Old T-Shirt Memories

I’ve been cleaning out my closet lately and was able to get rid of 38 items of clothing. Including my t-shirt collection which was full of shirts I could never wear again. Because I knew I didn’t want a t-shirt quilt I decided to photograph them.

Catching Up

Memories from recently.

Mom Cheatham’s Birthday

My mom’s only birthday request was to have Shaun play “Feels so good” by Chuck Mangione on the trumpet for her. So we took it a step further and made this custom album cover to make it even more fun!

Jane Turns 100 Days Old

Booked Our Summer Vacay

We booked our tickets to Oregon for Jane’s first summer vacation! I’m so excited! I can’t wait for her to enjoy the Oregon coast as much as I do!

Jane’s First Snow!

It snowed in Memphis today which is a rarity! We had fun going outside for a few seconds before coming back in to get warm.

The Happiest Baby

Jane Rolls Over for the First Time

Earlier today Jane rolled over from her tummy to her back and I didn’t even think anything about it until daddy came home from work and started playing with her and she did it again and again! She’s so smart! The first picture with daddy is after she rolled a few times. The second picture is mommy after burping Jane where she latched on to my cheek. It tickled really bad and she burped but she also gave my cheek a hickie! Haha good thing I don’t wear make up!

Jane is 3 Months Old!

Jane is 3 months old today! She’s been such a happy baby! She’s learning to babble and laugh! She loves watching mouths and tongues move. She sleeps all through the night, loves bath time, Bella, and playing with her toys. We love this sweet girl.

Jane is Starting to Laugh a lot.

Yesterday I tried blowing a raspberry on Jane’s belly and she started laughing! Usually we can get a tiny chuckle out of her but this time she was giggling and it was so much fun! Here are some recent photos!

12/31/2020 Mommy and Jane with a silly Instagram filter.

12/31/2020 Jane is doing really well with tummy time!

01/03/2021

01/04/2021 Jane loves folding her hands or having dainty hands while she sleeps.

01/05/2021 Can’t stop kissing this cute face!

01/05/2021

01/05/2021

01/05/2021

01/06/2021 My crazy morning hair.

01/06/2021 Jane loves playtime!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Our little family celebrated a small but wonderful New Years Eve. We watched Lord of the Rings and Valerie ate a ton of snacks. After we put Jane to bed, Shaun and I waited for the countdown and then did Christmas Crackers and kissed as the clock striked midnight. Here is our first photo of 2021.

Valerie and Shaun celebrate the New Year 2021

Afterwards I read this journal entry to Shaun that I wrote on January 1, 2015. “Shaun is amazing. I've never felt so much respect for somebody, so much love. There's a depth to how he feels about me and how I feel about him that I've never experienced before. Something so sincere. My whole body got goose bumps thinking about this, but I admitted to myself tonight that I would marry Shaun in a heartbeat. I've never felt so comfortable and secure about somebody. I sincerely love him, and want nothing more than to make him happy. I've never felt like this before, I don't recognize this feeling but I love it. I love him, he makes me want to be a better person. I feel like every guy I've ever dated I've been so unsure of, but I feel a peace of mind and some kind of surety with Shaun. I told him tonight that this last year was one of the hardest years I've gone through, but with all of that I am so glad that 2014 ended with him and 2015 started with him. I've been so blessed with him in my life! He has my heart.”

It was fun to reminisce about our dating days and the love we had for each other our 1st New Years. Happy New Year!

Today Jane and I tested some lighting and she was all smiles. It’s crazy to me how different lighting changes everything about a picture!

Sunday Walk

We went on a family Sunday walk today to look at dream houses and places for PhotoBerry. We took a few wrong turns and it ended up being a super long walk but I loved every second of it.

Starting a Family Blog to Stay Connected

One of my goals for 2021 is to start and keep up a family blog so that our family and loved ones can keep up with us even though we are far apart. I have finally found a place that prints Squarespace blogs too so hopefully at the end of this next year this blog will produce a family year book I’d be proud of.

I’m so grateful for my beautiful little family and this fun journey we get to go on together. Shaun, Jane, and Bella are my whole world and I consider myself so lucky. So I’ll start this little blog with one of my favorite pictures of Jane (so far haha).

I love playing with Jane and getting her to smile. It brightens my whole day to see this face. We also just love this outfit.