Christmas 2008

Evie had many firsts this Christmas Vacation:

First candy cane,First time to Sea World, First time meeting Patrick and Lauren, and First time at a college FSU Bowl Game (ON THE FRONT ROW)....this little girl may not remember being in these awesome places, but Mama has pictures to prove it! :)

O Christmas Tree

When Evie goes in the dining room, she sits near the tree and throws her head way up so she can see the top of the tree, IT IS HILARIOUS, b/c she almost falls backward trying to look up at the top of the tree. This BEAUTIFUL red ball was my first coaching ornament and yes it is now in the trash can thanks to EVIE banging it on the ground to result into PIECES! Merry Christmas all!

Great Grandma and Evie

Swinging Evie

Loving being a big girl!

9 months

Crawling Evelyn

Evie began crawling on Tuesday. She has to be bribed to crawl.....but hey we couldn't be MORE proud of her! She will be 9 months on the 15th!

Eight Months old

Beep, Beep!

Watch out world, here comes the prettiest driver ever!
Evie enjoyed her time at Great Grandma's. An oldie , but a goodie toy. Evie's mama played with this when she was a little one too!

Gett'n Bigger and Cuter Day by Day!

Evie is so much fun and T and I daily see what a precious gift she is to us!

Evelyn Faith's Dedication

Evelyn Faith Freeman got dedicated at Celebration Church on Sunday, August 10, 2008. T put it the best by saying, "Well, looks like it is the perfect day to give her back to God." And to me that broke my heart, but at the same time I know that selfishly I want her to be mine, but ultimately she is God's and He just graciously is letting us borrow her and take care of her here on earth. The first picture is us praying for Evie and us communicating with God that we will do our best to raise her in church and for her hopefully to see Him in us and that we yearn for the day when she accepts Him as her Lord and Savior. The bottom left is Aunt Chelsea who was so kind to come on her lunch break to see her little niece. And bottom right is Evie and her Daddy. Looks like he is kissing and praying for his sweet baby girl! And of course our "little angel" is choming away at her fingers cuz she is SOO hungry!

Professional Shots

Kannon and Evie at Jax Beach

Fun in the Sand

Evie enjoyed Jax Beach. Now that she can sit up she sat while the water crept up behind her. The water she wasn't thrilled with, but the sand was fun for her!

Still sitting up

Sitting up at 6 months

We are so proud of Evelyn Faith Freeman. Go Evie! You are such a big girl, sitting up on your own. So far she's got minor damages from tipping over. hehe! She's tough! Evie gets her 6 month shots on Wednesday. Ouch! Other than that, she is enjoying watching Daddy coach while sitting in the shade!

Happy 2nd Anniversary

Happy Anniversary Terrance!
T and I have been married for TWO years as of this afternoon. When people ask does it feel like 2 years? My answer would be ,"I don't know....sometimes yes..sometimes no.... but whatI do know is we have been blessed beyond measure these past two years." Marriage is the most wonderful present God could give two people. It takes time, energy, and talking to make it thru. But what a joy to see your best friend every single day. What an indescribable smile happens just when I hear my husband's name spoken. What an incredible journey full of memories from just these past two years. And OF COURSE what an absolute perfect gift from God for both of us to see each day a "little piece of each of us" which would be our beautiful daugther, "Evie". I'm so thankful to have a husband that loves me unconditionally and that loves our Father whole-heartedly. I love you, and my prayer is to have many more annivesaries with you!

Pool Baby

Evie still loves pool time! She hopes everyone had a great fourth.

Evie LOVES the pool

I got the hint Evie (You want some sunglasses)

Wearing Daddy's glasses.

Looks like Mama needs to go shopping for Evie her own little sunglasses.

Eating out with Daddy

Evie had a ball being held by her Daddy at Outback the other night. She got her taste of her first lemon. What a face she made! This of course is the face of our happy baby 24/7!!

Evie is 22 weeks old

Outside fun in the dugout at Daddy's baseball practice.

All the WAAAY from Ethiopia

Baby Kannon came all the way from Ethiopia and was adopted by our friends Daryel and Courtney. We are so happy for their family and God truly has blessed them with a wonderful little boy from Ethiopia. We are thankful God blessed their flight to and from and are so grateful for their loving hearts to take a child who has nothing and giving him everything. Sounds familiar like Jesus huh? He takes us who deserve NOTHING and gives us MORE than we can imagine.

Not to mention....we are thankful Evie has met her future husband. :) hehe

sssss-Solid food!!!

yummy...sweet taters!!!!!
or as un'georgians say "sweet potatoes"
Evie is 19 weeks old. 24 inches long, and 11.5 pounds

Daddy and Evie

Eagle's View Academy wins baseball state chamionship!

Along with making Daddy "principal" AND "baseball coach" for next year!

GO DADDY GO!!

Happy Mother's Day (my SPECIAL gift from Evie and her Daddy)

Rachel,

I want to take this time to thank you for being such an amazing women of God. It is so easy for me to put in 12 hour work days, knowing that I am coming home to a house filled with love. You have turned this house into a home. Then to improve on that, you delivered to us a gift from ‘above that has brought us so much joy. Evelyn Faith Freeman has been a life changing occurrence. Watching her grow over the last four months has been nothing short of a miracle. Watching her depending on you for life, after been giving life, is a miracle. I admire the bond that you two have developed, and patiently await my time to have such a powerful impact in her life. You have been a blessing to me the last 3 plus years, and I cherish the years to come. I love you with all of my heart and want you to enjoy YOUR first Mother’s Day!

Love,

Your Husband



I smile because I am so blessed!
I am blessed because I have a mother who loves me unconditionally.

Every night you wrap a swaddle around me which makes me feel like you are still hugging mother me, all through the night

After holding Evie during church on Friday, I realized how much I love my daughter. But then listening and realizing how God loves His son too brought so many tears to my eyes. The love I have for Evie is NOTHING compared to the love God has for us. I can't even watch Evie cry without picking her up………..

Just as you point to my heart I know that you will point me in the right direction in life. My heart beats
because of you, and each beat is a gift to you for life……….

I knew looking into my mother’s eyes
every morning that each new day would
start with love and a song, “Good Morning Beautiful…..”

Even at 14 days old, I knew God had blessed me with the best mother ever!