Sam’s Preschool Musical

Tuesday Sam had his final performance for the school year. They did a musical with the theme of “God made the animals”. Each kid got to wear an animal mask. Sam chose to be a tiger. The mask seemed to give him problems for most of the show and he held it in place the whole time.

He sang his little heart out much like he did at the Christmas show. I think he almost likes being on stage as much as Reese does.

Hayes enjoyed being there and seeing the chaos on stage. He wasn’t feeling great so towards the end of the show he was ready to go.

After the show, Sam’s class had their end of the year party. This was post snacks with chocolate and cheese all over his face.

I tried to get a picture of Sam with his teachers but he refused. I begged and promised and tried to trick him in to it but he just wouldn’t do it. I even showed him a picture of Reese with her two year old teachers and he still wouldn’t budge. Stinker!

We had fun celebrating the school year with Sam and his classmates. I can’t believe his school year has come to an end...this day kind of snuck up on me since Reese still has a couple of weeks left. I need to get pictures of him today so we can compare them to his first day of school.

Six Month Stats

Weight: 19 lbs, 2 oz (78%)
Height: 27 3/4" (89%)
Head: 17" (43%)


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Two teeth

Finally, a little over three weeks later Hayes has a second tooth. The bottom right tooth can now be felt. Here's hoping for some better sleep...but I doubt it.


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Happy Half Birthday!

My sweet, sweet baby is six months old today! How can that be?

At six months:

*Hayes is sitting up great. He can do it for a long time without me worrying about him falling over.

*He rolls all over the place. He can get to anything he wants by rolling and twisting his body around.

*He is very vocal and opinionated.  He has a huge attitude and screams if he is not getting what he wants. If one of us takes away something he is playing with, he can pitch the biggest fit.

*He is still trying to cut a second tooth. The first one is very noticeable now and we are all ready for the second one to show up.

*He loves Reese and Sam. He still giggles at everything they do. Sam was behind me during some of these pictures and Hayes would get the biggest grin watching him.

*Sleep! Uggg! He is a sleep fighter. He doesn’t like to sleep. During the day he usually takes several cat naps. We have been better at getting him to bed between 7:00 and 8:00 each night. He still wakes up a couple of times to eat but goes right back to sleep. I know he could make it through the night but he is just stubborn! Or maybe I am an enabler…

*He is still in nine month clothes. I did buy some 12 month pajamas for him and they fit great.

*I think it is time for him to move in to size four diapers. The three’s seem a little snug on those chunky thighs and booty.

*We call him Little Reese. His personality and demeanor seem to be very similar to Reese’s when she was a baby.

And here is all three of these little monkeys.  It’s the best I could do…

Matching Buddies

While Sam thinks it is fun to match Hayes, I am going to enjoy it too! I just loved them in these matching tie shirts.

Reese wanted in the picture too. She actually made it in to both of the pictures.

And matching pajamas. Love!!

Reese-ism

Recently we were doing bedtime prayers with the kids and Reese said, “Thank you, God, for worshipping our bodies.” I almost choked but I let it go. I thought maybe I misunderstood her and I didn’t want to make a big deal about her prayers. However, the next night she said the same thing. After prayer time I asked her why she said that and she said that it is something that Lance and I say and she wanted to pray like us. I promised her that I had never, ever prayed anything like that and we let it go. When it happened the next night I stopped her right in the middle of her prayer because I didn’t want her to continue saying that every night. I had to get to the bottom of it. After many questions and answers, Lance and I finally realized where it was coming from. Usually the kids say the blessing before meals but occasionally one of us will say it and sometimes we will say something to the effect of “thanks for this food…help it to nourish our bodies…etc”. She was trying to say that but it was coming out as “worshipping our bodies”. We cleared that up and have been free from that prayer ever since. It still makes me giggle to think about it.

Have It Her Way

Reese does things on her own time table. We can’t convince her to do anything unless it is her idea first. Yesterday we were at a festival in our little downtown area and Reese looked up at me out of nowhere and said, “I want to get my ears pierced.” I was shocked. I asked, “Today? Like right now?”. She answered yes! We have asked her several times over the last few years if she wanted her ears pierced and she has said no adamantly. We stayed at the festival for several hours because it was such a nice day. After we left we met some neighbors for dinner and Reese told them that she was getting her ears pierced. I still wasn’t sold on doing it right then but eventually Lance said yes and we figured we might as well do it while it was still her idea. We left dinner around 7:00 and headed straight for the mall. We brought our little neighbor along with us to watch. Reese was pretty nervous but very brave!

She picked out some blue gem earrings. The guy got everything ready and it was time to get her ears pierced. I recorded her getting the first ear done. Once it made the loud click, she jumped a little, and then the tears started. She was much less dramatic than I thought she would be. This picture below is of her getting the second ear done.

After they were done she looked in the mirror to see how she looked. She was trying so hard to smile through the tears. The picture below just breaks my heart. She was so happy about her ears but so sad about the pain.

Once we were done she was very happy and pranced around the mall. She couldn’t wait to show everyone her ears. She looks like such a big girl with her ears pierced. Lance and I were so proud of how well she did. Sam and Emma weren’t sure what to think but they were proud of her too.

She looks soooo cute!!

Spring Break iPhone pictures

Saturday night Braves game










Lazy Days



Relaxing in the sun after lunch with Daddy



Reese's first time sleeping over at a friends!! I was so proud of her.



They decided they needed manicures before they could sleep.



Garage sale...time to get rid of Reese's clothes



Seriously! Six years worth of clothes is ridiculous!!



Reese had a lemonade stand


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We've got a tooth!

After several rough days with Hayes, I finally see and feel a little speck of a tooth. It is his bottom left one. He, so far, has had a much better day today. Hopefully the night time will go just as well.


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"I can't believe..."

We had a great day today. Everyone slept in until after 8:00...Reese didn't get up until after 8:30. I think she is catching up on all the sleep she has missed since school started. During the school week, Lance usually wakes her up in the morning and she can be such a stinker. He calls her "Doc McGrumpins" which is just a play on a Disney show that the kids love, Doc McStuffins. However, today she was so sweet and thoughtful and caring. It was just a pleasure to spend the whole day with her. After dinner we all had some frozen yogurt. While we were eating it Reese said, "I can't believe how sweet I have been all day!" I died laughing. She cracks me up.


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Sweet Spring Break

We have started spring break around here. We have no big plans but some fun things to do. The kids all welcomed in spring break by sleeping in until after eight! It was heaven! A great way to start the week.


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Growing Up

Recently Lance and I had discussed how much Sam seems to have grown up since turning three. On a day to day basis it is hard to see but when I got his school pictures last week it was confirmed. I compared his school picture from the fall with this spring picture. Look at how much older my sweet baby boy looks in just a few short months.

*Sorry about the quality…it is a picture of two pictures.