Pop Comes to Town...

Is this blog post over a month late? Yes.

Pop surprised Sydney and came to her Christmas party at school. It was a great day for her: Chicken nuggets (which she had never had before), Cheetos (another new one), cookies (she only ate the icing), Pop, and springing free an hour early. She also sported her new Christmas outfit that Pop got for her. She was stylin'!

Side Note: Sydney has started to merge "Nan" and "Pop" and says "Popnan" as if it were one word. Example: Me - "Where are you taking Barney?"; Sydney - "Popnan house".

Brooklyn Jane - 4 month check up...

Length - 26" (95th percentile)
Weight - 13 pounds, 8 1/2 ounces (50th percentile)
Head circumference - 16 1/4" (55th percentile)

Looking good and developing right in track!

New Years in Pensacola

Here is a quick preview of our trip to Pensacola. Lots of family time and a couple of warm days at the beach!

"Mama & Me" Christmas Party

The girls and I spend every Tuesday morning at church playing with a group called "Mama & Me". The group is made up of mostly stay-at-home moms, and today was our Christmas party. Here's how it goes most of the time we get together...

Can someone watch my kids while I go to the bathroom?...

Does anyone have a size 4 diaper?...

Who lost a shoe?...

It's his turn now, remember, you have to share...

It's loud and crazy, but wonderful being with friends and watching our kids grow up together. We celebrated Christmas today in our usual fashion - snack stealing, toy hogging, and lots of laughing! Here are a few pictures from the party.

Sydney and one of her favorite friends, Caroline.


Sydney drawing with sidewalk chalk.

And Brooklyn, who slept almost the entire party - through the noise and chaos - gotten love those second children!

Christmas comes to Broadway...

Have you ever tried putting up a Christmas tree with a one year old around? It's not that easy! That's why we started one day and finished while the girls were asleep.

December 2011

Then, Sydney woke up the next morning to a fully lighted and decorated tree. Again, I ask, have you ever had a decorated tree with a one year old around? Let me fill you in - "No touch", "Just pat the ornaments", "No, you can't touch"...and on and on and on!!

Counting down to Christmas!

I knew Sydney would never sit with Santa, so I took Brooklyn today while Sydney was at school. She was great (and Santa was too)!

Brooklyn goes to see Santa

December 14, 2011

Merry Christmas and Happy Wednesday Friends!

Pajama Day

Today was Pajama Day at Sydney's school. She was looking cute in her new fairy PJ's.

December 7, 2011Checking out her sister in the swing and sticking stickers on her while she was asleep.

Brooklyn Jane - 11 Weeks Old

Happy Tuesday - right?

Our Morning, so far...

3:45 am - Feed Brooklyn


4:30am - Back asleep


5:30 - 6:00 - Sydney Crying


6:00 - Everyone quiet (Time for a quick shower? yes!)


6:10 - Sydney crying


6:30 - Brooklyn crying

And we're up and rolling!

Oh wait, William's brakes are out. Dress kids, load up kids, follow William to the car place. Take William to work.

Rain, crying, whining...


Oh wait, have to bring food to church this afternoon! - quick trip to the grocery store.


Rain, crying, whining...


9:20 Sydney is napping!



9:20 Brooklyn is napping!

9:25. Thank you Lucy.

9:30 - Look for a diet coke in the fridge. It's next to a canned PBR. I stop, think... I guess I'll stick with the diet coke today!