The Best Lunch Date

Hailey has been asking me almost daily if I would bring her lunch and eat with her. Just happened that little sissies were at preschool today, so I dined with my girl. These are the moments I know I'll always remember. She was so genuinely happy....we chatted about all sorts of stuff from her art project to playing pretend on the playground. And I got lots of kisses before she dashed off to rejoin her classmates. I love her innocence and sweet disposition. Thanks Hailes for eating with me!


And we laughed about these glasses too!


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Just Chillin'

Reese is, by far, the animal lover of our three. Love this pic.


And as for a Jake update....so far so good! He's still wanting to chase tennis balls and steal food from Landry! And....he's even been wanting to cuddle up with me more.
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Is It Genetic?

Apparently markering yourself runs in the family. Let's just hope destroying keyboards was just a Reese thing! Of course, Trey had bathed her 5 minutes before she did this!



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Drug Free Week

It's Drug Free Week at Hailey's school. When she got off the bus, she was wearing a ribbon that said Drug Free. So, I decided to ask her about what she learned since we really haven't tackled that topic in this house yet.

Me: Hailes, did you learn about drugs today?

Hailey: Yep!

Me: Well, what did you learn?

H: Wellllll....some drugs are good and some drugs are bad. There are some bad guys that sell bad drugs. Those bad guys go to jail. And, people that do bad drugs die.

Me: Would you ever try drugs?

H: NO WAY!!!!

Looks like I can, for the most part, check off the kindergarten drug conversation I was going to have this year :).

Do You Think....

Anyone will notice that a certain one and a half year old played with my sunglasses today?



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Three Little Ladies

Out cruisin' together...






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She's The Clean Up Batter...

First off, Go Rangers!! Trey is beside himself with excitement over baseball this year. He's waited a long time and stayed so loyal to his team, which makes their run even sweeter. And in baseball terminology, we've got a clean up hitter....or eater in our family. Landry is in a phase where she isn't so much into eating a lot of her own food off her plate. However once everyone gets up and leaves the table, she will go back and eat the rest of everyone's food....even if it's the exact same thing that she refused minutes before. And due to the fact that she's #3....and it makes cleaning up (literally) easy on me, I've been letting her graze. Here she is this morning with Hailey's cereal!


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She's On Two Wheels!!

Trey and I are both so proud of Hailey. She decided she was over the training wheels. So, yesterday they came off. She took lots of falls, but two, in particular, were pretty hard. One left a big bump on her head (because her mother forgot to put her helmet on....how did I do that? I always am the enforcer!) and the other occurred when she went face first into the curb and got a scraped and swollen nose. My heart broke. She was trying so hard, but she got pretty banged up. Today, she came home from school and insisted on trying again with no training wheels. She may be little, but she's one tough cookie!! I am constantly reminded not to underestimate her. So, we practiced all afternoon. By the time Trey came home and we had dinner, it all clicked. She was grinning from ear to ear and said that she was proud of herself as she rode in circles. It was such a great feeling to see her confidence soar. Love this girl.

Game, Set, Match

A big pet peeve of mine....parents who live vicariously through their children. I mean, really? Your kids are not you and they have been born with their own set of interests, talents and God given gifts. Your job is to help nurture their gifts and to help them discover who God created them to be.

With that said, let me tell a little story. On Saturdays, I sometimes play in a tennis league. Trey decided to surprise me and brought the girls to watch. Well, there is one little girl of mine, in particular, who goes crazy when she sees tennis courts. Always has. From the time she was one, she wanted to just run and chase balls on them. On Saturday, she requested to use my racquet, so we let her swing at the ball for a while. She was not happy when it was time to go. Since Saturday, she has been BEGGING to play tennis more and more. Sooo....we've been hitting special tennis balls for beginners. I mean, if the girl is interested, as her parent, I cannot hold her back!!! Plus, it would be fun to have a little tennis girl in the family. So, here's to not living through her, but being secretly excited for her new interest. We shall see if it sticks!

P.S. One of her other favorite things to do.....go with Trey and play "golp." The question is not where she got her tendency to want to play sports. The big question is if she will inherit either (and when I say either....I mean, Trey's) of her parents' attitudes while playing sports :). We shall see....

Granni and Dan

I have been meaning to sit and post for quite some time, but I have been outside in this fabulous fall weather we've been blessed to have for the past few weeks. The girls and I have done lots of bike riding and side walk chalking. The other reason I haven't posted is because we've been busy....we've had company in town a few weekends the past month and a half....and it was mainly Granni and Dan!!!

Granni and Dan have been so incredibly nice that they have been up here three times in the past month and a half. And why have they come? Well, to spend time with the girlies and hang out! And, they've been so generous to give Trey and I some nights out together. And these outings have saved my sanity and allowed me to be a much more patient and better mom. To say that my girls LOVE seeing them is an understatement. They all get fired up because they have so much fun just spending time with them. In fact, Hailey had a grandparent luncheon on a Friday and her Granni and Dan made a special trip to surprise her at school. And surprised she was! In fact, Hailey told me the other week, "You know what mom? Dan says that if I ever want my Granni to come and see me, I just have to ask and she will be here!" It's true, they've been here for so much, especially being so far away. Hailey truly believes that they were created to be here for her whenever she wants....and they have been. We are so thankful for them and appreciative. Here are some pictures we were able to capture of some of the fun they've been having!

Granni, Hailey and Dan at Hailey's Grandparent Luncheon

Hailey and Granni having a tea party! Granni had given Hailey a nice tea set a while back and they've done a great job putting it to use!

Landry, Granni and Reese watching Toy Story 2 together.

They even took the girls to the Heard Museum where they're having an exhibit on butterflies!

And one thing is guaranteed within 5 minutes of their arrival each time. One of my children will look at them and beg to go to Chuck E Cheese. In fact, they don't ever ask Trey or me because as Hailey once told Reese, "Reeeeese! Don't ask Mom to go to Chuck E Cheese. Ask Granni and Dan! They're the ones who will take us!" Here's Dan and Landry taking a breather from the action.

Granni, Landry and Reese ski balling it up!

They were even here for the weekend before my birthday. Trey was out of town. I came home to a suprise party!!! There was cake, presents, balloons, blowers, flowers.....what more can a mom ask for?

Of course, before we actually served the cake, Reese and Landry decided to make sure the frosting wasn't poisonous. :)

Thank you so much Granni and Dan. We love you and are very thankful for you!