Happy Girl

This little lady thinks she's pretty hot stuff these days.And really........she is!

She rolled over for the first time Sunday. From back to her front! That is the earliest out of all 3 of our girls.  The other two were right at 4mos. Emery was 3 mos on the 7th.

She takes EVERYTHING in.....her eyes are always like this!  She doesn't want to miss a thing.

She is like a little turtle.  Her head is always popped up in the air.......looking...at everything.

She sees something....

And smiles!  She truly is an awesome baby.  So sweet. What's not to love? Look at the girl! She melts our hearts!

I decided to put my Christmas Village up this year. Last year Gentry was too little. I knew there was no way she would leave it alone. The village means a lot to me.

The village was my Grandma and Grandpa's.  My Grandpa started it and added to it every year.  I loved seeing it at their house. When my grandfather passed away my Grandmother gave it to me. Because she knows how much I love it.

Yes we get a real tree!

 

Christmas Around Our House

Last Thursday Kennedy and Gentry had their Christmas program for their daycare.  Since it is through the Methodist Church daycare facility they always put on a program and it is never anything short of adorable. Here are my two favorite videos. The first one is of Gentry and her class and the other is of Kennedy and her class. Gentry is REALLY proud of herself at the end when everyone started clapping!  The little boy to her right is her friend Ethan.  She talks about him ALL THE TIME.

Kennedy's video is a song about a Christmas Tree..........let me tell ya.......she...gets..in..to...it! So hold on to your seat!  After watching this several times.....and all the other videos I definitely think she acts like her father. Or her uncles. But definitely not like her mother.

This is what we had to deal with before we even left the house...............

And this little sweetie did great the entire time!

Her Birthday!

Today is almost over.  But I had to get this post in before midnight!  Today is this woman's birthday!!!

To the Woman Who:

is the middle child of 5 children
the youngest of 3 girls
the homecoming queen
married my father after only 8 weeks of knowing him!
became a farm wife after 10 years of living in Dallas TX
is loving, nurturing, Catholic and sometimes aggressive ;)

To the Mother who:

did my laundry for 18years
cooked for me for 18 years
took me to church for 18 years
took care of me when I was sick
cleaned my throw up off the floor
gave me warms rags for my headaches
rubbed my back when I had a achy body
hand made/sewed my Halloween costume every year
taught me to care......about  everything......sometimes too much
taught me a good work ethic
taught me to love
let me sew through her finger with the sewing machine!
would take me on long walks all through childhood
taught me to love the beauty and peacefulness of the country and the farm
taught me to love lilacs and peonies
works hard every day
is a wonderful Grandmother to 3 beautiful grandaughters
is irreplaceable
is my friend
who is beautiful

I love you lots mom!  I hope you have had a wonderful birthday.  Wish I was there to help you celebrate.  And YES........ I can not get over how much I look like your Senior picture.

Santa Came to Town!

The Friday after Thanksgiving Santa flew into the small airport back home. IT ...WAS..A..BIG...DEAL! They could hardly contain themselves. 

Kennedy and Dylan anxiously awaiting Santa's plane to fly in!

 Can you see him coming in?  I wish you could've seen how excited the kids were!

Can you see his legs and feet?!!!!

And there he is!!!!!

She's excited!  Can you tell?

Watching

And Waiting

IT'S REALLY HIM MOM!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dylan getting to meet him!

He got on the firetruck and headed into town to his house for all the boys and girls to come see him!

A Big Day!

The invitations I made for Kennedy and Emery's big day!

A week ago today this little lady got baptized

My Grandmother (my father's mother), my Dad and Emery. My grandma just had her 82nd birthday the day before thanksgiving! I know she'll want to kill me for putting that on here but doesn't she look great!!!! I sure think so!

Emery with her Godparents Krista and Ryan

Father Schemm pouring the holy water on Emery's head and baptizing her.

My mom and dad with their grandaughters/all their grandchildren

Dana and Walleta with all of their children, children's spouses and grandchildren

Dana's Parents with all of their grandchildren


Dylan is acting like his father in this picture. Isn't his expression hilarious!

After the baptism and church we headed to our Senior Center where everyone had dinner. We rented the place for the day and it was wonderful. Everyone had room to roam and eat comfortably. The kids even thought it was great! And after dinner we got to have Kennedy's other big birthday party!

Blowing out her candles after everyone sang her Happy Birthday

Kennedy and Lane share the same birthday. Cina and I even had them in the same hospital, we just didn't know each other then.

Serving Cake

Dylan helping Kennedy open presents

Dana's sister Ann aka "Aunt Ann" to all our girls! She'll hate this picture and tell me she's going to hunt me down for putting it on here. But I'm just getting even for an awful one she put of me on her blog! Karma......it's such a ......? Well ya know!

Emery capped off the party with a ton of smiles! It turned out to be a wonderful day in so many ways. Thanks to all of you who came and made it so special. It meant a lot.

A Big Birthday!

Saturday the 20th was this girl's 5th birthday!!! Hard to believe our first born is five. It literally brings tears to my eyes to really think about it.

She will start kindergarten in August of next year. Now that seems impossible. It seems like just yesterday our family looked like this........

And now it looks like this..........!!!

Friday she had her bday party at preschool. Then saturday she had her actual birthday and a her first "Friends" birthday party! She started off the day with gifts from us in the morning and then off to the local donut shop for donuts!
Showing off her card from Mom, Dad and Sisters. Doesn't she look thrilled? She takes after her father ;)

Opening up her c.d. player and Carrie Underwood c.d. This present has been quite the hit!

Opening up her Princess Tent

All ready for the party!

She had been saying for MONTHS she wanted a Princess Tiana cake (from Princess and the Frog movie)

I made headbands for each one of the girls as party favors. They turned out pretty cute. And luckily there wasn't any hair pulling over who got which one!

Making a Wish

Getting some quality play time in her room with all her friends.

Our friends Stewart and Melissa came with their daughter Maddison and helped out at the party!

Dana will probably kill me for putting this picture on here. But how cute it this? Seriously. You know he's an awesome Daddy when he'll do this!

Wild Woman Gentry in her John Deere dress

My friend Melissa and I. I look at this picture and think....Boy I really look tired. I WAS. I still am. I look even worse today.

Killer Eyes!

Maddison, Reese, Kennedy, Grier, Jill and Bailey

Stay tuned for pictures from her birthday party with our family on Sunday and Emery's baptism!