Conversation of the Day...

Scene: I walk upstairs after lunch to find Hailey taking a full-on swing at her sister who is standing next to her.

Me: HAILEY BETH- WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Hailey: I'm just hitting Reese.
Me: Why would you think it's ok to hit Reese EVER?
Hailey: Because she tried to hit me first.
Me: Hailey, you are the big sister and you know better than to hit her. We need to work on being nice to each other.
Hailey: Yea Mom, somebody better teach Reese that it's never ok to hit.

Ummm....is learning to deflect responsibility built into the 4 year old system or what?

I'm Back!

Well, I dropped off my blogging for a few weeks. I feel like we've been running around like chickens with our heads chopped off. I'm sure that'll all change once the baby arrives though (YEA RIGHT!).

So here's a little update from our world. Reese finished up her sessions of The Little Gym. She absolutely loved it and Trey got to come for the last week to watch her in action. Funny thing, once she realized her daddy was there, she just wanted to play with him.

We've also had family in town visiting! Granny and Dan came for a weekend and swept the girls off to Chucky Cheese among other kid friendly places. I don't have any pictures of them because they were nice enough to give Trey and I the weekend off, so we got to escape by ourselves. Trey played golf and I.....well, I napped a lot, which may sound boring, but it was fabulous! And, Trey and I came home to find that Granny had put together a beauty salon for Hailey. This may not sound like much, but Trey and I are AWFUL at putting things together and have been avoiding doing it for so long. I think we were as happy as Hailey was :).

Then, Opa and Mimi (Rick and Judy) came to town the next weekend and took the girls for a day while I went shopping alone.....so, so, so nice. They hit up the mall and the carousel. We even got to celebrate Opa's birthday a few days early. We cooked up an entire buffet and stuffed ourselves silly. The girls LOVED having their grandparents here.

And besides that, we've just been busy getting ready for the baby! Some of my friends threw a baby shower for me last weekend and we had a blast. Opening all the new small clothes is a big reminder of how tiny a newborn is. It also made me stop and realize how FAST they grow up because Reese will only be 19 months old, but she's talking away and huge compared to those 0-3 month clothes. I am scheduled to be induced one week from TODAY! We can't wait to meet her. I know that she's got two legs and two arms because she uses all of them to let me know she's there constantly. She's going to have an interesting crew to come home to!

Reese in her new favorite hat. It looks like she's a pink Teletubbie in it!

What IS this?

That's the question that my friend, Alicia's little boy, Mark, asked when he saw the Barbie today. Alicia's in town visiting her family from Georgia. Her husband is in the Navy and is currently out on a submarine somewhere.... Personally, I don't know why the Navy can't relocate them to Dallas. I mean, it's a big city, surely we could find somewhere for an ocean and submarines. Anyways, maybe it's a good thing Mark's daddy is out to sea because Mark was introduced today to not only Barbies, but princess tea cups, a very girly playroom and he did spend some quality time on a Tinkerbell bike. Let me just say this, I learned that there IS a big difference between raising little boys and little girls and it is fun to watch them both.

Other than that, Hailes is home from school and we're all headed outside to enjoy the warm, January day! Hailey even replaced the tiara with a headband for the afternoon, we're getting crazy!

Evening Family Activity

Any guesses of what Hailes and Daddy are doing together this evening? Why....isn't it obvious, they're working together on a little project called, "Learning to Draw Disney Princesses" DVD. Let's be honest though, does the drawing really matter when you've already mastered wearing your own tiara?

We are OFF duty tonight!

You see these two, cute faces? Well, they're staying home with a babysitter this evening to play together. Why? Because it's our 8th anniversary and we're going to dinner!!! There will be no crayons, kids menus or wrestling matches with keeping Reese in a highchair.

So, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TREY! Marrying him has been the biggest blessing and best decision I've ever made. He's my absolute best friend, an unbelievable dad and just really fun to be around all the time. Even though he may have a slight obsession with golf, I've got one with dogs.....so it all works out :). He is my favorite person.

On another note, thank you for all the kind words, e-mails, phone calls and cards I've received over the past week or two with the passing of my mom. It has been tough. I still feel like there's a heavy weight and hole in my heart, but getting back into a routine is starting to help. My mom was an incredibly gifted and loving person and I don't expect to feel healed anytime soon, but God bless my kids and husband....they keep me focused on what's important and well, the kids are a good distraction because I'm always being called on to help. A great, big thank you to Trey's aunt and uncle, Brett and Becky, because they took the girls on a moment's notice for five nights while we went to Kansas without hesitation. They are a huge blessing to us. The girls once again had a great time and since they've been back have been getting along REALLY well together, have been eating and have been super sweet. I still don't know what they do to them to make this happen, but I'm trying desperately to find out.

Since being home, life is getting back to normal. Jake's best friend is Reese....especially when she gives him Fruit Loops, Hailey still loves fudgesicles and I think we may actually have to brush Reese's hair someday soon....it's growing! And in one month....baby girl #3 is set to arrive and we are very excited. So, here's to a happy, healthy 2009!