Thursday, January 19, 2012

Good Intention

To all of you still waiting on your Xmas card: here it is!!! I never got around to printing them!! I will do better next year!! I took this picture myself, and happen to be very proud of it!! Taking pictures is no joke when you are trying to get three children to cooperate at the same time. Good grief!!

Thursday, January 12, 2012

In the midst of it all

Y'all, I am not being partial. I have a cute kid!! In the midst of the craziness of the season she turned 8 months old!! I know I say it every month but it just breaks my heart how fast it has gone. Before I know it she will be turning 1 and I will be chasing her all over the place.
This month:
Still not crawling, but trying really hard,
no teeth, still :(
sleep schedule is horrible, like up every 2 hrs. grrr!!!
hair is starting to come in more every day but gets darker the more it comes in,
still has her baby blues,
PLEASE stay blue!!
She is just so precious!!

I love you, Hadlee Grace!!

Whoops!!

I cannot believe I forgot to include this pic in the last post!! After graduation we went to the greatest restaurant to celebrate. It was delicious!! My favorite thing was the flaming queso that they set on fire and it even has cinnamon in it. Who would have thought? Anyway, we were also celebrating that hot couple below. (Mom, I know you are reading this so I thought I would make you blush :) This day happened to be their 34th anniversary. What an example they are of what marriage and love are all about. I love you mom and dad!! Thank you for your example!!

1372 miles

Yes, you read that correctly. That is how far this girl drove to get home for xmas. Honestly, I had been dreading the drive since the day we arrived in Charleston. In the new job Mike is in we knew he would not be able to come home with us. That left me and 3 children, one of them being an infant. Y'all, I wanted to cry thinking about it. If you are wondering why we didn't just fly, there is reason. A great reason at that, Momo graduated!! The plan was this: 1st day, 800 miles to Searcy, 2 days in Searcy, and then the trek to ABILENE!!! The day before we were to leave my parents did there very best to convince me to break up the drive into 2 days. Not gonna lie, I really wanted to but was no where near ready to go. I thought it would be best just to get in the car and get it over with rather than drag it out.

The morning came and we left around 6:30. We made it to Colombia in time for some drive thru CFA and I decided I had to take a nap. I was struggling BiG TiMe!! Yeah, well that didn't happen! I pulled over in the Hobby Lobby parking lot and tried to rest for 30 minutes. There were 3 children in the back who were super concerned that I was going to sleep and leaving them awake :) I made a phone call that got me all the way to Atlanta, thank you Dida!! There are many more details but it would take all day!! We made it to Searcy in 15.5 hours and all survived!! I can tell you today, I may have been complaining at the moment, but it really wasn't that bad. I have some amazing children!!
Packing for 4 for 2 weeks is ridiculous!! Make that 4 girls and it is even more ridiculous!!
While I was packing, Daddy came home with presents for the girls from people from his squadron. Have I mentioned how awesome Mike's new squadron is? These people are amazing!!


Had to throw the graduate in since she was the celebration. I forgot my camera at graduation, of course!!
The doors opened magically :)
If you haven't seen the lights at Harding during Christmas, you are missing out. They are absolutely breath taking!!

Hummy carrying on tradition of the toothpick in the infants mouth :)
They love their Momo!!
Berry Hill
We had a great time in Searcy!! We left Sunday after church to drive 8 more hours to get to Abilene to celebrate Christmas. I love this time of year!!

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Crafting and a Pedicure

This girl loves to have painted nails and this daddy is equally excited to paint them. I love this about him. He is such an amazing girl daddy!!
I just realized M has on a swim shirt and sweat pants. HA!! I have a feeling I may have to help this child dress until she goes off to college. Everyday is something crazy!!
I must say, I have been a copy cat lately. I originally saw this project on thetichenorfamily.com. I love this blog and everything Meredith does!! If you see something you like, you should go with it, right? My girls love peace signs so I thought this would be a great project to make together. I must say if was a lengthy process but a lot of fun. Meredith recommends using Martha Stewart glitter, and I have to agree.
I have no idea why I chose the colors I did except that I love the colors in general. I am super happy with the way they turned out and coordinated with our tree!
The final product!
I also saw this idea on another blog. I have always kept my christmas cards for years because I don't believe in throwing pictures away. I just punched holes in the cards and made a little "book". I forgot to take a picture when I was done, whoops!! I can't wait to see how it will grow over the years.
I love the tradition that comes with Christmas. I had every intention of creating several traditions for our family this year. Of course, it didn't get accomplished due to the fact we are still trying to settle in along the usual hustle and bustle of the season. I did however manage to start the tradition of making salt dough ornaments. The girls loved this and I hope it is something we can continue every year.
This year we chose an angel and painted them with Martha stewart pearl paint, which I have to tell you is glorious. It is like painting with liquid pearls.
Madelynn loved rolling out the dough. Audrey loved cutting them out. Well, I forgot to take a picture once again. Maybe I can show you when we make our ornament for next year. :)

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Audrey's Birthday

If you know me, you know how much I LOVE birthday parties. I spend hours planning, preparing, and making every little thing perfect. Since we just moved here we decided to not have a big to do for AK's bday because we really don't know a lot of people. I am still broken hearted and hoping Audrey does not feel the same way. We did make it a big deal and celebrated her all day!! We skyped early that morning my family who was all home for Thanksgiving. They never let me down, party hats, banner and all!! Thank you for making it so special guys!! We usually do not get our girls a birthday present and if we do it is something little. Their party is our gift to them. Since there was no party, there had to be a couple of gifts. Daddy got her Just Dance 3 and an iTunes gc, sisters got her soul surfer, and I got her a shirt with of course, a peace sign. We had pancakes and watched Soul Surfer twice. If you have a daughter rush to the store immediately and buy her this movie, so good!! That evening we went to Brixx for pizza and to see the muppet movie with our precious neighbors. Thank you to everyone who made such a fun but hard day so memorable! We love you all!!



Interview with an 8 year old

Favorite phrase: "Mady, I'm not gonna tell you again!"

Favorite food: steak, corn, green beans
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Your favorite person: Jesus

What do you want to be when you grow up: cheerleader, mom, nurse

Favorite color: purple

Favorite song: Cowboy Casanova by Carrie Underwood

If you could go anywhere in the world: Africa, Heaven

Your best friend: Lex'n

Favorite snack: smores

Favorite movie: Soul Surfer

Favorite book: Big sister, Little sister