Happy Birthday Ella Reese!

I can not believe that my little girl is 3. I promise it was just yesterday (well maybe it just feels like yesterday to me) that she was born. My baby has gone from being a baby to a fiesty toddler to a sassy little girl. She is growing up way to fast for me. Most days I just want her to slow down and be my baby again.

Her "DORA" party is Saturday and I'll post pictures afterwards. But for now, we can see what she used to look like....

Ella, August 2006, 10 weeks old


Ella, August 2006, 10 weeks old


And what she looks like now...

Ella and Mommy, April 2009

New Blog Title

I am trying to come up with a more inventive title to my blog. I'M HAVING TROUBLE! Any and all help is greatly appreciated.

Easter - A Great Service, Family Fun and an Egg Hunt

I know Easter was a few weeks ago, but I am just now getting the pictures downloaded... I know, I know.

Easter Sunday was beautiful and after Church we went to my parent's house (AKA Mimi and Poppie's) for lunch and an Easter Egg Hunt. Ella and Cullen had a blast. I never would have believed that Cullen would have taken to hunting Easter eggs as well as he did. The boy was a hunting MACHINE!

Here are some pictures from our afternoon. Ella is almost 3 (in June) and Cullen is 18 months.

Facebook

I know it has been FOREVER since I have posted, and I am trying to do better. I actually have several things that I need to post about, it's just finding the time that I can't seem to do. So, for those of you that know me, I have a facebook account. If you'd like to see more regular updates, and they still aren't real regular, just "friend" me on facebook. But I do PROMISE to try and be better about updating here also. Stay tuned.... More to come...

Toys Galore... So why the Bathroom?

So, if you had this to play with...



and this to play with....



and even these...



why on earth would you want to play with this...



or this...

Tutus A-Plenty

This is what happens when your big sis gets two tutus for Christmas. Everybody knows that you want to play too!



Yes, mom, I have a duck hanging out of my mouth, but don't you luv my tutu!



And OF COURSE the actual owner of the tutu...


And a few more, just because they are so darn cute...






And don't forget to check out the rubber boots, almost as big of a hit as the tutus!

Wordless Wednesday

Still Here!

Sorry it has been so long since I've updated. The month of November just flew by, Michael's birthday, my birthday, my niece's birthday, our anniversary, my sister's anniversary, our trip to Cozumel, Thanksgiving, as well as a few family health scares... Just not enough time to keep updating. Then December came with Christmas shopping, etc and I fell farther behind. I will get a Christmas post up soon. Hope everyone had a great holiday and have a happy and safe new year.

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Today is my loving husband's birthday. It's a BIG one, but we won't say which one. If you know Michael wish him a Great Happy Birthday!

School Pics

I love school pictures. Who would have thought that daycare does school pictures. All I have to do is dress them and send them off to daycare, just like any other day, and then I get these really great pics. These were taken in September when Ella was 2 and Cullen 11 months.

Caught Up, FINALLY!

Ok, I think I am finally caught up on posting, or at least a little closer to being caught up. I'm sure that I can think of some additional things to show, but for now, this is enough.... until later of course

Like Mother Like Daughter

No more explanation needed!

The Big 1

Cullen's birthday was this past Saturday. I can't believe he is already 1. Where has this past year gone. I still think he should be this

but instead he's this

My little baby is turning into a little man.

I'll try to add a slide show of pictures from his party. If anyone can explain how, I would greatly appreciate it. If I can't figure it out, then I'll post some more pictures later.

The BOY can EAT!

As the kids finished supper, I was starting to clean up the kitchen. Michael was out of town and I had a friend coming over, so I wanted the kitchen clean when the kids finished so we could go straight to the bath. As I was loading the dishwasher, I heard Cullen grunting and turned around to catch this view....




Good thing we were going straight to the bath, since most of his dinner was in his lap!

Saturday Soccer

Everyday Saturday morning from September to November, we get up, get dressed and head out to the soccer field. My niece (KK) and nephew (Jared) both play soccer for a church league. Michael coaches my nieces' team. He has coached different teams for years, but the past 2 he has coached 9-12 year old girls. It has been a blast. Ella loves to go watch KK and Jared play.

Let's go Mama...


Having a picnic...


Watching KK and Jared...


Now THIS is how you watch soccer...

Mama Whatcha Doin'? Can I see that?

Cars, Swings and Tires, Oh My!

One afternoon in late August, Michael and I took the kids to the park. We met a friend there with her youngest daughter and let the kids play for awhile. Ella and Cullen had a ball.

Just arriving at the park...


Swinging together.....


Crawling in the tires...


And MORE fun.....

Yes, We are still here.

It has been a really busy month. This is one of the busiest times of the year for my job, therefore, I haven't been able to update as much as I'd like. So much has happened these past few weeks, hopefully I will able to update a little tonight. Everyone is in bed now, so here we go...

Happy Birthday Cullen!

Happy 1st Birthday to my little man! Can't believe you are all ready 1. This year has just flown by. More updates and pictures to come, but wanted to say Happy Birthday Baby Boy!

What were we thinking!

Have you ever tried to take pictures of 4 children ranging in age from 11 months to 11 years? My suggestion... DON'T! It wasn't that bad, but trying to get all four to look, smile, sit, stay, etc at once was interesting to say the least. Not to mention that it was dinner time. This adventure started when my sister decided she wanted to take pictures of all four of our children. Great! Hers are easy to photograph, ages 10 and 11. Mine on the other hand, not so easy, ages 11 months and 2. But I'm game. So, I found the required "uniform", jeans and white shirts, picked up something to feed them (so that we wouldn't hit total meltdown before we finished), picked the kids up from daycare, and headed to my sister's. I proceeded to feed the kids, clean them up and dress them, while my sister helped and located the perfect spot for pictures. Let the picturing taking begin. In 30 minutes we managed to take 200 pictures. I love my camera! Hold the button down and take 20 pictures per second. Surly we got some good ones. Want to guess how many "good" (OK acceptable) pictures we got?.... 3. That's it. And that's after looking at all 200 and refining and "working on" several. 3, that's all! 3! Below is a few that we consider acceptable, and I'll post some "out takes" later.