tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27194327048654340842023-11-15T22:55:25.923-08:00McKinney MomWhitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15106071921114359169noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719432704865434084.post-32743469413699206942013-03-04T13:32:00.003-08:002013-03-04T13:35:05.481-08:00Birthday BonanzaJust a quick post and some photos from Zoe and Bryce's birthdays. Mostly from Bryce's because for some reason I only took a couple of pictures at Zoe's party. <br />
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It was insane planning and celebrating Christmas plus two birthdays all less than 3 weeks apart, so I was slacking a bit by the time we reached Zoe's birthday. She still had a blast with her "Princess and the Pop Star" pizza party with all her school friends.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Happy Birthday" baseball banner, a free printable I found <a href="http://blog.capscreations.com/2010/04/diy-happy-birthday-baseball-banner.html">here</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So easy to make, and turned out really cute</td></tr>
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Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15106071921114359169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719432704865434084.post-41367891272297395982012-12-30T20:29:00.001-08:002012-12-30T20:34:35.920-08:00Ready for the New Year...I read this great blog post today, and it inspired me to dust off my laptop and update my own. <a href="http://jandaandco.blogspot.com/2012/10/mothers-little-secrets.html">click here</a> to see it. The author is Mormon (naturally) they have the best "organizing/money saving/stay-at-home-mommy" blogs. Seeing as I'm married to one, I should probably step up my game a little. <br />
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I love how the author refers to pregnancy/life with an infant as "survival mode." I have heard this before, and, oh my gosh, it is SO true. Sometimes your other children are just going to have to watch a gazillion episodes of Dora because you are breastfeeding, changing diapers, and walking around a screaming infant. Don't beat yourself up over it, you are not alone. Sometimes it doesn't seem that way because there are way too many "perfect" moms and families in the blogosphere. Lies. All. Lies. ;-)<br />
Things have been REALLY busy around here. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and now 2 birthday's coming up in the next 2 weeks. I can't believe my little man will be ONE! He has just brought so much joy to our family.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 13px;">I hope everyone has a HAPPY and SAFE New Year! I have some resolutions I'm about to start some serious work on... including, but not limited to: losing 10 pounds, putting my iPhone away more so my kids don't think it's a permanent attachment, ORGANIZATION, and spend less, save more! <---- take note, US of A. :-)</span><br /><br /></div>
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That's my house update.<br />
Other business: REESE IS A BIG GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!! We have taken the binkie away, and I swear that child is happier without it...and she can speak! It all happened one day about two weeks ago. She threw about a gazillion tantrums in a single day over not being able to find her binkie. I was going nuts listening to her scream while frantically searching for any pacifier I could get my hands on. That night, I couldn't find one at all. I have no idea what happened to them. It was bedtime, Reese was throwing a fit, Jay was at baseball practice, and there was no binkie in sight. Somehow I managed to calm Reese down long enough to tell her about the "Binkie Fairy." For those of you who have never met the Binkie Fairy, let me tell you, she is awesome. If you will give up all your binkies to her so she can take them to the newborn little babies, then she will leave you a super fabulous gift like a Hello Kitty balloon and some M&M's. Get this, she will even remember big sister;) Somehow we managed to get Reese to bed that night sans pacifier, and sure enough....<br />
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Shockingly, Reese really hasn't had a problem without her binkie. Sleeping or otherwise... and this was a girl who pretty much spent all day with one in each hand, and a third in her mouth. ALL.DAY.LONG. Who knew??? <br />
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We are loving the new house. Here is Bryce having some summer fun in the back yard.<br />
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Here are some pics of Bryce and his new favorite thing. Being pulled around in a toy wagon by his big sisters. This has entertained us for multiple afternoons.</div>
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Who me???<br />
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Bryce has been teething for about 2 weeks now, and he is miserable. He is getting 3 in all at one time. This will give him a total of 5 (he is 8 months old). All of my children had full sets of teeth by their first birthdays.</div>
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She is my moody child<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reese about 2 minutes after declaring she "wanted to go home." She went and curled up on the sofa!! Heartbreaking!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well, you can't see Bryce very well because of the flash. He had finally fallen asleep after I walked him around for about half an hour. He is so out of his element.</td></tr>
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Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15106071921114359169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719432704865434084.post-16359809792673941292012-06-12T19:31:00.000-07:002012-06-12T19:31:41.017-07:00summer bluesI think nursing is the best possible degree I could have gotten to prepare myself for motherhood. 12 hour shifts, on your feet all day, no lunch, poop duty,thankless, underpaid... yep, that about sums up both of my jobs. I don't think anything could have prepared me for having three kids. It is a challenge to say the least. It is go-go-go all day every day. I've decided to take a step back from that though (the go-go-go, not the parenting!)... Zoe has been out of school for a couple of weeks now (she only went twice a week, so no biggie)... but all day every day she complains about being bored! (or hungry!)... it's enough to drive a mom nuts! And we do a lot of activities! Playdates, gymnastics, etc... Today she kept complaining about being bored, and had the saddest look on her face. I nearly loaded all the kids up in the car to take them to jump street, or somewhere else they love to burn off some energy, but then I stopped myself. She doesn't have to be constantly doing something!! She had already been to gymnastics! So I told her what my mom used to tell me, "you don't have to be entertained all the time!!!" They need to learn how to play by themselves and entertain themselves! Use their imaginations (and for the love of God, leave me alone for 5 minutes!) ;) I had big plans to head out to Walmart tonight to stock up on construction paper, crayons, markers, etc... since ours is getting kind of low... but now that the kids are in bed (always a beating)... I think I will be hanging with mattress the rest of evening, thank you very much.<br />
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Here is a little of what has been going on with us lately...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zoe on her last day of preschool! I wanted to post this next to her first day pic, but it is saved on a seperate computer:( She has changed so much though!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reese's 2nd birthday. Elmo themed, duh!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not so happy because our big day was windy and chilly!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cookie bouquet by Black Flour. Beautiful and DE-LISH! I made the little "2" centerpiece myself with skittles and a hobby lobby jar (pinterest find)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sand buckets with goodies inside as party favors</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I did the cupcakes myself</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Party guest, Madison Taylor!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ella Claire!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Singing "Happy Birthday"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had to put her cupcake in a bucket so the wind wouldn't blow out the candles!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Presents!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She loved the babydoll Maddie got her!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In May we took a trip up to Roswell for my MIL's birthday (she loves being called MIL!)... and Bryce got to meet his great grandma and grandpa Alsup for the first time!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We headed up to Cloud Croft and found this golf course!!!!!!! Someone was kicking himself for not bringing his clubs...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hiking in Ruidoso! Doesn't Reese look like such a big girl here???</td></tr>
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<br />Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15106071921114359169noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719432704865434084.post-18951699310964519372012-04-10T20:10:00.000-07:002012-04-10T20:10:55.356-07:00Potty Training Day 2Reese has been doing pretty good with the potty training. She only had about 4 accidents today...which is saying something because she probably went to the bathroom 20 total times or more. Why do kids pee so much?? I started to get anxious half way through the day, because she wasn't going on her own accord... she would go when I prompted her (every 2 hours), but if she had to go in between those times, it would usually be running down her leg as she said "uh oh momma, pee pee." haha. That is actually a GOOD thing because she realized she was going... on Day 1 sometimes she would pee, and just sit in it until I noticed. Ugh. Everytime she had an accident I would run her to the potty where she would always have a little left over for the toilet. By this evening (about 5 pm), she FINALLY was going on her own without me prompting her (including a #2!!!!!!!!!!! This is a huge deal, people)... I think it is really starting to click with her. This is exactly how it went with Zoe too, tomorrow should be virtually accident free if Reese follows the same course. We shall see.......................<br />
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I have to give Reese some props, because she has been doing this with pretty much no reward system. She lost interest in the recycled Easter basket candy, so I stopped giving it to her. When Zoe was training, I had a big basket of dollar store toys and goodies. She would get to pick something out everytime she went. She would literally sit on the toilet for an hour, and make me put the basket right in front of her so she could pick something out while she tried to go. So cute. Memories :) I have plans to get some goodies for Reese. She definitely deserves them.<br />
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If anyone else has started the potty training process let me know how it is going and what tips and tricks are working for you! This is a tough time and we've got to stick together ;)Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15106071921114359169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719432704865434084.post-83634055823273512462012-04-09T09:15:00.002-07:002012-04-09T09:15:38.840-07:00Potty TrainingI am finally doing it. I have been saying for weeks now that I am going to start potty training Reese, but something has always gotten in the way... beautiful weather, house guests, road trips... but no more excuses. This week I am staying home and getting rid of the diapers!! <br />
We woke up this morning and first thing I told Reese was that she is a big girl now, and doesn't need any more diapers. Then I took off her diaper, and put on one of her pretty Rapunzel panties that Santa left in her stocking:) This is a HUGE step for those starting to potty train, and I think where a lot of moms go wrong (IMHO)... once you take that diaper off and put panties on for the first time, that is it. DO NOT PUT THE DIAPER BACK ON. No matter how frustrated you get! This is such an important step, because you do not want to confuse your toddler. Leaving the big girl (or boy) undies on lets them know that it is time to stop using diapers, and time to start using the potty. I highly reccomend NOT using pull ups. I don't know what marketing genius came up with that farce, but, my God, it is just another diaper. <br />
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This is where the second step I use comes in to play as well. Once you put that first pair of panties on, prepare to not leave your house (or your childs side) for at least 3 days, if not more. There will be LOTS of accidents at first... it is frustrating. You will want to leave your house... you will want to quit, and put a diaper back on your child (thinking, "there is NO WAY they are ready, they have peed all over my house, all day, they need a diaper!)...don't do it! The first day is the worst, but it will get better.<br />
That being said... be sure your child exhibits signs of readiness before you start the process. I wanted to potty train Zoe SO bad, but experienced Moms kept telling me, "wait for the signs." What signs?!?!!! They said I would just know. Then one morning when I was trying to put a diaper on her, she just straight up told me she didn't want to wear them anymore. Looked like a sign to me. I put panties on her and that was it. About 3 hours later I sorely regreted that decision when I was cleaning pee off my floor for what felt like the millionth time. But I kept at it. I never took the panties off, and by the third day she was completely trained and didn't have her first accident for 6 months. She was 26 months old. Here is what worked for me:<br />
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SIGNS YOUR CHILD IS READY:<br />
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1. Waking up with dry diapers from naps and bedtime<br />
2. Long stretches of time with a dry diaper (2+ hours)<br />
3. Verbal interest in using the potty<br />
4. Active interest in using the potty (points at it, sits on it, likes to watch you use the potty)<br />
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Here is another helpful check list ----> <a href="http://www.babycenter.com/0_potty-training-readiness-checklist_4384.bc">click here!</a><br />
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HOW I POTTY TRAINED:<br />
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1. Put the panties on, and don't take them off. Make a huge deal out of it. WOW! YOU'RE SUCH A BIG GIRL!!! yada, yada<br />
2. Make sure they have a sippy cup all day, so they will have to urinate frequently. Some parents even feed them salty food all day long to aid in this. Offer toileting every 1-2 hours. Make them sit on the potty every 2 hours whether they say they have to go or not. Make a HUGE deal every time they pee! Make a REALLY HUGE deal if they poop! ;)<br />
3. I am a big advocate of the rewards system. My girls got/get a special treat/toy everytime they go. <br />
4. STAY HOME! This is really important. You don't want to be more than a few feet from a potty for the first few days, trust me. Map out a good week when you don't have anything going on. <br />
5. When they have an accident, don't make a big deal of it. Say, "that's okay, everyone has accdidents." Make them sit on the potty right away (so they know what they were supposed to do)... then put clean underwear on them.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We have the "baby bjorn" potty. We also have those potty seat inserts for each of our toilets.</td></tr>
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Anyways, I wasn't even planning on writting this post, but Zoe is at preschool... Bryce is sleeping, and Reese and I will be holed up all day potty traing, so it gave me something to do. I read a ton of blogs for potty training advice when I trained Zoe. I took bits and pieces from different moms, and used what worked for me. Maybe this will be helpful for some people...even though I am pretty sure no one reads this. If it can help even ONE mom, it will be worth the past twenty minutes:) In the meantime I will keep everyone updated on how Reese is doing. So far it has been 4 hours... she has gone twice successfully, and scored a mini cadburry cream egg each time -that's right, I am rewarding her with treats from her own Easter basket~ HA! We have had one accident complete with panty change. Wish me luck! Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15106071921114359169noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719432704865434084.post-65526436110488425762012-03-22T16:55:00.000-07:002012-03-22T17:25:47.530-07:00A Spring Fling!Spring has been here in the DFW area for awhile now... with beautiful weather and perfect temperatures! A couple of weeks ago me and some friends took the opportunity to meet at The Preserve at Arbor Hills in Plano and have a little picnic lunch and let the kiddies play. <br />
The best part of this playdate was seeing some of my old nursing friends from Zale. I LOVE these girls. Even though we don't see each other often, we always pick up right where we left off. We all just get along so well, with similar personalities. Makes sense...after all, we chose the same career path (nursing), the same specialty (ICU), and the same facility (Zale Lipshy)...there is something to be said for friends who have similar life paths as you:) <br />
In true Zale fashion everyone was a good half hour late. Britney (who I should have warned) was the first one there... I came next, about 20 minutes later than our planned meet time, and everyone else trickled in after that. Everyone had a great time! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Why so serious?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Why is Ella having more fun than me?? </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Of course it wouldn't be a playdate if we didn't violate poor Ella...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's my curly sue...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zoe and good buddy Barret! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reese, Ella, and Brooke (it was Brooke's 2nd birthday!!)</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">A lot of people keep asking me how it's been with 3 kids. I'm not going to lie, it hasn't been easy. The funny thing is, when I just have 2 of them with me it seems so EASY to get out and get things done (something I thought was SO HARD when there really was just two of them) I remember thinking how hard having one baby was, until I had 2!! Funny how things work like that. So, here is my new plan... I need to borrow someone's kid for a week or so (Callum, maybe??) so that I realize how easy 3 kids are, after having 4!!! haha... I think that's a plan that just might work;)</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see here that Callum already looks up to big cousin Bryce</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Jay and I were at the Lady Antebellum concert when he was born (my Christmas present from Jay), which was AWE-SOME. He got us floor seats right by the stage. The only thing seperating me from Hilary (who I love...and I now have bangs just like hers!), was the rail:) I would love to post pics, but I think they are all on my Android, which I ran over last month... whoopsie.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There is actually a white vinyl wall art over the crib with a winnie-the-pooh quote "sometimes the smallest things in life take up the most room in your heart." I was so dissapointed it didn't show up on the blue walls...I may re-order it in a navy...</td></tr>
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I joke with Jay that it is a good thing Bryce FINALLY got here, b/c I pretty much spent the last 2 weeks of my pregnancy online buying things for Bryce and Reese's room! Now that he is here I may have saved myself from bankruptcy;) Reese's room is adorable, and I can't wait to post pics, but I still need to get a few things... right now Reese is still sleeping in the crib (which is now in Bryce's room)... b/c that wild child is just not ready to be realeased from behind bars. B is in our room.</div>
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At his one month checkup, B was 9 pounds 13 ounces, and 22 inches long...His pediatrician was super impressed that he was smiling and cooing already...baby genius! </div>
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<br /></div>Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15106071921114359169noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719432704865434084.post-39389471605514079912012-02-06T10:53:00.000-08:002012-02-06T11:10:17.800-08:00Party of FiveWell, tomorrow Bryce will be one month old, and yes, time has flown. Adjusting hasn't been as hard as I expected it to be, but that's not to say it hasn't been hard at all! The hardest part about having multiple children is having to share your attention. I am not able to give Bryce nearly as much attention as the girls got as infants (*tear*), poor Reesie is stuck right in the middle (and only a tender 20 months old herself~ still a baby!), and Zoe is often left playing by herself (or fighting and screaming with Reese...) If only there was three of me!!!!!!!! I am sure you can imagine how much time this gives me for attention to myself... let's just say I haven't looked or smelled my prettiest this past month. I am excited to get back in shape though... the new Spring styles look so cute! <br />
Luckily, people have been so thoughtful. We have had tons of dinners brought to the house by my MOPS group, church, and friends. I have TONS of thank you cards to get out ( I promise I will!), not to mention the birth announcements... oh, now I just stressed myself out:/<br />
The second hardest part has been going ANYWHERE that involves a vehicle. Getting 3 kids 4 and under in and out of a car is a challenge! I have been using Jay's Tahoe b/c it has third row seating, and the car seats are too big for my Fusion (Love that car! Reccomend to anyone!)... but I don't like using it... it is a pain to get the girls out of the very back. Luckily, we will be replacing Reese's giant Britax car seat with a cheaper/smaller one, so they can all fit in the back of my car. <br />
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We kept B in for 4 weeks, just like the pediatrician said, and finally made a trip out to Target the other night with our whole crew. Oh Lord, it was a sight. First of all, it was a bad idea to go so close to dinner/bed time. Reese was IN. A. MOOD. We had the girls in a double stroller, and B was strapped to me in the Baby Bjorn (I love keeping my babies close in that thing...so snuggly! Def the best baby invention ever!) Reese had a giant melt down about 5 minutes into the store, and there is nothing more embarassing than having a toddler scream, while a 4 year old yells her requests out to be heard over the screaming, and a brand new infant is strapped to your chest... I felt like the entire store was looking at me and thinking, "Oh my God, look at that young girl and all her kids! She needs that many kids like she needs a whole in her head! Someone sterilize her!!" Jay assures me that this is not true, but I am pretty sure he is wrong. (Also, I hope they were referring to me as "young," but that may just be a fantasy now...) Still not 30 until August!<br />
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Now it is Monday (sigh)... I am back on my own again... I took Zoe to preschool this morning, and we passed a little girl wearing a fancy red dress and sparkly red shoes:<br />
Zoe, "Mommy! That girls looks even prettier than I do!!"<br />
Me (whispering) "She is very pretty, but not as pretty as you!"<br />
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Sports Center with Dad...</div>
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<br />Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15106071921114359169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719432704865434084.post-76715192841403141512012-01-17T12:42:00.000-08:002012-01-17T12:42:50.331-08:00Meet Bryce!Well, I haven't blogged in awhile...1. because I am just really bad at keeping up with this, and 2. because I spent most of December laid up in bed pregnant, sick, and miserable (bronchitis, the flu, AND bilateral pink eye all in a row, spanning about a 20 day period). It.Was.Miserable. Making matters worse, was the fact that I had to cancel a previously scheduled induction on December 29, b/c my OB just didn't think I was ready. I was okay with this, b/c honestly I did not want to be induced. I wasn't induced with Zoe or Reese, and I really like the idea of babies coming when they are ready. The only reason it was scheduled is so I would have him this calander year, saving myself an expensive 2012 deductible, when my 2011 was already met. That being said, I was CONVINCED he would still make an appearance in December. After all, my due date was January 6, and both my girls were a week early. I mean this was my third baby... aren't they supposed to come super early and just walk out by now??? Nope, I was wrong. My due date nearly came and went... but finally on the night of January 6, I started having regular contractions at about 7 pm. Bryce was born January 7 at 11:56 am... I will spare the rest of the details... but a third baby and a 17 hour labor??? Really?!? Let's just say it wasn't fun... but he was worth all the pain, and every dollar of my deductable... look how cute he is!! I have to say, Jay and I make some cute babies :) When I get a chance, I will have to post newborn pics of all the kiddos to see how much they look alike. Bryce definately looks more like Zoe than Reese, but he also has a look all his own (and that look is super handsome!) ;)<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">6 days after Bryce's birth was Zoe's 4th birthday. Me, being the all-knowing mom that I am had sent out birthday invitations for a party on Friday the 13th, thinking B would be weeks old by then! HA! None the less, we decided to go on with the party. Luckily my in-laws were in town and were a HUGE help. Could not have done it without them. They took turns watching Bryce in the car while we had Zoe's party at Gatti Town Frisco (which I would highly reccomend, btw). Here are some shots from that...</span></div>
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First family photo with the 5 of us<br />
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Dora theme! (and I hate Dora...)<br />
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Reese was kind of in a mood, but she looked awesome in her new aviators!<br />
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Waiting for the guests<br />
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It wouldn't be a party without Ella!<br />
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Zoe with her buddies... and she wore that party hat the whole time.</div>
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I really wanted a Christmas baby... thought that would be so cool! But, obviously that didn't happen. Here is a shot from Christmas morning though. We had an awesome Christmas just the 4 of us at home in McKinney. Nice and "quiet."</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Now that B is here it is time to swing into a new routine. Today is my 2nd day alone at home with the 3 of them... so far so good. Jay took Zoe to gymnastics this morning, which was great b/c she really needed to get out of the house. We really haven't left since we got home from the hospital because Bryce is supposed to stay out of the public for at least 4 weeks. This is killing me b/c I get cabin fever real fast. The girls are so great with him though, they are absolutely obsessed with him. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Of note, Zoe just walked up to me with her shirt off and a baby doll on her breast that she informed me is "eating"... monkey see, monkey do! hahaha. </span></div>
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This year we went to Tucker Hill's "Ghouls on the Lawn" again, and it didn't dissapoint. Tucker Hill is a really nice neighborhood in McKinney, and for Halloween the whole neighborhood has a little party/trick or treating for the kids. The whole community gets into it, the houses are all spooked out, and everyone dresses it up. It is so much fun!! However, it is not such a secret anymore, and this year the place was PACKED. <br />
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The Tuesday before Halloween I had a little early afternoon Halloween party for the girls and some of their friends. I had these grand plans of a super cute and crafty party (like something from the TomKat Studio)... but I found TONS of cute decorations (cute enough, anyways) at the Dollar Tree and my frugality won out! I was so excited almost everyone I invited showed up, and everyone had a great time! </div>
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Hooray for Dollar Tree!! They had a ton of great Halloween party goodies!<br />
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Claire, Presley, and Zoe. They all go to preschool together. Zoe was so depressed until they showed up!! Poor baby. Everyone at the party was about Reese's age for the first hour... I was so worried her friends weren't coming!! She was just sitting around looking sad:( She even made me take her Halloween costume off. Finally her friends showed up at about 3, and she got so EXCITED! She immediatley had to take them upstairs to show off her room... and she had to put a "princess" dress on, just like Presley ;) Girls! <br />
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Reese just wanted to eat cupcakes...<br />
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If there had been a costume contest, Ella the little lamb would have won for sure!!<br />
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These 2 are going to be trouble... <br />
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I do have to mention, however, that about 5 minutes before the party was supposed to start my I tried to burn my house down. My oven caught on fire, and I had to call 911! 3 fire trucks, and a police car showed up!! So embarassing! I am sure the 911 operator thought I was nuts b/c my phone call went a little like this, "Um... yes, my oven is on fire, and I know not to put water on it, but I need to know what I can put it out with?? I feel comfortable doing it myself!" Oh Lord. I think it is baking soda???? Needless to say, she sent the fire trucks! </div>
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Jay went to work as "the most interesting man in the world." He got 2nd place in their costume contest, and won $50!! <br />
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Ready to go trick or treating!!! Again!<br />
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Back story: One of Jay's very best friends from childhood (Scott) was badly wounded in Baghdad on April 15, 2007. Scott was riding in the turret of a humvee when a roadside bomb went off to the left of the vehicle. As a result of the blast, Scott suffered major head trauma. In fact, a piece of shrapnel is still embedded in the right side of his brain. If I remember correctly, Scott was in ICU for months... he told me he was unconscious for 3 days, and finally woke up when he first heard his mothers voice (so sweet!)... His prognosis was bad, but he made it! He is such and amazing person and friend, and we are so glad he is still with us.<br />
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President Bush visited Scott while he was still recovering from his injury, and Scott quickly became a friend of his, as well as somewhat of a "posterboy" for many wounded warrior programs he does. Jay and I got to participate in one recently. A 36 hole golf tournament honoring those who serve and sacrifice to defend our country at Las Colinas Country Club. The tournament featured 20 badly wounded soldiers. I can't say enough how AMAZING these men were. Many were double amputees. I have never seen such happy people... you know why? They were just happy to be alive. They have faced terror many of us will never know, and now appreciate life more than ever. It was so inspiring. I am sure they come home from war wondering why we are all so concerned with petty things like: who will be competing on DWTS, or what the cast of Jersey Shore is up to. <br />
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Scott asked Jay to be his caddy during the golf tournament, which was a huge honor for him. That also meant we got to participate in the events sponsored by the Bush Center this past Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. It was exhausting, but so much fun, and definitely a once in a lifetime experience!!<br />
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I got to meet former First Lady Laura Bush!!! This was all I cared about all weekend, because I am truly a huge fan of hers. She was so incredibly nice!!! Probably talked to me for 15 minutes, and was genuinly interested in me and what I had to say! I love her even more now.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">On that note (and politics aside)... say what you will about the Bush's, but they are some of the nicest and most genuine/down to earth people I have ever met. You can tell how much these soldiers mean to them, and President Bush really cares about these men and women. Scott can attest to that... and I will take Scott's political opinion as a veteran and friend of President George Bush over some celebrity any day! </span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Another amazing person we got to meet was our "chauffer" for the evening. All of the warriors got chauffered Mercedes or Navigators to take them from the tournament to the hotel/dinner or wherever. Our chauffer to dinner on Monday night was in the North Tower on September 11, 2001. Wow... and she was telling Scott she couldn't believe what he had been through!!! Crazy. They have both been through horrific experiences and survived with their spirits intact. Amazing. Really made me realize how incredibly blessed I am. </span></div>
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Surprise musical guest after dinner: RASCAL FLATTS! I love them!<br />
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Recognize the backs of these heads?? These were the only people seperating me from Rascall Flatts :)<br />
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Rascall Flatts stayed for the tournament Tuesday and met with all the players<br />
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Scott and another warrior (who you can see lost his left leg)<br />
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Caddy Daddy<br />
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We had amazing floor seats at Cowboys stadium directly under the GINORMOUS jumbo tron. I have to say, the jumbo tron was a little distracting for me. I absolutely hate large things hovering over me (example: I can't be on the bottom bunk with the top bunk directly over me, just waiting to fall on my head). I kept looking up at it, seeing Taylor's giant face and thinking, "Oh my God, death by Taylor..." luckily the jumbo tron stayed in place and I was able to enjoy the concert. <br />
This was my first time at Cowboys stadium, and I enjoyed it, but I like smaller venues for concerts better. Several young kids stood up on their chairs the whole time, making it hard to see... and you couldn't say anything to the poor things, b/c there is no way they could have seen the stage otherwise. Also, we were nearly trampled to death once since we had aisle seats, and at one point Taylor came through the aisles as part of her act... my life definitely flashed before my eyes (death by pre-tween stampede)...<br />
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Taylor herself was awesome. I was worried because some of her televised performances were just a little so-so (to be kind)... but I always forgave her because 1. I just love her... and 2. She is an incredibly talented song writer, and she deserves to sing her own music, vocal talent be damned! BUT, she was great!!! Especially when it was just her and her guitar. She really does have a beautiful voice. Besides, it is really really hard to sing when you are shaking your hips and whipping your hair around! Just ask Britney Spears, that is why she never sings at her concerts... Let me tell you that Taylor has perfected hair whipping. It was great. That girl has some attitude. But who wouldn't?? She commanded an audience of 55,000 people last night, and she is what? 20 years old? Must be nice. She has also perfected a look of "innocent surprise," a kind of "really??? you are all here to see me??? I am so humbled!" Haha, you're not fooling anyone Taylor! You have been around for awhile now. You know how famous you are...</div>
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A lot of people have asked me who her "surprise" guest was... she has had a lot of other performers come onstage with her as a surprise at a lot of her concert venues. Last night she had B.O.B., and they sang "airplanes" together. They were great! B.O.B. is really talented as well! Taylor, you rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
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I am really proud of Zoe's new room for several reasons... 1. It didn't cost very much to do 2. Almost everything in her room I already had (either it came from her old room, or it was in the guest bedroom, and 3. It is so cute!! (IMHO) </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the room before I got started.. had just bought the bedding from Home Goods... about $39.99. You can see how the night stand used to look here before I painted it. Also, we completely rearranged the furniture to another wall, you may not be able to tell from pictures though.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the bed all made up. Everything on the bed is new and from Home Goods, except for the white pillow which I believe was about $10 from IKEA. Also, you can see I spray painted the old wood IKEA mirrors to match the bedding and placed over the bed. LOVE LOVE LOVE the pale pink on the walls. "Hush" from Behr. The paint was probably the most expensive part of the room... about $80 for 2 gallons plus supplies. Bedding total was about $75 with pillows. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The headboard and dresser were a gift from my parents when I got my first apartment (so they are about 10 years old now! Antiques??? haha). They are a very nice set from Bassett, so there was no way I was touching them with any paint, however I really love how the brown wood looks in the room! Was pleasantly surprised!</td></tr>
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I have had this mirror for many, many years. Bought it at Garden Ridge. I spray painted it hot pink to match the bedding, and placed it in the corner (see next photo for after)<br />
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CUTE! The green memory boards(not sure what they are called?), are from Kohl's, and these were moved from Zoe's old room. Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle ;)<br />
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This is probably my favorite part of the room. Bookshelves form IKEA (less than $30 for both)... these are the best book shelves ever because 1. They are CHEAP 2. They are so cute!!, and 3. Kids can't pull them down on their heads because they are anchored to the wall!! WIN! If you look above the table (again, Zoe has had this table for several years), you can see the butterfly mobile that started out over her crib as an infant and now is in her book/coloring corner.<br />
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Zoe loves picking out her books to read at night from her new book shelves<br />
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These priceless works of art (by Zoe Juliana Alsup) are hung on the wall over her table and chairs<br />
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Here is a "before" picture of the mirror before I spray painted it white<br />
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"After" much better!<br />
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Little bit closer view of the dresser and mirror<br />
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Another cheap favorite. IKEA frames 99 cents a piece with black and white photos of Zoe <br />
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Night stand next to bed... this was spray painted lime green to match bedding, then I replaced the old knobs with crystal ones. I didn't mind spray painting the night stand b/c it was a cheapie off of overstock.com we have had for about 5 years. "Z is for Zoe" print bought on Etsy several years ago and came from her old room.<br />
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Another wall with shelf from her old room, and yes that is a fish on her wall.<br />
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Then Saturday night it is FINALLY time for TAYLOR SWIFT!!!!!!!!!!!!! I absolutely love Taylor Swift. It is probably a good thing she didn't become a star until I was out of HS, b/c I am pretty sure I would have been hopelessly obsessed with her as a teenager... I'm 29, and my obsession is unhealthy enough as it is! ;) Jay and I are taking Zoe with us, because she L-O-V-E-S Taylor. I think it should be a pretty kid-friendly concert. I am just worried about the loud noise factor... Zoe has a weird issue with loud noises...if that's the case Jay will just have to deal with it because I am not missing a second of that concert. I have also already informed Jay that I am going to need a serious nap between the garage sale and the concert :)<br />
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Zoe~ Zoe continues to go to preschool on Mondays and Wednesdays. Her teachers love her!! They are always telling me how good she is, and how she is one of the "leaders" of the class, always first to line up, follow directions, etc... now if I could just get her to act this way at home! <br />
We recently moved Zoe into our guest bedroom (well, it's her bedroom now)... I have been working on decorating, and getting the room together for several weeks now, and it is FINALLY ALMOST done. It has turned out so cute. Can't wait to post pics, but I have to get the curtains up first. Luckily, I finally found a curtain rod I want at Lowes, so after Reese wakes up from her nap I think we will head that way. Hopefully pics will be up tonight!<br />
Zoe has always been able to speak really well from an early age, but there are a couple of things she has been saying lately that just crack me up... I can't bring myself to correct her b/c I think it is so funny.<br />
The first one is "safe-keeping." Here is how she says it..."Mommy, I am going to go put this money in my piggy bank for keep safing!" hahaha... love it!<br />
She calls "hot air balloons," "air hot balloons."<br />
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Reese~ Reese is my stinker/love bug. It's like she knows she has to combine the two in order for me not to go crazy! She is into everything, and she is incredibly stubborn... she even tries to hide things behind her back when she knows she is not supposed to have them! She is definitely going to be my trouble maker! On the other hand, she is incredibly loving. She loves to hug, kiss, and give high fives. Jay also recently taught her how to "fist bump" which she thinks is hilarious. Today at Zoe's gymnastics there was a little boy her age and Reese would not leave him alone! She would chase him down, then give him a HUGE hug and a kiss. hahaha... T.R.O.U.B.L.E!! <br />
She is finally starting to say a few words... here is her vocabulary:<br />
"Thank you" <br />
"ball" <br />
"dog"<br />
"momma"<br />
"dada"<br />
"cookie"<br />
She can also point to most of her body parts now:) She is going to be smart just like sissie! <br />
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Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15106071921114359169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719432704865434084.post-36239968143546057292011-09-17T13:04:00.000-07:002011-09-17T13:04:18.798-07:00SOMEDAY....Someday I may be able to get my children to smile "naturally" (ha!), and keep their eyes open for the cameras... until then, here are some funny photos for your viewing pleasure...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The "stink eye" from Zoe...and Reese has just heard a dog barking down the street...</td></tr>
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Oh, and Go Red Raiders!!! Hope we have a great season! So glad VS is playing the game today! Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15106071921114359169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719432704865434084.post-71980539066931380042011-09-12T14:10:00.000-07:002011-09-12T14:10:08.258-07:00IT'S A.......................<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I just realized that not everyone knows we found out the sex of the baby... and that it's a (brace yourself!!) BOY! Jay and I talked real big for the first 21 weeks and said we were going to let the sex of the baby be a surprise... but that lasted until about 5 minutes before the sonogram;) Hey, it's still a surprise at 21 weeks, right??? <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Isn't he so handsome already??? I told Jay he should look like me, b/c I think I would make a very handsome boy... I think he was offended.... can't imagine why!! Hee Hee ;) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Jay (of course) is extrmemely excited, but not bouncing off the walls like I had expected... I think I am more excited than him!!! This is completely new and foreign territory to me. Being a girl myself, having nothing but sisters and daughters... I just can't wait to meet him!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"></span> Nearly 24 weeks...indcuction scheduled for December 29... hope he comes before that b/c I don't want to be induced! </div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Zoe had her 2nd day of preschool today. Her teacher had nothing but GREAT things to say about her!! I am so proud of her. I will have to pick her up a little surprise for Wed for being so good. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I asked her what her favorite part of the day was and she said, "getting to use my nap mat!!" She thinks her nap mat is so cool, and even sleeps on it at home in her bed!!! It is so funny. I asked her if she slept at nap time and she said, "NO! but Dalton did!!!!" Then she preceeded to laugh hysterically... hmmmm... better watch out for this Dalton character ;)</span></div>
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Here she is playing in a a puddle in the backyard... she will be entertained for awhile doing this! I just turn the hose on, and get a nice big puddle for her! :)</div>
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Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15106071921114359169noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719432704865434084.post-20024334365944288862011-09-07T19:16:00.000-07:002011-09-07T19:16:09.586-07:00Zoe starts preschool!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
So today Zoe finally started preschool. I can't blog like some of the other moms and say I was so sad to see her go... I quite enjoyed my free time:) She is just going twice a week anyways. Zoe absolutley loves being around other kids and making friends, so I knew she would love preschool. I have looked into putting her into MDO for nearly 2 years now, but just never pulled the trigger. I guess I never really felt right about it, since technically I am not a "full time" SAHM... working every Friday or so. I guess I never thought I deserved that time to myself. Well I deserve it now!!!!!! If I had an extra $200 laying around I would enroll Reese too:) </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ready to go!!!! Had to take these pictures super fast since we were running late after I spent about 15 minutes frantically looking for my keys, only to find them outside on one of my porch chairs... glad we all woke up alive this morning! Geez! Where is my brain??<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Zoe's first day went great. She has 16 kids in her class and 2 amazing teachers. You can really tell they love what they do which I think is so cool. Also, Zoe is already "Bear of the Week" in her class!! Such an amazing accomplishment!! Okay, they are doing it alphabetically by last name, but still ;) This just means she gets to stand in the front of the line all next week, have a special spot next to the teacher during "circle time," and Mommy gets to provide all the food for snack time next week... HOORAY! Can't wait for her to have her first full week next week!! *side note: Jay is sitting next to me joking that I can't wait to have Zoe out of the house next week, and "can anyone take Reese for me too??" hahaha... such a jerk!* </span></div>
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Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15106071921114359169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719432704865434084.post-62555539380349167212011-08-28T14:22:00.000-07:002011-08-28T14:22:27.732-07:00I've Created a MONSTER!So, I had to share this story (even though Jay will probably kill me), b/c I just think it is so funny and sweet! <br />
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I recently read "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins and loved it. I told Jay all about it, and told him he would really like it if he would just read it!! Jay never reads... I somehow managed to get him to start the Harry Potter books... he read straight through the first 3 (loved them, of course)... then somehow tired out and stopped in the middle of "The Goblet of Fire!!!!!!!!" Who does that??????????? "Goblet of Fire" was my favorite!! This was probably 4 years ago, and he definitely has not picked up a book since. <br />
Anyways, Friday night I come home from work, and as we are getting ready for bed, Jay asks me "So, are you Team Peeta or Team Gale??" I am thinking "WHAT??" Those of you that have read the book/trilogy will get this. He then tells me that he secretly read the book, and LOVED it! On top of that he has bought "me" the sequel... ummmm.... here Jay is reading it, and I want to read it right now!!!!!!!! He is farther along than me! Oh well, I am just glad he is reading ;)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the down side, this was not some great garage sale or Goodwill find for $40... I found this at an antique store in McKinney listed for $200... Jay and I being the cheap people we are managed to get it for about $140 :) I loved it because it was just the style and size I was looking for.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is a shot with some things I have added to the shelves already. PLEASE, I welcome any suggestions for some cute stuff to add... this is not my best skill.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think I may have paid about $50 for the knobs/paint/supplies... bringing the total cost of the project to about $200... that is still cheaper than most of the other already finished pieces I found that I thought would work, and I like this one best!</td></tr>
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