The Fisher Family

Happy Birthday Lilah!!

noreply@blogger.com (The Fishers) — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 12:57:00 +0000

Our Sweet Lilah is One!!!

For Lilah's birthday this year, we went with one of her favorite songs Five Little Ducks!!

She was really not so sure about all the singing and candles and such...

and the tears proved it!

But not to worry, cake was on the way!!!!

And, boy, does cake solve a multitude of problems!! :)

Fun friends

Gifts time!
Elephant from Elise

Giraffe from Aarlayn

Just can't be any cuter :)

So thankful for this little one in our life!!

Braids

noreply@blogger.com (The Fishers) — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:15:00 +0000

Aaralyn and Elise. My sweeties.

I put Elise is Braids for the first time (she wanted to be like her big sis) and had to photograph them (super quick too...before they fell out of her silky-smooth hair!!) I love all these looks and precious expressions.

:)

My blue-eyed cutie!!

noreply@blogger.com (The Fishers) — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:13:00 +0000

Although these are SEVERAL weeks old...I wanted to share them. Lilah still loves her feet and holds them quite often. I tell you what...she is a cutie!! (please note the double chin. So. Stinkin. Cute.)

A Picture a Day 2...

noreply@blogger.com (The Fishers) — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 22:19:00 +0000

December 6: Too good and too funny not to share (at least we tried!)

December 7th: Fun with Play Dough and cookie cutters

December 8th: My never ending battles

December 9th: Stamp-Mania

December 10th: Little Lilah love

A picture a day...

noreply@blogger.com (The Fishers) — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 01:51:00 +0000

December 1: Our Advent Calendar

December 2: With Friends at Boston Commons Tree Lighting

December 3: Getting the Christmas Tree

December 4: Daddy reading the Christmas Story from the Advent Calendar

December 5: Our new winter reality

Aaralyn

noreply@blogger.com (The Fishers) — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 02:54:00 +0000

My sweet Aaralyn.

She is 3 1/2 now. Has a sense for the dramatic (she leads the drama department in our house) Her very favorite color is purple..and she will tell you EVERY time she sees something purple.

And when I say she is a sweetie, I mean it.

She is kind and considerate and genuinely concerned about those around her.
I have to be careful what she sees and is exposed to for she takes it all so seriously.

She is also my little encourager.

Last week I got her up from her "not-nap" and she asked me what I was doing. I told her I was doing laundry. She the gasped and gave me a hug and in her most appreciative, dramatic voice (have I mentioned she is dramatic?) she said, "Oh, Mommy! Thank you for cleaning all of our clothes!!" and then after seeing her purple dress (have I mentioned she loves purple?) exclaims, "Ah!! My purple dress is clean! Thank you, Mommy!"

Nothing like that for a Momma ears!!

She is also funny and likes to laugh.

She loves her sister Elise and her friends.
Alanna and Aaralyn get along so very well. It is cute to watch!

She loves, loves, loves her baby sister. I would guess she gives her 50 kisses a day. She ALWAYS wants to help out and is very sweet to her. Whenever Lilah cries, Aaralyn is the first by her side (and does a great job of soothing her too!) She is incredibly gentle with her and never seems to be bothered by any screaming. I knew she loved babies, but I never dreamed she would be so wonderful with her new sister. I am thinking (and praying!) that they will have a special bond all throughout their lives.

As I tell Aaralyn: "Lilah is soooo blessed to have a big sister like you!"

Elise

noreply@blogger.com (The Fishers) — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:30:00 +0000

Elise turned 2 on October 30th. Still can't believe a year ago we were celebrating her first birthday. So much has happened this year that it seems so long ago, but yet somehow it seems like yesterday too. Strange how that works.

We call Elise our Little Stinker for she keeps us on our toes. She is very funny and likes to make us laugh. There are many times I have to hold back laughter as we get on to her because she is so stinkin' cute...and she knows it!! She is a little copy cat and does whatever Aaralyn does. It is pretty cute, but it gets her into trouble sometimes. She speaks very well for her age and is quite expressive when she talks. (really that means she is pretty dramatic) She loves, loves, loves to sing and makes up nonsense songs all the time...which she sings at one volume...LOUD. She is getting quite proficient at aggravating her sister, and seems to know all the right buttons to push. She loves her though and does not like to be without her. And they make great playmates...one of the many great things about having them so close in age. She is still a momma's girl and loves to snuggle up in my lap. I cannot imagine our lives without our little Leesie!!

Here are some pictures of her birthday party:

Sister love :)

She is sweet as sugar!

Oooooo...candles!!

She did a great job blowing them out...I was surprised!

Alanna and Nora enjoying the fun

Cutie Cole

Elise LOOOOOOVED her cupcakes!

Opening her present from her sister first :)

The girls are really into Strawberry Shortcake. Like REALLY into them.
So we got Elise a remote controlled Strawberry Shortcake car. Super cute.

After presents, the girls got together to color in the new Strawberry Shortcake books

Lilah made an appearance for a bit, only 2 weeks old

A few of the wonderful guests that came to the party

I love the face of my friend Hope :)

And finally we got together for a family pic

So thankful for all who came to celebrate, but especially MiMi and Pappy who made their visit to meet the new baby coincide with Elise's birthday. I am very glad we were able to have such special family at her party!

Lilah Joy!!

noreply@blogger.com (The Fishers) — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:40:00 +0000

I have to get this blog jump-started again and no better way than with a precious little baby!!

Lilah Joy Fisher is here!! Born on October 14th. We are so excited about this perfect little life that has joined our family. Here are some picture of the big day!

The first time I saw her. I am sooo in love.

7lbs 15oz 20.5in long

Wonderful GiGi there for it all :)

Donny was very proud of his little bundle.

Aaralyn and Elise met her and were very cute with her.
(that is until she started crying. for some reason, I didn't think to tell them that babies cried. that took a bit to get over. glad we are over that now!!)

Like Aaralyn, Lilah had jaundice. She went on this nifty bed that had the light under her and she wore a suit that kept the light in. Unfortunately, she had to stay and extra night in the hospital until her levels went down. That meant I had to sleep in a waiting room, which wasn't exactly fun. Although I was pretty emotional about the whole thing (especially at first) we made it though without a scratch...and it turned out better than I had imagined.

Her precious outfit she came home in
(look at that sweet face!!!)

My three girls :)

Aaralyn LOVES LOVES LOVES her littlest sister. It is completely and utterly precious. But more on that later.

Elise is super sweet with her too!

We are very blessed to have her in our life. She is growing fast so stay tuned for more soon...I promise!!!!

Thanksgiving!

noreply@blogger.com (The Fishers) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:36:00 +0000

Thanksgiving festivities...what fun! Nothing says it better than pictures so here we go...

Popa and Aarayln on the guitar

Elise in on the music too!

Hayride

Aaralyn counting the stars

Oh...the food! The GOOOOOD food!

And of course...the fried turkey!

and desserts...yumm!

Wagon rides...

Aaralyn, Elise, Hannah and Caleb

a family shot....wow, we got one!!

putting up Christmas decorations at Grandma's house

Marlana and Kimberly

Caleb hammering in the nativity :)

And to wrap it up...Dad shooting a gun

So, as you can see, we had a great time!!

Happy Birthday to...

noreply@blogger.com (The Fishers) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:00:00 +0000

DONNY!!

Yes, Donny has officially gotten another year older and here are the pics to prove it!

The cake for birthday lunch.
Yes, my friends. That is a LOT of candles!!

Girls very excited to have a bit!

We had a party for Donny at Dog et Al, a great hot dog place in Tallahassee.
Donny got the Big Foot Dog. Wow.

Conrad, Jessica, Angel, Raj, Vishan, and Johnny

Perfect timing for a visit from Donny's friend Steven and his family Ruth and Mason!

Kelsey and Susan

Dave and Katie

Aaron

Elizabeth and Mel having a blast, as usual :)

the ever elusive Chris

sweet Lexi

Funny Aaralyn enjoying her hot dog

Elise and her peas :)

It was a good day!

Happy Birthday to...

noreply@blogger.com (The Fishers) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:39:00 +0000

ELISE!!!

Wow! What a year! Here we are at Elise's First Birthday and I am shocked!

Elise has been such a joy this past year. We are so blessed to have her in our lives and apart of our family. I am so thankful for this smiley, happy little one. She has stolen our hearts in so many ways!

I am looking forward to this next year with our little girl and I know it will be even better than the last!

Here are some pictures from her party. Enjoy!

yummy cupcake!

First bite

sooo good!

Aaralyn is a fan!
Present time!

Gift from her big sister!

Thanks for everything!

SCTNow

noreply@blogger.com (The Fishers) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:17:00 +0000

On the 27th of September, our family was proud to be apart of a walk for STOP Child Trafficking Now. In a nutshell, here is what SCTNow is...

The STOP Child Trafficking Now global campaign targets the source of child trafficking: predators who drive the sex industry everywhere in the world, including in your local community. SCTNow has partnered with specially trained elite operatives familiar with what it takes to infiltrate, investigate and bring to justice the predators victimizing children worldwide. Never before in history has there been a system in place in which every concerned parent and citizen around the world can come together to support and fund highly qualified former government agents to track down and build cases against child predators! It's time we take control of this problem and stop them!

FSU ENCM was the group to bring this very important cause to Tallahassee and we were so proud of our students as they spearheaded this walk.

Here are some pics from that day:

Elisabeth at the registration table

Our very own Alyssa taking the donations!

Donny and our girls about to take off in the stroller

Miss Lexie!

Dena and her emotional Spoken Word about child sex slavery. Fabulous!

Donny speaking appreciation to all for coming

Walk to the Capital building
over 150 people walked with us!

BIG thank you to Susan and Amber for doing such a great job!

September starts!

noreply@blogger.com (The Fishers) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:55:00 +0000

Aaralyn started "school" again at the beginning of the month. Actually, she is a part of a Mother's Morning Out program at our church. She goes twice a week from 9-1230. She plays with kids her age, learns colors, numbers and other sorts of kiddie knowledge, has lunch and ABSOLUTELY LOVES IT! Not to mention, I get the morning off (well, not exactly off...I still have Little Bit around!) I know it is good for Aaralyn to learn to socialize with other kids and I am so thankful to be able to have her involved.

So here she is...

She was SUPER excited!

Elise's face says: "you're leaving me to go where?!?"
:)

In other news, the wonderful folks at Rivertown Community Church know how to take care of people! They are one of the many folks that support us as missionaries. They recently found out that we were in need of a couch, so they provided one for us! Not only that, but I got to pick it out and everything! I LOVE it and am super humbled, once again, by the over-and-beyond giving by this church.

So here was our couch before in it's sad state...

yes...the middle was unusable

And here is our NEW couch...

The girls were as excited as I was!
...well, not really. I was SUPER excited!!

We have gotten LOTS of wonderful use out of it this past month...and lots of ministry has happened on those seats already!! Thank you again, RCC!

Standing, Sleeping, Standing

noreply@blogger.com (The Fishers) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Standing: Guess who's standing? Yep...it's official! I turned around one day and she had stood up! Wow was I suprised! I got these pictures later that day...it seems that as soon as she figured it out, she didn't want to stop.

Sleeping: Donny woke up with the girls one morning and when I came out to the living room, this is what I saw. I love this picture!
Standing: These are Aaralyn's "friends." She loves to stand them up and have them "talk" to each other. She will reenact things she has seen them do on TV and have them give hugs and kisses. I love it when she develops her imagination...especially when she is doing it on her own!!

Well, that finishes August! September coming soon...

Might need a spoon...

noreply@blogger.com (The Fishers) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Sat down with the girls in their room with my camera and started snapping...I just want to eat them up!!

Play-Doh, Bubbles and Pinwheels

noreply@blogger.com (The Fishers) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:00:00 +0000

In case you've forgotten, Play-Doh is FUN!! Especially when you can enjoy it with a cute kid!

Our creations :)

She has so much fun!

Bubbles are probably the BEST THING EVER...well, at least in Aaralyn's world.

And she has a thing for pinwheels...she actually whistles when she blows. It is very cute!

She's my cutie and we love her!

Pretty sad

noreply@blogger.com (The Fishers) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:00:00 +0000

It's pretty sad how few pictures I got of our trip to North Carolina. Not sure how that happened...

We were able to take a GREAT vacation with MiMi, Pappy and Aunt Ish. We went up to the Mountain House and filled our days with great food joints, lots of neat stores, nightly hand and foot games, a HUGE puzzle or two, and basically had lots of fun with each other.
I know that here are more pictures taken, and I hope I can get my hands on them!
For now, here are pictures of us at Deep Creek.

The water was COLD and Aaralyn did not want to get in...
she was clinging to Donny and we were all laughing at how funny it was!

I really can't blame her, it was FREEZING!

But once we told her there were rocks in the creek...

she needed no more convincing!

My pretty baby

noreply@blogger.com (The Fishers) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:00:00 +0000

On to August!

noreply@blogger.com (The Fishers) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 12:00:00 +0000

On a visit to Marianna, we had some very special visitors. My father's cousin, Suzie and her daughter, Katie, came over to see the girls. Katie is so sweet and great with the girls.

Elise was especially taken with Katie

Needless to say, we had lots of laughs!

I am so thankful for the friendship my mom and Suzie share!!

We hope to see you all soon!!

Still in July...

noreply@blogger.com (The Fishers) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:06:00 +0000

Although we had planned on taking the girls to Magic Kingdom, those plans had to change and instead we took them to Downtown Disney.
It was a fun morning! I think that it is a great morning trip for little ones. There were lots of Disney characters to look at and talk about. Good food to eat. Hands on fun to keep little ones busy. And you can do it all by lunch time (more importantly...by nap time!!!) Not to mention it is free!

Aaralyn loves her Mr. Potato Head and this one was HUGE!!!!

She even got to build her own in the store.

My cutie-pa-tudie Elise

Isn't she sweet?!?

The carousel was a BIG hit! She LOVED it and wanted to keep riding!

Pooh Bear!

Elise took a little nap

I brought the swim suit for the water fountain

She had fun touching the water but never got quite brave enough
to get all the way in. She was cute to watch for sure!

It was a great day and I am so glad we went!

Eating Peas

noreply@blogger.com (The Fishers) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:00:00 +0000

Here is a video from the dinner in the last post. Although it is about 2 min long, it is a glimpse into our family...Elise smiling, Ashley laughing, Mike eating, Aaralyn singing about peas, Donny joking...it's just a classic Fisher dinner!

July, here we come!!

noreply@blogger.com (The Fishers) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:26:00 +0000

Let's start with the Fourth of July. My family came over to Tallahassee to come with us to see the Fireworks at Southwood. We ate some yummy dinner at our place and then headed over find a spot to play and watch the show.

I love Aaralyn's face here. It shows a preview for what was to come...
"We are going to see what?!?!"

Elise was ready as usual!

Playing with Popa at the playground

Aunt Marley and Miss Karina having fun too!

Waiting for the fireworks

Me and my girls!

I do have to say, I am impressed with Southwoods' fireworks. They put on a good show with fun music (even if it is a bit random!) and definitely worth the price...FREE!

Aaralyn, however wasn't quite as impressed. This is what we did the whole time.
"All done fireworks! All done fireworks!!"

Elise, as expected, didn't seem to be bothered!

Here are some cute pictures of Elise starting finger foods. We gave her some peas and this is what happened...

Although I don't think she actually put any in her mouth that night, it didn't take her long to learn. She LOVES to feed herself now!

More on the way!!

June #2

noreply@blogger.com (The Fishers) — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:00:00 +0000

The will start this blog in Marianna.

GiGi, Aaralyn, Elise and I in the pool.
Although Aaralyn has always loved the water, it was on this trip that Aaralyn went from wanting to be held to wanting to swim on her own! Currently she is even swiming a bit without her swimmies!

Eating lunch with Grandma and Popa

Grandma Shores

Also on this trip we went to the beach in Panama City. It was a PERFECT beach day and we could not have asked for prettier, calmer water for Aaralyn to play in.

Popa and Aaralyn

Renting these chairs was a great idea. Not having to carry anything down (we had enough to tote with the girls and all their stuff!!) made it worth every penny!

Not sure who had more fun, Aaralyn or Aunt Marley!

Aaralyn would get a Cheeto, take a bite, put it back in the bag and then pick out another one! She could have been in a Cheetos commercial!!

Elise took a nap with Popa

It was a great time...just wish we could have stayed longer!

Aaralyn loves puzzles. I mean LOVES them. But possibly more than that, she LOVES to wear her sunglasses, anywhere, anytime. So what could possibly be better than doing a puzzle while wearing sunglasses?!?

I did it!

Cutie Elise

Wow. It is crazy how much she has changed since this picture was taken!
Stay tuned to see the transormation!

July is next!

The worst part about blogging....

noreply@blogger.com (The Fishers) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:05:00 +0000

The worst part about blogging is playing catch up!! I have been so far behind that I haven't wanted to take on the task of going through the many, many pictures and deciding which ones to share and posting them and describing them... and then...fun, new things would happen and I would think, "oh! I really should blog about this!" and then I would remember how far behind I am and...well, I have just been overwhelmed by the thought of it all!!

So here's what I'm going to do. Two posts from each month until I get to September. I'll try my best to give a good highlight of each month and not feel guilty about not documenting EVERYTHING we have done over the past 3+ months!

So to start...here's June!

We will begin with a trip to Lakeland.

Aaralyn is playing with Nolan and Caleb.

Elise showing off her sitting skills!

Aaralyn really liked playing with Toby...
even if there was a glass door between them

Granny and Elise

Grammie and Elise

This is a picture of Ashley and the girls. For those of you who don't know, Ashley lived with us this past year. She has become such a part of our family. She is such a sweet, loyal friend. We have been through a lot together over the past year and she is near and dear to my heart...not to mention the girls love her! We were spending some time with her before she moved to Atlanta to start a new chapter of her life. We could not be more proud and excited about who she is, who she is with (her fiancee, Mike, is awesome!!) and where she is headed!

Ashley remembers this, I'm sure. But Aaralyn is copying Ashley's smiley face right here.
It was a classic, cute moment!

The bedtime routine is one of my personal favorites. And more often than not, Donny gets to join in the festivities.

Daddy and Aaralyn

The tickling begins...

and the girls love it!!

Stay tuned...more to come!

Go Get Aunt Marley...

noreply@blogger.com (The Fishers) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:00:00 +0000

The girls and I went with my parents up to North Carolina to go visit my sister and to help her pack and come home for the summer. It was a nice trip...and so good to see where Marlana has been living.

The weather was soooo nice, if not a bit chilly. I loved it!

Wake Forest is a beautiful little town that is full of cute stores. While we were window shopping, my dad took the girls and visited all the fire hydrants. Aaralyn is a bit obsessed with them. She especially likes to shake the chain and say, "Oh, hi, hydrant!" It is very cute.

While the girls were taking a nap, we went to one of Marlana's favorites, the Tea Room. We wore hats and had delicious tea.

Isn't my momma pretty?

Marlana and her friend, Amelia.

We had cookies...

scones...

and tea. I got Chocolate Mint Tea. Unbelievably good!

If you know Aaralyn, no playground goes unnoticed. And this one had HUGE slides:

You may not be able to tell, but it was a tall slide that was quite steep. Aaralyn went really fast...and she loved it. This was the first time she went down, and her face shows it all!

Elise was just as happy as can be in her carrier.

Papa and his granddaughters

Although the ride was SUPER long (13+ hours), the girls handled it very well. Glad to have Marlana back home for the summer. We hope to visit lots before she goes back in the Fall.