Dj is 2...seriously...

So my baby is 2...I am so thankful for her- honestly I don't know what I would do without her. I just cannot imagine my life without this little peanut. Is she challenging? Yes maam. Does she drive me bonkers at time? double yes ma'am. But man am I thankful God blessed us with one more little peanut. She has brought so much joy to our lives on a daily basis. I am getting sad thinking about her growing up - I know she will- but I just wish time would stop flying by so fast. Slow down for petes sake. Geeeesh. We celebrated her with a little Elmo party because she is a big fan of the red guy. Mainly just family and friends (who may as well be family) celebrated antd it was a good time. Just to document, here are some of the precious things about this little peanut...
- she adores M and S and thinks they are rock stars
- bc T was out of work for 4 months- she really bonded with him and loves her daddy so much
- she is such a good sleeper- well most of the time- and will, if I let her, sleep till 9am...mommy can get so much done!
- She is such a talker- talks all the time except for when she is sleeping. The kid has the gift of gab- not sure who that came from...well...
- she is truly the baby- everyone coddles her and loves on her and she bosses all of them around and they do what she says. hilarious. funny now but praying she grows out of that..not too cute as a 6 year old doing that...
- such a ham!!
- likes to try new things- food wise
- loves to color
- loves elmo, dora and just about any cartoon thing but doesn't love to watch tv unless she is doing it with her sisters
- loves to "jump" on the trampoline but would prefer everyone just sit on it instead of actually jumping. She yells if folks jump...as if it is a trampoline...come on!
- is very curious- loves to open up everything and if there is a zipper- this is just a small challenge for the likes of Dj
- loves to snuggle most of the time...
D and AB....best buds!


M and S made signs for the little girl

M was cookie and s was elmo- so fun- they decided to do this on their own- sweet girls.

Happy girl!

my very talented friend Courtney Kunkel made this incredible Elmo cake AND it was delish!!
Happy Bday DJ...you are the joy and light of our lives...

Family Beach trip and S is 6!!

Hello blogger land- its me- the slacker blogger gal. I do my best:0)...which is pretty stinky I suppose but oh well. Lots has been going on- good stuff- learning lots- God is teaching me lots and I am learning how imperfect I am daily and I am good with that. It's all about learning to be the best me I can be and being the momma my kids need me to be and the wife my hubby needs me to be. That fulfills me. Thank you Lord for forgiving me of all my imperfections. So, we digress, back to my blog, My sweet sassy, middle, red headed coo coo bird S turned 6. We had a week of celebrating her- we went to see Smurfs- the movie and to eat her birthday dinner at Sweet Tomatoes- her choice. So yum. Then, for her part, she was able to invite 4 of her buddies plus her sister and have a party at one of her favorite places, The American Girl Bistro at Northpoint Mall. She had a ball. The hard part was choosing her buddies because she wanted to invite everyone- such a sweet kiddo. But she managed to pick some and we had a ball. Just to document, here are some of my favorite things about my S girl...


- her ability to entertain herself (and have a blast) for hours.


- her love of her sisters (both of them!)


- her kindness to others


- her love of art


- give the kid some crayons and some paper and she is one happy kid


- even when she doesn't want to do something (summer math)- she does it anyway with a happy heart


- she loves to wear dresses and get all fancy


- she also loves to get down and dirty and play outside and pick up worms and bugs and make houses for them


- she loves her family so much


- she loves her cousins and grandparents so much





There are so many things I love about this child- I could go on. Thank you Lord for choosing me to be her momma. I am so blessed that I get to watch her grow up. I love you S!!! Do not Fear!!


Me and my two biggest at AG cafe...



Soph and her buddies

Soph, Lilly and her beautiful cake...yum!

The whole gang and their babies!

And we're off...

me and my cute hubs at the beach. So thankful he was able to go with us this year. Last year he had to work:0(

Silly D...love this face.

All the cousins and their cute buckets that aunt T made for them all last year...

snuggle time

sweet m