Christmas Tree Hunting

Saturday C3 went to a free farm to "hunt down" our first Christmas Tree. We found the perfect tree after looking at many fields of trees. The farm provided us with a saw, so Casey was able to cut down our tree.

Also on the farm was animals. We saw a 700 lbs pig!!! Turkeys, Bunnies, Chickens and Roosters, and Ducks. Colton enjoyed seeing all of the animals.

Santa was also on the farm that day, so baby Colton was able to sit on his lap. He was too interested in his beard ( i was afraid he was going to pull it off).

Thanksgiving 2008

This Thanksgiving C3, Castlemans, Elliotts, and Taylors got together in Panama City Beach. We had such a great time. The weather was perfect on Thursday so we were able to get in some family photos after our big Turkey dinner. It was so nice to spend the holiday with my family in a place that i have so many fond childhood memories and i can now share this special place with Casey and Colton.

Me, Colton( almost 13 months old), Casey

Beautiful Sunset!!

Josh, Jayce, Kate, Me, Colton, Casey

Papa, Nene, Me, Colton, Casey, Kate, Josh, Jayce

Colton eating his first thanksgiving meal... last year he was only eating formula.

Granddaddy and Grandmommy!

The Boys hanging out on the patio watching the sunset...

Picking up some shirts at Margaritaville- PCB.

Guys Afternoon Yachting

Casey and the guys spent the afternoon boating and playing bags for his Bachelor Party! The rented a boat and spent the afternoon at Key Waiden. I know he had a lot of fun, and i would like to give a special thanks to who ever helped Casey put sun tan lotion on his back! He was pretty much burn free for the wedding!!!

My Bachelorette Paryt!!!

I had the best Bachelorette Party ever!!! We started the night off at PF Changs for dinner, then we made our way to Bar Louie for some after dinner drinks. I had such a great time spending the night with my best girlfriends ( Kate, Ashley, Sasha, Shanna, Brittany, Becca, Danielle, Angela, and Maria) You girls are the best and i had such a wonderful time. After the night out we had a sleepover at a local hotel room. I had such a blast dancing and singing at the top of our lungs " Girls Just Want to Have Fun"!! Who's getting married next for our next get together?!?! I would also like to give a special thanks to my Mom for being our taxi for the night. Thanks Mom!

Bridal Shower

My Bridal Shower was the Thursday before my wedding. My bridesmaids threw me a wonderful pool side shower!!! It was so much fun to be with all of my best girlfriends and family had started to show up from out of town for the wedding festivities. I got great gifts, the food was great, drinks were yummy, and the company could not have been better. I know i can't say it enough, but thank you for the best shower!!!

Big Boy Colton!

According to babycenter.com my baby is no longer a baby... he is now a toddler!!! With this new classification (and his weight), he is now in a front facing car seat! He is no longer in the baby bucket!!

Colton in his baby bucket for the first time-

Coming home from the hospital!

Big Boy Colton- Just over one year old-

Riding in his front facing car seat for the first time!!!

Even though babycenter.com now calls Colton a Toddler, he will always be my BABY!!!

Micanopy- Fall Festival

On our way to Naples/Bonita Springs from SC we stopped for a few days in Gainesville to visit with the Williams family. One of the days we went to the Micanopy ( just south of Gainesville) Fall Festival. It was a lot of fun, and lots of good people watching. And Colton enjoyed hanging out with his girlfriends- Brooke 3 years old, and Chloe almost 14 months old.

Back to Life, Back to Reality!

Well C3 is back in SC! We had a wonderful time in FL with stopping in Gainesville and going to the Fall Festival, spending time before the wedding activities started with Casey's family, my wedding shower, my batcheleortte party, and OUR WEDDING! It was so great to see all my very special friends and family members all together for a very important day for Casey, Colton and I!

Casey and I must say that we have the best friends and family. We could not ask for anything better than that. It makes us sad to leave Florida, but we are also excited to get back to our new life's together in SC.

Our wedding weekend was perfect. The weather was perfect and everything went smoothly. I can't wait to get our pictures back!!!

Casey and I also had a wonderful honeymoon! We went to the Bahamas on a Cruise!!! It was a wonderful break after all the wedding activities.

I can't wait to share all the pictures with everyone. I am slowly collecting pictures that friends and family took through out the time we were in FL.

Thank you again for everything! We really could not ask for better friends and family!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!!

Here is a picture that Casey and I bought on the drive back from our Honeymoon. It is a Clyde Butcher print!!! We thought it was a perfect way to remember our wedding in Florida and something that we will have forever.

Colton's First Birthday Party!!!

Colton is turning one year old!!! This year has gone by so fast!!! We had a small party for him with some friends, family, and neighbors. Colton was excited about everything, all the people, cake, ice cream, pizza, presents!!! Thank you everyone for coming !!!