a.picture.a.day.

20: 19.plus.color.

2010-10-19T17:31:00.001-07:00

19: the. bridges.of.rockbridge.co.

2010-10-19T17:30:00.002-07:00

18: falling.for.fall.

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17: main.street.

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16: baby.blueridge.

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15: the. last. leaf.

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14: git. fiddle.

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13: hot. cup. of...

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12: evidence.of.precipitation.

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11: c.r.a.y.o.l.a.

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10: one.tree.hill.

2010-09-28T14:43:00.001-07:00

never actually seen the show. but the title seemed appropriate.

9: c.ville.

2010-09-28T14:42:00.000-07:00

8: where.the.green.fern.grows.

2010-09-20T18:25:00.000-07:00

7: the.barb.

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6: wheels.of.three.

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5: blankets.and.buzz

2010-09-12T20:41:00.000-07:00

g. cuddled up- ready to watch toy story. can't think of a better picture than that.

4: flower.power.

2010-09-11T09:34:00.000-07:00

3: z.u.r.i.

2010-09-10T12:56:00.000-07:00

The li'l peanut that was crawlin' round my house this afternoon.

2: a.to.the.b.to.the.c.

2010-09-08T11:04:00.000-07:00

magnetic alphabet by Nicole Olsen.http://www.etsy.com/people/homebakedthread

1: the.bluest.of.berries.

2010-09-07T13:25:00.001-07:00

A new commitment... for real this time...

2010-09-07T12:24:00.000-07:00

okay- so I admit I suck at blogging about my little family. even now that I'm a full time stay at home mom, I'll still be honest with myself and doubt that I'll actually keep this thing posted with the happenings of the Willis Family.

so. that said. I'm turning this into a picture blog. not a second photography blog necessarily, just one picture a day. no more. no less. it may have an explanation. it may not. check it out, or don't. either way- I'm doin' it.

a picture a day keeps the boredom away.

My new resolve!!!

2010-04-30T13:25:00.000-07:00

It's been about 6 months since our last post. My goal is to keep this badboy updated... even if it feels like nothin' is going on- the least I can do is post some pictures. So here's to setting new blogging goals...

And he walks...

2009-12-20T07:37:00.000-08:00

Georgie has been cruizin' around furniture for months now, but still hadn't started walking by his 15 month dr. appointment. His doctor said if Georgie wasn't walking within the next month, he'd need to see a specialist...PULLLEEEAASSE! Well Gerogie must have taken the hint, because he started walking within the week! The day before Thanksgiving as a matter a fact.

Georgie's first romp in the snow!

2009-12-19T09:37:00.000-08:00

Family Pictures...

2009-12-19T09:27:00.001-08:00

A few pictures of G.

2009-11-13T13:35:00.000-08:00

Georgie's first birthday party...

2009-09-17T09:29:00.000-07:00

Georgie- going to town on cupcakes, presents, and apparently- a paper cup.

Maxin' and relaxin'...

2009-08-20T18:07:00.000-07:00

Yes... you're viewing this correctly... there is in fact a sofa that fits perfectly in the bed of FW's truck- and it even has the most fantastic upholstery- one that I couldn't have dreamed up even if I wanted to.

Georgie survives his first year...

2009-08-19T18:51:00.001-07:00

This is Georgie's first encounter with cake and ice cream... I'm pretty sure if we allowed it, he would have licked his highchair clean. And as you can see from the pictures below, he went insane when we ended the binge.

Viva Las Vegas...

2009-07-30T19:06:00.000-07:00

In short...
*The Mustang that turned out to be pretty much the worst idea of the trip.
*A sweet view of St. George.
*Georgie wearing the infamous Silver Lakes Huntclub hat.
*Georgie's first experience at a kids "water park".
*And lastly, FW fishing in the little pond behind my grandparents house (picture an inflatable baby pool- it's pretty much the size of that.)

Georgie's dashing good looks...

2009-07-30T19:04:00.001-07:00

So clearly Georgie's looks have changed since the last time I kept up with this thing-
From brunette to blonde, still a stud.

IOWA...

2009-07-30T19:00:00.000-07:00

Let's backtrack a bit... here's a few shots of Georgie and Dubs during our trip to Iowa over the 4th. I'm fairly certain that Georgie's favorite part was chasing the geese.

Been awhile...

2009-07-26T09:59:00.000-07:00

Geeze laweeze- we've been busy!! I can't believe I haven't posted on this thing since March! Georgie is a full on blonde now- started crawling a few weeks ago and will likely walk before we know it. He eats pretty much anything that is put in front of him- he's a good eater- perhaps too good of an eater.

FW has decided to go back to school and finish a masters in teaching while I'll continue to work at Project Horizon for another year. We're in the process of working out an arrangement where I can work part of time in the office and spend the rest of my hours working from home so I can be with Georgie.

I'll attempt to catch up with the pictures, but for the most part, I'll just try to do better from now on!

G's new Hat...

2009-03-21T09:50:00.000-07:00

I can't IMAGINE how boring this blog must be for anyone who isn't FW or I. We don't do too many exciting things so unfortunately for the reader of this post, it really is just about a new hat.

Georgie's first trip to Glen Maury!

2009-03-08T14:32:00.000-07:00

Ahhhh... Glen Maury Park. The park that overlooks the valley- the park where I first fell in love with BV- the park where I took FW the day after he returned from his mission- and now we have a little tike to try out the gear! We love this place!

The Jeep Liberty Renagade!

2009-03-08T14:18:00.000-07:00

Welp... Georgie hit the six month mark and INSISTED that we get him some wheels so he could have some "independence"... he said we'd been babying him too much... Needless to say, we found this li'l jeep and it seemed to be about his size, so I figured, what the heck. He's had a lead foot ever since.

My men...

2009-02-01T14:29:00.000-08:00

More from 'the many faces of Georgie'...

2009-02-01T13:39:00.000-08:00

Ummm... total stud. Nuff said.

Veggies suck...

2009-01-27T16:48:00.001-08:00

Whelp, we started Georgie on veggies this week... here he's eating carrots and he's got pretty much the same expression on his face as he did when choking down squash. Needless to say, it looks like he's taking after his mother...

"Neb-Bear" causes quite the scare!

2009-01-06T06:05:00.000-08:00

So here she is... the infamous "Neb- Bear"- looks innocent enough. And yet when you hook this thing up and the vapors start a-flowin', you'd think Georgie had just crawled into a horror movie!
What we thought was a little cough ended up being baby bronchitis so Georgie needs to have breathing treatments with this ridiculously expensive nebulizer which we had to buy. I'm not sure whether to hope for him to get better by the end of the week or hope it continues a bit longer so we can get our moneys worth!!

The Green Machine...

2008-12-31T20:40:00.000-08:00

I figured since this blog is meant to highlight FW and I's babies... we ought to introduce you to his newest obsession... an old school- Ford F 150... fondly known as the Green Machine.
The second picture should give a nice sneak peak of the thing and the first is simply to demonstrate how completely insane my husband chooses to be from time to time.

Santa vs. santa...

2008-12-12T11:47:00.000-08:00

I figure I'll only have a few years to dress this kid up in ridiculous monkey suits before he catches on, curses me for the humiliation, and runs away from home.

That said- I made this year count... bigtime.

Just a few...

2008-12-03T17:26:00.000-08:00

More pictures of my stud of a son.

In Love...

2008-11-24T17:48:00.000-08:00

...with this kid's face.

Sneak peak...

2008-11-20T14:19:00.001-08:00

Okay...some might consider this cruel and unusual punishment, but I couldn't help myself. All I can say is this- there's more where that came from!! Expect to see plenty of these santa suit pictures plastered all over our Christmas card!

Napping in NC...

2008-11-20T14:02:00.000-08:00

Cousin Taggart was blessed this weekend- so that meant it was Georgie's first trip to North Carolina... his longest roadtrip to date! He slept the whole way there, and the whole way back- what a stud! More pictures to come!

Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting...

2008-11-08T19:36:00.000-08:00

Today Georgie and I had the pleasure of having lunch with our buddy Brandi!! Apparently, Georgie decided now was a good time to show off his karate moves for the first time. As you can see, he's waxing on and waxing off like a total pro... so thanks for the inspiration Brandi!

Peaks of Otter

2008-11-07T12:45:00.001-08:00

About 45 minutes south on the Parkway is the rockin' spot of Peaks of Otter. The scape is absolutely incredible in the Fall!
We had to bring back the Olsens (some of our favorite people in BV) for pictures.

This is why we love Virginia...

Georgie's Blessing...

2008-11-01T19:52:00.000-07:00

Thanks to all who came to Georgie's baby blessing!!! FW and I were so touched, especially by those who traveled so far!
As always, I had a camera in hand- so here's a quick look at the Willis/McIlvain photoshoot.

Lions and tigers and bears...

2008-10-20T11:12:00.001-07:00

It's funny how a couple of bear ears attached to a hood can make a baby hilariously cute. More pictures to come of this little number I'm sure!

He smiles!

2008-10-20T11:03:00.000-07:00

Just when I think this kid couldn't possibly get any cuter... he smiled at me. I recognize that parents can be ubsurdly bias when it comes to issues like this- but cummon'... is this kid adorable or what?!

Chick Magnet

2008-10-16T07:11:00.000-07:00

So apparently, while I'm working tirelessly to provide for our family, my husband is out perusing the town with our son- down at the hotdog stand, up at the school library, and walking the streets of BV. And apparently, Georige is quite the "chick magnet"... so ladies, if you come acoss either of these mugs, feel free to tell the big one to go do his homework! :o)

Rootin' for the Redskins...

2008-10-13T15:18:00.000-07:00

FW has suddenly become a

diehard Redskins

fan and Sunday football is now a regular event in the Willis household... so now, as the 'goodluck charm', Georgie's church clothes are immediately stripped and replaced with his redskins jersey. As you can see, Georgie isn't quite invested in the outcome of the games, but FW is convinced if Georgie is at least facing the tv- the redskins will win. And so far, they had...

Until yesterday anyway... Georgie was pretty torn up.

Back to Work...

2008-10-01T08:57:00.000-07:00

**Sigh** Time flies and I'm back to work... more bitter than sweet frankly, but thus is life. My wonderful co-workers had my office cleaned, reorganized, and painted, so that at least made my coming back a bit more exciting. I miss my li'l Georgie. :o(

In the beginning...

2008-09-18T12:27:00.000-07:00

To catch up... boy meets girl. Boy thinks girl is a total babe. Boy and girl date for the 6 months leading up to their missions. Boy and girl spend 3 weeks in the MTC together (yikes). Two years later, boy still thinks girl is a total babe. They marry... the rest is history.

Our new addition...

2008-09-18T08:59:00.000-07:00

Well... FW and I have finally decided to jump on the "blogger bandwagon". Our lives really aren't all that exciting, and I suppose that may be why we haven't created one until now- Somehow Georgie's life, one of eating, sleeping, and pooping, seems quite worthy of the consistent postings that only a blog can provide. And so here we are... enjoy.