It Won't Be Like This for Long

Shelby's takes center stage!

2012-02-06T19:01:00.000-08:00

Well Shelby has been quite the character I must say. I feel like I can't write everything down fast enough before I forget it. I want to be able to go back one day and show her just how funny she was. I hope that she keeps her funny personality. She has started tiny treasures and I think that she is keeping her teachers in stitches. She was riding to Nanny's the other day and they passed a skunk
Daddy Say's ooo wee Shelby that stinks
Shelby Say's oooh that's a skunk somebody needs to change him.

O.k. so Shelby started potty training on New Years Eve! Yep she decided on her own that, that would be a great time. So this has been going on for awhile now. After lot's of bribing doing flips in the floor for going potty. Telling her that papaw will take her fishing, papaw buying her a fishing pole with "bugs" to go with it and many other things to coax her potty, she tells nanny the other day.
"Nanny I can't go potty, you didn't teach me." oh my goodness really Shelby!!!!

Shelby and Nanny were shopping in Walmart the other day, for shoes of course. Shelby is trying to introduce nanny and herself (which is something that she loves to do) to 2 other men that are also looking for shoes. Shelby says, " hi my name is Shelby and this is my nanny" silence the men don't respond. Shelby Say's " hello can you hear me. She turns to nanny and says, "I guess they don't want to talk."

It's so amazing how you can take Shelby into Panera Bread and she is in her comfort zone, she orders her potato soup and gets her number and plops down beside Nanny and Papaw. This is their lunch routine everyday and boy will she eat good. Well you go to feed her homemade potato soup or soup from somewhere else and she will say, "I no like it."

Another thing that Shelby has started doing is getting out of her bed. Well she got out of bed about 10:00 the other night and came running into our room and say, " Tada Shelby is awake and she has her arms and legs spread way out because she was so proud of herself. So then she crawls up in bed between us and grabs the remote and says, "let's watch Dora." So here we go taking her back to bed and in comes Caidance because my poor little princess could not go to sleep because Shelby had ran into her room. I said well did Shelby go back to bed. Caidance wasn't sure so her and daddy go to put Caidance back into bed and Shelby is hiding around the corner in the dark and comes out and scares them. Shelby say's "arrrrhhhhhh" Yay! I cared you, I cared you!!!! She was so proud of her accomplishment, but about gave Caidance and daddy a heartatache! Yep she is pretty good!

Well I could probably go on and on, but I could also probably write a book on all of the funny things that this girl says. Hope everyone has a Happy Valentines Day next week. I love my family!

My "Boo-T-Queens"

2011-11-23T20:41:00.000-08:00

Getting ready to go trick or treating in our new neighborhood, then off to nanny and papaw's for frito pie and more candy!!

Shelby loved digging for coins at papaw's station.

At trunk or treat at Nanny and Papaw's church. They had so much fun going to all of the different "trunk" and playing the games. The girls even won a cake on the cake walk.

My 2 favorite girls love each other so much, well most of the time!

My precious little Boo-T-Queens in front of our new house!

Catching up

2011-11-23T19:40:00.000-08:00

The school year has started and I am really far behind so let's get started. Caidance started 1st grade this year and has Mrs. Dockal, whom she adores. She is just growing up right before our eyes. She lost her first tooth a month after school started and she was so excited about that. I never thought that tooth would fall out. She lost her second tooth a couple of weeks after that and I think that one was worse than the first one. She goes until they absolutely just fall out. Caidance really enjoyed swimming and sewing this summer. I was so proud of the little skirt that she made at her sewing class and she has also learned to swim and hold her breath under water and has learned the different safety precautions. Shelby started pre-school and just loves it. Her teacher is Mrs. Valerie Fontenot and she loves going to school. I think that she may be the only child that is still in diapers and carries her paci, but that is how my lil Shell boo rolls. Shelby has such a little mind of her own and she surprises us everyday with her sayings. She now knows her ABC's but if she feels like saying them, she may have a headache that day! LOL she will lay on the floor and say that she can't say them because she has a headache. It has been a family joke now. I see my mom in her alot because of her tender personality. If any of us stump our toe or hurt ourself she will say, "you o.k. honey". If Caidance gives her something she will say, "thank you sweety." You can pretend to cry and Shelby will say, "it's o.k. don't cry" and pat you on the arm. You love to introduce your family to everyone that you meet and when something tastes really yummy, you will say, "this is so tasty, I wuv it." You girls are just so adorable. We have also bought our first home and we are just so thrilled to finally be settled. The girls have so much more room. Nanny made both of the girls quilts in their rooms and both Nanny and I have really enjoyed making crafts to fix up our new house. It was a very long process, but so glad that God has blessed us with our new home. Here are a few pictures to catch up on everything.

Summer 2011

2011-08-08T21:07:00.000-07:00

Summer has come and gone and I have not had a chance to blog about all of our things we did this summer! It has been a very eventful summer with lot's of changes both good and bad and lot's of ups and downs, but through it all God has blessed us and we give him all the glory. Well to begin, we have finally found a house and we will be closing on Friday August 19th and we could not be happier! It is only about a mile from our house now, but a lot more room and we can call it our own!!! God has shown me alot of things this summer and opened my eyes to so many things as well. I treasure every second that I have with my family. We had a scare earlier this summer with my dad and he was taken by ambulance to the hospital. I felt like God was really trying to show me the importance of family and to hold them tight every day! I am thankful to God that he is fine and healthy and absolutely nothing wrong with him! My girls are growing up so fast and both Shelby and Caidance just surprise me each day with how smart they are! Shelby talks and talks and talks. She has started saying, "I wuv it!!!" after she takes a bite of her food or she will say, "That's what I am talking about." Shelby loves to play hide and seek, especially with her papa,. She will count to ten and say I coming! or she will say, "1, 2, 5, I coming!" LOL She also likes to hide under the covers and pretend that you cannot see her when you walk into her room. She loves to eat waffles and "ootmal" aka oatmeal! Shelby has nt interest in potty training. I will ask her if she wants to wear big girl panties and she says, "No, wear diaper." Shelby loves to watch Caillou! I am not to fond of the show, but she will watch it over and over. She is now "faking" like she is asleep when she get's in trouble. Yes, that's my lil Shelby. She crawls up in a ball and starts snoring!!! LOL When she goes to gymnastics and I try to get her to participate, she crawls up in a ball and starts snoring. Of course, the other ladies think it's funny, but I don't know what I am going to do with that lil stinker! She is very sensitive and caring! If I act like I am upset, she will pat me and say, no worry mommy, no worry!!
My lil Caidance is growing up so fast and becoming so beautiful and mature. She has took a sewing class this summer and made a beautiful skirt and headband. I was so proud of her! She was even in a cute fashion show and modeled her skirt. Caidance also took swimming lessons this summer and has become a natural at swimming. She is like a little fish. She enjoys teaching her sister new things. Caidance also took ballet and dance this summer, but has told us that she really enjoys sewing and swimming. I told her that she should just always follow her passion and do what she enjoys doing. You are just about to lose your first tooth! It is hanging on by a thread, but you are a little scared to pull it. You told us that you were staying at nanny's house if you lose it. I guess the tooth fairy gives more money at nanny's house! Both girls love to ride the 4-wheeler with their daddy and their papaw, who also bought one this summer! Well I guess that is enough talk from me, I will let the pictures do the rest!

Caidance is 6

2011-06-04T21:02:00.000-07:00

Happy birthday to my sweet Caidance. She is now 6 years old. She has made it through her first year of kindergarten and loved every minute of it. She was so excited to be able to share her birthday with her cousins, family and friends that she has made this year! She had her birthday party at the little gym. She has now decided to grow her bangs out and boy does she look more grown up.

Shelby is 2

2011-05-05T19:22:00.000-07:00

Her Beautiful Birthday cake!

Well I am about a month late on this post, but Shelby turned 2 on March 28! Yes, I know, I can't believe it either! She is just so full of joy and life and she just cracks us up everyday. Here are just a few pics of our fun day at the Little Gym!

Tiny Dancer

2011-05-05T19:16:00.000-07:00

Caidance started taking Gymnastics a few weeks ago and she is just loving it. She is going to the Little Gym and taking 30 minutes of tap and ballet and 30 minutes of Gymnastics. She loves her teacher Mrs. Rebecca and all of her sweet little friends that she has met. It is a really small class so she is really able to get a lot of one on one attention. She is so excited because she has a little dance recital at the end of May and she cannot wait. I am so proud of how well she is doing and she is not afraid to try anything, she just jumps right in!

What's going on with my lil" Shel Shel

2011-03-24T20:06:00.000-07:00

Everyday I thank God for the gift of having two beautiful girls that I love so very much and a husband that takes such good care of us and is so wonderful with his two girls. Shelby is just a few days from turning 2 so I wanted to update what all wonderful things she is achieving.
1. Her favorite shows are Barney, Elmo, and the bubble guppies
2. Favorite Movie "minimini me" or as I call it Despicable Me- She ran up to me today and said, "peas mommy, Mininmini Me" "helpMe"
3. She would like to potty train but this is how she rolls "Mommy need to potty" Me: O.k let's go potty Shelby sits on the potty and then says, "mommy sit" 5 seconds later, "o.k. all done" Mommy: Shelby you need to tee tee in the potty Shelby: "oh o.k." and then she sits on the potty, "O.k all done" Ughhh!!! We will try again this summer
4. She started gymnastics and she loves it. She walks into the little gym and puts her shoes up and she is ready to roll!
5. She got her first haircut on March 10th at Cool Cuts for Kids
6. She had to go back to the ENT because she has been so sick.
7. She is my little house keeper- she always makes sure that she throws her diaper in the "chash" and helps take the laundry out of the dryer and put's the clothes on the couch.
8. She gets embarrassed very easily. She will just sit there and stair at the floor and not move for about 3 minutes and then want you to pick her up. It is the cutest thing, but I feel so sorry for her when she gets embarrassed.
9. It is so funny because we will say, "Sheeeellllbbbyyy" and you will repeat it back to us. I will have to upload a video of it because it is just too cute to put into words!
10. YOu absolutely love your sissy and if you could be everywhere that she is, you would. You are also getting pretty good and doing whatever she tells you to do when you are playing with your toys.
11. She is the most polite little girl. Every time you sneeze she says, "Bess U" and when you say "thank you" She says, "Wecum mommy" and if you don't respond to that she says "Weeecum mommy" LOL
12. When she wants you to notice her or to come look at something she is getting to where she says, "meere" "meere"

Well that is all for now. I will post about Caidance on my next post

Do my girl's have to grow up?

2011-03-13T22:33:00.000-07:00

I had the most wonderful day with my girl's today and I find myself asking the question, "Can my girl's just stay little forever." Caidance tells me, "mommy you have to let me get big, but I will always love you and be your little girl." Talk about a tear jerker. I cannot believe my Shelby is going to be 2 years old and my Caidance is going to be 6. Wow that is even hard for me to type. Caidance just has the most tender heart and I hope that she will always carry that with her. She is always so worried about her Nanny! That girl just loves her nanny so much. She came into my room the other night and said, "mommy I don't want nanny to ever get old." "Will you promise me that she will never get old so that we can play forever." Every night we have to pray that Caidance will not think about her nanny because when she starts thinking about her, she really, really misses her. I am so glad that she has that bond with her.

Caidance is really enjoying Kindergarten. We are now half way through and I have very mixed emotions about that. Don't get me wrong I cannot wait for summer, BUT Caidance will be a first grader next year!!! I just cannot believe that! She has learned so many things and grown so much this year. She has really come out of her shell and it is not as shy as before, at least that is what I am hearing from alot of other people. She knows all of her sight words, can count to 100, she can read, add, subtract, and she just loves school. On science vocabulary word day, she dressed up as a flower, and on storybook character day, she dressed up as Fancy Nancy. She has made some really special friends this year and has started gymnastics, tap, and ballet. She is really enjoying that! She says that her favorite is gymnastics! She still loves to play dress up- which I hope that stays that way for a long time-she loves polly pockets, and these new really cute dolls called lollypalooza! Yes, it is a weird name, but they are the cutest dolls ever! She loves her DS and Wii. Mario bros is her favorite! Caidance really enjoys being outside and looking for rolly-pollys and ladybugs. She has loved picking flowers since she was 6 months old (thanks to her papaw)! I always ask her who her favorite princess is and "normally" it is Ariel, but she tends to change it! She loves helping her daddy with whatever it is, cleaning out the garage, washing the truck or 4-wheeler, or just holding a dead squirrel!!!LOL I love my little cupcake!

Shelby is just changing everday! She is the most loving little girl I have ever seen. Every time I have to leave or someone else has to leave she said, "hug" and reaches out her arms, and if your lucky, she will give you the sweetest kiss on your cheek :) She is so cute when she sais her name because it sounds like she is saying, "gabby" but she is really saying, "Shelby." She has this "new" noisemaker in her room and everynight she wants you to change the picture that shows on the ceiling. It never fails, if you put the fish on the ceiling, then she wants the birds, then when you change it and start to leave the room, she screams, "moon" "moon" and then giggles as you change it to the moon. She is a mess! At 22 months she started eating with a "poon" as she calls it and she is doing really well with it. Her sissy taught her to say, "awesome" and she sais that pretty clearly. Her new thing now is when you tell her to give you five, she sais, "up high" and then goes around the room for everyone to give her a high 5! She really knows her manners and she says, "tank you" to everyone and most of the time she says, "tank you daddy" even if it is not her daddy. hahahaha Shelby loves playing with her babies and feeding them, in fact, her sissy makes sure every night that she has one in her bed! She also loves shoes, she will walk around with whoever left their shoes out in the floor. I turned around today and she had her sissy's sketchers on that light up. She thought that was the coolest thing ever.

Conversations by Caidance

2011-03-02T18:57:00.000-08:00

This was our conversation before bed time tonight,
Caidance:
"This is how you brush your teeth" "put toothpaste on the toothbrush, brush your teeth by swirling it all around, make sure you get all of your teeth and then spit it out, next you rinse your mouth out with water." "This is how Mrs. Ayala brushes her teeth."

Me: "How do you know that is how Mrs. Ayala brushes her teeth,"

Caidance, "because we have a graphic organizer about it."

LOL I just love all of the big words that they learn in kindergarten.

This was Caidance and her daddy's conversation:

Caidance was listening to the radio in the car and this song came on and Caidance says, "ohhhh this is the song that we listen to when I am doing "fine motor tubs"

Daddy: "fine motor what?"

Caidance: "daddy!!! fine motor tubs! "you don't know what a fine motor tub is?

Daddy: "uhhh nooo!!

Caidance: "Well it is not like a tub that you take a bath in, if that is what you are thinking" "It is a tub to help with your fine motor skills."

Daddy: "oh o.k." "I learned something new today!!!

Just love my little kindergartner! She is learning so much!

Western Day!

2011-03-01T19:44:00.000-08:00

YeeeHaaaww!!! It's western day at Sheridan and my little kindergartner is ready! I was so excited to see all the songs that she learned and to see her swing her partner! LOL! She was the cutest little cowgirl!

This was her partner Nicholas! They did such a great job!<

I can't forget my little Shel Boo! Boy did she loved getting out there and dancing. The day before, her sister was so worried that Shelby might "embarrass" her and throw a fit, but she was very surprised to see what a great job that Shelby did!

Daaaaaddddyyyy! Daaddyy! DADDY!

2011-02-16T19:50:00.000-08:00

Shelby is laying in her bed tonight saying, "daaaaddddyyyy" daaaddyyy, DADDDY!!! Very short and to the point on the last call for her daddy!!LOL When she realizes that her daddy is not going to go into her room she then persists to say, "oowww" "oowww" "daddy I said owww"! She is just too funny! So her daddy walks into her room, thinking that she hurt herself, and she is sitting up Indian style on her bed with her cup in her hand. Her daddy says, " would you like some more milk or juice?" Shelby puts her finger to her lip (like she is thinking) and then in her cutest little voice she says, "coke peas" LOL!!! I think NOT!!!

The day has finally arrived!

2011-02-15T18:25:00.000-08:00

Well, Shelby is now 21 months old and has been having 1 and 2 ear infections a month since she has been 6 weeks old. The infections gradually became worse that she had so much fluid build up that they also had to remove her adenoids. We had the original date set for December 31st and had to have it changed about 3 times because of either conflict with the doctor or our schedule. Anyway, she finally had them done on January 18th at Texas Children's hospital. I was a very nervous mommy because I just wanted everything to go fine and I have never had to go through putting one of my kids to sleep before. The doctors were amazing and everyone was so nice and comforting. They gave Shelby a really cute little yellow "gown" to wear for her surgery and she went straight to the doctor with her hands out when it was time to go back, which made it very helpful for me. The surgery took about 30 minutes to an hour so Caidance and her daddy went to the gift shop to buy Shelby a little present for when she woke up. Of course we had to let big sissy get something to! Caidance got a frog and she got Shelby a poodle that gives kisses. Shelby came out of surgery and they called us back and Shelby was not a very happy camper. She screamed and screamed and screamed for 45 minutes. The doctor wanted to keep her hooked up to the iv's to make sure everything was o.k. and to keep an eye on her and I think that was the longest 45 minutes of my life. She pulled at the tubes and cried and screamed and tried to climb out of our arms. We tried to give her a popsicle, but she just was not having it. We finally made it through and we eventually were on our way home with Nanny, daddy, Shelby, Caidance and me all in the truck! After the medicine finally wore off she felt so much better and seems to be doing great! We are so thankful that it is over and we can put it all behind us!

Ring in the New Year

2011-01-03T21:31:00.000-08:00

I don't know where time goes, but 2010 is gone and 2011 is here! I know that God has great plans for us this year and I am very anxious to see what they are. This blog has been alot of fun going back and seeing how much my girls have grown and all the new things that they have learned. This is where we are at to start off this great year.

Caidance is 5 years old and is enjoying kindergarten a lot. She is very much into mario bros this year. She cracks me up every time she plays the wii or her DS because she sounds just like her daddy when she plays. She is getting into wanting to go deer hunting. She got a pink BB gun for Christmas and shot her first can from about 30 feet away. She is very girly, but when she wants to, she can switch gears and hang with the big boys. She has seen alot of movies this year, but I think that her favorite one is Despicable Me. I think that we watched it about 7 times in one day! I have to admit, I love that show! It is a must see! She has also gone to see Tangled, and Yogi Bear and really enjoyed both of those shows. She took a friend to the movies for the first time this year and saw Toy Story 3. On another note, I think Caidance is beginning to be a much more pickier eater than ever before. I am having a very hard time finding some things that she likes (any help would be appreciated). I think her favorite food is grilled cheese sandwiches and she would probably eat them every day if I would let her. She does tend to like to be the boss over Shelby. If Shelby is getting into something she says at the top of her voice, "OH NO SHELBY" I think that we have disturbed the neighbors quite a few times, but hey if it keeps Shelby out of getting into things then whatever works. Her favorite stuffed animal is her little kitty Cot. She loves to have a ton of books on her bed at night so that she can read them before she goes to bed. My little Caidance is the most tender hearted little girl and says the sweetest prayers at night. Every night she prays for papaw to come home safely and for all her friends and family and for sweet dreams. She also prays for the students in her class to be R3. I could go on and on but I guess I will stop there. She is mommies little cupcake!

Shelby is 21 months old and growing too fast. I am just not ready for her to be 2 years old just yet. Shelby has grown a very cute and funny personality over the passed year. Her facial expressions are like no other 1 year olds. If she is mad at you, she will turn her head and try to ignore you, but then try not to smile. She is having alot of trouble sharing. When Caidance is in my lap she will scream and try to push her off. Caidance is usually really sweet and scoots over and sais, "look Shelby I will share." Some of the funny things that she does: She loves to "slam" the microwave door shut after you have warmed up her milk. If she wants you to pick her up, she will clap twice and then hold out her hands. She is starting to get a little "sneaky" and try to get out of her car seat by telling you that she is "poopy" . She is still doing her funny faces: croaker, cutie pie face, snakey face, and her new one, the monkey! When her daddy gives me a kiss, she thinks that she needs to give a kiss too. She can't be out kissed. LOL When she wakes up from her naps she throws everything on the floor that was in her bed and then claps her hands twice for you to pick her up. This little girl loves her "sitty" She wants to be everywhere her Sitty is. Last night she called me in her room and said, "momma miss sitty." I almost started crying because I knew that she missed her because she had been at her nanny's for 2 days. She loves to hang on her and love on her. I am so blessed that they have each other. Shelby also knows when we are getting close to Nanny's house because she starts giggling and screaming Nanny, Nanny. I am not sure she has quite grasped what the word "NO" means because every question you ask her, she will say in her little country voice, "Nooooo" but then get excited about whatever it is. Her new word is Awesome! LOL. Shelby can now wear two little pig tails. She started wearing a tiny ponytail back in August, but the pig tails are just too cute. She is starting to take her diaper off and go throw it in the trash, so I am not sure if this is a sign that we are ready to potty train or what. Shelby loves attention and she will call your name until you answer her and then she will do something silly like the splits and say, "see". Well, I am going to stop there with my little Shel boo!

3rd Times a Charm

2010-12-31T10:35:00.000-08:00

Well we really tried hard to get a good Christmas picture this year, even though we didn't get our Christmas cards sent out, but Shelby was just really not wanting to get her picture taken. After several attempts we finally got a good one, but I thought they were all pretty good and fun!!! Happy New Year Everyone!!!

Is that a Deer over there?

2010-12-30T22:41:00.000-08:00

Shelby is just a little too young for a gun, but doesn't she look absolutely darling in her new camo?

Papaw did a little Christmas shopping all by himself. The kids were so excited to open up their brand new bb guns, of course Caidance's is pink, and their camo outfits to match.

Ready, Set, Go!!!!

2010-12-30T22:27:00.001-08:00

Well it all started with having to rope off the stair case because Santa made a trip to Nanny and Papaw's house! The kids could not wait to race up the stairs.

Christmas Eve at Nana, Pop's, and Mamaw's

2010-12-30T21:49:00.000-08:00

All of the girls at Nana and Pop's house!

Christmas Eve was quite eventful as we headed out to Fred Tx, and then on to Lumberton. We started off at Mamaw's and enjoyed some of her yummy chili and delicious sweets and then of to Lumberton to enjoy Nana's awesome pumpkin crunch!! The girls had such a great time all getting to be together and play with their toys! Shelby held on to that kermit the frog, eventhough it was one of Mamaw's toys. LOL! You were both so proud of all of the things that you got for Christmas. Caidance especially could not wait to play her DS! Shelby just loved opening up the packages and throwing the tissue paper. She thought it was a pretty fun game.

Caidance and Shelby's favorite things about Christmas

2010-12-30T21:11:00.000-08:00

This is Shelby eating Santa's cookies! I guess he left a couple!

Caidance's favorite things about Christmas
1. Hunting for the magic reindeer
2. Putting the tree up
3. Feeding the reindeer
4. Santa Coming
5. Giving presents
6. Making cards for all of her family

Shelby's favorite things about Christmas
1. Being home with mommy, daddy, and "sitty"
2. Rearranging the Christmas ornaments on the tree
3. Looking at all the "ditty" Christmas lights (AKA pretty)
4. Hunting for the magic reindeer
5. Opening presents
6. Eating Santa's cookies

Here Comes Santa Claus! Here comes Santa Claus! Right down McInnis Lane!

2010-12-30T20:59:00.001-08:00

Well we were so blessed to have such a wonderful 2010 Christmas! God was so good to my family and we owe everything to him. The girls were so excited to see what Santa Claus brought them on Christmas morning. However, the girls were not very quick to get up early, we had to go and wake them up about 9:00. We were up late the night before celebrating Christmas Eve with Mamaw and Nana and Pop and we did get home kind of late, but I still thought that they would get up early. LOL!

My baby is going to Kindergarten

2010-12-28T12:20:00.000-08:00

I am really behind on post, so I am trying to catch up on lost time! Let me tell you, one of the hardest things I had to do was get my little girl all set for Kindergarten. I mean, where does the time go! I am still trying to convince myself that my baby is no longer a baby, but a 5 year old Kindergartner. I am so thankful to be able to go to the same school as Caidance and be with her on all of the fun activities so that I don't miss out. That morning she got right up and was ready to get ready for school! Her teachers name is Mrs. Ayala and she absolutely adores her. In fact the other day she was not listening to me and she got in trouble and she so innocently said, "please don't tell Mrs. Ayala." She is learning all about being R3 (Respectful, Responsible, and Ready to Learn) and she has learned all the little symbols for going to the bathroom, getting a drink, and throwing away her trash. We will be sitting at the table and she will use the hand symbols. It is pretty cute. She has received a great progress report and report card, which makes her mommy and daddy very proud! She is already learning to write stories and draw amazing pictures. I think her most favorite thing about Kindergarten is centers and her favorite center is blocks. Her favorite large group time is P.E. because she has so much fun there. Her favorite thing to play outside is on the turtle and she pretends to be a kitty and her friends to be a shark. Her favorite book that she has read is Clifford's First Christmas. She was Rockstar of the Week in October and we got to decorate a really cute star. Mrs. Ayala always gives them really cute letters to praise them and she loves to be able to take home the morning message. We are so proud of our little Rockstar! I have uploaded pictures from the first day, pumpkin patch problem solving, and reading night.

Dum, Dum, Dum (AKA Gum, Gum, Gum)

2010-12-28T12:09:00.000-08:00

This month Shelby has been so enthralled with getting into Caidance's bubble gum machine. Her sissy has to make sure that she keeps her closet door shut because before you know it, Shelby has a huge gum ball in her mouth. I had to laugh one day when Shelby heard those closet doors open and we all went running for her, but before we could even catch her she had the gum ball out and in her mouth as she was saying, "dum, dum, dum" Good Girl!!! No, Shelby that is not a good girl! A couple of days went by and Shelby did it again so her daddy put her in her high chair and let her chew up her "dum".

Two Sisters that love each other!!!!

2010-09-26T19:45:00.000-07:00

Well I have not posted in a very long time, school started and things have been going full blast! Here is a quick update on my little family! Shelby is just getting so big and learning so many new things every day! She is talking alot. This month, she finally started saying Nanny and boy does she say it a lot!!! She loves her Bailey and she really emphasizes the "L" in her name. LOL! At night Shelby will lay in bed and call out every body's name until she falls asleep and realizes that nobody is going to get her out of bed! She will say, "BaLLLeeYY" for Bailey, Naaannny!!, momma! Mine is real short and to the point! Daaadddyy! Siitttyyy for her sissy! She loves to make all of her little noises, "croaker, snakey face, cutie pie face and she has a few new ones, she will make a kitty sound, cow sound, and if you ask her about the 4-wheeler she will give you a sound for that too!!! Every time we walk in the door and pass the 4-wheeler she waves at it and sais, "hi, leeler"! Nanny is taking her to the library on Tuesdays and she has learned several new songs. She will point to her eye and say, "I" and for love she will give herself a hug and for you, she will point to herself!! hahah!! That is how she sais, "I love you"!!! She is learning! When she is wet, she will tell you, "dapper" I am hoping this is a sign that potty training will come easy :) She has an appointment with an ENT on October 6. She still keeps having ear infections at least once a month, but this girl can tolerate alot of pain! Our little Shelby has given us so much joy! She is such a loving little girl! She loves to give you kisses, hugs, and tells you night night when she is ready for bed!
Caidance is doing so well in Kindergarten! Her new teacher is Mrs. Ayala and she is really enjoying being in her class and learning so many new things. She has made alot of friends. She loves going to home center because she gets to play with the babies, but she also tells me that the boys go to home center too, but they pretend to be the daddy so they enjoy it :) She is learning how to draw and she has really taken off with her artistic abilities. She says that she wants to be an artist when she grows up. She has also informed us that she gets embarrassed really easily. I asked her if she told her friends about jump start and she said, "momma that is embarrassing." She loves to eat breakfast in the cafeteria on Wednesday's because they have cinnamon rolls. It is such a joy to be walking in the hallways and run into my little girl. I still get goose bumps when I see her and she does her little wave with her finger. I am so proud of both of my little girls. We both just enjoy seeing them grow every day and learn new things.

The View I love the Most is the Outside Looking In!

2010-06-17T21:50:00.000-07:00

Dad was able to come home for 3 days this week and just in time to celebrate his birthday. We were so excited about this special surprise. I am so proud of my dad as he will be heading out with a team to go to the oil spill. I just pray that God will give them strength to stop this spill and to get it all cleaned up. Father's day is approaching and it makes me think of how proud I am of my dad and how much I have learned from him. He has always been a role model to me and taught me and I am so proud to call him my dad. Of course during dad's stay, he was able to capture some amazing pictures of our family. We really enjoyed being together. We went to the children's museum on Tuesday and then celebrated his birthday that night. My dad is a hard worker, but always set's aside time to be with his family. I love you dad and hope you have a very Happy Father's Day! You are in my thoughts and prayers everyday. Go Make History and Stop that Spill

These photos reminded me of the song "Outside looking In" Not sure if that is the name of it, but hopefully you get what song I am talking about.As we all sit on the porch of that lodge, I am reminded that next to God, my family is the most important thing in my life and nothing else matters next to family and God. So the view I love the most is being on the outside and looking in to my family. Mom entered the girls in a contest with the skirts they are wearing, so we are hoping that she wins!! She did a great job on them.

Caidance is the big 5

2010-06-16T20:14:00.000-07:00

I know that I am about a month behind on this post, but we have been running around like crazy since summer has started. Caidance wanted to have a bubble gum birthday party and it turned out really cute. Nanny made her cake (with a little bit of Caidance's help) and we had a "splashing" good time. Nanny made her some really cute things for her birthday (towel wrap with her name on it, cute house shoes with her name on it, and a travel bag with of course her name on it :) I was so excited that my Aunt and Gram got to come celebrate with us and some of our really good friends. My brother "the chef" made the brisket and we had some really yummy sandwiches. Caidance wanted to have the party at her Nanny's castle so that is what we did. We played in the sandbox that papaw made and swam in the little pool and slip-n-slided. (if that is even a word). I cannot believe that it has been five years since I became a new mommy. Caidance has grown into such a mature little girl. She will be going to kindergarten with me, which I am very excited. She has such a passion for learning. She loves to read and has learned all of her sight words (Thanks to Tiny Treasures) and she just loves to write stories and draw pictures. She is very into doing crafts, painting, sewing, and planting flowers. Oh and I cannot forget that she is a pro at the Wii!!! My little 5 year old is a very special little girl and I am just so proud of her. Happy 5th Birthday Caidance.

Don't Blink

2010-06-07T20:50:00.001-07:00

I feel like I am so behind in my blogging and I literally think that in one blink my baby girls are 14 months old and 5!!! I can't believe it is even possible. Caidance has had so many HUGE achievements over the passed few weeks and Shelby is just changing everyday. It is even hard to know where to begin, but I will try. Caidance turned 5 years old on May 22nd and is going to be in the big Kindergarten next year. I feel relieved that she is going to be at my school so that I will not miss out on anything. On May 26th she graduated from Pre-School. So many things ran through my mind as I watched my little girl in a cap and gown walk down that isle. For a moment, I saw a toddler with a pacifier and a diaper walking down that aisle, I had to look twice to see that, that was really my little girl graduating from pre-school and entering Kindergarten. As we laid in bed that night, I told her that I don't want her to grow up and she looked up at my with those big blue eyes and said, "it's o.k. mommy, I have to grow up and you have to let me." I told her, but I want you to stay little forever and she said, "but momma, if I don't grow up then I will never be able to wear your shoes." I said, "well if that is your reason, then you can grow up, but promise me that you will always be my little girl." Caidance is reading books and sounding out words so well. Her kindergarten teacher will be so proud of her.
Shelby is now just walking and talking. She just amazes me with her personality. She reminds me a lot of her daddy. Words that she can say, "papaw, momma, ouside (that is how she pronounces it), bah (for ball)," this" and then she will point, dada, "wasat" for what's that, hi, bye, bye, and dat for that! She has a mouth full of teeth and I think that is a lot of the reason for the continuous ear infections. She already has her back teeth. Both Shelby and Caidance love to change out their earrings. Shelby's earring fell out about 3 weeks ago, so I had to change her earring, well sissy wanted hers changed to after that happened. Now, we change out earrings about 3 times a day. She said, "Mommy I don't know what I was scared about, I was so brave and it didn't hurt." Shelby can hold her own, when it comes to something that she wants. She will fight for it! She pushed her sister down to sit in my lap a couple of days ago and Caidance and I just looked at each other and all we could do was laugh because we could not believe what just happened. I am just trying to treasure ever waking minute with these girls and if I could I would never blink an eye!!!!

Look who's 1

2010-04-05T19:02:00.000-07:00

I know I can't believe it either, where has this year gone? My little Shell, Shell is turning 1 and oh did we have oodles and poodles of fun at her party. Yes, we had a pink and black poodle party for our little 1 year old. Our family from West Texas was able to join us and we had so much fun with them. We had Shelby's party at Mary Jo Peckham park and I think everyone had a great time eating bar-b-que sandwiches, playing golf, playing on the playground, and enjoying the beautiful weather that God blessed us with. This month Shelby has just grown so much. Here is just a snap shot of Shelby's little personality: Very loving, in fact she love to give out free hugs, and she just learned how to make the kissing noise so that we know she is giving us sweet Shel, Shel kisses, Shelby love her sissy, sometimes too much that she tends to get in her way a little too much sometimes, but that is what sissy's do. Shelby thinks that she is just as big as her sissy so she tries to do everything that she does, climbing on the chairs, playing with polly pockets (which Caidance spends alot of her time digging the shoes out of her mouth), taking the wii remotes or any remotes at that matter, and oh how she loves to call her papaw. Anytime the phone rings she always think that it is papaw and she tries to yank the phone out of everyones hand. Of course, papaw just loves that :)

Words that you can say: papaw (of course), dada, momma, (but mostly when you are upset), baba, oh and just this past week you started saying thank you, well it is more like tink ya, but it is so cute, you can say bye bye and wave to everyone, and you like to play the "where's Shelby" game. You will put your hands over your eyes or you will put your hand on your head and wait for someone to say, "where's Shelby" It is so cute. You have reached a huge milestone this month also, YOU ARE WALKING!!! I think that I can officially say that you are walking, you stumble a little, but doing so well. You weigh exactly 20 pounds so we have converted you to the official big girl car seat, but you are only at 20% for your height. Don't worry, shortness runs in the family.We just can't wait to see what this next year brings.

Going to work with Daddy!

2010-02-19T19:22:00.000-08:00

Gared had to work today so we all decided to go with him since the job was in Galveston. It was such a beautiful day, a little cold, but still beautiful. The girls got to ride on the Ferry for the first time and boy did they have so much fun. Caidance just didn't understand what it meant to get on a big boat with our cars. She thought that it was so neat that we could actually drive our cars on a boat and then get out and walk around. She really wanted to know where the captain of the boat was, so we took her all around. She was fascinated that it had a bathroom. That was the first thing that she told Nanny and Papaw was that she went on a big boat and it had a bathroom. LOL! We took the girls to eat at a seafood restaurant and then a little trip to the beach. The beach was not pretty at all and very muddy, but the girls had to so much fun looking for shells and building very muddy castles. On the way back we got to see a beautiful view of fireworks as we rode the ferry back across. Little did we know that it was Madi Gras, but the traffic was not bad at all. I am glad the girls got to experience their first ferry ride.

Enjoying this Beautiful Day that the Lord has Made.

2010-01-24T19:20:00.000-08:00

Today was a beautiful day to go for a walk and enjoy God's wonderful blessings. Caidance wanted to take her baby stroller and baby with us on our walk and Shelby wanted to ride in her buggy, so off we went! We had great services at church today and a wonderful Sunday afternoon. Caidance and Shelby just crack me up all the time when they play with each other. However, Shelby also has sympathy pains for her sissy as well. Caidance scratched herself or did something earlier today and she started crying, well it wasn't two seconds later that Shelby started crying with her. When Caidance stopped crying then Shelby started laughing. I think they are going to be real close sisters.

I LOVE TUTU'S

2010-01-23T20:00:00.000-08:00

Well, we have been planning these pictures for probably a month gathering all the different outfit "attire" to go with the tutu theme. 2 days before were going to do these pictures, my poor dad's camera got stolen right out of his condo in Corpus Christi. He has been there going on 4 months now and he lives in a Condo and someone came in and stole every bit of his camera and equipment. We were all just so upset! I just don't understand how people can just come in to someone's house and steal something. Uhhh!!! Anyway, I was so excited because dad went and bought him a new camera, and we were still able to take these fun pictures!!! Mom got these adorable tutu's at a boutique and we had the best time taking pictures. I cannot believe how big my girls are getting. Sometimes I just wish time would stand still and they would just stay little forever. I enjoy being a mom of two girls.

Caidance's nightly prayer : "Dear Jesus, please catch the bad people that stole papaw's camera. Oh and Jesus, please remind my daddy to go and get those bad people and catch them with a net."

Bug, Bug, Go Away!!!

2010-01-16T21:00:00.000-08:00

What a month it has been this month. Shelby was put in the hospital two days before we got out for Christmas. She woke up about 12:00 midnight coughing and a little choking. Gared got her all cleaned up and rocked her back to sleep. Within about 10 minutes, she was doing it again. This time we got her out of bed and gave her a breathing treatment to see if that would break up the congestion. Then she started vomiting and choking. We both got really scared because she was starting to turn blue trying to catch her breath. We both rushed her to the emergency room while Nanny came over to take care of Caidance. To make a very long story short, we sat in the emergency room from 2:00a.m. until 2:00 p.m. the next day. Shelby was hooked up to iv's, they had to give her a cathedar, and then make her sit with her arm straight for almost 2 hours. If she moved her arm, the the alarm would go off and the nurse would have to come in and gripe at us and then she would have to reset the machine. It was a nightmare. Not only that, we got a call from Caidance's Tiny Treasure class during all of this and Caidance had busted her tooth on the gym floor and cracked her poor little tooth. We finally got the girls home and two days later Gared and I were vomiting in the bathroom and had the same stomach bug. YUCK!!!! Nanny came over and tried to doctor us and no more than she got home, then she got the bug too!!! I think we are all back to normal now. We got rid of our Christmas tree because I think Shelby was showing an allergy towards it and it was causing her to stay congested. It has been 3 weeks since all of this happened and I think we are all starting to feel better.

On a good night Shelby has achieved quite a bit this month. She started waving bye bye a couple of days after New Years and it is the cutest thing ever!!! She also has learned how to play patty cake. She said Pawpaw on Christmas Day and, of course, that made Papaw's day :) She said momma also this month, but she was crying :( At least she said it and she asked for me quite a few times before I reached down to pick her up. I was really soaking up her saying "momma" :) Caidance is enjoying her day's with her Nanny. She calls them Nanny Days and she talks Nanny into staying up late, watching a movie, eating popcorn, and doing pedicures. She loves when she get's to have an "all night" nanny day.

Meet Criss Cross Applesauce

2009-12-05T20:57:00.000-08:00

If you haven't met Criss-Cross Applesauce well you are in for a real treat. Criss Cross came into our lives about 4 years ago when I first had him in my classroom and then brought him home for the summer. Well, Caidance would not let me bring him back to school so he has been hanging out with us for about 4 years now. We thought that we lost him about 6 months ago when he went missing when he got into some oil in the garage. All of a sudden, we saw him in the garage one day and Caidance could not believe that he was back. Caidance is so funny!! Every day she has him or her (I am not quite sure) dressed up in something different. Criss Cross has brought a lot of fun memories to our family. Enjoy the photos.

P.S. Daddy had to give him a new belly button after he went missing for several months. He could not even stand up straight, Poor little Criss Cross.

Dewberry Farm

2009-12-05T20:46:00.000-08:00

What a fun day at the Dewberry Farm. Well at least the second go around we got to stay a little bit longer. The first trip to the farm, Caidance got sick about 20 minutes after we got there, so we had to leave. The next week Nanny and I took Vance, Caidance , and Shelby and we had the best time.

Come buy your tickets to the "Fashion Show"

2009-10-22T12:28:00.000-07:00

If you want to meet a little girl who LOVES to dress up, Caidance is your girl. The other day I went to pick her up and she handed me a ticket when I walked in the door and it was a ticket to the "fashion show". She had set up chairs and would say, "Welcome to the fashion show please take a seat." Then everyone would clap. Even Shelby enjoyed the fashion show. She put on a fireman hat and would just giggle and giggle. I told her she looked sooo pretty and she looked at me and said, "Right on." I could not stop laughing.

Shelby has 2 "Toofies"

2009-10-22T12:18:00.000-07:00

Shelby got her first tooth the very last week of September and the got her second tooth about 4 days later. She looks so cute with her little teeth and I think that she feels better now that they have come through.

What an adventure with 2 of the best girls in the world

2009-10-22T11:56:00.000-07:00

Well fall is here and the pumpkins are out and we are all enjoying the weather. Caidance is enjoying Tiny Treasures and learning so much. However, she is a big girl now so she says that she does not go to Tiny Treasures, She goes to "School". She is doing so good with Shelby. She is such a big help. Shelby is growing so fast and thinks she is just as big as her sissy. She wants to crawl so bad. I am learning her personality every day. I thought she was going to be real passive and quiet and laid back. Boy was I wrong. She seems to speak her mind when there is something that she wants. She does not like it when Caidance sits in my lap. The other day Caidance was teasing her and Shelby kept screaming at her and then would giggle when Caidance would get up. She is having a tough time going to sleep at night. I think she is afraid that she is going to miss something. She absolutely loves it when Caidance is around her. She thinks her "sissy" hung the moon. She will laugh at whatever she does and Caidance loves to make her laugh. Shelby is also becoming a Nanny's girl. She loves her Nanny and when I go to pick her up after school, she will cling to her Nanny. If Shelby wants something, she will roll and roll and roll to get to it. I left the room for just a second and she had rolled across the entire living room. Our girls keep us on our toes and we love every minute of it.

She's Sitting up!!!

2009-09-19T11:43:00.000-07:00

With school starting and getting into our schedule, it is has been really hard to keep up with the blog. However, Shelby is now 5 months (almost 6) and she has been accomplishing so many new things over this passed month. She is now sitting up, but still a little wobbly, she is rolling over (front to back and back to front) oh and she has found Caidance's hair and she loves to pull it. She did get a little head cold this month, but is doing much better. She weighs 15lbs and her little chunky legs are so adorable. Caidance is enjoying being a big sister. She started Tiny Treasures this month Oh! I mean SCHOOL! She said, "mommy it is not tiny treasures that I go to anymore because I get to play on the Big Playground, so I got to school now" Her teacher is Ms. Stacey and she really likes her alot and all of her little friends. She is learning her vowels and she can spell and write her name. Well that is my girls this month. Hope everyone is doing good.

Goodbye Summer

2009-08-14T21:47:00.000-07:00

Well, my summer is officially over today. We have really had a nice summer this year. We didn't go anywhere, but we had a lot of fun going to the pool, library, shopping, and lot's and lot's of family came to visit us. Shelby has made lot's of accomplishments this summer. She started playing with her toys,giggling, and she makes this cute "spitting" noise. I know that sounds awful, but it is so cute coming from her. It is like she is trying to talk. She has also rolled over once for Nanny and Shelby. She is such an easy going baby. She is still sleeping in her car seat because of her reflux, but she sleeps all night in it, which is great. Caidance has had so much fun being a "little Mommy" to Shelby. She is great at entertaining her, feeding her, and making sure that she doesn't cry. Shelby has also been a mommy to a new kitten that its mom abandoned by our back door. She has really grown attached to this little kitten. She named it Cot and she makes sure that she is fed everyday and played with. Caidance loves to watch Sponge Bob, especially the "new episodes". She also loves to stay at Nanny's Castle. That is what she calls everyones house, "their castle". Caidance is going to be starting Tiny Treasures again this year. One more year until she will be in Kindergarten. I am already crying about that, I can't imagine what it is going to be like next year. I am so blessed that my mom can keep the girls during the year. I don't know what I would do if I didn't have her. Well, we are off to another great year and praying that it goes well.

Caidance's First Sewing Project

2009-07-19T15:57:00.000-07:00

Caidance did such a great job today sewing her little fish pillow. She helped me cut out the pattern and pin it to the fabric. She has talked non stop about her fish pillow and sleeps with it every night. This is just one of her first sewing projects I am sure, but Nanny will probably have to do the next project because a fish pillow is about all I can do.

Shelby found her toes.

2009-07-19T13:37:00.000-07:00

Well, I am going to have to get a picture of Shelby, but she has now officially found her little toes and she is so proud of herself. She is also beginning to hold on to her little toys, which Caidance is so happy about, because now she can hand her things. She is now 3 1/2 months old and doing so much better with her reflux. She has slept all night long for an entire week straight. Going to bed at 10:00 and waking up around 7:30 or 8:00. She is still sleeping in her car seat, which I hate to admit, but it is the only thing working right now. We are looking into getting her a nap nanny. If you have never heard of it, it is like a baby recliner for babies with reflux or have trouble sleeping. They are kind of expensive, but I just feel bad her having to sleep in her car seat. She is still taking her Zantac three times a day and it seems to finally be helping. She is so funny sitting in her bumbo chair because she will talk and coo for an hour straight. I think that she is going to be a talker or at least she likes the sounds that she can make.

Big sister is doing great. She is so wonderful with her little sissy. She will be playing and she will look over at me and say, "mommy will you do me a favor and keep an eye on Shelby so that she doesn't fall out of her bumbo seat." I will tell her, "sure, I will keep an eye on her."

The other night she told me that she wanted to give God a kiss so I told her to blow him a kiss to your heart because that is where Jesus lives. She said, "Oh that makes sense because if I try to blow it up to the clouds it will probably run out of batteries before it makes it to Jesus." I thought that was so sweet. Caidance has such a tender heart and just loves everyone. We are having a great summer together and wishing that it would slow down.

Dear Jesus

2009-07-05T18:27:00.000-07:00

I have to tell this story because it is too precious not to, but it may me way to much information. Well, it all started when I was "pumping" to make Shelby a bottle since we were about to leave to go eat. Caidance came in the room and sat down beside me and said, "Mommy I am going to pray to Jesus that he will give you more milk for Shelby to be able to eat." Before I knew it she was leaned over with her hands closed praying, "Dear Jesus, please give mommy lot's of milk to feed Shelby." When she opened her eyes, she said, "Oh my goodness Jesus gave you more milk to feed Shelby". We talked about how when we pray to God that he hears our prayers.

The next day I was playing in the floor with Shelby and Caidance pretended like she was making her baby a bottle. I thought this was priceless, so I had to post a picture.

Summer Lovein' at Yogi Bear Park

2009-06-30T21:11:00.000-07:00

O.k. if you have never been to Yogi Bear Park this is a MUST!!! This is our third year to go and it is so much fun. This year the entire gang came out to enjoy the fun. (My brother and his family, my family, and my parents). Usually it is just Nanny and I camping out with Vance and Caidance and we always have the best time. This year we fished, roasted marshmallows, ate breakfast with Yogi Bear, (well Nanny and Pawpaw took the kids), golfed, and of course rode all the slides in the park. It was a blast!!!!

Hi-Ho-Hi-Ho to the Blueberry Farm we go!!!!

2009-06-30T20:44:00.000-07:00

Well we are nearing the end of June and we made our summer trip to the blueberry farm. In case you do not know this about Caidance, she loves to pick things. Flowers, fruits, vegetables, weeds, etc....She started this when she was about 5 months old. Thanks to PawPaw :)

Anyway, she loves the blueberry farm, so we asked our good friend Abby and her kiddos and mom to join us this year with my girls and Nanny. Let me tell you, the heat was unbearable. We got there about 9:30 and it was soooo HOT. The kids loved it anyway and we got some really cute pictures. We joined our blueberries together and it came out to be about 1lb which is just enough for some great blueberry muffins. I tried to get a picture of Shelby in a bucket, but it just did not work out the way I wanted it too and it was way to hot to try something different.

Oh before I forget. Caidance spent the night with "her nanny", as she calls her, the night before and in her prayer she prayed, "God if I pick the red blueberry on accident I am going to ask for forgiveness" Help me to remember to pick the dark purple ones because those are the ones you are supposed to pick. She is just too cute and has such a BIG vocabulary. Her language arts teachers will be proud of her :) I will upload more soon as we go through our summer.

Being a Mom of Two Girls

2009-06-21T20:42:00.000-07:00

I cannot explain the joy that I have every day being a mom of two precious girls. Each day is an adventure, not always an easy one, but I would not trade it for anything. God has blessed our family so much. Caidance loves being a big sister, but there are times when she demands a little more attention. Well, just for example when you start talking to Shelby she runs over and wants to talk to her too, even if, at the time,she was not even in the same room. I feel so bad when Caidance will want me to get down on the floor and play "princess" with her and all of her "princess" dolls, when I just sat down and started feeding Shelby. I will tell her, "Let me finish feeding Shelby and then I will get on the floor and play." She is very quick to tell me, "Mommy you have one free hand to play with me." Usually, I just have to play the voices of the characters and she is happy. All in all, she is a great big sister and such a great help. She never complains and she loves to take care of her "sissy." We have had to set aside several times to just have "Caidance" time so that she always knows how special she is and that nobody will take that away from her. Shelby has been such a great baby. She started sleeping through the night a couple of weeks ago, but then we have had a few nights in the passed week where she has been waking up two and three times and I cannot get her back to sleep. We have tried two different medicines for her reflux, and I thought that it was getting better, but lately it seems to be coming back pretty bad at night. Shelby has her own sweet personality. She loves her momma and wants to be held ALL the time! We joke about her cat naps. However, if she is in her momma's arms she sleeps for hours. Yes, I have spoiled her, but they only stay little for such a short time. We are enjoying our summer and wish that it would slow down, but for now, we are just going to take it a day at a time and enjoy every minute of every day. God has blessed us beyond our means with our little family.

The Girls got their ears pierced.

2009-06-06T14:09:00.000-07:00

Well, I am kind of posting this a little late, but it was about a week before Caidance turned 4 and we were coming home from church and she said that she wanted to get her ears pierced. So we did!! We took the girls to Merle Norman and everyone came for the excitement. Nanny, Papaw (with his paparazzi camera) daddy and me were all there. Caidance, of course, went first and she did so well. The lady did one ear at a time and Caidance did not even move or cry. I was so proud of her. She was so excited to see her new earrings. Shelby, on the other hand, cried and cried, but she looked so pretty when it was all over.

Shelby's First Smile

2009-06-06T14:02:00.000-07:00

This week has been a very exciting week because Shelby has started smiling. It is such a joy to look at her and see her beautiful smile. What is so precious is that Caidance can really get her to smile big. School is finally out and I can enjoy it with my girls. I am looking forward to spending time with them and enjoying all the fun moments together as a family.

Which one do you like

2009-05-15T22:13:00.000-07:00

"The girls" ( Nanny, Shelby, Caidance and me) went shopping today and we saw the cutest little hats for Shelby this summer. We just could not decide because they were all soooo cute. We narrowed it down to 2 so let me know which one you think and then I will let you know which one we picked. We just enjoyed taking her picture. She is six weeks old and just started smiling this week. When my girls smile it just melts my heart. Even at 4:00 in the morning when I am tired and exhausted and would do anything for sleep, when I look down and see my little girl give me a big smile, it is all worth it.

First Ear Infection

2009-05-15T20:37:00.000-07:00

Poor little Shelby had to go to the Dr. and after blood test they determined she had an ear infection. I worried about her because she became congested and I could feel it in her chest when she would breath. I hope this is not the beginning of future ear infections. We would have never known that she had an ear infection because she never cried about it or became cranky. She just stayed her happy little content self. I am so glad that she is feeling better.

Our First Easter as a Family of 4

2009-05-13T20:42:00.000-07:00

As you can tell little Shelby just kind of chilled out while the kiddos enjoyed coloring their easter eggs. They got to have a big day of fun with their Nanny and Papaw. Caidance loves to paint things and play with glitter so coloring eggs was the icing on the cake. Wait until next Easter Shelby and you will be wanting to hunt the easter eggs too.

First Trip to the Park

2009-04-30T22:35:00.000-07:00

Shelby is four weeks old and we made our first journey to the park. We took a lunch and had a picnic and enjoyed the beautiful weather. Caidance cannot wait for Shelby to get big enough to go down the slide with her. Until then, I will just take Shelby with me and we will all slide down together. This is just the first of several trips to the park.

Shelby is here

2009-04-30T22:03:00.000-07:00

Well Shelby finally made her arrival on March 28 at 8:25 a.m. She came into this world very fast. I started having a mild stomach cramp at 7:20 that morning and within about 10 minutes the contractions were unbearable. We rushed very quickly to the hospital driving in the turning lane the entire way and rushed into the hospital where a security guard frantically got me a wheel chair and rushed me up to labor and delivery. I did not have time to even put a hospital gown on before I was pushing. I begged for an epidural, but when the nurse told me that there was no time for one, Gared (Bo) and I almost both passed out. Shelby entered this world about 10 minutes later and all the rush of adrenaline finally came to a stop when we held our beautiful 7lb. 11oz. daughter in our arms. All of the pain went away as I finally got to meet this little bundle that I had waited on for so long. Nanny and Papaw were right behind us in the car and by the time they had come up to labor and delivery Nanny saw Shelby in the little cradle being cleaned up, she could not believe that she had already been born. Big sister Caidance could not wait to get her hands on her. She was so excited that Shelby had finally "Popped Out". We are so blessed to have two beautiful daughters. God has been so great to us and we could not ask for anything more. We love our girls.