McCabeMoments

Busy!

2011-12-09T10:01:00.001-06:00

Things I have been busy doing:

Making lots of wreaths for people and myself!

Getting new floors! LOVE!

Putting up my new larger Christmas Tree. This was pre-decorations, of course. Had to make a lights run because we didn’t have enough. Also I’ve been painting furniture, as you can see from my bare new white shelves.

Trying to get a good Christmas card picture! Almost impossible! haha

Watching this little girl grow up right before my sad eyes…

Wordless Wednesday

2011-10-26T16:58:00.001-05:00

Pumpkin Patch

2011-10-23T15:24:00.001-05:00

Last weekend we were having beautiful weather here in Arkansas so we decided to take the girls to the Pumpkin Patch. We went to Wild Things Farm which is a little over 30 minutes away. The girls loved it. They got to ride the hay ride, go down a big mulch slide, do the corn maze, pet animals at the petting zoo and pick out there own pumpkin.

I meant to take the girls back by the sunflowers for some pictures after the hay ride. But forgot! They were so pretty!

I took several pictures on the hay bales and in none of the pictures were all 3 girls looking at the camera! This is the best we could do! =)

While the girls and Stacy did the corn maze, Maycee Belle enjoyed the wide open space and ran and ran….away from me! haha =)

We waited at the exit of the corn maze for the girls and Stacy. Maycee Belle kept wanting to go down the trail. Finally I just let her go in the exit and figured we would meet up with them half way. She was so excited I finally let her go!

Maycee found her pumpkin pretty quickly. Her pumpkin was missing a stem so don’t tell her but I switched it out when she wasn’t looking for one with a stem! =)

Baleigh hunting down the perfect pumpkin.

Kalynn looking for her pumpkin.

Baleigh looks really excited here! Not only did she find her pumpkin but she found $20 under her pumpkin. After we checked to make sure no one else was around she decided to split it with Kalynn (such a sweet sister!) they picked out some stuff at WalMart.

This picture cracks me up of Baleigh. These were little water pumps that were suppose to help pump water to get the rubber ducky to the end of the pipe. Her pump was really hard to pump and she was really getting after it! haha =)

Happy Fall Ya’ll!

Fall is Fun!

2011-09-14T13:11:00.001-05:00

It is finally starting to feel like fall around here! Fall is my favorite season. I love Halloween costumes, cooler weather, pretty fall colors, and of course FOOTBALL! Here are a few things that have been keeping me busy lately.

-- Going back to work this year was really hard. I loved spending time with Maycee Belle and the girls this summer. I’m already counting down to next summer. This year is going great so far. I have a really good group of little kiddos! I do love the beginning of the year though, because I love to decorate my classroom!

-- I’m trying to get back into my bow making. I love making bows, but it’s hard to find time for it right now. I have got started on a couple of holiday ones though. Here is one of Maycee’s Halloween bows.

-- I also finally completed a project I have been dreaming about since we bought our house: Painting my front door RED! I love a red front door, and I am so happy with how our’s turned out. We also got some new patio furniture for our front and back porches. I love sprucing up little things around the house!

-- To complete my new front door look, I needed a new wreath. I decided to try my hand at making a Razorback wreath. I love how it turned out. A few people have asked me to make them one so I am working on a couple more now. Go Hogs!

I am very clumsy lately, and right after this picture was taken, I fell of our porch! I was so glad no one else was outside to see me!

-- I got my hair cut a couple of weeks ago. I get bored with my hair easily so I got a few more bangs and some layers. I thought about going darker for fall but I just love my blonde too much!

-- Maycee Belle is growing like a weed! It’s going by so fast. She is at such a fun age right now. I love when she says our dog’s name. Her name is Piper but Maycee Belle calls her “Pipa”. She thinks all dogs are named Pipa so if she sees a dog or a picture of a dog she’ll start saying “pipa, pipa” over and over. It’s too cute!

She also likes to carry everything on her shoulder like people used to carry a boombox on their shoulder in the 80’s (I think it was the 80’s?? haha). It cracks me up! Here she is in action.

I also feel like I have reached another milestone in motherhood. My daughter will now go and find bows to put in her hair! I’m so proud!

She’s growing up so fast, before we know it she’ll be 16 and driving….oh goodness!

Tonight we are headed to the county fair in my hometown. We are taking Maycee Belle to see the animals! And mommy and daddy are going to eat a famous fair burger! Best thing you will ever eat, so sad they only come around one week a year!

Instagram Summer!

2011-07-28T09:18:00.001-05:00

Here are a few pictures of our summer via Instagram!

Lots of new clothes!

Lots of car rides!

Lots of eating!

More new clothes!

Lots of growing up! =(

Lots of hairs growing too! (First pig-tails!)

Lots of napping, with or without Piper, our favorite ~~friend~~ dog!

Lots of extra time to fix our hair!

Lots of time with family!

~~Lots~~ A little park play in 100+ degree weather!

Lots of fun in water!

Lots of “firsts”!

Lots of giggling…

And smiling!

More shopping, shoes this time!

Lots of watching big sisters! =)

VACATION!

2011-07-26T14:24:00.002-05:00

We knew we really wanted to take the girls to the beach. They had never been and I knew they would love it. We had thought about going to Gulf Shores but later decided on Gulf Port, MS because it shaved 2 hours off of an already ~~too~~ long trip with a 1 year old.

We loved it! There was still plenty to do and the girls of course, LOVED the beach!

As soon as we got there, we got settled in the hotel and headed straight for the water. Baleigh on the way down had said, “ I can’t wait to get in that beach water!”

My brother (Sean), sister-in-law (Brandi), and their two kids (Caitie and Paxton) had made the drive the day before so we met up with them for an easy dinner and made plans to meet up for beach fun the next morning! Maycee Belle actually loved the sand and water. She loved tasting the salty water and the sand. YUCK! I told her she was going to have swelled up ankles from all her salt in take! HA!

I didn’t get many pictures of the girls because they were always WAY out in the water!

We went back to the hotel to eat lunch and I stayed behind with Maycee Belle so she could take a nap. Stacy and the girls went back to the beach. Funny story: Like I said the girls liked going WAY out in the water. It was nice because you could walk way out and the water would only be waist deep. Stacy said he and the girls had walked all the way out to one of the buoys and Kalynn decided she need to go to the bathroom. Like not the kind that you could just sneak and go in the water! HA! So they had to walk all the way back in, all the way back through all the sand, and back across the street to the hotel. Needless to say they spent the rest of the afternoon in the hotel pool. Kids always pick the worst times to pull the “bathroom card”! HA!

That night we went to eat at “The Shed”. Backstory: ~~Stacy and~~ I love watching tv shows like Man vs. Food and Diners, Drive-In’s and Dives. So before we left on the trip I found a website that lists restaurants that have been on these tv shows in Gulf Port and the surrounding area. “The Shed” was on Diners, Drive-In’s and Dives and the owner had also been on a barbecue cooking competition show that we had watched too so we had to check it out. Literally it is, A SHED! It’s crazy! But the barbecue was so good. There were dollar bills stuck all over the place and you could write all over everything so it kept the kids busy looking around. It was a neat atmosphere.

We also went to a souvenir shop so the girls could pick out a shirt.

The next day was pretty much a repeat of the previous day: beach, nap, dinner, shopping.

We went to eat that night at the Hard Rock Café. The food was ~~expensive~~ good. And the girls loved looking around at all the stuff they had there. It was also their first time in a parking garage so I had to document that in pictures! HA! Not their first time on an escalator but they acted like it was!

That night we RACED to the outlet mall before it closed. We got lost but we finally found it with 5 minutes to spare. I needed a new wallet because the button broke on mine and there was a Fossil outlet. My hubby didn’t think it was possible that I could shop that fast but I found me a wallet and picked him one up too ~~at the last minute~~. =)

The trip back seemed even longer to me than the trip down there but we finally made it home and then the laundry began! Loved vacation with my family!

Playing Catch up!

2011-07-26T13:00:00.001-05:00

Hi, my name is Aimee McCabe and I am the worst blogger EVER! You would think being off all summer I would have fit in plenty of time to blog, but here I sit, my last week off from work and I’m finally blogging about some of our summer!

I’ve had so much fun playing all summer with all my girls. Maycee Belle is growing like a weed and the girls have been a HUGE help in keeping her ~~whine free~~ occupied. I don’t know what I am going to do when they go back to school and back to their Mom’s house. It’s going to be so hard not having them here.

I think today I am going to get caught up on birthday party fun! Kalynn and Maycee Belle have really close birthdays. Kalynn’s is the 7th of June and Maycee’s is the 19th. In the future, we will probably combine birthday parties. I asked Kalynn about it and she was excited to share a party but I told her this year we would have separate. I was worried with it being Maycee’s 1st Birthday that Kalynn’s birthday would get overshadowed and I didn’t want that. So we had Kalynn’s party a little early. She picked a carnival theme and we had lots of fun. Here are a few pictures!

I made tie-dye cupcakes just because I thought they were fun! A lot of work but fun!

I started out making the “popcorn” cupcakes but quickly realized they were A LOT of work and I just didn’t have time to do them all so we went to our trusty ole sprinkles!

Can’t have a Carnival party without cotton candy!

I wanted to have a few games outside for all the kids. I am the director at a pre-school and we had this from our fall festival and so I just decided to use it! I know the ghost doesn’t really go with the theme but the kids enjoyed it! HA!

Kalynn LOVES Zebra print anything! She had been wanting these shorts and shirt for a while. She loved them!

She also had been wanting a pair of cowboy boots. She couldn’t wait to wear them! This outfit cracks me up!

Next up was Miss Maycee Belle’s 1st Birthday! We did a Minnie Mouse theme and it turned out pretty cute! I really just wanted to enjoy the day so I didn’t make the cupcakes or go all out on food or decorations. We all ordered pizza a little later in the party! I can’t believe my baby is already a year old!

Next up: VACATION pics!!

A Letter to Maycee Belle

2011-06-19T14:45:00.001-05:00

Dear Maycee Belle,

I cannot believe you are one year old already! One year ago today was the best day of my life! It was instant love! I can still remember that mix of fear that I wouldn’t know what to do and so much happiness for my beautiful, healthy daughter. I still feel those feelings every day! I feel so lucky that God picked me to be your Mommy!

I love watching you learn and try new things. I love your adorable laugh and smile. I remember when you were tiny, it was so hard to make you laugh, but you do it all the time now. Your voice is just the sweetest too! I love hearing you “jibber jabber” and try to say new things. You are growing up more and more everyday.

I can’t explain how much I love you. I can look at you and just feel my heart swell! Being your Mommy is my favorite job! I pray that we can teach you how much God loves you, how to make good choices in life, and how to care for those around you. Even though it is sad to see you growing up from being a baby, I am excited to see how you are as a toddler, a preschooler, and on and on. I know you will always keep me on my toes! No matter what don’t forget how much we love you!

Love,

Mommy

Outside Girl!

2011-06-03T17:44:00.001-05:00

Maycee Belle loves to be outside!! Daddy was burning some brush in our back yard the other day and so Maycee Belle and I decided to supervise!

Her favorite thing to do is ride on the four-wheeler. She screams and cries when she has to get off and come inside!

I was a girly girl growing up and I still don’t really care to sweat (ha!). But I see a lot of sweating in my future with this one! =)

Wordless Wednesday

2011-06-01T10:57:00.001-05:00

Maycee Belle is 11 Months old!

2011-05-30T11:08:00.001-05:00

Late again! But I think you have come to expect that! I cannot believe that in ~~1 month~~ less than 1 month you will be 1 year old!

You are wearing mostly all 12 month clothes now! You are such a big girl. We had to go to the doctor 1 day before you were 11 months and you weighed 20 pounds and mommy didn’t catch the ounces. They didn’t measure your height but I think you have gotten longer for sure since your 9 month appointment. You had to go to the doctor because unfortunately you are having a time with eczema. Poor baby! But we got some steroid cream and you are doing much better now!

You still love to eat! You love sweet potatoes, ravioli, string cheese, carrots, rice, peaches, pears, bananas, green beans, watermelon, pancakes, and lots more! I’ve started the transition to whole milk in the last couple of weeks. So far we are just mixing half and half and you like it. I hope the transition goes well because mommy is tired of paying for formula! HA! It is weird buying milk though because me and daddy don’t like it so we never buy it! You still love your bottles but I am slowly trying to replace a bottle with the sippy cup during the day so we can transition to the sippy soon! We’ll see how that goes!

You love to look out the window when we are riding in the car. You have also started throwing every single toy/bottle/cup out of your car seat as we go down the road. I brought home a copy of a cd I use in my classroom for the summer and you love to listen to it in the car. It has all kinds of songs on it like “I’m a little tea pot”, “Mulberry Bush”, “Kookaburra”, etc. But your favorite song is “Skidamarink”. I have been singing it to you since you were just a little baby and you love it. Sometimes I move your arms to do the motions too and you think it’s so funny. If you are crying or upset I can just sing that song or turn on the cd and you are instantly happy.

We had your first sleep over a few nights ago at Nana’s. Mommy and daddy slept over too! Ha! We have had some horrible storms lately and our house was without power for just shy of 2 days so we spent the night at Nana’s. You did so good sleeping somewhere different. I was worried!

You haven’t added a whole lot of vocabulary in the last month but you do say baby now and you will say awww… I tell you to give something “luvins” and you instantly open mouth kiss it and say “awwww…”. It’s so sweet. You especially love giving our dog Piper “luvins”.

You also shake your head yes and no a lot. You think it’s so funny. You love to dance. Mostly you just hold one hand in the air and shake it. We think you are going to be the church music director one day. When we are at church and the singing you like to wave your hand in the air like you are directing.

Speaking of church, you love your nursery “teacher” now. Thank goodness! You are fine at church as long as Ms. Deanna has you!

You still are not to big on the whole sleeping thing. But that’s ok. We all have our own little things we’re not very good at! HA! You wake up several times a night crying for me but most of the time I can just put your pacifier in and cover you up and you go back to sleep. Napping in the last week hasn’t been so great. You only want to nap when mommy holds you and then I’m good to even get you to sleep for 1 hour at a time.

I love having so much time off with you. I know it is going to be hard when I go back to work in August. You and Paxton had a play date the other day, and you were so excited to see each other!

We had your big sisters birthday party on the 28th and our whole family was there and you decided to be a show off! You took your first 2 steps!! I was shocked! You don’t seem to be too interested in it now. When we let go of you, you stand there for a second and then fall back down to crawl! It’s ok though, I’m not in a hurry to have you walking!

I love you so much Maycee Belle! I am so blessed to have a healthy, beautiful baby girl!

Currently…

2011-05-17T08:30:00.000-05:00

-- I am officially off on summer break with my baby girl! I know that August will come too quickly so I am trying to soak up every second! We will also be excited when her sisters join us when their school lets out!

-- I have a carnival birthday party coming up in a couple of weeks. Kalynn is turning 9 and we’re going to have lots of games and treats outside. Hopefully the weather will cooperate.

--I have changed Maycee Belle’s first birthday party theme! I had lots of inspiration pictures saved up and now I’ve changed my mind. The girl loves her some Mickey Mouse Clubhouse so we are doing a Minnie theme. Anyone that knows me, knows I’m not a “character” person. I don’t like kids shoes and clothes with characters all over them. haha But I think I can do a cute party that isn’t overly “charactery!” If that makes sense. Time to get busy!

-- We have a beach vacation coming up at the end of June and we couldn’t be more excited. I have lots of lists to make before then. I’m a list and planner person so I need to get busy on our packing list, beach supply list, things left to buy list, etc. You get the picture!

-- I am going to attempt to start walking every day with Maycee Belle. I need to get in shape!

-- I’ve started my summer reading. I love to read and it seems like the only time I have to do it is in the summer. I’ll read probably 2-3 books a week this summer! Lately I’m into “chick lit”. I never was before but then I read the Confessions of a Shopaholic series and I was hooked. Love those books. Much better than the movie. A new one just came out and I’m almost done with it.

Random Phone Pics + Crazy Weather

2011-05-03T18:39:00.001-05:00

We have had a crazy amount of rain here in Arkansas the last couple of weeks. So much so that our local WalMart flooded! This is a picture from inside the store after some of the water went down. Stuff was knocked off the lowest shelf all over the store. It took them 5 days to clean up and that included ripping up a lot of flooring. I also heard there were tons of snakes left over after the water receded! Not something I would enjoy going to work to!

With all the rain this is what I saw on the way home every day. I was able to get home but just below our house a creek was so high that the road was closed.

This is the creek below our house. That is a bridge in the middle of all that water. We live out in the country so of course this isn’t a big bridge but just a one lane old bridge. You can just see the top of it above the water.

In other news, I have been using Ethanol Free gas for the last few weeks and it has really improved my gas mileage. I used to only average about 17.0 or 17.1 mpg and now I am getting 17.7! Yay for better gas mileage when gas is pushing $4.00 a gallon!

And no Maycee Belle is not crying over high gas prices! Maycee Belle has entered the fit throwing stage. Here she is while one is in progress. I hope this stage passes quickly!

Easter 2011

2011-05-01T15:33:00.001-05:00

Dyeing eggs in our pj’s.

Pretty Baleigh!

Pretty Kalynn!

I’m a bad Mama and this is the only picture I have of Maycee Belle by herself. I was so worried about the rain and we were running late that I forgot!

Maycee Belle got 3 eggs!

We let Paxton and Maycee play and pick up eggs by their selves before we let all the big girls out. Doesn’t Paxton look handsome!?

We had to do the egg hunt inside again at Nana and Papa’s house. It has been like a monsoon in Arkansas the last 3 weeks. Lots of flooding and severe weather, and it didn’t spare us even on Easter. The girls still had fun though!

Maycee Belle is 10 Months Old!

2011-04-28T17:09:00.001-05:00

Mommy is late with your monthly post AGAIN! I cannot believe that my baby is into the “double digits”. 10 months seems like it has flown by! It seems like just yesterday I was holding my sweet little newborn. Now you don’t ever stay still! You are crawling everywhere and you got up on your little walker toy the other day and took off on it! You are getting so big!

You are wearing some 9 month clothes but most of your warm weather clothes are 12 months and you fit into them just fine. You are still in size 3 diapers. You wear a size 3 shoe which everyone thinks is tiny. We bought your first pair of little tennis shoes the other day and they are adorable on you! It makes you look so big. Mommy will have to get a picture on here.

You are eating a lot more table food now. In the last month you have eaten pizza, mashed potatoes, meat balls, ham, and I’m sure a lot of other stuff that Papa sneaks you! =) If we are eating, you think you need to be eating too. You still like your “baba” (bottle) too but you love your sippy cup too so I’m hoping the switch goes pretty smoothly. I’m going to try to switch you (except one bottle at bed time) at 12 months, so we will see how that goes.

In the last couple of weeks you have been doing better about not throwing a back arching fit when you get in the car seat. Fingers are crossed that it continues! You love going places with us. You are definitely a people watcher and you just stare and stare at people. I tell you that it’s rude but you don’t seem to care. ha!

You haven’t really started saying any new words in the last month but you have started speaking “jibberish”. It is the cutest thing. Whatever you are saying, you sure think it’s important we know about it. You have started clapping now and it’s so sweet. We say “Yay Maycee” and you just smile and clap so big. You used to be a serious baby that was really hard to get to laugh but you laugh all the time now. It’s the most precious little laugh!

You still do not care for sleeping, naps or at night. You stay with your Nana during the day and she’s lucky to get you to sleep for 2 hours the whole day. You take a short cat nap in the morning of about 30 minutes and then an afternoon nap of about 1 hour most of the time. You hate when Paxton (your cousin/best friend) is still asleep when you wake up and you try to pull on him to wake him up. You still get up at least once at night to get in Mommy and Daddy’s bed. I know it’s a bad habit I have started but I wouldn’t be worth anything at work if I didn’t get a little bit of sleep at night.

You have started the fit throwing stage. If I take something away from you or don’t pick you up right when you want me to you will scream and cry. You do know what no means though.

You are still my favorite thing in the whole wide world! I only have 2 more weeks of work for this school year and we get to spend all summer together! I can’t wait! We love you Maycee Belle!

Our Week

2011-04-15T15:55:00.001-05:00

Maycee Belle is into everything lately! She loves pulling stuff out of anything. Her new favorite past time is pulling all the dvd’s off the shelf or all the junk out of a basket on the shelf.

I give up on a clean house!

I’ve been trying to give her more table food lately although the choking thing has me scared! She had a little of my pizza the other day and loved it and she likes macaroni and cheese. She would never eat green bean baby food before but she likes french style green beans.

She’s all about making a mess with everything she does. At least she is consistent.

Maycee Belle has decided that she doesn’t want to sleep past 2 a.m. now. And the last few nights she was waking up every 30 minutes or so ALL night! She is so energetic and she wants to play at all times. She wakes up at 2 a.m. and is completely happy and ready to play. As you might guess, Mommy is not. I’ve been just laying her down and saying “Momma loves you Maycee, it’s night night time, lay down”. I’ve done this 20 times I’m sure in one night. She’s so smart because now when she sees me coming (across the room because she’s still in our room, I know I know!) she will instantly lay down and put her face down! It makes me want to laugh so bad but I’m trying to be consistent. She’s a smart little cookie!

Easter is coming up and I’m trying to get the girls Easter baskets together! We’re going shopping for some little things tonight. I’m going to put things in their Easter basket that they can use on our beach vacation we have planned this summer so I think they will be pretty excited.

I bought Maycee Belle an Easter dress and then I found another one that I liked last weekend so now I can’t decide which one I am going to put her in. I’m not all about the big “froofy” dresses on little babies because I don’t want her to be completely uncomfortable so I wanted something a little more simple and vintage feeling. Which do you like better?

This is a really pale pink. It was hard to photograph.

And while Mommy was trying to decide between the dresses, Maycee Belle was playing in her crib ~~that she never sleeps in~~!

No BOWS in this post?? I can’t believe it! =)

A Random List

2011-04-03T18:19:00.003-05:00

1. I really am going to try to start blogging better. I’m going to make a “late new year’s resolution” to blog every Sunday afternoon. I think once a week will be a good start.

2. I have a lot of pictures that I need to catch up on posting. We had the girls all spring break and we got to enjoy the nice weather at the park. Maycee Belle ~~swang or swung~~ got to ride the swings for the first time and she LOVED it.

3. I need to brush up on my English, in particular tenses.

4. We bought the girls Easter dresses over Spring Break. They are going to look so cute! I need to get started on making their hair bows.

5. I had a stressful week at work. I had my last big observation from the state for my teaching license. The lesson and interview went really well. And my kids were awesome ~~because I begged them the day before~~ because I have an amazing class! I did not promise them cupcakes or candy because I’ve heard horror stories of that back firing! Ha!

6. Maycee Belle is into everything now that she is a pro at crawling. As I type this, she is taking every book off the shelf. She has also started walking when holding onto the couch or ottoman. It’s going by way too fast!

7. We had a farm birthday party last weekend for Baleigh. She turned 6 and it was really cute. I need to post those pictures too. Kalynn has decided she wants a carnival party. Maycee and Kalynn birthday’s are very close so I will be a party planning animal in the next couple of months!

8. A family member made Maycee Belle a beautiful blanket and I received it last weekend. Maycee and I both love it so I took her picture on it today. It is so hard to take her picture now that she is all over the place but she still looks cute, even in motion!

Maycee Belle is 9 Months Old!

2011-03-25T14:02:00.001-05:00

Mommy is late getting your post up by a few days, but have I been on time with any of them so far?? Didn’t want to break tradition! You are definitely keeping us busy now because you are CRAWLING now! I cannot believe you are getting so big. Crawling means you are into everything, and you follow us around non-stop. You are always right behind me anywhere I go in the house! You are pulling up on furniture now too. I couldn’t believe it when I looked over and saw you standing up by the couch on your own for the first time.

You are wearing some 9 month old clothes and some 12 month clothes. You are still in size 3 diapers. And you wear a size 2 in shoes. You love shoes and feet. You are always looking at everyone’s and want to touch them, which grosses mommy out because I do NOT like feet!

We had your 9 month appointment on the 21st and you were 19.2 pounds and 28 3/4 in. long. That is the 90th percentile for height and 50th percentile for weight. You are a big girl! He said you were growing perfectly!

You are such a good eater. You started eating chicken last month and so far you really like it. You love cheese too. You are also starting to hold your bottle on your own now!

Now that you are crawling around, your favorite thing to do is just sit in the floor and play with toys. You also love pulling the DVD’s out of the shelf. You are drawn to cords too and that is why you are learning what a NO NO is. So far you really listen when I say no but that doesn’t mean that 5 minutes after that you are right back at it. ha!

You say mama, dada, nana, and bye bye. You love to wave and you also love to play peekaboo. We are working on clapping and you are so close but you don’t let your hands actually hit. It’s so cute. We are also working on blowing kisses! =)

You are still not a great sleeper. Mommy and daddy have finally come to terms with that. You are just too afraid you might miss something if you sleep for too long. Usually you go to bed around 8 o’clock. You wake up around 2 and then it takes about 30-45 minutes to get you back to sleep. Mommy has stopped rocking you and I have to be very patient with you. I just roll you back onto your side and pat your back. We do this many times and eventually you go back to sleep. Then you are up for the day about 5:15. Mommy has been on spring break this week and the most I have slept in is 6:30.

You are the happiest in the mornings. You are content to play by yourself and with your toys in the floor for long periods of time. You take a short morning nap and then you usually nap from about 12-2.

You have your 2 bottom teeth in but you don’t like to let anyone look at them!

We got you a bigger car seat because you were hating riding in the car but it didn’t help. You still hate getting buckled in.

Taking pictures of you has gotten a lot harder! You are always on the move and you don’t want to sit still for long.

You are the sweetest little thing and the best thing that’s ever happened to me! We love seeing you grow and watching the new things you learn every day! We love you Maycee Belle!

A Day at the Park

2011-03-08T18:13:00.001-06:00

I have a lot of things to catch up on. We had some wild weather this winter! One week we would have 8 inches of snow and the next it would be 70+ degrees. Never has the phrase, “If you don’t like the weather here in Arkansas, just stick around for a while” been more true than the last couple of months!

On one of those 70+ degree days, we decided to take the girls to the park for the day. I love this park because it’s close to the house and there never are a lot of people there. It’s recently been redone and it is so pretty.

Inside the visitors center, they have some different displays on the history of the area. Baleigh loved this big wagon.

This spot over looks the lake and park and the girls loved using the binoculars to take a look at everything.

This girl just loves riding in her stroller!

I have a feeling we are going to be spending a lot of our time here this summer since we have the girls all summer! =)

Valentine’s Day!

2011-03-05T07:45:00.001-06:00

I know I am very late posting this but I wanted to remember Maycee Belle on her first Valentine’s Day.

Daddy did good on Mommy’s flowers!

Teeth!

2011-03-03T18:04:00.001-06:00

I forgot to mention that Maycee Belle started teething with a bang! Her 2 bottom teeth came in together! So far I can’t get a pic of them because she doesn’t let me look, but you can definitely feel them!

Her are some cute pics before we had a Mommy/Maycee shopping day!

I think I had a smudge on my camera lense but she still looked cute!

Maycee Belle is 8 months old!

2011-03-01T07:31:00.001-06:00

I cannot believe you are 8 months old already Maycee Belle! Mommy is late getting your post up again because we have been so busy! Between work, you being sick, and keeping up with you I haven’t found much time to blog! I can’t believe in 4 months you will be 1 year old!

I took you to the doctor on Friday (you have another ear infection and a bad cough) and you weighed 18.3 pounds. They didn’t measure your height but everyone says you are a tall girl! You are wearing mostly 9 month clothing but a few of your pants are 12 months because the 9 month ones look like “high waters”! Ha! You are still wearing size 3 diapers.

When you aren’t sick you drink about 7-8 oz. every 4 hours or so. You are seeming less interested in your bottle now that you are loving eating real food. So far you have eaten green beans, green peas, pumpkin, rice cereal, oatmeal, sweet potatoes (with and without cinnamon), carrots, applesauce, peaches, blueberries, yogurt, cottage cheese, string cheese, puffs, and cereal. You LOVE pretty much everything on that list except green beans and green peas. You love adding cinnamon to foods and you love eating your puffs all by yourself. It’s so cute to see you concentrate so hard to pick one up and get it to your mouth.

If you are around anyone that is eating you think you have to be eating too! I’ve made all your baby food for you and I love doing it! It’s so much prettier and yummier than the jar stuff! =)

You are also still drinking well out of your sippy cup. You get apple juice occasionally. You also like to try to drink water out of a real cup. Right now you kind of “lap” at it like a puppy dog but I think you will get the hang of it eventually. You are still my lazy girl though! You don’t like to hold any of your bottles or sippy cups by yourself. I am trying to get you to do it more and more but you would much rather mommy just do it for you!

You still haven’t completely got the crawling thing down yet, but you are sooo close! You crawl backwards right now! But you have found if you want something that you can just roll around until you get to it! You like for us to hold your hands and stand up. You still like playing in your exersaucer and playing with toys in the floor. You love remotes so we gave you your own one which you love! You love turning the pages in books now.

Your favorite trick is waving high and bye bye. It’s the cutest thing! You wave at everyone in the stores. We’re working on clapping now. You will mimic pretty much anything mommy or daddy does. You click your tongue and move your mouth when we start doing it!

Unfortunately you now love pulling your bows off. The first time you started this was a sad day for this momma! Ha! We usually only wear a bow for pictures or if we go out someplace but it seems more and more when I go to get you out of your car seat that you either have pulled it off and thrown it in the seat next to you or you pulled it down around your neck (don’t worry, they aren’t tight). A few times you have started crying in the back seat and I’ll look in the mirror and you have it pulled down over your eyes, silly girl!

Here you pulled the bow off and thought that Piper might want to play with it! You love Piper! You giggle at her all the time. You are kind of a hard girl to make laugh but you think Piper is the funniest thing!

You are talking so much now. You say mama, dada, nana, and bye bye. We are working on saying baba (bottle) now. I love hearing you talk!

This was mommy’s night gown when I was a little baby that you are wearing. You look so big here!

As much as I don’t want you to already be 1, I have started planning some of your first birthday! Mommy loves planning a party and I want it to be so much fun for you and everyone! I cannot believe how fast you are growing! Mommy and Daddy love you so much!!

Maycee Belle is 7 months old!

2011-01-28T19:57:00.001-06:00

Again my post is late because Mommy has been very busy! Poor little Maycee Belle has had the flu and an ear infection. It has been miserable! Mommy has lost a lot of sleep and cried many tears for you! You are finally starting to feel better but now your not eating much and we’ve spoiled you rotten with holding you so much! Maybe soon you’ll get your appetite back and will let us sit you down for more than a minute!

You are getting so big Maycee Belle! You weighed 17 lbs. even when you went to the doctor for the flu. They didn’t measure your height. You are wearing 6-9 month clothes and you’ve moved up to size 3 diapers!

Before you got sick, you were eating 6 oz. bottles every 3 hours. You were also eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner. You loved pumpkin, sweet potato, green beans, applesauce, peaches, banana, rice cereal, and oatmeal. You didn’t care much for peas and carrot. You’re favorite is by far the pumpkin. Making the pumpkin for you almost makes Mommy gag. I don’t like it at all but I’m glad you love it! You also love eating puffs. Mommy is a scaredy cat and I break them into a little smaller pieces for you! =)

You’ve finally figured out how to suck juice out of your sippy cup. You love apple juice and I’ve been giving you grape Pedialyte the last few days and you like it too. You still haven’t figured out how to tip the sippy up without help but at least you are drinking out of it.

You love playing with toys in the floor. You love playing with your shapes cookie jar and making it sing. When the song comes on you bounce up and down to dance. You’re quite the dancer. You love electronics too! Anytime Mommy or Daddy has the computer, cell phone, or remote close to you, you are grabbing at it. You’re a great waver now and you like to play peek-a-boo. I’ll put something over you’re head and you will pull it off with the biggest smile.

So far you haven’t figured out the crawling thing. You don’t really care to be on your belly for long but you’ve started reaching for things when you are sitting up and you end up on your side and eventually you will figure it out. You love Piper so I’m sure you’ll be wanting to crawl after her soon!

You are sleeping so much better at night now which makes everyone happier!! =)

You don’t have any teeth yet but you love to put everything in your mouth as you can tell from the picture above! You are becoming quite the little cuddler. You love laying your head on Mommy. You give kisses too but most of the time you save those for Daddy. You are laughing so much more and nothing makes me smile more than hearing your little belly laugh.

We got a big snow while you were sick so Mommy got to spend her snow days taking care of you. I’m so glad you are feeling so much better. The doctors visit was terrible for Mommy. You didn’t feel good at all and they had to draw blood and I couldn’t handle it. Daddy took good care of you though.

I cannot believe how fast you are growing up! I love every second of seeing you grow!

Christmas Part 2—Way Late!

2011-01-16T17:12:00.001-06:00

I have been a horrible blogger! I can’t believe I am posting about our Christmas day in January. Oh well! Better late than never.

We went light with the presents for Maycee Belle this year seeing as how she’s only 6 months. She was much more interested in the wrapping paper anyways!

Here she is opening her stocking! I loved opening my stocking when I was younger. My mom made our stockings too so I like that I’ve made the girls now too and I hope they look forward to all the little goodies every year in them.

She was concentrating very hard here!

She loved her new gifts!

We got the girls a little later that morning and it was time for them to see what Santa brought!

My hubby surprised me with a sewing machine. We usually don’t get each other Christmas presents but he knew I had been wanting one and I was so excited. I’ve made Maycee a couple of dresses and burp cloths but I’ve had to use my Mom’s machine in the past, but I now I have my own!! =)

Our dog Piper is always in the middle of everything, including Christmas, as you can see in the pictures above. So I made her stocking too and we fill it with a lot of goodies just for her!

That night we went to my mom’s house for Christmas dinner. We always have Chili and Soups on Christmas night and it was delicious! All the grandkids get to get together and open even more presents. My parents have 6 granddaughters and 1 grandson so there was a lot of squealing and giggling going on, but the girls have so much fun together!

This was the girls in there pretty Christmas attire before we left!

These two look so much alike! =)

My mom made all the girls little aprons to wear and they are adorable. The girls love them!

We had a wonderful Christmas!

Let it Snow

2011-01-11T12:28:00.001-06:00

I know I haven’t got around to posting our second part of Christmas but I’m working on it. I just had to quickly post a picture of Maycee Belle’s first real snow. It sleeted and spit snow a little on Thanksgiving but this was an actually real snow.

We just bundled up and ran out in time to get a picture and jump back inside. There’s wasn’t much on the ground at this point but we got about an inch in the end. And we got 2 snow days out of the deal! Love spending time at home with my baby!

Christmas Pre-Game!

2010-12-31T16:29:00.001-06:00

I’m going to have to break our Christmas down into 2 posts! We had so much fun celebrating with our families and of course with it being Maycee Belle’s first Christmas it was even more special.

We let the girls open one present a few days early so they would have time to work on it and enjoy it since they will be having to go back to their mom’s house soon. We’ve had so much fun having them here the whole Christmas break and it’s going to be hard when they go back.

For Father’s day we got Stacy a grill and the girls used the box as their club house for many weeks after. They decorated it and colored on it for days! So when I saw this cardboard playhouse in an ad for Tuesday Mornings I knew we needed to get it. Luckily my mom found it for me a couple of weeks later and picked it up for us. The girls were so surprised and loved it!

We set it up in Maycee Belle’s room since she only ~~sleeps in~~ is in there occasionally. I know, bad mom! HA! Here she is supervising the progress of the house!

Christmas Eve night we had to have the girls spread out the reindeer food in the yard for Santa’s reindeer. We started doing this last year and they love it. Reindeer food is made with sugar and oats. Sugar because it will glisten in the moonlight so Santa can see where to land and the oats to give the reindeer a snack while Santa is busy leaving our presents. Don’t pay attention to our mulch, or lack thereof. We need to add a few more bags but haven’t found the time!

We always open one present on Christmas Eve and I love the look on Baleigh’s face in the following picture. This is how she is just about every present. Bless her heart! She get’s so excited! Maycee Belle is eyeing their wrapping paper. That was her favorite part of Christmas!

This was Maycee opening her first present. It’s a little phone that talks but my favorite part is you can record messages on it for her to listen too. It’s sweet.

This is our house all lit up. We already went to the after Christmas sales and purchased a lot more lights and wreaths to really do the house up next year. We’re going to get a little more “gaudy” with our decorations next year! Think Clark Griswold! HA!

I made our stocking this year. I let the girls pick out their fabric and of course they picked animal print. I’m not sure where their love of animal print has come from? =)

The girls also loved working on their gingerbread house. You can tell that Maycee Belle was really into it! She loved the bubble wrap!

Next post I’ll cover Christmas morning and day celebrating with family!

I can’t believe this crazy Arkansas weather. We had tornado warnings all morning and a tornado touched down in a small city not far away. Only in Arkansas would we be worrying about tornadoes on New Years Eve.

Perfect Treat

2010-12-27T07:24:00.001-06:00

My Christmas post will be coming soon but I saw this on a commercial this morning and my mouth was already watering.

For January and February Sonic is going to have a Red Velvet Cheesecake Blast. What could be more Southern than cheesecake, red velvet cake, and ice cream? I’m definitely going to have to try that. I guess I can throw that lose weight resolution out the window! HA!

Doesn’t it just look delicious?

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. This crazy Arkansas weather is being wacky again and I saw on the news we were going to be back up to 69 degrees by Friday. I see some park time in our future! I cannot believe I’m planning a park play day for the girls on Christmas Break!

I’ll post about Maycee Belle’s first Christmas soon but it was wonderful!

Maycee Belle is 6 Months old!

2010-12-22T08:29:00.001-06:00

Maycee I can’t believe you are half way to a year old! Time has flown by! I’m now starting to plan your 1st Birthday! It’s going to be so much fun!

You are growing so quickly! You are 27.5 inches long (95th percentile) and 16 lbs. 2 oz. (50th percentile). You’re my tall and skinny girl! You are wearing 6 month and 6-9 month clothes. A lot of your pants are getting too short for you! You’re still in size 2 Pampers.

You are officially sitting up on your own now. You can sit and play with your toys in the floor now for a long time without falling over. You would much rather sit up than lay down now. At the doctor’s office yesterday you sat on the bed thing and ripped up all the paper that is on the bed. I’m hoping this means that you’ll have fun ripping the paper off of your Christmas presents. This is your first Christmas and we are so excited. We got your Christmas pictures done a couple of weeks ago and you weren’t a big fan of the whole process. It took a whole lot of work to make you smile but when you did they turned out so cute! Mommy hasn’t scanned them into the computer yet but we got a whole lot of prints to pass out to family and friends.

You are loving playing in your exersaucer now. You can stand up in it and bounce around. You can spin it around on your own now too. You don’t really care for your play mat anymore because you don’t like laying down to play anymore. Most of the time you just enjoy sitting on a blanket with all your toys around you.

You love to eat! You still have a 5 oz. bottle every 3 – 3.5 hours but you also eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner now. You eat bananas, applesauce, cereal, green beans, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, and avocado. You love them all now! You also drink a little apple juice every now and then. Mommy tried giving you a sippy but you just weren’t too sure of it yet. We’ll keep trying to help you get used to it.

You are still sleeping through the night! Hallelujah! Mommy is enjoying Christmas break with you now and I’m having to get used to the fact that I’m not going to get to sleep in though. You still think your suppose to be awake by 5:30 or 6:00. It’s ok though because you are just so cute and sweet in the mornings. You smile so big at your mommy and daddy.

You are at the age where you are starting to notice the people around you and you have gotten a little stranger anxiety. You threw your first fit in the church nursery when mommy left you a couple of weekends ago and they had to come get me. You were not happy!

You do some of the cutest things now. You know how to wave bye-bye and you do it all the time. You still just babble all the time but you do it so loud that mommy has to stick your “pappy” in sometimes at church because your just so loud. It’s so cute though!

We are so excited to celebrate our first Christmas with you. You are the perfect little present and we love you more than anything.

Newborn Pictures

2010-12-07T14:45:00.000-06:00

I don’t think I ever got to post a few of Maycee Belle’s newborn pictures so I wanted to post those on here to have in the future.

We had Maycee’s pictures done when she was only 5 days old. She didn’t cooperate very well. Most of the newborn pictures you want them to be sleeping and she just wasn’t very tired! HA! I had to spend a lot of time trying to put her to sleep and then she would only stay asleep a few minutes before she was up again. Luckily our photographer was very patient and she got some really wonderful shots that I will always treasure. I can’t believe how big she already is compared to these pictures! I can’t wait to get her One Year Old pictures done.

The rug Maycee Belle is laying on here was made by my Nanny and Aunt. It’s in her nursery as well.

The blanket here was made by my sweet Great Aunt Reba Jo. We love it!

We got some really sweet ones of all three girls together. They are so good with her and when they are here they are such a big help. Maycee Belle loves her sissies! =)

Jessica Meinardus was a wonderful photographer and I would recommend her to anyone. You can visit her website or find her on Facebook.

Thanksgiving 2010

2010-12-05T14:30:00.001-06:00

I know this post if very late but better late than never right? This was Maycee Belle’s first Thanksgiving and I was a horrible mother and didn’t take many pictures. I did manage to take a few pictures of her before we left, although she wasn’t really wanting anything to do with it. She was much more interested in trying to play with her boots.

We spent Thanksgiving with both sides of our families. We’re lucky that our families live close so we could make it to both. We went to Stacy’s Mom’s house for lunch and my Mom’s house for dinner. We had lots of yummy food and Maycee Belle tasted some mashed taters and then had some of her green beans for dinner. She loved being with all the people and getting all the attention.

It actually sleeted and spit a little snow in Fayetteville while we were there, even though just the day before it was in the 70’s. Nothing like Arkansas weather for ya. It was Maycee’s first snow though so I wish I had taken a picture for her. I’m going to get better at taking pictures of everything though so she can look back on this one day.

We have so much to be thankful for this year and we were so glad we could spend the holidays with our families.

Maycee Belle is 5 Months Old!

2010-11-27T08:26:00.001-06:00

I’m a little over a week late in posting this but Maycee Belle keeps me busy and we’ve been getting ready for the holidays so I have a good excuse!

Maycee you are growing so fast! We haven’t been to the doctor since your 4 month appointment but I’m sure you’ve gained a couple of pounds since then. You are eating 5 oz. every 3 hours, finally! It wasn’t as hard as Mommy was expecting to finally get you to wait 3 hours, thank goodness! You are wearing 3-6 month clothing and we just went shopping for some new winter clothes last week and you are wearing some 6-12 month dresses! We got you the cutest little fur boots and black church shoes. It’s going to take you a little while to get used to them because now it’s more fun to kick and kick until you kick them off! You are wearing size 2 diapers still.

You love eating your cereal now and you’ve also ate applesauce and green beans now. You LOVE the applesauce but the green beans you’re not too sure of so Mommy has to mix a little applesauce into them to get you to eat them. I’ve been making your baby food and it’s so fun. Right now you eat about a tablespoon of cereal/applesauce for breakfast, one ice cube size portion of green beans sometimes at lunch, and then I switch up what you eat for dinner (sometimes cereal/applesauce, sometimes green beans). I just made up a batch of pumpkin yesterday so we’ll be trying that this week. You LOVE sitting in your high chair and you always try to grab the bowl when we set it on the tray.

You mostly love to just lay on a blanket in the floor and play with all your toys. You’re not very interested in your play mat anymore. You usually only get in your bouncy seat while either me or Daddy is taking a shower. You like to hear the sound of the shower and it’s good for your little clogged up nose. You still get in your swing sometimes but not nearly as often as you used to. You like to play in your exersaucer at home and your jumperoo at Nana’s but usually not for a very long period before you want to be held or moved around. Sometimes you just like to play in your high chair with some toys.

You are so close to sitting up on your own. You love to be sitting up. You can do it for a couple of seconds before you fall to the side. You like tummy time more and more now but you haven’t pushed yourself up yet.

You’ve started this new thing where you don’t like to be left alone in a room. As soon as one of us leaves you start fussing. You just always want someone to talk to. You don’t laugh very much. It takes a whole lot to get you to laugh. And usually only Daddy can do it. Mommy got you to laugh at her for the first time last night by tickling your ~~little~~ big thighs.

Your sleeping has improved a ton finally. You are sleeping in bed with Mommy and Daddy even though everyone tells me not to! HA! Mommy had to get some sleep though. I have all summer off to break you from it! =) You will sleep in bed with us from 8:30 p.m. to about 4:00 and then you’ll start moving around a lot and kind of fussing a few times. Mommy pats your back and puts your “pappy” back in several times until 5:30. Mommy and Daddy’s days of sleeping in are over! Even on the weekends you always get up at 5:20. You’re definitely on a schedule!

When you go to sleep you usually like to have your pappy in and then shortly after you spit it out. You also like to rub something on your face (i.e. a blanket, a silky, or a burp cloth). It’s so cute. As soon as I put something up by your face you are out! When you’re sleepy you also like to “scratch” at everything around you. It’s so sweet. You sometimes do it even when you’re awake. You love to feel of everything.

You’re the sweetest little baby in the world and so cute too! Everyone always comments on your big baby blue eyes! We are so happy to have you in our lives! Mommy and Daddy love you tons!

Fall is Fun

2010-11-02T18:50:00.001-05:00

Maycee Belle is getting so big. I took a few fall pictures of her the other day in a little pillow case dress I made for her.

The weather has been so pretty lately and it’s really making me ready for all the holidays coming up.

We’ve been getting new things done around the house too. We’ve got a new couch and love seat, new ottoman, and got cedar posts put up on our front porch. We still have lots of things we want to get done around the house that I’m excited about!

Sock hop girls, bumble bees, and witches, OH MY!

2010-10-31T15:32:00.001-05:00

The girls had a great time for Halloween. My hometown, Mulberry, had their trick or treating on Saturday night so we went ahead and went then.

Baleigh was the cutest little sock hop girl. She loves getting to wear make up!

Kalynn was a cute witch. Daddy did her face paint.

Maycee Belle was the cutest little bumble bee! She ended up being too long for her costume so we had to cut leg holes in the bottom to get her in her car seat.

We met up with my brother and sister in law so the girls could trick or treat with Caitie and Paxton. Caitie was a witch too and Paxton was a sweet little vampire. I thought Maycee would end up getting fussy but she fell right asleep in her stroller.

We went to mom and dads to get candy and me and Maycee Belle stayed there while the rest of the kids finished up trick or treating. We had a little photo shoot though and I got some of the cutest little pictures of Maycee and Paxton. They’re best friends you know!

The girls got lots of candy and Maycee Belle was so good for her first Halloween. Can’t wait till next year when she can really get into it! =)

Maycee Belle is 4 months old!

2010-10-24T14:11:00.003-05:00

Maycee Belle you are getting so big so fast! You really would like to eat 5 oz. every 2 hours still but we’re trying to stretch you to 3 hours. So far you are doing good. You had your first serving of rice cereal and you really like it. You also like making the mess that comes with it.

You still wear size one diapers and you are wearing mostly 3-6 month clothes. Mommy has been buying you winter clothes and you look so cute in them. Your lil jackets and jeans are so cute! I can’t wait for you to wear your little hats but this Arkansas weather hasn’t decided to cool off enough yet!

Your sleeping habits are still all over the place. You just love to wake up and spend time with Mommy i guess. Some nights you only get up once and some nights you get up 4-5 times. We’re just on your schedule now! You like to run the show! The doctor did say at your 4 month appt. that you could have been sleeping through the night at 2 months so he gave us some tips that we are going to work on. You still like to be swaddled with one arm down. Daddy jokes that you’re going to be 7 years old and I’m still going to be swaddling you! Ha! But I asked the doctor and he said you could be swaddled as long as you like it.

You had your 4 month appointment and you weighed 14.4 lbs. and you are 25 inches long. You are in the 75th percentile for both. You had to get 2 shots and mommy and you both cried but daddy was there to make it better and you only cried for a bit. You also had to go to your first non-well check doctor’s visit about 2 weeks ago. You got a viral rash. It didn’t hurt you but you kind of looked silly with all those little dots!

You are talking so much now! You coo and giggle out loud all the time now. You currently only have 1 volume and it’s LOUD! You want to make sure that everyone is paying attention to you! You still don’t really care for tummy time which probably explains why you have learned to roll from your back to your belly first instead of the other way around. You still love all your toys but you really love just lsaying on a blankie on the floor and talking and kicking your legs!

You really love your daddy! Anytime he comes in the room or you see him you give him the biggest smile. He can always make you laugh too!

You always have the biggest smile when you wake up! You really are a happy baby about 90% of the time. It’s only from about 8-9p.m. that you get cranky or if mommy or daddy aren’t getting your bottle fast enough!

We love you so much Maycee Belle!

Maycee is Three Months Old!

2010-09-28T19:21:00.004-05:00

I know this is a little late but life has been so busy I haven't had time to sit down and type this out! Maycee Belle you are getting so big! I can't believe you are already 3 months old! You make me and daddy so happy and we're always laughing and smiling with you!

You eat 5 oz now every 3 hours. You finally decided that you could go a little longer than 2 hours between eating and that helps mommy out a lot. You still spit up a whole lot but mommy knows that it's going to get better. You're just a messy girl right now!

You're wearing size 1 diapers. We like Pampers because they are so soft and I like to tell you all the different Sesame Street characters that are on your diaper. You pretend like you like to know! =) You where mostly 3-6 month clothes but a lot of times your 3 month pants are still too big in the waist. You're little thighs are getting so big and we love you're little rolls but you still have tiny little feet and a little waist. Your cheeks are so chunky and cute and they get lots of kisses.

You're sleeping better at night. You only get up once a night at 1:40 on the dot pretty much every night. But last night you slept all the way until 4:30! You are so close to making it the whole night! You still like to be swaddled at night but we're just swaddling with one arm in and one arm out now to get you used to not having the swaddle. You look pretty silly but it helps you sleep and keeps you warm!

You still love to play with all your toys. You love the swing and bouncy seat. And you love to bat and swing at all your toys on your play mat. You love to sit in your Bumbo seat and look around at everything. You love playing with the rings that mommy bought you and you love to hold onto anything you can reach, including mommy's hair. You love to smile at you daddy so big! You love when he talks to you and makes funny sounds! You love to follow Piper around the room!

You've started to try to sit up now. You hate leaning back and you're always tightening up your muscles and trying to lean up. You have been trying to roll over for weeks now but never knew what to do with your arm underneath you until NOW! Just tonight you rolled all the way over for the first time. Mommy and daddy cheered loud for you and you smiled and smiled! You were so proud of yourself and so were we!

We love you so much Maycee Belle and we love seeing you grow!!

Maycee is Two Months Old!

2010-08-22T16:11:00.004-05:00

I can't believe Maycee Belle is already 2 months old! You are growing so fast! We went to the doctor on Friday and you weigh 11 lbs 5 oz and is 23 inches long. That is the 75th percentile for both height and weight! You're a big girl! You had to get your first shots and needless to say we both cried. I hate those darn things but I know they are protecting you from things much worse!
You have been fine since the shots though. I'm glad they didn't make you extra cranky or give you a fever.

You are still in size 1 diapers. You're getting much too big now for your Newborn clothes and are mainly in all 0-3 month or 3 month clothes. We're going to have to start building up your winter clothes since we mainly have all summer! I can't wait to find you cute little sweaters and jackets.

You are still a good eater. You eat 4 oz still every 2-3 hours. Most of the time it's closer to 2 hours though. You love to eat and can't wait very long for your next bottle! You are sleeping better at night now and that makes Mom feel much better now that I'm back at work. You usually sleep from 10-3 and then from 3-6. You still don't care for your pacifier ("pappy") much but you are taking it more and more. You love to suck on your hand so Mommy is really trying to push the pappy so you're not a thumb sucker! HA! =)

You're going to your Nana's house now that Mommy is back at work and you love your Nana! You and Paxton are going to be GREAT friends. He already loves on you and he also loves to imitate you when you cry and whine. =) You are such a smiley baby and you love to coo and smile at your Daddy. I can't wait until you laugh out loud for the first time. You still love your bouncy seat, your swing, and your play mat. You have sat in your bumbo seat a few times but you get tired after a few minutes from holding your little head up! When you get bigger I know you are going to love it though because you love to look around at everything!

We love you so much Maycee Belle! God blessed us so much with a beautiful and healthy baby girl! I am so proud to be your Mommy! =)

Maycee is One Month Old!

2010-07-30T12:04:00.006-05:00

I never got around to posting Maycee's One Month post so pretend I posted this on July 19th and I'm gonna try to do better in the future!

I can't believe my baby girl is already a month old. You're growing up so fast already Maycee Belle. I can't wait until your next doctor's appointment to see just how big you have gotten. Your newborn clothes fit you perfectly now and you can wear some 0-3 months. You are long and skinny so some diapers don't fit you just right. We like Pampers and Target brand diapers.

You eat very good. You eat 4 oz. from a bottle every 2-3 hours. You spit up a lot but we are working on that. You are a "happy spitter" as your doctor says but it doesn't make Momma that happy to do so much laundry. HA!

We're working on sleeping better at night. Right now you wake up every 2-3 hours to eat and look at Momma! There have been a couple of night though that you slept for 5 hours so I know you can do it. You just inherited some of Mom and Dad's stubborness. You are such a happy baby during the day but you get fussy and restless around 8-9 p.m. We have to hold you and snuggle you extra then.

You love your swing and take naps in it during the day. You love looking at the fishies hanging down. You like your bouncy seat now too. In the begining you weren't too sure about it because it was called a "bouncy seat" but it didn't really bounce. But now that you know Mom and Dad can bounce it for you, you think it has to be bouncing all the time now! =) You love anything that plays music too. If you are in your swing or bouncy you have to have the music playing!

You like playing on your little play mat too. You like to look at all the toys and the mirror. Sometimes you like to just lay in the floor or on Mom and Dad's bed and stare at the ceiling fans though. They are you favorite! You just look at them and smile so big. We love your little smiles!

Needless to say we are pretty smitten with you, and love you soo much!

Maycee Update

2010-07-24T11:14:00.005-05:00

Maycee has been doing great and has had 2 doctor appointments already. He said she is doing wonderful and at her last appointment (2 week check up) she weighed 7 lbs. 10 oz. She is getting so big so fast. Her next appointment isn’t until her 2 month check-up. We love our pediatrician and his nurse is wonderful!

We’ve been adjusting to having a newborn and getting used to functioning on a lot less sleep!

The girls were a big help when they were here for their 6 weeks in the summer but the house is sadly quiet now that they’ve gone back to their Mom’s house. We already miss them so much!

Maycee loves her big girl baths now that her umbilical cord fell off. She just sits and relaxes and looks around. She’s very content in the water. She loves getting in the warm towel out of the dryer too when she is finished!

She has so many cute outfits that she is now fitting into and we’re rotating through so she can wear them all before she grows out of them!

I love getting to spend all day with her but I’m glad to know she’ll be with my mom when I go back to work in August. It’s still going to be hard to leave her but it will be a lot easier knowing she’s in good hands!

Maycee's Birth Story

2010-07-21T16:24:00.002-05:00

Ok…It’s time to catch this blog up!

Maycee Belle is here!

I’m gonna tell about her birth so I can always have this to remember.

I went to the doctor June 17 and was still only 1 cm. dilated and about 80% effaced. Since this was the same news I had from the previous week I began to think about inducing since that day was my due date. Throughout my whole pregnancy I didn’t even want to talk about induction because I wanted to go into labor naturally, but pregnancy was starting to wear on me and I was ready to see our baby girl. My doctor put me on the books for Monday June 21st to be induced. We were set to be at the hospital at 6 a.m. I was nervous but excited to finally know that she would be here!

Well Miss Maycee had other plans.

I don’t remember feeling any different on Friday (June 18th) but at about 9:00 p.m. I started having pain in my back and cramps. I thought it was no big deal and didn’t think anything of it. The girls and Stacy were out side in our back yard “camping out”. They had a small camp fire going and were roasting hot dogs and marshmallows. It was too hot for me so I stayed inside. The cramps continued so at 9:30 I started timing them and they were about 15 minutes apart. Stacy and the girls came in shortly and I told Stacy on our way to bed that I thought I was having contractions but they were so far apart that I was just gonna “sleep them off”. We got in bed and there was no way I was getting any sleep! At about 10:30 I told Stacy I was going to take a shower “just in case” because they were getting a little closer. The shower was relaxing and I got out and thought they were gone but they soon returned and now they were about 7 minutes apart! I had laid back down in bed but now I told Stacy I was going to blow dry my hair “just in case”.

Needless to say I’m glad I did all that because they got closer and closer and I decided to call Mom to come and stay with the girls so we could head to the hospital. On the way to hospital at 1:00 a.m. in the morning, the contractions were about 5 minutes apart and were becoming more and more painful. Onc e to the hospital they put us in an observation room to see just how strong the contractions were. I wasn’t exactly cooperating well with the monitor though because I kept standing up because it was more comfortable and they weren’t getting a very accurate reading. I was dilated to a good 2 cm. almost 3 though. We stayed in the obervation room until almost 4 a.m. when the nurse said she would call the doctor to see if they wanted to admit me or send me home. I was really hoping they wouldn’t send me home because I knew I wouldn’t get any sleep because I was in a lot of pain. Stacy was exhausted because he had worked that day and so far we hadn’t gotten any sleep.

Luckily the doctor said to admit me and he would see me when he made his rounds that morning. Unfortunately it wasn’t my doctor. But the on call doctor I was semi-familiar with so I was ok. The room in labor and delivery was much nicer and Stacy got a little sleep on the couch. Unfortunately I was still going on 0 hours of sleep. I was nauseous and had heartburn terribly. The only thing I was allowed to eat was ice chips though. The doctor was suppose to see me at 7:00 am. But it was closer to 8:30 when he finally made it. He started me on a slow drip of Pitocen to speed things up and broke my water which was terrible!! I then told them I wanted and epidural and the waiting began on the anesthesiologist. She couldn’t get there fast enough! Haha

After the epidural things were much easier and I was able to relax a little bit, although I never could get any sleep. Things progressed slowly but I went from a 7 to a 10 very quickly. I had some problems with my epidural and the left side kept wearing off so when it was finally time to push the anesthesiologist gave me one last dose to hold me over through the pushing. I started pushing sometime around 3:30. Unfortunately I pushed for longer than expected and that last little dose wore off! Finally our baby girl entered this worl d at 5:06 p.m. There were many times during pushing that I wanted to quit or didn’t think I could do it but all of it was worth it when I saw her! My husband was awesome throughout the whole thing and I wouldn’t have been able to do it without him!

Maycee weighed 6lbs. 13oz. and was 20 ¼ in long. She was much smaller than I expected! She had big ‘ole blue eyes and dark hair. She looks just like her daddy! =)

We are so thankful to have a healthy beautiful baby!

Belly Pics!

2010-03-25T17:10:00.003-05:00

I had good intentions of taking belly pictures every week but I had a bad memory before I got pregnant and then somehow it's got even worse with the pregnancy! I have a bad case of the pregnancy brain! HA! So here are the belly pics I did take!

My pregnancy has been wonderful! I didn't ever have any morning sickness (I know, LUCKY!). So far my only main complaint has been heartburn. My doctor gave me a prescription and it is a miracle drug! It helps so much! I hope what they say about a baby having a full head of hair if you have heartburn is true! I have lots of bows for that hair already! HA Lately sleep has been a lot harder to come buy. I have leg cramps and can't seem to get comfortable but I guess this is God's way of preparing me for the future sleepless night!

I haven't had a whole lot of cravings but I have had a few that have come and gone. In the beginning I really craved pickled okra. I liked it before I was pregnant but I was wanting it like every day! Then I've craved cereal for most of my pregnancy. Any kind will do. For a while there I was eating a bowl every night. Most recently I've craved Oatmeal Cream Pies and tomatoes dipped in ranch dressing!

I was really worried about weight gain when I found out I was pregnant. I've never been a "skinny-minnie" so I knew I didn't want the weight gain to get out of hand! I lost weight in the beginning and so far have yet to gain a pound over my original weight. I know it probably won't stay that way but hopefully I won't have a whole lot of baby weight to work off!

I've enjoyed being pregnant but I'm really excited to meet our Maycee Belle! Only 12 more weeks to go! It seems like it has flown by recently and I still feel like I have so much to do!

Trying to catch up!

2010-03-23T09:46:00.006-05:00

I have not blogged in soooo long! But I figure I need to try to start blogging a little more so I can remember this time of being pregnant and especially when our little booger gets here!

Although I thought we were going to have a boy I was wrong! haha We are having a baby girl and I could not be happier. We had a Gender Reveal Party and it was so much fun! We went for the big ultrasound on a Thursday and our ultrasound tech put the pictures in an envelope which I handed off to a family member to have a cake made! It was hard waiting until Saturday to find out but I wouldn't have it any other way! It was fun for our family to all find out at the same time. Here are some pictures from the party!

Choosing a name was hard! We had a list of about 6 names that we were tossing around and narrowed that list down to 2 contenders. I knew I wanted her middle name to be Belle because I have always LOVED that name and Beauty and the Beast was one of my favorite movies growing up (I even had the sheets! Haha). I also knew I wanted a name that she could go by both her first and middle name. We finally settled on Maycee Belle and that is probably what I will call her most of the time. At least until she’s old enough to tell me to drop the Belle! =)

We have been working hard on getting her room ready for her. It’s been so much fun shopping for all the goodies and putting it together. I ordered the bedding online and love it! I’m trying to stay away from a “pink overload” so we’re going with a turquoise, lime green, and brown color scheme. With touches of pink of course! I love seeing the room come together! We only have a few minor things to go and then we’ll just be waiting on Miss Maycee Belle to get here.

We painted the shiny stripes on one wall and although it is subtle I really love how it turned out. I use the term “we” loosely because Stacy actually did a lot of the painting of the stripes because the fumes were a little high! He’s such a good daddy! =) I painted the tree on the wall and absolutely love how it turned out! It’s one of my favorite parts of the room. I haven’t decided yet whether I am going to paint the 3 little birdies on the tree or not so for now they are just drawn up there with chalk until I can decide.

I’ll put up some weekly belly pics next and hopefully soon get some pics up of our new house!

Exciting Things are Happening

2009-10-18T20:14:00.001-05:00

There are lots of exciting things happening in our household!

First things first. We bought a house. The house is in the process of being built so we are able to pick many of the finishing touches such as paint, carpet, tile, counter tops, etc. This is a dream come true for me and I’ll have lots of exciting new decorating posts to come. And plenty of before and afters. We went up to the house today so I could get some before pictures and I’ll post them soon. It’s going to be so fun to see the process of the house going from a blank canvas to a finished, cozy house. So many ideas are running through my head, but I’m going to be tackling them slowly.

The house sits on a couple of acres and we even have a small creek running through the property. I know the girls are going to have so much fun spending time outside at the new house!

The girls are not the only ones that will be having fun outside…

Because I am PREGNANT.

I sent this picture to Stacy on his phone while he was at work to let him know! Luckily he didn’t fall off the pole he was working on!

We could not be happier. We have been trying for a few months and I was starting to get discouraged but after prayer and patience, everything worked out! I am only 6 weeks along so I have lots of time to plan and worry! I can’t wait to find out what we are having. We are hoping for a boy but will be happy with a healthy baby, boy or girl!

I’m hoping to keep this thing a little more updated now that we have so much more going on in our lives. Hopefully it will be a tool to help document all the fun and exciting things that are happening in our lives.

I know that all the glory goes to God for these things and we are so thankful!

“Every good and perfect gift is from above.” – James 1:17

Polka Dots, Zebra, Flowers, and more Flowers!

2009-08-05T22:36:00.006-05:00

Ok so I did it again. I am addicted to Modge Podge. And scrapbook paper. And I never remember to take before pictures because I get too excited! =)

Just imagine a dreary, dark, horrible wood impersonating laminate dresser.

Ok you got it? Good.

And now out comes the pink spray paint (Kalynn's request). The girly scrapbook paper (Kalynn picked all by herself). And the Modge Podge (my contribution).

Don't look too closely because some of my "lines" don't match up but all that matters is that this girl is happy with it.

And she is. =)

Even happier after I made her a matching sign for above her bed.

Someone shares my love for zebra print! =)

I'm loving all the ideas I'm finding on other's blog parties! If you need some inspiration head on over to Kimba's DIY Party and Gina's Transformation Thursday.

It's HIS plan, not mine.

2009-08-03T14:57:00.002-05:00

I know that God is trying to teach me a very powerful lesson right now.

But that doesn't make it any easier.

I graduated from the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith with a Bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education in May. I would say that day I was bright eyed and bushy tailed, ready to enter the rewarding field of education.

But now I am discouraged, upset, impatient, lost, confused, questioning, etc. etc.

Teaching is my passion and I can't tell you how excited I was to have my own class, my own students. To help my own kids grow and learn and be excited about school and coming to my classroom.

But I still have yet to find a job.

I've found opening. I've filled out countless applications. I've revised resumes. Rewritten cover letters. Called numerous principals. Talked to tons of secretaries. Had 3 official interviews. Met with principals unofficially. And received 3 kind rejection emails.

This is tough.

I have never not had a job since I was 16 years old. And while some people may enjoy having time off to relax at home 3 months of relaxing is wearing on me and I"m getting very discouraged.

I know I will be a good teacher. I know I will help my students thrive both socially and cognitively. I know that I can make a difference in my students' lives. I just need the chance. And that's what is so frustrating.

I've prayed about the situation more than I can say. And sometimes I feel guilty because my prayers have taken on an impatient tone and I know I should be praising God about the good things in my life as well.

We're not financially hurting. But my passion for teaching is tugging at my heart and I WANT the opportunity to put all I've learned to work.

I know that God has a plan for me. I know if I believe in him that eventually all of this will pay off in the end. I know he does not want me to hurt and cry. I know that he wants me to trust in him. God knows that I am a planner. I don't like the unknown. I know he is showing me that my plans don't always work and I need to trust in his greater plan for me.

I need to be patient in God's plans for me.

I need to pray about what he wants from me and not what I want from him.

But it's still not easy.

I love them, I love them not!

2009-07-23T10:55:00.004-05:00

Love:

--My wonderfully, supportive husband.

--My giggly, beautiful girls that make me laugh without even trying!

--Chili's Bottomless Chips and Salsa.

--Fall-like weather in Arkansas, In JULY!

--Watching Court shows all morning!

--My old school desk/end table that I got for 10 bucks!

--Piper Jo finally getting the potty training down!

--Anything Damask!

--Believing that God has an amazing plan for my life that he just wants me to trust in!

--Stouffer's Grilled Chicken and Vegetables frozen dinner! Could eat it every day!

--Reality TV (Big Brother, The Bachelorette, Jon and Kate Plus Eight etc. etc.)

--Planning for the baby I hope to conceive soon! Is it crazy I already have names, nurseries, and baby food recipes? haha

--Having my very first nephew coming soon! Now we just need a name! He's due to come in October and we still call him baby no name! Any ideas?

Love them not:

--Piper chewing on EVERYTHING!

--My hair shedding like crazy!

--Being unemployed

--Our very old and uncomfortable mattress

--Not being able to plan because of so many unknowns!

--My batteries dying constantly in my camera.

--The gobs of flies that somehow find their way into my house everyday!

--Ronnie not putting Russell up on Big Brother!

--Jon Gosselin =(

Desk Re-do

2009-07-16T11:22:00.000-05:00

This is my first time to do a linking post! And it's my first time to post a crafty project of mine so this reinvention was actually done a few weeks ago! And also because I'm new to blogging I wasn't so good with the before pictures but hopefully you can still get the idea! Here is a picture showing one of the more recent colors that the desk was painted! Beautiful shade of gold, right? Sorry mom!

My mom was getting a new computer hutch and needed to make room in her spare room so she asked if I would want one of her desks. I chose a desk that my mom has had since she was teenager. It was made by my great grandfather and I always remember the desk in my childhood home. This desk has seen many years and many different paint colors. It was originally wood with a laminate overlay of some types, then a cream color, then white, then a very interesting shade of gold, and most recently my mom had painted it sage green. No I do not remember all these shades from memory but I encountered each and every one of them after a horrific meeting with paint stripper! Let's just say this desk re-do was a lot of work and I advise you to always wear gloves when dealing with stripper! Ouch!

So after stripping, and stripping, and regretting the stripping, and sanding, and more sanding I was finally able to put a coat of dark brown spray paint on the desk. Immediately it looked much better and the hard work was paying off. Here's the desk drying in my garage!

Where are the drawers you ask? I had seen many different places on the internet where they modge podged (is that a word?) fabric, scrapbook paper, and even wrapping paper to drawers on desks and I LOVED it. This was my first time working with Modge Podge and I am now HOOKED!

I chose a different scrapbook paper print for each drawer in the desk and after drying and reapplying 2 protective coats of modge podge and adding new hardware I was in LOVE with my newly reinvented desk. Here my drawers sit in all their glory on my kitchen bar!

And here is the final product! I love it!

Thanks for visiting and if you enjoyed seeing this little makeover from old desk to hip desk go see more DIY projects at Kimba's A Soft Place to Land!

Wordless Wednesday

2009-07-08T15:18:00.002-05:00

Fourth of July

2009-07-05T15:30:00.007-05:00

The Fourth of July has always been one of my favorite holidays. I love the weather, the food, and fireworks! Well let me rephrase that last one, I love watching fireworks. I've never been that interested in shooting my own fireworks. The one summer I decided to show it a little interest in them, my sister and I caught our family shed on fire! Fire and the Fourth of July seem to go hand in hand around here but I'll get to that later.

I have been looking forward to the Fourth also because I couldn't wait to plan some red, white, and blue outfits and bows for the girls! Unfortunately we've been so busy that I never got around to making any new patriotic bows so we had to use a few we already had in the bow stash! Which is ever growing!

Friday night we attended a fireworks show in our town. We were a little late getting around so we missed out on the best seats but we found a suitable location and drug out the blanket and chairs. In our hometown they shoot the fireworks off a large dam so the fireworks can be seen from pretty much anywhere in town. The streets and parking lots were packed full of families! Soon the show began and it was so cute to hear the girls "ooos" and "awwws". Unfortunately we got about 5 minutes into the show and the "ooos" and "awwws" stopped because the fireworks unexpectedly stopped! I assured the girls they were probably just preparing for the big finale. After about 15 minutes of dark skies we decided that the cities "fireworks fund" must have been on the short side this year and decided to pack up and head home. Wouldn't you know it that just as we loaded back up into the car that the girls squealed with excitement as the fireworks began again! So instead of unloading again we just parked with a clear view and rolled the windows down to watch the show. Unfortunately the show only lasted about 5 more minutes and it stopped AGAIN! More waiting ensued and finally we headed home and enjoyed the "backyard fireworks shows" of our neighbors.

Later I would hear that the reason the show was stopped was because the dam had caught on fire not once but twice and apparently the 2nd fire was bad enough that the show was shut down. Apparently there was a real tug of war between the fire cheif and the mayor but the fire cheif finally won out. I have a feeling we will be having a Veterans' Day firework show this year much like last year when the Fourth was rained out!

Saturday we went to family get together that included lots of good food and a short swim for the kiddos. Short because it rained, and rained, and rained. And not just a little shower but pouring rain and lightning like crazy. The girls were disappointed they didn't get to swim long but were ready for desert inside so it all worked out. The girls ate ice cream and deviled eggs for desert. Yes you read that right ice cream and eggs. My girls love deviled eggs and apparently think they go great with everything.

The rain ruined our chances of shooting the small fireworks we bought so tonight we'll be celebrating the Fifth of July with smoke bombs and morning glories, a.k.a. fireworks for sissies like me. =)

I'll leave with two pictures of my little cuties! Two, because everytime we take pictures Baleigh insists I take two because she has, in her own words, "TWO smiles".

Life Is What You Make It

2009-07-01T18:52:00.005-05:00

These pictures are from a few weeks ago. The girls LOVED creek swimming! Baleigh only had one small incident that resulted in me running into the creek fully clothed to get her and nearly losing a flip flop as it floated down the creek! She learned an important lesson that the creek isn't "level" like a swimming pool and I learned an important lesson to always bring extra towels! Also that crocs are better for the creek than flip flops!

And yes my girls have bows in while they are in the creek. I can't help it ...they're bow girls! Ok maybe I'm a bow girl but they never complain! =)

Things I am looking forward to:

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1. Being able to go to church every Sunday when I don't have a weekend job anymore.

2. Having a "big girl" job.

3. Buying our very own house.

4. Painting and Decorating our very own house.

5. Redoing Kalynn's dresser with paint and scrap book paper.

6. getting pregnant.

7. Celebrating the Fourth of July with family.

8. Having Piper completely potty trained.

9. Decorating my future classroom.

10. Watching my future students learn.

11. Loving my husband more every single day.

12. Being the tooth fairy for the first time. (Kalynn lost her first tooth!)

13. Making the Sopapilla Cheesecake we ate last night at a friends wedding shower.

14. Buying my husband the Christmas present I already have planned for him.

15. Meeting my first nephew.

woMAN'S BEST FRIEND

2009-06-23T20:31:00.005-05:00

I thought I would never see this day. I finally talked my husband into getting an inside dog! We are now the proud owners of a Miniature Schnauzer puppy. She is 8 weeks old and adorable. We didn't want a "yippy" dog and we needed a dog that didn't shed. After talking with some owners of Miniature Schnauzers we thought it would be a good fit. I paid more for the dog than I ever thought I would! I grew up where the only dogs we had were outside dogs that were dropped off or came free and were most often mutts (with the exception of one Yorkie and a family consensus that we would never have another inside dog, R.I.P. Chloe).

Meet Piper Jo.

Baleigh has trouble with her name and has told everyone that visits that the puppy's name is Hyper. She even corrected me one day when I called her Piper. She said, "NO! It's Hyper!" We're working on our /p/ sound now!

We have had her since Sunday now and the girls are loving her! So far potty training has been going well. All the accidents she has had have miraculously been on the tile. How I've gotten so lucky I don't know. She has a cage and we use that at night and when we are not home. She does not enjoy the cage at night and we've been woken up to puppy howling at 1 am for the last 2 nights. And no we did not move her into the garage to help muffle the sound so we could get some sleep! =)

First Blog Post

2009-06-21T15:35:00.004-05:00

I have been following several blogs and decided it was time to finally start my own! Hopefully this will be a good way to keep friends and family updated on what we are up to and see pics of the family! I also thought this would be a good way to "scrapbook" since I never get around to using the scrapbook kit I bought at least 2 years ago!

The girls have been loving playing in the sprinkler and its a good way to play outside and still stay a lil cool with these 90 degree temperatures!