Castleberry Family

Valentine box

2012-02-05T14:49:00.001-06:00

Fun at the park!

2012-02-04T16:21:00.001-06:00

These girls had a ball!! It was just too pretty to stay cooped up inside all day! Lacey stopped by for a little while, too. Afterwards, I took Madison and Katie to get some ice cream.

Back in the day

2012-02-02T20:15:00.001-06:00

Dance pic

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One doesn't have a glare but the other shows more of the full pose. :)
Not bad for a picture of a picture. Ha!

Father Daughter Dance 2011

2012-02-01T20:32:00.002-06:00

Getting my girl ready for the big night with her daddy!

Getting this man to smile in a picture..... Grrrr!

My beautiful little princess!!

Sara and I decided to get the girls ready together. These girls crack me up!

So sweet

I did not think to try Madison's corsage on her ahead of time and it was huge!! I don't think she wore it much that night and unfortunately there were some sticky fingers at the dance. :( We do have the boutineer and one rose from her wrist corsage still.

Sara was asked to help at the dance. I was a little disappointed because we were going to have a girl's night but at least she was able to get some pictures for me. :)

Rob cracks me up!!

sweet Ashli Parker

I'm not quite sure what this face is about. LOL!!

Miss Ivy Rose

Love these girls!!

dancing the night away

Ivy and her sweet daddy!

Jim Ed did a great job being the DJ!

Gettin' down!! :)

Ivy and Katie

After the dance, the Mixsons came over for a little while and of course that means dress up time!! :)

It was a great night!! Jason came home saying that his back was killing him so I knew Madison had a good time!! She said it rocked!! :)

This should be at the beginning but I forgot about it until now. Tina invited Madison to go with them to have their nails done for the dance.

New Year's Eve

2012-01-31T20:25:00.001-06:00

I completely forgot about having these pictures!! We had a great time ringing in the new year together!

Will didn't care for the hat. LOL!

Time for our glamour shots!

A little whip cream never hurt anyone! :)

Will's first trip to the park

2012-01-29T18:50:00.001-06:00

Actually, I think this is the first time we have all been to the park together. Jason has taken Madison by himself and of course I have with friends and without but for all 4, this was a first! We had a ball!! Unfortunately, Mad hit her head pretty hard coming down from the rubber pole thingy (yeah not sure what you call it) and we had to cut our trip short. We headed to Wal-Mart for an icee and toy to soothe the physical as well as emotional trauma of leaving the park after only 30 mins. Lol! Here are a few pics I took of our fun, family afternoon! Ending with some ice cream that I do believe Mad enjoyed more than anyone!! Haha!!!

Thanks Mrs. P

2012-01-27T17:52:00.001-06:00

So proud of these girls!!

The 3 amigos!

2012-01-27T17:51:00.001-06:00

Wearing their Father/Daughter dance shirts.

Sweet note from a friend

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I thought this was so sweet!!

Snow Girl

2012-01-23T18:11:00.001-06:00

She corrected me when I said snowman. Lol!

Fun with Emmy

2012-01-20T20:07:00.001-06:00

Oh I love that girl!!

Sara said she wasn't sure when they wound up on the same mattress together. When they went to sleep, Madison was on the bed and Emmy on the mattress. :) Sweet girls!!

Chillin'

2012-01-19T09:10:00.001-06:00

Beauty and the Beast 3D

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All fought out

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All bundled up and ready to ride

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2011 Christmas Card

2012-01-07T17:44:00.001-06:00

15 months (1/4/12)

2012-01-05T20:38:00.001-06:00

Will can say many words now: mama, daddy, sissy, baby, dog, papa, ball, baba (bottle), and Boba (Aunt Roba) are some examples.

He can also tell me the sounds of: dog, kitty, horse, monkey (even puts his hands under his armpits), and cow.

He has the cutest smile!!!
22 lbs. 3 oz. of yummy goodness :)

Loves to read books!! This is his favorite!

He is very inquisitive.

Everything goes in the mouth still!!

Loves to hide from you.

He keeps me on my toes and I love him to pieces!!! :)

Happy New Year

2011-12-31T17:24:00.001-06:00

Camo cutie!

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Poor baby!

2011-12-29T13:51:00.001-06:00

He is not feeling well but I couldn't resist taking this picture.

Christmas 2011

2011-12-28T21:23:00.001-06:00

Christmas at Mimi Nall's house

Christmas morning

Santa brought Madison a tumbling mat and a bike. He brought Will a wagon and toy story couch. They got other things, too.

One of my favorite pics of Will so far!

The aftermath :)

Santa put some fingernails in Madison's stocking. They didn't last long. :)

crayon maker

Dancing to the Chipmunks Chipwrecked soundtrack.

This was too funny!!

Will was scared to death of cookie monster at first but not anymore.

Mi-Mi and PawPaw bought Will this John Deere truck.

Aunt Roba bought Madison an Easy Bake oven. Mommy is thrilled! Ha!

Last year, GACA had a holiday store that the kids could buy presents for their family members. Robyn wanted her to do it again this year, so I took her to Dollar General and let her do some shopping. The presents were priceless!

being silly

My sneaky lil boy :)

It was a great Christmas! Happy Birthday Jesus!!

My sweet babies!

2011-12-27T10:59:00.001-06:00

Our new toys

2011-12-26T08:35:00.001-06:00

Milk and cookies ready for Santa!

2011-12-24T20:25:00.001-06:00

Well until CC got to them. Ha! They are now on the table!! Lol!

My disaster of a cake

2011-12-24T19:58:00.001-06:00

Oh well! I don't think Jesus cares. :)

My lil man

2011-12-24T14:35:00.001-06:00

2nd annual fashion show

2011-12-24T13:32:00.001-06:00

The cutest lil Ho Ho I've ever seen! :)

2011-12-23T15:18:00.001-06:00

Two peas in a pod

2011-12-21T16:05:00.001-06:00

Will grabbed and DVD case and handed it to Jason. Jason tried to hand it back to him. Will would shake his head. After doing that 2 or 3 times of that he finally figured out he thought it was a book and wanted him to read it. :) Too sweet!!

Sleepover with Lacey (and LZ)

2011-12-21T16:02:00.001-06:00

Traditions can be altered

2011-12-20T18:46:00.001-06:00

I was so glad to add a new addition to our crew this year, Miss Emmy.

Enjoying some hot chocolate on a brisk 70 something degree day. Lol!

It was so nice outside that we decided to play a little duck, duck goose.

We normally get the girls dressed in their Christmas dresses and take their pictures on our bed, but this year Ivy wanted to wear her pj's. I thought it was a nice twist to our tradition. :)

Then, they decided to have a friendly pillow fight. Lots of screaming and giggling!

Time for the concert :)

And cookie time (The moms had to take this over)

Lauren was more interested in the shoe, so Will took care of it for her. :)

Time to decorate

Finished products

We thought we would brave a few pics of Will and Lauren.

Got a couple cute ones....

And that was all she wrote!! :)

So much fun!! I enjoy doing it every year. :)

Lac and Mad exchange gifts

2011-12-20T15:52:00.003-06:00

Mad got barbies and accessories from the Princess Charm School movie. Lac got the band in a box and headbands. Every time she comes to the house they play with Madison's so I decided to get her one. We also exchanged with Emmy and John Robert but unfortunately I didn't get any pictures of that. :( We got Emmy a bead set that is "very Emmy" and a bath set. JR got a Superman cape with mask and an AU football.

"Dirt" Santa 2011

2011-12-20T15:37:00.002-06:00

I cannot believe I didn't take more pictures the night of our Dirty Santa (or should I say Dirt Santa) party. Inside joke! :)

Here is one of the kids playing in the tent. This thing was a hit!!

This was the funniest part of the night. Troy tried to put the dickie around the moose mug. He had no idea it is something you wore. We laughed until we cried!! So I guess I got the highlight of the night. :)

AES Christmas program

2011-12-20T15:24:00.001-06:00

I loved their shirts! Too cute!!

They did a really good job. I'm glad I was able to go.

House visit from Santa

2011-12-20T15:04:00.002-06:00

Will wouldn't sit in Santa's lap so daddy was a good sport and got in there with him. :)

Will giving Santa high five!

Christmas play at FUMC

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Will in his Santa hat

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Freddie, Freddie, Freddie

2011-12-20T11:25:00.001-06:00

Santa Pic 2011

2011-12-15T11:03:00.000-06:00

Oh how I love these babies!!! I couldn't even begin to count the ways.

Fridge snowman

2011-12-10T20:46:00.001-06:00

I stole this from Tina after a week of Madison begging me. Lol!

Madison reading to the class

2011-12-08T17:55:00.001-06:00

Thanks Mrs. P!!

That silly elf!!

2011-12-03T21:38:00.001-06:00

First the toothbrush, now this....

Christmas parade 2011

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AES pic with Santa

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Kindergarten pic for 2011-2012

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Merry Christmas Mrs. P

2011-11-30T18:51:00.001-06:00

We filled cups with candy for all the wonderful teachers in Madison's life. She could not wait to give Mrs. Pouncey hers. I told her we were waiting to give her the other things. :)

For Mrs. P we added some wonderful smelling lotion and hand soap.

My favorite gift was the crayon P. I am not at all a crafty person so I was proud of myself. :) And yes, the idea was from Pinterest.

All I want for Christmas is my 2 front teeth...

2011-11-28T06:49:00.001-06:00

This tooth caused a lot of drama and tears, but we got it out. Lol!

Pancakes and Pajamas

2011-11-24T21:16:00.001-06:00

Mrs. Elaine took these pics for me that night. I am just now getting around to adding them.

Thanksgiving with Mimi and Papa Nall

2011-11-24T21:10:00.001-06:00

We went to Edna and Eugene Nall's house for Thanksgiving dinner. Mimi and Papa Nall go there every year, so we joined them. The food was incredible!!

This is June. She is a sweetie.

This is the closest I got to getting their pic together. Will wasn't very cooperative. :) And yes, Madison's tooth is hanging on by a thread but she runs every time we mention pulling it. LOL!

Gatlinburg

2011-11-24T20:48:00.001-06:00

We had a great time in Gatlinburg. Will did not do well at the restaurants and the ride home got interesting, but all in all it was a good trip. It is just a lot of work when you have one that can't walk or talk. :)

The Dixie Stampede was of course my favorite part. When the kids are older we will be able to do more things that I think we would all enjoy like horseback riding, mini golf, fun zone, etc.... Most of the pictures were taken at the rest area right before heading into Cade's Cove.

Heading to look at a cabin built in the 1800's.

My daddy being silly!

It was Sunday so there were people inside worshipping.

God's creation is breathtaking!!!

Enjoying the hot tub!!

loving on brother

Don't get too surprised. This didn't last long. :)

My sweet girl ready for the Dixie Stampede.

Didn't bother to hunt down daddy for a pic. :)

Not sure what PawPaw is pointing at.

leaving

We will be back when Will is older. Hehe!

Thanksgiving AES style

2011-11-24T20:40:00.001-06:00

Turkey shirts

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Surprise visit from Mi-Mi

2011-11-17T18:53:00.001-06:00

Mi-Mi ate Thanksgiving dinner with Madison today at school.

My 3 loves ready for church!

2011-11-13T17:28:00.001-06:00

Fall fun

2011-11-12T16:41:00.001-06:00

Happy Veteran's Day from Mrs. P's class!

2011-11-12T09:16:00.001-06:00

I tried and tried to get Mad to dress in red, white, or blue but she was in one of her I want to be difficult about my clothing moods. :)
Mrs. P had enough white shirts to put on those that didn't have the right colors.

Sweet babies!

2011-11-10T14:41:00.001-06:00

Sharyn took some pics of our sweet babies and sent them to me.

This is a very intense conversation! :)

I love the look on Ri Ri's face. LOL!

Twins

2011-11-09T14:36:00.001-06:00

Mrs. P commented yesterday that Madison and Ivy looked like twins. So, today they wore the same to really be twins!! Lol!

Tina and I had to do this all the time at GACA. :)

Helping class (Flashing Letters)

2011-11-07T09:03:00.001-06:00

Mrs. P sent me this pic and she titled it for me. :)

We are so going to miss her next year!!! Too spoiled. :)

Watch out Andy... Here comes Wonder Woman and Superman!!

2011-11-06T18:49:00.001-06:00

She did not want me taking this picture as you can see. I tried rolling her hair but it didn't work out too well.

So we just braided pig tails.

Ready to save the day! :)

The Sunday night before Halloween we went to the fall festival at Hopewell. The theme was "Light the Night for Jesus." Will was a little under the weather, but Madison had a great time!!

Wonder Woman and the gypsy :)

This Superman was a cutie!! I so wish I had been able to get his picture with Will!!

Noah Williams (lovin' the look on Mad's face.....really mom? Do you have to take this picture??)

My adorable little Superman was feeling some better Halloween night, but he still had a bad cough so we didn't let him trick-or-treat.

I was trying to get Will's attention so I wasn't looking into the camera and cut their heads off. Oh well. It is still a cute picture!

sweet babies

After getting the pics I wanted of Mad and Will, we headed to the Woodlands to trick-or-treat with Smurfette and Buzz Lightyear.

We ran into sweet Katie Kennedy.

There were so many kids on one trailer that we had to follow from behind for a little while.

Principal at AES, Patty Taylor

5th grade teacher, Virginia Fussell

Will stayed at the Bryan house with daddy. When we got back, I of course had to get some more pictures. :)

I realize that I take entirely too many pictures and that I have a serious problem, but I just can't help myself. The first step is admitting it, right? LOL!!

Me and my love!!

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PawPaw

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This boy L-O-V-E-S his PawPaw!!

Halloween fun at school

2011-11-02T10:16:00.001-05:00

Fair 2011

2011-11-02T10:11:00.001-05:00

Tina once again came to the rescue and took some pics for me at the fair while my camera is at the doctor. :)

These last few were taken with my phone.

Basketball

2011-11-01T18:45:00.001-05:00

The Incredible Machine

2011-10-30T19:19:00.001-05:00

Awesome concert with a great friend!!! The ride home was terrible (I got some kind of 24 hour bug), but all in all a wonderful trip!

Madison's first observation at the new dance studio

2011-10-25T20:39:00.001-05:00

Mad dropped my camera a few weeks ago and I didn't notice the crack in the top of the flash until it wouldn't pop up anymore. Anyway, I have it boxed up ready to send to Nikon so my phone was the only option today. :(

Madison's date with her daddy

2011-10-22T18:24:00.001-05:00

She was so excited about her very first date! Sara and I went to Tallahassee to see Sugarland. Will stayed with Aunt Linda and Uncle Phil, so that Jason and Madison could spend some quality daddy and daughter time together. They went to Wal-Mart, carved a pumpkin, ate at David's Catfish, went bowling, watched a movie, and played the wii. I am not sure which one had more fun! :)

Maggie's 9th bday party

2011-10-22T18:10:00.001-05:00

Madison had a ball at Salan Utopia for Maggie's birthday party. She got a feather in her hair, had her hair rolled, and two cute duck tape hair bows. :) They were really cute!! I was hesitant about the feather, but we can take it out. :)
I now have to purchase some rollers. She loves it!!

It's my blog and I can do what I want to... :)

2011-10-18T20:49:00.001-05:00

Some may think this is gross, silly, or just plain wrong! I think it is too cute for words!!! :)

More sweet pics from Mrs. P

2011-10-18T20:39:00.001-05:00

The first one came the day she lost her 3rd bottom tooth at school. You can't see the bottom row but it's still cute!

The second one is from the day Dixon's grandfather brought the firetruck. Mad told me all about Dixon squirting the hose. :)

Tooth #4

2011-10-16T15:17:00.001-05:00

Madison lost her 4th tooth at school Friday, Oct. 14th. Just like everything else, Mrs. P made a very big deal of it. She sent me a picture and let Madison call me. Unfortunately, I was teaching and missed the call but I had one sweet message when I got to check it. :)

Fall Festival at AES

2011-10-16T14:16:00.001-05:00

I had to go to the AMS football banquet Thursday night, so Tina took Mad for me. The girls had a ball!!

Love this one!!

Thanks Tina for taking my baby!!!

Entertainment while mommy cleans the kitchen

2011-10-16T13:19:00.001-05:00

More pics from Mrs. P

2011-10-14T12:39:00.001-05:00

These are some pics that Mrs. Pouncey sent home.

Good lookin' group!

Hot Dog Hot Dog Hot Diggity Dog!!

2011-10-14T12:05:00.005-05:00

Will is 1!!!

He was so stinkin' cute that day cruising around without his shirt on that I just had to get a couple pictures.

cupcakes at Mi-Mi's house

This cracks me up!!

one of my toys from mommy and daddy

playing under the table with sissy before the party

I tried getting a pic of Lauren and Will but as you can see....

The balloons distracted us. :)

singing Happy Birthday!

yay!!!

Want some???

This picture cracks me up!!!

Yes, the girls decided we needed to have an egg hunt in October. LOL!!

I won't share what got Lisa so tickled! Hehehe!!

It was a great day with great friends!!

At 12 months:
-blows sugar
-waves and says bye bye
-says ba ba for bottle
-says mama, dada
-weighs 20 lbs. 13 oz., 30 in. long
-loves his big sissy
-size 5 diapers
-no more formula
-still not walking but taking 3 or 4 steps at a time
-loves to play peek-a-boo

Random pics of Will

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Just because he is a cutie pie! :)

playing at BK

My new tractor from Miss Micgayle

Whew! Heavy load!!

destroying my train track :)

Finally, holding my own cup!

Texts from Mrs. Pouncey

2011-10-12T09:49:00.001-05:00

This is a picture Mrs. Pouncey sent me on the first day of school. It said, "Having a great day!" :)

She even allows these two to do everything together. :)

6th birthday at AES

2011-10-12T09:46:00.000-05:00

Mrs. Pouncey went above and beyond to make Madison's birthday so special. She allowed her to wear her Birthday Princess crown, made her a book from all the students, took pictures, gave her a birthday certificate, bookmark, mermaid barbie for the bathtub, color wonder book, and allowed her to bring cupcakes and candy to all her friends. She had a great day!!

These are just a few of the pages in the book. Too sweet!!

Thank you Mrs. Pouncey!!

Playdate with Katie Kennedy

2011-10-10T16:22:00.001-05:00

Madison has made several new friends at school, but the one she talks about the most is Katie. She loves her and I can see why! She is a sweet little girl. Dana said they played great together!!

A little chocolate goes a long way...

2011-10-06T17:37:00.001-05:00

Especially when they're this age. :)

My lil snaggle!

2011-10-05T07:25:00.001-05:00

Madison lost her 3rd tooth yesterday (on brother's bday).

Birthday Boy!

2011-10-04T18:31:00.001-05:00

My baby boy turned a year old today! More pics to come later. :)

Six :(

2011-09-25T21:25:00.001-05:00

Aunt Roba and Amy came Friday night and we went out to eat at David's Catfish with them and Mi-Mi and Paw-Paw Johnson. They sang Happy Birthday to her, and she got a piece of cheesecake drizzled with chocolate. Yum!!

After we got home, Aunt Roba and Amy came to the house. Madison begged to open her presents from them early. They let her of course! Amy got her glow necklaces, some Hello Kitty lip gloss and a Hello Kitty purse. Aunt Roba got her the Wonder Woman costume she has been wanting. She told me months ago that she wanted Will to be Superman and she wanted to be Wonder Woman. She was so excited!!

It is a tad bit short so we are going to do some tailoring. :)

I didn't get a picture of Will in his costume but it is precious!!

Goofing around before the party starts!

Mi-Mi throws like a girl! Hehe!!

This little boy LOVES his Paw-Paw!!

See! :)

The first to arrive! Lacey and Maggie

sweet Grandma

silly Lacey

Lisa did a fabulous job on the cake! Once again!!

Madison getting her face painted the first time! (I will explain that further down)

Sydney Brunson came and did face painting for me. She couldn't see very well in the gym. Madison wasn't too happy with how light the green was so we had to redo. :)

Will having some fun with Mimi Nall! :)

Once we got some better lighting for Syd, we were rocking and rolling! :)

Lacey

Kaylee Odom

Madyson Mullens

Sam Lawson

Will loved the bounce house! I think Aunt Roba did, too. :)

Jaidyn Lambert

Brooke Cabrera (I taught her sister who is now a Sophomore; whew! I feel old!!)

O.K. Let's try this again. :)

Patiently waiting their turn!

Much happier!

my sweet birthday girl

Ivy

This is as close as I got to a group picture! :)

I didn't get a picture of Jamison Huckabaa or Savannah Cotton with their face painted. Hoping their mamas did and that they will send me one. Ashli Parker also came but didn't want her face painted! You can see Maggie in the background with her tiger paw.

Kaylee pulled the winning string!

Amy taking cover! LOL!!

I didn't get a family pic at the party either so when we got home that is the first thing I did. :)

one of her many presents

phone pic of the cake (forgot that, too!)

It was a great day!! A big thank you to everyone that came and loved on my baby girl!!!

I can read!!!

2011-09-25T20:29:00.000-05:00

This was Madison's first big book she brought home to read. She was so proud!

And so was her teacher. :)

We love you Mrs. P!!

Lazy Sunday afternoon

2011-09-25T20:21:00.000-05:00

Last Sunday we were very lazy (well as lazy as Will would let us be) and watched movies all day. He was running fever, very snotty nose, and just not feeling good. Madison wanted her sleeping bag and Will wouldn't leave it alone so Jason got him one, too. :)