The Beaman Crew

This ultrasound picture shows Addison at 20 weeks. At the time, I couldn't believe that we were half-way through our pregnancy. And now, in what feels like the blink of an eye, we are 30 weeks pregnant! Little Addison has been so active lately! I am so ready to see her sweet face. Will she look like her mommy? Will she look like her daddy? Only God knows. Adam and I wonder all the time what color hair she will have. Adam's hair was so blonde that it was practically white when he was little. My hair was jet black. I wonder who's hair color Addison will have? Maybe it will be a mix? Oh, it's so exciting thinking about our sweet little baby. In our ultrasound pictures, it definitely looks like she will have Adam's lips and my nose. I think she'll look more like Adam. I hope so....I think he's pretty darn cute :) Well, I guess in about 10 weeks (give or take???) the suspense will be over. She will be here and we will be able to wrap our arms around her and ki...

Some time in 2006-2007 I began questioning my career path. At the time, I was an employee at US Cellular. I worked at US Cellular for three years as a "retail wireless consultant". Although the job was great & the company was great, I began realizing that I wanted something different. Honestly, I wanted something that would better allow Adam and I to start a family. You see, Adam farms. He has been farming with his Dad ever since he was 13 or so. He enjoys it...he is such an outdoor person and a firm believer in "hands-on" hard work. Unfortunately, that hard work comes with loooooong hours. So, to make a long story short, with Adam's long/late hours, I needed to find a job that did not require night or weekend work so that I could be home with our "future baby". Also, I ofcourse wanted to find something that I would enjoy. After much research, consideration, and many prayers, i decided to apply to dental hygiene school at Wayne Community College. A...

Some of you may know that I have been dreaming of having a really nice camera for quite some time now. Well, thanks to a super SWEET hubbie, my dream recently came true!!! Adam got me a Nikon DX5000 (I think that's what it's called) for our Anniversary/Mother's Day. First of all, how exciting that this is my first official mother's day celebration as a soon to be MOMMY! What a true blessing! And what a fitting gift.....now we will be able to capture every single move that our sweet Addison makes! I can hardly wait. I am no pro on cameras, but both of my sisters, Mindy and Michelle, have this same camera and I LOVE IT!!! I am so excited! I have lots to learn, but it will be fun!! So, get ready....there are many pictures to come...hopefully a few good ones :P Who knows, maybe this new hobbie will eventually turn into some fun side-work????? Here's hopin'!!! Hope everyone had a Great Mother's Day!!!

Today is our 6-year wedding anniversary and I thought it would be fun to post a few pictures of Adam and I "through the years". We started dating in high school so some of the pictures are more than 6 years old. In fact, we met September 25, 1998 and have pretty much been inseparable ever since. We were engaged on October 13, 2003 and married on May 06, 2004. I hope you enjoy this journey back in time.... Here are a few from high school... my senior prom: my high school graduation... adam's high school graduation... dental hygiene school graduation... just some fun pics... a few minutes after we got engaged.... our honeymoon... a few wedding pics... and a pic from our Charleston vacation a few weeks ago... I thank God for every day that I get to spend with my absolute best friend and pray that there are many, many more to come! I love you Adam Beaman!! Thanks so much for all that you are and all that you do and for ALWAYS being the man I fell in love with! Happy An...

This past weekend was full of family, fun, and sunshine! Michelle, Mindy, and I started off early Saturday morning...at 5:30 am to be exact. Now, don't get me wrong, I am NOT a morning person, but nearly every Saturday this time of year I hop right out of bed at the crack of dawn to check out the local YARDSALES!! Call me crazy, but I just love finding a good deal, and there is no better place to do that than at a yardsale! I'll have to post some pictures of some of the great finds I have stumbled across in the past, but for now, back to the weekend...Once the yardsale excitement began to fade for the morning, we changed course and headed to the river. The weather was perfect! My mom and dad were already down there. Then came me, Mindy, Landon, and Luke. And just a short while later came Michelle, Peyton, and Connor. All the boys had fun playing in the water (except for Luke, ofcourse, who pretty much slept and ate). We also did a little pier fishing, but didn't h...

Ok. I had no idea how difficult it would be to decide on one baby name and stick to it. Our baby girl has been Avery Leigh, Allie Grace, Allie Reign, and several other names over the last few months. First of all, we decided on Avery Leigh. We thought we were sure. I even took some fabric to a store in Greenville to have the name embroidered on it. I was going to have this fabric be sewn with the bumper that we are having made. However, over the next few days, the name Allie kept popping in my head. So I asked Adam, "Why do other names keep popping in my head if we have already decided on Avery?" His response... "Me too." So, to make a long story short, we changed the name to Allie. I went back to the store, feeling a little silly, and told her to change the name to Allie. Well, as you have probably guessed by now, we changed it again! Adam and I were on the way to Charleston, SC for a little vacation, which was awesome by the way. Anyways, at some poi...

Let me start by saying that I am so lucky to be blessed with two sisters that I can, without a doubt, call my very best friends! Thank you Sweet Jesus for both Mindy Denton and Michelle Kessler! I begin with this because it was these sisters that inspired me to begin this blog. Michelle was the first to start a blog years ago, after the birth of her first son, Peyton. She is not currently blogging but maybe I can convince her to get back in the game :) Mindy has been blogging regularly for a year or so now and it has been so much fun following along. Her most recent blog post is titled, "Im Feeling Proud Today". In this post, Mindy shared just a few of the many things that she is proud of. After reading, I decided this would be a great way to start my blog. So, thank-you, Mindy, for the great idea. And now.... here are just a few of the many things that I am proud of.... First and foremost, I am proud to be a child of the one true living God!! I am proud of my husba...