Flashback #3 →Lily: The the first two years...

First, before the flashback here's the sky today.

Yesterday was Lily's school picture day. As I stood there brushing her hair and making it all shiny and perfect for pictures I started to think back to when she was just a wee little thing.

Lily was born at Lemoore Navel Air Station Hospital in Lemoore California in 2001. A couple of days after we brought her home we visited our friends Rob & Linda. They took these first two photos that day. ↓

Daddy feeding her  ↑, and Mommy napping with her.  ↓

A few photos we sent to Daddy while he was on cruise.  ↓



Lily's first Christmas photo 2001  ↓

Lily loved her corn on the cob. Look at those eyes. Now they're silvery grey. ↓

A few photos from after we moved home to Michigan in 2002. Lily's now 1 year old.  ↓

Our first family photo just after Lily turned 2 in 2003 ↓ 

Lily was and still is a Diva.  ↑

Thanks for traveling down memory lane with me. I hope everyone has a wonderful day.

Huggs

CoreyJo

Flashback #2 →The Transformation

  Three months after Jason and I were married we decided to start a family.  We figured that with me being on birth control religiously for 4 years that it would take a little while for us to conceive.  Boy were we ever wrong. When they, whoever they are, say that it only takes once, they weren't lying.  And so began the transformation that was once my youthful body into what was often referred to as "Holy S%*t" by those we knew. Every month we took a profile photo of me to send back home and show everyone the progress. At the time we lived in California. The tradition of monthly photos started when my older, little (really she was tiny, but that wouldn't sound right in the sentence.) sister, Valisatie, became pregnant with twins. From then on it became a tradition for us. I've taken all of these photos and scanned them together to show you the TRANSFORMATION.

Man I was skinny, and so young...Those were the days!! lol

This last photo is the day Lily was born. I was hungry, in pain, tired, anxious, and million other things. I was most definitely tired of having my picture taken, hence the face.

All in all it was good and easy birth. It just took for ever to get to the pushing. (17 hrs) Then I pushed for 16 minutes and at 11:46 pm on March 31, 2001 Lily Elizabeth Canning was born. Due to technology and poor packing skills, I've yet to find any more of Lily's photos from birth. This is the only one I have readily available.

I love you Lily, with all my heart and then some.

Did I mention that I beat out our friend Rob in the baby pool by 14 minutes!! That's right, don't mess with Mama!

Keep your eyes open for the next flash back "Lily-The First Two Years" coming soon..

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend.

Love & Huggs

CoreyJo

♥



Flashback #1→The Beginning...

Going through photos recently, I realized that there are a few of you out there who don't know the story of "Us". Since I wasn't able to start my blog when we started our lives together I thought I would periodically publish a "flashback post" starting with when Jason and I were married, and moving our way up to the present day.

We were married at "The Little White Wedding Chapel" in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 4th, 2000. Due to moving a couple of times, and the always missing boxes when moving, I only have a couple of photos from the wedding. One of them is of extremely poor quality. For that I'm sorry, but it's all I have.

p.s. Remember, if you click on the photos you'll be able to view them at full size.