Playing Catch-up with Jacob

Believe it or not, my winter has been pretty crazy with weddings so I'm just now posting some much needed cute photos of Jacob. Lucky for me, he's patient about having his time in the spotlight! It's a bit of a hodge-podge but here's some photos from the last couple of months...I'll explain the photos as they are posted. Here's our cutie!

Here's Jacob's Perfect Attendance Award pic...congrats!

Jacob with his new cousin, Beck...Beck finally fell asleep after crying...Jake was a natural with him (in practice for his baby sister!)




Here are some cute photos of Jacob that his daddy took...some of my favorites!




Jacob enjoying some hot chocolate after playing in the snow with me...look at those cute little red cheeks and nose!




Jacob recently competed in his first Kempo Karate Tournament and won a trophy, two 4th place finishes and one 2nd place finish! Great job Jake!

Here he is letting us know he placed 2nd in the Karate Combo segment...yay!


Jacob didn't fare so well in this battle...




Jacob with his Mimi and Poppy...

Jacob with Daddy Mickey...

...and Mommy...

Check out those ribbons and trophy!


The camera "hog" would like to smile while grappling lol...

Jamé and Eoin's Wedding Day

I have waited way too long to post this event...by far, this was the most beautiful wedding I've planned (in my opinion) and absolutely the most fun I've had in 5 short months of planning! The bride, Jamé and her fiance, Eoin (pronounced like Owen) were in Ireland during almost the entire process of planning, so I had the privilege of planning with Jamé's mother, Jennifer, who has extremely wonderful taste! Mother's of the bride get a bad wrap in my opinion...I had a blast with Jennifer and her family made me (and my family!) feel like a part of theirs from the beginning. To top it all off, we hired some of my favorite vendors: Greg at The Millennium Center for the reception site (love this place!!), Wayne at Floral Visions Design Studio for the GORGEOUS flowers, Liz at Grayhall Designs designed our beautiful stationary items, including Jamé and Eoin's logo that was used almost everywhere, Updo's for hair/makeup, Babs and Scott at Poetic Reality Productions and of course, Logan Jarrard for his fantastic , "put tears in your eyes" photos that he is famous for! Logan let me "borrow" some of his shots from his blog here to post for your enjoyment. This wedding was a lot of work with a lot of details to take care of, and I really never knew I could have so much fun working so hard!! Thanks to the Tierneys and the O'Sullivans for a very, very memorable experience and for loving on my family as you did...we love you guys!







What a ring!

Gorgeous!!
My favorite shot so far...




I love it when the bride and groom get to see each other before...it creates such an intimate moment and this way, the groom can truly "see" the bride for the first time and the bride can see his reaction clearly....and Logan sets this up so well!














Details, Details!! An example of Jennifer's great taste!

Eoin's brother made a great toast!

Yes, this party was hoppin'!

Playing Catch-up

What a whirlwind December and January! I was deep in the throes of planning a gorgeous January 24th wedding and having a lot of fun doing it. More on that later, complete with photos! So, I've just now gotten to my Christmas photos...Mickey, Jacob and I had a great Christmas this year. It may not look like it, but we DID scale back on the gift giving. We have overdone it in years past. Here's some photos of our Christmas celebrations, both with our local family and at home on Christmas Day! I'm leaving out the photos of my niece, Ava in her birthday suit..lol...after all the celebrations on Christmas Eve, she decided she wanted to run into the Great Room with just her frilly socks and black patent shoes and say, "I'm NAAAKKEDDD!" But I have to say it was hilarious! Enjoy!

Jacob got his first set of REAL golf clubs!

Notice Ava's squinty eyes!

Here are the Reece's.. My mom's side of the family...we get together every year!

You can't see it in this photo, but Papaw Gil got him a Lite Brite...do you remember those!?? I loved mine when I was little!

From Granny Lanny!

From Auntie Tina, "Fireman Mike" and Jessica...

We're Having a Girl!

Imagine our surprise (for those of you who know us well!) when the ultrasound showed us on Monday that we were having a little girl!! We feel so blessed by this miracle! I think Mickey and I both were expecting a boy...and why, I'm not sure (thanks to Mickey's Dad!). But my favorite reaction was that of our son, Jacob. He had "requested" a little sister all along, and when we told him the news, he said "Alright! I win! Yes!" with all the joy a 5 year old big brother could muster! Well, congratulations Jacob...yes, you win. As we all do...thank you Lord!

Baby New Year Maier! (well, almost!)

This Auntie and Uncle are PROUD to announce that Beck Lachlan Maier arrived at 1:46 AM on New Year's Eve weighing 7 lbs. 9 oz. and measuring 20.5 inches long!! He was an early New Year's Eve present to all of our family and we love him so much already! He's SO CUTE! Mommy Kristi and Daddy Mark are doing great and are at home with him now. Big sister Ava Grace is super excited and loves to show Baby Beck off to everyone. She loves to touch him and hold him and kiss on him...sweet! Our son, Jacob, who is off having some fun at the beach with his Nana and Papaw, will get to meet his new cousin next week. Beck's so sweet and cuddly that it's hard for us to stay away til then...especially Uncle Mickey, who is completely smitten!! Here are some photos taken of Baby Beck on his first full day. Congrats Kristi, Mark and Ava!! Welcome Baby Beck!
Mickey, in training for our upcoming arrival...

This is just about an hour after he was born...
All cleaned up and sleepy...
How neat...Beck looks like he's smiling in this one!
Proud Mimi and Poppy...

Ava Grace loves "Baby Beck"... and so does Granny Nanny...