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2011.09 {Our soccer star}
I am trying a new way to post a video so I hope this will work - you will have to click on the link and then double click on the icon to watch the video.
2011.10.22 {Trey's 1st Tooth}
Just a glimpse at Trey's first tooth that has been causing us many restless nights :)
2011.10.17 {first fallen leaves}
Trista & Trace helped rake together some of the first leaves that have fallen in our yard to take Trey's 8 month pictures so after Trey's turn, they had the chance to run, jump, and play in the leaves. I love how the enjoy playing together and get a kick out of these simple pleasures.
2011.10.16 {Trey - 8 months}
Trey - you are growing too fast, but it is so fun to see you discovering new things! At 8 months old, you are starting to change from a baby into a little boy with such a sweet personality:
- your 1st tooth just popped through on the date you turned 8 months old
- your favorite snack is puffs - I think you could snack on them all day long - I love how they stick to your fingers and you keep smearing your hand across your face until you can get that puff into your mouth
- you enjoy watching your brother and sister play around you
- we have made up a few new nicknames in our house - Trista likes to call you "bubba", but I think "Trey Trey" is more fun, Trace has become your "bro-bo", and Trista decided she likes "sassy-sis", but I think she is going to remain "sis" to both of you boys
- you love eating finger foods - waffles & bananas at breakfast, grapes for lunch, and bread anytime.
- you are days away from crawling - you are up on all fours and rocking away and you have figured out how to roll and pull your way all over the family room
- you have started "dancing" when we sing your name (rocking your torso up and down)
- you are going to be my only baby that has separation anxiety at this age - you definitely are a mama's boy right now (and I'm ok with that :)
- you LOVE to be outside - you are instantly in a good mood when you get into that fresh air
- you are so ticklish - and we love to hear you chuckle
- yes, everything goes into your mouth - including the leaves although you found out they didn't taste very good
2011.10.15 {Trista is aging us}
We went out for lunch on Saturday after Trace's soccer game and there 2 TVs mounted up in the corners of the resturant that were turned off. Trace asked why the TVs weren't on and Trista answered with "They don't work, they are old." Makes sense, they were the big box type of TVs and they were covered in dust. I thought that was so interesting that she realized that TVs are now flat and our kids think box TVs are so outdated, so I asked her to explain to Trace why she thought they are old. Her response...."because they are from the 90s! That is SO old!"
2011.10.14 {fall}
Fall has finally arrived in Arkansas - a few trees are starting to turn and the cooler termps have just arrived. We had one tree turn a beautiful yellow and drop it's leaves in 3 days. I wanted to capture a few pics of it's pretty color.
2011.10.13 {Narder}
Can you see what is hiding in my laundry?
Yep..it's Narder. I found him napping here. For a dog that doesn't want to jump off the bed anymore, he had no problem jumping into and back out of the basket for a little snooze. I know the dogs are often overlooked these days, so it is nice to be reminded how much they are a part of our lives.
2011.10.05 {sleepy Trace}
One of the wonderful traits of my kiddos is that they can fall asleep almost anywhere at anytime if they are tired. It makes it easier to run errands and extend play dates knowing they can sleep in the car or even in a Wal-Mart shopping cart. It can also be dangerous, as one night at Grandma Myers house I tried to keep him awake to take a quick bath and he was so tired that while the water was still running to fill up the tub, I told him to lay back and I'd wash his hair and he laid back and then rolled over and put his head on his arms with face submerged....asleep. Tonight, Trace fell asleep during dinner because he didn't take a nap at school that day.
This picture reminded me of my favorite story of sleeping Trace from last summer when he was 3 years old. Trista was at school and after lunch Trace asked to ride the Jeep in the backyard while I was folding laundry. I had the windows open and was watching him drive around. I noticed that he had driven up to the back fence where he had a good view of the green on #12 and he was stopped watching the golfers....or so I thought. After about 10 minutes, he was still sitting there so I hollered out to him, thinking maybe he was stuck or the battery was low, but he didn't answer me. I hollered again as I started walking out there and still no answer...panic set in and I started sprinting out to Trace yelling his name and I found him sitting in the Jeep asleep. He hadn't driven up to the fence to watch the golfers...he had fallen asleep at the wheel and crashed into it. I'm sure quite a few golfers got a good chuckle out of seeing Trace sleeping at the fence and probably wondered where in the world was his Mama! We will be bringing up this story when he turns 16!
This picture reminded me of my favorite story of sleeping Trace from last summer when he was 3 years old. Trista was at school and after lunch Trace asked to ride the Jeep in the backyard while I was folding laundry. I had the windows open and was watching him drive around. I noticed that he had driven up to the back fence where he had a good view of the green on #12 and he was stopped watching the golfers....or so I thought. After about 10 minutes, he was still sitting there so I hollered out to him, thinking maybe he was stuck or the battery was low, but he didn't answer me. I hollered again as I started walking out there and still no answer...panic set in and I started sprinting out to Trace yelling his name and I found him sitting in the Jeep asleep. He hadn't driven up to the fence to watch the golfers...he had fallen asleep at the wheel and crashed into it. I'm sure quite a few golfers got a good chuckle out of seeing Trace sleeping at the fence and probably wondered where in the world was his Mama! We will be bringing up this story when he turns 16!
2011.09.18 {big sis duties}
2011.09.13 {cowboy trace}
This post is for Haley - Thank you for the cowboy boots - Trace loves them and has been wearing them EVERYWHERE - even for his nap today! :)
And yes, Trace is still in jammies at nap time....let me explain. Wednesday is our only day we don't have to leave the house, so I let Trace stay in jammies while I was cleaning this morning, so when we were going to change at 9:30, he asked me if Daddy was coming home for lunch because if Daddy comes home at lunch and finds him in jammies, Daddy walks in and immediately says, "You're still in jammies!" and it turns into a tickle fest and Trace loves it. So since Daddy was maybe going to come home today for lunch, Trace begged to stay in his jammies. I said he could and then Ryan wasn't able to come home, so I didn't have the heart to make him change. I love that our kids find so much joy in those everyday memories!
And yes, Trace is still in jammies at nap time....let me explain. Wednesday is our only day we don't have to leave the house, so I let Trace stay in jammies while I was cleaning this morning, so when we were going to change at 9:30, he asked me if Daddy was coming home for lunch because if Daddy comes home at lunch and finds him in jammies, Daddy walks in and immediately says, "You're still in jammies!" and it turns into a tickle fest and Trace loves it. So since Daddy was maybe going to come home today for lunch, Trace begged to stay in his jammies. I said he could and then Ryan wasn't able to come home, so I didn't have the heart to make him change. I love that our kids find so much joy in those everyday memories!
2011.09.10 {my baby is blonde}
Trey is definitely growing and changing - one of the big differences is his hair color!
This was just a test picture as I was getting ready, but I thought it was too cute to see that he may be just like his big brother - sticking out that tongue when he is concentrating!
Here is his signature grin - Luv it!
Trey has been sticking out his tongue lately which is cute, but oh so slobbery!
2011.09.08 {favorite character day}
There is a mouse in our house! Trista has been bringing home books to practice reading each night and she really enjoyed reading "If you give a mouse a cookie", so when she got to pick what character she wanted to be for her school's dress like your favorite book character, she picked a mouse. We had a lot of fun putting her costume together and she was very excited to head to school this morning!
2011.08.31 {scrub-a-dub-dub, Trey is in the duckie tub!}
All of my kids have loved the Mr. Duck tub and Trey is no exception. He loves that he can now sit up in the tub and have the freedom to splash, pick up toys to chew, and bang on the soft sides of his tub. My boy is sure growing fast!
2011.08.21 {Trista - the Baker}
On her first Library day at school, Trista found a Princess cook book full of adorable cakes, cookies, cupcakes, and other sweets. She was so excited that she wanted to plan a party and have everything in the book! I convinced her that she could pick on thing and we would bake it together on Sunday afternoon - I put aside my habit of trying to guide her to make it perfect and let her just CREATE. Not only did I love to see her be creative, the best part of the process was when she asked if she could put a ring on the cake as well as a crown and she went to her room and came back and asked if she could put the soccer ring on her cake for Trace too - what a sweet sister!
The INSPIRATION:
The CREATION:
2011.08.16 {1st Day of Preschool}
Trace started at his new preschool today. He was so excited to go all morning - even to take his picture, but then he was very shy when we arrived. His teachers said he warmed up quickly and made some new friends today! Proud of you Trace-Man!
2011.08.15 {Fun at the Park}
I guess we have established a new tradition around here with the start of school. After dropping Trista off for her first day, we headed to the park again this year to enjoy the sunshine and try not to miss her too much! This year we joined up with our friends to play - Alec, Adan, & Sean.
2011.08.15 {1st Day of First Grade}
Another school year has started! Even though the summer seemed way too short, I think we are all ready to be back on a schedule again. Trista was excited to start 1st Grade - we enjoyed a girls day out on Sunday shopping for school clothes, finding new tennis shoes (and about 6 other pair of shoes), and eating at Olive Garden. Monday morning, she woke up happy and excited and asked us NOT to walk her into her classroom and PLEASE could she ride the bus! I had to tell her the first day was special and we were going to walk her in and pick her up just this once :) We are so proud of her and thankful she enjoys school. Here is to a great 1st Grade year!
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