Wild River Country

The last two years my mom has gotten us all season passes to WRC for Christmas. So we have been anxiously awaiting for it to open so we could go. Last year I was large and in charge there so it was a nice change to be able to go without a moo-moo on! If you were there last year....you probably saw me....I was the whale in the kiddie pool. Kinda hard to miss! Anyway...Jereomy and I took Colby on Saturday after his t-ball game while my mom stayed home with Chanley. We had such a good time. I enjoyed riding the slides almost as much as Colby did, however, there were soooooo many people there! We stayed for about 3 hours and then decided we couldn't fight the crowds any longer.

Today I took both the kids back to have a playdate with Payson and Paige. Their mom, Mandy, and I work together. The three older kids play so good together and I think they really enjoyed themselves. Chanley absolutely loved the water even though it was quite a bit colder today. She would get so mad when I wouldn't let her crawl where she wanted to go. She got tired out pretty quickly and ended up sleeping for about an hour in her stroller.

Mandy has an underwater camera and took these amazing pictures! I want one sooooo bad....(hint hint, wink wink) :)

Happy 1st Birthdy Carsen!

Yesterday was my precious nephew Carsen's first birthday. They had his birthday party on Sunday at Tar Camp Park in Redfield. I cannot believe how fast time flies. It seems like just yesterday that I was at work when Jess came in in labor. I can still remember almost every detail of that day. I was around 28wks pregnant with Chanley at the time. He was grown so fast and is now walking, talking, and into everything. I love him so very much and enjoy every minute of being an auntie!

Colby had a blast at his party......there was so much room to run and play but it was so hot!!! None of the kids seemed to mind much though. Carsen was a little apprehensive at first about digging into his cake, but as you can see in the pictures....he got over it really quick. Jess and I had to rinse him off under the water faucet because the dye from the cake started breaking him out. He absolutely loved the water! He even got back in it after we changed him from the cake. Chanley was absolutely precious as usual. She never even wimpered. Here are some pics from the party.

Big Boy!

As most you of you know Colby has been sleeping with Jereomy and I for the last 4 1/2 years. Not only has this been comfort for him but for us too. We said when we moved into our new house (2 yrs ago), that he was going to start sleeping in his own bed. Then we realized we had a split floor plan and didn't feel comfortable being that far away from him. Then when Chanley was born we thought that would be a good time. We quickly changed our minds and decided that he would wonder why he had to sleep in his room but she got to stay with us. (excuses, excuses.....on our part!) So then we said, okay, we will move them both together.

Colby and I went to Target on Sunday to get Carsen a birthday gift. We were looking for a stuffed animal net for Carsen's room when Colby spotted some Incredible Hulk sheets. Of course the first thing he said was "Mama can I PWEASE have those sheets". (Big blue eyes batting, and lip poked out). I told him that if he got new sheets he would have to sleep in his bed all night long like a big boy. He quickly agreed and even through in a "I pwomise"! So that afternoon after we got home from Carsen's party I washed his sheets and put them on his bed. That night both of our kids slept all night long in their beds for the very first time. As for me.....I was up at least four times checking on them and felt so empty. Like Chanley has her taggie and Colby has Barry.....they are my security. I know this is best for them both but, man, I sure do miss them. Here are some pictures of Colby's new sheet set!

8 months old!

I should have done this post a couple of weeks ago but since Chanley has been so sick I am just now getting to it. Our precious baby was 8 months old on May 5th. It seems like she is growing up way faster than Colby did and I can't keep up. We took her to the doctor several times in the past two weeks so that is the only reason I know how much she weighs. The last visit she was right at 18lbs with her clothes on. She is begining to crawl and loves to stand up when she can. She says only "B" words at this point.....bye-bye, bubba, and blah blah! She is doing so much better with her food. She can eat a whole jar of stage 2 veggie/dinner and then about 1/2 of a fruit. She usually gets up in between 5:30-6:30 in the morning, takes a 6-8oz bottle and then goes back to bed until about 9. This is wonderful!! I'm sure it won't last much longer though, Then she usually eats some cereal with fruit and might take 1-2oz or formula. I try to play with her and keep her up until Colby takes a nap around 1 then I feed her baby food for lunch and we all try to take a nap together. When she wakes up around 4 she takes a 6oz bottle and is usually good until 7 or 8 when I give her a bath, bottle, and bed! We have been in that routine almost since the day she came home and it has continued to work for us! She is such a good baby!! When we go out to eat or shopping she just sits in her seat and takes in all the action. The only time she really cries is when she's hungry or tired. We will be going to the doctor soon for her 9 month check up and hopefully we get a good report. I will try and post some new pictures of her soon.

Crawling!

Okay it is official.....my baby is growing up way to fast! Chanley is crawling now! She still hasn't mastered going for long distances but she has gotten the basics down. I can't believe it! She just amazes me! Colby is so proud of her too! He says she is getting bigger and can almost fight with him! HA! Hopefully I have a little while longer before all that starts. He loves for her to sit in his room and lay on his couch and play toys with him. They are adorable together! Hopefully I will have some crawling pictures to post soon!

Sad News

I got some sad news on Wednesday. Two families that we just adore are moving away from us! The first is The Purnell's.....a family I have known for only a short time but are very near and dear to my heart. They are moving back to Texas to be closer to their family and a new job. I am happy for them because I know it must be difficult to be so far away from all your loved ones. However, I am very sad that they won't be close to me anymore! The other family is our neighbors across the street, The Berry's. They have a little girl, Kate, who is only six weeks older than Chanley. We were looking so forward to the girls being able to grow up together and be at the same school. They are also moving to be closer to their family in Conway. We will miss you all dearly and hope that you will keep in touch with us! Love you! Here are some pictures of Chanley and Kate.

Doodle Works

Last Saturday we took the kids to Doodle Works after Colby's t-ball game. I took Colby there last year to make Mother's Day gifts and got such a great response I thought I would take both kids to do it again. They have some of the neatest ideas for gifts and can make the kids hands/feet prints into the cutest things. We chose to do both kids hands.....not so easy with Chanley! Here are some pictures from our day....I will post the finished product soon!