Kaylee
Annslee
Addison
Alivia
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Christmas Card Photo Shoot.
This is late...and out of order but around Nov 21...RIGHT before it got really, really cold, my mom and my family got together at Uncle Steve's new house in Rye and took some Christmas pictures! She does great photos for inexpensive prices. Please check her out at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tasha-Mae-Photography/82954005258 . Below are some of our favorite shots from that day. :-)
Kids says the cutest things.
Okay, so I know I still have TONS of Christmas posts to catch up on but I've been thinking about how much Annslee has grown in the past 2 almost 3 years. She was so easy to potty train, once she was ready. We bought our house at the end of March 2010, beginning of April and we moved around mid April. By May, she was potty trained. I remember being in awe that it took her about ONE afternoon to understand how to potty. We came home from church one Sunday and we decided to let her run around diaper-less after we changed clothes. It just so happened that her potty chair, that we got her for her first birthday, was in the play room because I hadn't gotten around to unpacking and putting everything in it's place. It wasn't too long after lunch that we saw her sit down on it and when she stood up, she was SO excited. Every since that minute, she's been potty trained. She's has had a couple accidents here and there, mostly from not making it to the bathroom in time, but otherwise she's done GREAT! She only wore pull-ups two or three nights after she potty trained, and then she refused to put them on after bath so we just let her wear her panties after that and she hasn't had but a few night accidents since then! :-)
In August, we weaned her from her pacifier because we knew that in September she would move from the nursery to a Sunday school class. She asked for several times, at least once or twice a day, but once you told her it was gone she was fine. Until the next time she asked! Haha! The main times she asked for it was when she was sleeping, in trouble or had gotten hurt. She's just growing up too fast! When we weaned her from her pacifier, we were excited about having one less thing to tote around when we were out and about. WRONG! She still carries her blanket, which she has been attached too since she was just a few months old, and shortly after weaned from the pacifier...she started sleeping with and carrying around a teddy bear that I had bought when I was a student at UCA. Then for Christmas, she got a stuffed Monkey, which is now her side kick...along with her blankie. LOL
Since she's gotten rid of the pacifier, her speech has really cleared up and she's taking off with talking! I remember hearing her and Addison playing one day and apparently Addison was doing something that she didn't want her to do or something that Annslee knew she wasn't supposed to be doing. I heard Annslee say, "No, ma'am. Addie." It's amazing how they pick up on phrases that you say, whether you realize that you say them or not. She's heard Kaylee call me Laura, instead of momma, and she's tried it out several times. "Right, 'wawa'." I'll give her a look and she'll say, "Oh, right momma." Haha!
The other day, we went and ate at the Sandwich Shop with Nana, and Addison hit her chin on the table and when she started whining Annslee said, "Bless her heart." She also patted her head as she said it! We decided that she gets that from Nana. :-) It's amazing how much of the subtle things, things that you would have NEVER thought that they were watching you do or that you even knew you did, that they catch on to and adapt to their 'habits.' She grunts when picking up something heavy or when getting up off the floor. Haha! She says, "whew, we." She is stickler for routine. She has certain things that she wants at night and if that's gets jumbled up, she's isn't a happy camper! It's even worse when she doesn't feel good! When Addison gets in trouble, she will say "Time Out, momma," or when it's bed time, she will say, "Sugar, first. I. want. sugar. first!"
She is my little unexpected miracle! And I cherish every minute and memory spent with her. God has definitely blessed us so immensely and I am forever grateful! I'm sure she does and say more cute things that have slipped my mind in the quietness of this Sunday afternoon, but I will post as I remember! :-)
She has also recently decided that she's interested in dressing herself and picking out her clothes herself. I try to let her do as much as she can, even though it takes longer to get ready to go places. Her new favorite phrase, as of lately, is "all by myself."
In August, we weaned her from her pacifier because we knew that in September she would move from the nursery to a Sunday school class. She asked for several times, at least once or twice a day, but once you told her it was gone she was fine. Until the next time she asked! Haha! The main times she asked for it was when she was sleeping, in trouble or had gotten hurt. She's just growing up too fast! When we weaned her from her pacifier, we were excited about having one less thing to tote around when we were out and about. WRONG! She still carries her blanket, which she has been attached too since she was just a few months old, and shortly after weaned from the pacifier...she started sleeping with and carrying around a teddy bear that I had bought when I was a student at UCA. Then for Christmas, she got a stuffed Monkey, which is now her side kick...along with her blankie. LOL
Since she's gotten rid of the pacifier, her speech has really cleared up and she's taking off with talking! I remember hearing her and Addison playing one day and apparently Addison was doing something that she didn't want her to do or something that Annslee knew she wasn't supposed to be doing. I heard Annslee say, "No, ma'am. Addie." It's amazing how they pick up on phrases that you say, whether you realize that you say them or not. She's heard Kaylee call me Laura, instead of momma, and she's tried it out several times. "Right, 'wawa'." I'll give her a look and she'll say, "Oh, right momma." Haha!
The other day, we went and ate at the Sandwich Shop with Nana, and Addison hit her chin on the table and when she started whining Annslee said, "Bless her heart." She also patted her head as she said it! We decided that she gets that from Nana. :-) It's amazing how much of the subtle things, things that you would have NEVER thought that they were watching you do or that you even knew you did, that they catch on to and adapt to their 'habits.' She grunts when picking up something heavy or when getting up off the floor. Haha! She says, "whew, we." She is stickler for routine. She has certain things that she wants at night and if that's gets jumbled up, she's isn't a happy camper! It's even worse when she doesn't feel good! When Addison gets in trouble, she will say "Time Out, momma," or when it's bed time, she will say, "Sugar, first. I. want. sugar. first!"
She is my little unexpected miracle! And I cherish every minute and memory spent with her. God has definitely blessed us so immensely and I am forever grateful! I'm sure she does and say more cute things that have slipped my mind in the quietness of this Sunday afternoon, but I will post as I remember! :-)
She has also recently decided that she's interested in dressing herself and picking out her clothes herself. I try to let her do as much as she can, even though it takes longer to get ready to go places. Her new favorite phrase, as of lately, is "all by myself."
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| Freshly Born...2-8-08 |
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| 1 year old.. 2-8-09 |
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| 2 years..2-8-10 |
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| 2 years 10 months...12-19-10 |
I guess I should have saved these pictures for a post about her 3rd birthday....but...thinking about her turning three had me reminiscing about her birth and the years that followed!
Friday, January 21, 2011
Santa Claus and Christmas Eve.
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| Dec 23, 2010. Santa Claus |
On Christmas Eve, we had Christmas with Mamaw and Papaw JB, mom and Uncle Steve. We ate delicious food. Of course, it's always delicious at papaw and mamaw's! The girls got more gifts and we had a great time in fellowship with our family. When we got home from mamaw's, the girls and I made Jesus a birthday cake! :-) It didn't look all that good, but it was the thought that counted and we know that Jesus loved it! :-) This is a family tradition and I pray that through this tradition the girls realize the true meaning of Christmas and that it's not all about the gifts that they get or even those that they gift...Christmas is about the one true GIFT from God.
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| Staying with Nana while Daddy plays Santa |
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| Nana lets her have ice cream |
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| ..and fight over play-doh |
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| "What is it?" |
Addison killed me this year too. She wasn't really interested in opening presents. She let Annslee "help" her open all her presents (which in reality means, she let Annslee open hers too) and she played with all the new toys! They are definitely a pair together. They are opposites, yet one isn't complete without the other. It's truly a blessing to watch them grow up so close together. God definitely knew what he was doing when He gave them to me 15 months apart. :-)
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Christmas with The Harvey's...Part 1...and Photoshoot
Dec 18th- We had Christmas at Papaw Darrell and Mamaw Linda's. Wendy, her husband and kids were there, JR, his girlfriend and the twins were there, Aunt Tamara, Uncle Mike and Landon were there also. We had such a great time and the girls got adorable outfits and a Sleeping/Singing Dora doll. We only had Kaylee for a quick amount of time that day and we had decided before hand that we were going to go home, before we took her back to her mom's, and let her open her gifts from us. She is usually with her mom on Christmas day until 5pm and we were going to be extremely busy Christmas day so this seemed to be the best thing for us too. I broke tradition this year because we usually don't open gifts from each other until Christmas eve. Oh, well...tradition will resume this year! Below are pictures from Kaylee's Christmas with us. We also let Annslee and Addison open one gift from us. :-)
Sunday, December 19th, We were supposed to go to Aunt Tamara's house for Christmas with Aunt Ginger but Annslee was feeling a little under the weather so instead after church, we came home and gave her some medicine to help her feel better. Nana wound up coming over and we shot a few pictures of the girls! Below are some of my favorite from that day!
Sunday, December 19th, We were supposed to go to Aunt Tamara's house for Christmas with Aunt Ginger but Annslee was feeling a little under the weather so instead after church, we came home and gave her some medicine to help her feel better. Nana wound up coming over and we shot a few pictures of the girls! Below are some of my favorite from that day!
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Christmas with Nana and Annslee's first Christmas Cantata
I'm behind in my posting, yes, I know. However, I always say, better late than never! :-)
Our first Christmas of 2010 was on Dec 11, 2010. We had a small get together of family at our house. We ate homemade soup and momma brought her gifts for Kaylee to open and the girls opened one gift each from us. They each got a magna doodle a piece. Annslee and Addison got a pair of pink cow girls boots, which they both LOVE to wear! Kaylee got a dress from us and a blanket from Nana. They all got a new Wow Wow Wubbzy DVD, which we have watched OVER and OVER and OVER again! Marshall and I got a wolf shelf from mom and mom got a calendar from us with TONS of pictures from us on it! We had a great time with each other. Randy and his fiancee, who he asked to marry him early that day, also came.
Later that evening, we took Annslee to dress rehearsal for her 1st Christmas Cantata. Annslee, Sydney and Savannah were the only 2.5-3 year olds in the Cantata. They didn't do so well during this dress rehearsal, but the Wednesday before, Sydney and Annslee had a BLAST up there. You could see their lips moving and they did most of the motions...but they also played around and ran around on the stage..they were so adorable! Sunday, the 12th, was the actual Cantata...Annslee did GREAT. She staged on the stage...minus one bathroom break. She sang, danced and did hand motions....but most of she didn't cry!!!! :-)
Our first Christmas of 2010 was on Dec 11, 2010. We had a small get together of family at our house. We ate homemade soup and momma brought her gifts for Kaylee to open and the girls opened one gift each from us. They each got a magna doodle a piece. Annslee and Addison got a pair of pink cow girls boots, which they both LOVE to wear! Kaylee got a dress from us and a blanket from Nana. They all got a new Wow Wow Wubbzy DVD, which we have watched OVER and OVER and OVER again! Marshall and I got a wolf shelf from mom and mom got a calendar from us with TONS of pictures from us on it! We had a great time with each other. Randy and his fiancee, who he asked to marry him early that day, also came.
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| I love this picture! :-) It's just missing Addie and Kaylee. |
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| FINALLY, finding out what her surprise gift was! |
Later that evening, we took Annslee to dress rehearsal for her 1st Christmas Cantata. Annslee, Sydney and Savannah were the only 2.5-3 year olds in the Cantata. They didn't do so well during this dress rehearsal, but the Wednesday before, Sydney and Annslee had a BLAST up there. You could see their lips moving and they did most of the motions...but they also played around and ran around on the stage..they were so adorable! Sunday, the 12th, was the actual Cantata...Annslee did GREAT. She staged on the stage...minus one bathroom break. She sang, danced and did hand motions....but most of she didn't cry!!!! :-)
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| It's sideways...but she's still adorable! |
Nana's birthday, Fall Festival, and Thanksgiving!
I've been a little MIA. Haha! Busy, busy, busy!
On October 16th, we had a "surprise" birthday party for mom. I say "surprise" because THREE of the people invited told off on me! They caved and told her EVEN though I told them it was a surprise! Ha! We had the party at our house and we spent most of the party outside. We ate grilled burgers and a cake made by Tonya Rawls a friend from church! We had a blast and thoroughly enjoyed each other's company.
October 30, the church held a fall festival at a church member's farm. The girls had a great time with all their friends, even though it was a little cold out. They had games and a bouncy obstacle course for the kids to keep the kids occupied. It was a little chilly after the sun went down and the girls got cranky so we didn't stay very long after dark. Everybody was great in keeping everything peanut free and we are so thankful to have such a loving church family. We also made a pit stop at Nan and Pop's before the fall festival so that they could see the girls and give them some candy. We STILL have candy from the fall festival, today!
Thanksgiving:
We had Thanksgiving with Ma on Thanksgiving and on Friday with mamaw and papaw and momma. I just love Thanksgiving food!!! :-) We are very thankful for everything that God has blessed us with and we pray that we never take any of it for granted! OH, I almost forgot! Mariah came home for the week of Thanksgiving! She stayed most of that week at momma's! The kids LOVED her. We plan on going in June and picking her up, her mom and aunt said they would meet us halfway! :-) I can't wait to spend the summer with her!
On October 16th, we had a "surprise" birthday party for mom. I say "surprise" because THREE of the people invited told off on me! They caved and told her EVEN though I told them it was a surprise! Ha! We had the party at our house and we spent most of the party outside. We ate grilled burgers and a cake made by Tonya Rawls a friend from church! We had a blast and thoroughly enjoyed each other's company.
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| DELICIOUS birthday cake! |
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| Nana's girls on her birthday! |
October 30, the church held a fall festival at a church member's farm. The girls had a great time with all their friends, even though it was a little cold out. They had games and a bouncy obstacle course for the kids to keep the kids occupied. It was a little chilly after the sun went down and the girls got cranky so we didn't stay very long after dark. Everybody was great in keeping everything peanut free and we are so thankful to have such a loving church family. We also made a pit stop at Nan and Pop's before the fall festival so that they could see the girls and give them some candy. We STILL have candy from the fall festival, today!
Thanksgiving:
We had Thanksgiving with Ma on Thanksgiving and on Friday with mamaw and papaw and momma. I just love Thanksgiving food!!! :-) We are very thankful for everything that God has blessed us with and we pray that we never take any of it for granted! OH, I almost forgot! Mariah came home for the week of Thanksgiving! She stayed most of that week at momma's! The kids LOVED her. We plan on going in June and picking her up, her mom and aunt said they would meet us halfway! :-) I can't wait to spend the summer with her!
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