Teacher Appreciation

I'm a little late in posting this, but last week was teacher appreciation week. I got a late start, but from Tuesday on I did something for Kayt's teachers. They have been a blessing to us and she has learned SO much from them! This was the gift we made for them on Friday. We got the plain, wooden frame and added the heart, bug, and I made the bows to go on them. Kayt even painted the hearts for the frames by herself. Both her teachers call her Kay-t-bug, so I figured a "love" bug frame would be appropriate.

This is the one we made Mrs. Stacy.

This one was for Mrs. Leslie. It's purple. I have no idea why it looks blue in this picture. Her favorite color is purple so Kayt INSISTED that we paint it purple.

I was pretty impressed with us. What did you do for your teachers last week?

Carie

Mother's Day Weekend

This weekend was extremely relaxing. So relaxing, in fact, that I didn't do any of my weekend house cleaning. I know, I know. Yuck! I'll just have to be extra busy for the next night or two after work. Saturday Kaythlen and I slept late (for us) and spent the morning picking up and just hanging out. Then we went to buy flowers for our pots out front and to Chick-Fil-A (her favorite place) for lunch. Steve met us for lunch and we took Kayt to the park. She LOVES to feed the ducks (aka-geese).

Here she is in action. We'll definitely have to build up her pitching arm!

This "little" guy got so close I had to take the big pieces of bread away from Kaythlen for fear of losing a finger! He was afraid of nothing! He was great at catching bread in his mouth when I threw it to him, though. Once I got him away from Kayt, we became good buddies.

There was one swan in the entire bunch.

Then we headed to her second favorite part of the park. She would run to the stairs, climb up, and slide down repeatedly. She took a really good nap!

She rode the duck too. She's not thrilled with swings. Steve said she was fine with them the last time we went. Must be a "Mommy' thing.

Today, after church and brunch, we met up with my bestie and her kiddo for some retail therapy! Steve was forced to come along, but he was a trooper! All in all, a great Mommy's Day! Hope yours' were too!

Carie

Show us your life, baby names

Steve and I had baby names picked out before we even got married. Since my new last name is boring (aka-common) we wanted something to set our baby girl apart. Steve gets flagged every time we try to fly because there are a million people with his name. But we also wanted it to have family meaning. Kaythlen is an adaptation from my mom's middle name, Kathleen. Kathleen was too normal, so we put a spin on it. We changed one letter and got her first name. Then we got the bright idea to do the same thing for his mom. Steve's mom's name is Merilla. So, we changed a few letters and got Meriley.

Kaythlen Meriley

We have a boy name and a girl name picked out if we have another child. Both, again, are different but have family meaning. We'll just let God decide if and when that should happen.

Carie

Awesome Giveaway!

I've been following Jenna here for a few months now! She is having a fabulous giveaway on her giveaway blog (found here) so you should definitely go check it out! Let me know what you think!

Carie

Sneak Peak

Our second costume came in today! This is Kayt's gymnastics costume. We don't quite have they physique for gymnastics, but I think this costume is MUCH better than her ballet/tap costume.

The pics are a little better. I made her stop doing dance moves. hehe

Pose #2.

I think she looks like she's up to something in this one!

My sweet angel! Hope you all had a great day!

Carie

Busy Bees

We have been busy "remodeling" our front yard. Our house has been stuck in builder mode since we moved in (yard-wise). We've had plans for it, but lacked the money. Something spurred Steve into action this Spring, and so I ran with it! He'd already started before I thought to take a "before" picture, so I'm stuck with merely the "now" and will soon take a "finished" pic!

No, this is not ALL we did. This is a pic for my mom so she can see the replacement gardenia bushes Steve got me for the ones that failed (um, I killed).

The major addition is the garden around the bench, which wraps all the way around the house.

We moved the birdbath so it would stand out more. It was in the bigger bed to the left.

This is how it wraps around. The brick wall is a bit overwhelming. We plan on adding a trellis or two with vines growing up until the azaleas take over.

Please disregard the tire marks Steve left. He brought in great soil (we had nothing but clay). Unfortunately, it had rained the day before so the grass was not as forgiving as it would normally have been. So, what do you think of the progress we have made so far?

Carie

Birthday Bliss

Here in the Davis household, we have had a rash of birthday parties as of late. None of ours, mind you. All of Kayt's friends at school are turning 4. Our weekends have been filling up! The latest one was at The Little Gym. Kaythlen had a blast! Steve got to go in and help her on some of the equipment. Not me. The second I walked in, she turned into a big baby who wouldn't leave my side. Steve got to have fun, and I had to stand behind the window and watch. What's up with that? I finally got to go in and snap a few pictures.

Kayt on the parallel bars. The sun was shining bright that day, so this isn't the best picture.

They had free time and some coordinated activities. This was the first time I walked in when Kaythlen decided I should be glued to her side. She isn't waving at me in this pic. She's whining.

She loved walking up the "wall" and flipping over (which required a lot of effort on Steve's part).

The balance beam took some convincing to get her to try. After one turn, she was hooked. Now Steve and I are trying to figure out what to do for her party (we have until August, so it's not crucial as of yet). Some of these things are great fun, but SO expensive. What have you done for your kid's party that was fun and financially sound?

Carie