Who Knew!!

So, tonight I went to sewing class and came back with a size 5 dark brown cordory jumper with little horses on it, and it even has a pink/brown gingham lining. Who knew I could sew!!

Just Say No!!

On the way to school this morning Riley pops up out of the back seat and says, "Momma, I am NOT going to do drugs anymore!" You can only imagine the thoughts running through my head. When I asked for an explanation she stated, "you see we are putting up a sign outside our classroom about how bad drugs are with a policeman on it......" So glad she is making such bold decisions at the tender age of five. Although this thought crossed my mind.. I wonder what drugs she thinks she has been taking?

Expectations!!!

I am going to be an "Aunt" again. Yeah!!!!! My sister in law suprised us with the news that she and James are execting their first baby. We are so excited for them. Not to mention Riley who has claimed it is going to be a girl and it is going to be HERS!! Much love guys.

Lil' Artist

I guess a picture is really worth a thousand words.

The milestotes come too quickly

OK!!!!!!!!!!! What is a mom to do???? Today, our five year old, Riley read an entire book from front to back, TWICE. UGH!!! Why do they grow so fast. We have been working on "The Eye Book" by Dr. Suess. Tomorrow we have to start a new book.

Casey

Casey is our family dog, we have had her for about 14 years or so. Lately she has been losing weight. Anyway, today, casey went to heaven to be with the others we have lost, so jsut wanted to post some pictures of our sweet baby.

Riley's Garden

Riley has been hounding me lately to let her plant a garden. So we had this little spot in the backyard. the before picture speaks words I care not to hear, but the after picture is fabulous. If you ask riley we planted dragonsnaps and william tell's, but she planted snapdragons and sweet william. It was just the two of us and had a great time. Who knew she would have such a green thumb. She loves to plant things and play flower shop. Kudos to Nanny and Papoo for instilling this in her.

Barbie Bassett

As you can see I added her blog site. I used to work alongside William Bassett when I was with AMR for six years, so I kinda feel like I know her a little. I must say, I find alot of inspiration and joy from her site so I thought I would share it with you. There is a lot of faith in places you least expect it. Congrats to william and barbie as they are expecting thier third child.

Pimples

So this evening we were driving to my parents house with both kids in the car. Riley pipes up in the back and says, "Hey mom did I tell you I saw a pimple today?". Perplexed i asked "what?!". She responded, " you know those pimples that fly up in the sky". HA!!!! They say the METLIFE BLIMP flying over brandon today at thier mamaw's house. How funny is that!!!!

Jamaica Me Crazy!!

Well we made it to and from Jamaica with no real problems. The kids flew very well. For those of you who don't know we went to jamaica for Aunt Krissy wedding and got to stay for five days. We stayed at the all inclusive resort of Beaches. Kudos to the resort. It was exactly as it said, beautiful, serene and VERY kid friendly. This particular resort was seasame street affiliated and Elijah accosted elmo on more than one occasion. Riely was less excited about the characters, but loved the beach and the water park that was on the resort grounds. We were all beach bums!! The wedding went off without a hitch, a wonderful ceremony at just about sunset on the beach. We have so many pictures, sorry can't load them all, but these are just a few. I would reccomend this resort to those with children 10 and under. There were all sorts of water sports, and glass bottom boat rides that are included as well.

What kids say...

Tonight as I was putting our five year old to bed I noticed she was tryinjg hard to sob silently, but she was crying so hard. As I leaned over and asked what was wrong she left me almost speechless. Mommy, I don't want to get old and die, I don't know what its like, will I have blood so my body will stay together? As I cradeled her and tried to explain to her that she was just a baby and did not need to worry of such things, I shuttered. She was literally scared. So I tried to explain that God has prepared a wonderful place for us, and that Jesus will always be there with us to keep us safe, she seemed to be eased some and dozed off to sleep. Definetly something I did not think I would have to explain to my FIVE year old. Geez, what's the with drama at 5!

An Afternoon at Grandmas

Riley loves to play flower shop. Just a few pics. She did all the letters herself with a small amount of guidance for position. Amazing

New School Blues

Well, I guess we are well through the second week of school for Riley. I think she is adjusting better. The last couple of days have been better, at least. After much much agnst for her, and me, we finally came down to Riley having some anxiety about reading. So, Shane and I are taking the time to help her read everyday. We are starting with The EYE Book by Dr. Suess. We really have to make her sit still and try, but baby steps we take.

Happy Birthday

Today, I turned 36. Sadly life has been so busy, I haven't really had much time to reflect on this.....Maybe that's a good thing!!

Frog oots, Mommy!

OK, so this probably shows off how much of a redneck I can really be, but so cute. Elijah found Sissy's frog boots, and loves to wear them. These pictures were actually taken by Riley!! It was so hot outside and he was FIXING the jeep (the battery is run down). He said" Frog oots, mommy. Elijah fix it". My little man.

First Day of School

Well, today was Riley's first day of K-5. Even though we have been in K3-k4, today was particularly hard for me. I cried like a little baby. Riley on the other hand, was so excited. She got to walk in with her friend, Tanner. Let's all hope that this excitement continues through the years for school. Well, wishful thinkin' never hurt anyone. The outfit, from the headband to the hello kitty sandals was painstakenly picked out soley by Riley, and it was such a perfect fit for the personality! WHERE'S MY LITTLE GIRL!!!!!

MIA

So, i am sure you all have noticed that there has not been a recent post. We have just gotten our computer back after our two year old, decided it was pretty. So as soon as I get everything reloaded on it, I will get pics and updates.

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

Although, our children don't quite get the concept of today, it was a special day for us in my mind. Riley and I got to spend some much needed quality time together at the pool. Then this evening my family and my brothers family got together at his house to shoot fireworks and have dinner, catered by SONIC non-the-less. We had a wonderful time together and have hopefully started a tradition. We did unfortunately have a little accident with Jacob, our youngest nephew, getting a small burn on his hand, but other than that we all had fun. Hope your 4th of July was special.

Chore Chart

Today Riley TOLD her daddy to give her 30 dollars to go to Wacky Bear. Shane said he didn't have 30 bucks, to which Riley's reply was "Well just go to the bank and give me the money!" So tonight we instilled the chore chart. At the end of the week we will add up all of the check marks then pay her. We also added 1.00 for every night she sleeps in her room by herself or with her brother. Is that totally wrong????!!!!! Let's all pray Wacky Bear money is incentive enough to give us our bed back.

Papoos tomato plant

A few weeks ago, papoo brought over a tomato plant to teach Riley how to nurture and grow things, thank goodness, because I can't grow anything!!. They had a lot of fun planting it, leave it to papoo to give me something else to feed!!!!!

Happy Birthday to you!

Well, another milestone reached. We celebrated Elijah's second birthday this weekend. However, we kept it simple with just my nephew's and grandparents. Fun was had by all, except mommy, who was very sad. Elijah was so excited to see his dinosaur cake, he gave it a big kiss!

Big Boy Bed

Well, we have hit that dreaded point in our little one's life, the big boy bed. He loves it, Just wish he would stay in it!

Big Shoes to fill

Elijah has recently taken quite the affection for his momma's shoes. Hope this isn't al flash into the future...... Steady as she goes!

Bridal Shower

So, last weekend my sister in law, Krissy was in town for her bridal shower which was hosted by me, her mother, and one of her friends. I must say I worked very hard on this and have been planning it since, february or March. I had a lot of help for Riley, who was sooooo excited, but grew very tired a the shower. So after many months, of agonizing decisions, stress, and excitement, the dream came to fruition, finally. I think it went off without a hitch. So just wanted to post a couple of pictures, and wish the best of luck to my sister in law!

Bitter Sweet

Our little five year old, who by the way just finished K4 (born in december) is doing MATH!!! I was in the other room and she didn't know I was listening. She can do her one's all the way to 10 and her doubles to 10 ( 2+2 is 4, etc..) Naturally we are sooooo proud, but COME ON, SHE'S FIVE!!!!!!!!!!! Where's my baby?

so sweet

Elijah has started to talk in small little sentences these days. He loves his sister, whom he calls "sissy". When she walks out of the room he says "bye bye sissy"

Daddy's little Fisherwoman

So these pictures are from last summer, but they help me tell a story. Shane is an avid angler, and takes his little girl fishin' when he can. He has tried very hard to teach her the basics of casting, hooking and reeling in. Well, this weekend Nanny and Papoo, took my nephews down to Roosevelt state park and on Saturday I took the kids to play while their daddy was FISHING.
Riley Grace caught three fish all on her own, and even reeled them in herself. Her daddy has taught her well!!! I only caught a turtle. Each of the boys caught their share of turtles too. Papoo did all the re-tying of hooks and stuff, but AUNT CHRISTY hooked all of their worms. :) These pics are actually from the first fish they caught together. Unfortunately, we didn't have a camera this weekend.

Easter Time

John and I have started a family tradition of getting our children together to dye easter eggs. The kids have sooo much fun, this was Elijah's first year to comphrhend what was going on. He said in his little voice....eeeggg, eeggg. ( the "g" sounds more like a "k" and over emphasized. )So sweet. Jacob said " Aunt Christy, can you get me some more eggs." This process is probably as much for me as for them. There are a couple of shots of my two on Easter. Elijah also discovered the Chocolate Easter Bunny this year.....

Soccer

This year was Riley's first year to play soccer. She was the only one on her team to have never played before. I must say they did Very well. Riley scored several goals this season. They actually managed to play very well as a team, i.e. they passed to each other, assisted each other with goals, and by the end of the season acutally executed thier positions correctly. :) Sadly though, the only thing Riley really cared about was the TROPHY.

Potty Time!

Well, what can I say. In our house, you have to keep all of the doors shut. Aunt Krissy was visiting from Texas, and needless to say didn't shut the door behind her. ( I don't know how to change the dates yet, but this was in February I think)

"Melmo"

This is sooo cute. Yes I am biased. This is Elijah playing with the Elmo Tool Bench he got from Santa this year. Anytime he sees a picture of Elmo or Plays with elmo he says, in a low drawn-out voice..... "Melmooooo"

History

For those of you who aren't related, we are a family of six. Shane, myself (Christy), our two children Riley who is five and Elijah who is almost two. We also have two sweet daschunds Anna who is five and Poppy who is 1. Shane has his own business, he is an Electrician( leave a comment if you need one :) ). He is doing very well for his first year. I am a hospice nurse. I hope that my post will keep you updated on our family. We have so much family in other states, we miss you all very much. Give me awhile to get adjusted and used to what I can do.