Its Official, I stink at blogging!

Thats it. Its official. I am a terrible blogger. You know why? Well, its because of several factors of course. 1. I am so busy chasing around this little stinker of mine I dont make time to blog, not to mention life is pretty crazy. but more than that, 2. I dont feel like anything in my life is particularly interesting enough to blog about. Sounds silly, doesnt it? Well, I have decided that the writer in me needs to blog, so I am once again going to attempt blogging but in a different way. I am going to blog about things I am interested in, think about, learning experiences, and of course, my family (and just for kicks, I may throw in the occasional photography story or craft lesson). This is about to get interesting, so stay tuned!

Today, I am going to start right where I left off, and that was in October of 2011. What a huge amount of changes we have been through since then!!! We have survived another move, another new year, a rental house, and we have a 19 month old. I will be writing about all of this coming up soon, just a little later than I would like.

Something happened to me today. I realized just how much Gracie watches every.move.I.make. And she says the things we say. And acts the way we act. Its funny sometimes, like this morning when I was done with my workout and she cried because the work out tape was not on anymore so we had to turn it back on, but other times, its not funny at all. Its not funny when I realize what a HUGE job I have in being responsible for the person that she becomes. Its not funny when I realize that when I get out of step with God, she sees this and could act the same way if I am not careful. We can all learn a little life lesson from this, and it reminds me of the song "be careful little ears what you hear". We need to make sure we are being the people God has called us to be so that we can show his light and life and love to all those we encounter.

On a lighter note, let me share something my funny little girl did this morning. I had the sewing machine out last night making Gracie's st. patricks day outfit, and this morning she found it. And took the thread off the machine, and unrolled it all over the dining room and the living room. And she has two new phrases that I love. One is "see me"- she tells me this every time she wants me to pick her up- she walks up to me and holds her arms up and says "see me", which I guess comes from me telling her to "Come see me" all the time. She also says, "what doing?" all the time now, and so I get to tell her which task I am attempting to accomplish at the moment. I love watching her little personality develop, and I am totally in love with this sweetie!

Trunk or Treat 2011/Halloween!

Happy Halloween!!

This year the Vego's dressed up as characters from the Wizard of Oz. I was Glinda the Good Witch, Ross was the scarecrow, and Gracie was Dorothy (complete with sparkly red shoes). We attended our church's trunk or treat, which turned out to be a HUGE success and we all had a great time.

We also went to a grown up halloween party with all our friends at the Barrios house. It was so much fun- here are a few pics we borrowed from that night.

Callaway is one too!!! :)

the spread!

best friends and babies!!

these two are up to something for sure!

almost time for cake!

Now its time for Callaway's birthday! Suzanne, Sandra, and Trent did a great job getting ready for this party. It was a beautiful day outside, and Suzanne's decorations looked like something straight out of Southern Living magazine. We had a great time visiting with friends and of course, letting Gracie help Callaway with her gifts was fun too :) Here are a few shots from the day.

Times, they are a changin'

After laboring here at the Main Street church of Christ in Milan, TN for two years, we have made the decision that the time has come to move. Lord willing, we will be heading to work with the Millington church of Christ in Millington, TN by January 2012. We are super excited about what God has planned for us to do there, and cant wait to get to work with the Millington church! We have already met some wonderful people who check in on us frequently, and I cant wait to get to know them all better. We of course will be sad to leave all our friends here in Milan, but having approached this decision prayerfully, I know it is whats best for our little family. Stay tuned to the next chapter of our lives!

Vego Photography

We have started a new business venture!! Since Gracie came along, we have been taking a ton of pictures. Ross and I both started reading up on the subject, and after many people telling us we needed to start a business, we finally did! We are currently a very small "company" specializing in children and family photography, but we are glad to work on whatever project you have in mind! We also do senior portraits, newborn, maternity, and are looking for the perfect couple to be our guinea pigs on engagements, as well as a bride who is willing to let us do some bridal portraits! I hope to one day work my way up to doing weddings, but i want some practice before I tackle that one. :) If you are interested in our work, please take a look at our Photography page on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vego-Photography/111010102327093

We are working on getting a website, and hopefully it will be live by January of 2012. Please email us for pricing information at vegophotography@yahoo.com.

Family trip to Spring River

At the end of August, we took a family trip to the Spring River. We had a nice, quiet relaxing week of sleeping, looking at deer, fishing, cooking, playing in the river, and exploring Mammoth Spring. It was so nice to get away from it all and enjoy each other's company. Pops came with us on this trip so we had an extra hand to help with Gracie and Mommy and Daddy got to have some together time. Here are a few pics of our adventures at Riverside Resort!

August 2011

Gracie took her first steps on her birthday, and this month she has really started walking!! It was slow going at first, but once she got the hang of it she took off and it hasnt slowed down since! August has been a very busy month- we had our Anniversary, Gracie's first birthday party, Senior send off, a trip to Atlanta/Peach Tree City for Ross to speak, took a trip to Southaven to take pictures for Vego Photography, took some maternity pictures for our friend Ashley, and took a trip to Mammoth Spring, AR for a little rest and relaxation! Whew! Just writing this makes me tired. :) We really did have a great month, and Gracie is growing like a weed. Here are a few things she is doing at a year:

She loves to eat corn!

She babbles all the time- sometimes I am not sure what she is saying but thats ok.

boy oh boy do we love bathtime!

she does great in bible class

she is a great shopper, and will nap in her stroller if she gets too tired.

we got a farm at IKEA in atlanta, and she loves to play with the animals and tells us what the cow says. She also loves to watch OSO, Spongebob, and baby einstein.