Reese's Pieces!!

Happy January

2012-01-17T21:09:00.006-06:00

Well life has gotten away from me and I never posted about Christmas or New Years..oops! As you can imagine the holidays this year were a little different for us but nonetheless Reese and I had a very nice Christmas with my family in Oklahoma and then she spent New Years with Bob which was a little sad and lonely for Momma but I survived. My mom got a fancy schmancy new camera and all of the Christmas pics are on her camera so I'll have to post those later.

We have been busy this new year getting little miss fitted for her new hearing aids.

After seeing several different doctors and audiologists we settled on the Callier center which is supposed to be the best at hearing aids for kids. The audiologist there was really great with Reese and I am so glad because it sounds like we will be seeing her once a week for awhile and then once every few months for well...forever I guess.

When she was making the molds she told Reese she was using pink cupcake icing to make a shape of her ear. Reese thought that was pretty funny and was pretty calm about it but she wanted to see what it looked like. I suggested she have Bob take a picture so she could see what they were doing and that made her happy.

After the molds were made she got to pick the colors of the actual hearing aids. She had been saying for awhile that she wanted pink...then she wanted one pink and one purple and for a minute she tried to say she wanted the zebra one. Her little friend Landry's big sister is really into zebra and it has been sparking some interest with her lately. Luckily we settled on one pink and one purple which I think will be helpful in keeping them on the correct ears as they have different strengths. Her right ear has 20% loss and the left ear has 60% loss so quite a bit of difference. Next the cutest little pink ear molds are sent off the the factory to get transformed into Reese's new "earrings".

I'm really not sure how Reese is going to react to them or if she even totally grasps it all. I often think she gets it because I am realizing more and more that there are situations that she can hear but can't understand the words and it makes me so sad for her. Last night she was studying my ear ring holes very closely so I'm also a little concerned she is going to be disappointed with her "earrings" not being real life earrings. They don't come in until next week so say a prayer for her to adjust easily to them.

I'm not gonna lie it's been really really hard dealing with the fact that there is something wrong with my baby girl that I just can't fix. I've been very teary lately and I sit and just ache with worry over the things she will have to face in life. Then yesterday Reese got a happy gram at school for excelling at her math skills! Guess what? She's the best in her class at math and I again am reminded she is going to be okay.

God has BIG plans for Reese Claire Thomas!!

"Now then, stand still and see this great thing the LORD is about to do before your eyes!" 1 Samuel 12:16

Welcome Baby Harper

2012-01-16T21:15:00.018-06:00

A sweet friend and coworker of mine recently welcomed her first baby into the world. Meredith and I have become great friends over the last year and Reese loves her too. We were soooo super excited when she told us she was expecting. Reese must have asked me every day for 9 months if Harper was out of Meredith's tummy yet:)

Also everytime she has clothes that are too small she says "I wanna give this to Baby Harper". I'm so proud of what a sweet and generous little lady Reese is becoming(most days!). Little Harper had quite the collection of toddler clothes before she even arrived.

Baby Harper got sick with a cold and fever shortly after being born so I wanted to make sure she was healthy before we shared our toddler germies. Reese is obsessed with babies these days so she was beyond THRILLED to get to hold and love on this baby. Sorry about the crummy pic...I took it on my phone and I was kinda trying to make sure she didn't drop her!

Oh my goodness Reese and I are both so in love with this baby. We really really wanted to keep her but Meredith and Josh said no. Can't imagine why:)

Luckily they are going to let us babysit her once in awhile so they can go on a date:) YAY! We can't wait!

Primrose Christmas Party

2011-12-20T20:47:00.003-06:00

On Friday Reese had a little program at her school followed by the class party. Her class sang "Jingle Bells" and one more song that I can't remember right now..ooops!

It was fun to watch them sing to an audience. Reese LOVES to sing and it just thrills me that she always has a song in her heart. It was organized chaos as usual with a room full of 3-4 year olds!

Merry Christmas! We love y'all!

Visit to see Santa

2011-12-18T21:55:00.001-06:00

Last Saturday we took a trip to the mall to see Santa. Reese was exited and even took her catalog to show him EXACTLY what she wanted. She had changed her mind several times about what she wanted from Santa and I was starting to get nervous that I would end up being out on Christmas Eve looking for what she wanted if the wish list kept changing. However once she decided to show Santa the picture in the catalog I knew that was the gift. Little Miss even has a separate list for Dad's house...smart little stinker:)

White Rock Marathon 2011

2011-12-06T21:26:00.001-06:00

Back in July my running friend Kim was planning to run a marathon for her 40th birthday. I told her I would do the training with her but I was only going to do the half since by golly I'm nowhere near 40!

I had a lot of other things going on in my life and running a marathon just didn't make sense. We joined the Frisco Running Club training group to get ready. We had both run about a million and one half marathons so the training was really easy in the beginning. After awhile it started getting harder as the runs got longer but I kept running with Kim and the full group instead of the half group. Somewhere along the way I decided I'm just gonna run the full and cross this off my bucket list!

On race day I woke up around 4 am and heard the sound of rain...not just rain but POURING rain hitting the window. I can't remember the last time it rained in Dallas. Reese has rain boots that she adores and I can think of 2 times in the last 6 months I let her wear them on a completely dry day because it just NEVER rains!

I got ready and headed out to meet Kim and the group and it continued to rain. I kept praying it would stop but somewhere along the way I accepted the fact that we were gonna get wet. We accessorized with these hefty size trash bags that we had to borrow from a friend. All I had was the kitchen kind that smelled like Febreeze..ha!

The race folks were nice enough to open up this building for us to wait in until start time. We killed about 30 minutes in the bathroom line and then finally decided to head out in the rain, find the bag check and then line up in our corral. As soon as we got outside we found another bathroom with a much shorter line and decided to stop again(HELLO NERVES). After that we were about 5 minutes from the 8am start and think we will just dump our bags at the start line and go. Turns out they moved the bag check inside because of the rain so we have to run about 1/2 mile to the building, toss the bags and run 1/2 mile back to the start. We were scheduled to be in corral D which would have most likely pushed our start time to 830ish anyway but we were on the wrong side of the fence as the runners were rolling by. PANIC! We tried to make our way through the spectators to a break in the fence but finally found a place to just climb the fence with a little help from some random strangers:) So we were on the course and crossed the start mat with 3:47 on the clock. Score! We started running and despite the rain the excitement was flowing! We quickly shed our trash bags because they were just awkward. After the first mile the rain stopped or at least slowed to a drizzle. I started to get hot and took my purple jacket off and tied it around my waist. I told Kim I was going to give it to a friend who was supposed to be watching for us at mile 5. She said she thought I would regret it..she was right! Around mile 3 the rain began pouring again and it poured the entire race.

Here we are at mile 3..I was happy..Kim is looking confused:)

This is the picture on the race website of the course around the lake....

It was nothing like that at all! The wind and the rain around the lake were brutal. At times the rain was literally beating us in the face.

About 25,000 people were expected. 6000 marathoners, 13,000 half marathoners and the rest were doing the marathon relay. About 4500 ended up finishing the marathon. I think the other 1500 were probably carried away with hypothermia. It was seriously cold and miserable! My mom came to watch Reese and they had plans to come out and watch us but I nixed those plans after seeing the weather. I was afraid of having a sick kid coupled with not being able to walk on Monday.

Despite the rain I felt really really good. I think it must have been 100% adrenaline. I felt better then during most of our LONG training runs in much better weather.

This is somewhere around mile 5 because I still had my water belt..I dumped it at mile 7.

Right before mile 9 the half marathoners split off from the full marathoners as the full group heads out to the White Rock Lake. After having run this half many many times before I got a little fearful to not be turning to head back to the finish. I even said to Kim "this is our last chance to bail!" She was starting to hurt and I think she might of considered it. So I started talking..y'all know I am good at that:) I kept trying to tell her stories and I think I even sang a few children's songs (sadly that's about all I know.)

Around mile 18 I said goodbye to Kim. She was hurting from a lingering foot injury and was starting to slow way down. I was a little afraid to take off on my own since we had done almost every long run together and I still had 8 miles to go. Eight miles is a long time to be alone with the thoughts in my head..it's scary up there..haha! However, I still felt pretty good so off I went.

Everything I had read/heard about this race said if you have anyone at all who cares about you heck or even just a random acquaintance tell them to cheer you on at mile 21. Mile 21 was all uphill..they call them "The Dolly Parton Hills" and they were miserable! Fortunately I saw a familiar face right before turning to head up the hill because it was BRUTAL! It took me from mile 21 to around 23 to recover from the hills. I was cold, I was soaking wet and my legs were starting to hurt. During that time I kept hearing this guy in the crowd say "DIG DEEP". No idea who he was...and maybe he only said it once but I just kept repeating it in my head.

I started to really pay attention to the crowd around me and reading all the signs they had made. OMG there were some funny ones. Every time I saw something that made me smile I tried really really hard to commit it to memory.....no way I remember them all but here are a few that made me laugh

"You are running better then Rick Perry!" Ha!

"Running takes balls..other sports just play with them!" (Sorry momma I know it's crude.)

Chafe now, Brag Later!" (Ouch!)

"Beer misses you!" (Oh and I miss you too..hehe!)

I think this is right around mile 23. I look oddly happy..maybe because it was downhill. I like how everyone was waving at the camera.

Around mile 24 I realized that I was going to be fine and I just soaked (no pun intended) up the crowd and started to think about all the things I was going to eat afterwards. I ate two packs of cranberry flavored GU chomps during the race and if I never see those things again that would be fine with me.

My goal for this race was to finish under 5 hours and I came in at 4:53. I was happy with that time and curious about how much better it might have been had it not been dumping buckets of rain?! The jury is still out on whether or not I do another full marathon but I'm thinking that 26.2 medal looks a little lonely amongst all those mere 13.1 medals...

An Airplane Party!

2011-12-02T21:09:00.000-06:00

Reese celebrated her 4th birthday with a party at the Frontiers of Flight Museum at Love Field. It has a really cool kids play area along with airplanes the kids can roam through and its BIG. Perfect for people who don't want to be trapped together in a small room if you know what I mean:)
Not a bit shocked that she picked pink and purple for her party stuff.

Lots of her favorite friends came to celebrate with her.

About to blow out the candles!

She did a lot of running EVERYWHERE in her frilly skirt! She was SOOO excited to be the Birthday Girl.

Happy Happy Birthday my sweet baby girl!

Thanks to all our friends who help make Reese's birthday special! Love you all!

Give Thanks in the Lord Always

2011-11-24T07:48:00.000-06:00

Things have been totally craaaazyyy these days and I'll be perfectly honest its easy to get down and just feel plain rotten about life. Reese had her 4 year well visit the other week and she did not pass her hearing screen. We were refferred to an ENT where we learned that she had significant hearing loss and will need hearing aids for the rest of her life. Wow! Talk about a shock to your heart! I spent the day we got the news in tears nearly all day. I left work early to go pick up little miss and spend some extra time with her and she was just as happy as she could be. Kids are awesome like that?! It was cold and rainy and we decided to put our PJ's on at like 3:00 in the afternoon and snuggle up in the bed. We read and colored and talked. I was quickly reminded that I should be grateful for my beautiful, funny, smart, bossy, silly, strong willed little girl! I realize that it could be SO MUCH WORSE! What an amazing gift she is to me and will be to everyone she touches in life!

Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men. Psalm 107:8

PINKALICIOUS!!!!

2011-11-22T01:10:00.010-06:00

Reese and I had the chance to go see Pinkalicous the musical last Sunday with some of our most favorite peeps Elyse, Landry and of course their mommas.

Susan found these shirts at Target and we decided they should all wear them to the show. The girls were SO excited!

We got there in time to pose for some pics before the show. There were like 987868 little pink girls everywhere ha!

After the show the girlie's had some ice cream and ran around singing the songs from the show.

It was a really cute show and as always we loved getting to hang with our peeps. Thanks Erin and Susan for organizing!

33 things I've learned in 33 years.

2011-11-15T22:49:00.001-06:00

In honor of turning 34(big sigh) where has the time gone?! This was my 30th birthday present.

It seems like the birthdays since then have come and gone in the blink if an eye. I sure hope time slows down..like WAY down before she turns 34 and I turn 64! YIKES!

My 33rd year was interesting, happy, fulfilling, perplexing, funny, sorrowful and just plain crazy all rolled into one. I think I learned a few things...

1) The best things in life are found when you are not even looking for them!!!
2) Sometimes it's perfectly OK to let the house get a little messy...life is too short to always worry about everything being just "perfect"
3)My friends and family are pretty amazing. I could never repay them for all the things they have done for me in this ONE year alone!
4)I am just as head over heals in love with my daughter this year as I was the day she was born.
5)I still must have ONE diet dr pepper every day!
6)I don't always love my job but I work for good people and they are good to me and for that I am grateful.
7)Motherhood is by far the most challenging job I have ever had.
5)I still love to exercise.
6)Summer is and always will be my favorite season...I'm a sun worshipper:)
7)"Stuff" does not make me happy. In fact I have lived with very little this year.
8)My daughter becomes more of a girly girl every day and I love it even though I was never a girly girl growing up.
9)I have never been a napper but have come to enjoy a Saturday or Sunday afternoon nap.
10)I love, love, love to run!
11)I still love to cook and bake although I don't do either that often anymore.
12)I have stopped looking back because I am focused on moving forward.
13)I really really like cherry sours! Reese does not like them.
14)Grey's Anatomy is still my fav tv show.
15)I can run 20+miles and live to tell about it!
16)I prefer to stick with what I know...I eat the same thing for lunch almost every single day.
17)I've learned you can't change other people and it's a waste of time to try.
18)I do not like snakes, rats, bugs or raccoon's.. Yuck Yuck Yuck!
19)I know that God has a plan for me..can't wait for him to enlighten me:)
20) You can never have enough fresh flowers in the house:)

21) I am perplexed by the fact that every kid I know pronounces crayon as "crown". Who changed the pronunciation??
22) I LOVE the sunshine!
23) I wish I was better at taking pictures. I am HORRIBLE!
24) Over the counter cough and cold medicine does not work.
25) I can't wait until I can start reading chapter books to Reese.
26) Worry will not solve problems so I don't (or try really hard not too)!
27) I always wanted an EZ bake oven when I was a kid. Reese got one for her birthday. How convenient!
28) I have learned to only surround myself with people who make me happy.
29) No matter how old you get your never to old to need your mom.
30) Take every opportunity to snuggle your babies as they will be grown in the blink of an eye:(
31) Even at age 34 the best birthday cake is homemade by momma..

32)More then ever I am thankful for the start of a new year and anxious to see whats in store for us:)
33)I celebrated my birthday with some pretty special people but this one is by far my FAVORITE...

Why yes we had been playing with my new lipstick moments before the pictures was taken:)

Thank you to everyone who helped make my birthday special! I love you all dearly.

A fresh new start and a bunch of randomness

2011-11-11T07:02:00.003-06:00

I am so so so excited about my new blog makeover...what do y'all think? Sometimes its the little things that help me make it through the day. Along with a blog makeover, Reese and I both celebrating birthdays and I am looking forward to the freshness of starting another year. What will this year bring for us?!

Almost gone are the days of randomly bursting into tears. People at my office must think I have very severe allergies..hahahaha!

Reese and I decided to play hooky one day this week just for the heck of it. We were totally lazy and stayed in our pajamas most of the day however we did muster up the energy to get pedicures:)

I am well aware that Halloween is over but a certain 4 year old(still can't believe she is 4!!) had her heart set on pumpkin toes before we ever left the house. What the heck pumpkin toes for all!! I'm kinda enjoying the little pumpkin smiling up at me every morning..we could all use a friendly smile right?!

A sweet friend of mine gave Reese this cute purse with 4 bucks in it for her birthday. She was so stoked to have her own money.

She also got a few gift cards for her birthday so she wanted to do a little shopping with her money. We headed over to Tarjay and perused the toy aisles with great intensity. Reese found many things she wanted and we discussed how much money she had and what she could afford to buy. Initially she tried the "i want this but you buy it with your money momma" approach but I reminded her that we were only spending her money and she would have to choose wisely. What a great lesson for a little 4 year old! So after very careful consideration Reese chose a $9 dollar doctor kit and a red and green lollipop from the Christmas section. I think she was enamored with the doctor kit because we had just been to Dr Nail for her well visit the day before.

I am getting so excited to see if all my marathon training will pay off. Only 4 more weeks until the White Rock Marathon. Yikes! I am super duper excited, nervous, anxious basically just a big ball of worry ha! I am 100% confident that I will cross the finish line even if I have to crawl..ha!

I got this slutty mcslutty dress for my company Christmas party. Hopefully after running 26.2 miles I'll be skinny enough to squeeze into it...haha! Reese said I looked beautiful...have I mentioned I heart her?!

And I leave you with this sweet girl.

Happy Friday Everyone!

Happy 4th Birthday Sweet Reese!

2011-11-06T05:43:00.008-06:00

I'm pretty sure I sound like a broken record but I just can"t believe my baby is turning 4! She is growing up right before my very eyes...can someone please slow down time!?!?

I had her 4 year pictures made last week and these are some of my favorites. Reese was LOVING having her little photo shoot and even changed outfits several times which was a first. It's amazing how much difference a year makes!

I "borrowed" this idea from Erin..(thanks E)! Reese thought it was fun when I was asking her the questions. In fact she kept saying "ask me more questions Mommy" even though we were completely out of room on the picture. I sure do love this kid!

Sweet Reese-

I love your sweet sweet smile and your caring nature. You are always quick to help take care of those around you.

I love your sassy side (most of the time) as I know that you will never ever get pushed around in life. You will always be able to hold your own and that my dear daughter is not a bad quality. You will without a doubt in my mind DO whatever you set your mind to in life.

I love the way you love and care for your Dolly. You will be a wonderful mommy some day.

I love your sense of enthusiasm...you can turn the most mundane task into excitement and you tell the BEST stories with all that pizazz:)

I love you more them words sweet baby. Happy Happy Birthday!

Love,
Mommy

Trunk or Treat

2011-10-30T19:06:00.001-05:00

Reese's school hosted a "Trunk or Treat" on the day of the Halloween parties. Quite a few parents decorated their cars and passed out candy to the kids. I had never done a Trunk or Treat before but it turned out to be pretty fun. I enjoyed it and Reese was very proud to show her mermaid costume to her friends.

Reese with her teacher Miss Sellers before trick or treating. Doesn't she have the cutest little smile in this pic?!

Checking out her loot...

After the trick or treating they had tons of snacks..this kid was starving!

I sure do love my little mermaid:)

Have a safe and Happy Halloween!

I Heart Candy Corn!

2011-10-25T14:34:00.001-05:00

Lazy Sunday

2011-10-23T21:34:00.001-05:00

Today it was kinda rainy and a little dreary. Reese and I decided it was a good day to stay in our jammies, carve a pumpkin and cook. You know the kind of day where the smell of something cooking on the stove makes you feal warm all over.

It's no secret to any of you that life has been more then a little crazy this year. It's hard to get real excited about cooking for 1.5 people. Beside the fact that she is done eating in 1.5 seconds or the massive amounts of leftovers that I always end up throwing away because its just to much for the two of us. But I really do love to cook so we decided to start with dessert first:) We made this chocolate chip cookie dough dip...

I forgot to take a picture of it so this one came from the blog where I got the recipe. You can go here if you want to try it out. Make sure you chill it for a bit before you eat it...oh my gosh Reese and I were chowing! Good thing I've been running a ton ha!

After that we put on a pot of Chicken Tortilla Soup and got to work on carving the pumpkin. I had Reese draw the face she wanted so I could trace it on the pumpkin.

I'm all about bang for my buck so you will notice we carved the same pumpkin Reese had already painted a few weeks ago:)

We started with cutting off the top...

and then little miss went to work cleaning out the goop..

We had dinner....Chicken tortilla soup..yummmmo! (You like my "turn the camera sideways attempt" at food photography..haa!)

Then my little mermaid wanted to light up her jack-o-lantern and try on her costume for the 12089365 time!

Just couldn't resist posting this one. She said she was practicing her diving and mermaid swimming moves:)

Oh yeah and one more after it was really dark enough to see our smiling Jack o Lantern.

Hope y'all had a nice relaxing Sunday too!

Funny Friday

2011-10-21T05:06:00.000-05:00

I have been training for the White Rock Marathon. I saw this and it made me chuckle...definitely how I feel sometimes:)

Happy Grams = Happy Momma

2011-10-20T15:16:00.003-05:00

Reese got this Happy Gram sent home from her teacher one day last week.

"Reese was an awesome helper today. Reese volunteered to put all the toys back in their buckets after they had been cleaned. Thank you for your help today Reese!
-Ms Sellers"

I am a very proud momma of this kiddo..

Autumn at the Arboretum.

2011-10-09T19:56:00.008-05:00

A few weeks ago my mom came to town for a few days. We decided to take a trip to see the pumpkins at the Dallas Arboretum. It was a beautiful day and there were pumpkins everywhere...

Look at that ornery smirk!

They had 5 different Princess themed castles amongst the pumpkins, along with a few princesses roaming around:)

We stopped for a snack..

Pumpkins, pumpkins everywhere!

They had some fun fointains that all the kids were playing in. Reese was wanting to get in the entier time but I made her wait until the very last to get wet becuase we didnt have any extra clothes. She got SOAKED and loved every minute of it..

I adore this dripping wet little mess:)

Wordless Wednesday-Fall is in the air:)

2011-09-21T21:15:00.000-05:00

Movie date with a friend.

2011-09-20T22:07:00.000-05:00

Reese and I got the chance to catch up with two of our favorite friends Erin and Landry to see a movie and eat lunch. The girls were running around all over the place but Erin was able to get them to pose for one pic while we were waiting for the theatre to open.

We went to Studio Movie Grill and had a yummy lunch while we watched the movie...perfect!

Thanks E for the pictures:)

Swimming Lessons at Emler

2011-08-02T20:11:00.004-05:00

Reese has been going to swimming lessons most of the summer. As always she has no fear of the water or anything else but I really wanted to help her develop her skills and give us both (me) a greater confidence in her swimming ability. Please forgive as these pictures were taken with my phone so not the greatest but you get the idea...

This week they asked the kids to wear clothes over swimsuits to help them get the feel of falling in fully clothed. Reese was NOT happy about getting her clothes wet...wonder where she gets this:)

At the end of every class each kiddo gets to go down this slide...

looks pretty fun to me...

The first few weeks the goal was 2-3 seconds breath control..currently they are at 10 seconds breath control which Reese is SMASHING! So proud of my little swimmer..

The only thing she does not like is the water in her ears. Although her tubes have fallen out she is still sensitive to water in her ears...

Hawaiian Falls

2011-08-02T20:04:00.002-05:00

A few weeks ago Reese and I took a trip to Hawaiian Falls with her favorite friend Emma and her momma. The girls had a horrible time.....HA!

Thanks Nicole for the pics:)

Wordless Wednesday..Mmmmmmmm!!

2011-06-08T20:45:00.002-05:00

A Princess Recital!

2011-06-05T20:20:00.005-05:00

Reese has been taking ballet at her school since January. She absolutely loves it and Wednesday which is ballet day is her FAVORITE day of the week. Since she is at school for ballet the dance recital was going to be the first time to see her in action. Reese had a tummy bug all week and we spent two days doing this...

and this...

Poor baby just did not feel good and I was starting to really worry if she would even be able to go to the recital. Fortunately by Friday she started to bounce back and was able to go to the recital on Saturday morning.

I don't really think she had any concept of what a recital even was but she was most excited because her teacher said they should wear makeup:)

Very thrilled with the makeup....

Y'all know I am NOT a good photographer so we snapped a few pics before the show and I thought I would rely on the professionals to take the actual performing pics:)

Nanny and Poppy with the tiny dancer!

My favorite pic of all...

Reese did great. She knew all the words to the songs and most of the moves. She wasn't shy at all! We are so proud of you sweet Reese!!

Mother's Day 2011

2011-06-04T21:53:00.000-05:00

Reese and I made a trip to Oklahoma this year to spend Mother's Day with my momma. It was a quick trip and I didn't even think to take my camera but I snapped some pics with my phone.

Reese and Nanny planted some flowers. Reese loves gardening..aka "digging" so this was right up her alley.

After playing outside nearly all day we topped it off with a trip to Braum's. Yummy

Happy Mother's Day to all my sweet mommy friends:)

Happy Easter Sunday-Jesus is Risen!

2011-05-01T20:50:00.001-05:00

Sweet girl before church on Easter Sunday!

Easter at Primrose

2011-04-27T20:05:00.000-05:00

On Thursday we got to go to Reese's school to celebrate Easter with her class. They had a little party for the kids and an egg hunt. While some of the Daddy's and staff were hiding eggs they kids entertained us with a few songs....this one was "I'm a little raincloud".

Followed by the Bunny Hop which Reese thought was FUN:) She was probably more "into" the performance then any of the other kids. That girl loves to sing and dance.

Finally it was time to hunt eggs. I snapped a quick pic while she was waiting in line to go outside. I love her REAL smile..rather then her forced smile that shows up sometimes in picutres.

Here she is with her teacher Mrs Bilquis whom Reese loves. I think Mrs Bilquis sings nearly everything she says to the kids. It's funny:)

This is Reese's little friend Caeden. As with most kids this age they have a normal love hate relationship...but I think they play well together most days:)

The Easter Bunny and more...

2011-04-23T13:12:00.006-05:00

On Saturday before Easter we took Reese to the Easter egg hunt at St Andrews. They had much more then just eggs! There was a petting zoo..look at that huge turtle!

Reese really liked these little baby chicks. There was also a baby pig that kept squealing every time someone picked it up..it was making me laugh:)

There were 3 or 4 bounce houses. The lines were long for some of the attractions so we took turns waiting in line while Reese went to bounce..it worked pretty well.

There was several ponies at the pony ride. Reese wanted to ride with one that had her tail painted like a rainbow and she got lucky when it was her turn to get her first choice:) Some of the ponies were a little grumpy so I was kinda nervous!

We were waiting in line to see the bunny and right when it was our turn the Easter bunny had to go potty. No way! I was so proud of Reese that she waited patiently for him to return:)

Finally we see the Easter Bunny!!

After all that is was time for the egg hunt. Reese was pretty good at the egg hunt thing and she was particular to mostly pick either pink or purple eggs, her fav color of course! Ha! Love that girl!

The Circus

2011-04-03T20:41:00.000-05:00

This past weekend we took a trip to the Shrine Circus. Reese nor I had ever been to a circus before so we were pretty excited:)

We saw some lions...

A whole bunch of elephants...

and talked to a clown:)

During intermission they brought out the animals for you to ride or pet. Reese wanted to ride this pony...and she had fun but the ride was really short.

I REALLY wanted to ride the elephant and since the pony ride was so short Reese decided she wanted to ride the elephant too...It was so cool! Those things are HUGE!

Reese's favorite part was the elephants dancing and acting silly..it was actually pretty impressive to see the way those huge creatures can move!

The first day of Spring-2011

2011-03-22T22:23:00.001-05:00

Reese and I started out the first official day of Spring with church.

Dolly got dressed for the occasion as well:)

After church and naptime we decided to get a jump start on Spring by coloring some Easter eggs...

After naptime we put the finishing touches on the letters we re-painted on Saturday.

Have I told you how little miss feels about her new big girl bed...

SHE LOVES IT!! It is just her size and has been a very easy transition..Thank you Lord!

FLYING A KITE!

2011-03-21T22:12:00.003-05:00

On Saturday after running a few miles in the horrible WIND I decided it would be a great day to fly a kite. Sooooo that's just what we did...

I was a little nervous if we could get it flying but it was a breeze. No pun intended:)

Look at her go...

This was the best Saturday activity we have had in awhile...a beautiful day with my beautiful daughter!

Pretty as a Picture!

2011-03-18T15:51:00.002-05:00

Reese is REALLY into matching her Dolly. We have an ever growing collection of matching outfits and PJ's.

Here she is before school today!

Happy Friday Everyone

Elmo Live!

2011-03-09T21:33:00.000-06:00

A few weeks ago our friends Landry and Erin invited us to go see Elmo live with them. Reese was very excited not only to see Elmo but to see Landry as she hasn't gotten to see her as much as she used to with our new schedule. So we got the tickets and were all set to go on Sunday after nap time. Reese was so excited she had been ready to go see Elmo since 7am! While Reese was napping I texted Erin to see what time we were leaving and she said "Oh Becky it's NEXT Sunday." NOOOOO!!! Since Reese had recently had strep throat and realized how yucky that made her feel we told her that Elmo had strep throat and he had wait until next Sunday to come see us. She wasn't thrilled but it worked.

Finally the correct Sunday for Elmo live rolled around! Yay! Little Miss Reese was so excited that she sang songs about Elmo all through nap time. I wasn't so thrilled that she never slept but what can ya do:). We snapped a few pics before we headed out to meet our peeps.

Once we got there we posed for a few pics with our pals...

Susan and Elyse

Erin and Landry P

The girls decided they wanted a sno-cone for their snack and they were all THRILLED with that choice.

Once we got into the show this is the only pic I got since you weren't really supposed to be taking pictures.
All three of the girls loved the show. Landry said her favorite was of course Elmo. Reese said her favorite was cookie monster and Abby Cadabby. However anytime Cookie Monster wasn't on stage she asked where he was so I think he was the FAV!

After the show we had dinner together which the girls also enjoyed. Thanks girls for a fun time! We loved it!

Going Private.....

2011-03-07T09:27:00.002-06:00

I have decided to make the blog private. If you want to be a reader please send me an email in the next few days and I will send you a link that will allow you access to read the blog. Thanks

Happy Valentine's Day!

2011-02-14T21:14:00.004-06:00

Reese's school has a Valentine's Day party every year and they invite parents to come and join in the fun. This year the week before Valentine's we got a massive crazy ice, snow storm and the school had some water damage from broken pipes.

Although they got everything back up and running parts of the school were under construction and they ended up asking parents not to attend the party because of space limitations. So the Friday before V-day was the party and Reese was convinced that this was in fact Valentine's Day. I saw no reason to burst her bubble so after school we let her open her presents. She got these cute matching jammies with Dolly.

A fun puzzle...

Some rain boots that she wants to wear rain or shine:)

Happy Valentine's Day Sweet Reese! I love you!

BALLET!!!

2011-01-17T20:41:00.000-06:00

Last Wednesday when I picked Reese up from school she told me that some of the girls in her class had gone to ballet that afternoon and of course next week she wants to go too!! I said I would find out the details and we would talk about it.

Turns out there is a dance studio who comes in one day/week and teaches a 40 minute class. I had not intended to start her in anything like this until next year as she had been doing Mygym. Because of our new work/school schedule we had to quit Mygym so I thought it would be ok for her to take this class. When I ran it past Bob he was like "no I don't think so". Not exactly sure what his rationale was but over the next few days Reese proceeded to tell EVERYONE she talked to that she was starting ballet and man she was excited!!

So I finally tell her if she wants to go to ballet she is going to have to ask Daddy and she ran off looking for Daddy. Well y'all know how Bob is with this child...
I'm not sure I even hear any words exchanged between them but she comes back and says he said YES!! Ha!! On Sunday I took her to buy some outfits and some ballet shoes and she pretty much wore them all afternoon around the house. She is so thrilled!

So the big day for ballet to start is tomorrow. I may try to pop in at the school to see how it goes.... another post to follow:)

A Prince and Two Princesses!

2011-01-17T20:38:00.000-06:00

Last Friday after work and school Reese wanted to have her peeps from the hood over to play. Since they all used to play together nearly every day they are missing each other lately.

Reese got a ton of dress up stuff for Christmas and this is her(and Emma's) favorite thing to do now days. So the girls went to change into Princess dresses and poor Tristan came and asked if we had a prince outfit. No we don't but it might be a good idea to get one! Anyhow Bob had just gotten home and took him into his closet to turn him into a prince..ha!

We love these goofy, funny, kids...

Primrose Preschool

2011-01-13T14:58:00.007-06:00

The last month has been CRAZY at our house. After going back to work we started Reese at a Montessori school in Frisco. I'm not gonna say the name on my blog but they were BAD. We were very dis-satisfied with the place. Reese hated it and she was begging not to go back. We made her stick it out a bit just to figure out what was going on. Bob and I both popped in an random unannounced times to see what she was doing. Every time we found her doing NOTHING! That's right she was looking like a zombie when we dropped her off in the morning, same thing at pick up and same thing at random times through out the day. We quickly realized this wasn't going to work so we went back to looking at new schools. Because Reese was so happy at Rainbow Corner we decided to look for something more like that and we decided to try Primrose Preschool. Reese just finished her first week and a half at the new school and let me just tell you it has been like night and day. She LOVES it! What a huge relief!!! She loves her teacher, she likes her new friends, she likes the food, she likes the activities, etc. YAY!!!

Bob and I both got this email at work on her 2nd day of school.

Hey Mom and Dad,
I’m having such a great time in my new classroom! Ms. Bilquis is SO nice and I’ve made such great friends! Today we learned the rhyme “My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean” and we got to create our own picture while we practiced singing!

I got this one yesterday! I Love IT!!

Hey Mom, just wanted to let you know I’m having a great day!

Needless to say things are going much smoother now that she is settling in to the new routine. It was certainly an answer to our prayers!

SNOW DAY!

2011-01-13T13:56:00.006-06:00

Last week we had our first snow of the season. It started snowing shortly before Reese was going down for her nap. She was begging to go out and play in it but I convinced her it would be much more fun to wait until after nap time when there was more accumulation. So after she woke up we bundled up and headed outside. It didn't take long until we had all our peeps from the hood join us:)

Tristan...

and Blakey...

We had some snow ball fighting going on...

As well as some snow man building. Daddy was sick in bed with a fever but Emma's Daddy stepped in to help.

Reese was so serious about getting his carrot nose "just right". She worked forever on it..

We stayed out over an hour before we decided it was time for hot chocolate. It was COLD! I had fun playing in the snow but I'm thinking I'm ready for some warmer weather! Happy Snow Day!

Christmas Day...Santa Came!!!

2010-12-30T09:40:00.004-06:00

On Christmas morning we made Reese stay upstairs long enough to make coffee, get the camera and wake up Mimi and Bob. It was maybe 10 minutes...she thought it was like a week!:)
Here's what Santa brought

He ate the cookies and milk she left out for him:)

Reese got a ton of stuff...seriously way to much from her grandparents. Some of the favorites were this dress up outfit and guitar...

This microphone is a HUGE hit

Along with this umbrella which for some reason she made us use as a prop in a bunch of pictures:)

We spent almost all day and all weekend doing shows with either the microphone or the guitar..

after she perfected her skills she was able to multitask them both...

Seriously I have got to get this girl into some music lessons...she LOVES to sing and perform!

We hope you all had a Merry Christmas!

Christmas Eve-waiting for Santa!

2010-12-29T09:34:00.001-06:00

We woke up on Christmas Eve with lots of cooking and stuff to get done for the big day. First off Reese and I made a pie and decorated some cookies for Santa!

Mimi and Bob got into town and we mostly cooked and played all day until it was time for church. We posed for a few pictures before heading out to church.

After church we came home had dinner, put cookies out for Santa, reighndeer food on the porch and went to bed in anticipation of Santa!!:)))

First Ever Family Movie Night

2010-12-27T09:28:00.002-06:00

Last Friday after my first full week of work we decided we needed something fun to do as a family. I thought we would try a movie night after I heard that Reese's friend Landry participates in her family's movie night. Reese has never sat still long enough to watch even half a movie but we thought we would give it a try...

Daddy had the idea to bring home this projector from work to make it really cool! So they prepared the playroom so we could watch it on the wall..

Reese had been to the library with Nanny and she picked a Barbie movie. It was kinda cute and we made it through about half of it before she started doing this:))

We had pizza for dinner and popcorn mixed with M&M's. Even though we didn't finish the movie it was a special treat and we all had fun!

The 12 Days of Christmas!

2010-12-27T09:18:00.002-06:00

Our neighborhood does a lot of fun things around the Holidays. This year we got to experience a new one for us. The 12 Days of Christmas Stocking. On the 12th day of Christmas we got a stocking hung on our porch with a note that said to leave the stocking out and wait for a surprise every night until Christmas!

Day 2:
"Christmas time is so much fun, I love to share with you and run. Tonight, two turtle doves would be nice, But the chocolate candies will have to suffice."

Can you tell she was thrilled!!!!!!!

For day one and two I did great taking pictures but keep in mind this was my second week as a working mom and I totally dropped the ball on the pictures. Sad. So not another single picture but I did save the notes!

Day 3:
"For this night-French Hens are traditional you see. Are you wondering "what does my Christmas friend have for me?" Alas I have to burst your bubble. but those hens were just too much trouble. So tonight, what do you get? You get the starter set!!
We got a dozen eggs!

Day 4:
The calling birds were busy they're forever on the line. It's often hard to reach them during Christmas time. Instead here are four coins to make your Christmas calls. Spread the news of love and joy. Merry Christmas to all!!
We got 4 quarters which Reese put in her piggy bank.

Day 5:
Tis the 5th night of Christmas, I'm to bring 5 golden rings. Gold is much too heavy, so I brought the closest thing.
We got 5 glazed donuts.

By this point Bob was going crazy wondering who was doing it and keep trying to catch them! Reese told him it was magic!:)

Day 6:
The geese have gone south by December, for them Christmas comes too late. This fleece will have to suffice so get to laying!

P.S. We know you've been sneaking. You've been caught peeking! Don't spoil our fun..if you catch us we're done!!
We got a penguin holding a fleece blanket!

Day 7:
The swimming swans have flown south with the geese. Here's a yummy Christmas cake. Won't you all have a piece?
We got a cute little bitty cake..which Reese loved!

Day 8:
The 8th day of Christmas and I'm as busy as can be. Eight maids a milking nowhere do I see. So here's your chance to diversify, eight straws and some milk for you to try.
We got a gallon of milk and 8 straws!

Day 9:
Nine ladies dancing this night I was to bring but they spent the night before dancing for the king. Tonight they all are resting complaining of sore feet. They send their hugs and kisses-sweet enough to eat!
We got Hershey's "hugs" and kisses! Yummy

Day 10:
Tis the 10th day of Christmas and Lords a leaping I should bring. Instead lets read a book about our lord and king.
We got a children's Christmas book.

Day 11:
I simply can't believe my little game is almost though. I've had such a good time bringing Christmas to you. As you known 11 pipers piping this is not. It's chocolate for Christmas morn to serve piping hot. There's only one more night to go ...what? and who? aren't you curious to know???
We got a box of hot chocolate.

Day 12:
On Christmas Day our doorbell rang and it was some of our favorite neighbors Emma's family. We kinda thought it was them but weren't sure. It was a lot of fun..Thanks Quislings!

Here's what the note said..
I came to life years ago to teach children as I go. To give a gift is just as fun so next year you do the nightly run. Pick a family dear to you all, then play this game and have a ball!

I wish I would have done better with the pictures but I still wanted to post this because we loved it so much! It came every night right before bedtime and it gave Reese incentive to take her bath and get ready for bed. She was sooo excited and really so were we:). We will for sure do this next year..

T

Baking with Nanny!

2010-12-20T20:27:00.010-06:00

Last week was a week of many changes for our household. First of all as most of you know Mommy went back to work. Yikes!! It was a terribly hard week for Mommy as I missed my Reesey P horribly but we'll save that for another post. Because it was Reese's last week at Rainbow Corner we enlisted Nanny (my mom) to come and watch her for the week. Nanny took Reese to Rainbow corner on Tuesday/Thursday. To Mygym on Wednesday and the library on Friday so lucky for Reese she kept her normal routine just minus Mommy:(

Because I was the room Mom for Reese's class at Rainbow Corner we were supposed to bring cookies to school on Thursday for the Christmas party. Thank goodness for Nanny she stepped right up. On Wednesday afternoon she and Reese went to work to make cookies for the party...

Reese was quite the little helper...look at her go! I'm pretty sure she's better at this then me:)

A self portrait of the bakers..

This one isn't from the baking but I thought it was cute:) Emma came over to play and Mom said they were playing dress up with all of Reese's socks..silly girls!

Brunch with Santa!

2010-12-18T14:26:00.005-06:00

Last Sunday we went with the Caffrey's for our annual brunch with Santa. Reese absolutely could not wait to see Santa. She has been talking about what she was going to ask for from him for over a month. The list started out with one item..a big girl pink bike. Since then she has added a few more items so the complete list is

1.) Big girl pink bike
2.) princess umbrella (as seen at Kroger)
3.) a camera

First things first we had to visit with Frosty..

and pose for some pics....

Finally it was time to see Santa! Both Blake and Reese were STOKED to see the big guy!

Little Miss Reese had quite the little conversation with Santa...seriously they were chattin away!:)

Afterwards we asked Reese what she and Santa talked about and she said it was a secret! Ha! Funny girl..hope she behave for a few more weeks before Santa comes:))

Thanks Caffrey's for the yummy brunch!

A Christmas Program -2010

2010-12-09T20:05:00.004-06:00

Today Reese's school held "Cookies and Carols" an event for the children to perform some Christmas songs for the parents and then share some Christmas cookies. Reese has been talking about this "program" for over a month as they have been practicing and learning the songs. Nanny and Poppy came to town for the event and let me just tell you we could just barely wait! Bob and I were so anxious to see how Reese would do especially after a few months ago she had a singing program at church and never uttered a single word of the songs until we were in the car on the way home:))

Before we left the house I tried to snap a few pictures and this is what I got from the little stinker....

needless to say I was getting a little nervous about the performance!

However we were pleasantly surprised to see her singing and having fun once we got there. They did some great songs including a favorite about a reindeer...

Jingle bells...

Ho Ho Ho who wouldn't know...pretty sure this one is Reese's favorite as I hear it being sung from the crib often:))

Sweet Reese we are so VERY proud of you! You are an awesome singer and performer and we absolutely can't wait for many many more Christmas programs!

Love,
Mommy and Daddy

St Nick Night

2010-12-09T19:43:00.004-06:00

Bob grew up celebrating St. Nick night with his family. I don't really know much about it but Google tells me it's an old Dutch tradition. Anyhow so on Dec 5th we hang our stockings and St Nick brings some things to fill them the next day. Reese doesn't really get it yet but we still did some fun things to celebrate. In the afternoon we made some Christmas cookies. Reese thinks these are for Santa but don't worry we will make some fresh ones for him:)

St Nick stopped in at Mimi's house and he left this cute Christmas dress and candy cane lollipop for Reese:)

After dinner and bath time we hung our stockings..

The next day we went back to check and low and behold St Nick left some fun things for us:)

Disney Princesses on Ice!!

2010-12-06T14:01:00.005-06:00

Every year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving I spend the day working on the Christmas decorations. It has become a tradition that Bob and Reese spend the day together so I can knock it all out quickly. Last year they went to see Yo Gabba Live and Reese still talks about it a year later!! This year they were unsure of what they were going to do. Bob was thinking about taking her to a movie although I didn't think that would be very successful. We had talked about Disney on Ice and the tickets were a little more then we wanted to spend..so they headed out to run some errands one of which was dropping off some stuff at Habitat for Humanity. When they pulled up there was a sign selling Disney on Ice tickets for 10 bucks..SCORE!!

Since they didn't know they were going Bob didn't take the camera so the pics are from his phone but you get the idea:)
Before the show little Miss with her popcorn and HUGE lemonade...I was like how many times did she have to go potty?! HA! Poor Daddy!

A few pics of the show...

Reese had a great time and was so excited to come home and tell me all about the show! Daddy said the show wasn't too bad:))

"Fancy Nancy" BIrthday Party!

2010-11-15T19:40:00.010-06:00

Reese had a few of her favorite little people over to help celebrate her 3rd birthday. She chose a "Fancy Nancy" theme.

They started with a craft of making butterfly wings "fancy"...

with the help of Nanny and Blake.

Look at the concentration...

Elyse..

Emma....

Lily....

Of course I wouldn't have any pictures if it were for Landry's Momma! Thanks Erin!

According to Fancy Nancy, sandwiches should be served with frilly toothpicks:)

Reese requested a "crown" cake and this was my best attempt! I really need to practice a little more then just once a year at her birthday!

Our sweet friend Blake was an awesome helper!

She helped out with the craft and got the girls set up playing a few games and dressing up. They were funny...

After they played a bit and had lunch it was time for CAKE!!

The "daddy-razzi" was close by:)

Happy Birthday Sweet Baby Girl! Mommy and Daddy love you so so much!

Reese had a great time! Thank you to all her friends who helped make her birthday such a special day.

Happy 3rd Birthday Sweet Baby Reese!!

2010-11-10T20:11:00.002-06:00

I can hardly believe that Reese turned 3 on Saturday! It seems that she is growing up in the blink of an eye. Look at this yummy newborn bundle...

One year old Reese..

Two year old Reese...

Look who's THREE!!!

Mommy and Daddy love you more then words sweet girl! Happy Birthday!

Cupcakes for my little cupcake...

2010-11-04T09:41:00.003-05:00

Today in honor of Reese's upcoming birthday we got to take a special treat to her school. Since we had just taken cookies last week for the Halloween party Reese decided she wanted to take cupcakes..PINK ones of course!

Pink Sprinkles +

Pink Cupcakes +

Pink Cupcake Dress =

One Happy little pink Birthday Girl!!

Happy Halloween 2010

2010-11-02T13:14:00.009-05:00

After all the Halloween/pumpkin activities we have been enjoying Reese was thrilled that Sunday was in fact "Halloween day"! We started the day with church where she got to wear her costume and the kids had a little party in Sunday school. After church, lunch and nap time it was time to get ready for the neighborhood block party and finally trick or treating. I think Bob was just as excited as Reese to go trick or treating..he loves Halloween!

Blake the tooth fairy and Reese the butterfly before the party..

The pipe cleaner "antenna" were a last minute addition as Reese wanted something pink in her hair like Blake. I was not going for the pink hairspray:)

The block party was fun along withe the usual mass chaos of chasing a nearly 3 year old chasing the 87907668888 other children at the party:)

Reese was stoked to catch up with all her peeps..
Olivia the pig..aka Emma

Tristan the Iron Man(I think?) You can tell I'm a girl mom because I have no clue about these boy costumes:)! Tristan just moved in across the street and he also goes to Reese's school.

and of course Blakey:)

The kids had a great time before heading out to trick or treat. Bob and Reese went trick or treating with Emma and her folks while I stayed home to pass out candy. It was a fun night. Of all the candy Reese's favorite thing was 2 little jars of play-doh that she got. She LOVES that messy stuff:)

Carving Pumpkins

2010-11-02T12:56:00.005-05:00

We decided Friday night would be a good night to carve our pumpkins so we could have jack-o-lanterns for the weekend. Daddy did most of the carving on the two big pumpkins and Reese and I helped with cleaning them out.

Then Reese decided she wanted to do a little one so we worked on it together. She wanted one happy and one sad so we ended up with two happy and one sad. Reese was pretty proud of our work:)

Halloween at Mygym

2010-10-31T15:39:00.003-05:00

Every year at Mygym they have a costume class the week of Halloween. The kids were thrilled to see their peeps all dressed up! The mommy's were also thrilled when we realized the three girls were all going to be insects...

Reese the Butterfly! Landry the Bumblebee and Elyse the Ladybug! Three sweet friends!

Reese adores Landry..look how sweet they are...

Circle time with Princess Leia..aka Miss Addie!

and of course some actual gymnastics...

The Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch

2010-10-29T14:21:00.006-05:00

Last Friday Reese's friend Emma invited us to go to yet another pumpkin patch. We had already been to two but since we had painters in the house and Reese LOVES Emma we decided to trek out to one more:) These two girls are TIGHT! They have there own secret language and when they play together they are in there own little world. It's nice actually!

This pumpkin patch had a ton of things to do. We started by posing for some pics with a few of the characters..

Then off to the bounce house..which was crowded and CRAZY!

There was plenty of playground equipment to climb on.

After that we went to look at some pumpkins. It was really windy and dusty and the girls were just not interested in posing for a pic.

It was a fun time with our friends and I can say for sure I am DONE with pumpkin patches for the season:))

All Nanny!!

2010-10-24T16:01:00.003-05:00

Nanny and Poppy came to town for a quick trip. Mostly it was to bring Reese's Halloween Costume which my mom made! Thanks Momma:)! Nanny wanted to take Reese to the mall to let her pick out some things for her birthday. I gave some "suggestions" of things for them to get..a coat, hat and gloves, clothes etc:) Reese had fun shopping for about 2.5 minutes and then she talked Nanny into something more fun...

THE MERRY GO ROUND!!

I'm not sure who was having the most fun????

We had a girls lunch at the mall before Nanny and Poppy had to head home!

Painting with a Friend!

2010-10-24T13:09:00.004-05:00

On Wednesday we went to a special preschool painting time at Color Me Mine with our friends Nicki and Lily. They started by reading a short Halloween story to the kids. After that they let the kids paint the plate pretty much however they wanted with a few colors. After that we made a ghost with our feet...

and spiders with our fingers!

Here's the finished product! I Love it!!

Happy Halloween!

The Big Orange Pumpkin Patch!

2010-10-22T19:54:00.007-05:00

Reese and I have been to The Big Orange Pumpkin Farm the last three years!

This year was the most fun by far! We went with our usual group of friends Landry, Elyse and Reese! I LOVE these sweet friends!!

But as an added BONUS we were able to take Nanny and Poppy!!

Everyone gets a cup of food to feed the animals and to pick a pumpkin. Thank goodness Nanny and Poppy saved their feed for these three little people:)

Reese and Landry were in love with this huge COW! Moooooo

After we fed the animals we went on a hay ride and roped a cow...

then picked a pumpkin to take home.

St Phillip's Pet Blessing

2010-10-17T19:54:00.002-05:00

Last Sunday we took the dogs to the annual pet blessing at our church. We have gone for the last several years but Reese didn't remember it. This year she was thrilled to be taking her dogs to church:)

Nike (the black lab) is and always has been a much better behaved dog then Lady. However every year Lady totally sucks up to Father Clay...we think it's hilarious! Look at her shaking his hand..crazy dog:)

A Fireman Visits Rainbow Corner

2010-10-16T19:40:00.007-05:00

All month Reese has been learning about fire safety at her preschool. They have had several fire drills and learned some cute songs about fire trucks and such. Last Thursday a REAL fireman came to visit the school and Reese was pretty excited! All the kids were supposed to wear red and were allowed to bring a fire truck toy to show during circle time. Here she is before school....

A little distracted by the pumpkin...

After school she told us all about it and was proud to show off her hat and badge! We love this little "fire girl" to pieces!

Fall Festival Fun!!

2010-10-09T20:40:00.010-05:00

Bob and Reese went to Calloway's Nursery last Saturday as part of their weekly date. It was children's day and each kid got a free pie pumpkin to decorate, some seeds to plant and of course a bounce house! Fun!

Being that it was OU/TX we were a little bummed to not be going to the game. It's the first time we haven't gone in forever but luckily we had a fun day with our neighbors. Our neighborhood hosted it's annual fall festival and Reese and Blake set out first thing in search of a pumpkin....

and then went to work decorating them.

There were several princess's available for photos:)

We rode a train...

took a hayride...

talked to a white horse!:)

and posed with some pumpkins and Emma. Reese and Emma don't get to see each other much now that school has stared back up but when they do they are thick as thieves!! Ha

You certainly can't have a fall festival without face/arm painting. Reese refused to get her faced painted but she's all about painting on her arm..funny girl!

Funny Friday!

2010-10-01T14:32:00.004-05:00

A few weekends ago Kiss came to town. Bob really wanted to go..he loves them. Me..not so much! On Saturday morning Bob and Reese went on their weekly date and they stopped in at the library and happened to see the buses setting up for the concert. Bob was thrilled! He said everyone was posing with there tongues out and Reese just walked up there and posed like this...

Nice huh!!

Happy Fall...Y'all!!!

2010-09-23T19:56:00.006-05:00

In honor of the first day of fall Reese and I decided to color some leaves. I saw this in a magazine as a way to celebrate fall and I'm certain they were thinking of somewhere other then TEXAS! I'm pretty sure the leaves were supposed to be brown and "fallin" from the trees but not here! ha! We just went around and picked leaves we liked... they were still WAY green..

Fortunately my little person didn't care. She went right to work coloring leaves.

Here's a few of our favorites:))

Sure hoping we really get some fall weather soon!!

Dora, Dora, Dora the Explorer!!!

2010-09-13T19:56:00.006-05:00

On Saturday Dora and Diego made a special visit to Mygym. Reese LOVES Mygym and she LOVES Dora so we just couldn't miss it!

This was Mygym's yearly open house so they had a short preview of a normal class and then lots of playing, singing and dancing before Dora and Diego arrived! All of the kids were super excited so it was a little crazy but Reese got a chance to love on them both...

Our Toy's R Us was recently remodeled and this weekend was the grand opening. After Mygym Daddy took Reese with the intent on seeing Plex from Yo Gabba Gabba. Reese likes "Yo Gabba Gabba" and although Plex isn't her favorite character she was happy to go see him.

Little did they know it was quite a party over there! I think these are "Veggie Tales" but Reese just knew them as

"Tomato"

"Cucumber"

"A Princess"

"Geoffrey"

No idea who this guy is but Daddy thought he was the coolest:) Ha!

We actually heard that Barney was going to be at the mall but thought this was enough characters for one day:)

Flashback Friday!

2010-09-10T08:12:00.004-05:00

First day of MDO 2009

First day of Pre-school 2010

First Day Of Pre-School 2010

2010-09-07T21:18:00.001-05:00

Today was little Reese's first day of pre-school. She woke up excited and ready to put on her outfit that we had picked out a few days ago.

Yay for school!!

Since Daddy was already gone we did a self portrait..Ha!

After we got home we had a special treat to celebrate the first day of school:)

Reese had a great day. She took a nap like she was supposed to on her new nap map. She played and colored and listened to a story read by her teacher. Her teacher told me they were going to work with her on KEEPING HER SHOES ON! Yay I hope they can do it because we sure haven't been able to..ha! All in all it was a great day and we look forward to many more!

Meet the Teacher

2010-09-02T21:12:00.006-05:00

Reese and I went to her pre school today to meet her teachers. I was trying to get a picture of her WITH the teachers but she wouldn't cooperate so here they are Miss Kim and Miss Holly.

Mimi sent a big box of clothes yesterday so Reese was pretty adamant about wearing this new green dress complete with pink shoes! Oh my Lord I have to remind my self to choose my battles!

Doesn't she look ORNERY....

Her class is called the "Laughing Lions" and they made a lion hand puppet for craft time. She loved playing with the glue the most! The teachers kept the the puppets for the kids to use later in class. Reese was not thrilled because she wanted to take it home and give it to Daddy..of course!

After the craft the kids had some time to explore the classroom while the mommas and teachers chatted. They have some pretty fun playthings...

Peek A Boo Mom!

We are looking forward to school starting next week. Yay!!!!!!!!!!

Funny little friends

2010-08-26T20:31:00.000-05:00

These last few weeks of summer have been a little painful. It's so stinkin hot outside. The pool feels more like a big hot bath tub and we are OUT of fun things to do. Reese is really looking forward to pre school. She will be going to the same place she went to Mother's Day Out last year and EVERY TIME we drive by she says I want to go NOW! Believe me honey I want to take you NOW! Ha!
Anyhow on Monday Reese asked if she could invite Landry over to play. I thought it was a great idea. These little girls seriously make me LAUGH so hard. They really play well together and I just love listening to them talk to each other. They were also taking turns calling Ashton (Landry's big sister) on the phone.

They played some dress up and did some singing and dancing. Hilarious!

After that we went outside to ride bikes and I could barely keep up with the two of them much less the camera:)

Little Ladybug's

2010-08-26T13:06:00.005-05:00

Reese Loves "Fancy Nancy" books! She recently got a new one called "Fancy Nancy Tea Parties" and it has lots of fun ideas for little girlie girls. Every time we were looking at the book Reese kept asking me to make these lady bug cookies...

We rolled out and baked the sugar cookies before nap time and then decorated them after nap time. Reese was in LOVE!

We had a TON of cookies so we took a few to our fav neighbors. Our friend Ashton said they looked more like watermelons then ladybugs but oh well! Ha!

This was a fun little way for Reese and I to spend a summer day together.

I have to tell you that these cookies were GROSS! Red food coloring tastes HORRIBLE in my opinion! Luckily Reese didn't mind though.

The Children's Museum

2010-08-24T21:16:00.009-05:00

While we were in Oklahoma my mom wanted to take Reese to the Jasmin Moran Children's Museum. She has taken my nephews several times and she was just itching to take Reese so after riding the school bus we headed to the museum. They had a ton of fun things for kids and we will for sure have to go back to see it all. Reese was running around like a crazy person checking everything out:)
She started out exploring the ambulance

preparing to climb the fire truck

and thinking about sliding down the fire pole!

Next we moved on to work in the Oklahoma Natural Gas tunnels.

Then we took turns in the Tornado Tunnel...Yikes

The wind started out slow and then got faster and faster in the tunnel. Reese thought it was pretty cool at first...

but by this point she wanted out!!!

After all that tornado experience Reese was well prepared to do the weather forecast!

It's a good thing we checked the weather before take off too...

Next stop the bubble room.

Mommy and Reese getting inside a bubble..

and Nanny too!

We ended the day with a "dinosaur dig" in this big sand pit. This was Reese's favorite part by far. She would have stayed in there digging forever!

Mom and I enjoyed the chance to sit and visit and watch her play. It was a great day and Reese was TIRED out afterwards:)

A School Bus!

2010-08-23T20:07:00.003-05:00

Last week Reese and I went to Oklahoma to spend a few days with my folks before Reese starts pre-school. Reese has been wanting to ride a school bus for many months. Since my mom just retired from being a teacher she said she thought she could make that happen. Yay! Reese was SO excited!

Of course we had to take Dolly and Poppy on the bus with us.

Reese laughed the entire ride on the bus! She was so happy! It is always fun for me to see the world through her eyes! Think she will feel the same way about riding the bus when she is 14?:)

This super nice man John took us on a short ride around the high school. Reese thought it was cool to see where Mommy went to high school and she is now telling everyone she is about to start high school! Ha! After he parked the bus he showed Reese how the lights worked on the bus.

A special event in Missouri..

2010-08-04T19:57:00.005-05:00

Last weekend Bob's nephew Nick and Nate got Baptized so we made the trek to Missouri for the event. On Saturday we spent the day just hanging out and letting the kids play.

This little tractor was a big hit.

Reese still needs LOTS of work at stearing..she got some help from her cousin Nick. She was cracking us up with her driving moves!

On Sunday we went to church where Bob and I stood up for the boys during their Baptism. It was a special day for them and we were proud to be involoved.

Congratulations Nicholas and Nathan!

Splish Splashing with Friends!

2010-08-04T19:39:00.003-05:00

Recently we met up with some of our pals at the splash park. Being the non-photog person that I am I didn't even take my camera. Thank goodness for Erin the "mama-razzi" she captured these pics of the girls.

It was a little overcast that day and a few of the kids were thrilled with the water but not my Reesey. She LOVES the water! Can you tell??

Thanks E for the pics. We had fun!

Guess who is wearing these...

2010-07-16T08:32:00.005-05:00

BIG GIRL PANTIES!! YAAAAYYYY!!

Last Friday Reese woke up and decided she was DONE with diapers. We spent most of the weekend at home hanging close to the potty and with the exception of nighttime she has got it down. We are soooo proud of her and excited about how easy it was.
She's pretty proud of her new panties which I let her pick out and she also picked out some "junk" from Claire's including this green nail polish...

When we got home from the mall it was time for me to fix dinner and I told her I would paint her toes after dinner. She just couldn't wait so guess who came to her rescue..

She's not spoiled at all! Ha!

4th of July Weekend

2010-07-13T13:58:00.004-05:00

The last few months have been downright crazy at our house so as the long 4th of July weekend approached we were glad to have some downtime. We started with NO plans and pretty much just flew by the seat of our pants as we decided what we were going to do (which is totally not like me)! We spent most of the time being lazy either around the pool or inside when it was raining. On Saturday night we ventured out to a little celebration with the Caffrey's.

There was lots of food and games for the kids complete with a tornado like storm just about the time we got there..Yikes! Not to worry though they moved the party inside and the girls got some art work done...

Reese was super stoked with hers and I predicted that we would have a big fight at bath time in order to forever preserve it. However once she got in the car to head home she decided to wipe it all off. She said "this tattoo is icckkky"! Fine by me as I'm not a tattoo fan and hope to brainwash her at a young age to feel the same! Ha!

On Sunday we we went to church and to eat brunch at Mattitos. They had fun entertainment and Reese got this bunny friend balloon.

In the afternoon we hung by the pool and the girls goofed around making mermaid tails!

Tiny Tots Club Mission Trip

2010-07-11T19:24:00.003-05:00

Our church recently planned a "mission" trip for the kids in the Tiny Tots Club (kindergarten and below) in an effort to start teaching them to be willing servants. They have been working on some songs for several months so the trip was that the kids would sing 4 songs at the nursing home and then help serve ice cream to the residents.

Reese LOVES to sing and she LOVES ice cream so she was excited to go. However once we got there she got a bit of stage fright. She didn't sing at all not even ONE little word. Ha!

She did have fun serving and eating ice cream so that was a hit! When we got home Reese started belting out the songs so I knew she knew the words. I asked her why she didn't sing at the nursing home and she said I just didn't want to sing yet. Little Toot!!!

Fathers Day 2010

2010-07-11T19:18:00.004-05:00

This year Bob had to be out of town on Father's Day Weekend so we weren't able to do a lot. Reese and I made a cake on Sunday afternoon and picked up Babe's chicken before picking up Daddy from the airport on Sunday night.

I pretty much let Reese decorate the cake however she wanted so she was thrilled! Of course you'll never guess who blew out the candles....

Happy Father's Day Daddy

"Riding on a train, riding on a train, we love riding on a train!"

2010-06-19T13:28:00.006-05:00

Reese has been asking for awhile to ride on a train. This past week my folks came to town and we decided to make a day out of trains. We started at the Interurban Trailway Museum in downtown Plano. It was a cute little museum with an OLD train car which we got to tour.

Driving the train with Nanny.

From there we walked across the street and got on the DART. Deciding where to go:)

This little girl was super duper EXCITED!!

We rode to the Mockingbird Station which was about a 20 minute ride with several stops along the way. Every time we pulled into a station Reese would yell "choo choo"! She was pretty entertaining to the other passengers. Ha!

The Mockingbird Station is a trendy little area with lots of shops and restaurants. We walked around a bit, had lunch and then got back on the train.

It was a great time and Reese is still talking about riding the train a week later. I love the little things that make her so happy:)

Memorial Day and Fishing Fun..

2010-06-18T19:53:00.005-05:00

A few weeks ago Bob went on a totally impromptu fishing trip. Because of that he was inspired to take Reese to get all this...

a fishing pole and Barbie tackle box filled with pink worms...she was beyond thrilled!!

They picked a Saturday morning date to go do some fishing and Blakey wanted to tag along.

They went to the little pond in our neighborhood and apparently it was HOT and also crowded so they didn't catch any fish but the girls had fun feeding the ducks and turtles.

On Sunday we went to church and Reese wore this super cute dress from Mimi!

We spent the rest of the weekend swimming and getting out ALL of our pool toys. Yay for summer!!

Friday Fun-Day!

2010-06-04T13:20:00.003-05:00

Reesey had Landry over to play today. We took the wagon to the playground and by the time we got back we were all HOT! Popsicles made it all better. I just love these two sweet, silly, ornery friends:)

Y'all know that I am a stinky photographer but here's proof that I really did try to get a good picture. Ha! Between looking at the popsicles and each other there was just no time to look at the camera.

Wordless Wednesday

2010-05-26T12:42:00.001-05:00

Missouri

2010-05-19T19:06:00.006-05:00

Last weekend we made a quick and impromptu trip to see Mimi and Bob! We ended up driving all kinds of crazy all night and Bob and I were TIRED but it was perfect for Reesey P! Seriously she was a trooper! Probably her best road trip yet in her 2.5 short years of life!

Mimi watches cousin Nate while Aunt Tiffany(Bob's sis) is teaching school. On Friday morning when Nathan got there he and Reese went walking off hand in hand to explore the toys! It was SO cute..I only wish I had been prepared with my camera:( Anyhow these two became fast friends and had a wonderful day together. Reese kept calling him "that little boy" and followed him everywhere! Look at these sweet cousins enjoying the view at Mimi's,

After school got out Cousin Nick and Aunt Tiff came to join us. We had a cookout and the kids played outside until late! Reese had a blast!!

Mimi has tons of toys...like this tricycle..

and golf cart! Although the kiddo's weren't sure about sharing it:)

After driving nearly all night we spent most of the next day in our Pj's. Can't beat doing some dancing with Mimi in your jammmies...

Ummmm in case you cant tell....I HEART this girl!!!!

Reese got some good cooking time with Mimi..

All in all it was a super fun fast weekend! Thanks Mimi and Bob!

Mothers Day 2010!

2010-05-19T18:43:00.004-05:00

This year was my 3rd Mother's Day. My how time flies!!! Reese's big surprise for me was her first big art show! She had been talking about wanting to have an art show for awhile so she and Daddy sent me out on a few errands and did the final preparations.

Hor D' euvers for all!

Beverages for all!

A sampling of her work..

Happy Mother's Day to me and all our favorite Mom's out there! Thanks Daddy and Reese! Love you both!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

2010-05-04T09:36:00.006-05:00

This year we celebrated Bob's birthday in low key style! Most of you know that life has been pretty crazy for us lately so he said all he wanted was a quite dinner with his two girls (and of course cake and presents)! Ha!

He was able to go on an impromptu fishing trip as part of his birthday week. In all the years we have known each other he has never fished. In fact I asked him when he was leaving with his buddies..if he even knew how to fish?? ha! He was pretty proud of himself when he sent me this pic..

Pretty glad that Reese and I got to sit this trip out. Fishing is not my thing!! ha!

When he got back to town Reese and I had made this leaning tower of cake! ha! Happy Birthday to you!

The Arboretum

2010-05-04T09:19:00.006-05:00

Last week we packed a picnic lunch and went to the Dallas Arboretum with some of our friends. It was a gorgeous day and the flowers were wonderful! I had high hopes for some super great pictures in the blooms but y'all know that I am not a good photographer and with 6 two year olds we were doing good to just get pics like this...

without a single kid getting lost or falling in the water. Ha!

Even without the pictures we had a great day. The girls rocked some "ring around the rosy" a bazillion times!

And even let the boys play once or twice:)

"Mister Podd"

2010-04-18T19:50:00.004-05:00

A few weekends ago one of Bob's friends from college came to town for a visit. He was actually here for work on Monday but came a little early to hang with us. We hadn't seen him since our wedding so obviously he had never met Reese. Reese couldn't wait to meet Daddy's friend Todd. I told her his name was Todd on the day he was going to arrive. She immediately started calling him "Podd" hmm?! She can say t's (and most other letters) plain as day so I wasn't sure why she was saying it that way. I even said to her it's "t-t-t-Todd."
To which she replied, "t-t-t-Podd" followed by histerical laughter! Ha! Silly little stinker.

Anyhow Reese was quite smitten with Todd. They played and talked and played some more. He was a really fun house guest.

On Monday, Bob had to leave early in the am for a meeting so Reese and I took Todd to his hotel later in the morning. Reese ended up falling asleep in the car before we got there and didn't get to officially say good bye. When she woke up and realized he was gone she cryed and cryed. I was so sad for her:( Even now over a week since he left she keeps asking him about him. Come back soon Mister Podd!

Easter Weekend Activities

2010-04-11T14:21:00.013-05:00

This year we spent the Easter Holiday at home just the three of us. On Friday night we went to our neighborhood Easter event. We didn't get there in time for the Easter egg hunt as we were waiting for Daddy to get home and eat dinner before we went. Reese didn't even realize there was an egg hunt so it was no big deal. She still got to check out the petting zoo

and swing in the park with Daddy. He pushes her WAY higher then I do and she loved it! Yikes!!

On Saturday morning we colored Easter eggs. I bought this fun kit with all kinds of stickers, markers, egg tattoos, etc but this was Reese's fav thing...

We had fun coloring eggs but I was the only one who really enjoyed the extra fun decorations...maybe next year right?!?

In the afternoon we went to church which was followed by an Easter Egg hunt in the courtyard. It was my turn to serve the altar so afterwards Reese and Daddy went outside to get ready for the egg hunt. It took me about 10 minutes to finish and by the time I was done the egg hunt was over! Bob said it went very fast but Reese had fun!

On Sunday morning the Easter bunny came to our house! YAY!!! As requested he brought a DRUM

and also hid some eggs out in the yard!

After our egg hunt we went to have brunch with The Caffrey's! It was so funny as for the entire week before Easter, Reese made it clear she wanted nothing to do with "that rabbit"! Even on the way to brunch she said she didn't want to see "that Easter rabbit"! Because she was so terrified by Santa we decided to not even mention talking to the Easter Bunny and this is what she did.....

a bug hug and kiss for "that rabbit"! Ha!

After we realized that Reese actually liked the bunny we decided to go ahead and buy the nice picture!

Look at these two sweet friends! We love you both Blake and Reese!!

Our family on Easter 2010!

Wordless Wednesday-Duck Hunting!

2010-04-07T14:12:00.001-05:00

Spring has finally sprung...

2010-04-04T20:45:00.002-05:00

at least we hope:) The last time I posted about the wonderful weather it snowed two days later! Yikes! We have had a beautiful week and the tulips in the neighborhood are in bloom! They are absolutely gorgeous and I just love them! Reese loves them too! We went for a little photo shoot one day this week. They are not the greatest pics but it was a little windy and my subject was wiggly:) Either way you get the idea! Enjoy!

An Easter Eggstravaganza!!!

2010-03-31T13:18:00.006-05:00

Reese's little friend Lily hosted a super fun Easter party this year. As soon as I told Reese about the party she was SO excited! She asked me every day for over a week "is today my party?" Oh my goodness she just couldn't wait!!
The party was on Monday afternoon so that morning when I answered that, "Yes today is indeed your party but first we are gonna go to Mygym, eat lunch and take a nap BEFORE we go to the party," you can imagine her anticipation!

After nap time she put on her new little bunny dress that Mimi sent and gathered up her Easter basket. She was eager to pose for a few pics before we left...

Finally we went to the party where the kids played bubbles, chalk, and colored some eggs.

Thank goodness Reese and Lily had a chance to get some girl talk! These are both some very chatty two year olds! They crack me up:)

After a bit we moved the party to the little park across the street to get ready for an Easter egg hunt. First we smashed these cool confetti eggs...

and posed for a picture in the gazebo.

When it was time for the egg hunt Reese was off and running. Look at her go!!

Checking out her loot!

Thank you Niki and Lily we had a blast as always!

Fun with a little friend!

2010-03-31T13:10:00.005-05:00

Our friend Alyson recently came to town to visit her momma. She used to live here but has since moved away. We were too busy chatting to properly photograph but here's one we took with a phone. We were thrilled to get together and the kids seemed to have fun together too:)) Baby David is such a sweet and perfect baby. I'm certain that Reese will be bossing him around in the near future..ha!

Reese's Tube Adventure!

2010-03-29T19:57:00.004-05:00

For the last month Reese was in Dr Nails office every week with an ear infection in one or both ears! Poor baby was miserable as well as Mommy and Daddy were exhausted from the sleepless nights! After several rounds of oral antibiotics and 6 shots it was decided that Reese needed tubes in her ears. We took her in early Wednesday for the procedure.

Here's a look at my little "drunk" baby before she went to surgery! Ha!

Please Daddy no pictures:)

She was sososo funny! Bob told her he better not ever see her in that condition again! ha! We were so nervous when they came to take her to surgery that she was going to get hysterical but she was very relaxed so she did just fine! The entire procedure was only around 20 minutes which was good since we were nervously waiting to get our baby back. They told us that when most kids wake up from the surgery they wake up MAD because of the irritation to the ears. As soon as she opened her eyes they came and got us and let me sit and rock her. They said she was just singing and talking away..not a mad bone in her body! That's my sweet sweet Reese!

We are so very thankful that she was able to have this surgery and especially that she is feeling so much better! God is good!

First Day of Spring....

2010-03-21T19:47:00.002-05:00

and we woke up to SNOW! Wow!! Bob woke up first and told me it was snowy outside. I told him I didn't believe him and went back to sleep. Later when Reese got up she kept saying over and over again "should we go outside? Should we?" Since she and I have both been sick we decided we better wait until it warmed up a little to go outside. We went to church, had lunch and took naps and then ventured outside for a few minutes. It was sooooo cold and windy so we weren't out long.
Reese and Daddy were able to build a little Snowman.

Although this last little snow was pretty we are sooo ready for some swimming weather!

Happy Birthday Poppy!

2010-03-21T19:15:00.003-05:00

Last week was my Mom's Spring Break so they came to spend a few days with us and babysit while Bob and I went to the race. It happened to be my Dad's Birthday as well so we had a little celebration of him..

As usual Reese took it upon herself to blow out his candle:)

Daddy the BIG pushover....

2010-03-21T18:50:00.005-05:00

A few weeks ago Mimi and Bob sent Reese a $25.00 Toys R Us gift card. I think it may have been for Valentine's or maybe just because. Anyhow, Saturday when Bob and Reese went on their breakfast date they decided to go shopping with her gift card. I knew better then to send the two of them to Toys R Us without ADULT supervision..clearly I had a lapse in judgement! ha!

Our little neighbor Emma recently got a new scooter and she and Reese had been "sharing" it some. I use the word "sharing" loosely as it was much more like fighting over the new scooter! Reese had been asking for a scooter and I had been saying no so I was only slightly surprised when they come home with this....

Yes that's right..you cant get all that for 25.00 bucks! ha!

It only took a few times like this for her to get the hang of it!

I will say that she looks so cute on her scooter and she and Emma are both happy now:)

Rock n Roll Run for Breast Cancer!

2010-03-21T18:33:00.003-05:00

Last Sunday Kim and I set out for our second half marathon. Bob had originally planned to run this race and he was even registered to run but because of his surgery he had to sit this one out. Luckily it was a much warmer day and a great course! We both had a personal best time of under two hours! Yay!!

It's funny Bob was in charge of the camera and he did manage to snap a few of us during the race but there were a lot of this....

Real Nice Honey!!

SPRING IS IN THE AIR!!!!!

2010-03-07T09:36:00.004-06:00

The last few days here in Texas have been absolutly gorgeous! With all the nasty weather we have had and a sick kid I feel like we have been couped up inside for way to long. We have been spending every minute possible playing outside and loving it!

Blake and Reese picked this flower from Blake's yard and brought it to our yard to plant..how cute are they:))

Notice Bob in the background goofing around on Blake's bike..Oh dear he's a nut!:)))

Poor Sick Baby Reese

2010-03-07T09:11:00.003-06:00

The last two weeks have been tough on sweet Reese. Last Tuesday she came home from Mothers Day Out really tired and grumpy. She went to bed early but was up most of the night with a high fever. We went to see Dr Nail the next day and she had an ear infection and viral pneumonia. Poor baby was miserable. We did a lot of this for the next few days.

After the first day on antibiotics her fever was gone and she seemed better but still not sleeping at night and really grumpy. She went back to MDO the following Tuesday and her teacher told me when I picked her up that she was just not her normal happy singing self and suggested I take her back to the doctor. I ended up getting the last appointment that day with Dr Nail. Poor baby had a double ear infection and her ears were much worse then the week before. They said she must have been resistant to the original antibiotics so we opted for a shot. When the nurse came they said the dose was too big for one shot so they split it into two, one in each leg. OUCH! She was not happy but thankfully she seems to be feeling much better now! Yay!!

The Cowtown!

2010-03-07T08:50:00.004-06:00

Last Saturday I ran in the Cowtown half marathon. Since Bob is still recovering from surgery he is out of racing for awhile..bummer! Thank goodness I have a new running friend, Kim. We met at boot camp and started running together a few months ago. She not only talked me into running at 5 am when its 23 degrees outside but she talked me into running the Cowtown half marathon with her on a cold, windy day:).

Everyone this is Kim! Kim meet everyone:) ha!

Before the race..it was COLD!!

Here we are after the race. We finished in just over 2 hours. Soooo glad to be done running!

We have another race coming up next weekend so stay tuned...

A little prayer please...

2010-03-01T14:47:00.003-06:00

This is a new blog started by one of my good friends. Take a look and please add them to your prayer list! Thanks:)

Wordless Wednesday!!

2010-02-23T07:36:00.000-06:00