Visitors

we had visitors this weekend. My sister and her children. It was so good to see them. Here's a cute pic of the kids:

of course we had 5 kids in the house at one time. after they left i really needed this:

instead, Abigail recieved this treatment.

she was invited to a birthday party where they had a "spa" treatment.

Must be nice!!!

All "Dolled" Up...

This is what happens when you are the last and final "baby" of the family.....

Just sayin'.....

Ambled...

Well this is a new one for me. My childrens' school is pushing a new concept this year. They are introducing what they call "robust vocabulary." The idea is to introduce these big words to these young children. Now do not get me wrong, I love this idea. They are trying to increase the student's level of understanding. My first grader's words consist of "capacity, underestimate, and ambled." I have to admit I had no idea what ambled meant. Apparently, it means to "walk at a slow pace." Hmm....I do not know when or if he will ever use that word, but he sure will know what it means. My daughter's words are "heed, opinionated, blockades, inappropriate, ect.." Each week the school adds new words. I think they are starting to sink in. The other day Abigail says "Mom, why do you think SpongeBob is inappropriate for us to watch?" I thought to myself.."wow, she used it correctly and everything."

Welcome Back...

Thanks to Gustav we had to evacuate for a week. Luckily, we had no major damage..just no power for almost 5 days. Needless to say, me and the kids stayed in Tennessee. On a brighter note, my sister Kaylee welcomed their second baby into the world on Thursday.

Welcome to the world Rylan Gabriel...a whopping 8lbs 11ounces. Isn't he just the cutest thing?

He is just so big....and has tons of hair:

I am sure Kaylee appreciates me putting her son on the blog in all his glory..but naked babies are so precious. Anyway, Congrats Kaylee...now go get some sleep!

Whistle....

Isabella does this cute thing where she puts her lips together like she is going to whistle. I just had to get it on camera...take a look:

She is 6 1/2 months now. At her six month check up she weighed 18 1/2 pounds. She babbles all the time. I can not believe how fast time is going by.

It's the most wonderful time of the year....

It is that time of year again...yes BACK TO SCHOOL time. Ya know that day were parents across the globe shout from the rooftops: woo hoo!!! We are FREE AT LAST...THANK GOD ALMIGHTY WE ARE FREE AT LAST! Ok, so maybe that was a little over the top. To tell the truth..I do sort of miss them when they are gone. Notice I said "sort of." hahahaha. I do love my babies. That is what they always will be...my babies. here are some back to school pics to see how each child felt about going back to school:

miss chatty cathy here loves the idea for going back to school. She gets to socialize. Notice the Hannah Montana in the background.

It is another story for my little man:

yeah... he could care less. There is no Wii in 1st grade.

You want to see what isabella did while they were gone??:

enough said!!!

my little diva...

Ever since Isabella was born, Abigail has been a big help. She helps us probably more than the law allows. MOST of the time she does not complain, so we decided to give her a special treat. Abigail and a couple of her friends got to be "Diva's". They got their hair and make-up done. They had their fingernails painted, and was able to make their very own lip-gloss. They also got to sing and dance on a stage with a disco-ball. They had a blast.

Getting her hair done:

Hanging out onstage:

making lip gloss:

hanging with friends:

Finally the dancing:

They finally ended the day watching the Hannah Montana concert on the Disney Channel. I think she had a great day! I think she deserved it.