my angel

You're my life's one Miracle,
Everything I've done that's good
And you break my heart with tenderness,
And I confess it's true
I never knew a love like this till you....

You're the reason I was born
Now I finally know for sure
And I'm overwhelmed with happiness
So blessed to hold you close
The one that I love most
With all the future has so much for you in store
Who could ever love you more?

The nearest thing to heaven,
You're my angel from above
Only God creates such perfect love

When you smile at me, I cry
And to save your life I'll die
With a romance that is pure heart,
You are my dearest part
Whatever it requires,
I live for your desires
Forget my own, needs will come before
Who could ever love you more?

Well there is nothing you could ever do,
To make me stop, loving you
And every breath I take,
Is always for your sake
You sleep inside my dreams and know for sure
Who could ever love you more?

Caroline's Six Month Photos by my very sweet, very talented cousin - Heather Nichols.

Song lyrics from Celine Dion's Miracle

from stuck to the couch feeding a baby to hitting the pavement pushing a jogging stroller

It's time for mommy to lose some weight. So Caroline and I are doing the Couch to 5k running program. Right now I have a love/hate relationship with it. Ha. I hate it while I'm doing it but LOVE it when I'm finished. I'm so ready to be able to complete my first organized run. That's my goal - finish the program and do a run. So to hold myself accountable I'm taking a picture of my little running buddy after each day. She's adorable and loves her stroller.

Day One

Day Two

Our Weekend

Our weekend went by so fast! Friday we spent our evening at Bass Pro Shop, of course. My husband is slightly obessed with that store so when he recieved an "invitation" to their double rewards points night, we had to go. It wasn't awful, we ended it with supper at the Texas Roadhouse. Which was yummy!

On Saturday Josh went fishing with two of our family members that were vactioning on Tybee. Caroline and I met them for lunch at the North Beach Grill. Mommy cooled off with a yummy Pina Colda!

Yesterday we attended church. We were even early! And we all looked nice! LOL It was a great service and the priest touched on "Do not let your hearts be troubled", Josh and I both agreed we both needed to hear that sermon yesterday. After church we had a late breakfast at Sunrise. I took these sweet pictures of Caroline after church in her smocked dress. She is the sweetest thing!

beautiful baby girl

My friend Erin took these photos of Caroline yesterday and I absolutley love them. She is such a sweet baby!

ho hum

Its a lazy day. Josh is back at work, I'm folding laundry, and Caroline is....

Josh's "Weekend"

When Josh stands weekend duty everyone else's Monday and Tuesday is his weekend. So we were on Coast Guard time and enjoyed him being off with us yesterday and Monday.

Monday we greeted him with coffee, blueberry muffins, and a great big welcome home Daddy smile. We were all so glad to have two quiet days together.

Little Caroline was so cute after her bath yesterday. I could just eat her up!

I can't get over how big she is. Its crazy how fast time goes. We also celebrated our friends Mike & Ashley closing on their first home. We are so excited for them and can't wait to see the new place!

slow down, baby girl

Yesterday I started packing up Caroline's newborn size clothes. Some of my favorite outfits for her to wear are too small. Its so crazy how fast my pretty girl is growing. I'm keeping all of her baby stuff just in case we do have a second child someday.

Today my girl is happy as usual. Her daddy is working and her dog is being lazy. I've been doing housework while trying to keep her entertained. She is such a fun baby.

Caroline's favorite pacis are the gumdrop ones. She wouldn't take any paci at first and now these are basically the only ones she will take. She also is enjoying her bunny lovey.

What's Cookin'?

Today I'm cooking up some Roasted Baby Reds. Its a super easy side dish. You can season it anyway you'd like and I don't always season it the same way everytime we have it. You bake the potatoes at 350 degrees for about an hour or until the taters are all done.

Wash the potatoes and chop them into about the same size chunks. Since its just Josh and I eating tonight, I did 8 small potatoes. Use a square baking dish.

Coat the potatoes with a nice drizzle of Olive Oil. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, onion powder, and Ranch seasoning. I did not use the whole package of seasoning, just put the package in a ziploc and save the rest for next time.

The olive oil coats the potatoes and keeps the seasoning from being powdery. This is so yummy and is a great side!

Always remember to take a break from cooking and kiss the sweet sleeping angel in your living room.

The "Dora Daze"

This sweet girl loves watching Dora!

milk coma & a smile

Today we are eating a lot, sleeping a lot, & playing a lot.

Caroline is a happy 3 month old!

the cow clock

While we were home visting our family last week we took Caroline to Chic Fil A. As soon as I sat down with her at the table, her little legs went to kicking so hard. I had no clue what she was so excited about until I saw the cardboard cow clock.

That little sweetie was so intrested in the cow in flame pajamas! Her little hand would reach out and swat at it, she just kept patting it and trying to hit it. I think she is trying to learn how to grab the things she wants. She kept kicking at him while her GG was holding her. Too bad they would sell or give us one...we did ask!

daddy's girl

We have so much drama in our home. When we found out in July 2010 that we were going to be parents to a daughter, it started. Josh began his saga of she has to be "well-rounded" and still be his "buddy". What he really meant was, I don't want a girly girl. So he bought her camo outfits and talks about taking her fishing. However, Caroline's mommy was buying dresses and pink bows. Since I'm home with her and get her dressed most days its not often that she's in camo. Even then she has a brown bow that she'll wear. A bow on that girl's head is a daily thing! Well her daddy thinks he's funny because he always takes it off the very minute he gets his hands on her. Apparently she is going to be more of a daddy's girl than we all thought....

stare down

Caroline was so happy when we woke up this morning. She was rolling around in her crib when I went in to get her up. Since she was so happy I let her have some playtime on her little activity mat. She was staring down her bug that hangs from it. She looked straight at it for the longest time. She is so adorable!!

7 weeks PREGNANT

I'm seven weeks pregnant with our first little sweetie. Our tadpole is due on December 20, 2010. babycenter.com tells me that our baby is the size of a blueberry this week but is already starting to grow tiny arms & legs. The eyelid folds are already covering tiny eyes which are starting to have some color. How precious! The baby makes me hungry all day long and I've been needing extra sleep at night already. We are SO excited about our sweet little one. We're going to be meeting our OBGYN on May 18th. Can't wait!

Where are ya, Santa?

Our change of address form got lost on its way to the North Pole so Santa skipped our house. Its either that or the only 'child' in our house *coughtuckercough* wasn't on the nice boys list this year. Either way Santa didn't make it and Josh had duty, boo! We did Christmas with the big family last weekend. We were only there for three days and that wasn't long enough. I have to go back to work on Monday but my 'rents are coming for New Years. Yay!

Merry Christmas from the Maynards!

Happy Veteran's Day

I am so thankful to be married to a man that is not only wonderful, but that is also part of our military. The Coast Guard is often overlooked, but not at our house. Not only does the Coast Guard provide for our family but it has also given us so many wonderful opportunities. We lived in ALASKA for a year! So great. I have made some of the best friends because of the Coast Guard. And now we live in a different kind of paradise. I'm such a Georgia girl, but I love a little sand in my toes. Tybee Island has been a dream of ours for so long. Now we're here! We love it. Not only are we only three hours from our family, but we're also living at the beach! We seem to work more now than when we did in Alaska, but its still worth it. Josh loves his job. He loves being in the Coast Guard and he is really good at what he does. He enjoys being on the water and doing all the navigation. He is good at law enforcement and is so brave. I am so proud of him. The Coast Guard guards us at HOME. And that is so important. Thank you to all of our Soldiers, Marines, Airmen, and Sailors.


Kenny Chesney's Soul of a Sailor
He walked in with a salty sway
Lookin' like Blackbeard in his day
A brother in arms just like me
I was born a son of the sea
I can't be still, I can't be tied
The only time I feel alive is

When the wind fills my sail
Riding on a lifelong swell
Let my heart take me where it wants to go
That's the soul of a sailor, the soul of a sailor

He slid a stool and a beer to me
Said, you know, we're both a dying breed
Here's to love lost and newfound friends
And living out life in the boat we're in
I can't be still, I can't be tied
The only time I feel alive is

When the wind fills my sail
Riding on a lifelong swell
Let my heart take me where it wants to go
That's the soul of a sailor, the soul of a sailor

Let my heart take me where it wants to go
That's the soul of a sailor, the soul of a sailor

Sorry for being a slacker!

I promise to try to keep up my blog better from here on out! Josh and I (& our Tucker) now live on Tybee Island! We have a quaint little three bedroom beach house, we love it. Josh is at Station Tybee and on top of all of his duties there, he is also getting his captain's license. He will be able to do fishing charters (and other things like that) for up to six people. I'm so excited for him. I'm still working as a Dental Assistant. I'm with Dr Humphreys on Wilmington now and so far so good. Next month I'll be getting my X-Ray certification. Tucker loves having a big fenced yard with a park near by. He's currently counting sheep in his doggie bed.

a year goes by in the blink of an eye

It's strange to think that we have been married for over a year now and have lived in Alaska for that long. In three short weeks we are transferring to Tybee Island, Georgia. We are thrilled! Even though we are so excited about this new adventure, I can't forget the memories we've made in this small town. Living so far from our families has been one of the best things for us, hard, yes, but still very good for us. We have learned how to lean on each other when there was nothing else to hold us up. We've fought, we've laughed, we've fished, we've made memories that I will never, ever forget. In honor of our first year of marriage and our year spent in southeast Alaska, I've put together a video of some of the photos from this past year. Enjoy!

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First Timer

I decided to jump on the band wagon. I hope our life is exciting enough to warrant a whole blog about it! I'm the wife of a coastie. My family is all split up - currently I'm in Georgia with our family, Josh is on a trip with the boat to Maryland, and our Tucker is waiting for us to return to Petersburg. Not for much longer, soon we'll be reunited back at our little home. Transferring this summer but to who knows where!