Maggie Meets Melanie

Last Friday, my good friend Melanie came to visit. Melanie and I first met when we were 17 years old at freshman orientation for Columbia College. We asked each other two questions: Do you like Mexican food? and Do you like the Dixie Chicks?...After that we decided to room together! We've been through a lot since then and I'm so blessed to have wonderful friends like her.

Melanie came up to spend the day, so we went to lunch (Mexican of course!) and then ran some errands. Melanie looks awfully good holding a baby doesn't she? Melanie and her husband David will hopefully be moving to the upstate in the next couple years...I'm keeping my fingers crossed. We had a wonderful visit that was way too short.

7 Months Old, A Trip to Florida, and our First Valentine's Day...

On Maggie's 5 month birthday we were traveling to Disney, On her 6 month birthday we were traveling to Hilton Head Island so why would her 7 month birthday be any different? On Maggie's 7 month birthday we loaded up the car and headed to Florida to visit Aunt Amy and Uncle Mike. Great Granny (old Granny as she calls herself) even came along with us! She has two sisters, Josie and Cat who live in Zephyrhills and we were able to bring her along so she could visit with them. It was neat to see Maggie meet her great-great Aunts.

Maggie with her great-great aunts, Josie and Catherine

After we dropped Granny off with her sisters, we headed to Aunt Amy's. We had a wonderful long weekend and thoroughly enjoyed the warm Florida weather. On Friday, it was even warm enough that Maggie was able to dip her little toes in the Gulf of Mexico! She's 7 months old and already seen her second ocean...she's a great little traveler! We had a wonderful, quiet Valentine's day as Uncle Mike fixed some delicious steaks and Maggie received an adorable outfit for her first Valentine's Day gift. We were sad to head back on Monday but it's nice to know that in April Maggie will be making her second trip to Disney World!!

Maggie with Aunt Amy and Uncle Mike at the beach

I *heart* Snapfish...

I don't know if you use Snapfish but I love it! Snapfish had a special offer to create a free "Snapshow" on Friday night so I created one to commemorate Maggie's first trip to the ocean. It even has music to it! So click here and you can watch Maggie's special Snapshow of her trip to Hilton Head.

Sneak Peek!

A few weekends ago, we had a photographer come out and take Maggie's 6 month pictures. We just received a few of them back and they turned out BEAUTIFULLY! Follow this link: http://www.rachaelboling.com/blog/ and her pictures are on the photographers blog...ENJOY!!

FYI....

Here is a pic of Maggie...hard at work....:-)

I'm sure everyone is wanting to know what could Maggie and I possibly do all day. One thing is for sure we're not sitting around the house watching soap operas and eating bonbons! We manage to stay quite busy and we're almost always on the go...

I'm running an eBay store for Miracle Hill and it takes a bit more work than what I was expecting. It's been pretty fun actually, it's kind of like running your own business only someone has outlined all the small details for you. Almost every day Maggie and I pack up in the morning and head down to the downtown Miracle Hill store for the majority of the day. I have a large private office that I can store all the eBay items in and take their picture. Maggie is quite the hit at the warehouse and the ladies are particularly sad when I don't bring her. Maggie starts her social rounds with GrandPop, as I usually start taking pictures and get things listed on eBay. Just like other single mothers I am working more than one job...

Twice a week, every other week, and every Sunday evening we pack up and head to Southside Fellowship to work in the nursery. It's tons of fun as I work with other young mothers and we can exchange tips and ideas on raising small children. It also allows Maggie to be social with babies around her age. Also, once a week we go and spend the day with GiGi (Great Granny or as she affectionately calls herself Old Granny). We've had tons of fun and once the weather gets warmer we'll definitely be headed to her pool!

So there you go...a glimpse into what Maggie and I do during the week.

Maggie Meets Mr. David

Last week Maggie and I were able to meet David, my friend Mary's new son. Mary and I have known each other for a couple years now and have become close friends. We were even pregnant at the same time so we were able to exchange pregnancy joys and discomforts. Mary and her husband Todd welcomed baby David in November and he is absolutely precious! Mary was in town visiting her family so we were able to meet for lunch. We had a delightful visit and it was fun to finally meet baby David.

Maggie's a Beach Baby!

This past weekend Maggie, GrandPop, Mimi and I were able to travel to Disney's Hilton Head Island resort. It was the perfect weekend to go..the weather was absolutey beautiful and the island wasn't crowded at all! On Saturday we took Maggie to the ocean and she loved it! She curled her little toes in the sand and would giggle when the surf hit her toes. Of course we had to look for seashells to commemorate her trip and we lucked out finding shells also! The tide was headed out and there were sanddollars everywhere~I've never seen this before~we probably saw hundreds of sanddollars! We picked up two beautiful sanddollars that we will be able to preserve and frame to commemorate her first trip to the ocean! She's a beach baby....