Goodbye Summer.... Sniff, Sniff

We have had a perfect summer at our house! I know there are so many who are so ready to see these host summer days go and are ready to welcome the cooler temperatures of fall.  But I am not one of those. There is something about summer in Alabama that I love. The heat doesn't really bother me and I LOVE all of the outdoor activities and the summer sun. I realize that I may feel differently if we didn't have a pool in our backyard to stay cool in, but I am definitely sad to say goodbye to our summer this year. Here's a recap in pictures...

Let's Try This Again

OK, so I've taken some time off from my blog... a lot of time actually. In a search to simplify, de-clutter (is that a word?) and slow down a little bit I have decided to now de-activate my facebook account for a little while... AND give up some TV. :))   In hopes of sharing with family and friends a little of our lives (and record all the really cute things (and not so cute things) that my children do on a daily basis) I have decided to start keeping up my blog again.  Aren't you SO excited? He He He

Stay tuned.... there will be much more to come! I can't wait to share with you all! 

Check, Check... is this thing on??

We have an exciting announcement to share.  I have been dying to "let the cat out of the bag" for a few weeks now, but with everything else going on we decided to hold off.  We are very happy that we are expecting baby # 2 sometime the end of February or early March!  We have seen baby and heard the heartbeat and are coming up on 12 weeks.  So far this pregnancy has been totally different than my pregnancy with little K.  I am not near as sick and it usually comes in the afternoons/evenings.  I have been exhausted though and I am looking forward to my 2nd trimester so I can find more energy! We are hoping for a "blue one"  but just praying for a healthy baby.

Uh Oh, forgot to buy tennis shoes!

Yesterday Mr Fix It had to go somewhere that required him to wear "shoes".  I say shoes, but its what I call real shoes since flip flops seem to be what our family wears all summer.  Anyway, so he got out his tennis shoes and put them on. Little K studied him and studied him as if it was the oddest thing ever.  All day long she was interested in his shoes and talked about them off and on.  Soon she started asking where HER tennis shoes were.  We told her that hers were too small and we would have to buy her some new ones.  We got out that afternoon and ran some errands and when we got home Little K says, "Uh oh, forgot to buy K tennis shoes!"  My child is going to be one of those that NEVER forgets.  Needless to say we went out today and bought her some tennis shoes and she loved them so much she napped in them! : )

Don't they look like such big girl shoes???

Sad Endings and New Beginnings

Here we are.  The summer is almost to an end and this year sure has had its ups and downs.  Through it all God remains faithful and for that I praise Him.  We have celebrated firsts, beginnings, life, and now we're saying a goodbye to a great man, my husband's father.  John Charles, you were loved by many and will be missed by all!

I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful. And now the prize awaits me - the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on the day of His return. And the prize is not just for me but for all who eagerly look forward to His appearing. 

II Timothy 4:7,8 (NLT)

 

She's A Big Kid Now!!!!

I am so excited!  We have been having a battle with Little K over "clothes" v. "no clothes" and a lot of time it seems like with the "no clothes" option we get a lot of potty accidents!  But last night Little K tt'd in the potty for the first time and boy were we excited.  I was getting her bath started and so Mr Fix It sat with her and did flash cards with her to keep her attention on the potty. All of the sudden the potty started singing which meant there was "something" and we danced around and praised her all evening long!

But... I'm not ready to throw out the diapers yet... I got her up this morning and sat her on her potty.  She didn't want to sit there long and when I left the room to get her clothes and a diaper she walked across the room and tt'd on the floor!!!

I have 9 months to get her potty trained!

NO Paci= Lots of Changes

Little K has been paci free since February 17th!  I so wish I would have been smarter and taken them away when she was younger, but hey, we live and learn, right?  She asked for her paci for the first few days, but since then we haven't looked back.  I will say though that a major downfall of no paci is that her sleeping has not been the same. She sleeps less at night and she rarely takes a nap now. Getting her to sleep at night has been a huge chore.  She cries and cries and cries and I end up going in, rocking her for less than 3 mins and then she's asleep! Mr Fix It says she's got my number! I think he may be right.  Another habit Little K has picked up since being paci-free, and sleeping less, is she is always taking off her clothes.  My child LOVES to be naked and we are constantly fighting with her to make her keep her clothes on.  Constantly.  This morning she woke up at 6am.  I heard her and was hoping since it was early she would go back to sleep so I didn't get up.  It got quiet and I didn't hear her again until after 7.  I got up, went in her room to get her, and I was SO surprised at what I saw!  There was my sweet little girl naked, her clothes and diaper on the floor, and to my horror poo poo in the bed!!!!!!!!!!!  The first thing Little K said was "shew" followed by her asking for a wipe. I guess you could say its been a messy morning.