The Future Looks Busy!!

A little sneek peek!

2010-05-15T01:40:00.004-05:00

This is an idea of how cute her pictures turned out! Don't forget that you can click on any picture to see if better. Enjoy!

Talking and Walking

2010-05-15T01:37:00.003-05:00

Just another example of Jaylin and her love of shoes and talking on the phone! I have noticed that she is pretty good at color coordinated, except for this day!

Someone is Ready to Go Swimming!!!

2010-05-15T01:31:00.003-05:00

Jaylin loves to go through her drawers and put on different clothes--on this particular day is was swimsuits and I promise I did not instruct on any of her poses--this is all her!

Baby's got a new pair of shoes!

2010-05-15T01:26:00.003-05:00

Jaylin loves play shoes! When she is on the phone she will even tell you about them! Here are two pictures to illustrate that. Jaylin got a new Dora chair and sits in it in her room like her Daddy sits in his recliner and watches TV. Too Funny!

New and Improved Attic

2010-05-15T01:09:00.005-05:00

the view from the door the 2nd picture is standing to the left looking toward the door

this is immediately to the left of the door as you walk into the attic

We had the attic worked on to add more flooring and storage area--which definitely aided in it being more organized--these are the pictures of how it looked when it was completed before we put everything back into it!

Dustin (aka James Bond) Prom 2010

2010-04-24T18:30:00.005-05:00

Dustin's junior prom is tonight! He was pretty excited as you can tell by the posing! The picture of him on my phone, he is talking to his Dad and getting last minute dance instructions I am sure! Dustin is posing like James Bond in a couple of the others, that is why he choose no cumber bun and just the bow tie and vest--super slick looking!

James Bond pose!

Dustin and his date Erika out front of our house. She was sooo impressed with the posing!
The rain went away and it is a beautiful afternoon--a little windy as you can see, but the sun is shinning!

Perpetrating Toddler

2010-04-24T16:30:00.001-05:00

Jaylin loves talking on the phone and her favorite person to talk to is her Daddy! She will tell him all kinds of things from her day. Jaylin counts, sings, and anything else she can think of while she is on the phone. In these pictures she is perpetrating that she is talking. She cracked me up, because of a couple of times she said "James" like she was trying to get his attention--sooo funny. She is obviously listening to much too me!

Such a Sweet Surprise

2010-04-23T18:30:00.000-05:00

After getting off work on Friday, I came home to such a sweet and thoughtful surprise from my mother in law. A super cute coffee cup about daughter in laws. Thank you again Mary, for making my Friday soo much better! You are the greatest!

She did it! She went #2 in the potty!!!!

2010-04-18T11:48:00.004-05:00

On 12 April, 2010, Jaylin finally went to the bathroom, #2, in the potty! This is a great step people! If you have ever potty trained a reluctant toddler you know what I am talking about! I cannot wait for the day when cleaning poop from a pull up is long gone! Although she was thoroughly disgusted by it, we tried to make a big deal out of it so that she would want to do it again! Jaylin thought the whole things was, in her words, "Gross!" she also told me it was "stinky!" Too bad she was not aware of these things all along! Boy, could I tell her some stories if only she understood! At any rate, one small step for a toddler, one giant move toward progress in mom's eyes!

I let her pull the handle to flush and she waved by by and then slammed the lid and said "Gross!"

Great Sunday at Greenwood Community Bible Church

2010-04-18T11:38:00.006-05:00

Sunday, 11 April, 2010 was a great get together for all who attended. After the 2nd service we all gathered for Hamburger, hot dogs, chips, etc. My Father helped cook along with his friend Bob and Jaylin said the hot dogs were yummy! Beautiful weather and great food!

Easter X's Two

2010-04-17T07:12:00.003-05:00

Above digging into the basket and before the crowning!

Jaylin not sharing so well with poor Jimmy and Cassie showing Jaylin the easter bunny.

After Dad & Moms, we went on to Jimmy and Carols because Jaylin was not spoiled enough already! Our gracious host and hostess had an easter basket waiting and Jaylin was not shy about checking it all out! Jaylin especially loved the jelly beans! She would share with everyone BUT Jimmy! What can you say, a princess in the making--complete with a new crown compliments of Jimmy and Carol! We got to meet some of their family and Doug's wife. Cassie introduced Jaylin to the Wii and she loved it! Jaylin loves anything Cassie shows her--including but not limited to ring pops, jellybeans etc. Flurry met a new friend and had a great time too! Easter Sunday was a great day with family and friends--I am so blessed!

Above flurry and her new friend. Below what a rough life this little princess leads!
Swinging and eating even more jelly beans!

Pigtails and Easter Pails:)

2010-04-17T06:29:00.004-05:00

Jaylin did pretty good at finding eggs once she got the hang of it.
Uncle Josh hid and re hid the eggs and then was very helpful at helping give hints when needed

Rosy red cheeks due to the heat!

A hunting we will go!

2010-04-08T14:53:00.005-05:00

Family, fun and food! Here are some pictures from my Dad & Mom's house where we ate lunch, hunted eggs, hunted eggs again, hunted more eggs, etc. Jaylin got a little hot and had to take a break--it was a beautiful day!

At School......

2010-04-08T14:44:00.002-05:00

This is what Jaylin did after we walked into the door--she yelled at that little boy that it was her Easter party! After looking for eggs that she would open 1st to see if she wanted to keep it based on what she found--all the children came in and got to eat one of the pieces of candy that they found inside of their egg. Looks like eating the candy was her favorite part!

Easter Party Day!!!

2010-04-07T21:49:00.006-05:00

Jaylin is ready for the Easter Party! We took a few shots of her before we left--she is becoming quite the poser don't you think? She calls this shirt her "Daddy Bug Shirt" due to the fact that it says "Daddy's Little Love Bug" on it. Jaylin has gotten to where she makes up names for things--kind of abbreviating them. The video of her and her Daddy is the Daddy Show. This shirt she wears is her Daddy Bug shirt, etc. More quirks that make me love her so!

Oh the life of a baby!

2010-03-30T16:21:00.001-05:00

Jaylin relaxing Monday morning watching cartoons and waiting on me to get her ready for school. Doesn't she look comfy and cute?!?!

Teenagers

2010-03-30T16:18:00.001-05:00

Dustin and Lorin in Lorin's room, talking and being goofy like teenagers do!

Flurry---My other toddler

2010-03-30T16:10:00.003-05:00

Here is the other toddler I am trying to potty train at the same time as Jaylin--just like Jaylin she is reluctant to conform and therefore making my job a little harder. I am beginning to think that the two have made a pact to be complicated about this! Wish me luck please.

This is the look I get when I ask her why she peed on the floor?

Working hard for Daddy!

2010-03-30T16:02:00.002-05:00

Jaylin works so hard on her Sesame Street postcards she sends to her Daddy! I just had to take a few pictures of her hard at work:)

Look at the concentration!

This was the cookie monster card she working on!

Ouch!!!

2010-03-30T15:52:00.003-05:00

Teenager+backing out of a parking spot at the movie place and not paying close enough attention= hitting someones parked car!!! What a great Saturday night!

The good side:) The other side:(

These were taken the night it happened

Fort Smith Lawn & Garden Show 2010

2010-03-30T10:38:00.006-05:00

On Saturday, 27 March, 2010, Jaylin and I went to the Fort Smith Lawn & Garden Show. Jimmy and Carol met up with us there along with their neighbors. Jaylin had a ball! It was such a beautiful sunny day perfect for seeing great friends!

Entrance

This was a train Jaylin really liked--she wanted to grab it and rearrange the little village!

Playing with her snack of trix cereal--at least she was sharing!

For some reason there were several animals at the show--hmm I thought it was a lawn and garden show, not a what can eat your lawn or garden! Oh well, Jaylin got a big kick out of them:)

Before & After

2010-03-30T10:14:00.006-05:00

The pictures on the left were taken almost 2 weeks ago and the pictures on the right were taken yesterday--Does Arkansas have crazy weather or what!?!?! I am just so stinken proud of my bulbs!!! Look how good they are doing! I know my husband will be impressed when he sees this! Now we do not have to replant each bed when the seasons change! Yippee!!

Apple tree by Jaylin's window,
Tree in the front yard,

Tree outside our master bath window in the left side of the house.

Arkansas Spring Break equals 3-4 inches of SNOW You've got to be kidding me

2010-03-21T09:14:00.001-05:00

The view outside my front door this morning and then a picture of the front of the house. Well over 3 inches already and expected to get about that much more today! Hopefully this will help in my campaign of why we should move with the the Hubby, but then again where he is at it has been around 80'. Really though, this is crazy!!!! I hate being cold!!

At least one member of the family is in her element! She is loving it! I guess I am glad someone does! Look at Flurry go! It is kind of funny, she actually does not like her back feet to touch it much, so sometimes she will hop instead of walking and she almost walks only on her front feet holding her back feet up in the air. See what this crazy snow will do to you!! By the way, you can click on any of these pictures to get a better view.

The answer to everything is CHOCOLATE!!

2010-03-14T13:04:00.004-05:00

To help Jaylin understand that in so many days Daddy will be home, I have put 60+ hershey kisses in a candy bowl and each day Jaylin gets a chocolate kiss from Daddy until as the days go by he will be home to give her a kiss from him! Hopefully as she sees the amount of kisses going away it will help me reconfirm that he will be back home! At this point I just have a child that is addicted to the kisses and wants more than just one a day!! Wish me luck! Maybe I should have gone with the construction paper chain and took a link away for each day he is gone and until there is no chain left and he has returned...hmmm, it may be to late now!

What would I do without Jaylin's Daddydoll?!?

2010-03-14T12:05:00.006-05:00

Why couldn't I think up the novel idea of "Daddy Doll"? This invention has helped Jaylin with the separation from her Daddy so much! The only problem is getting it away long enough to wash it. Due to the fact that Jaylin feeds Daddy doll and gives him drinks from her cups, etc. he gets dirty fast, but along with the ingenious idea of its creation it of course is machine washable--brillant!! I just have to keep remembering to take out the voice recorder that I came with it, in which James recorded a message for Jaylin on--so far so good!!

The are two images of James on her doll. On one side he is in his flight suit and on the other he is in desert BDU's. These are the pictures that I sent and then the compant cut around them and made the image in a printable version for the doll.

The yard sign while he is gone

2010-03-13T17:14:00.003-06:00

Boarding and Take Off

2010-03-13T17:01:00.004-06:00

Talking with Parker, whom he sat by for the duration of the trip. This was the last group to board the plane. After sitting on the ramp for an additional hour...finally- take off

Forever my Hero!

2010-03-13T16:53:00.002-06:00

Pictures in the hanger from the cold, dreary morning before boarding the plane

The plane that took my heart away..

2010-03-13T16:45:00.002-06:00

The jet that held all 200 and some odd people for a trip that took 20+ hours

What a dreary day!!

2010-03-13T16:32:00.003-06:00

First call Mom and tell her goodbye

WHAT COULD NOT WAIT UNTIL HE COMES HOME?!?!

2010-03-13T16:25:00.003-06:00

Yep you guessed it, the shrubs!! This is how the day before the hubby left to go out of the country, for 60 days!, away from me and the family, was spent! CCCRRRAAAZZZYYY

Catching up--some shots from summer

2009-08-30T21:22:00.003-05:00

Naked baby driving the boat--what a life, we would get arrested for this!

Baby & Daddy cooling off! 1st underwater picture I took with my new birthday present! Love my camera--thank you wonderful husband!

1st Day of School August 2009

2009-08-20T21:30:00.005-05:00

Lorin--(Sophmore year) & Dustin--(Junior year) on 19 Aug, 2009--

Notice Dustin has the braces off!

The Moviegoers

2009-07-24T22:00:00.002-05:00

Lorin & I went to see "My Sister's Keeper" I had to wear glasses because of crying! Lorin laughed at me in the movie and then cheered me up in the bathroom with her posing and pointing out the poster on the mirror. Great movie, just make sure you wear no makeup, take lots of kleenex and do not forget your sunglasses!

Happy Father's Day!!

2009-06-22T14:27:00.004-05:00

This is our Father's Day morning celebration with the #1 Best Father in the World! (aside from my Dad-Joe Westmoreland of course) Notice everyone is in pj's and morning hair--even the baby!

Hot Days of Summer=fun in a Cool Pool!

2009-06-22T14:24:00.003-05:00

It has been super hot lately--there is nothing like a cool swim in the pool!

Dustin turns 16 part 1

2009-06-22T14:18:00.003-05:00

On 23 June, 2009, Dustin will officially be 16 years old! We had a small pool party with his friends on Saturday 20 June, 2009 and we will have a party with family on the 23rd. Here are a few pictures from Saturday with more to follow after Tuesday!

Goodbye for a little while..

2009-06-16T12:26:00.006-05:00

Dustin and his girlfriend, Erika at the airport getting ready to get her ticket to go to Vegas and meet up with her Dad. Now they get to juggle the time difference when texting! Special thanks to Shilo for helping out with the ticket.

and now to the stage.....the one and only... Mega Super Star in Training--Kaleigh!!!

2009-06-16T11:46:00.005-05:00

Making her signing debut..Kaleigh went to Omega Studios and recorded her cd yesterday thanks to her Grandmother-TUTU for buying her the gift certificate. The recording session lasted about 30-35 minutes and Kaleigh was able to record 7 songs. I will try to post a link that will enable you to take a listen to her favorite song. Many, many thanks to TUTU from Kaleigh! By the way, Jaylin is her fan club president! Look at her dance in the chair while Kaleigh is singing.

A little get away does a lot of good!

2009-06-14T12:38:00.000-05:00

The spousal unit and I took a little trip and got away this past weekend. It was so nice to be childless for a couple of days, although I did miss them. I truly think that all relationships need that special time together just the two of you! We had soooo much fun and I cannot wait until a few more weeks and we do it again! We saw an outdoor blues festival, bought a couple of cars)can you tell which one I liked?), ate our favorite--New York Style Pizza and Mexican food at Taco Cabana, Brewed some beer and drove home in the rain! All was good, well maybe not that last one!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LINZY!!!!!

2009-05-22T21:57:00.005-05:00

If I am not mistaken, Linzy Livingston Ore is turning another year older Saturday! We want to wish you a Happy Happy Birthday and know we are thinking of & missing you!

Blue 43, Blue 43

2009-05-22T21:11:00.005-05:00

Guess what was happening at 6:30 tonight in Greenwood? Blue vs White football game! Dustin was #43 and I am embarrassed to say that I cannot remember the score. Lorin went to the lake with a friend for the weekend, Kaleigh is with her mom, so Jaylin, James and I went to watch Dustin play. I tried to get Jaylin to hold up the ticket so everyone could see it. The ticket got you a hamburger, chips and a drink. Thank goodness for a beautiful afternoon!

Show us Where You Live Friday--Dinning Room

2009-05-22T08:18:00.012-05:00

I was not able to participate in Kelly's last friday's "Show Us Where You Live Friday" due to to the fact that I do not have a guest room, but thank goodness I do have a dinning room! Where else would you feed our family!?!

This is the view as you walk into the kitchen/dinning room from the living room. This Friday is an "as is" day for me, you will see dust on the wine cooler, things on the counter, etc. Keeping it real for you! The brown picture frame with black inside of it is a chalk board I made with sheet metal and a $26.00 clearance frame from Hobby Lobby.

This is the view as you come in from the klitchen and hallway from the garage-I tried two different shots for better clarity. The table is from Woodco and we love it! Right now the leaf is in the middle, but we normally keep it out. You probably cannot tell that it is the same stain as the cabinents with black legs and the chairs, from Woodco also, are black.

This is the door to the backporch/backyard/pool. The old cooking utincils are from an antique store and none of them cost over $2.00. The wine cooler that sits to the right of the door. I love the stuff on top of it--the colors of the kitchen/dinning room are brown & green with that mustard color on the walls. Not crazy about the wall color, considering changing it. What do you think? The past color in this area were red, the mustard wall color and green, but I was tired of them and changed just recently to this.

The pictures are of some things in the Dinning Room/Kitchen to show the color pallete. The awesome apothocary jar I found at Fred's for $12.00!!! and the pears that are inside of it came free!!!

This is a view from the dinning room looking toward the kitchen. I included due to the bar area where the kids sit and eat. This gives you a better idea of the color of the table and chairs as the bar and bar stools mimic them. The "K" in the green yard sale picture frame is from an idea I got from super crafty Nicole at The Graves' House, the bird in the cheese platter dome thing I also got off a blog, but I cannot remember for the life of me. If you reconize it as your idea, let me know and I would love to give you credit--so sorry for my pre-alzheimers!

Another picture of the grouping on top of the wine cooler-closer up. This is what hangs above the "K" picture on the bar. My husband loves Elvis and his mother had found these collector cards-kind of like baseball cards, at an antique place in Florida and I got them framed for the love of my life! That is the tour! We hope you have a wonderful & safe Memorial Day weekend!

Rapunzel?

2009-05-20T21:21:00.000-05:00

Well maybe not Rapunzel, but it is getting longer and curlier--here are a couple of hair shots. Right after she has a bath it is very curly. The husband said it reminds him of his mom's hair and wanted me to post this for her to see what we have been describing via phone!

The BABY is 16 months old!

2009-05-14T08:50:00.002-05:00

From this 8 day old sweet little bundle of cuddleness....

Wait for it..........build the anticipation...work the audience...

Now....flash the smile....Tada....To this never slows down toddler!

It is hard to believe that the littlest is 16 months old! I should have done this monthly like I have seen so many doing, but better late than never! By the way as you can tell she did not want to sit still long enough for these pictures. Thank goodness for the help from her oldest sister L. I am so thankful to my husband for being able to stay home with her--he will never know how much I truly appreciate such a wonderful gesture! With bittersweet memories of her as a newborn, I post this for all to see!

She is officially 10 years old!

2009-05-13T12:48:00.005-05:00

As of 12 May, 2009, K is 10 years old! Hard to believe that she is on the brink of being a teenager! K asked me if this makes her a pre-teen? I did not even like to hear her confirm she is in such a hurry to grow up--but all are. I can certainly remember the days seeming to go by so slow when I was her age. What we would not do for time to move so slow now! In answer to her question, I told her at 13 she would be a preteen, that maybe at 10 she is a tween?!? Not sure! She is so excited to be in the double digits. We had a nice get together, just family. K had a big party last Saturday--lucky girl 2 parties a year! We hope that she enjoyed it!

He is Bringing Sexy Back With a Vengence!

2009-05-10T21:11:00.002-05:00

I know ladies, I am so fortunate that I have such a fashion conscious husband-- This is the outfit of choice when one is working hard in the garage and outside on a rainy overcast weekend. Just had to snap a picture of my ever sexy husband bringing on the appeal with this ensemble! Too bad you cannot see the the safety glasses in one of the above picture, but that would have probably put each of you right over the edge with jealousy!

Mother's

2009-05-10T10:38:00.003-05:00

1st off Happy Mother's Day to all! Second, hopefully you had better weather! I am thankful for my children--even though they can drive me crazy sometimes, I am not sure what kind of person, woman, etc, I would be had it not been for each of you! I am glad of the opportunity to be able to say I am a mother--I know so many who do not have that honor yet and I pray for you. For all, I hope that you were able to spend a little time with your mother, I was and was so thankful--it was a wonderful evening--the baby was even good! I realize that I take my mom for granted--I should do more to show my appreciation for all that she did, does, and will do. I truly hope I have let her know how much I love her and respect her. I am wonderfully blessed in that not only do I have a great mother, but my mother in law is a wonderful lady too! She has been such a blessing to me since I met her son--and if it weren't for her I would not have the pleasure of being married to such a amazing husband! Thanks and much love to both today and always!

Show Us Where you Live Friday - LIVING ROOMS

2009-05-08T11:05:00.013-05:00

I have had the best time with this tour that Kelly is hosting--this is a wonderful plan for the deco idea thief, nosey at heart, showoff, etc! I have so much fun in going to each post and looking. Some of you are young, just starting out and have not had the time/money/desire to accumulate all of the junk the rest of us have over the years and it makes me remember what is was like to try to decorate your home with so little--very humbling and make me appreciate where I am now in life! I missed the kitchen Friday--I will try to post that later to catch up! As for now, come on in to our humble home, and as a sign behind my front door says, "Welcome, be warm, be welcome, be at home" For those of you who know me, you will realize I recently changed the colors to our living room--we went from red, gold, green, brown to blue and brown.

Do you see the sign behind the door? Halmark store purchase--$10 i think, then you can start to see the sofa table to the right of the door--cannot use behind the loveseat due to the fact that it is a reclining set. Below is a better pic of the sofa table. Sorry about the lighting on the lower picture--kinda of dark.

You can start to see the pillar in the center of the room. Hubby hates it and I kinda of like it.

this is the view as you walk into the living room from the front door.

The is the view as you look at the built in that was intended for the tv, but as you can see, the hubster wants the super big tv, so I have closed it-gotta do something about that cable thing hanging out at the bottom. Then the second pic is of the loveseat, hubster's recliner (sorry the pillow is turned the wrong way! by the way I call his recliner the widowmaker) and the front door and bar--this is all in the place of where the formal dinning room would be--hence large hanging light fixture. That is the family dog making his appearance--cute huh? He is a Shorky.

doorway (I like that they are rounded) leading to the kitchen and this is the wall with the sofa family pictures, the other rounded doorway to the right of the sofa leads to the hallway/kitchen/garage, etc.

This is the part of the living room that is where we put the desk and bar. That is the living room--hoped you enjoyed it! You can click on each picture for a better view. You can see the really cool bell jar my Mom gave me along with a couple of other items I used to decorate with for Easter. Family cat Sassy sleeping on a pillow that I plan to take to Goodwill if I can get her off of it!

I'm Back!

2009-05-02T21:40:00.005-05:00

After a sabbatical, I am back and will be posting, or try to, post regularly!!! I know, Kelli, I told you this weeks ago, but I really mean it this time. Sorry for the lack of posting, took a break to try and catch up on things--some happened, some did not. Stand by for pictures (I have been told a few of you are tired of looking at the "K" flag) and posts on what has happened since or during the break. Hope all are having a wonderful weekend! In Arkansas we are getting our fill of rain, dreary overcast days--we so will be wishing for this rain about July!

Calgone take me away!

2009-03-24T13:07:00.004-05:00

Like the new flag? So cute, got at Nuemiers!

1st off, as you can see from the pictures--It is raining, overcast and gloomy! Three of my most unfavorite types of weather.

2nd Baby J has been running a fever since yesterday when we went to town. She woke up at 3:00 a.m. and I stayed up with her for over an hour and today it is a little better but....

3rd implement throwing up! and not just all over herself, the highchair and floor but the dog too! ( I will spare you the pictures and no I really did not take any!)

4th Bathing a toddler and dog before puke gets everywhere is no easy feat! (not sure I spelled feat right)

Then to make matters worse, I have to go finish buying groceries in this lovely weather with a sick baby because we cut the trip short yesterday due to her high fever---AND I have to get her some pedilite or something that she will drink along with something like chicken noodle soup since she cannot live on just ritz crackers--which was all we had that she has been able to keep down-----agh what a day--and it is only 1:16 p.m. In closing to all readers, friends, etc. any suggestions on food/drinks that a 14 month old may be able to keep down would be greatly appreciated.

To Toile or Not To Toile!?!

2009-03-24T10:26:00.006-05:00

I have a new found obsession and it is with Toile. Here are a couple of my favs and if you go to the Toile Party at Pretty Organized Palace you will see oodles and oodles of it! There are so many different types, styles and colors! You will definitely get your toile fix for the day in the land of all things toile! I wanted to redo my living room with black and white toile, but hubby did not like it. I will have to find subtle ways to implement little bits and pieces of toile here and there so as not to over do it and have the husband run from the room. I love the blue and brown toile--so pretty and feminine. Go over to Pretty Organized Palace and join in on the Toile Party!!

What Parents Do When The Kids Are Gone---You May Want to Make Small Children Leave the Room

2009-03-23T16:40:00.005-05:00

And after all of the excitement of the teenagers leaving, this is what the Hubby, Baby J & I did......drum roll......TaDa....Clean! Our OCD took over, mixed with a little Spring Fever and we cleaned up the garage a bit. Those same teenagers should be glad that they did leave, because otherwise they would have been helping. Although, we did save some for them when they do return. I know I feel better when things are clean, how about you?

She's Back...She's Gone Again

2009-03-22T13:15:00.002-05:00

L leaving with friends

Baby J & L looking at Itouch

reluctantly posing

OK, L came home Friday and then left again on Sunday!! She is like a whirlwind lately. As you know, this is Spring Break and D flew to Florida to see his Grandma--Tutu since he did not get to go with us last year when we all went and L went to Dallas with a friend and her family. L will return on Thursday and D's plane lands on Friday in the evening. I did not get a picture of D going to the airport :( but here are a few of L who did not want to take any because she said she looked terrible, was only dressed for a long drive, no makeup, etc. blah blah blah--and as her mother I took pictures anyway! A couple of these are older, but cute! Baby J loves to be with L and look at all of her gadgets--like her Itouch, telephone, Ipod, etc. I miss her because she has been with her Dad for 2 weeks, but I know she is having fun and will be back soon. D will have a great time! He is staying with THE BEST hostess in the world and will probably be spoiled when he returns.

We Finally Have Hair!!!

2009-03-21T10:54:00.000-05:00

Can you believe it? We finally have enough hair to make little pigtails! Her Aunt Sandy will be soooo proud! I remember her oldest sister L use to call them pinktails when she was little. I thought this changed her whole little look--kinda did not like it, because it made her look older and I so do not want her to grow up! This is her posing on the car--you will be seeing more and more of this hair do guaranteed!!

Decorating for Spring

2009-03-18T07:05:00.001-05:00

Received in the mail today was the current Williams-Sonoma catalog---happy day! This catalog is always good for a few inspirations on decorating for the season. Couple of my favs are the ducks pictured above, daffodil wreath and bird nests. I am trying to figure a way to do these more affordably, so I will be scouring my local shops for items to duplicate the looks. In the meantime, a girl can dream right? It must be fun to receive a book like this and decorate your house out of it, but can you imagine what it would end up costing? Crazy!! So, for now, always fun to look at, great inspiration, but that is all. Counting down, only a few days left before Spring Break!!! While reading the paper today, I saw an ad advertising Third Day in concert, I think I will take L to this, it is on the 26th, tickets are a little pricey, but not toooo bad. I will keep you posted.

Is that GUILT all over his face?

2009-03-16T22:56:00.004-05:00

Why do our children break our hearts? I consider the dog one of the kids and that being said, the furry kid has disappointed us in a HUGE way. We came home today to find someone had a touch of separation anxiety. I know, I was warned. Truly, I did not see this coming. Trig has been so good in the past that we have started leaving him in while we are gone during the day--that has come to end now!!! He has torn up a arm of a chair that I loved. Not only because it "made" the new look of the living room, or that it only cost $40 at a thrift store and it seemed kind of retro and I was so proud of it. Now what I am I going to do with the arm half chewed off? It will probable cost more to fix it than it would ever be worth! Any suggestions out there? As you can see I could, the chair could use some help! And still sooooooo disappointed in Trig!

If she were an Indian, her name would be Little Knee Walker!

2009-03-16T22:33:00.004-05:00

Dancing Baby on Knees

Introducing Lil Knee Walker!

Just standing at her window watching her Daddy!

Look who will stand for days, but refuses to take a step!!! She is so independent and stubborn. I seriously am concerned for her knees though. Baby J loves to dance and will get on her knees and clap and dance around, it is the funniest. This kind of reminds me of Lt. Dan off of the Forest Gump movie. Oh well, in good time she will realize how much better her life would be when she is more mobile and I will be regretting the day I ever encouraged her to take that step. Being a parent has so many bittersweet moments:'(

Husband's new truck

2009-03-16T20:32:00.006-05:00

Do these come standard in each model of truck?

Washing the old to get ready for the new.

The New truck--you might not be able to see the ghost flames on the lower part of the truck. If you click on the pic you should see them.

If your are reading this and you truly know my husband, the fact that he has gotten a new truck is no surprise. I use to try and keep a list going of which vehicles we have had, how long, etc. and I gave up. He traded the white one, which I liked because it matched the boat--I know my o.c.d. nature showing, to this Harley Davidson edition that is black with a little red in it. Baby J and D like it! It is a big truck, Baby J fits in the middle console!!

Update on the height of D

2009-03-16T20:02:00.003-05:00

D told me that the last time he measured he was 5'11 1/2" tall--looks taller to me. I made them stand back to back and D's shoulders were higher than his Dads. His father is 6"0 and I think that D is about 1 to 1 1/2 inches taller--we will not tell him, I think it bugs him!

Summer Job

2009-03-16T20:00:00.000-05:00

D is trying to earn money for the summer via mowing lawns. With his Ipod blaring and his flip flops on, he already has a repeat customer from last year and has gotten the 1st mowing of that lawn under his belt. I think we all did this when we were kids for money--as my parents say "it builds character"! If that is the case, I have a lot of character--that was about all I got if I remember correctly. Maybe that is where the child market 1st started. Adults hiring kids, like myself to their work around the house, lawn mowing, cleaning, etc. for a small amount and you would take it, because it was better than nothing! Makes you wonder! Who knows, maybe he will make enough to pay for his gas money to drive to school next year! A parent can dream, right?

It's beginning to look a lot like spring!

2009-03-16T19:49:00.003-05:00

Here are a few pictures around the house and in the neighborhood. The picture of the tree with the purple/pink flowers is in the front yard and just so happens to be 1 of the Hubby's favs. It is a purple plum. The neighbors pear tree is the tall white blooming tree and in the pic of the street you can see where those trees are blooming everywhere!! I am soooo looking forward to the season change. I have never been much of a winter kind of girl!

Do children like chocolate pudding?

2009-03-16T18:01:00.003-05:00

What a crazy question---of course they do. So much so, they cover themselves in it! This is Baby J's 1st experience with it and as you can see, she loved it! D, her big brother passed through the kitchen and was still just long enough for me to take this picture of him watching TV and standing by Baby J. How tall do you think he is now? Any guesses? I will check with him to make sure before I post a number--stay tuned!

Strike a Pose

2009-03-15T16:55:00.000-05:00

The weekend seems to have flown by--it was not very sunny, but the weather was better than last weekend. J and I tried to get several things done and although we did make progress, there still seems to be so much left to do! K was over this weekend and her and I went to Serendipity to drop off baby stuff and some house ware things. K looked around and found a few things she liked and wanted to get. This of course broke her Dad's "wanna be" rule of bring nothing back, but he was not mad. K found a cute summer dress, a brown shirt and cover up and a super cute GAP jacket. All in all, I did come back with far less than I left with and I am sure that the other things will sale and that will make up for the purchases. These pics are of her modeling for me. She wanted me to post that she was wearing my heels so that she could practice what it will be like for her some day as a Mom and Wife. I do not know about you, but I could not wear heels ALL day, but I thought it was cute that she thought that was how she should practice! K is such a sweet and cute girl, just growing up tooo fast!!!

Big Sisters & 4 Wheelers Are Fun!

2009-03-15T15:30:00.000-05:00

This is Baby J's new favorite thing to do. I have a feeling a new word or two will follow such as, "more" or "do it again". K rode around with her like this for a long time and she loved every minute of it, This is K's little 4 wheeler and she did not take it out of 1st gear. We told her to stay in this grassy area of the alley between the neighbors fence and ours just in case. It is very sweet how careful she is sometimes.

Are'nt Baby Feet the Cutest?

2009-03-09T22:08:00.005-05:00

Here are some pictures that I took of Baby J while being home with her today. I tried to keep her busy so that her Daddy could get some much needed rest to recuperate from being sick and run down. Baby J and I had a good time, although she was very cranky and just wanted to be held pretty much all of the time. Baby feet and toes too cute!

Eyelashes To Die For!!

2009-03-09T16:27:00.005-05:00

I blame genectics!!! That's right, I am sorry Mom & Dad if you read this, but it is true. Somewhere along the lines I was not blesses with long & lush eyelashes. Rather I have what I have always referred to as short and stubby. Baby J on the other hand, inherited her Father's beautiful, lush and long eyelashes. Her sister K has them too! Lucky, lucky girls!

Home Sick Today

2009-03-09T14:12:00.003-05:00

Guess who is home sick today? Baby J and the husband. I took Baby J to the doctor on Friday and Dr. White said that she has slight ear infection. That means more antibiotic for that and we are going to try her on some allergy meds now that she is over 1 yr old. The Dr is thinking that she has allergies like her Dad, her sister K and brother D. Please cross your fingers that Clarinex will work for her and may stop some of her ear infections, sinus problems--runny nose, watery eyes and cough--we could use a little relief! The husband on the other hand has been battling a few things, mostly sinus issues but last night his stomach was upset too. The sinus headache he was not able to get rid of convinced him to call in and try to relax. If you look at the picture of him at the desk, doesn't he look like he is relaxing? This does not come easy for him and according to my Mother In Law, his father was the same way. I on the other hand have no problem relaxing, taking a nap, etc. Soooo Trig and I had company today at home!!!

Growing Kids Sale

2009-03-09T12:09:00.008-05:00

Have I mentioned that I love the Growing Kids sale lately? Just in case you have not heard--not likely--the sale was the 5th through the 7th and was super! My sister and I were consignors (this was her 1st time, I am a repeat consignor) and after the experience I think she is hooked too! If you cannot tell from the picture that I took, the check is for $300.85!!!! I was amazed--of course my husband said that it is only fair that you know that I spent $235.00, bust still that is a profit and a profit of $65.85 is not bad!! I am not a Garage Sale kind of person. Meaning I do not like to have them. I do however love to go to them. One of my favorite things to do is get up early on a Saturday, load up the baby, L, K and myself and go find the really good yard sales. Before starting, we always stop at Julz Bakery for a donut with sprinkles for K and Bavarian filled for L along with a drink for the road. L and K usually stay in their pj's along with the baby. A little before noon we are done and head back home for the day. Oh, got side tracked! Back to the Growing Kids part---I was sooooo excited when I logged onto the web site and saw how much I had sold! Sunday was the pick up day and I went at about 2:00 p.m to pick up my check and about 12 items of clothing that did not sale. Husband went to deposit check today. I know it is not much money to some, but I still felt rich if only for a little while. The other pictures shows Baby J and her pretend kitchen that cost $5.00!!

Grand Opening!!!!

2009-03-08T20:46:00.003-05:00

I could not convince the hubster to go with, but I did attend the Grand Opening of the FSM Michael's!!! This is one of the stores that I frequently shop for crafts, home decorating, etc. In other words, the husband has officially grounded me from spending any more money at this place due to the past expenditures! I love Michael's, Hobby Lobby and Pier One just to name a few. Those stores have been instrumental in our home being decorated for each season and for day to day living. I have to say that while I was impressed with the newness, bright lights and the smell of a brand spanking new place, I was not impressed with the lay out. It seemed like a maze with all of the display racks in the scrap book paper section. I really did not like the class room tables being out in the open and it may be smaller than the previous store. Keep in mind that is just my opinion and will not stop me from going there to shop much to J's dismay!

Peculiar Things Babies Do!

2009-03-08T19:12:00.005-05:00

Every since Baby J was 4 months old and sitting in her highchair, she has always propped her feet on this holder meant to be used to hang the highchair tray on the back of the highchair. It has gotten so that we cannot let her keep her shoes on while in the highchair because of the way she puts her feet and pushes on this holder--it rubs the soles of her shoes off and that lands in the little tray meant to hold her feet. Just another peculiar thing some babies do!

There's nothing in world like a brown eyed girl!

2009-03-07T20:42:00.004-06:00

Just had to post this super cute picture of Baby J, once again at the "wailing wall" minus the wailing this time!! This was taken around Christmas time and I think she had only been awake for a little while--explains the morning hair! Enjoy Grandparents and family!

New dog in the house

2009-03-07T20:33:00.003-06:00

In case you do not know, we have a new addition to the family and thank goodness it did not require that I had to be pregnant! A couple of weeks ago we got, or I should say that for Valentine's Day, I got a Shorkie! Trigger is a Schitzu/Yorkie mix. He is the sweetest dog and Baby J loves him and him her. In fact Trigger loves Baby J so much that he gets upset when she cries and will try to go and cheer her up. This is a picture of the two of them at what we call the "wailing wall" Baby J wanted out and Trigger jumped over the baby gate to try and cheer her up. As you can see from the picture and from his bewildered look, it did not work. He is the cutest and I will be posting more pictures of him in the future.

Does this make me a bad mother?

2009-03-07T20:14:00.005-06:00

I bought this today due to the fact that my daughter has had a constantly running nose forever! I am sooooo excited I can barely stand it and wouldnt you know it, her nose seems to have stopped running! So, does this make me a bad mother because I want her nose to start running so that I will be able to try it out on her. In case you cannot tell, this is a battery operated nasal aspirator!!! It also plays 12 different tunes, I am not sure that will make her like it, but it is pretty neat!

Lazy Saturday

2009-03-07T16:33:00.004-06:00

I really, really like it when the sun shines and today is not one of those days. It is very hard for me to be motivated when it is dreary and overcast. The temperature is wonderful!!! 70 something, but then, there is the problem of no happy, warming, shiny sun!
The hubster, Trig, Baby J and I went out and about and ran a couple of errands. D is at his moms and L is at her dads for 2 weeks--this started on Friday. So, that left the reat of us together until Sunday at around 5:00 when we pick up D.
My husband has an unbelievable amount of energy and motivation--it seems all of the time. On days like this--not such for me. I could literally stay inside and read, blog, rearrange a room or something. In the course of the time since he got up this morning, which was 6:00, you would not believe what he has accomplished. Makes what I have done seem very meager. This is one of our areas of yin and yang.
My plan for this afternoon----I WILL get Baby J's new clothes from the wonderful Growing Kids Sale put up and sort what she is about to out grow. I am meeting with Shelly at Serendipity (this is a local resale shop) on Tuesday to consign what baby clothes I did not get to the Growing Kids Sale and also some house ware stuff--because I recently redecorated our living room and went from Red, Gold, Green to a beautiful Blue, Brown and White color scheme.
Ok, back to the growing kids sale. I checked and as of today, I am sure this does not include what is being bought today, so, from Wednesday through Friday, I have already made $280.00!!!!! I only spent $250.00!!! Thanks to my sister helping me I have made my husband very happy in the fact that we actually have a profit this year!! If any of you have questions on the Growing Kids Sale, let me know. I am a BIG advocate of it and have been for a few years now.