Katie's Program :)

These are some randome pictures from Tuesday nights concert. It was a Missouri history themed concert/play. The kids were all cute. Katie was just in the choir this time but next time we are going to make sure she tries out.

Katie again.

Hailey being silly before the concert started

Emelina always got that expression on her face lol

Daddy has me. Aren't I getting big :) I"m just as beautiful as my sisters are :)

Just a few pictures

These are just some random photos I took and got off my camera before charging it. This was Lily eating ravoli. Anyone want some sticky fingers? lol

This is Trouble. He's something else and had crawled under the blanket Katie was laying on.

This is Shadow. He's a good boy. He pooped on Jose's carpet and it was worth cleaning it up cause Jose locked him in his room yesterday and we didn't know and he stepped in it when he got home he he he he. Serves him right.

Lily was dancing and going crazy this morning so I got the camera out. I hope it comes out ok sometimes they are to dark. But don't mind my big mouth i was trying to get her to show off for the camera. Well she did but not this way! lol

Something cute and a new layout

Sitting here bored after my whirlwind cleaning ;) 2 times a year I go through my entire house and flush it of all the crap we don't need but tend to accumulate. With 4 kids, 2 men that are pack rats you can't even imagine how much stuff we threw out. Shhh don't tell Josue! lol The house is spotless! It's cleaner than when we moved in. Lily is getting bigger and crawling trying to walk as well. Hailey loves the kitties and she fell asleep last week with the kitten lol

They are moving her to the other elementary school. I'm worried they rushed her out of there. She still has issues and i'm not sure she's fully ready. Oh well, let them do it. I'll teach her at home is she continues to have issues. I'm not stupid and i'm not going to let my CHILD GET LEFT BEHIND! I hate this stupid rule. they only want her out of Brennan cause she is struggling and they won't get their precious blue ribbon for no child left behind.

ok, that rant out lol hope you all have a great week and thanks for reading the blog! thanks to Lisa for sharing her incredible talent with us. I used her graphics for my blog here. She offers them freely and tells you how to use them. I can do my own but they are a pain in the rear and hers are great! So here is a touch of love for her and go check her site out!

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Emelina!!

Wow!! She's getting to be a big girl! She came up to me this evening and said, "mom, mom, mom!" and I said "what?!" her tooth was loose!! This will be her first one! Hailey has only lost one tooth so far and boy Emelina's is loose already! Yeah her! lol It's funny cause Lily is working so hard to get them in her mouth and Emelina and Hailey are trying to get them out :)

The day after

Well Maggie came by yesterday afternoon with presents and this was her expression :)

oh no she's got me!

my phone

Yummy cake!!

She had a great birthday! She started out the week with a ecard from Grandma and Grandpa on the one side, got a card from Grandma and Grandpa on the other side with $5.00 in it, got a card and a bunch of other little stuff from Grandma Maggie (a stacker, frog bath toys, a musical chime thing, a phone that you pull behind you and it's eyes move, a sorting toy an a pop ring thing) and then we got her a piano (it's on a stand and it plays music and lights up and no not a real piano) and we got her the phone in the picture. Later she got an ecard from her Aunt Kathleen as well! She's a silly baby and has had so much fun with it all. And we wanted to tell you all thank you for the birthday wishes!

Wow! Today she's 1!

Today I thought I had to say something in this blog. I've been so emotional for a month. Lily turns 1 today. How did this happen? I still feel like I should be giving birth to her and not giving her cake! She's so tiny and I love her so much. I don't know what it is about Lily with me. Is it cause she was only 5 lbs 13 oz and 18 inches long? Was it the diabetes and all the prepration I had to do before she came and everything I went through? Is it the nights I was awake with her reflux acting up. All the burping and puking on me? I wasn't like this with the other 3. A little teary but not like this. This is full blown tears almost daily.



She started out like this.



Everyone coming to see her at the hospital. This is Barb my step mom holding her. This is one of my fav. pics. Her little foot was just hanging out there lol My mom was there too.



My mom with her. Now Lily is named after my mother. My mom is one of the strongest women I know. She's been through so much. She has 4 daughters, went through breast cancer, diabetes, heart problems (blood pressure) and then a stroke. She's doing great and still fighting! Now my mothers name is Barb (yes just like my step mom lol) her middle name is Lilly. We just changed the spelling on it. I thought Lily like the flower was appropriate and so it went. Like the beautiful woman above and the beautiful flower as well :) That's my step dad Alan in the background there as well. He has stuck by my mother through everything and really takes care of her. Most men would have left already. But this is what you call love. I'm a very blessed woman cause I have wonderful parents. My step mom and dad I love as I do my own parents. I'm lucky cause I can honestly say I have 2 sets of parents that I love. Most only get one set :)



My father with Lily. It's always funny to see him holding such a small baby. But he did it 3 times before :) And of course the other grandbabies as well. He's just a gentle man and most babies love him (as far as i've seen except Katie she was scared of him after she turned a year but she was scared of men in general not just my father)



One of my beautiful sisters! This was at the hospital. Kathleen was holding her here :) I have pics with the others too but that's another day. This is for her bday :)




This is Maggie with her at the hospital. Maggie is my best friend and it touches me she was there for this. She waited anxiously for us to call her to tell her she was there. Boy she came up fast too lol And now she's a grandma of another baby Peyton. Her daughter had her baby in August :) Lily will have a friend to play with!



Don't look at the fat blob in the bed. That was just a little later in the day when she was born. That is of course mom and dad :) (my hair is past my shoulders now lol)




First smiles




Hailey's bday right before Christmas. Katie was holding her one of my all time favs.



Don't ask. I took the picture and she made that face! lol



This is her now! Can you believe it? I'm just lost without that small cute cuddly baby in the house. Now she smacks, head butts (it's not funny it hurts! lol) and she's eating everything in sight. She steals your food and is a typical 1 year old. She's crawling, trying to walk, she stands up in the middle of the floor unassisted and does the so big cause she's excited. Soon she's going to run off and she's really not a baby anymore :( I know they have to grow up but can't it take a little longer?

Well anyway, Happy Birthday to my bright eyed beautiful baby girl! May you have this one and many more beautiful birthdays with us!