A Wonderful Reunion

We had a wonderful reunion of great friends Saturday night. Our "group" from college (we missed Anne Marie), helped to host a party for Laura and Andrew. They are getting married on July 19 in Mountain Brook. It was so much fun to be able to do a party for them and get to see everyone. We had a great time reminicising! Sally even had an old scrapbook she broke out! This group of girls is so wonderful and have been there for me whenever I needed them! We are so happy for Laura! She is such a sweet, true friend and we are so glad she and Andrew have found each other! I love you all and can't wait to see you as we stand up for Laura and Andrew in a few weeks! On another note, Dru and I headed back to the lake from the party, which was in Montgomery, and we will be here for a week to celebrate the 4th! I will be posting pics of sweet Simms (who will be 8 months old so so soon!)!!!

Father's Day

We had a wonderful Father's Day today. Simms woke Daddy up extra early and gave him some new gear for the Lake! Of course last year, for Mother's Day and Father's Day Dru and I were already buying mother-to-be and father-to-be cards for each other because we were just so excited about the prospect of being parents! Nothing compares to it! We had lunch after church at my Meme's house (she cooks huge dinners every Sunday for our entire family!) and Simms got to spend time with her daddy, grandaddy and great-grandaddy! It was a wonderful first Father's Day with Simms! Not to mention she was very well-behaved in church! That is always a blessing!

I think I have it!

Ok..now that I think I have this thing set up, (except for the pictures being out of order)I will give a little update on Simms. She was 7 months old on June 1, and oh my goodness how fast it has gone by! She still doesn't have a tooth, although it seems as if she has been teething for months now! She is saying Da Da constantly, and of course it delights Dru! Simms is just the happiest baby, and we enjoy every single minute with her. She loves her sweet potatoes, and almost any food at that, and she will take soy formula whenever it is offered! (Lactose Intolerant by the way! We found out after lots of sleepless nights of breastmilk only!) The last 7 months have been full of joy and excitement and of course love and we are so truly grateful for what the Lord has provided!

My First Blog

Well, I finally decided to create a blog to keep everyone updated on our lives. As you all know, Dru and I were forever changed on November 1, 2007 when we welcomed our sweet baby girl Martha Simms Goodwin into our lives. We loved her before we knew her, but were not prepared for how great that love was really going to be once we heard that sweet cry and saw that beautiful face. Our lives have been so filled with joy over the past 7 months, and we are just in amazement at how much Simms has added to our lives! It has been such a wonderful experience to share with Dru and to watch him as a daddy. He is so wonderful with her and she loves him so much. Not to mention she looks just like him! I just finished my 3rd and final year of teaching so that I can stay at home with Simms and be a full time mommy, and I am so grateful to Dru for allowing me to do that! I can't think of a better job! I will post pictures as I figure this out, I am not that good with computers, so bear with me!