Ear Plugs, Anyone?!

I need this shirt for Makinley in every color it comes in. I have never in my life seen a child talk so much. She talks ALL.THE.TIME. From the time her feet hit the floor in the morning until the time she goes to sleep at night, her mouth is going a mile a minute. She's like a broken record saying the same thing over and over again. Last night, I was trying to get her to sleep and she kept on talking and talking. I finally said, "Makinley, please hush" (I don't know if that's an appropriate thing to say to a 2 year old, but I said it). Her response? "My not hushin'"....about 25 times in a row. It's like once she starts saying something she doesn't know how to make herself stop. She says some of the funniest things. So, since I'm on the topic of her talking, I'm going to try to remember some of them:

1. "My not hushin'"

2. "My not be funny" (anytime I laugh at something she says)

3. "Dat's so cool"

4. "I'm be mad" (if we say we are going to do something that she doesn't want us to do)

5. "Yep M'am" (instead of yes m'am)

That's all I can think of right now. Of course, it is only 7 am and I just got up so my brain isn't fully functioning. All I know, is that there are times when I wish I could just stick some earplugs in my ears and let her talk away!

Tripp's New Favorite Hobby

First, I got my camera back!!!! Hip, Hip, Hooray!!!!! I am so glad to have it back!!! Anyway, Tripp has discovered the computer and he is OBSESSED with it. He will play StarFall for as long as we will let him. He is doing amazing on it. He can use the mouse like a pro and knows just where to click. He has already learned several new things just from playing and Mak is actually starting to recognize some letter sounds because of it as well. I figure it's better to let him play StarFall than it is to let him veg out in front of the TV. It just cuts into my Facebook time a little bit! (Kidding....well, kinda).

3 New Prized Possessions

Here are three of the pictures we bought from Jenn Mac back in October! I L.O.V.E. how they turned out. Plus, can I just say how AWESOME she is to work with? She is so sweet and super easy to get in touch with and talk to. I loved having her capture our family and will definitely use her again in a few years when we decide to do some again. For now, I am enjoying seeing my children's beautiful faces every time I walk down the hall and I have gotten a ton of compliments on the pictures. I also got a collage and a picture for our bedroom, but everytime I try to take a picture of them the flash on my camera reflects off the picture and you can't see them.

Stellan

Take a minute and check out www.mycharmingkids.net. This sweet baby is having his second ablation as I type this. It has been a really rough morning for him. He actually flatlined right in front of his momma's eyes, but they were able to get his heart started again. I have become so involved in following this baby's story since he was still inside his mommy's tummy. He turned one last week while he was in the hospital. Today, I am praying for a miracle for this baby. And I am so thankful that I serve a God that is in the miracle making business! PLEASE join me in praying. Especially because his momma is all alone while he's having the operation. His daddy couldn't get there quite yet!

"Red Helmets With the G on them"

Here's one picture of Tripp and Joey at the stadium on Saturday. They had a long, fun-filled day at the game. Linda went as well and took a ton of pictures. It was her first college football game too! Tripp talked about it for days leading up to Saturday and he hit the ground ready to go Saturday morning. He wanted to go see the bulldogs with the "red helmets that have a G on them"! Joey said he did really well...but he definitely had his "3 year old" moments! He made it until the end of the 3rd quarter and then he was done. He ended up falling asleep in Joey's arms in the long walk back to the car. If you want to see more pictures from their day, click here! I love it that Tripp, Joey and Linda were able to share this experience together and make this memory! I know they will always remember it!

Because I think She's Beautiful

well, and because her hair is getting really long! :-)

Pretty Wimpy!

Oh, how I can't wait to have my camera back!!! We took 3...yes only 3 pictures...of the kids trick or treating last night. It was rainy and yucky and we were busy trying to keep up with them. It took them only about 3 houses to decide that they DID NOT want me and their daddy to actually walk up to the house with them. No siree, they were big enough to do it "all myself" as Tripp would say. If I tried to walk up with them, Makinley would turn around and say "stay right back, mommy, stay right back". So, we waited at the end of the walkway for them to do their thing. They would say trick or treat, grab their candy, and RUN to the next house. My parents neighborhood was blocked off from traffic and really safe for them. It was nice!
If you look close, you can see Tripp still standing on the porch!

Not great quality, but you can see them getting their candy!

Tripp wouldn't pose, but Mak did! Again, really bad quality, but you take what you can get!