Showing posts with label The Kids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Kids. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Self Portraits...

The weather is so nice here right now! We've been spending our afternoons outside. I brought my camera out today and decided to take some self portraits of me and the kids. I tried to get one of all 3 of us, but you-know-who wouldn't participate. :) I'm actually surprised he agreed to the ones I got! These are some of my favorites!

She loves those fingers!

"Cheese!!!"

Oliver wanted in on this action!

Swingin'

I love my happy girl!

Monday, February 14, 2011

Happy &hearts Day!!


Happy Valentine's Day!

We made cookies yesterday and Bobby 'helped' me ice them. They turned out pretty yummy! Bobby had his first Valentine's Day party at school today. I felt like such a 'mom' for putting together his Valentine's for his friends.

I hope everyone had a great day filled with the ones you love! I know I did!

They look less than thrilled. I was trying to get a picture of them together before Bobby went to school this morning.

Bobby really liked the sprinkles.


MMMMM!

Ta Da! The finished products.

Monday, January 3, 2011

Christmas 2010


I hope everyone had a great Christmas! It was our best one yet! We came in to Sugar Land a few days before Christmas and spent time with friends and family. Our trip was made extra special because Lily got to meet both of her Great-Grandmothers for the first time! She also met my dad (Pa Pa) for the first time. I hadn't been back to Sugar Land since my baby shower back in September, so it felt nice to have an extra long visit.

This was the year of the handmade gift!! Even my dad and little sister got in on the action! I'll post about that later. I loved it, gifts are so much more special when they are handmade, don't you think?

Here are some pictures from our visit!

Bobby and Noah, future partners in crime!

Two of the best gifts in the world!

This was my first year to really 'play' Santa, and it was so much fun! Casey and I made cookies (and ate them!), and had a blast filling the kids' stockings.

Family picture on Christmas morning!

My sweet Lily, with her handmade doll from Aunt Casey!

I love this picture, he looks so excited!

Thursday, December 9, 2010

2 mos.!

This is her expression, most of the time...


Time flies! My little girl is 2 mos. old today!! Hard to believe, yet at the same time, it seemslike she's been around a lot longer! If you notice, I took a picture of her today in the same outfitandsame spot that I did for her one month photo. We can really see how much she has changed! Her hair is so much longer! And still outa control! 2 barrettes in it and it still won't stay down!

2 month accomplishments:
~Working on sleeping consistently through the night. She does anywhere between 5-9 hours between feedings at night.
~Attempting to learn to like the bottle. So far no success. I've tried 3 different kinds. She'll do one suck, then just play with it, or just get really mad. I am praying she will eventually get it! Mama needs this!
~She takes 2-3 short naps, and one really long nap (usually at Bobby's nap time...which is heaven!).
~She loves to smile when you talk to her, and she is starting to coo. She has laughed 2 times, but hasn't done it in awhile.

I must say, those first couple weeks, I was thinking we were crazy to have our kids so close together. I definitely had some baby blues. But now that she is napping well, things are going so much better! It helps that Bobby is talking more and can communicate what he wants. That has cut down on tantrums, tremendously! He is such a good big brother. He talks real sweet to Lily, and gives her besos all the time. Yesterday he was trying to 'fix' her bouncy seat for her, and tipped it on it's side...with her in it! Thankfully I had buckled her in, which sometimes I don't, otherwise she would have fallen onto the tile floor!

I got brave last night and bathed both of them together. It went ok, but I don't think I'll be doing that again until she is a little older! Bobby accidentally pored water in her mouth, he's a little crazy in the bathtub!

I can't wait for Christmas this year, we have a lot to celebrate and be thankful for! We will be traveling home to Sugar Land, I can't wait!

Monday, November 1, 2010

Happy Halloween!

I hope everyone had a safe and happy Halloween!! We had a great time hanging out with family. Bobby was 'Handy Manny', from the Disney cartoon, and Lily was a ballerina! So cute! We went to a Fall Festival on Sat. night, and on Sunday we went over to Rob's sister's house to have dinner and pass out candy. We went 'trick or treating' with Bobby, but actually only stopped at one house. He didn't really understand, and just wanted to go for a walk! Which was fine with us, we didn't have to deal with all the candy!

Cousins!! (First group shot with all the cousins since Lily was born) This is the best we could do, Bobby wasn't being very cooperative!

Lily, the ballerina! (You can't see them, but her socks look like ballet shoes!)

Handy Manny!

I was surprised that Bobby kept his costume on as long as he did. He was a trooper, but I am afraid to say, I think we have hit the terrible twos, folks! Bobby has been a stinker lately, but he is also adjusting to having a little sister, so hopefully this stage will pass soon!

Ahhh....the holidays are upon us! My favorite time of the year! I need to get crackin' on the last few Christmas gifts!! More on those, later...