Where A Kid Can Be A Kid

The day after Thanksgiving mom and I took the girls to Chuck E Cheese for lunch. I had tons and tons of tokens for them to spend and all they wanted to do was ride the FREE slide. They had so much fun going down that slide over and over and over!!! Here are a few pics I snapped that afternoon.

In the Spirit

of Thanksgiving I am going to follow suit of some great bloggers out there and post what I am thankful for. NOW my list will comprise of LOTS of things I am thankful for. Some very very important some.....not so much :) So here goes


health (health of myself, my family and my friends)
my daughter
Jabin
the wonderful relationship I have with my mom
coffee (see I told you some not-so-important things)
the new boots that will be under my christmas tree this year
central heat and air
Arbys (sorry I have had an addiction lately)
the time I get to spend with family this holiday season
my nanny and grandad and their un-conditional love
the relationship that my niece and daughter have
dvr...seriously I dont know what I would do without it
my home
my job
the comfort I feel when I am with my booah and papaw
for the love that Bubba shows my mother
new friendships
pajamas
the internet
Daleys giggle
my husbands humor
the blogosphere
holiday traditions
Saturdays
New Moon eye candy (if you have seen it you know what I mean)
Christmas Music
roaring fires on a cold winter night
happiness

an awesome sister and best friend


and most of all I am thankful that God blessed me with life. And what a beautiful life it is :)


Happy Thanksgiving to everyone......I hope you have a safe and happy holiday!!!!

Atlee's Sweet Shoppe

Last weekend was cousin Atlee's 2nd birthday! We headed to Decatur on Friday night after work to help Aunt Kelli bake lots of goodies and to help decorate for the party. After a yummy spaghetti dinner (thanks Uncle Eric) we gave the kiddos a bath and put them to bed. Mom, Kelli and I stayed up really late making yummy cupcakes and marshmallow pops. Daley woke up about 4:45am and was really really cranky. Well she has been teething but I also suspected that her ears were bothering her. After wrestling with her for about an hour she finally went back to sleep. That morning we got up and decorated the barn for the big party that afternoon. The weather was gorgeous and Atlee had lots and lots of guests. The kiddos sat at a table and had cupcakes but of course my little one decided it would be a good idea to smear cake in her hair. Oh well such is life I guess. So after a busy 24hours we headed home and on the way home Daley was really really fussy. I made the suggestion to Jabin that maybe we should stop at clinic care so that we could get her ears checked out. Well boy and I glad we did!!!! We were in and out in 20mins but we did find out that she had an ear infection. So on Saturday night we started a round of 10 day antibiotic. I cant believe my little girl is 17mos old and this is the first perscription medicene she has ever taken. I think that is something to brag about. Well Monday morning I started feeling pretty congested and on Tuesday I woke up with a full-blown-knock-you-off-your-feet head cold. I was out sick from work on Tues and Weds but I am feeling better each day. Of course it was hard but I tried to stay out of Daley's face those days so we are crossing our fingers that she doesnt get it. Well here are a few pictures from Atlee's party!

Happy Birthday pretty girl :)

Trick Or Treat

Ok so I am gonna be really honest here! I dont like Halloween....Never Have, Never Will. Having said that I am sad to admit that I very well may have passed this gene on to my kiddo. Even though she may look cute and happy she really wasnt into the whole dress up, beg for candy, pile in and out of the car 20 times excursion that went down on Saturday evening.....BUT for the most part she was a trooper. I will admit that I did have (by far) the cutest Minnie Mouse on record and even though you cant tell in the pictures (bad lighting) the ears were the cutest thing about her costume. She threw a huge fit when I put her in the dress but nothing compared to the shear torture she appeared to be in when she saw what I was doing to her hair. I tried to tell her that females must go through a little pain and suffering to look fabulous but she didnt seem to care, much less understand. After 20 mins of cuddling and bribing her with her date (Minnie Mouse from the post below) we were out the door. We went to my work, Aunt Amanda & Aunt Angelas and all of the grandparents house. After that we headed to some friends house to eat lots of candy and pizza with more kiddos. Needless to say when the night was over all she was ready to do was get out of that ridiculous get-up and catch some zzzzz's. Heres to hoping next year we will have less tears!!! Trick or Treat Yall :)

Thanks Nanny!

Daley's Nanny bought her a Mickey and Minnie Mouse and I took a few pics of her playing with her new fave toys! Thanks Nanny for takin such good care of me :) Your the best!!!!

Just A Swingin'

We went to the park a few weeks ago with a very dear old friend of mine and her little girl. I snapped a few pics of Miss Daley on the swing. She loved it so much!!!! She could have sat in that bucket for hours!!

I'm a Scary Mommy

Ok so one of the many things I love about being a mom is mommy blogs. If you are a mom you totally know what I am talking about. Well there is one blog that I ran across the other day and they are hosting a search for the scarriest mom! Obviously when we say scary we dont mean it in the literal sense of the word. But if you are confused head on over to http://www.scarymommy.com/ to find out exactly what I am talkin about. So here goes:


You wanna know what is scary?


Even though my daughter is 16mos old I still am trying to catch up on the sleep I missed out on when she was an infant (or at least that is my excuse)


I actually wore my nursing bra the other day because it was the only white one I could find. (Just fyi I only nursed for 6 weeks)


One of my daughters first words was "Coke"


I have figured out a way to sleep till 7 am, avoid feeding Daley breakfast and make her daddy do it.


There are nights when I am so tired that I put Daley to bed before her normal bedtime so that I can sit on the couch and be lazy.


It is extremely scary the amount of time that my daughter is exposed to television. Not just cartoons but television in general. The only time the tv isnt on @ our house is when we are asleep.


I dont think Daley knows there is another option for breakfast food other than microwave oatmeal. Why? because it is easy!!!


My daughter learned the word damnit from her father and can use it in the appropriate context. (i.e when she is irritated, drops a toy things of that nature)


It is even scarier that when she says damnit it sounds like dang it which in my mind isnt all that bad so I have given up on correcting her.


My daughter has squirted liquid diswashing soap in her mouth while un-supervised. Why was she un-supervised? Her nana and I were shopping online!


I have dug dirty pajamas out of her hamper for her to re-wear because I was to lazy to do her laundry. BUT in my defense I did pick the cleanest dirty ones!


My un-clothed post baby body is a little bit scary!


I recently cut my hair really short. Why? Because when you are the mother of a busy 16mo old you will cut corners where ever you can. I need all the extra time I can get.


My daughter is addicted to her pacifier...and when I say addicted I mean ADDICTED. I feed that addiction because anytime she is whiny and asks for it, I give it to her so I dont have to listen to the whining.


I hate halloween!


You wanna know what is REALLY scary?


I never knew that I could love someone as much as I love my daughter.


Before I lay her down to sleep at night I say the same exact thing to her that I have said since the day she was born.


It is scary how lucky her father and I are to have such a happy healthy little girl.


It is scary how smart she is.


I will make myself look like a complete and total idiot to see her to smile.


Sometimes just looking at her brings tears to my eyes.


It is scary how fast children grow up.


I never knew being called mommy would make me so happy.


It is scary how lucky she is to have such great grandparents.


She has the most amazing personality and she is only 16mos old.


Her voice is one of the sweetest sounds on earth.


I love to smell her hair.


Seeing her scared, hurt or sick makes me a complete and total wreck.


Imagining her as a teenager makes me a more than a little nervous.


and in my opinion the scarriest thing of all is thinking back on what life was like before she came along.

Ok moms your turn!!!!

More Pumpkin Patch

Thanks Tara for the extra shots!

Pumpkin Patch

Today we (my mom, Kelli & I) took the girls (Atlee and Daley) to the pumpkin patch @ Smith's Gardentown. BTW all you mommies and daddies out there....they have great pumpkins of all shapes and sizes so go check it out.

I dont know if it was all that orange or all the kids but Miss Daley was looking at everything BUT the camera. Oh well such is life I guess. Our good friend Tara was there and she is great with the camera. She snapped a few photos too. As soon as she sends me some of hers I will post them. Here are a few pics from this morning:

Mommy & Me

Daley & Atlee takin a ride in the pumpkin cart!

Kisses

Proof positive that she puts everything in her mouth!

Can you say cheese Atlee??? LOL

These are more my size mommy!!!

I just noticed after I posted the pictures....the quality looks really bad! Hmmmmm Daddy I think it is time for an SLR for Mommy. (or maybe mommy should get better acquainted with her settings)