Gulf Shores!!

This past week Kirk and I went to Gulf Shores with my family. We drove down to El Dorado Friday night after work and got up early for the 8 hour drive on Saturday morning. We had way too much fun!!! Kirk and dad played golf 3 times and mom, Sara, and I spent most of our time lounging on the beach and reading. It was so relaxing!! We did make time for one day trip to the outlet mall which was wonderful! There were a ton of shops and we got lots of great deals. However, I think McCoy got more than anyone!!!
We stayed in a condo, so most nights we cooked dinner and watched movies. In the mornings, we slept in and then the girls would take a walk on the beach. The weather was perfect and the beach was gorgeous!

Kirk and me enjoying the water

Dad with his girls

Thinking about how they can improve their golf game...

Bronzed Beauties!!

Kirk and me showing off the baby bump!

Dad has a few more pics that he's going to send me that I plan to add. A really good one of the whole family!!!

We got back to El Dorado on Saturday afternoon and found a little surprise. A tiny kitten had shown up and he was so skinny!! He thought their dog, Sebastian, was his mama so he followed him everywhere. We cooked out Saturday night so the kitten cuddled up to Sebastian on the deck

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The picture needs to be turned around, but you can see him in Sebastian's tail. It was too cute!! However, those of you who know Kirk know how much he loves animals and he tends to rescue them A LOT! So, the kitten is still hanging around my parents' house and next time we see them it looks like we might have a new OUTDOOR kitten! Goodness!

The trip was great and it was hard to come back to work! Anytime we all get to spend together is always lots of laughs and fun! We kept talking about how next year, we'd have McCoy along and how fun that will be!! We can't wait for next year's beach vacation!!!

Happy Father's Day!!!

Happy Father's Day to my daddy! Words cannot express how lucky I feel to have him in my life. And now I am so excited for him to be "Pop" and for McCoy to be able to have his influence as he grows up. Dad has always been very hardworking at his job, but I've always known his #1 priority was to be there for me, Sara, and my mom. He never once missed any play, cheerleading performance, or event that we participated in. I always knew I could count on him to be there with a video camera loving every minute. I think he said it best at my wedding. He felt like he was born to be a father to little girls, and that's the truth! I always know I can call him with any question or worry and he will be there with words of encouragement!! I can't praise or thank him enough for all he has done for me in my 25 years. Thank you, Dad!! I love you every much and hope you have fun playing golf today! See you next week!

Happy First Father's Day to Kirk! McCoy will be here in 16 weeks and I can't wait to tell him how blessed he is to have Kirk as a daddy. He will do such a great job and be such a positive influence in McCoy's life. It will be so fun to write this blog next year and have lots of pictures to show of the two of them together! Stay tuned!

McCoy's Daddy!

We love you Kirk! Have a great first father's day!

FYI: Sorry about the quality of pictures...it's a picture of a picture....

Fun Weekend!!

What a great weekend! Kirk has been playing in a golf tournament so I thought my weekend would be pretty dull, but it's turned out to be busy and fun!

I started it off Friday by going to meet Peyton Crandall Wells. I work with Peyton's mommy, Darien. He was born on Thursday morning weighing 6 pds 11 oz with a ton of dark brown hair. He is so cute!!

I can't wait to spend more time with him and watch him grow! Also, while at the hospital I realized that I have to get a new camera before McCoy comes because babies DO NOT like my flash. His eyes were wide open before I started taking my picture! Any suggestions???

After my visit to Peyton, Kirk, Sara, and I met up with my Aunt Te-Te (it's really Tami but you know how those names stick), Uncle Rick, and cousin Cissy for dinner at Outback. They live in Sheridan but were here while Morgan, my other cousin, was participating at the Houston Nutt Football camp. We don't get to see them as much as we would like, so it was so fun to visit with them! And not to mention, we had a wonderful dinner!

The girls after dinner

Morgan was not able to make it because of camp, so Saturday morning Sara and I went to the Razorback stadium so we could see him before they left. Luckily, we made it just in time for the awards ceremony and were able to see Morgan win Tight End MVP!! We were so proud of him!!

By the way, Morgan is only 14 years old!!! Can you believe how big he is?? He is already 5'11". Almost a whole foot taller than me! He is going to be a great college football player one day! Can't wait to see it happen!!

Afterwards, Sara and I shopped at a couple of stores and looked around at baby stuff. Last night I had a great girly dinner with Joanna and Leanne. No time for pics since we were too busy talking and laughing! We always have so much fun together!

On top of all of this, Kirk is playing great in his tournament and having a blast! Hope everyone else had a great weekend!!

Happy 2nd Anniversary!

Trip to Turks and Caicos

Today is Kirk and I's 2nd wedding anniversary!! We were married on June 11, 2005 at 7 pm.
Our Background: We went to rival junior high and high schools so we knew of each other, but we weren't formally introduced until the summer after our sophomore year in college. As soon as we met, we dated for a couple of weeks and then Kirk had to head back to Louisiana, where he played baseball :( We stayed together for the first semester and on October 31 Kirk surprised me by coming to visit and telling me that he was going to come to Arkansas for the 2nd semester!! We've been together now for 5 years!

It's so neat to look back on our 2 year marriage. We've done a lot and there's no one else I would rather share it with than him. God couldn't have blessed me with a better person. I can be a little impatient sometimes and I'm definitely a BIG worrier. Kirk is the exact opposite. Always laid back and just takes life as it comes. He never fails to make me laugh! Now that we're expecting our first child, I've really started to think about how there's no one else I'd rather experience this with. He'll be such a wonderful father and I can't wait to see him in action!
The past two years have been full of blessings for us and we can't wait to see what is to come!
I love you Kirk! Thank you for sharing your life with me!

Our Honeymoon in St. Lucia!

Kirk's First Marathon in Chicago!

McCoy Samuel

We've decided on a name!!!! YEAH! He's no longer Baby Miller, we can now call him McCoy. Picking a name is such a big decision but we're so happy with this one because both names are special. McCoy is my grandmother's maiden name and Samuel is Kirk's middle name. We have decided that we are going to call him McCoy but if, as he gets older, he wants to shorten it, we also love Mac. I feel like it makes it all the more real now that he has a name.

Another thing that could possibly be making it more real is that my stomach has definitely popped in the past couple of weeks!! My new best friends are gaucho pants and sundresses! I don't know what I would do without them.

Kirk took this picture today and I am officially a full 22 weeks. I can't believe how fast time is going. I've also been feeling lots of McCoy's movement. Mainly at the end of the day when I get home and just relax. It's the coolest feeling ever!! I'm really looking forward to the next 18 weeks and seeing how that changes and knowing that McCoy is in there growing away! I'll try to be lots better at keeping you posted!

Turks & Caicos!!

We just returned from a weeklong vacation in Turks & Caicos!!! I'm not really sure where that is...maybe near Cuba? Anyways, it really doesn't matter because we were on the beach!!! FUN!


Kirk's parents took the whole family to a resort called Beaches and we had a blast! Not to mention that I finally have a tan, which was desperately needed! Unfortunately, I didn't get too many pictures, but here are a few that I have...

Kirk and I on the pier

Owen's first girlfriend!!!

Molly, my sister-in-law, and Anna Grace

Kirk and Kyle ready for some snorkeling

Beaches is a resort that caters to families so there were lots of neat shows and parades all featuring the Sesame Street characters. All the shows were so cute and the parades were a blast!!! Also, during the day, the characters walk around and take pictures with the kids. I'm not going to lie...I also had my picture made with them...only because Owen wanted me to :)

We had a lot of fun but we're glad to be home! Sophie and Henry missed us! Linda has a lot of great pics on a CD and once I borrow that I'll put some more up of us all on the beach.

BABY UPDATE: I plan to post later this week with a belly pic (wow, has it popped!) and a name!!!!!

IT'S A....

BOY!!!!

FYI: The quality of the picture is awful because we don't have a scanner. So it's a picture of a picture...
That's right! We found out that our little Baby Miller is going to be a boy!! We are so excited! So, we go in for our ultrasound and the tech asks us if we would like to know what "it" is(Kirk is DYING for a boy). At this point I see Kirk lean forward and she says "It's a boy!"...Kirk's face at that exact moment was priceless!! I've never seen anyone smile so big. Open mouth, teeth showing SMILE!! So after that, he proceeds to make her repeat herself several times and even make her go back to verify and make sure. It was so funny! Of course I was just happy to see him moving around and being a little shy...he definitely didn't want to give us a frontal view too often. I love the above picture of him sucking his thumb, TOO CUTE!!!! So now we're working on names and trying to decide exactly what to do with the nursery. I'll keep everyone posted as soon as we have finalized plans for our name and room.

In the meantime, we decided we needed to practice a little. Who better to practice on than Harry ! This past Friday night Amanda and Chad had plans so Harry came to play with us! It was so fun! He is such a good boy!Our night went like this: 1. We played a little

2. As you can see, Harry enjoyed some rice cereal...He also informed me it's wonderful exfoliation for the skin that's why he likes to get so much on his face :)

3. He got a bath in the sink...he requested that we not take any pictures of this event.
4. Uncle Kirk put on his first diaper (never mind the diaper wedgie) and they both stretched out to watch some basketball.

5. Kirk fed Harry is bed time bottle. YUMMY!!

Then it was time for bed. We had such a good time with Harry. He is an amazingly good baby, we're just obsessed with him!!!! He also told us he can't wait for his new friend, Baby Miller, to get here. I have a feeling those two are going to pay Kirk and Chad back for any bad things they might have done to their parents!!! It'll be so fun!