Photoshoot with Court!

Today courtney and brooke came over to play! Courtney wanted me to take some belly pics of her since she will be having her baby girl on Thursday! We had fun more pics to come!

christmas morning My family and Lee and judy came over to share Christmas with us! It was so fun to have everyone there! Rae loved all the attention on her of course! She would open each present and yell "YES"! I think she had a fun christmas! As for bryn she loved trying to open her presents trying to eat it open and hit it open! List of presents to come!

Making cookies for Santa

So I told rae that we leave cookies and milk out for santa! Rae told me that we should leave grapes and water out for santa! Its a good thing I talked her into making fun cookies cause I dont think she would have made his "good list"!

Eatin and chillin

Bryn eating corn for the first time! She ate it like it was popcorn and couldnt get enough!

NINE MONTHS OLD!!!

It makes me so sad and emotional when she learns something new (and of course proud at the same time) or she gets another month older! Man time flies seems like just yesterday she was in the hospital all hooked up and so TINY in the nicu! I love her and we are so BLESSED to have her in our family! She makes our home full of laughs and smiles! She is my snuggle bug and I LOVE IT! We love you so much princess!
Some of the things our princes loves to do:
-She scoots and is rocking on all for and will crawl a few tomes then drop down and scoot its faster right now
-she gets into everything (I know it will get worse as time goes on)
- loves to pick up things and eat off the floor (vacuum a million times a day)
-LOVES HER SISTER TO DEATH I swear they love eachother so much they are always laughing together and bryn watches every move Rae makes (please dont pick up on EVERYTHING)
-she loves to play with toys
-She hates baby food but LOVES table food (mac and cheese,potatoes,noodles)
-she LOVES taking a bath
-she loves her binky still
-she loves to cuddle
-SHE LOVES HER DADDY (when he comes home from work her face lights up and she claps and says dada! (So cute I wish I got that grand enrtance)
Loves to have her blanket right by her face when she sleeps (since day one) and also if you feed her her baba she has to hold onto your finger and when she falls asleep she grabs onto your shirt (since day one)
She does so many things and we are so proud of her! Just please slow down just a little!

STORY OF MY LIFE!!

STRESS!!!!!!!!






What is a sty?

A sty (sometimes spelled stye) is a tender, painful red bump located at the base of an eyelash or under or inside the eyelid. The medical term for a sty is hordeolum (plural, hordeola).
stress seems to trigger the development of a sty. Studies have shown that those who have high levels of blood lipids (fats) are more susceptible to blockages in the oil glands, including the glands of the eyelid and, therefore, are more likely to develop a sty.

So I seem to stress... if you know me very well you know this already! Usually when I stress bad I get lovely anxiety and a darn sty!!!!! Man these little darn pests hurt! they are annoying too lol! I would have them all the time when a test would come in school or something crazy was happening in life!

Just on my mind lol so i thought I would write about it hehehe!

Couple pics

Bryn and Seth (Bryn had her pneumonia really bad then)

uncle Sam and Bryn (both were at Rae's 3rd bday party)

Dinner tonight

Oh how I love crock pot meals. You just throw in some food and hours later your house is perfumed with yummy food and you can eat as you want! Doesnt that just sound perfect especially on days like today cold, rainy and snowy!! I was talking on the phone to my mother in law (Linda) last night and she told me what she had for dinner so guess what I'm making for dinner tonight cause it sounded so yummy......
Throw in crock pot:
chicken breast
chopped up celery, sweet onion, and carrots
fill water to top of crock pot
...salt and pepper well
add half of a chicken bullion
(you could add corn starch at the end to make juices thick for a gravy)
make up some yummy garlic or regular mashed potatoes (havent decided yet)or just simply throw into crockpot chopped up for easy peasy!
I say DELISH!

My big Bryn!

Well its about time! I am so sad to say that her baby bathtub is in storage. It makes me so sad I get all teared up! She has a bathtub thats a 3-in -1. It has a little bed type thing (cant think of the word) that is perfect when they are first so tiny! And then it has a side that leans back and they can kinda sit but good for ones that cant sit up yet. Then there is a part that you can sit them up. I swear its the PERFECT bathtub I love it! Anyway off the subject.... she is now in the big bathtub! She loves it to death! She splashes like crazy and giggles her head off! I cant believe my baby is getting so big!(she has been in it a couple of times but now its for good)

Gaga's famous cookies!

So I had left my cell in my mom's car and so we loaded up the kiddos in the car and as I get them all strapped in my mama pulls in behind us! She had my cell and fresh baked WARM chocolate chip cookies! Man I love that girl! She saved us a trip and she brought us cookies! She gave one to Rae and then I said well bryn needs one! Yes bad mistake but oh how she loved every bite!

I know I know I am so bad! I let Bryn open one of her Christmas presents. See the thing is she doesnt have any age appropriate toys. She has the not so fun baby rattles and teethers! So I thought she needed something to play with instead of me having to hold her all the time! And by the way SHE LOVES IT! She was laughing and clapping her hands! See it was worth it right!?!

LONG DAY

Seth has to work from 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.! Its always a long day and I cant wait until the door opens and I see Seth! Poor Seth says he is achy and tired. Man so am I I guess I cant hand the kiddos over when the door opens huh! Well at least he will be home and we can hang out together!
on a side note...... Poor lil Rae is hurting bad! She has slowed her talking way down. You can tell that every word she says kills her to say. She still wants me to cuddle her which I love! (so if you stop by, HOUSE IS NOT CLEANED) I am so proud of my tough girl and hope that she can start feeling better quick!

Hating it!

I hate it when I take two tylonal p.m's or my sleeping pill and I never fall asleep just lay in bed miserable! Its 4:48 a.m. and havent nor will I probably never fall asleep! I got to lay down for a rest while both girls fell asleep which I loved and so lucky to do because when this hits (every night) I think I might just die and die a very slow death!
Sorry for being so negative just wish I could sleep! I think life would be so much happier if I did!

My friend had this on her fb and i so love it!
"We may not have it all together... but together we have it all!!!"

Grand Idea!

Working on my new craft room and also laundry !Man I have the smartest mama! She had the grand idea of turning my laundry room area into my craft room! I use all the shelves for mainly junk such as tools,laundry stuff,cleaning stuff just misc crap! Well Im slowly turning that area into my area! Im so excited to actually have space to leave a project and still have it somewhat safe! Thanks to the girls both taking a nap at the same time..... resulted in a happy mama that got to lay down for an hour and a half!!!!! Now I actually have a little energy to get something done!!! Yay! How life would be if I got a full nights sleep every night!!!!
Pics to come!!!
p.s. Dont judge the mess in the first pic! But its always
fun to have a before and after to see all your hard work!!

Bryn

And of course we have need have a pic of my princess~

My Naked bums!

If you come over unannounced you will find two naked bums! They are so cute!

My sick baby!

Today rae has been good! She has hurt a little more than yesterday. She keeps asking for medicine and wants to cuddle with me. Here is a pic of her on her pillow pet gaga and papa got her when she came home from the hospital!!

My Sweet Hubby!

Today Seth ran into get some more juice and pizza for lunch and he ca,e home and surprised me and rae flowers! Thanks babe your sweet and they are so preety!

Day after surgery!

rae is surprisingly good today! She is crazy whiny but I'll take it instead of how everyone told me it would be ( maybe she hasnt hit her rock bottom yet) And so far no smelly Breath she still wants to brush her teeth lol She's not really eating but eats lots of Popsicles and juice and doc says thats fine! She has done lots of crafts which keeps her busy. She loves "projects"! My mom came at the right time today around 2 all three kids (seth) was wanting something and whining! Seth wanted tacos, bryn and rae wanted to be held and wanted things. So my mom took bryn to her house for a couple hours! Much needed rest rae and I got! Shawn came over with a frozen lasagna, boxed dinner, soup and rolls, some icecream sandwiches, and a orange soda. I took over the orange soda its my "relief drink" Thanks so much guys for helping us with food and watching Bryn! I truly have the best family and help is much much appreciated! We love you! Hoping for a good night! Wish us luck!!!

Railee's Surgery!

This morning we dropped Bryn off at my parents and headed over to the hospital! The day finally came.... the day that Rae got her tonsils and adenoids out!! She was so full of joy as we went up the alligator (elevator) as she gets to push all the buttons. We got to the surgical center and rae loved talking to all the nurses. They laughed and said they loved her "spunky attitude" We then got sent back to our room where she put on her "doctor costume" scrubs and warm socks and hair net. We were the second ones to go back, there was a baby that needed tubes in his ears/ they told us that it would be about 20 minutes then they would come get us ready to get things rolling!! Time flew by it seemed like and they came in for us to sign papers and talk about the anesthesia. We got to walk a few steps and then said our SHORT,SAD,GOODBYES! She was screaming for me as they took her away from me! I wanted to cry but I new it had to be done. I know this sounds so dumb but it really happened.... I could hear the clock ticking tick,tock, tick, tock! I swear it was the loudest. slowest thing to listen to! Time was so slow but so fast at the same time. The surgery lasted all but a half hour. They woke her up and they said that she just cried for me. They wheeled her into us and she grabbed onto me so hard. Dr. kieser came in and said everything went perfect. We were so glad to have her in our arms again and know everything went great. They wanted to keep her for a couple hours to make sure everything was stable. She kept beeping (hate that sound reminded me of my poor nicu baby) telling us that her oxygen levels were low! Scared me but things got better! The first thing she wanted was ice. She wanted to eat so fast it was so hard to tell her to slow down. Then they wanted to have her eat some ice cream about an hour in the recovery room. rae was a champ and ate the whole thing the nurse was surprised. She kept dosing on and off. I held her in the rocking chair the whole time and Rae was relaxed because she knew she was safe. She would cry every once in a while wanting to take out her iv and to take the sock that was wrapped up off! Then it was time to get discharged and we were so happy! rae got her pj's back on and we gave her a present for being so brave. She got three new books, juice, and a new sippy. They wanted rae to walk around so we walked over to a basket with stickers! She picked a tinkerbell sticker of course. Then the nurse asked her if she wanted to ride in a red wagon to our car! She was so EXCITED! We put a blanket and a pillow in her red wagon and headed to the elevator! The nurses told me that she was the cutest kid they have seen in there as she waved and said her cute "Bye" She would wave like a little princess as she was escorted in her little carriage lol we went out to the car and she gave her nurse a hug and said thank you for taking care of her. It was so cut! We really got treated well and would recommend this dr. to everyone! We then headed to Walmart to get her prescription and she wanted a ball and a project! Then we went home and she passed out and I got to lay down for a little bit while Seth did the dishes and mopped the floor! (LOVE HIM) Tonight we had her favorite visitors. First came auntie! She brought Rae applesauce, pudding, and jello! Then came gaga with dinner and homemade noodle soup and rolls for Miss rae! She requested gag;s noodles before she went in to the Dr.'s! Then Grandma Judy came over and brought her a get well balloon and a pink and green one! (I let bryn have the green one tied it up to a toy so it was at her level and she had a blast with it) And she brought her a whole bag of Popsicles! At this time Rae was in alot of pain and was dosing off with Grandma! Everyone lest we gave her another dose of lortab and she took another cat nap. Later gaga came home with Bryn! I want to thank my parents for watching her since early this morning and all night! And they brought us dinner and brought Rae noodle soup! You guys are really the best and we are so grateful for you both! update later this evening.... Rae starts to get in alot of pain about an hour until her next dose! She has been very whiny but I love her and so I take it! I now she is in a huge amount of pain and wish I could take all her pain so she wouldnt hurt! We are hoping for a good night, or should I say I am and we will keep updated throughout the next while! Thank you to everyone's thoughts and prayers they helped ALOT! We love you Rae and hope that this surgery will only make you healthier and happier and help you breath lie a little girl should! We love our tough, brave girl!!!

prettiest baby out there!!

Man I dont think I ever posted these ADORABLE pics of the most BEAUTIFUL baby in the world!!! Kristin took these and I love them to death! (I took them off your page so sorry) These were taken April 25th i believe!!!!

cute face right...

Yes cute face for sure but a very sneaky little girl! She decided to go underneath the christmas tree and open one of Rae's presents! Good thing rae didnt see it. She is a stinker butt but I love her to pieces!!!!!

So close to crawling

This was taken tonight. She has been scooting for a while now and so wants to crawl! But I am letting her be a BABY as long as she can and enjoy every second of it! (who cares if she is a little behind ya know)

THIRD COUSINS

This was taken around when Shawna and Mark got married. Addison had her "Almost one" Birthday party. This is my cousin Brooke's daughter and Brynners!

Bryn racing to the bath..... she heard the water runnung!!

brooke and Courtney came over to visit and the girls decided to imagine that they were "tinkerbell Pirates"

scrubba dub dub two cute bums in the tub

Visiting Santa..........

We went and saw Santa a couple weeks ago! Rae was shouting "Santa where are you, I cant seee you" Then she heard "ho,ho,ho" (he noticed Rae was calling for him) She asked me: what the heck is that sound"? I said it was Santa! She finally found him and she ran up to him. (Good thing she was the only one at the time) He said "well hey there come and tell me what you want for christmas( she had ran up and sat on him without hesitating one second) She then told him" I want a ball and a sticky hand.... and daddy watches too much tv!" Santa then replied well we need to tell daddy not to watch tv so much huh lol Im so glad she wasnt afraid at all this year and that I wasnt mentioned to santa cause hello I want presents too!!!!!!

Gingerbread house decorating 2010