Ground Breaking Tree Removal

Listen as our daughter, Alexis gets more than overwhelmed when her dad pulls down a tree with his truck.

Christmas Greetings 2011

1st Candle

Our precious, surprise BLESSING turned one today!   Her 1st Birthday!  Her 1st Candle! Presley Rain  has touched our lives like no other and we can't imagine life without her. The Lord has blessed us with such an amazing gift. Just when we thought our lives were complete with our two precious girls, Alexis Lynn & Londyn Paige (our perfect plan) His plan was not yet complete! She has a special purpose in life and we can't wait to see what that purpose will be!

Back To School.....At Home!

Alexis and Londyn started school today. Alexis home schooled and Londyn is attending a private school, Learning Their Way!  It was a fun & hectic day! It will take a few weeks to work out all the kinks and get used to our new home schooling schedule!  Here are a few pics that highlighted our day today!

Home Schooling 101

We will be Home Schooling for the 1st time this year.  We've been busy the past couple of weeks converting our upstairs playroom into a classroom.  Hoping this endeavor will be a successful one!  Londyn will be going to a private school this year and Rain will just be getting into EVERYTHING!

Just Call Her "Farrah"

Londyn got her 1st hair cut on Tuesday.  It is note worthy to mention, although she is over the age of three, this is her 1st hair cut. This pic got rave reviews from my Facebook page, so I decided to post it so we can show off her award winning personality and new hair due.

Alexis also got a new fashionably, stylish hair due too.  It was the first time she didn't want her hair in a pony tail.  See how pretty she is.

Moving On Up

We decided to move on up and purchase our 1st mini van, the Honda Odyssey. Having three children demanded we become more child-centered as we began our search for the perfect new car. After researching and test driving an array of vehicles (for six months), keeping in mind everything we wanted and (needed) in a new vehicle, The Honda Odyssey was the BEST CHOICE by far. Compared to any other vehicle, including the new cross over SUVs, we simply could not get all that we did purchasing any other vehicle. We really have it all. See for yourself. I'm guilty of always getting the best bang for our buck! Alexis is the most excited about the new purchase, I think!

A Cold Splash

Alexis asked me, "Mom do you every take a drink of something and your standing really still, then you feel a cold "splash" go into your stomach?" I guess she was drinking something, really, really COLD!

The Last Song

Our "New" Bedtime Song

per request, by my precious girls:

Alexis Lynn, Londyn Paige & Presley Rain

This is the last song of the night,

Pretty soon mommy & daddy are gonna turn out the light,

My sweetie pies, shut your eyes and go to sleep,

Tucked under the covers, now your counting the sheep,

Big sister, Alexis Lynn, time to go to sleep,

Big sister, Londyn Paige, time to go to sleep,

Little baby, Presley Rain, don't you know your sweet,

Everybody, time to go to sleep,

This is the last song of the night,

Pretty soon mommy & daddy are gonna turn out the light,

Tucked under the covers, time for sweet dreams..............

She's Got Power

Alexis The Power Ranger Girl

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"ma" what a treasure!

I've noticed lately that Alexis has been calling me "ma". Although, I've noticed it myself, she has not mentioned anything to me about the new pronunciation of the word "mother" and her choice to call me another version.

I mention this to one of my sisters the other day and she said that she had noticed Alexis was calling me "ma" too. She said she had questioned Alexis about it several weeks ago. Alexis said she got it off Little House on The Prairie. My heart melted as I' have observed her watching Laura Ingalls Wilder and how intently she watches everything this adventurous girl does. Although, she does not watch the show daily, she definitely picked up on the special little things, like a girl calling her mother, "ma".

Swimming & Heaven

Londyn discovered an old picture of Alexis as a baby swimming in our pool. The picture featured Alexis in the bathing suite that Londyn now wears. Londyn brought the picture over to me and said, "that's my bathing suit" implying the baby mommy was holding was "her". Alexis, a bit distraught, explained to tell her that the baby momma was holding was "Alexis" and not Londyn. In an eager voice, Alexis said, "You were still in heaven, you weren't here yet Londyn!"

Roots & All

Today, Alexis had four of her baby teeth extracted. We are trying to make room for her permanent teeth to come in with more ease allowing them to come in straighter and to avoid over crowding. The dentist assured me that it wouldn't hurt and that Alexis would NOT be in pain. He was right! The only thing that hurt was the pain of the shot to numb her up. I had no idea that baby teeth have roots! I was shocked when the dentist handed me a small keepsake box that housed her teeth. I opened the box and was amazed at the size and lenght of the roots. Surely it had to hurt or cause some type of discomfort. It did NOT! I think mom was more nervous than Alexis and I was so glad for it all to be over with.

Also check out Alexis' School Blog for an update there.....

We Found The Valentines Fairy

Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo

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