I only took a few of those. I think it was the last bit of space on the memory card from Easter weekend. Natalie loves chocolate almost as much as I do.
~~Natalie's Mimi~~
NATALIE POSING WITH HER BASKET
MIMI, NATALIE AND POPPA
NATALIE AND GIGI
AUNT CARI, BROOKE, NATALIE AND GIGI AFTER CHURCH TOO
We didn't get much time to take photos this day. We were running behind for church (it was lot of us to get ready for church) and then we rushed home to finish lunch. Then we left early right after lunch so Natalie could spend Easter afternoon with the rest of family. I wished I had my camera out on the way home. Natalie fell asleep before we were even out of the long driveway.
Okay, here I am few days later making time for this. No, I am still not caught up, but I have already had a portrait session this morning and before I get started working on a birth annoucement and birthday invitation, I want to complete this post and maybe the other two that I started.
Dalton's little fake smile and pose with the egg he just found (and of course, more legs).
"Dirty, dirty", that's what Natalie was saying here. She really doesn't like getting dirty and wants to clean up as soon as she does especially if it is something like leaves in your shoes that feels funny...I love it!
Aunt Cari helping with Papaw (my dad looking on)
Another image of Natalie complaining about being dirty, dirty...She had bubbles "juice" on her from playing bubbles earlier with her Aunt Maria. This is her using a paper towel to clean up.
Dalton posing with his Easter gift from Aunt Jami (and the rest of my family). I love that little boy. He is my only nephew (on my side of the family).
Natalie posing with our "goofy" looking Easter Bunny cake. I had plans of wanting to make this for Natalie for Easter, but I forgot about it until that day when we were on our way to my mom's (the day after prom). I was a little sleep deprived from the events of the day before so I am not too organized any more about planning things like this in advance. So while we were buying some last minute items at Wal-mart in Winnsboro to take to Mom's, I remembered the cake idea. I made this when I was in high school for my baby brother (aka Dalton's dad), then I made it again when my kids were little and then I remembered the idea last Easter, but I wanted to wait until this year when Natalie was a little older too. I think I was also think life wouldn't be quite as hectic and that I would have more time (I was very wrong about that). I am glad I did it. Natalie wanted to help when I showed her what I was doing, but I think she mostly just wanted to eat the icing. She had little white spots of icing all over her new top...oh, well. We had fun. I forgot the bow of the bunny was suppose to be a different color...I think I used to do it a green color...when I remembered it I added the pink on top to give it another color. I couldn't remember what I used for each item to decorate the bunny's face...I knew I needed some licorice for his whiskers that I could not find. So I just go the malted eggs for everything. Natalie saw the speckling of the malted eggs (that are made to look like bird eggs) and she said the bunny had booger in his nose. She made everyone watching laugh outloud very loudly. It was quite funny!
Finally it was time for coloring Easter Eggs as we had discussed with Natalie for a few days. Don't you love that look of concentration?
Poppa helping Natalie.
She was so proud of her colored eggs!
Mimi helping with Eden and Chloe looking on. Eden and Chloe are Natalie's "almost" cousins. Their mommy is marrying Uncle Quincy (aka Dalton's daddy...Mimi's baby brother).
Natalie and her Gigi (great-great grandmother...my mom) and their GiGi egg and nice big cheezy smile from Natalie
Natalie and Mimi with the "Mimi" egg
Eden and her mommy, Darlene
All three girls after we finished coloring the eggs. As you can see, Natalie isn't too modest. She got some dye-water on her tee shirt (that she was wearing over her good clothes) wet so she too it off. This is a little habit she has developed especially at breakfast. If she spills ceral milk on her top (usually p.j. top), she takes it off. OftenI look over there (toward her hight chair) after I have been working here on the computer as usual and notice she has taken her shirt off. And now I know, she had a wet shirt and she took it off. I guess she thinks it is much better to wear no shirt than a wet shirt.
Okay, that's if for last Saturday. Please forgive any typos. I don't really have time to proof read this right now. I need to get a quick shower. Cari want to go to the boys baseball game. Randy and I are picking up Natalie to take her to the little Circus that has come to Vidalia this weekend. Before we go to the circus we are going to wal-mart to pick up some flowers for Randy and Natalie to plan one day next week.
Happy Easter!
Natalie's First Prom: April 8, 2006
Natalie helping me test the lights.
Natalie's mommy
Natalie's daddy and a guy he played baseball with last year
Natalie and her daddy on the riverfront
Natalie and her parents with the Mississippi River in the background at night. Natalie's mommy's class was the first class to have their prom at the new convention center.
Natalie's mommy and her best friend
The Formal Prom Photo of All Three
Natalie's Mommy and Daddy
Natalie's Aunt Cari and her boyfriend, Dillon or Dillam as Natalie calls him.
Her Aunt Cari and Her Alexa
This was Natalie's Aunt Cari's first prom. We did pre-prom photos at Monmouth. Natalie's Mommy and Daddy were supposed to come. I had Natalie there waiting to put on her red dress. She continued to sleep in the car with her poppa. Plans changed and her mommy and daddy didn't make it. So I didn't get the photos that I was hoping for of all my children in prom attire.
I think this was my favorite of them.
This is Prom 2007. Natalie missed this one. She was waiting in the car to have her photo made with her parents and she started throwing up. Poor poppa, he had to take her home and clean up the mess in the car seat. YUCK! And of course, poor Natalie, she missed her 2nd prom. 
AT Eola Hotel
How sweet!
their first family prom portrait
Natalie can sure get a great smile out of her daddy. I love it.
Yes, it's not too common to have your first prom at 8 months old. But what can I say. I couldn't resist the opportunity to buy Natalie a prom dress too!
