Nehemiah's 1st birthday pictures

Look at him standing up!
Sam and I (Molly) took him outside to get his 'official' birthday pictures,we only got a few before it started raining...

Isn't he adorable?!?

His birthday cake...

Looking at his book that Mama made him...

He really likes it!

LOL!! This is a toy snake Luke and MaryVance gave him... I think he was pretending to be a puppy in this picture! :-)

Nehemiah's last day as an 11 month old

Nehemiah's new "trick"... he's a puppy!

I love how he squenches up his nose!


Look at those little toofers!
And those long eyelashes!

And his whiney face... it's cute now but it won't be so cute in a year! Ha ha ha

Look at his top gums... those teeth are about ready to PoP through!

Voila! My sweet Nehemiah. He's ONE today.
Birthday pics coming soon.

Nehemiah's Birthday Gifts

My sweet, scrumptuous, adorable baby will be ONE tomorrow.

Here's a sneak peak of his birthday gifts.
I was going to title this "My Family Loves Me" but Tony suggested this title instead, so we could have his name on the front.

This is all sewn, made of fabric and has lots of texture too!

A closeup of the shapes that fit in the shape pocket.

This is an "I Spy" bag. It's filled with over 40 tiny things that you have to find. It's really a little advanced for Nehemiah but I wanted to make it so I did :)

The back has a vinyl pocket and laminated tag with a photo of all the things in the bag.

Caleb's Woodworking ~ Spatulas *for sale*

Aren't they pretty?!
Caleb makes these by hand using Red Oak.

They are sanded very smooth and finished with food grade mineral oil.
$10 each
Just email me if you want one or fifteen or whatever -- LOL
dana@tonyanddanalewis.com
Thanks!

Home Tour Continued ~ Our Living Room

A while back I started doing a 'Home Tour'....

During our 'spring cleaning' this week I worked on a way to display the children's artwork and photography and I wanted to share those pics with you. I also realized I never posted a 'After' picture of the Home Reserve Furniture so here goes...

The bookshelves are along the back wall of the living room.
Standing in the doorway from the back porch this is to your right.

and from the same point, this is to your left.

The huge, useless, monstrosity of a fireplace that I wish would just disappear overnight! I could sure use that square footage!

I just finished the top photo collage. It needs to be rehung higher but I just used a nail that was already there. I wanted to have photographs of the children's grandparents where they could see them often.

On the cabinet, L to R: Aunt Louise, my maternal grandfather's parents on their wedding day, Matt with Jenn and Landon, and a photo from our wedding with our parents (before the divorces).

In the frame, clockwise:

My mom with her red-haired grands, Elijah and Molly, Tony's grandmother, Grandma Alma and Grandpa Lonnie (Nissley), me and my dad, Tony's dad, Tony's mom and step dad and in the center Aunt Louise and Uncle Max.

Over the short end of the sectional.

I wanted to display the children's artwork and photography.

I really like how this turned out!

Here's a closer shot.

I have such talented children!
The view from the dining area.

The view from the hallway.

I hope you enjoyed your tour! Please stop by sometime, kick off your shoes and snuggle up on the sectional... MaryVance will bring you your favorite drink and we can visit!

Joey-isms, part one

Joey had his head in my lap and he was upside down to my face.
He said "I am upside down!"
Then he turned right side up and said "I am upside up now!"

Hahahaha!

Matt & Jennifer's Reaffirmation Ceremony

Nehemiah's ten month pictures...

He is such a delightful baby!.....
Aww... you can see his two little toofers in this picture!

Such sweet, sweet smiles! :-)

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I love this face!

Trying to escape!

The boy with his ball...

He was reaching for a cat in this picture,

:-D

**Post and Photography by Molly**