The Richardson Rattle

Friends, Fam, Fun, and Fathers

2010-06-25T19:11:00.000-07:00

This past Thursday night I met Candy, Ashley and Holly for a cup or two of java and a couple of hours of gab. We laughed and talked (and laughed) and realized how much we miss each other and being able to hang out more often. When we get together, it seems like we pick right back up, like we haven't missed a beat. There is nothing like true dear friends. I am so thankful for the support group we all have in each other. There were many that were missing at Starbucks that night, but you were there in spirit. Love you girls!

And then on Friday night, Mrs. Kendrah Tennison had us all over for more conversation and fun. Jen, Colleen, Ash, me, Candy, Kendrah...and the stars of the night....Miss Olivia and Miss Aubrey. We enjoyed cocktails, cookies and crackers, pudding coated marshmallows, some fabulous belly rolling and "I'm A Little Teapot" performance. Good Times!! How did we manage to not get pictures of that?

Then Saturday night was Amber's 30th Birthday surprise party. We all met in Tyler at Verra Cruz along with her sister, brother-in-law, cousin and her peeps from Henderson. It was a success, she was surprised and happy. Amber has been such a good friend to me, so happy to celebrate with her. Looking forward to many more birthdays together. Here's a few pics from that night.

The Birthday Girl!

Amber and Stephen

Seane and I

Clay and Kalyn

Candy and Matt

Alexa, Amber and Kayla

me and the bestie :)

Clay and Seane

(who knows...)

Sunday morning we went to church, then to Mom's for lunch. Aunt Tammie and Summer came over. This was Seane's first Father's Day.

You don't think he's proud, do you??

Reese and Pop

Me and Dad. Something was funny. Its the best one I got.

Mom and Tam

Me and Mom

Aunt Tam and Summer

Summer playing with Reese

Sunday night we went to Seane's parents to celebrate. The boys cooked out on the grill and the Reese and Braddock played.

Seane, Reese, Terre, Stephen, and Braddock

Braddock and Reese. So sweet.

Braddock trying Uncle Seane's glasses on for size. He's sooo stinkin cute!!

It was such a great weekend, getting to catch up and be with the ones we love.

In Reese news...we starting sitting up all by ourselves last week. She is loving being able to see everything that's going on around her. Very inquisitive, she is!

and a cute one for the road. :)

Better late than never.

2010-06-09T13:17:00.000-07:00

Okay. I'm offically the worst blogger ever!! Its been somewhere around nine months since the last post. In that time, I had a precious baby girl...who runs my life. :) No joke! True, I'm probably not the best manager of free time, but she keeps me on my toes. I'm just going to try and fit the best time of my life and the cutest baby ever, into a catch-up blog. Maybe I'll blog again next month or maybe in 5.

This is Reese. So cute, right?! :) She is such a blessing. This was just the other day. She's growing and changing so much, so quickly. It just flys by. People told me that, but you just don't understand how fast time really goes.

She was born December 27, 2009 at 6:02 pm. She weighed 6 lbs and 3 oz and 20 1/4 inches long. She was delivered by c-section due to stress from labor. She had a little tear in her lung that healed itself within about 48 hours. Her lungs are good and strong now, believe me!

So little!

The faces she makes. Such a ham.

Whoa.

Okay, I'll stop. One more.

It's a GIRL!!

2009-08-21T17:42:00.000-07:00

Summertime!!

2009-07-18T09:10:00.000-07:00

Hey friends! It's been a while. Everything is going well. I'm 17 weeks, and it seems to be going by pretty fast. I'm over the nausea and vomitting, and couldn't be happier about that! I'm so excited and super grateful. Can't wait to find out the sex, just about 3 more weeks. :)

Since it's been so long, I'm just going to jam in the highlights from the last couple months. In June, Seane and I went to Shreveport to see Marc Broussard at Boomtown Casino. He's so good, and puts on a great concert.

This is Gracie.

She is my friend Jennifer's little girl. To know her, is to adore her. We all love her so much! I go get her alot on the weekends and we go swimming, to the movies, or she spends the night.

Her first time to go to the movies. We saw "Up", she loved it!

Seane, at the lake.

Steven, Terre and Seane

Seane and Braddock, on July 4th

Steven, Seane's brother, Amber and Braddock

Diane, trying to cool off

On July 3rd, we went to Cody and Melanie's for a July 4th party.

Erin, Ashley, me and Amber

Amber and me

Chad and Mel

me and Candy

Brandon and Julie

Clay, Aaron and Josh plotting against Brad

Mena, Arkansas

2009-04-08T20:17:00.000-07:00

This past weekend we went to Arkansas to ride 4-wheelers in the Ouachita mountains. We went with Steven, Seane's brother and his wife Amber, and Terre, Seane's dad. It was a well needed mini, three day get away. The weather was really nice and the mountains were beautiful. We all had a blast. Here's a few pictures...

Amber and Steven

Seane and me

And Terre. Love him!! He was a real trooper.

like father, like sons!

me and Amber

the cabin

Back to reality. Home sweet home.

Happy Easter!!

a blast from the past...

2009-03-21T09:49:00.000-07:00

Last weekend I was going through pictures, trying to get everything in photo albums. I ran across some real doozies. :) Thought I'd share. We were all so young, and fresh faced. Oh, the memories...

Meredith, Holly, me and Lauren at Shannon Ummell's for bible study.

Cathy and Julie, at a pool party at Christi's. Looking hot, ladies!

This was at my house, a slumber party in the fourth grade, I think. Beth and me, who are super excited about something. And Christi, looove the bangs. I think that is Jenny Eubanks and Katie Baney in the back. If I remember sorrectly this was the night Christi and Katie Killingsworth staged a big fight...and almost ruined my party. haha

Can't remember what this was, I think a band concert...maybe. Not real sure, but they were dressed to impress!

bottom: Jenny, Cathy, Beth, Kathy, Katie and Megan

top: Ashley, Julie, Jennifer, Amy and Lisa.

Senior Prom 1998

Kendrah and me. And I think that's Beth sitting behind Kendrah. Third grade.

Fourth grade, Mrs. Reader and Mrs. Arnold (I think that was her name.) classes.

Trick or Treat! Me and Kathy, in 1985. Wow.

Ryan, Kendrah and me. Judson Middle School show choir, baby.

Lauren, Amy and Addie at the lake.

Candy, Ashley, me and Addie.

the girls, at Casa Ole.

Birthday celebrations, Babysitting and a Baby Shower

2009-01-31T16:29:00.000-08:00

Last weekend Seane and I went to Superior Bar and Grill in Shreveport to celebrate Candy and Cody's birthdays. Candy turned the big 29 and Cody, 32. We met at Candy and Matt's to caravan over for a good time. It was fun, always memorable! : )

Amber, Candy and Casey

Philip, Matt (and his bad picture taking attitude) and Seane.

Ambo and Chad

Andy and Cody

Holly, Candy and Ashley

(this is a cuuute picture, ladies)

me and Candy

and Mel

During the day on Saturday we kept Braddock for a couple of hours while Amber went to a wedding shower. He is such an easy baby, so happy and sweet. And Seane is all about this kid!! He's good with him, and adores him. Seane will be a good dad and Braddock has definitely gotten him really wanting a little boy.

On Sunday my mother and I hosted a baby shower for Sandi, a friend of ours. She's having a girl and is about to pop! She has a five year old little boy, this baby girl will be the perfect addition to her sweet family. Congrats Sandi!!

Catching up...

2009-01-22T16:59:00.000-08:00

Better late than never...right? It sure is easy to get behind on blogging. The holidays and the new year were great. It's crazy how much you prepare for the season, then it's over. Just like that. It was worth all the hustle and bustle, we have such great families and friends and were fortunate to spend the holidays with them. Our second Christmas was better than the first, we couldn't be happier...well, yes we could. I need a baby now. Annnyday now....The waiting and hoping, then the let down, it's a roller coaster! Can that be a New Years resolution, to have a baby? I've always heard you aren't supposed to pray for patience, so maybe you all could pray for it, for me. :)
Here are some pics of our families at Christmas.

Love this one, so typical! Leslie, Cindy and Aunt Nelda.

Uncle Lynn, Seane and Daddy

Aunt Tam and Lanie

What is my mother doing!?

Rod, really getting into Guitar Hero

me and Summer

Steven, Seane and Braddock

Diane

Terre

How stinkin cute is he?! He's such a little blessing!

my sweet sister-in-law, Amber

Seane and I took Gracie to Santa Land a couple days after Christmas. That is the business to be in! They are making a killing out of that place! It's $20 per car, and 3 days after Christmas, they were still crazy busy. Gracie loved it, she's still talking about it.

We rang in the new year in Diana at a bonfire, at Andy and Casey's. It was good fun with good friends...in the freeeezing cold.

Amber, me, and Mel

Seane, Chad and Clay

Matthew and Candy

Candy, Ryan, and me

Matt kicking some tail in ping pong

Katie, Kalyn, Casey, me and Amber

wow...

'Tis the season...

2008-12-13T11:27:00.000-08:00

Christmas is here!! In full effect! Frantic shoppers, holiday traffic, crazy blow up yard decorations, and Grinch's and scrooges. But then there's the family traditions, holiday parties, christmas trees, cold weather, time with friends and family, decorating, time off from work, and not to mention...the giving and recieving of presents! Christmas should be celebrated, not dreaded. It's the celebration of the birth of Christ and we should be joyus during this time, not getting caught up in all the hoop-laa that surrounds the holidays. This is one of the times during the year we take time time to really remember all the important people and things in our life. Merry Christmas, peeps.

It's hard to believe that this year is almost over. I think that as you get older, time goes by much faster. It seems like the years used to last so much longer. Maybe it's the birthday I have coming up. 29...that just doesn't sound good. I remember when I though 30 was old. I have to say though, my 20's were great. I had a great time, learned a lot, met some of my most favorite people. I still have a year until 30, I'll freak out then.

Here are a few pics from Thanksgiving at Mom's.

Lacy, Lauren, Summer, me, and Leslie. (Lyndsay, you were missed!)

Summer and Aunt Tammie

Shelley, Lacy, Cindy, and Les

Aunt Tammie, Aunt Nelda and my Mom

After lunch, Uncle Sam and my Dad

Couldn't leave this one out. :) Cindy posing in my glasses.

And here are a few from Seane's family...I didn't do so well at the picture taking there, too busy playing with the baby. :)

Seane and his nephew, Braddock

Diane (Seane's mother) and Amber (sister-in-law)

Braddock and Uncle Seane

First comes proposal, then comes wedding...

2008-11-21T18:06:00.000-08:00

Seane and I got married on September 15, 2007 at Pinecrest Country Club. I really just wanted to go somewhere exotic, and it be just the two of us barefoot on a beach somewhere. It was kinda strange for me to be going through all the motions of the wedding day, for time #2. Skipping all the stress and planning of a wedding, not to mention all my over analyzed akwardness about it all seemed ideal. But...it was very important to Seane's family that they experience this with him. So, reluctantly at the time, I agreed to a small, simple ceremony. Now, I'm sooo glad that we listened. I wouldn't trade that day for anything!! Seane and I are both very fortunate to have families that love and support us the way they do. Here's a few pics...

In the beginning....

2008-11-10T17:10:00.000-08:00

Hellllo, blog world. I'm late, but I'm here. :) I guess I should start our page with how me and Seane came about. We met in June 2006, introduced by a mutual friend. We went through the motions of dating and falling in love (awww) for a short year and were engaged the first week in June of 2007. Seane is so sweet and the best thing that has ever happened to me! I love him so much. Seane proposed on a Friday night. He had called me at work and told me to come over to his house, instead of him picking me up, and we had the usual dinner plans. I arrived to find a sweet note, giving me specific instructions on what to do after opening the door. Upon opening the door, a string tied individual notes throughout the house, leading to a closed bedroom door. I opened the door to find Seane down on his knee. It was sweet, he was so nervous. Needless to say, I said yes!!