Micah Claire & Kinley

Only In Arkansas

2012-01-16T11:30:00.000-08:00

Technically this is "winter time" in Arkansas but you would never know it!!! There have been very few days that the temps have even got down into the thirties or even forties and if it does it's still up to 50, 60 or even 70 degrees by the afternoon. TOTALLY NUTS.... But I'm not complaining because I hate cold weather. We had spent soooo much time outside riding bikes, jumping on the trampoline, and at our local park, since Christmas, and it's awesome!!!!!LOVE this silly smile!And this sweet smile just makes me melt!!!FULL OF ENERGY and.........Enthusiasm!!!!!Cracks me up!!!!!

One day Poppa even stopped by and played with us!!!! Soooo sweet!!!!
Sisterly Love!!!!Micah Claire loves to swing and loves that she's learned how to swing all by herself!!!!My BIG girl!!!

And my little girl is finally loving swinging all by herself!!!!!

52 Months Old...

2012-01-15T19:38:00.000-08:00

My 52 month old.... but who's counting.... OH YEAH MC is ;)I can't believe she's going to be 4 1/2 in less than 2 months!!!!!And she is still head-over-hills in love with cheerleading. She loves everything about it: the cheering, the dancing, the flipping, and all the counting they get to do. She walks around the house saying 5..6...7....8...go 1, go 2, go 3, go 4..... a MILLION times a day!

And two weeks ago Micah Claire went to her very first movie. Mimi took her to see lunch at Chick-fil-a and then to see Alvin and the Chipmunks!!! She was more than excited about going....especially when momma let her take a big ole bag full of gummy bears and found out that she was going to get to drink a Sprite during the movie!!!!!

This month has been more than trying for me and Shawn. I have no idea why or how but Micah Claire has developed an extreme attitude over this last month. She use to use her manners 100% of the time, and she did what she was told the first time, and she never really back talked us or gave us any lip. Everyone I've talked to says it's just her age....... I am sure that has a lot to do with it but it's sooooo very trying. I keep flashing back to my great aunt saying... "Its only hard because your doing it right!" I know she's right and if we were taking the easy way out we would just let her do and say whatever. Manners and respect go a long way for me so no matter what I will stay on top of "this phase" and hope and pray it fades away quickly and my sweet, well mannered baby girl comes back to us! We love you more than anything in this world Micah Claire!!!

15 Months Old

2012-01-14T19:11:00.000-08:00

We celebrated New Years Eve at our house this year with good family and friends!!! The girls had a great time wearing their 2012 hats and necklaces and even making smores by the campfire.

How do you top a night like that.............. You turn 15 months old!!!!!!! My baby girl isn't much of baby anymore!

LOVE this smile!!!!

And at 15 months she is EVERYWHERE!!!! She NEVER sits still, she is up, she is down, she is running, she is dancing..... SHE IS FULL OF LIFE!!!!!!

This picture just cracks me up.... that ole pot belly!!!!!!

Irritated that big sister is talking while she is taking her pictures; cracked me up!!!

Oh so easily distracted these days.... NO ATTENTION SPAN!!!!

Then all the effort and hassle pays off to get a shot like this; TOTALLY melts my heart!!!

Kinley LOVES baby dolls these days. She and sister got Ally and Zoe (cabbage patch dolls) from Santa and Kinley has one of them in her hands at all times!

She loves to rock them, sing to them, put them to sleep,and feed them. One day she was feeding Zoe a bottle and MC said...... Momma you need to teach her how to nurse that baby!!! I about wet my pants... only my kids ;)

Kinley bugs you are just growing up before my very eyes. Over the last month you have started talking like crazy. You are now putting two and three words together ( more bite please, bye bye daddy, more drink please, and up sissy up). You are madly in love with your daddy and that makes me happier than you will ever know. You have had no food reactions so this month you officially started eating at school; we are still avoid peanut and peanut products till age two per Dr. Lous orders. There is really no food you will not eat. You LOVE cucumbers, Mexican rice & refried beans, strawberries, and blueberry muffins. You know all your body parts and you love to be outside. This month you stopped saying Bru and started saying Bruce. You call Micah Claire zizzy, sometimes you actually say sissy. You use to say up when you wanted down; but that has stopped and you now say down. You are a fantastic sleeper, but if you are woken up at night...LOOKOUT..... Ms. CrankyPants will show her face. You are finally liking going to the play room at the gym; you haven't cried one time this month when I take you in!!!! We love you soooo much Kinley bugs!!!!

Christmas at Granny's!!!!

2012-01-02T19:17:00.000-08:00

Christmas morning we loaded up and headed to Helena to see Granny Stoner. The girls played with all their new toys and took a few cat naps; they did GREAT!!!! We made the trip with NO Stops and arrived in less than 3 hours!!!!!!Look who finally decided that taking pictures by herself isn't' so bad!!!!!! YEAH Kinley bugs!!!She even blew me a kiss!!!!

But after a few snapshots I lost her to the sparkley tree!But my girls girl was more then willing to take some pictures by herself!!! My little ham!!!!

My girls!!!!

Too darn sweet!!!

TOTALLY PRECIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!And sweet hugs from Granny!!!!

We had a wonderful Christmas at Granny's! Her house if full of energy, lots of squeals, but most of all love! I have no idea how many Granny had enough energy and love to raise 8 kids; it's more than impressive to me! I love getting to see my cousins and I love to see my kids getting to play with their kids!!!!

Christmas 2011

2012-01-02T17:55:00.000-08:00

This Christmas was wonderful, exciting, and exhausting! We had so much to do and so many places to visit. We bought a ginger bread house but never had time to sit down and make it, guess we'll save it for next year;lol! But we did do our very first Pinterest project........I did the girls handprint/Christmas tree. It was a fun but kinda difficult project. It's isn't perfect but it's my girls and I will treasure it for ever!!!!!!!Before bed we had to get Santa's goodies out and this year MC was big enough to get the milk out all by herself!!!!My little girl is growing up so quickly :(And then we had to get a few pictures in front of the tree before bedtimeThis one just cracks me up.... my two crazy girls!Last picture.... and then it was time to hit the hay before the jolly old soul made his big stopMommy and Daddy hit the hay at 11pm.... LUCKILY because at 11:30pm MC got out of her bed and walked into our room and made herself at home on the floor.And this kids ALWAYS wakes up by 6:30 but on Christmas morning she slept and slept. By 7:30 Shawn and I were about to bust but I knew she was tired and needed all the sleep she could get. But Kinley bugs was up and wanted her sister to be up too. So after a few squeals she woke MC up and the FUN began!!!!!

Kinley was overwhelmed by all the toys in her dinning room; she went from toy to toy!

She loved the blow up ice cream truck ball pit that she got..... and I love the static it put in her hair!!!!! ANd MC loved it too!!!!And they went crazy over the tent with tunnel!!!CRACKS ME UP!!!!!!Kinley bugs got a big girl potty chair from Mommy and daddy. When she tore the paper off the box and saw the picture of it she literally went uhhhhh! We laughed so hard we about cried!!! Guess we wont be potty training any time soon;lol!

MC was sooo worried that she wasn't gonna get her travel tray. She has just asked me the night before if we forgot that she had asked for it. She had the biggest smile on her face when figured out Momma and Daddy got her!!!!And we got MC the barbie that does hair that she has been asking for, for MANY MANY months now!

And she was soooo excited to see it!!!

A Cowart Christmas

2012-01-02T15:16:00.000-08:00

Last Saturday we headed to Lodi to have Christmas with the Cowarts!My sweetie pies in front of Mimi's pretty tree! And my little camera ham had to have her picture taken all by herself!Colton and MCEmily and MCMC gave Mimi a bag full of goodies that she worked all week on!Poor Mimi tried to read all the grandkids the Night Before Christmas but wasn't very successful due to too many little ones with a very short attention spans!

And Kinley bugs had a blast playing in the Christmas sack that Poppa Mike put her in!

Christmas at Nana & Poppa's

2012-01-02T13:35:00.000-08:00

This year we decided to do something a little different at Nana's house. We decided to spend the night and wake up and have breakfast all together. The plan was to put the kids to bed and then us adults stay up and play boards games. Well those plans weren't successful due to three kidos being out of their element. Cooper wouldn't stay asleep and my girls fought sleep till almost 11 pm; but we still had a great time!I can't believe how big my girls look in this picture; they've grown sooo much in the last year!Nana and all her girls!LOVE this picture; I think it's the best one to date!!!I can't believe this sweet baby was only 11 weeks old this time last yearMy little camera ham!This picture cracks me up; sweet loving between Poppa and MC and Kinley eating.... as usual;lol!Melts my heart!!!!!!And our annual Family Christmas Picture by the fireplace was perfect!!!!! Who wold have ever thought we could have pulled off 6 adults and 3 kidos all looking at the camera at the same time; yea for us!!!!! And just last year this baby was just a tiny little bump in Aunt Ashley's belly and now he's 6 months old, eating baby foods and sitting up. He's been such a wonderful addition to our family of girls!He was really into the paper but not some much the presents; but I have a feeling by next year that will all change!!!And this kido has mastered the art of opening presents ;)She got some neat presents including a Dora book she can write her letters in and lots of arts and craft stuff including a big paint set (which will stay at Nana's house!!!!) My little bugs got a cute outfit from Aunt Ash and Uncle Eric and Poppa got her some shiny black bootsThis baby LOVES shoes!!!!! she walked all over the house in them and showed them off to everybody in the house!!!

The next morning all the kidos were up by 7am ready to party ;) Micah Claire just can't get enough of Mr. Cooper!

Nana made us a big-ole breakfast and Kinley bugs had her first bite of waffle and she loved it!!! She's really gonna love it one day when I actually put butter and syrup on it for her;ha!

Christmas with Papaw

2012-01-02T13:12:00.000-08:00

Last Thursday we had our Christmas celebration with Papaw Barry and Ms. Debbie. Kinley initially wasn't too excited about taking pictures (she gets that from her daddy!)

Next picture..... no Kinley and all smiles!!

Then Kinley finally decided that taking pictures wasn't such a bad idea and she joined in!

All of Micah Claire's presents were wrapped in Justin Bieber wrapping paper...... There are no words to explain how tickled she was when she saw them!!!!

And she was even more tickled when she saw that they got her, her very own HOT PINK digital camera!!!!That's one happy girl!!!!

And Kinley bugs LOVED her little tikes computer they got her! Poor Papaw and Ms. Debbie didn't get to open a single one of their gifts....there were just to many helpers around ;)

A Family Fun Weekend!

2011-12-19T18:13:00.000-08:00

This weekend was a fast but fun one. Saturday afternoon Aunt Paige and Uncle Jody came and spent the day with us! Kinley didn't understand the whole "opening the present" thing at first

But when she saw sister tear into hers ...........

She caught on real quick!

Kinley bugs got distracted by MC squeals when she saw the three new pair of high heels they got her!

It turned out to be a beautiful semi-warm day so we spent some time outside playing with Aunt Paige!!!Such a sweet pic!!! Micah Claire loves Aunt Paige more than anything.

I know you can't tell by any of these pictures (because Aunt Paige looks soooo great) but she was 18 weeks pregnant!!!! Only TEN MORE DAYS till we find out what she's having and we can't wait!!!! MC and I have told her it's a girl, but some reason she doesn't trust us;lol!

Sunday after church we had our annual Wingfield Family Christmas reunion. We are only related to the Wingfield's by Poppa Stan. Although they are not our blood relatives you would never know; they treat us like we are and always have been true family and for that we are truly grateful!!! And we finally got to meet..........................................

Ms. Ellory!!!!! We have been waiting to meet this baby since her sweet momma found out that after two boys she was finally having a girl!!!

Isn't she beautiful!!! Her momma says she's a mess but she was an angel all afternoon!

And of course Cooper got lots of sweet luvin too!

Fun Times Christmas Party

2011-12-18T19:47:00.000-08:00

Friday Micah Claire had her school Christmas party at Fun Times. She loves school parties because she loves to show off her music and dancing skills!

They did such a great job singing, dancing, and hopping, clapping, twirling, and all those fun things!

They played musical chairs and those kids love it; and its sooo funny how competitive they are at such a young age!

MC not only made it to the final three....but she was the ultimate winner!

After the game was over Kinley bugs couldn't resist sitting in that chair; she has to do everything big sis does and it's precious! My sweet girl!Class pic; it's so hard to get all 9 to smile, look at the camera and not melt down ;)

And then on to the good sugary stuff!!!!

And of course Ms. Mae let Kinley have one too and she went to town on that cupcake!!!!

Maggie Grace just couldn't wait to have her picture taken with Kinley; precious!!!

And Kinley bugs had to get in on sisters group pic!!!

Look at that big-ole smile; she couldn't wait to dive into all 5 of her treat bags!

This is one of those pictures that makes realize how big she is getting!

MC and her two buddies Kalyn and Paisley!

Going to See Santa!

2011-12-18T19:26:00.000-08:00

Last Saturday Willie and I took the girls to see Santa Clause and it went soooooo well... NOT!!!! Micah Claire was more than ready to see Santa and inform him of what she wanted for Christmas. But my sweet baby girl wanted NOTHING to do with that weirdo in the white beard. I tried to hold her and sit by him but she about clawed my neck to pieces to get away from him. Maybe next year....or the next she'll come around!

Before we headed out we got some great pictures of the girls by the tree! My sweet smiley girls!

LOVE!!!!

Cheessin!

Oh the little cheerleader emerged;lol!

This cracks me up...looks like MC had enough of holding Kinley's hand!

Kinley bugs has finally come around and realized that taking pictures isn't so bad! And she now knows she can instantly see the pictures on my camera and that tickles her!

Cracks me up!!!

And eventually the tongue emerged too! Love my girls and all their little weird quirks!

51 Months

2011-12-04T13:10:00.001-08:00

As soon as the first of the each month roles around and we take Kinley Bug's monthly pictures Micah Claire begins the count down till it' the 4th of the month and his her turn to take pictures. I never intended to still be doing a month profile at this age but I would never want her to think I did something sister and not her.... So here is our 51 month post!She told me she was Mrs. Clause in this dress; cracked me up!!! Uhhhh....yet another day with cheerleading. She wears me out jumping, and clapping and doing motions EVERYDAY ALL DAY LONG!!!! She begs me everyday to let her be on the little cheerleading squad at the gym and I REFUSE!!!!! I told her we would talk about it when she started kindergarten but that hasn't stopped her from asking day after day.
And of course we had to have some pics with the ole parents;lol!
I dread the day when she thinks its "not cool" to take pictures with us; maybe that day will never come;ha!

And of course Mrs. Clause wanted pictures by the tree!

Too stinking cute!

And a picture by her pink tree!
LOVE this picture; MC kinda has an evil little smirk going on and it cracks me up!

My sweet girls in the matching dress Ms. Debbie got them; Thanks Ms. Debbie!!! One kid sticks their tongue out....... One Smiles.......

And then visa versa;lol!

Since MC has been cleared to eat eggs me and Nana have been letting her help cook with eggs too! She loves it and she actually does a great job! This morning she cracked 4 eggs all by herself...........

and she was VERY proud of herself... if you can't tell :)

Over the last few months her penmen ship has really improved!!!! She is writing her name like crazy these days. About 1/2 the time she does it perfect and the other 1/2 she writes her M's and C's backwards....but I like it and thinks it's unique for now!A few weeks ago her friend Madelyn had a My Little Pony Party and MC got her first pony ride!Ms. Katie reallllllly out did herself with the party and the ponies. They colored their manes and painted hearts on themI LOVED the pink horse; it was pink all over and had tons of braids and bows in it's mane. MC was nervous at first, but a few mins she took right to it!!!This month MC has mastered her back bends and can even do them from a standing up position!!! It is exciting to watch her try new skills!!!!
And she has masted all three splits; she can do down all the way all three ways!!!

And she is working really hard on her pull overs on the bars!

And it seems like we may be getting closer to staying dry all night!!! Four nights this week she kept her pull up dry. It's been a VERY slow going process. Dr. Perrin has assured me it's normal for some kids to be in 2nd grade before their bladders mature enough to "hold it" all night and not make a big deal out of it. Not make a big deal.....have ya seen the prices of pull ups...YIKES!! But we have tried to take it in stride and not make a big deal if she's dry or wet. But I tell ya I just can't help but be OVERLY happy when that thing is dry and it tickles her pink when she finds out she kept it dry all night!!!!

Family Christmas Pictures

2011-12-03T18:10:00.000-08:00

Three weeks ago we got all dressed up to take our Christmas card pictures. Usually Christmas card picture time is STRESSFUL and EXHAUSTING but this year it wasn't. This year things went smooth,fast, and most of all.....there were NO MELTDOWNS from either child or me;lol!Kinley bugs just wasn't in the mood to smile; she was 100% serious!I can't believe how much my girls have changed since this time last year; it's amazing how much they have both grown!To say my husbands hates to take pictures is probably the biggest understatement. He dreads and despises taking pictures. Of the million pictures I have with him.......he might have been actually smiling in less than 10 of them. But when I almost dropped Kinley during pictures it tickled and I got a picture with him smiling....... LOVE IT!!!!Couldn't resist taking a pic by the red tree; just beautiful! Do you see what I see????? Look closely and you will see my brother behind the tree....Uncle Eric is always the jokester (guess that's my payback for dressing Cooper up like girl)Me and big girl!Almost got a smile!My sweet girlsOne of favorites!!!! Dad and his girls!

So sweet!And MC just couldn't' wait to take some pics all by herself; my little camera ham!Precious!

Kinley bugs wanted no part of pictures with her sister or by herself. Normally I would have tried and tired to get those pictures, but this year...... I just let her be. Maybe next year she will be more of a camera ham. This year I was on top of Christmas cards; I ordered them two days after we took the pics and actually had them in the mail the day after Thanksgiving!!! I was so impressed with myself; it may never happen again so I will toot my own horn this year ;)

14 Months Old

2011-12-02T19:29:00.000-08:00

Yesterday my baby girl turned 14 months old. This month has been a little bit trying. We took the passy completely away about two weeks ago. She now goes down for all naps and bed time with no passy!!!! It wasn't too hard; but it wasn't' the more pleasant experience either. There have been a few times when she's found one and she grabs it and takes off running; it cracks me up! She cut her top two molars about 3 weeks ago and this week her bottom molars started to break threw! Her new word this month is "mine" and she uses it quite regularly!My baby girl is getting so big :( She is fascinated with the our two Christmas trees..... She thinks blowing me a kiss will distract me from her actionsI'll just point and not actually touch......

And that only last a few seconds and then those little hands can't resist!She loves the our family ornament from last year; I hope and pray she doesn't break it!!!This month we have busted out the pig tails and I have to say she looks SUPER cute with them!!
PRECIOUS!!!

Big Smiles an Pig Tails.... life is GOOD!

It's beginning to look alot like Christmas.....

2011-12-02T18:42:00.000-08:00

I wish I could say that we waited till Thanksgiving was over to put our tree up.... but that would be a big ole lie. We actually put our tree up the Sunday before Thanksgiving, against daddy's wishes! Last year Micah Claire was sooo excited to see all the decorations go up; this year she remembered her favorites from last year and kept asking when I was gonna put certain ones up. I love that she is now remembering things from year to year! She is starting to learn about our traditions and that is wonderful; it gives so much more meaning to the season!The tree is up.... the let season begin!!!!!Keeping Kinley away from this tree has been....well... exhausting!She even remembered which ornament was my fav and told Kinley all about it!And my by girl caught the stomach bug on Thanks giving night and puked her guts up for 24 hours. I felt so bad for her. She finally started feeling better Sunday so I got her and Kinley bugs their very own pink Christmas tree! She lite up like the 4th of July when she saw me bringing it all in.....made it all worth it!!!!

Kinley LOVED the new pink and purple ornaments!

MC got to put every ornament on by herself; she had a blast deciding where to put them all. I had intended for her to only put the pink and purple ornaments on but she asked if she could put a few of the special ones on there. She wanted to put her picture ornament from school last year on and I was fine with that.........Then she wanted the ornament we done for her first Christmas.... that took some serious begging to get.... but then...... She asked to have her Baby's First Christmas 2007 ornament that Ms. Brenda got her. Uhhhh..... that I didn't want to do, just couldn't' bare the thought of something happening to it. She with her big puppy dog eyes and pouty lip she said she would take care of it and put it up wayyyyy high so Kinley Bugs wouldn't' get it. So of course gave and she got to take from the big tree to their little tree.

She was more than proud of herself and her new tree! I have to says she really did do a good job!

And Kinley Bugs has really enjoyed having a tree with a bunch of ornaments right at her finger tips. She takes numerous ornaments off everyday and it kills MC that her tree is being messed with. Such wonderful, warm, sisterly memories being made....NOT!

My Little Racer!

2011-11-13T10:14:00.000-08:00

Yesterday my big girl ran her first race! She has excited about this for the last week. Nana, Papaw and Aunt Ashely all came to watch her run and that tickled her pink!!!!

She couldn't believe she got her own race shirt.

And she wanted a picture of the back of the shirt but she wouldn't stay turned around for me to get a real picture;lol!

Warm up time!!!!

She was more than full of energy!

MC and sweet Georgia Kate!!! Cutest two racers there!!!

She did a great job running and she even got her own medal!!!

After the race....it was time for fun! She about jumped out of her skin when she saw Dora!!!

Then Elmo!And then Tigger!The girls had a great time in the bouncy house and sliding down the big slide! And Sitting in this huge chair!!!
MC is already talking about racing again next year and that tickles me pink!!!!

The Golden Month.......

2011-11-12T08:01:00.000-08:00

Last Friday Micah Claire turned the BIG FIFTY.... Fifty months old that is! She loves when the 4th of each month roles around because she knows it's picture time. And she really enjoys them now that I let her decided where and how to take them....such a creative mind!

This month has been sooooo much better that last month. She only had one night over this last month where she woke up screaming. There have been no more sleep walking episodes and that is fabulous!!!!
However... this month her "Imagination" (as my mother calls) it has kicked into overdrive!!!! She loves to make up stories and events which is all great up until a certain point. And at that point I call it lying! We have had to have several talks about telling the truth and the importance of doing so.
MC has always been inquisitive....but this month takes the cake. And she's at that age where she's starting to put things together and ask some tuff questions. We love to watch Biggest Loser and Dancing with The Stars..... but I NEVER imagined those shows would spark so many questions. This season on DWTS they have JR who's face is disfigured from an explosion he suffered while serving our county. She has asked why his face looks like it does, what is a solider, what is the army, and is War. Those questions are wayyyyy harder to answer/explain to a 4 year old than I thought. And last Tuesday she finally asked...."why those people are on the biggest loser." I told her they were unhealthy, didn't eat right, and didnt' exercise much before they came on the show; and no they are having to exercise a whoooole bunch and learn how to eat healthy. Which lead to many questions about people she knows and if they are healthy and why they aren't. Those are tricky and baited questions and I know that one day she's gonna say something to somebody she feels is over weight and out will come everything I've ever told her.... Can you say AWKWARD!!!! I've tried to explain to her that nobody is perfect and we all have our flaws....but I'm not sure if that sank in yet. I guess that's what something we learn as we grow and mature and a little much for a 4 year old comprehend;ha!

And last but certainly not least she has started to figure out that no all her friends parents are still married. And that some kids have parents who don't live together and some have "2 mommys" (aka...step-moms) or "2 daddy's" (aka.....step-dads). Which has led to questions about WHY are they not married anymore. So far I have been able to answer them with simple answers. Probably the biggest thing I dread is when she FINALLY realizes that my mom and dad use to be married and they got divorced. I don't know how I'm gonna answer those questions. And truthfully I don't want to talk about; it still to the day makes me ball my eyes out to think about it. I pray the Lord gives me strength and guides me the day that conversation occurs!My 50 month old! She even makes sure her baby is strapped in;such a good girl!

LOVE THIS!!!! All her idea!!!This is one of those feather out of the head shots and I love it! She laughed soooo hard when she saw it! Sweet!

And then Silly!

She is IN LOVE with these silly shoes... they have a tiny heel on the back and she says they are high heels and she wants to wear them everyday!

Me and my big girl!

These two knuckle head crack me up!

No that's better;lol!

Picture Perfect!

To say MC loves to dance is.....well.....an understatement. We get the biggest kicks out of watching her and we have no idea where she comes up with the moves!

13 months old

2011-11-06T14:21:00.000-08:00

On Tuesday Kinley Bugs turned 13 months old. This month has been new territory for us. Our sweet laid back bugs has turned into a feisty fireball. It's shocking, and at times funny, to see her just fall apart. I had forgotten about the "throwing myself to the floor stage" that Micah Claire went through. But the first time I saw Kinley do it I was immediately taken back to those days. Micah Claire never learned to do it softly; but after a few hard hits Kinley learned to throw herself to the floor but then gently lay her head down (smart cookie!).

It took about two weeks for Kinley bugs to get use to not nursing every morning. Now she is use to getting up and having her big girl milk out of her big girl sippy cup!!!! This month she cut her two top 12 month molars. She can now show you where her hair is, her belly is, and her nose is. And her daddy has been working super hard to teach her that the cow says moo. And yesterday she finally said moooo (really it was more like boooo) when he asked her. I think he was more proud than she was;lol! She is turning into such a big girl; it's amazing and at time exhausting to keep up with her!

My wild child;ha!Love this smiling face!!!!For the last two weeks she has been making this face like crazy and it cracks us up!

And she is climbing like crazy these days. She LOVES to climb up her and MC's step. It makes MC sooooo mad that Kinley climbs up to the top where it has her name written. It cracks me up to hear MC say.... MOM tell Kinley to get off my step.... Tell her Ms. Courtney painted my name on top and her name on the bottom and that's where she needs to stand. Nothing like sisterly love; lol!And Kinley is into everything and anything that her big sister does. So these days she is loving coloring in coloring books and reading books!My little Picasso ;)And even more climbing up onto sister top step again; can you tell she's proud of herself!!!
And the week after Kinley turned one, she officially moved up to the 1-1 1/2 year old class at school. She has done great and she loves her new teachers, classmates, and all the new toys and fun things like going outside that she gets to do in her new class!

Girls Weekend

2011-11-05T13:17:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday was I was suppose to run my 3rd 5K but it turned out to be only my second 5K. I couldn't be happier as to why my 2nd one got canceled though........ My running partner and bestie Paige is finally having a baby after many, many years of trying. Her story is truly nothing short of a miracle and a testimony to her dedication and trust in the Lord. We love you Aunt Paige and we can't wait to Flower (this is what MC has named the baby!!!)

I am slowly but surly starting to get into the running thing. My first 5k was ran in over 100 degree temps and this one it was below freezing temps. Regardless of the weather my super awesome hubs and my two precious girls were waiting with big smiles and hugs for me at the finish line and that means more to me than anything in this world!!!!

After the 5K daddy loaded up and headed to deer camp and us girls got ready for Girls Day. Years ago our girls night was just us grown up girls, good food, good conversation, and good drinks. Well over the years we have all started having children and well....the rest is history. So our new version of girls night consisted of taking all the kidos to Jumping Apes in Texarkana and dinner at ShoGuns. my two happy girlsKinley playing house with her future hubs Henry ;)Henry was more impressed with the toys than Kinley;loL!Kinley had a blast, she was up and down and everywhere!She LOVVVVVED sliding down the little exit ramps!One of the very few times I got my child to sit still for a picCheeseToo cute!MC was little leary of the big slide, but after she saw Ms. Claire fly down it she was hooked! I totally lost count of how many times and ways these two wild girls went down this slide!Then it was dinner time!!!!

My favorite part of the night was when we arrived at the restaurant and the hostess asked how many were in our party and Evelyn started counting and said..... Oh my God there are more kids than adults, we're so out numbered. It totally cracked me up!

Years ago we out numbered the kids but over the last few years the babies have kept on coming. There was very little time time to talk or to listen to every conversation due to all the kidos needs, but the all that matters is we were together! The years will come and go but true friends are priceless and last forever! Love you girls!!!This was MC's first time at at Japanese steak house; not sure she really liked very much of it but I was proud of her for trying some new foods! And cutie pie Ms.Claire was more than full of energy!

After we got home and cleaned up we put on the new camo pj's Papaw Barry & Ms Debbie got the girls.... My camo cuties!!!!

Our Halloween

2011-11-05T11:57:00.000-07:00

We have had fun all month long getting ready for Halloween. I love the Micah Claire is old enough to really enjoy holidays; it brings back so much excitement and memories for me!Big Smiles from my Big Girl!Please excuse Kinley is very taken with MC's vibrating tooth brush and she is pretty much inseparable from it;lol!The Thursday before Halloween all the kids at Fun Times got to wear their costumes to schoolMC and her buddies Paisley and Chloe!The Friday before Halloween was her school party and she was pumped!My sweet girls; I got one picture of them together

Kinley is on the move these days and will NOT sit still for anything!MC had a blast showing Mommy and Daddy all her Halloween songs and dances!And of course she loved the cup cakes, Cheetos and Capri Sun.... nothing like a sugar high;ha!Kinley bugs had her school party on Halloween day. She dove right in to her cupcake and gobbled it up!Then it was time to get dressed up and do some trick or treating. Kinley didn't know what to think about the dilly-bopper headbandThen it was time for the wings...... she checked them out for a second and then.........she wanted them off ; just my luck;lol!Mommy with her favorite bumble bee and lady bug!LOVE IT!My sweet little bumble beecheese

she was tired of taking pictures and kept asking how much longer till we get candy!Really MC?!?!?!?!And of course we had to have a tongue out pic;ha!
And Kinley finally looks at the camera.....and MC had to scratch her foot;uhhhh!All My Sweeties!Kinley had no idea what was going on but she was excited!!!
And MC knew exactly what was going on and she was E-X-C-I-T-E-D!!!!!One of those pics that just melts my heart!!!!!
We stopped by Papaw and Ms Debbie's house

We made a few more stops and then finished up at Nana's house!

Our best attempt......

2011-11-05T02:08:00.000-07:00

A few Saturdays ago we loaded up and headed to OBU to take some fun family pics with Cooper and Aunt Ashley. Well....our best intentions are always shot by reality. We were suppose to meet at 4 by my girls both decided to take a 3 hour nap that day; so we didn't get there till 5pm. And by then it was close to Cooper's feeding and nap time. Needless to say it was photo shoot full of lots of excitement. I think I took 117 pics in a 30 min time frame and MAYBE.... MAYBE got 3 or 4 pics with all the kidos looking at the camera. Oh well....such is life.... and some of my favorite ones are the out takes anyways ;) Our cute pies!

This is about the only pic that I got with Cooper smiling but somehow I cut off MC's head;lol!

These just crack me up; MC smiling, Cooper ticked off and Kinley totally confused about the situation;lol!

YAY.... finally got one with all three looking!

MC still smiling, Cooper is officially pissed off and Kinley...well... she's still a little confused;lol!

My sweet girls!

LOVE IT....such sweet sisters!

And my big girl; such a camera ham!

I still can't believe she's 4; just doesn't' seem possible!

After a break we decided to get Cooper back into the pics....Looks like Kinley is telling him.... Good job Cooper....stay calm and smile;lol!I told them to give Cooper kisses... and well..... this is what I got. IDK what Kinley Bugs was doing These pics are priceless and crack me up. Kinley looks like she's in deep conversation with Cooper

Oh My Kinley bugs and her tongue, she LOVES to show it off!

This one is my fav. Kinlye's expression cracks me up; MC looks like she is totally zoned out, and Cooper is just laid back gnawing on his hand.

Catching Up.......

2011-11-05T01:25:00.000-07:00

OMG time has just gotten by me lately. We have been busy every Friday-Sunday these last 3 weeks and I haven't been able to sit down and blog about anything. So here goes my attempt (while both girls are down for a nap) to get 4 or 5 post in.
We have spent lots of time down at the Lower Damn Park these last few warm but not to warm weekends.
Kinley loves playing there..........

as long as she doesn't get sand on her;ha!

Kinley bugs has mastered the art of climbing up and down her little slide.

She hasn't mastered the art of sitting down and sliding and it scares the mess out of me
But she's lucky to have a wonderful big sister who loves to play momma and help And she's even started trying to climb up the slide....uhhhh... the never a dull moment here
MC loves to show sissy fun....but not so safe ways to slide
And Kinley is trying hard to master the art of stepping down off of things and it's precious to watch!

Such concentration and dedication ;)Kinley has finally gotten over her fear of the Barbie Jeep, or should I say her sister's driving abilities;lol! And they ride all over the place and it' s a blast to watch! My two precious girls

Daddy wanted to check the battery so he popped the hood. I love this pic because it looks like Kinley bugs is her mechanical assistant!!!And this one makes me wet my pants. Kinley kept hollering up, up; which in Kinley language means up , down, or stop. This time it meant she wanted out of the jeep to .....ahem...well take care of business!!! LOL!!!And off they drive into the sunset!!!!!!! Three weeks ago we had a check up with Dr. Lou and after another negative egg skin test she gave us the go a head to put eggs back into MC's diet. She even got her very flu shot and did great; no reactions......other than the fit she through while getting the shot;lol!

She has eaten eggs every Saturday and Sunday since her visit with Dr. Lou. And she's been eating mayo on EVERYTHING!!! GOOD BYE EGG ALLERGY!!!! WOOOOO HOOOO!!!

And we are so blessed that Kinley doesn't have the egg allergy!!!! She has been eating eggs like crazy too and she loves them!!!

We've been doing some fall/winter shopping these last few weekends too. MC saw this black leather jacket at Dillards a few weeks ago and screamed and by screamed ..... I mean screamed at the top of her lungs in the middle of Dillards....OH MY GOD MOMMA!!!!! There's a Justin Bieber jacket. She was lite up like a dang Christmas tree with excitement. But when Momma saw the $70 price tag I became the mean ole momma who said no! But a few hours later we found almost the same jacket for MUUUUUCH cheaper at Target... Thank God for Target!!! And she got it and officially has a Justin Bieber Jacket.. She has worn the snot of this jacket and told everybody on the face of this earth that it's a Justin Bieber jacket.......oh when will this obsession every end;lol!

When The Cowart Girls Babysit........

2011-10-09T19:15:00.000-07:00

Aunt Ash and Uncle Eric are super busy these days trying to get moved into their new house. So... On Saturday we finally we got our turn to babysit Mr. Cooper!!!!I imagine Cooper is saying... why in the crap did my momma leave me with these crazy girls;lol! It was soooo great to have a little man in our house; and it doesn't hurt that he is so stinking cute!

Cooper blew his diaper out so he was in need of a change of clothes...... Which led to........

Us girls doing what we do best.... playing dress up.

Isn't she the prettiest thing you've ever seen.... Ahem... I mean isn't he handsome.. LMBO!!!

And we couldn't just stop with one outfit.... We had to try another one ;)

He loved playing with all the ruffles;lol!

We finally got him back into his clothes but that didn't mean we had to stop playing dress up...We have TOOOONS of bows and hats to play with in this house!!!!

LOVE this one!!!!

And this one fit him to a tee and looked adorable!!!!!

We had a blast with our first babysitting experience with Mr. Cooper. I am about 99% sure that my brother is stroking out as he is reading this and seeing all these pictures. And I am sure he will be taking our name and number off their babysitting list;lol!! We love you to pieces Cooper; your a sweet baby and you are the cutest little girl we know ;)

The 49th Month... The Hardest Ever!

2011-10-09T18:23:00.000-07:00

Too say this last month has been hard is a freaking understatement!!! It seems like the day Micah Claire turned 4 she has bee sleep walking and sleep talking/screaming. I'll never forget the first night it happened. I was awoke at midnight by her screaming bloody murder "momma help me!" She was screaming it over and over. I jumped up from the bed and hauled you know what across the house to her room. I found her standing in the middle of her room just screaming. It took me a second to realize she wasn't even wake. So I woke her up BIG MISTAKE!!!! She immediately freaked out and went nuts on me. It took a long time to calm her down and we had to let her sleep in our bedroom to keep her calm. From then on it seemed like every night it was happening. One night she was begging me to come play with her; another night she was screaming that she wanted french fries, and one night she somehow climbed over her chair and got trapped between the chair and the wall. I have been like a dang zombie this last month. It has truly been exhausting to go through this. This lack of sleep even started taking a toll on her. She was so tired that she began acting out and throwing the most God Awful fits. She has gotten so many spankings, had tons of stuff taken away and even had to miss gymnastics because of her behavior. I am not proud of how I've reacted to all this; it's so taxing to lose sleep and have an ill behaved child. Last Sunday night I finally took her to her room and sat in the floor in front of her and broke down crying. I told that I had been praying for a month now that I could find a better, more christian way of dealing with her behavior but I was really going to change my prayer. I was going to pray that she began to sleep peacefully and behave like the sweet girl I know she is. She immediately began to cry and jumped into my lap. She apologized over and over again for her behavior and promised she would try harder. Let me tell you our prayers have been answered!!!! PRAISE THE LORD!!!! She didn't sleep walk once this week and didn't scream out in her sleep at all!!! And the last three nights she has slept all night in her bed!!! I truly hope these issues are past us and don't arise again!!!

49 month pics!Every month I ask her where she wants to take her picture and this month She got creative and wanted to take it by her name! Good idea Claire Bear!!This is our scarecrow that keeps blowing away every time the wind kicks up... So MC decided to name her Windy..... I thought that was very smart of her!Today we loaded up with the Stockton's and head to Brooklyn's 4th Birthday party at the Zoo! Micah Claire and Georgia Kate getting ready to party!!!!MC, Brooklyn, and GK listening so closely to the zoo party leader! They played some super fun Zoo gamesThey each got a party bag full of super cute stuff like binoculars, fans, and, sunglasses; aren't they cute all decked out in their zoo goodies!My super stylish girl!On our way out the girls wanted to ride the carousel all by themselves.... so we decided to let them. It's sooooo hard to let go and them do things alone; but those girls couldn't have been more prouder of themselves!

A Fun and Not So Fun Week

2011-10-09T17:19:00.000-07:00

Monday we had Kinley's One Year old Shots. I HATE shots & it kills me that they insist our sweet little babies take so many shots at one time. Kinley bugs was suppose to get 6 shots and I REFUSED!!!! So we only got three and we will get the rest over the next year and her MMR when she's over three years old. I don't know if the MMR is tied to autism like they say but to me it's not worth the risk so we totally avoid it for many years! Kinley did as best as you can expect a baby to do when getting three injections. It broke my heart to watch her cry like that! She was 29 1/2 inches and 22# 12oz; she is healthy and looks great on the growth chart!

My precious baby showing off her little band aides :( But after a little Tylenol and nap she was up and raring to go. I had to go to OBU for an hour so my dad came and watched them. This picture just cracks me up; he is so taken with these girls he just literally lets them run all over him.My little Boo-tiful girl!Make no mistake... this baby would not give her passy to anyone or up for any reason she LOVES IT!!!!! My goal this month is to cut back to using it only during nap and bed time and then be completely off it by 14 months.....we'll see how that goes ;)

I had early morning conference's on Thursday and Friday so Daddy had to take the girls to school. Daddy's car seat wouldn't face backwards so Kinley bugs got to ride forwards for the first time. I really thought she would be excited to see everything but it didn't seem to phase her at all; she is just soooo laid back and I love it!!!!
Saturday Kinley somehow got a hold of a sucker and she bit a hole in it so I decided to just give her the entire sucker and she was very happy I did.....She loved every single bite of it!

Happy Birthday Kinley!

2011-10-01T19:05:00.000-07:00

Today our sweet Kinley Bugs turned the Big One Year Old!!!! It's a bitter sweet day for me; happy that baby girl is growing and blossoming but sad that she's getting old so fast. For some reason it seems like her first year has flown by faster than Micah Claire' did.

Our super cute bumble bee cake that Ms. Brandi made. (on her way to our house last night the entire top of the cake fell off and she had to go home and redo it; bless her heart!)LOVE these random pics of my girl; they make my heart smile!!!Yummy fruit and veggie spreadand Yummy pig in a blanket, sausage balls, and chips and cheese dip!I used some of the labeled water bottles to decorateMe and my big girl!!!She gives the best opened mouth kisses ever! My hope of the next year is she learns to close that mouth full of drool;lol!And really.... have you ever seen a cutie toosh!!!!! Last night we got home late from Hot Springs and the we had to wait up for Ms Brandi to fix the cake so it was almost two hours past our bedtime when Kinley finally went down for the night and she was up at 6:30am. She took a 40 min nap this morning and I thought that would catch her up but I was WRONG!!!!

I thought maybe pics by the pumpkins would cheer her up... NOPE!
Okay then maybe pics by the tree... YEA!!! That worked for about 5 seconds and

The bottom feel out again... So we took another hour long nap before the party started!While sissy slept we got a few pics of MC Such a little camera ham!
And the extra nap WORKED!!! She woke up a happy, hungry child. PTL!!!!She was even gracious enough to sit still for a second so mommy could get a pic! And blowing kisses to sissy... so sweet!

Then she even had time to take a spin in the car!

She was so wound up she didn't even want to stop and take pics with daddy

Oh... and then Poppa arrived. This girl is head over heals in love with her Poppa Stan these days. She will leap out of my arms for him!She didn't even want Nana to hold her; she wanted her Poppa's hugs! Then it was time for the cake!!! She didn't know what to think about all those people singing to her and starring at her. She kept giving them the funniest looks; it was cracking us all up!

She wanted at that cake!Time to blow the candle outThen time to dig in!!!! It only took me one time to show her how to actually dig into the cake and ice cream and she understood and went to town!!!!

Look at sweet chocolate covered face!!!!MC loving the bumble bee from the top of the cake!Kinley showing off the bumble bee bracelet Ms. Debbie made her; sooooo cute!Then it was time for presents and Kinley was about ready for another nap...so Poppa stepped in and helped herShe didn't really know what to think about all the unwrappingThen it was time for her big present....MC was hiding behind the top and pulled it up and squealed Kinley it's me!!! Cracked me up!She didn't' know what it was but she wanted in it with her sister!!LOVE This pic... MC playing with chap stick and Kinley with a piece of gum; both as happy as they can be!Kinely was toooo busy checking out her new wheels to even take a pic with Aunt PaigeCooper was great at the party; he got lots of attention ( like most cutie pies do!)MC and Uncle Eric! Think this is the best pic of these two EVER!!!Ms. Debbie and her girls!!!! LOVE This! Such happy girls!
I took 11 pics of these three and got not one pic with all three of them looking;ha!

This is a book called "your my little love bug" that Ms. Debbie and Papaw Barry got Kinley. It has her picture in it and it is precious. I cried like a baby the first time I read it! Kinley bugs got some super cute clothes today; like this dress from Aunt Paige and Uncle Jody!

After presents Kinley went down for an hour nap and woke up ready to play with some of her birthday goodies. And while she slept... The Razorbacks kicked some Aggie tail!!!!! WOOOO PIG SOOIE!!!!!!!!!!!! What a great day to turn One Year Old!!!!! Thanks to all our wonderful family and friends who helped us celebrate!!

52 weeks.....

2011-09-30T18:51:00.000-07:00

52 weeks.......52 weeks... WOW it just doesn't seem real. My sweet baby girl is 52 weeks old. Tomorrow when we wake she will officially be ONE YEAR OLD!!!!

My sweet, happy, lovable girl!!!! She loves to climb in and out of her rocking chair these days.

And this week she has really started taking interest in books. She doesn't like for anyone to read them to her; she is very independent and like to read them to herself. It's so sweet to hear her just babble away.

IDK why this pic will not rotate.... but the big news is...... Kinley officially moved out the pack in play in our bedroom and she's in her own room in her own baby bed. She has done great and has even slept in a few times (sleeping in, in this house is 7am but I'll take it over the 5:45am wakings we were having!!!!)

L-O-V-E this picture!!! My child has a vivacious appetite and loves everything she is allowed to eat. This week she got her first taste of refried beans..... and she loved it soooo much she wanted her entire face to taste it;ha!!

Sooooo Many Bees......

2011-09-26T05:51:00.000-07:00

I am sooo behind getting things ready for Kinley's birthday party. Tuesday it hit me I didn't have the picture for her invitation yet and I needed to get it that night so I could order it Wednesday morning and then get them mailed out in plenty of time. Well Tuesday we had gymnastics till 6:30 so it was almost 7 before we got home, then dinner, then baths, and then like an idiot I thought I would try and get some pics.... and this is how that went.........

At first I got "sure I'll get in the chair and smile" bee and I thought YEA!!!!!!! This is going to be perfect; I'm a genius!Then "super smile" bee came out for just a mere moment. Still thinking I'm gonna get the perfect shot any second and we'll be done;ha!Then out of now where "unhappy" bee showed upFollowed by "I don't want to do this any more" beeThen "I'm getting the heck out of here" bee Which led to the arrival of "full blown ticked off" bee!

So did mommy stop...oh no! The idiot that she is still thinks we can calm down and get a good shot. Oh me...when will mommy ever learn;lol! So the "passy" bee worked some what. Till momma tried to take that passy away......
And then "pissed off" bee emerged

So you would think momma would really stop by now.... NOPE! That retard tried the passy trick again........

Which led to "get out of my way it's my bed time" bee. At this point Momma finally got the hint and but that stupid camera up!

So Wednesday Morning before we left for work we tried again to get a few more good pics and we were much more successful!!!!!

"Happy" bee was in full force!!!!!!

"Let me in that chair" beefollowed by "This face cracks my momma up" beeSo "I'll make some more of these faces" beeAnd "maybe one more just so she'll have a great day at work" bee!

Finally after two days and 56 pics we found one to go on her Bee-day invitations and I think it's cute as Bee!!!!! I was super pleased with how her invitations and other party favors turned out. Rachelle did a great job, she was super quick and very inexpensive! Check her out on facebook!(https://www.facebook.com/#!/invitationsbyrachelle).

I can't bee-lieve Kinley Bugs will be One Year Old in only 5 days! Where or where has the time gone??????

50 & 51 week pics

2011-09-24T18:52:00.000-07:00

These last two weeks have been NUTS!!!! I'm trying like crazy to get caught up and get all the last min stuff ready for Kinley's birthday party... UHHHH I can't believe one week from today she will officially be One Year Old!!!! These are last Friday Pics; she was the ripe ole age of 50 weeks;lol!She is officially off the little bit of formula she was taking and she's now on Soy milk! She didn't care for it too much at first but now she's really starting to like it! We are down to just nursing one time a day. It's going to be soooo on hard on both of us to cut this last one out. I am ready to have my body back but it's such a bond that I hate to break it!This week Kinley has mastered the art of getting on and off her bouncy Zebra all by herself. She's even gotten so good that she can brush her teeth while riding it;loL!

Thursday I didn't feel good and by Thursday night I was ready to meet my maker; I was sick as a dog! And apparently by poor Kinley bugs felt the same way. We were up almost all Thursday night; she finally went to sleep only to wake at 4:45am. Had this been an ordinary Friday it wouldn't have been a big deal but NOOOOO! This was the Friday we were to have her One Year Old Pics with Ms. Melanie. We got up, got ready and looked really cute!We decided we wanted the bow off and when my momma said.. No Mam!.... The flood gates came open!!!!!!!!!!My sweet little upset baby :(

And then the bottom fell out!!!! I am think oh Great, this is going to be a great day for pics;lol! She got in a hour's nap on the way and woke up a much happier girl! To my surprise she did really good. After about an hour of pics she started to melt down. So we took a little milk and snack break and calmed her down a bit. Then she got to take her pics with a cake. This was her first experience with anything sweet so I was super curious to see how she would react. She LOVED it!!! She ate and ate and ate; she smiled with every bite!!! I am more than excited to see her pics!

This morning I could hardly even get out of bed I was so sick and weak. Not only did my super awesome mom come pick my house up for me but she took MC for a few hours. Me and Kinley bugs did some serious sleeping. After about 5 hours we awoke feeling much better! We even ventured outside to see how Daddy's bush hogging was going! This was Kinley's first tractor ride...well I guess you would call it tractor sit because when daddy went to start it up she didn't like it at all;lol! I hope we are on the rode to recovery and that Daddy and MC don't catch this especially since we have a big-ole party next weekend!!!!

Fun at the Fair

2011-09-24T18:13:00.000-07:00

Last Thursday we took the girls to our county fair. MC has been waiting for months for the fair to come!

My big 4 year old MC loves to take pics with Kinley but as you can see Kinley no longer likes to sit still in sister's lap ;)

Daddy came come to change clothes before the fair and he got swarmed with hugs and kisses from his girls!!!! TOOOOO cute! my cutie pies!

MC's first ride was the carousel! She beamed from ear to ear the entire ride!

Then the motorcycle ride
Kinley bugs has a blast riding her stroller and watching all rides and seeing all the lights

More rides....more fun!

Last year she wouldn't ride the little dragon roller coaster to save her life but this year she rode it with me and we had a blast!

Then we had to ride the rooster on the carousel.... a rooster....really?!?!?! Only in Arkansas;lol!

Elephant ride!

She begged us to let her ride the Farris wheel so we finally gave in and I told her I would ride with her. But after a few mins in line I couldn't do it (yes I am extremely afraid of heights!) But luckily for MC her daddy stepped in and rode with her!She was more than excited to get on that thing; she was all smiles! I truly thought she would freak out when it got going but she didn't!!! She was such a big girl!!!

She waved at me almost every time they went around!
And before we left she went back and rode the dragon roller coaster all by herself! I can't believe how much my little girl has grown up in the last year. She is starting to became so brave and try new things and it makes me so proud of her!

Woo Pig Sooie

2011-09-18T17:29:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday Micah Claire got her final birthday present; she got to go watch the Razorbacks play in Little Rock. She has been begging since last year to go and last year she asked her daddy if she could have her very on ticket when she turned 4. Four she turned and a her very on ticket she got!!!! My Little Razorback!

Papaw Barry & Ms. Debbie brought her a football balloon before she left.

Me and My girl loading up and heading to Little Rock!!!! Walking to War Memorial hand-in-hand with her Daddy!We were pumped that Uncle Jody and Aunt Paige joined us for the day! MC is in love with Uncle Jody these days!MC and Aunt PaigeRazorback girls!!! WPS!!!Aunt Paige and Uncle JodyShe didn't know what to think about Tusk. But she saw them feed him an apple and she said that was good that he was eating healthy stuff;lol!And I turned my back for maybe 3 seconds and somehow her and Daddy snuck in a rainbow snow cone :)And then The Man... Bobby P arrived! It is such a sight and such an awesome feeling to see the police escort, the coaches, the players and all the fans!She wouldn't even kinda get close to Boss Hog; maybe next year! Sue-E, Aunt Paige and MC; such pretty girls!

Daddy, MC and Pork Chop!She was hesitant at first about hi fiving the players......But she caught on quickly and hi fived a million of them! And she even got a pic with a Razorback Cheerleader!
The opening was dedicated to the victims and survivors of 9-11 and it was amazing! Each section was asked to wear red or white and that alternated around the entire stadium and the student section wore blue.
And the C-31's flew right over us as the national anthem played. Truly a wonderful and unforgettable sight! The Red, White, and Blue Razorback was the icing on the cake!

MC and Aunt Paige chit chatting before the game started!

And what better way to watch the game then a top your daddy!!!

49 weeks

2011-09-09T09:11:00.000-07:00

We usually take our weekly pictures early in the morning but I was running behind this morning and we didn't get around to taking them till 9:45 and at is Ms. Kinley's nap time; so needless to say we only got a few "happy baby" pics;lol!
After I got no smiles......And then a small smile started to emerge.....

and then a big-ole smile!!!
And that was about the end of that happy moment;it was officially nap time and our photo shoot was OVER;ha!

Kinley LOOOOVES baby dolls these days. She carries on around with her almost all the time. She rocks them in her rocking hair, she carries them her baby carrier, and she feeds them. It is sooooo cute and sweet to watch!!!!

This week Kinley FINALLY said Sissy when she saw Micah Claire and that made MC's day. She also started saying thank you this week to. It's precious to hear her say tank-u!

Today she was super fussy which is so not like her. A friend of mine called to tell me her child and another child at daycare had pink eye. Less than an hour after getting off the phone, Kinley's eye was pink, runny and matted up. Uhhh, the wonderful joys of daycare.

It's Fall Yall

2011-09-09T08:11:00.000-07:00

Labor Day is suppose to mark the end of summer and that it did this year. The temps didn't get out of the low 80's and the wind was a blowin. After we got all our camping stuff unpacked and put up we headed out side and spent hours out there; it was a GREAT day!

No, MC isn't excited about Labor Day...... She heard Justin Bieber on the radio and busted out into a dance....uhhhh will it ever end?!?!

Kinley bugs finally got to ride on the glider like a big girl!

They were both so excited... if ya cant' tell ;)Then Daddy got out MC's old car and cleaned it up for Kinley bugs. He pushed her around a few times and then she put those feet down and went to town riding all by herself!She loved opening and shutting the door and getting in and out more than riding in it.Beep.... BeepApparently MC danced herself tired and had to rest in their play stroller Then we cleaned up MC's slide. Kinley didn't know what to think about it at first.........
but after one slide.... she was hooked!
Big Sis couldn't pass up the fun, so she joined in too.And then big sis showed little sis how to climb up the slide; I'm sure in the next week or so I'll be posting about Kinley feel while climbing up the slide;ha!MC couldn't get enough of the slide, it was like a brand new toy to her I still can't believe this girl is four...............
It seems just like yesterday she was this little girl.....
that hardly had any hair, had a gap between her front teeth, and was scared of just about everything. Man.... Time flys :(

FINALLY FOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!

2011-09-05T08:46:00.000-07:00

Friday we loaded up and head to Lake DeGray for some Labor Day Camping!

MC and PoppaMC and NanaAhhh..... too precious!Daddy and his almost 4 year old!Daddy and his girls And after Kinley bugs hit the hay it was time to make a few smores!!! (best part of camping)And this camping trip Micah Claire finally got to sleep on the top bunk bed all by herself; she was soooooo excited and proud of herself!Saturday afternoon we hit the lake!We met up with Georgia Kate and her family!Love this picture! These girls were so full of energy; I lost count how many times they jumped off the barge.

Then Saturday night Aunt Ashley, Uncle Eric, Cooper, Papaw Barry and Ms. Debbie joined us for yet another birthday party.

MC requested Nana make her favorite cake Mississippi Mud cake or "sippy mud cake" as MC calls it!

At times it still boggles my mind that she is four. Just honest to goodness just doesn't seem possible!And she finally got to open her present from Nana and Poppa.... The scooter she has been asking for more MONTHS now! She couldn't wait to get that thing out of the box and ride it!
She tried to figure it out but needed a little help..... so Daddy came to the rescue and gave her some help! I was specifically told not to put this pic on the blog.... but it....CRACKED ME UP!!!! Sorry Willie, I just couldn't resist ;)I can't tell you how many trips she made up and down that campsite. I went with her, her daddy went, Papaw Barry went and Uncle Eric. She was a pro in a matter of minutes. We had to pry her off it to go to bed. And sweet Kinley just couldn't wait to get her turn!
And then Sunday September 4th FINALLY came & she FINALLY turned the big FOUR!!! We came back to town at lunch to go to Poppa's family reunion.
My big Four year old....it's still nuts and hard to accept that she is really and finally four years old. HOLY COW!!!!!Apparently somebody was just worn out;lol!Me and my four year old baby girl!And and his 4 year old little girl!LOVVVVVVVVVVVVVVE this picture. My three loves!Nana and MCApparently the are both 4; ha.. Nana wishes! Sweet Kinley bugs getting some poppa lovin!

And a sweet family pic (stolen from Aunt Ash's blog)! I think this is the first family picture we have with everybody in it. Aren't we a cute, lively bunch?!?!?! After lunch we headed back to camp, and bugs went right back to doing what she does best.....

stealing ice from the ice chest and eating it!

Then we decided to take about ride. We figured it might we our last one since it's cooling off so quickly these days. And our camping neighbor Olivia came with us! This kid cracked me up all weekend with her dry since of humor. One day she told me.... "I'm sorry if I smell bad, I forgot to put my deodorant on this morning." I about wet my pants to hear a 4 year old say that and be so serious too!

MC's first official boat ride as a 4 year old!!!!

This morning we packed up early and headed back home to get ready for the work week. On our way home Micah Claire says.... how many more days till I 'm 5 momma? I couldn't help but laugh at that question. I told her it was a whole year away, a really long time; but I know as soon as I turn around it will be September 4th 2012 and that breaks my heart!

Micah Claire's Luau Party........

2011-09-02T13:42:00.000-07:00

Today we celebrated Micah Claire's 4th birthday at Fun Time. We was super excited to finally get to have her Luau Party!

My little Hawaiian girl!

Then Kinley Bugs decided to crash the picture taking;lol!Ms. Teresa getting MC's birthday cake out......And MC starting to put her candles on her cake!All four candles on and then it was time to open her present from Ms. Mae. She got her the book Who stole the cookies!Then it was time to sing and dance. Kinley had a great time running around the room and dancing too!Daddy and Uncle Eric got a kick out of watching the kidos sing and dance Then it was time to play musical chairs.... and MC won both games of it!!!!

Then it was time to chow down on the good stuff

My sweet girl!

LOVE IT!

Blowing out all her candles this year with no help; such a big girl!

That's my girl.... diving right in for a big bite!

Cheesin with Uncle Eric!

Daddy and green mouth girl!

and of course a picture with her bestie Kayln!

And Finally a picture with my girl!

11 months old

2011-09-01T12:09:00.000-07:00

Oh sweet Kinley Bugs I can't believe your already 11 months old. Some days I wish I could just freeze time and keep you little forever. You are the happiest baby every. You are madly in love with your Daddy these days. She squeal his name over a hundred times a day. When he walks into a room so say his name and take off for him, then grab his legs and hop up and down till he picks you up. You want to do everything that Micah Claire does; you still call her Bubba and that tickles her to death. Three weeks ago we cut out one of your nursing times and you finally got your first sippy cup of formula. You threw it all up the second you drank it. But, you are finally starting to keep it down! This week we cut out one more nursing, so now you are taking 2 sippys of formula day. Last week you moved up to size 4 diapers. I took you by my office this morning and you weighed 21#6oz and you were 26 3/4 inches long. We still haven't found anything you will not eat; you LOVE food! I took over 50 pictures in 3 days trying to get a picture of you sitting still and it NEVER happened; you're a busy body these days!

Last Saturday night I ran to Wal-mart and you MC stayed with Nana. Some how one side of the rope on the baby swing popped off and you fell face first into the gravel. We are so lucky that you were swinging out and hit the gravel rather than swinging back and hit the concrete. It left you with a big goose egg and a few bruises but it could have been so much worse! You're still cute as a big even with that big shiner on your forehead!

You love to climb in sister's rocking chair these days!You're so proud of yourselfYou are your own little cheerleader! Day three.... still can't get a picture of you just sittingThis is the one picture I got of you being still but it was only because you need a milk break ;)
A few sips and you were off again!

Since we have cut out 2 nursing sessions....... you not what has started back. And though I wasn't excited AT ALL about it, Kinley LOOOOOVES the new "toys" she has found under the bathroom sink. Cracks me up!

We love you Kinley Bugs!

Micah Claire's Minnie Mouse Party!!!!!

2011-08-27T18:55:00.000-07:00

Micah Claire's 4th birthday is still a week away but we had her party today. Her birthday is always on Labor Day weekend and her friends are usually out of town and can't make her party; so this year we moved it up so they could all come.IDK why this picture is sideways...uhhh.. but anyways I was super proud of myself and MC for making these Minnie Mouse invitations. It took a lot longer to get it all together and get it made so we only had time to make them for the kidos at school. MC was so proud of them! We glittered all the kids' names on the ears of the invitations.

This morning Ms. Brandi delivered our super cute Minnie Mouse cake! Thanks Ms. Brandi it was PERFECT and YUMMY!!!!!

She couldn't wait to get near it!

And she LOVED the super cute Minnie Mouse Ms. Tracy made her!Me and my soon-to-be 4 year old!!!Daddy and she favorite big girl!We had hot pink, black and white tissue balls on the tables (big thanks to Ms. Meredith for making them for us!!!).And I even made this Happy Birthday Minnie Mouse banner. I know it's nothing fancy... but for me to do anything creative and it turn out even kinda cute.... is a freaking miracle!The present table And the food table

Family picture! (Kinley was up last night from 2:30am to 5am so she was super tired and slept for over an hour and missed the family pic)

MC and her Mimi

MC and cousin Colton

and cousin Emily!

And of course Ms. Kayln.... MC's best buddy!

And a group shot; such a sweet and cute group of kidos!

Then it was time for cake and ice cream.... what MC had been waiting for since 6am this morning!

Such concentration and dedication to getting those candles blown out!

After opening presents........it was time for the Pinata!!! Micah Claire has been waiting for this moment since she busted open her Zebra pinata last year.

Maggie Grace getting her turn

And then Jace

And then Cooper; I love this pic;he was sooo into it!

And little Ms. Georgia Kate took a sweet, soft little swing at it

And then Taylor gave it go

All the little kidos got two turns and then we let the bigger girls have at it. When that pinata busted and candy went flying those kids went nuts squealing and screaming; it was truly priceless!

MC couldn't wait to get her Minnie Mouse balloons in her room!

And then moments later...... she crashed for 2 1/2 hours!

She got two super cute pair of pj's and she couldn't wait to put one pair on tonight and she told me she would wear her other one tomorrow night!

Thanks to all our wonderful friends and family for helping us celebrate Micah Claire's 4th birthday!

47 week pics

2011-08-27T13:45:00.000-07:00

OMG only 6 weeks till she's officially one year old....HOLY COW!!!!!

Getting Ms Kinley Bugs to sit still these days for a picture is just about impossible. She is non-stop and into EVERYTHING!!!! I no more sat her down than she was off...
To her zebra. This week she has learned to get on it and make the music play.

Look at this baby's hair.... all of it... it's so long! I am sooooo torn. I know she needs a hair cut but I hate to do it before her first birthday and her pictures.

Thursday night she got a hold of her first corn on the cob. I really didn't expect her to be able to eat it..... but good lordy she went to town on it and then a second one.
She cleaned both cobs up!

We started using a real tooth brush this week and she loved it! She now loves to brush her teeth a million times a day.

Lost but Found after a long weekend

2011-08-26T10:16:00.000-07:00

When Kinley started her new daycare this summer there were only a few babies there, but since school as started back there are a bunch more in there. More kids equals more excitement but less nap time. She usually takes 2 big naps a day, but all last week she only got one a day in. She was just too busy playing with all the new babies to get that second nap in. And though she was a peach at daycare she feel apart when she got home and wanted to go to bed at 6:30pm and then was up at 5:45 am. It was more than exhausting for this momma; let me tell ya! At any given moment she would just have a melt down. Exhibit A.... meltdown for 46 week picsBut it didn't take long for her to dry her tears up and give me smile!And she even blew me a few kisses too!And Friday afternoon Micah Claire finally got a hair cut! She has been begging me for months to let her get her hair cut off and I just couldn't do it. So we finally compromised and got about 4 inches cut off. Now she's back to begging me let her get her ears pierced.... but I just can't do it yet!Friday night we headed to Badger Stadium for Meet the Badgers! MC got to sport her new badger cheerleading uniform...she was more than excited about it!My little girl.....just isn't so little anymore

She had a blast jumping in the bouncy house and she only came out of it to..........

see to her Andrea! She also got to watch Andrea and the drill team perform for the very first time and she LOVED it too!

After Andrea performed we had to cut out... it was just to dang hot for me... I mean Kinley to be sitting outside. So, we headed to poppa's shop for some dinner. Kinley has totally fallen in love with MC's old tricycle!

Poppa got to feed Cooper a bottle while we were there; We sure to love this little boy!

Then after we got home and had a bath.....yet another melt down
Saturday we headed Cooper's party at jump zone in Benton

Couldn't help but post these sweet pics of my girls! We all had a blast at this place; even Kinley had a great time playing in some of the small bouncy houses!

After the party we headed Target and had a fun but exhausting afternoon of shopping. And poor Kinley bugs was give out. Sunday at 9AM she went down for her usual 30-40 nap and slept till almost 11:30. Dad and MC went to church alone while I stayed home with her. When she woke up she was FINALLY back to her happy self! Then at 2 she took another 2.5 hour nap and all charged up and ready to go!

We spent the rest of the evening at Nana and Poppa's. Kinley got her first wagon ride and she loved every minute of it!

L-O-V-E This pic!!!!
Kinley even had fun playing (and sometimes eating) the sidewalk chalk!

They say actions speak louder than words.... and this picture proves it! When Shawn and I got married and moved to Louisiana for a few years, it was our time to grow, to learn, and mesh our lives. But when we moved back it was for family! We are so very blessed that my mom, Stan, My dad, and Ms.Debbie love our children more than anything in this world. They truly have made their grandchildren the center of their worlds. They don't take a second for grant it and they enjoy the simple everyday moments with them!

A week together

2011-08-14T05:39:00.000-07:00

Micah Claire's school was closed this last week so she got to go to Kinley's daycare. She had a great time and made a bunch of new wonderful friends. She was so excited to be with Kinley, her teacher took her every afternoon to check on Kinley and she loved it! She reported to me every afternoon was Kinley Bugs was doing when she "went to spy on her" as she said;lol! 45 week pics; can't believe her 1st birthday is less than 6 weeks away!!!

My sweet girls...... My sweet girls blowing kisses!

Friday MC's class had a circus party and MC wanted to so go bad so I let her. I had a ton of stuff to get done for both their birthday parties so I went ahead and sent Kinley too. I was the first Friday I have spent away from her since she's been born. It was weird to be all alone but I got sooo much done and even made back in time for the circus party! Each kid got a circus box with candy, a stuffed animal, clown gloves,nose and glasses.

My little clown!
And Kinley bugs loved the clown glasses too!!!!

She is walking everywhere and she's so good at it that she now is carrying things with her as she walks. She carries this yellow bucket almost all the time and it's just too cute!

Zing Zang Zoom!!!!!

2011-08-06T19:50:00.000-07:00

Today we took the girls to see their very first circus! We met Uncle Brian, Aunt Stacy, Emily and Colton up there and we had a great day with them!

These two girls were more excited about eating Cotton Candy than they were seeing the circus. Aunt Stacy promised MC months ago that she would buy MC her very first cotton candy and Aunt Stacy made good on that promise..... But MC didn't like it. WHAT??? How can you not like fluffed sugar.... weird kid;lol!

Kinley sporting the big circus hat Peek-a-boo!

After the circus we headed to Chick-fila ( or chicken land as MC calls it). I pulled the crust off a chicken nugget and let Kinley try and bite and OMG it was love at first bite!!!!I can't tell you how many times we've eaten at Chicken Land and MC has never caught on to kids taking their toys back up to the counter and swapping it for ice cream...... BUT thanks to Aunt Stacy... Micah Claire is officially in the loop now and she got her first Chick-fila ice cream cone! She LOVED every bite of it!

These girls have such a blast together, it's so sweet to watch them!
LOVE THIS PICTURE!!!!!! PRICELESS MEMORIES!!!!

And Kinley bugs even had a blast in the playroomShe is on the go and into everything these days! Another busy body ;)

44 weeks pics

2011-08-05T19:40:00.000-07:00

Kinley bugs you are 44 weeks old today. You are finally feeling better and getting back to your old self...Thank the Lord!!!!I have missed these sweet smiles this last week!Blowing Momma and sissy sweet, slobbery kisses! And you got into the pantry today and found the Mt. Dews; you were sooooo proud of yourself!

If you only knew what was in those cans....your life would never be the same again and you might not ever sleep again;lol!

My soon to be 4 year old

2011-08-05T15:13:00.001-07:00

Well this is the last month for my big girl to be a three year old. It doesn't seem right that she's about to be 4 years old. My precious and spunky 47 month old!Such a poser! And of course she wanted to pose just like Kinley bugs does in the curtains; it tickled Kinley beyond belief to see her do it!

Yesterday at Nana's, MC and Kinley bugs were playing "baby crawl" (as she says) and she crawled/slammed right into Nana's coffee table and got this super cute boo-boo on her forehead!

Last weekend my big girl finally took her floaties off and swam all by herself! I could not have been any prouder of her! Every morning this week she has been practicing with Nana and yesterday she swam across the pool without taking a breath! Go Claire Bear!!!!!

10 Months Old Already

2011-08-01T12:51:00.000-07:00

I swear it seem likes just yesterday I was posting that Kinley was 10 weeks old and here I am doing her 10 month post! It doesn't seem right I tell ya, it shouldn't have flown by this fast. We are heading towards the BIG FIRST BIRTHDAY full steam ahead. We have got our birthday party outfit picked out, the cake, the decorations and last week I finally made a decision on her first birthday pictures and that session as been booked. Phew...... this birthday stuff is exhausting. My husband says just get a cake, a candle and some ice cream and invite the family over and that's all that's required. MEN......... They just don't' get all the work and planning goes into these "little" parties;lol!She has found her bouncy zebra this week and she looooooves to ride it and loves the music and flashing lights it has! She has really turned into a little dancer this week; when she hears music she she immediately starts dancing and clapping!This weekend I started packing up the clothes Kinley has outgrown and putting up the baby car seat, stroller, bouncy seat and YES it was VERY emotional. Kinley hasn't paid any attention to some of this stuff in months but she has now decided she loves her old bouncy seat. She loves to put her toys in, play with the hanging toys on it and even crawl into it. So... I left it out for her to play with!

Yesterday before church I caught her blowing kisses like crazy; it was precious!

Our Polkie-Dotie Girl

2011-07-31T11:48:00.000-07:00

Kinley started getting fussy and irritable the night of Shawn's graduation. I just chalked it up to her cutting 4 new teeth....... but of course I was wrong. Sunday morning at 2 am she woke and was burning up. Her fever wouldn't' get under 100 for anything for three straight days. On Tuesday it was 103-105 at all times, no matter how many cold baths we gave or alternating Tylenol and Ibuprofen every few hours. I knew something wasn't right so I called the doctor on my way home from work on Tuesday and got her an appointment for early Wednesday morning. About 20 mins after I made that call my mom called and said.... Kinley's fever broke but she has "a few red bumps on her belly." We by the time I made it home less than an hour later she had numerous bumps all over her belly and back......FREAKED ME OUT!!!! By the time morning rolled about she was covered all over. When Micah Claire saw her she squealed.... Momma she's all polkie-dotie. Cracked me up! Dr. Rucker told us she had Roseola. I had never even heard of it. She pulled out her medical book and showed me the pics and told me all about it. And it was word for word and picture for picture what she had. It's a virus that makes a baby have very high fever for 3-5 days and when the fever breaks the rash immediately starts. She told us she was no longer contagious once the rash started (Weird I thought but then again I'm not the doctor;lol!) She told us the rash could possibly get worse for up to 7 days and then fade away. And boy was she right...it got much worse. It was in her ears,her mouth and even in between her toes. But by Friday morning they were starting to disappear and by Sunday they were almost all gone!

This is how it started... just a few red bumps.....little did we know what it would turn into.

Bless her heart, she scratched and rubbed every part of her body all week; so sad! Her mouth hurt so bad from the bumps and the new teeth that she hardly ate all week; and when she would eat she would only eat cold, soft foods or she would nurse.

This baby slept and slept if you held her; heaven forbid if you laid her down. It was very tiresome for Mommy, Daddy and Nana but very necessary for our Sweet Kinley Bugs to rest comfortably!

Here is on Friday with just a few red bumps left on her face. She's officially 43 weeks old!

Last night I ran my first 5 K with Paige! It was extremely hot and extremely tiresome but I finished and I ran every step of it. I swore when I crossed that line that it was my first and last 5K but today I am already planning on my next one.

Check us out Paige, we even made the local paper ;)

GRADUATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2011-07-23T12:00:00.000-07:00

Wednesday morning me, the girls and my mom loaded up and headed to Fort Worth for Daddy's Graduation. We stopped in Mt Pleasant for lunch at a Burger King that had a huge indoor playground. MC was very impressed with the indoor playground!

My dancing girl!!!

And then she busted into Baby....yep....she still has "beaver" fever!

Then after a 4hour drive we were there! Both the girls were thrilled to finally get to see their daddy!Daddy's graduation was held at the Omni in downtown Fort worth. Our room had a great view from the 8Th floor! The girls had a ball playing in the big glass window. Too Stinking Cute!!! Such Love!!!!

Then it was time to head to graduation; MC was super excited to go see her Daddy walk across the stage! But.............

poor Kinley bugs on the other hand was not a happy camper. Bless her heart she is getting 4 top teeth in all at the same time, she has a terrible diaper rash because my dentist put me on a strong antibiotic to help prevent a root canal, and she's still behind schedule from all the sleep we lost while Daddy was gone and our camping trip. Even with lots of Tylenol and Ibuprofen she still wasn't happy :(

Daddy in super cute graduation garb!

And a quick family pic just before we headed down to graduation!Daddy was the first graduate to be called! Daddy getting his degree!!!!!! YEA Daddy we are so proud of you and all your hard work!!!!!
And before we checked out.......... MC had to go up and down the escalator one more time!

We decided to spend Thursday in Dallas having some family fun. Our first stop was to the Polar Ice House at Grapevine Mills Mall! MC was sooooooo excited to ice skate for the first time!

heading down to the rink.........

This was both daddy and MC's first ice skating experience..... I'm not sure which one of them was the most nervous;lol!

Look at that smile....worth every penny!!!!

Daddy wasn't too keen on the ice skating so we switched and I hit the ice with MC. It was THE MOST FUN I've ever had with MC!

Daddy took this pic through the outer glass so it's a little blurry...... But this woman was ice skating in the middle and doing some little tricks. I said.... Micah Claire watch that girl; and she said..... she's not a girl momma she's a Disney Princess on Ice; I almost wet my pants!

And then headed to the aquariumMC was fascinated by all the sting rays Too cute!

This place was great! So interactive and educational for the little kids, and even us big kids.

And yesterday Kinley bugs turned 42 two weeks old.She is climbing on and up everything these days. She loves to climb up her step stool and into the fridge.And it doesn't help that she has a partner in crime pushing her to do these things;lol! Peek-a-boo!

More Fun at the lake....

2011-07-22T10:56:00.000-07:00

Last Friday was a busy day for us! We started out by taking Kinley's weekly pictures. She was 41 weeks old!Love this precious face!!!!She is getting to be such a big girl these days! This week she started playing patty-cake and giving BIG open mouth kisses when asked.....sometimes she even tries to slip ya the tongue;ha! It's so precious that the drool doesn't even bother me!Papaw Barry came. Numerous people tell that Kinley favors him and I've NEVER thought she had until I saw this picture. They have the same shape face and eyes.....but I still wont stay their twins;lol!

Group pic..... I took 4 and NEVER got them all to look at the same time! Kinley finally decided to show Papaw her walking skills and he was super impressed!

And this week Kinley bugs got to eat a cucumber and she loved it!!!! After nap time we loaded up and headed for the lake!My Aunt Declan came and brought her granddaughter Gabrielle! MC was SUPER excited to get to see her; they haven't seen each other since last summer! Aren't they cutie pies!!!!And Gabrielle was overly excited to finally meet Kinley bugs!These 3 enjoyed every min together!!!!They sang, they danced, the flipped....you name it they did it!Friday Night Aunt Ash, Uncle Eric and Cooper came by....and of course Mr. Cooper was the center of attention!Saturday Aunt Paige came to spend the day with us and she had to get some snuggles in during Kinley's nap time!Uncle Eric came back and was our driver for the day. LOVE this shot Eric got of Gabrielle jumping of the barge......pricelessEven Uncle Eric did a few jumpsMC and sweet Aunt Paige!Cheese!!!!Kinley bugs sporting Poppa's Farm Bureau hatMy Sweet baby was having a blast swinging at the park. Right after this picture she decided to swing in my lap. We had been leaning back and as we set up she slid right down my legs and fell face first into the ground. It scared us all to death..... I really thought she broke her nose and/or knocked a tooth out. There was a ton of blood but after we got that to stop we were only left with a few scrapes...praise the Lord!Lucky for us Aunt Declan the nurse went right to work cleaning MC up and putting medicine on her face. MC was so brave, she hardly cried at all!!Sunday Poppa came out to drive us around on the lake and of course MC had to have a turn driving with PoppaMaking snow angles.....minus the snow;lolMC played for about 30 mins and then crashed for 2 hours on the boat. And Kinley bugs played for a little while, ate lunch and then............She crashed on the boat for over an hour....... My tired little girls; just totally worn out! Gabrielle was such a dare devil......nothing scared her at all. She even got up on both knees with both hands up while tubing.........AND THEN.............

They hit a huge wave and about wiped out!

Baseball, Big Girl, & Bye-Byes

2011-07-10T13:57:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we headed to Gurdon to watch cousin Colton's Small Town All Stars Game. Even though it was an early morning game it was already in the upper 90's when we got there. Luckily Colton's team had a tent set up with a big fan to keep us kinda cool!MC loves Emily & was super excited to see her! After the game we headed to Burger Barn for some good food and good family time! Later that day my Dad stopped by to see the girls. He's been super busy these last two Friday's and hasn't had time to stop bye. At this age Kinley forgets people so quickly so I was nervous she wasn't going to let him hold her, but as soon as he walked in she went straight to him and gave him a big hug and patted him on the back; precious memories!!!!And then this morning came...... a day I have dreaded since this time last year. Shawn had to leave for TCU for almost 2 weeks. This will be his 3rd and final year because he graduates this year!!!!! The last two years MC was young enough to not really realize what was happening; but this year she knew exactly what was going on and she wasn't happy at all! She didn't want her daddy to go at all. She hugged and kissed him a million times, asked "how many days will you be gone," and begged him not to go. I just about broke Shawn's heart. My sweet girls in their summer watermelon dresses; too stinking cute!!!!Before Daddy left, he took Kinley's baby car seat out and put her big girl car seat in! It makes me so happy to see her growing up but it also pains me to think about how fast she's growing up. She was super excited to get to ride to church in her new big girl car seat; as you can see!

LOVE THIS..............True sisterly love......... Melts My Heart into a puddle!!!!!

The BIG Forty!!!!!!

2011-07-08T13:41:00.000-07:00

Today our Kinley bugs is the BIG FORTY.... 40 weeks old that is!!! We had her 9 month check up this morning and she was 19#130z and 27 inches long...growing like a weed I tell ya! Her clogged tear duct is completely opened so there will be NO SURGERY!!!!! PRAISE THE LORD!!!! Dr. Ward said she looked great and is growing well. It's pretty near impossible to get her to sit still these days; as soon as I sit her down she either crawls away, stands up or sometimes even walks off.....such a busy body!!!Out of 37 frames on the swing.... This is the ONLY picture I got that she was still and looking at the camera......exhausting for this photographer..... I mean momma!!!I tried again to get her to sit still in side but as soon as I got the camera up..... she was gone; so...Micah Claire decided she would "show" Kinley just how to sit and smile for the camera; cracked me up...... you see Kinley was watching too and..........apparently it worked because she went back of there and sat for one whole picture; hey, I'll take what I can get;ha!

And of course MC had to have a few pictures by herself

and then some on the front porch swing too!

My two girls...... it's a miracle that I got them to sit still,smile and look at the camera all by myself! Yay mom!!!!MC saw Dr Lu 2 weeks and we had our food allergies all retested and tested for outdoor allergies for the first time. She reacted to EVERY outdoor thing possible, which we suspected was going to happen. But we were surprised and thrilled that she didn't react so badly to the egg. Dr. Lu said it may have been 1) because the test is the "Whole" egg and she's only allergic to egg whites and/or 2. she is starting to outgrow it (WHICH WOULD BE AWESOME!!!!!) She told us to continue to keep eggs from her diet for another year and we will retest again next year and if we get the same results or even better results she can be released to eat eggs!!!! But we where SHOCKED to see how bad she reacted to the peanut. Dr. Lu said NO PEANUTS and NO PEANUT products and told us to always have her epi pen handy because she reacted so bad to it. She also told us that most people don't outgrow peanut allergies like they outgrow milk and egg allergies. She also cleared MC to finally get her MMR shot and told us we would try the flu shot in 4 small doses this fall. So today was the day we decided to go and get her MMR shot. She was SOOOOOO excited to get it (bless her heart she really had no idea what was about to happen)! She ate her goldfish and told everybody who came into my office what was about to happen. They were all shocked at how excited she was; I told them all to wait just a few mins till it was actually time and her tune would probably change;lol!

She got very nervous when nurse Kathy made her sit a certain way and made me hold her tightly. Then when she went to swab her arm with a cotton ball and alcohol....... my sweet baby lost it. She started crying and begging me to not make her do it. We had to stop and have a small talk about behaving and not causing a scene. That worked for about 10 seconds and then she started crying again.... she didn't know it but nurse Kathy gave her the shot while I was "readjusting her in my lap." I just started laughing and said it's already over silly goose. She just stopped and stared at her arm and then smiled! And she was SUPER excited that she got a Dora band-aide!!! Her next shots are in just a few weeks when she turns 4 and I'm already dreading it..... she has to get 3 then......booooooo!

There's No Better Way..........

2011-07-04T14:38:00.001-07:00

Today my big girl turned 46 months old; only two more months and she will be 4 years old..... and what better way to celebrate than with Family, Food, Fun and Fireworks!!!!!!

Yesterday we grilled at Nana's and the big kids played bag-o so of course M.C. had to get a few tosses in. Uncle Eric has taught her to step and throw..... but I'm not sure where she picked up the "sticking of the tongue" part;ha!MC spent the ENTIRE day and night glued to Uncle Eric's side..... she is smitten with him these days!

MC rocked Poppa's big ear "plugs" as she called them) while we did fireworks

And of course she had to sit in Uncle Eric's lap to watch them (sorry Aunt Ash...you've most definitely been replaced)

IDK what happened to my flash in this picture.... but I still had to show Kinley trying to take MC's popsicle

And today we loaded up the boat bright and early and hit DeGray Lake. MC insisted she drive and she did a pretty dang good job! She LOVVVVVVVVVVVES to get up on the top deck; she thinks she is such the big girl when she gets up there.
MC and Poppa!

Sweet Kisses for Poppa!

My little fish; she is so ready to be able to swim without her ear plugs. We have to really watch her because she likes to tell us they "fell out"..... but really she loosens them and then they "fall out."

Can ya take a wild guess what she was singing while I took this picture.....Babe.....Yep her "Beaver Fever" has yet to break;lol!

Me and my girls. Poor Kinley is in the process of cutting 4 top teeth ALLLLL at one time and she wasn't very happy in the water this morning; so after this picture she just hung out on the boat with Nana.

MC even talked Nana into tubing with her.And and Daddy was super sweet enough to stay with Kinley bugs so me and MC could go watch the fireworks at DeGray.We were fortunate enough to run into Maggie Grace and her sweet family. These two girls had a blast running up and the beach, eating skittles, and watching the fire works!!

MG and MC waiting for the fireworks to start! Two cutie pies!!!

9 months old

2011-07-04T13:24:00.001-07:00

On Friday not only turned 39 weeks old, but she also turned 9 months old!!!! Woo Hoo Kinley your getting to be such a big girl. I can't believe in 3 short months you will officially be 1 year old, you will officially not be an infant any more. Where-o-where has the time gone bugs; it seems like just yesterday you made your grand entrance into this world.

This last month has been very exciting! You started walking over 2 weeks ago, you only walked for a few days and then you stopped. But Friday you woke up and started walking again. This afternoon you took 10 steps. You tend to walk more side ways than you do forwards,but that's okay we're still proud of you! You stopped saying mama and dada for the last few weeks but now your back to saying it all the time. You have slept all night every night for the last month and momma is LOVING it!!!!!! You LOVE food, we haven't found anything you will not eat. You are so much like your daddy, very laid back and easy going and I love it!

I have no idea how much you weigh, your 9 month check isn't until next week; and there's NO shots this time!!!! HOT DOG!!!!!! You nurse 3 times a day and eat 3 meals and 2 snacks a day. This last week we took you off the bottle and you drank your milk from your sippy cup with no problems. I am really hoping to be 100% off the bottle within the next month!!!! ( the passy.....well...... that will probably be a much different story, you are quite fond of it!) You still have not had one drop of formula!!!! YIPEEEEEE

I asked you if she wanted to go outside for pictures and you were super excited; you love to be outside!!!!My big 9 months old;just doesn't seem possible!!!!!You have the sweetest smile and silliest little laugh You are none stop these days; you never sit still.

My big blue eyed beauty!!!!Such a serious, but precious look!And we found more matching pjs!!!! (thank God for wal mart;lol)

my two sweet girls!!!!On Friday you got your first bite of toast.....it was gone in seconds!!!

Mommy and Daddy decided to celebrate your 9 month anniversary by going on a date!!!! This was our first date all alone since you've been born. And all though we missed you dearly..... we had a great time eating, shopping, catching up and planning for our future!!!!!We love you bunches Kinley Bugs!!!!! You are such a blessing to our life and family!!!!

The 38th week just flew bye....

2011-07-02T09:46:00.000-07:00

Last week was one of those weeks that are so jammed pack they just fly right by. Wednesday Kinley Bugs started to a new daycare. Her old daycare closes for the summer, so for the last 5 weeks she's been at home getting lots of attention from nana, Ms. Meredith and Ms. Brittany. I was super worried it would be a huge change for her to back to that environment. But, I was wrong. As soon as we walked in she lite up, she loved all the fun toys and all the babies. She went from toy to toy and baby to baby. I stayed for at 15 mins and she payed me no mine. The worker joking said..... are you waiting for her to cry. I laughed and said no, but I really thought she would. I told her bye and gave her a kiss and she waved and said bye-bye and went right back to having fun. I was surprised but very relieved! She is going 2 days a week and so far, so good!

And of course we had to take a picture on our first day of a new daycare!And of course M.C. couldn't stand to not be in the picture;lol My sweet bugs!

Thursday Ms. Jessica came to our house to take Mr. Cooper's newborn pics. Can ya tell Aunt Ashley is totally in love with this little peanut...... pretty obvious huh!He is just beyond precious and perfect!Micah Claire is just fascinated with him! I can't tell you how many times in the last 2 weeks she has said.... Momma we need to have a sweet baby boy like Cooper. I tear up every time she says it. I told her if we can talk daddy into having another baby period we'll be doing good;ha! Uncle Eric got him some sweet kisses from the Bugs!

Last week Kinley got her first taste of strawberries and she loved them. Her poor bottom wasn't such a fan at first; they gave her, her very first diaper rash :(On Friday she turned 38 weeks old. She is on the go these days; I can't get a picture of her sitting still at all.This baby squats ALLLLLLL the time; it's so funny to watch. Instead of sitting down to play she just squats. She took her first few steps two weeks ago but hasn't really done much since then. And of course we had to beat the Friday heat by getting in the pool. This baby is just like her big sister..... she loves the water!

After Ms Jessica took Cooper's pictures we all loaded up and went to eat dinner. Uncle Eric bought MC this super cool bubble gun. She blew bubbles all day Friday and Kinley would just squeal; precious memories. Thanks Uncle Eric!

Saturday morning everybody was up bright and early and for good reason..... it was the day Aunt Ashley, Uncle Eric and Cooper were moving home!!!!!! Poor daddy was beat from the long day of moving so he didn't get to go Maggie Grace's birthday party that night.

First the kidos got play on the park. And of course MC fell and scrapped her knee... the knee that had just healed from her fall during our camping trip. Luckily Ms. Marsha had a first aide-kit and fixed her right up.

Sweet G.K!!!!M.C. and Taylor ( Taylor got 10 inches cut off her hair last week so now MC is really begging me to let her get her hair cut off....... but I just can't do it)MC and her sweet buddy Eliona (don't think I even kinda spelled that right). Her momma is MC's preschool teacher. We are soooo sad that they are moving to China at the end of this month. And bugs had a good time hanging with Ms. Randi. (when Randi and I started becoming friends she was adamant that she was NEVER having another child; but I really Kinley has been wearing on her because the other day she said something like...... "if I had another one"......)After play time all the kidos played pin the tail on the fairy, they got their own set of fairy wings and they even got to decorate their own cupcakes! They were told to leave their cupcakes because something magical may happen to them.

Taylor Loves Kinley and always wants to hold her! See Ms Randi... Taylor is ready to be a big sister;lol!

Then the kidos got to go a hay ride. MC was so excited, this was her very first hayride. It told us on the invitation that we would be going on one. She asked me for a week about the hayride. She wasn't really sure what one was, but she knew she had read about one in one of her Halloween books . She kept asking me if it was going to be spooky;ha! For the first few mins of the ride she had a death grip on Ms. Alissa's! But the she chilled out and had a blast!

When we got back from the hayride they let the kids so sparklers, This was the first time MC got to do one by herself. It made me a little nervous, but she did really good! When it was time to go they went back inside and something magical happened to their cupcakes.... they all sprouted flowers. MC told me somebody must have sprinkled magic fairy dust on them and they grew flowers; too cute!

Father's Day Weekend

2011-07-02T08:41:00.000-07:00

Yes, Father's Day was 2 weeks ago; and Yes I'm behind on blogging again: so it's time to play catch-up! Saturday night before Father's Day we took Papaw Barry out to dinner at Burger Barn. Micah Claire had a blast and she got her first taste of grilled shrimp! She LOVED IT!!! She ate all 6 of Papaw's shrimp and 4 of her daddy's! She was so excited to give him his father's day coffee mug with her and Kinley's pictures all over it. I don't think he even tore one piece of the tape off the box before she spilled the beans about what it was!!!!!

Sunday morning she was busting at the seems to give daddy one of his presents. She had known for 8 days what he was getting and it was KILLING her to keep it a secret. Everyday she asked me if we could tell yet. I had to threaten her everyday that if she told him ANYTHING about his gift I would sale her circus tickets. And some how some way that worked and she kept the secret!!!!!

Daddy loved the huge glittery card that MC picked out for him. I asked her what she wanted to say on the card and she wanted to say:

Dear Daddy, Happy Father's Day, I love you. I wish you could get your old black truck back and I wish I could take a shower with you. Love Micah Claire. He read it over and over and laughed every time!!!

Kinley liked the card too and wanted it for herself!

Then we took Daddy out to eat breakfast at Cracker Barrel before Church. To say Kinley loves cold water is an understatement....... the child is totally addicted to it. And she loved it when Daddy gave her some from his straw!

That's one happy girl!

Sunday after church we loaded the boat up and hit the lake with Nana and Poppa. We had a great time and I had intentions of great lots of great pictures but my camera died as soon as tired to take the first picture :(

My girls are so blessed to have a wonderful Daddy, Papaw and Poppa Stan! These men love my girls to much and all ways take the time to show and tell them that, and that means the world to me!

The Friday of Father's Day Kinley turned 37 weeks old.

She LOVES to play patty-cake and peek-a-boo these days!

WELCOME BABY COOPER!!!!!!

2011-06-17T17:43:00.001-07:00

Baby Cooper was still breach at Aunt Ashley's check up last week so her OBGYN decided to do a c-section this Thursday. Little did that doctor or any of us know that Mr. Cooper had his own plans. Aunt Ashley's water broke on Wednesday night; Cooper was ready to make his entrance. A little after 2am Cooper Powell Roberson entered this world!!!!! Micah Claire and Kinley are over the moon that they are now big cousins!!!!!

Here's the little man himself..... Mr. Cooper (who looks just like his beautiful mommy)! Precious and perfect in every way!!!! Welcome to this world and our family Cooper. We love more than words can say!!!!

Micah Claire was so excited to meet Cooper! She wanted to look at him a million times!MC and Uncle Eric ...... the new proud daddy! He told me he now believes in love at first sight and that melted my heart! Cooper your cousins (and really the rest of our family) is all crazy but you'll get use to it!

Poor Aunt Ashley has to eat a clear liquid diet for a day due to her c-section. Doesn't she look great!!!! She's gonna be the best mommy ever; Cooper is a lucky little guy!On the way out M.C. begged to have her picture taken in front of the fountain; imagine that;lol!And what could be better than getting a new baby cousin............... the new baby and his mommy and daddy moving back home!!!!!!!! Uncle Eric got transferred to Summit in Arkadelphia so they are moving back in a week! I am beside myself that they are coming home. I can't wait to see the girls and Cooper grow up together!

Daddy's Birthday

2011-06-17T14:24:00.000-07:00

Last Friday Daddy turned 31!!!!! There are 74 very loooong days between my birthday and Shawn's birthday. For everyone one of these 74 days I have to hear.... "your older than me"... "my old lady"........ "momma's older than daddy,ha,ha,ha"and list goes on and on. But now we are back on the same page and those jokes have subsided... for the most part. Micah Claire had a blast drawing her daddy a huge birthday card! If you are wondering what it says in the parentheses, it says "Big Pimpin Willie!" Shawn has a customer who calls him "big pimpin." Ever since he's told me that I've been teasing him about and throwing "willie" in the mix with it. It tickles Micah Claire to hear me say and it and for her to call him that. When I wrote happy birthday Daddy on the card, she looked at me and said....."write big pimpin Wilie on there, he'll love it Momma!" And love it he did, it tickled him to pieces when she saw it Friday morning taped to his dinning room chair! Saturday Daddy got to spend the entire day and night at deer camp with all his buddies. We had a girls day planned for that Saturday!!! (it was suppose to be the next to the last weekend before Aunt Ashley became a momma! Let's just say it's a good thing we did that weekend because her water broke 3 days later!) All us girls went for Pediacures and lunch. Nana kept Kinley bugs but Micah Claire got to go with the big girls and she was SUPER excited! This picture of Aunt Ashley is the only one I got; we were too busy enjoying ourselves and gossiping, I mean catching up to take pictures;ha!

After lunch we headed to Nana's to make Daddy's birthday cake. M.C. loves to help cook and make things; so she was super excited to help!!!

And she was super excited to get to lick the beater

And lick she did; I don't think she missed a spot;lol! That's one cute icing face!

Daddy came home early Sunday morning and we had to get a few pictures in before church. You can so see in this picture how blonde Kinley's new hair is and how dark her old long hair is!Daddy and his sweet girls!Love it in Black and White!!!! Sunday night all my family got together to celebrate Daddy's bday! I just don't have the heart to tell M.C she's really out grown the baby swing;ha!

Kinley sitting with her sweet Daddy!MC had to tell Nana just how to put the candles on..... all 5 of them..... IDK why five; that's just how many MC wanted to put on there! MC was pumped to help Daddy blow out the candles on his lemon cake!

Nana thought we need to start teaching Kinley how to blow out the flame since her 1st birthday is just around the corner :(

36 weeks; Potatoes,Allergies,First Steps & Corn

2011-06-11T19:16:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Kinley turned the big 36 weeks old (and Daddy turned 31; well post about that later!)!!!! This has been a fun, exciting, scary, sad, and happy week. NO I'm not losing my mind and I'm not bi-polar, ha ha, there has just been soooo much that happened this week.36 week picture with a magic marker in her mouth; we gotta be getting some top teeth soon I tell ya! Such a serious look from my sweet bugs!

And finally a smile with no marker in the mouth;yay Kinley!

Thursday and Friday I had conferences in Little Rock that lasted till later in the afternoon. So, my SUPER SWEET mother decided to cook dinner for us on Thursday since I wouldn't get home till late. She made us some pork chops, deviled eggs and gravy. So when I got home I made some mashed potatoes and sweet tea. We decided to feed Kinley a few bites of the mashed potatoes and she LOOOOVED them. As you can see from this picture she couldn't wait till she got the next bit of them. We let her play with her spoon and she dropped it on the floor, so.........

when she wanted another bite, daddy just gave her a bite of his spoon. No big deal right..... WRONG!!!!!!!!!!! Within seconds her mouth, chin and neck all turned red and whelped up. I about crapped my pants when I saw it. We were all so taken back at first, we couldn't figure out what was going on..... and then I said...... Oh S*** it's the eggs. Shawn just dropped his head and tears just started rolling down my face. I guess his fork some how, some way touched his deviled egg which touched her and caused the reaction.

I knew that she stood a good shot at having allergies due to our family history, but I was hoping and praying she wouldn't get them. But, all those hopes and prayers were to no avail. From all the doctors & allergists we seen and talked to, and all books I've read I knew I could lessen her chance of having them if she avoided them completely till 3 years of age. And that was my plan, but accidents happen. I am relieved that she didn't have to be popped with the epi pen, and I'm relieved it happened at home with us watching,but it breaks my heart to know she's got this dam allergy too. And as a mother we always feel responsible for happens to our kids, so for several days I was just so down on myself; but I'm better now and know there's now way on earth I could have prevented this allergy.

Tonight we were at my mom's housing playing around and about 5 minutes after this picture was taken my sweet Kinley bugs took her first step!!!!!!! Mom, M.C. and I were just laying in the floor and Kinley was standing up clapping and cooing. She took a step towards my mom and even though I saw it..... I just couldn't believe it. My mom just squealed which made Kinley stop. A few seconds later she took another step and then a few seconds later another one. It was just amazing!!!!! Mom said how old is she........ and I to stop and think..... and I said 8 months and 10 days old. And the weird/neat thing is that is EXACTLY how old Micah Claire was when she took her first step. Yep..... I cried like a freaking baby!!!!!

Tonight Kinley got to try some corn!

And she loved it to. This baby hasn't really found anything she doesn't like to eat!

35 weeks....Hello Sweet Peas

2011-06-11T18:51:00.001-07:00

Last Friday Kinley turned 35 weeks old. It was the first week that she's been born that I didn't take pictures of just her on that day. On Sunday when we got home from camping I realized it and immediately took her pictures. So technically these are her 35 weeks/2 days pictures;ha! I can't believe I made it this long without forgetting. Having two kidos is great but it really stretches your brain cells to the max;lol!

This is about the only good picture I got of her! She is non-stop these days and just doesn't have time to sit still and smile pretty for her momma any more ;)

Her top gums are swollen and she is gnawing on everything, so we really think we are about to cut some top teeth!I moved her down to the floor hoping she would put the passy down and take a picture but I was wrong.

So, then I take the passy away and get this picture; this dead stare at the passy till I gave it back.And she she was off to the music table. Mommy is just to boring these days, I guess!

One night last week we had sweet peas with dinner and I decided to give Kinley Bugs some and she LOOOOOOOOOOOOVED them!!!! I think she would have eaten an entire can, if I would have let her!Good til the last drop!!!!!