Too Pink

We took Lauren to shop for new

winter pajamas today and she

had to pick her own based

on color, I held up one pair

and asked if she liked them

to which she replied

"No mama too pink"

So, she came home with green ones

since pink ones are not acceptable :)

Dressing up with Dora

Vicki, Darrin and Ryan brought

Lauren a Dora Dress Up Trunk

filled with clothes, tiara's, shoes,

etc for her gotcha day celebration.

They picked the perfect gift for her,

she LOVES this trunk. Thanks

you guys, you are the best.

Family Day Celebration

We met our friends

from Murfreesboro in

Chattanooga this weekend

to celebrate Lauren's

gotcha day weekend.

Lauren and Ryan had a blast

with each other at the

Aquarium and it was great

spending time with Darrin

and Vicki also. The Dudley Family
Lauren and Ryan
Lauren posing
I love these Seadragons
Vicki and Ryan " playing with Nemo"

Family Day Anniversary

2 years ago we recieved

a wonderful blessing

from China. She is the joy

of our lives and we couldn't

imagine life without her.

Tomorrow we are taking

Lauren to Chattanooga, TN

to the aquarium to celebrate

family day so more pictures

to follow after our adventure. Lauren 2005
2006
2007

More Pictures of a birthday celebration

Five generations
Playing a game

A Birthday Celebration

We headed to North Florida

this weekend for my

great-grandmothers

91st birthday party.

Lauren and her great grandmother Josephine
My uncle Marvin and lauren
Lauren with her Great-Great Grandmother Liddie
4 wheelers, It's a southern thing :)
Family Reunited

So Big

Lauren is getting so big or at least it seems that way, she is really doing well with manners now
such as please, thank you, your welcome and bless you if you sneeze. She is also very loving and cuddly and loves to sit and be held and read to which is neat. she is getting to be really funny also and will carry on a conversation with us now and that makes us laugh considering a few months ago she wasn't talking at all. She will repeat anything she hears, I took her Christmas shopping with me on Friday and she came home and told daddy everything we bought and who it was for :) Thank goodness none of it was his. She still refuses to go to the potty though and will not wear big girl panties at all, even Dora ones. Not sure what the issue is with that but apparently she is not ready.

Trunk or Treat

We took Lauren to something called

trunk or treat, it was fun.

people decorate the trunks

of their cars and hand candy

out of them, Santa was even there. This is my favorite picture of Lauren
Santa at trunk or treat ? Lauren still doesn't like him :)
whoo hoo, candy..... and santa is far far away