First Trip to the Zoo!----November 2010

 Okay---I know it is early, but if you know me, you know how much I love going to the zoo with Jack! (and now Joy!!)  We went while my mom was in town, so I had plenty of help!  Sara Kate even tagged along so that mommy Keri could have some one-on-one time with baby Hugh!!  :)  We had a great time.  The above picture is one of my very, very favorites!! 

Jack got a bit worn out by the time I took this photo!  But he had been a great sport all day!  Joy enjoyed her ride in the "backseat" of this borrowed stroller!  (Thanks, Alexis!)

Love the zoo!!  This will no doubt be the first of many trips to the zoo!!

Meeting Joy in Mt. Juliet---November 2010

 Joy made her way to visit Jonathan's side of the family in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee.  Joy has 12 cousins on this side of the family...and 10 aunts and uncles!  She was very busy this weekend!!  Here she is with Catherine.
Below she is with her Uncle Aaron and Aunt Johnna (my sister).

Here she is with Alex!

 Will loves babies--he is a baby hog!  TeeHee!!

 Oooh!  There's Aunt Mela--and she even got Joy to smile for her picture!  :)  (Not really, but it looks like a smile!!)

Sweet Sibling Moments---November 2010

Jack is so very proud of his little sister ("Little Mister")!  He loves holding her and snuggling with her!

The Best Daddy!-----October 2010

What more can be said??! What a Daddy!!!!

Outdoor Photo Shoot----October 2010

Jonathan and I took Baby Joy outside to take some sweet photos in our backyard!  She performed beautifully!!  :)

Meeting Grammy and Poppy----October 2010

Jack was so excited to be able to show his Halloween costume to Grammy and Poppy!!

Grammy was in love at first sight!!

Look at that sweet bow that Grammy bought Joy--among lots of other goodies!!

Joy is holding Grammy's hand.....so sweet!

Sweet Grammy and Poppy drove down from Nashville and back in one afternoon!  Very sweet!

Portrait Innovations Photos---October 20, 2010

Meeting New Friends---October 2010

Sara Kate did a great job of feeding Joy!  No doubt they will be life-long friends!!

Aunt Keri is in heaven!!  Two babies on the Slayden compound!!

Aunt Ju Ju loves baby Hugh!!

Aunt Keri loves baby Joy!!

Ci Ci loves Joy too!!

So does Grumpy!!  :)

James, Larissa, and Alexandria Daniels came to meet Joy as soon as they could!!

Larissa is getting those tiny toes!!!!!

Babies, babies, babies!!

Jack  tried on all of baby Joy's bibs!!

Our First Night Home---October 2010

 It was sooooo good to get home and to be with our baby Jack!  (Now "Big Boy Jack!!")  He wanted to feed Joy and he kept calling her his "Baby Mister!"  So cute!!  I was in tears every five minutes or so when he would cuddle with her, kiss her, cuddle with me, cuddle with Jonathan.......such a sweet time together!

Brandy and Keri worked hard to make sure I had a beautiful crib ready for Joy when we got home!  How gorgeous is this crib??!!  It is Brandy's crib with Keri's beautiful skirt!!  Thanks, girls! It looks like a fairy tale bed!!  :)