A Royal Celebration

Once upon a time there was a BEAUTIFUL fairy princess named Chappell...




Chappell had everyone in the kingdom over for a royal celebration honoring her 1st birthday. It was a wonderful time with great family and friends. Her very best friends attended- Jackson, Aubrey, Hayden, Olivia, Hutson, and Grayson.








Princess Chappell was very ladylike when eating her cake...she didn't want get any on her gown.



Mommy and Daddy can't believe that their little princess is already 1!!! What an incredible year it has been! They are truly blessed and thank God everyday for such an amazing miracle. Their fairytale has come true. And they lived happily ever after...

Our Lil' Gamecock!

Chappell was born a USC fan and she didn't even know it! She was born during football season (almost a year ago!!!) and now she can really sport the garnet and black! Mommy found the perfect cheerleading uniform for her to wear with a monogrammed bow to match! She also has shoes that squeak when she walks...She loves it! She watched her first game the other night against NC State and saw the Gamecocks land their first win of the season! Hopefully there will be many more of those and she will be cheering them on!! GOOOO GAMECOCKS!!!!!

10 months old today!!!

I can't believe our lil' Chap turned 10 months old today! She is growing up so fast! She is such a big girl- she is now wanting to stand up constantly, takes steps around her musical table, pulls herself up, drinks from a straw and out of a water bottle, eats big people food, feeds herself cheerios, has 4 teeth, is very verbal, and loves to give sweet hugs and kisses!!! She is such a joy and blessing in our life...words can't even describe it! Happy 10 month sweet Chap! Mommy and Daddy love you very much and can't wait to celebrate the Big "1" with you! XOXOXOXO!

Our Lil' Beach Bum!

We recently took our first family vacation to Edisto Beach, SC. It was Chappell's first time seeing the sand & ocean and our first time visiting Edisto. We had an absolute blast! I must say, it became my favorite beach spot that i have ever been to. It's the perfect family beach...it's not commercialized at all, it's within driving distance to Charleston, the ocean's waves are calm so it's good for kids...just all around a great place to take the family. We got to do lots of fun things while we were there- we visited downtown Charleston and Botany Bay Plantation. Botany Bay was absolutely breathtaking with the incredible oak trees draped in spanish moss. Both sides of our family joined us on the trip so we had a house full. Our vacation definitely went by WAYYYY too fast and we were sad to come home. But I truly treasure the amazing time that we had with our family!

Chappell did so well on her first real vacation and she absolutely loved the beach! She had so much fun playing in the sand and in the water. We had a little sundome and umbrella to protect her and she played and played! It was so great seeing Chappell experience the beach and take everything in. She is growing up so fast!! The best part about the trip was being able to be with Chappell all week long and having that time off of work to be with her. And it also didn't hurt that we happened to be at the beach soaking up the rays.

Dresses and Bows and Pigtails OH MY!!!

Chappell loves to feel pretty and wear her little dresses with the perfect bow to match! She is very girlie like her mommy ;) When I got home from work yesterday, Mom had given her pigtails. It was most precious thing I have ever seen. She is growing up so fast! She is so animated and has the cutest personality. What a blessing she is in our lives!!!

Little Swimmer

Chappell went swimming for the first time on May 30, 2009 at 8 mths. She really loves her bath so I knew that she would love the swimming pool! We bought her an adorable lily pad float that she can sit in that has a canopy to keep her out of the sun. She loved it! She also loves for Mommy and Daddy to carry her in the pool and let her kick her feet. In less than one week she gets to see the ocean for the first time and will be able to play in the sand! I just know she is going to love it! There is nothing like summertime with a little one...so much fun!!!

A visit from the tooth fairy & Bday parties!

Chappell got her first tooth at almost 8 months! It is her left bottom tooth. Today i got a phone call from her "manny" my dad, and she is getting a second one right beside it! She will be eating a steak soon ... and visits from the tooth fairy will be here before we know it!

Chappell also was invited to her very first birthday party and went to that last night. It was sooo cute! Her neighbor, Aubrey, turned 1 and she wore her little party dress and mommy and daddy took her. She was quiet and just took everything in. She was fascinated by all the little kids and had so much fun! She is making friends left and right! Oh how fast they grow up...

Our Growing Baby Girl

Words cannot express the joy that Chappell brings to my life. I never could have imagined the feeling that having a child of your own brings and it truly is the most rewarding and incredible experience I have ever felt. She is such a blessing to me and to watch her grow and evolve each day is beyond words. I am such a proud mommy and Chappell makes my life so content. It has been a while since I have updated her blog. Over the past 4 months she has grown up so fast and changed so much. She has such a cute personality and is so sweet. Her smile can make anyone just MELT. And when she giggles uncontrollably I think that is the best sound I've ever heard.

She has had many breakthroughs recently. She started to crawl a lot around 7 months. Now at 8 months says "DaDa" and "BaBa" all the time, and has said "Hey" and "Hello". She also says "Mom" and "MaMaMa" when she is upset. Chappell got her first tooth recently and it is the cutest thing I've ever seen. Chappell now claps for herself when she does something good and she loves to play with her toys and stuffed animals :) She is truly mommy's angel :) XOXO!

Miss Photogenic

Snow Day 09

Chappell had her very first snow day this week! She wore her lil snowman footie pjs so she was extra warm :) We took some pics of her the morning of ... gotta love SC snow. We get a drop and we are ecstatic! what would we do up north???

Our Growing Chappell Apple

Our little Chappell Apple is growing up so much every day! She is 16 weeks old today. It is truly amazing how big she has gotten and how aware she is now of her surroundings. She no longer likes to be held like a baby. She sits in her Bumbo chair now. She prefers facing out so that she can see everything going on and she is definitely fascinated by tv (she takes after her momma);) She sleeps through the night and is such a happy baby! Every morning mommy and daddy go to tell her good morning and she greets us with a HUGE smile...it will just make your heart melt and definitley makes my day or week for that matter! Being her mommy is the most wonderful blessing I could ever receive. I thank God every day for that...it is the best feeling in the world. I am perfectly content. Here are some recent pics of our little angel...enjoy!