FINALLY!

It has been forever (over a year!) since I updated the blog! I am going to do my best to get back to blogging! Here is some new pictures of the 2 year old independent, stubborn, loving, and hilarious little girl that we call Lynden Cole Cearley!

Lynden is the SIXTH generation to love this ranch! Her great-great-great-grandparents homesteaded this land in 1904. We are so blessed.

Mija at the Princess Dog Beauty Salon

A true country girl.
(She is pointing at the spot that she just went potty!)

Lots to catch up on...

We have had a crazy few months! Sorry- I have been HORRIBLE about keeping the blogging world up to date. Life has been moving a lot faster than we wish it would. I can't believe that it is the end of July. Where has the summer gone? Lynden Cole is almost 15 months old. I cannot believe that! She is still refusing to walk. She is a stubborn little girl and will walk when SHE (not Mom) is ready. Why would she walk? She is carried most of the time and can crawl everywhere else! We had our first haircut. As you can tell from pictures, we do not have much hair but we did have a set of "wings". So in trying to prevent a total mullet, we had Ashlie trim the wings even with the rest of the hair. (I have pictures on my phone that I am currently trying to get off and my iPhone is not working with me!) Here is a few pictures from all of our adventures lately...

Braylin, Jayden, Becky, and Brittany came to visit us at the ranch for 5 days and this is the only picture that was taken. I guess that means we had a good time!

Wheeless and LC swimming at the ranch

With Pops at the Texas Rangers game

GO RANGERS

Taking it all in...

Jace came out to play with us!

Showing off her gorgeous gap-

Playing on her puppy from Paw-Paw

Cheesing with Daddy

With Mom on her 1st birthday

With Uncle Straton and Kika on LC's 1st birthday

Sneak Peek

"Sneak peek" of the birthday party...

To be continued

Pictures by Sheyla Harkey

http://www.flickr.com/photos/photosbysheyla17/show

Here is Lynden's ONE YEAR pictures...Thank you so much Sheyla.....

(Sheyla Harkey-she is great!)

Carpe Diem

A lot has changed over the last few months. I remember sitting at the Mercentile and Mom telling us, "Do not worry- 2010 was going to be great!" She said the only good thing that happened in 2009 was Miss Lynden Cole blessing us with her presence. Little did she know that 2010 would be worse!

• January 4th-Mom finds out that the cancer has spread
• January 11th-Poppa gets rushed to San Angelo with pneumonia complications
• January 26th-Poppa passed away
• February 27th-Mom becomes bedridden
• April 25th-Mom passed away

As I have been looking back over the past few years I find myself thankful. (I've learn it is easier to look back that way!) I am thankful that Mom got to see me marry my best friend and one of her favorite people, Mr. Cole Alexander. I am thankful that Mom was there when Lynden was born. She made to Corpus Christi 15 minutes before Lynden arrived. I am thankful God blessed me with opportunity to move back to Sonora for the last few months of her life (and Poppa's). I am SO thankful. I am thankful she gave me three amazing siblings. I am thankful she taught me how love, trust, and believe in our Heavenly Father. I am thankful that I was blessed with one of the best mothers in all of the world. I cannot explain how much I will miss her but I am so thankful for the 25 years that I had. So be thankful for everything. Every moment matters- Carpe Diem

Here is a few new pictures...I will try to be better with updates!

This picture was taken in August '09 and has striking similarity to the next picture...

May '10 (Kika and LC both love their sleep!)
On a walk with Anna Cate and Chaci !


Showing off her outfit from Uncle Clint!



"Let me see your grill!"- (She now has ELEVEN-yes, eleven- teeth!)

With her Pop- one of her favorites!

Shalayne and Miss Presley Anne (gorgeous blue eyes)

Playing in the pool!

Yellow-Headed Blackbird

We were blessed to have hundreds of yellow-headed blackbirds migrate through the ranch a few days ago. They were absolutely amazing to watch. When they were flying it looked like they were dancing. They sounded like nothing like birds that are native to our area. They sounded a lot like parrots. When they make noise all together it sounds like a machine. Cole and I thoroughly enjoyed watching them for the few hours that they were around. Here is some pictures that I took and I thought I would share them!

Kittens, dogs, and kitchen dishes

Playing with her kitchen...

Standing up in her new pink shoes from Daddy!

Enjoying Mommy outside!

Best Friends....LC and Roxie

Playing outside (One of her very favorite things to do!)

With Daddy and one of the kittens