A bit at a time...

In October (yes, I am THAT slow), this boat...

took me to places like this....

to be with these fabulous people!

Memories to last a lifetime!

Hope to edit/post more pics soon!

Carie

Losing it!

We're not sure if it is a stomach virus or congestion draining into her tummy, but this baby has not been happy ALL day! I took her to the doctor and even he couldn't figure out why she was screaming non-stop. I think he felt more sorry for me than for her...after hours of screaming, I was losing it! However, she has kept pedialite down for a while so we decided to try a few puffs.

Finally, she's not screaming!

Crazy kid!

You see where Emma hangs out when Kennedy eats. Kennedy figured out at this meal that she could drop food and the dog would eat it. What a fun game! Now I'll never get the dog to leave the kids alone when they eat!

Carie

Ups and Downs

My poor, sweet baby is sick....AGAIN!

This is what she looked like yesterday morning. She was a little congested, per usual, but happy and into EVERYthing!

And here's my baby today. I had to leave work early to pick her up because she was throwing up. Here's hoping it's just the mucus draining into and upsetting her tummy and not a virus come to take us all down. If you don't hear from me for a few days, you'll know which it was!

Carie

No place like home...

This weekend we ventured to my parents' house. Steve went to the Razorback game (do you detect a trend here?!?!) so we decided we'd head out too. I loaded two kids and two labs into the van...not something I want to try too often. All in all, the trip was quite nice.

On Saturday, we dressed the girls in their new Razorback ditties. Aren't they precious?

Kennedy can stand up without holding on. She really thought it was cool to bend over and pick up leaves. I was impressed she could do it all without falling. I'm giving her 2 more weeks before she's walking. Yikes!

We took both of the girls to run errands yesterday. Kennedy was tired, Kayt was whiney, and I was pulling my hair out. I had all these things I wanted to get at Hobby Lobby so I could try some new projects. I grabbed and ran. I'm scheduling an "alone" trip to Hobby Lobby soon!

Today we are relaxing. It's been quite nice. My girls always come back from my parents house more rotten than when they arrived. I'll have to put them through detox when we get home! Hope everyone had a great weekend, and WPS!

Carie

Kennedy is 10 (gasp!) months old!

My sweet Kennedy, you are 10 months old today! Here is what you are up to!

*You crawl like a "normal" baby now. You still like to stick that leg in when you are only going a short distance. It makes it easier for you to sit back down.

*You pull up on any and everything! And once you are up, you think it's fun to let go and see how long you can stand on your own. I counted 10 seconds yesterday. Momma and Daddy are in trouble. I see walking in your near future!

*You cruise around. You crawl faster, so when you're in a hurry you go back down, but you can cruise and hold on to anything and anyone. You love to crawl to the back door and talk to Lambert through the window. We can always find you there.

*You finally got an ENT appointment for next week. We are hoping to get tubes in those ears and get you well! Ear infections since August is craziness!

*You should be talking up a storm once you get those tubes. You say "Momma" consistently and only to me. You call your sister "Kiki" or "Shishy". You raise your hand and say "hi". You don't wave, you just hold up your hand. Your Daddy has adopted that as well, so I don't see you actually waving any time soon. It's pretty cute though.

*You tried dog food last night. Must have liked it, because you fought me to get it out of your mouth. That was after your Daddy had taken it way from you...twice. Emma shall eat outside from now on.

*You have not adapted to the time change yet. So much for that extra hour I was supposed to get. Now you're just up at 5:30 instead of 6:30. Hope you catch on to that one soon!

*You don't like baby food. You want REAL food, which is hard seeing as you still have NO teeth.

*You do not like juice....or drinking from a cup. This is going to be a challenge since I want the bottle gone at 1 year.

*You only use your paci to sleep. Otherwise, you don't want it at all.

*You are wearing size 3 diapers (but I think we will move up as soon as this package is gone). You are wearing 18 mos clothes and size 3 shoes. When we went to the doctor for your ears last Thursday, you weighed 21lbs, 15oz.

Momma, Daddy, and Kayt love, love, love you, little biscuit!

Carie

One of those days...

When I have one of those days,

and I wonder if I have the patience to make it through...

I just look at one of these faces,

and I know God will pull me through.

Carie

Cruise Memories

Here's a pic of Steve and I from the last night of our cruise. Hoping to be able to post many more pics soon! I have managed to lose one of the cords to upload pics from our old camera. I went to our neighborhood pharmacy/photo spot last weekend and their system was "down". Grr. So, until I can get the pics transferred to a disc and thus transferred here, I'm limited in what I can share.

We had so much fun with the most fabulous friends! Hope to do it again (and stay healthy the whole time) soon!

Carie

Hope everyone had a fabulous Halloween! Kennedy's daycare posted a note that the kids could wear their costumes to school. I feared for the safety of Kennedy's costume, so she just wore her pumpkin bib and socks.

She got in some "daddy" time before daycare.

Kayt's school went costume-free this year, but we had to get in the spirit!

Kayt decided to be Mulan for Halloween this year. It's beyond me as to why, because she owns yet has never seen the movie. It was easy to do, and she was thrilled. And, her Mommy thinks she made a beautiful Mulan.

And here's to the cutest little ladybug in the South!

Carie