Naming A Baby With Love ♥

This has been a long time coming.

Wow -- can you believe all the names out there!

After thinking about this DAILY for months & going over & over again with the names

that we actually liked, we finally came up with what we will name our baby as of next week

(we find out the sex).

Mind you, naming another human being is NOT like naming a pet.

You go through different emotions, you say these names over & over in your head.

You try to make them rhyme with not so fun words ... LOL.

What the initials spell, ect.

A lot goes into this process.

After waiting 25 years to finally take the plunge to have children, many of my friends & family already have kids. So what does this mean? It means that most of the names that you probably like have been taken!

Being different & trendy ... Everyone wants to -- but seriously we have to give our children a STRONG name that they can be proud of for years to come.

I wanted something easy to say. I didn't want people CONSTANLY mis-pronouncing the name.

&

I didn't want people to mis-spell it either.

So where does that leave me!?!

Well, I'll tell you :)

It has left me with 2 VERY beautiful names for my child! :)

We are over joyed about learning the sex of our little one.

Either way, boy or  girl, we will be ever so excited!

So here they are ....

For our Baby Boy -- Kale Emerson Lawson  ♥

&

For our Baby Girl -- Ariel Spring Lawson  ♥

We've researched the meanings, the different origins & the considered alternate spellings. These are what works best for us.

We are aware that some may not like our names, that not everyone has our style & may have an opinion about what we should name our child, with that said. Please keep any & all negitive feedback to yourself.

If you have children then you know how opinions from people can be ;)

Thank you to all who have supported us in picking these names & for those who support is on the way :)

Ashley & Brian

Our Trip to the Carribean :) Counting my blessings..

I took this picture in Nassua ♥ It was pure Heaven..

God has blessed me soo much..More than I think I deserve.

I was given the chance to travel to the Bahamas this past week, the farthest from home I've ever been.

The more I think about what in my life I should be thankful for it becomes more clear to me just how

lucky I am. Sometimes life is hard & take it out on people who have nothing to do

with my bad days ... For this I am truly sorry. To think of my blessings make it all seem to fade away.

My husband ♥

Why was I so lucky to be given him? He could have found someone along the way thousands of

times before, why did he pick me? He loves me so much & I just can't understand why.

The kind of love that I didn't know exsisted. He would love my to the ends of the Earth if I asked..

While he's gone, when he's here with me ... I'm so lucky.

He loves to travel & we get to. We've visited lots of neat & beautiful places & we are so lucky

to be able to do this. Thank you Lord!

With the blessing of our baby that is on the way, our bond seems to only be getting stronger.

With every second passing by it clear to me that he was placed in my life for reasons that I can see.

But what is not clear is why the Lord has choosen to bless me soo, because I am so undeserving of all his

blessings, but I am soo thankful that He did.

In our stateroom on our way to Nassua ♥

On the beach in Nassua .. Him so handsom ♥

More often than not I forget to thank God.

I lay my head down & pray, sometimes I fall asleep saying thank you & asking for forgiveness

& wake up thinking I forgot something :)

I have an amazing family who loves me. Granted not perfect & thats ok, because we're family & that is all that

matters to me.

Paradise Island, the far end (we are on a ferry headed to the port to explore)

Nicolas Cage's home

Atlanis!! This was AMAZING to see!

Going to Atlantis :)

Getting closer!

The beach at Atlantis on Paradise Island -- just down the beach from Nicolas Cage!

Water so clear & blue ..

I had an amazing time in the beautiful Carribean & can't wait to go on our

next adventure in the near future!

For more photos of our trip to Nassua, Paradise Island & Freeport -- check my Facebook page :)

I enjoyed my vacation -- BUT, I am so glad to be home in the USA!! I love my country!

FuN FaCtS

** In the Bahamas the legal drinking age is 18 & doesn't require an ID -- Money is your ID

** The locals LOVE American's.

** Most of the people on the Island are Native American's & sound Jamacian.

** You can see the hospital where Anna Nicole Smith had her daughter & where her son died.

** Nassau has the biggest port in the Bahamas, holding up to 6 large cruise ships at once.

** The biggest cruise ship in the world (Royal Carribean's Oasis of the Sea) Docks at this port.

**They eat Conch out of the shells .. ick

**The Conch shells they find, well lets say you can't find them in America -- Glad I brought 5 giant ones home!

**The official name of the country is the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. It is an archipelago, consisting of more than 700 islands <---- WHOA!

**You can tour the island & see where all the stars live -- pretty cool!

**Some people we met on the boat found a dead body!!

**Don't forget your passport there -- chances of returning home are slim!!

**Freeport was sad & abandoned. But the ocean was clear clear clear.

**Try the straw markets in Nassau if you go -- you'll find all sorts of neat things :)