Why do I let this blog get so behind?!?

This could very easily be my longest post to date, since I am so behind in posting! I've been meaning to catch up on here for so long, but haven't been very disciplined to get it done! I've decided I want to begin a discipline for myself of writing on here more, but I won't start that with this post since it's already a mile long with pictures! I'll post a little blurb about the pictures and write more later!
Here are my little darlings with their "blankies" (Charlie's is named Simon and Piper's is named Simone). They each got these at birth and Simon in particular has become a bedtime must for Charlie and Simone is becoming one for Piper as well.
Here's a closer view of Simon and Simone, you can see they have the kids' names on them.

My sweet girl...she's had that tongue sticking out since she was born!
This was a morning she got her hand in the cereal bowl...and you see the results!

Here is Charlie dressed up for church in his Christmas outfit. He was so excited to get to wear a tie like daddy! (But he was not interested in letting me take his picture!)

My baby girl around Christmas time...how can you not smile with that sweet face coming toward you?!?

Charlie put the Christmas hat on himself! He's enjoyed playing basketball in his room with his Mickey goal!

We're working on the brushing the teeth thing. I usually have to wrestle my way in there to get them good, but he does try (most of the time!).

Piper still eats some baby food, but she's learning to feed herself pretty well. How did I forget how to do all of this stuff in just under 2 years! I feel like I'm learning again for the first time! (Not that she's any different than Charlie was or anything!)

This is one of my new favorite pictures...our first really good one together! It takes me a while to feel "presentable" again after having a baby. It takes a lot out of a person you know!

Bathtime is SO much easier when you can economize and throw 'em both in at the same time! They love it too...although Piper is quite the splasher!

I put just about everything Charlie owns on him for his first romp out in the snow...can anybody say, "A Christmas Story"!

Charlie and daddy had a good 'ol time together!

Of course the Tennessee jersey was a purchase made by Stephen, but doesn't he look so cute anyway?!?

Charlie finally officially graduated to a big boy bed! He loves it and he sleeps in it really well. He was super excited about the Mickey sheets too!

I just thought this was darling and I snapped a picture real quick. My babies love to look out the windows and I love it when it turns out this sweet looking!

That's my little Pip!

She has a very contagious smile...I love it so much!

And finally, even Elmo gets a little thirsty sometimes!

Well, there you have it folks! As I said, more later from this momma's viewpoint (and of course I'll keep the pictures coming!).

in honor of my sweet wife...

i found this today and wanted to post it here in honor of my beautiful, sweet, strong, and precious wife...





"If You Give a Mom a Muffin"
If you give a mom a muffin,
She'll want a cup of coffee to go with it.
She'll pour herself some.
Her two-year-old will spill the coffee.
She'll wipe it up.
Wiping the floor, she'll find dirty socks.
She'll remember she has to do laundry.
When she puts the laundry in the washer,
She'll trip over boots and bump into the freezer.
Bumping into the freezer will remind her she has to plan for supper.
She will get out a pound of hamburger.
She'll look for her cookbook ("101 Things To Do With a Pound of Hamburger").
The cookbook is sitting under a pile of mail.
She will see the phone bill, which is due tomorrow.
She will look for her checkbook.
The check book is in her purse that is being dumped out by her 9 month-old.
She'll smell something funny.
She'll change the 9 month old's diaper.
While she is changing the diaper, the phone will ring.
Her two-year-old will answer and hang up.
She'll remember she wants to phone a friend for coffee.
Thinking of coffee will remind her that she was going to have a cup.
And chances are...
If she has a cup of coffee,
Her kids will have eaten the muffin that went with it.

(author unknown)

christmas 2009

cousins: cameron (5), alex (20 months), piper (8 months), & charlie(2 & a half)
gran bought them all matching outfits




















sweet siblings!

















this one was almost too cute to post....

















piper snuck away with one of charlie's "toys"!

















getting so big!

















charlie opened this present and didn't know why he needed a helmet...
(he ended up wearing it all day!)

















ahhh.. a motorcycle! now it makes sense...
now if daddy can figure out how to put it together!

















finally! he rode it all over the house until he drained the battery!




we hope everyone had a merry christmas!

'tis the season

I had to grab the camera today...they positioned themselves like this. (Check out Charlie's bed-head!)

This is how Piper shows affection these days.

Something on the TV was very engaging! (I think it was Mickey Mouse)

Charlie got tired of sitting still for pictures so I had to snap a couple of my sweet girl.

I am crazy about this little girl!

Now for how we've decked our halls:
We finally have space for a Christmas tree bigger than 4 ft, so Stephen took Charlie to Walmart to go buy one. I like the one they came back with, but Stephen told me that Charlie was very disappointed that it wasn't white! So, Stephen went out the next day and found a little one just for Charlie that is white. Who knows, but he was happy!
Merry Christmas to you all and may you be blessed through the remembrance of the birth of Jesus Christ, Lord and Savior!

6 month pictures...just a little late

Ok, so Piper is 7 & 1/2 months old, but these pictures were taken soon after she hit the 6 month mark. I'm just a little slow at the old blog (as you all know). Much thanks to our friend, Julie who took these pictures for us. I think they turned out so well! I can't believe our little girl is so big and so much closer to the one year mark than she is to a newborn...where does it all go?!?!

5 yrs!

5 yrs. ago today...




















fall 2009
















we have been greatly blessed by the lord these 5 yrs. may he choose to bless us with many more...

Halloweeen/Fall time

Fall in Cave City is beautiful this year! We have several big trees in our yard that have leaves of all colors...and Charlie enjoys them!
Piper had her first sink bath last week at Grannie's house (my grandma). She didn't seem to know what to think at first, but I think she liked it!

Meanwhile, Charlie entertained himself by making his own "piggy bank"...ha ha ha!

Piper is growing so fast! She sits up and plays really well now (until she wants me to hold her!). She loves all the new toys she gets to play with now that she doesn't have to lay down all the time!

What a face!

This was our first halloween with two little ones and Charlie's first to do some actual trick-or-treating. We just went around to a few church members' homes, but Charlie got LOTS of fun treats (me and Stephen have been enjoying them too)! Charlie dressed up as Buzz Lightyear.

When he put on his costume, he ran around the house shouting, "To infinity and beyond!" over and over!

Piper was a chicken...she got lots of laughs!

I love my little chick-a-dee!

We had a great time!!

I hope everyone else had a fun Halloween! Enjoy the fall and keep in touch!!