-04T10:29:00.000-06:00

Ever since this page has been blocked at my work, it is hard for me to keep this site updated...hopefully we can get around this obstacle soon. Here are a bunch of random pictures from the past few months. This first one is a group shot of us and some friends while at our church's fall festival...and a family picture Shannon took of us on her last visit, back in October.

Next we have some pictures that were taken around Christmas time. We spent some time at both sets of Grandparents and had a wonderful time.

Present Time!!! Paige definitely got a haul of good things this Christmas. We couldn't even fit everything back into the car for the drive home. Some items had to be brought up later in the month.

Also during the Christmas holiday I was able to make it up to Chicago with a friend from church. We went to see the Bears play the Packers at Soldier Field. Excellent game...especially since the Bears won!! The last picture was the view from our hotel room...you can see the stadium on the right hand side.

New Christmas Dress

2007-12-05T00:02:00.000-06:00

This was taken on the first Sunday in December. Paige is wearing her new Christmas dress that Mamaw bought for her during Thanksgiving. She was all active just before I took this, but of course she calmed down when the film was rolling. But I still thought she was very cute!

Thanksgiving 2007

2007-11-26T23:54:00.000-06:00

For Thanksgiving this year, we headed down to Caledonia to spend Turkey day with my parents. While we were there, Mom taught Paige to say all of her dogs names. (Jake, Spike, & Oscar). In this video, we were trying to get Paige to find Spike and Jake, who were behind us.

Ava in November

2007-11-10T23:48:00.000-06:00

Here are two quick pics. One is off Paige just getting ready for another day. And the next is of a 5-month pregnant Ava and Paige with her hair all done.

Halloween 2007

2007-11-01T23:40:00.000-05:00

For Halloween this year we went up to our church. They hosted a Family Fall Festival. It was like a carnival. Lots of rides, food, animals, and of course candy. Here is our little lady bug, and a couple of her friends.

Shannon's Visit

2007-10-21T23:05:00.000-05:00

Also during October, my sister Shannon was able to come over for a visit. She got lots of time with Paige...pulling...chasing...and following.

While Shannon was visiting, my father was also able to come up for a day or two. We all went through a corn maze and shot a corn husk cannon.

During this same weekend we went over to the Memphis Zoo and then we all ate at the Melting Pot, which is a fondue restaurant. We had a great weekend!

First Bike Ride(in-tow)

2007-10-20T22:50:00.000-05:00

As many people know, I enjoy finding deals in the Clearance sections of Target. Here is one I found back in October...a 3 wheeled stroller that can be attached to a bicycle. It will hold two children...each up to a weight of 50 pounds. Here is Paige going out on the inaugural ride.

It's A Girl!!!

2007-10-15T20:54:00.000-05:00

We went to the doctor today for Ava's 19 week appointment and found out that our next bundle of joy will be a little girl. Ava and Paige were both excited, as you can see in the video.

New baby is growing

2007-10-15T20:50:00.000-05:00

Here are the ultrasound pictures that were taken at the doctor on Oct 15th.

Please...no autographs!

2007-09-30T20:18:00.000-05:00

Ava and I were chosen to be apart of some new commercials at our church. Below is the final product. They will start to show this commercial here locally in the Memphis area.

Paige @ 14 Months

2007-09-24T15:43:00.000-05:00

Here is the latest batch of professional pictures we had done earlier this month. Ava and I even got in a couple of these.

Labor Day Weekend

2007-09-07T10:38:00.001-05:00

This past Labor Day, we made a trip down to see Ava's parents and go to the beach. We brought along some friends we like to hang out with from church. On Saturday Ava's parents volunteered to watch Paige and our friend's daughter, Adelin, so that we could all go spend a day at the beach. On our way to the beach, we stopped at McGuire's Irish Pub for some burgers. Very tasty!

On Sunday afternoon, a lot of Ava's family came over for a get together. Shortly after everyone arrived, it began to rain...which we thought would put a damper on the day. Most didn't let the rain spoil their afternoon.

These last two shots were taken on Monday. Ava's father decided to take Paige on a lawnmower ride, and she had fallen asleep. By the time I got a camera out there, she we just starting to wake up. We also stopped at a Cracker Barrel in Birmingham on the way home and had the girls try out the rocking chairs.

Got to keep hydrated!

2007-08-23T15:30:00.000-05:00

On Monday nights I play softball on my Sunday school class' team in our church league. Here is a couple pictures of Paige this past Monday enjoying the action. It was easy for Ava to keep up with her...Paige was carrying her sippy cup upside down and leaving a trail of water behind her.

Home Improvements

2007-08-23T15:25:00.000-05:00

This past weekend I had a friend from my Sunday school class come over and help me install some recessed lights in on bonus room. The finished product looks real good and we are very happy with it. I'll try to get a picture of the end result out here soon...but for now, here are 2 shots of be cutting out the holes where the lights will go.

Backlog of pictures

2007-08-23T14:52:00.000-05:00

With all the baby news lately, we have fallen behind on regualr pictures. So here is a slew of pics from the past couple months. To start off, here is Paige showing off her 4th of July outfit with Mommy.

Next we have a few shots taken at Ava's nephew's wedding in Brunswick, GA.

On that same trip to GA, we stopped in to see Grandma McDonald.

A few weeks later we made another trip over to Georgia and got to visit with the Ogdens, McDonalds, and Troyers. As well as Paige getting to ride her first tractor!

And finally here are just two other pictures. One is of Piage in her new dress all ready for church and the other is at a pool party. Paige wasn't too sure about the water at first.

Say Cheese!

2007-08-08T09:52:00.000-05:00

We've had plenty people request it...so here it is. The first picture of the newest member of the family.

New Addition

2007-08-01T15:17:00.000-05:00

In case youhaven't noticed the new ticker on the top of our page here, we are expecting a new arrival. We found out that Ava was pregnant a few weeks ago, and we couldn't be happier. We have already seen the doctor and had an ultrasound done; I will try to get a picture of that up here soon. Ava's due date is March 11th. It will be here before we know it.

The Lowry's have gone Simpson!

2007-07-23T14:08:00.000-05:00

I've changed out our family photo on the left hand side of the page with a new one I put together. In case it's too hard to see, thought I would post a bigger version here.

Ava's new home business

2007-07-11T10:42:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone! Ava has recently begun working on a home business through Thirty-One. If you would like to read more about the company, here is the link:

http://www.thirtyonegifts.com/

We are very excited about the possibilities that this opportunity may have for Ava and our family. We have decided to place our faith in God to see us through this new adventure. If you would like to order something from Ava, here is the link to her consultant page:

http://www.mythirtyone.com/1976

A few pictures from my cell phone

2007-07-09T14:02:00.000-05:00

I finally decided to get some of the pictures on my cell phone downloaded. So here are some random shots we've collected of late.

More Birthday Action

2007-07-02T14:49:00.000-05:00

Yum...Birthday Cake!

2007-07-02T10:48:00.000-05:00

Here are a few shots of Paige with her first birthday cake. She didn't tear into it like some kids do...but she definitely got her money's worth and made a nice mess for Mommy and Daddy to clean up.

Happy 1st Birthday!

2007-06-28T10:10:00.000-05:00

Today is Paige's first birthday, and I think Ava and I are much more excited about this than Paige is, of course. We are going to have a little party tonight at our house with some friends from church. Then this weekend we will see my parents and have a small party with them. And then in the middle of July we will go down and visit some of Ava's family and have another party. So my this time next month, Paige will of had 3 party's and more than enough cake, ice cream, and presents.

I'm sure we will take lots of pictures and try to video most of the party tonight. Once we have them on the computer, I will try and get some posted out here. So please check back soon.

Happy Father's Day!

2007-06-19T15:29:00.000-05:00

Happy Father's day to all the Dad's out there. This was of course my first one, and Ava and Paige did their best to make it a special one. Ava found out and arranged for us to go to an Exotic Italian Car show on Father's Day afternoon. We got to see all types of cool cars...Lamborghini, Porsche, Fiat, Aston Martin, Maserati, Lotus, etc... Even though this was meant for me, I think Ava really ended up enjoying it herself.

Chicago Trip

2007-06-19T15:18:00.001-05:00

Last week we headed up to the Chicago area for my grandfather's memorial service. While we were in the area we made a trip to downtown Chicago and to the Brookfield Zoo. We enjoyed most of our traveling aboard the train system that reaches out of Chicago to the suburbs.

Off to church

2007-06-04T16:33:00.000-05:00

Here is just a quick picture we took last week before we headed off to church. Paige just turned 11-months old and has 6 teeth now, with 2 more that just broke through.

Memorial Day Weekend

2007-05-30T14:00:00.000-05:00

For the Memorial Day weekend, we headed down to visit family, on both sides. We first stopped off in Caledonia, MS to visit Mamaw and Boompa. We had a good visit, and Paige got herself her first xylophone. After a few days there, we drove down to Castleberry, AL and saw GranPat and GranDad. While visiting there, some extended family members brought over some recreational vehicles. We all had a good time...especially Paige. She fell asleep at the wheel later in the afternoon.

Drive-In Movie & Redbirds Game

2007-05-21T14:30:00.000-05:00

This past weekend we headed out Saturday night to the drive-in movies to see the new Shrek movie (Not as good as the first 2, in our opinion). But nonetheless we all had a good time.

On Sunday after church, we went with a group of friends from our Sunday School class to see the Memphis Redbirds play an afternoon game (Triple-A baseball). This fun weekend wiped out Paige.

Trip to the Zoo for Cannon's B-Day

2007-05-15T15:22:00.000-05:00

On May 12th, Cannon had his 1 year old birthday, which we were all invited to. Cannon had his party at the Memphis Zoo, and we all had a good time. Below are some pictures from that day. The first is of Cannon and Paige sitting on a cow that was in the Farm part of the zoo. The next one is Paige petting a little baby Panda in the China exhibit. And finally we have Paige hatching out of an egg in the Farm area.

Paige @ 10 Months

2007-05-10T14:33:00.000-05:00

We took Paige in for some pictures about a week ago. She did really well, as you can see in the pictures below. We had a long wait to get in for the pictures, but it was worth the wait.

Happy Easter!

2007-04-06T12:57:00.000-05:00

We took Paige to see the Easter Bunny on Wednesday night. We thought she would do pretty well, based on the good picture we got with Santa. This however was a different situation. She was never really too sure about the Bunny guy...We think the big white paws kind of threw her off.

Paige also recently had her 9 month checkup at the doctor. She weighs 15.4 pounds and is 26 inches long. She is in the 5th percentile for size...so we are pretty sure she will probably grow up to be Ava's size. Even though her weight and height are small, her head circumference was in the 50th percentile. So maybe we'll have a brainiac on our hands. The doctor also found another tooth coming in. She she is about to have 5 teeth total.

New House

2007-04-04T10:49:00.000-05:00

We've had alot of people ask us for pictures of the new house we got. So thought I would put a picture of the outside of the house here. We'll put out some pictures of the inside after we have moved. The new house is located in Arlington, TN...which is another suburb of Memphis. It is north east of the current area we live. The house has 4 bedrooms and a bonus room.

Sunglasses that fit!

2007-04-04T10:38:00.000-05:00

We got some sunglasses for Paige that actually fit and stay on her face. So she has been wearing them out and about lately. This first pic was taken outside of church. Paige was waiving to people as they passed by the car.

Later that Sunday we went to the zoo and Paige continued to show off her sunglasses. You can't tell from this picture, but the real reason she likes sunglasses is because she can take a nap and no one knows. (except Mom & Dad, of course)

Gotta go Back in Time!

2007-03-28T10:34:00.000-05:00

We were driving around the other day and came across this car sitting in the parking lot of a restaurant. It belonged to someone eating there. They had fixed this car up to look like the one from the movie. Pretty cool. Looked like it could have been used in the actual movies.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

2007-03-19T11:02:00.000-05:00

Spring weather is here!

2007-03-17T10:47:00.000-05:00

Even though the temperatures aren't very consistent, there have been some very comfortable days here in the Memphis area. So nice that Paige has gotten to wear a few of her pretty dresses. Here are a few pictures of her modeling them. Also...if you look real hard, you can see her first 2 teeth. At the moment, she also has 2 more coming in.

SOLD SOLD SOLD!!!

2007-03-12T16:40:00.000-05:00

Yeah!!! We have finally sold our house. After about 5 months of showing our house, and waiting, and showing our house, and waiting, etc....we have finally gotten a deal in the works. We are scheduled to close on the house on April 13th. So we have have been searching left and right for our next home. We had a few good leads and even offered on 2 homes already, but those fell through. We know that God has the right house waiting for us just around the corner. We will let you know when we find something new.

Paige @ 7 months

2007-02-15T14:42:00.000-06:00

We got some more pictures done back in the middle of January. These are low quality pictures, but if anyone would like a higher resolution/better quality picture, just e-mail us and we will see what we can do.

Bears Win!!

2007-01-22T10:34:00.000-06:00

The Chicago Bears are finally going back to the Super Bowl!!! It's been a long 21 years since this has happened. We had a good time watching the game. Mom was visiting, so she stayed around until the game was in hand. Ava and Paige both took the time to catch up on some sleep. But after the game was over and we told Paige about the outcome... she was ecstatic!

Playful Paige

2007-01-22T10:29:00.000-06:00

Here are a few pics we took the past few days of Paige. She has really begun to find her smile...and definitely doesn't mind showing it off.

Zoo Trip

2006-12-14T15:48:00.000-06:00

We have had some rather warm weather here in Memphis for winter time. A few days here and there that are in the 60-70's...but then the next day it may be a high of 29. So on one of the last nice weekends we had, we went up to the Memphis Zoo to see our polar bears and the 3 new tiger cubs, including a white tiger. We also got to see Ava's favorite, the Red Panda, climb down the side of a tree.

Paige's Dedication

2006-12-14T15:43:00.000-06:00

The Sunday before Thanksgiving, there was a baby dedication service at our church. Both sets of grandparents (Gran-Pat & Gran-Dad Golden, Mamaw & Boompaw Lowry) were able to make it as well. We should have some other pictures from this soon, but for now, here is one that we got.

New Things

2006-12-14T15:38:00.000-06:00

Paige got a new winter hat to wear and a Johnny Jumper.

Eating Cereal!!!

2006-12-14T15:17:00.000-06:00

Paige has finally begun to eat cereal. Although it is not the 'magic cure for sleeping through the night' food everyone had been telling us about...it still is another step forward to growing up.

Sleeping on the Job

2006-12-14T15:11:00.000-06:00

Here are a couple pictures we've been able to take and catch Paige when she has fallen asleep unexpectedly.

Santa 2006

2006-12-14T11:28:00.000-06:00

Last night went up to the mall and took Paige to see Santa. Paige didn't ask for much from Santa. We couldn't hear all of their conversation...but I'm pretty sure she will get whatever she asked for.

Paige Pics

2006-12-05T16:32:00.000-06:00

Here are some professional pictures that we taken back around Halloween.

The Big Three Oh!

2006-11-07T14:18:00.000-06:00

Well...it has come and gone and I am still alive. The big 30! Seeing how most of my 20's I felt like I was still 18 or 19...I'm hoping my 30's will feel like I'm 25 or so.

Ava had a surprise party planned for me on Nov 3rd. We had about 15-20 people over for a little get together. We had a real good time. Ava did a wonderful job at pulling this all together.

These first two pictures show some of the tombstones Ava's placed in the front yard on my special day.

Family Photos

2006-11-07T14:12:00.000-06:00

Thought I would post a couple of the recent family photos we have had taken.

The first was taken at my parents house in Caledonia, on the front of their property near an old barn. My sister, Shannon, was the photographer here. She did a great job. We have a couple shots similar to this...but I don't think Paige really cooperated on any of them.

This next one was taken while we were on vacation at the beach with some friends in October. This one turned out pretty good. As you can see, Paige got excited for this one.

Halloween 2006

2006-11-01T13:27:00.000-06:00

Even though Paige is only 4 months old (12 lbs, 9 oz) this Halloween, she still got to dress up and enjoy the evening. We went to our church with another couple (Damon & Jana) from our Sunday School Class...they have a little boy, Cannon, who is about 7 weeks older than Paige. Our church had a big Family Fall Festival, which is really targeted for children in grades K-5...so we just strolled around and enjoyed the sights and sounds.

Here are a few pics of Paige in her bunny costume. We think she liked the outfit, because it was nice and warm and very soft.

And finally, here is a family photo from last night and a shot of Cannon in his lion costume.