Lovin' on Another

This weekend Mike, Jenny and Linde came for a visit! We haven't seen them since the awful christmas with the tummy bug. So, really it's been since Thanksgiving. I hadn't held Linde nor kissed on her in almost three months. It was time to-get-to smoochen' on that sweetie! Casey and the kids were as bad as I was. They loved on her and got in a squeeze every chance they could. We think that because Uncle Casey has a fuzzy face, he was #1 in Linde's eyes this weekend. She would grab his face and get real close to him just to see what facial hair was all about :)

Linde was so fun. She played on the floor with light up toys, blew spit bubbles in Aunt Jo's face and took a fun bath with the cousins. I don't have a thing with kids naked in the tub, it's just so cute the way they act. Splashen' and laughen' in water is GREAT FUN!

Thanks Mike and Jenny for coming to see us. We love you guys so much and really have a blast everytime we are together. Linde is just the Icing on The Cake! Keep us posted on her crawling. Not long now and she will be running along side Cousin Camden and Jadyn. Another fun thing, Cousin Chloe will be doing the same! Watch out Cam and Jadyn, your cousins are growing fast!

Door No More!

Funny but not really! Camden was playing with a set of keys. He was going from door to door trying to lock and unlock using the set of keys. He finally got to Jadyn's room, no one around or in the room, he closed the door. After many attempts, Camden started crying, "I locked the door. I am sorry, I didn't mean to." Poor kid, he hates to do something that gets him in trouble. Anyways, Casey and I tried to think of ways to get in the room. Taylor was over and he and Casey figured it would cost more to call a Lock Smith then it was to knock down the door and purchase another. Casey tried to drill thru the door knob. The actual lock shot out of the knob across the bed in the room. That caused the lock to set itself into the door jam. As you can see, knocking the door down WAS THE LAST STRAW. What a mess! This took place back at the end of November but I couldn't find the pictures until now. To date, we still don't have a door. We haven't taken time to buy one but with my family coming through out this month, we will have to get a new one soon. ha.

Girls n' Bubbles

Tonight everyone was here for dinner and it was Lasagna time!!! Oh, what a mess kids can make. Camden told Nana that it was such a great meal and it was a favorite. Mom said,"From now on we will have it when you come." So, Jadyn was really the only one who was messy. haha.

Aunt Michelle came prepared. Chloe has a new bathseat, so the water became ready. Both girls were glad to get in and the whole family had to come see the Bubble Girls! They smelled like sweet flowers and made two precious little bugs!

Enjoying being together

Over the past few days the kids and I have really been enjoying the "little things". We have played outside when the weather permits, we have given the dog a bath, played with Transformers and Dolls. It's been so nice to just enjoy things and not have to worry about money, safety or health. Tuesday nights we go out to eat because there's so many places that the kids can eat free or discounts for families. Rosa's is always a favorite. (With our kids, we hate eating out and paying for their meals because half the time they won't eat and the food/money got to waste.) Anyways, Jadyn loves spanish rice and a bean burrito, Camden loves meat/cheese tacos. So, this tuesday Casey wanted to eat at Rosa's and not take it to go. (It's nice having him home in the evenings to eat with us, ha.) He walked in about 5 pm and said, "Load up, lets go get dinner." The kids grabbed sweat shirts and ball caps. Jadyn loves hats and so does Cam. Off we went. We had a very nice dinner. Once home, we played Wii and really enjoyed the rest of the evening.

Yesterday, we played at our friends house, had lunch and then came home. The kids went outside while I cleaned out the car. We then got chalk and decorated the drive and sidewalk. We talked as we drew on the sidewalk that we needed to get out our new paints from christmas. So that's what we did. We had such a good time. They would call me to look at every brush stroke. "Mom, this is for you. Mom, look at how good I did. Mom I didn't spill paint on the floor." I had to take a picture of them hard at work. Each of them did two paintings and were so proud of their finished product. They are hanging on the fridge now. Anyways, like always, I am so thankful for my children. I am also thankful for a precious husband who allows me to stay home with them while he works. Thanks God! You are so good to Us!

Wild Child

Today, Jadyn came up to me while I was drying my hair. She said, "I a big gurl mommy. I not need my paci anymore." I was shocked. I am trying to potty train her but wasn't thinking we were ready to give up the paci. Believe you me, I am ready for the paci to go because I can't understand her when she gets mad and is talking behind it. So, anyways, Camden came in and said, "Mom she will give up her paci so she can go to Disney World but she wants it when she goes to bed." I said, "Well, she has to be able to go tee tee in the potty to go to Disney World but the paci wasn't part of the deal." Jadyn said," I a Big Gurl and my paci is on da bar in da kitchen. I will go potty in da Big Gurl Potty but I can't take my paci to see Mickey and Minney." I have no idea where this is coming from but I can assume that Camden is doing all he can to get her to be BIG so they can return together to Disney. So, I am sitting her updating my blogs and she jumps on the couch and her hair sticks to the couch and she looks crazy. I had my camera and said, "Smile and I will take a picture of your hair." Jadyn is saying, "Yeah my hair is silly and I don't have my paci." I will have to report on the "Paci Progress" and hope Camden is wrong about needing it at night. Ha, I am crossing my fingers. WILD CHILD, you are growing up so fast and I want it to slow down. You are amazing and make Daddy, Camden and I laugh so hard. Never change who you are and never forget Whose you are. Love you.

Footballs Night to Shine

This past Friday night, we had Cooper High Schools Football Banquet. It was 5 hours long. No joke. Anyways, it was a good night either way. All of our babysitters were unavailable so the kids went to Stephenville for the weekend. It was really nice to not have to worry about them during a long presentation like that. We sat with our friends David and Kim Waddell. Other Coaches were with us at the table whom we laughed with and talked to during the evening. As families we don't see each other outside of the football season like we did during, so it was fun to catch up. Everyone look nice and the Coaches seemed to be relieved to conclude another year of football.

Casey is presenting some of the offensive players and quarter backs. They are all very good kids and those who are leaving will be missed but many are returning, so thankful are we!

Buddies

Since we moved to Abilene, we have made some really special friends. Here is a picture of Camden and his friends. We play together every Wednesday, if we can, and look forward to every week. Funny thing is, these little guys are friends due to their parents and their daddies all being coaches for Abilene Cooper. Camden is the one on the left (dressed in a police outfit), Parker Dunham is in the middle (dressed as a cowboy) and then Hayden Waddell on the right (dressed as a football player). They love to act out in costume and then their other favorite thing to do together is play trains. Geotracks is such a neat set of tracks and trains. The Waddell boys got a set for christmas and then they brought them over to add to Camden's. Camden has collected Geotracks for a couple of years and has three trains. With the Waddell's we had a total of 5 trains on a huge track. They really had fun. One little guy is missing, Reece Waddell, who was dressed in a fireman suit but didn't want to be in the picture. Also not pictured is the two little princesses, Jadyn and Baby Olivia Waddell who is almost 6 months old. Jadyn loves having her around to look at and talk to. We are blessed to have such a fun group of friends. Coaches wives have to stick together :) and it's really easy to do when you have kids, especially near the same age!