Lil Monster & Maggie

Happy Valentine's Day!

2012-02-14T18:16:00.000-08:00

Lilly and her BFF Mirra at their school Vday party!

Making a rose out of celery stalks!

Sweet tarts on a spoon race!

Lil and Mags saying Happy Vday!

Snapshots

2012-02-09T17:44:00.000-08:00

We have been busy the past couple weeks. We were able to take the girls bowling for the first time! Thanks to the Summer Reading Program and Zoo Boo we were all able to bowl for FREE!

Lilly trying to figure out how to roll the ball!

Maggie attempting her first roll!

This is fun, but I'd rather explore the entire place!

Lilly helping Maggie roll the ball!

Lilly being a princess and Maggie sneaking in to say CHEESE!

Someone loves the new seat in the house!

The girls had their friend Claire over to spend the night!

Sisterly love!

34 weeks - 8.5 months or something like that....

2012-01-25T15:28:00.000-08:00

Who can keep track of the weeks? Months? Days? So, my pregnancy app says: 34 weeks and only 6 weeks to go! Wahoo! Thank goodness for technology!

I believe we have everything ready to go. Just need to get that car seat to fit in the car so we don't have to buy a new car! I'm sure these next couple weeks are going to fly by!

Disney on Ice!

2012-01-22T19:23:00.000-08:00

Lilly went to Disney on Ice with a couple of her BFF's, Mirra and Cecelia! It was a wonderful evening with good friends! The girls were in AWE! We ate at the Old Spaghetti Factory and headed to the show! I believe Lil will always remember seeing her favorite Princesses!

The Girls before Dinner!

During Intermission!

All three girls loving the show!

All the princesses at the end of the show!

Lilly kept looking up before the lanterns were lit and saying, Mama those are the lanterns in the sky!

Thanks to Amanda for taking pics:) Silly Mama forgot her camera!

Music!

2012-01-19T15:21:00.000-08:00

My friend Kristin sent me a link of really cool things to do for Free for MLK Day! Thanks Kristin! We decided to take the girls to the Rhythm Discovery Center Downtown! It was a very cool place for the girls to experience. They loved playing all the musical instruments!

Taking Advantage.....

2012-01-16T07:07:00.000-08:00

We took advantage of the beautiful weather last weekend and went to the park! We were the only ones there and the girls just loved it! It was really cool to see Maggie exploring and doing so many things on her own! Lilly keeps asking me everyday to go back.

Ice Skating!

2012-01-08T18:20:00.000-08:00

Lilly is constantly talking about going ice skating! So, we made her happy and took her! She did pretty good walking in the skates, but when it was time to hit the ice she was still unsteady! She loved every minute of it though!

Some of the things I love about Christmas break.

2012-01-04T06:21:00.000-08:00

Christmas break is coming to an end...I feel some what okay about this knowing I only have 8 more weeks of work until little man arrives... But, for now here are the snapshots of Christmas break and my girls!

Maggie was so tired she fell asleep while I was vacuuming!

Mags with her new Ugly Doll! She was a trooper on the many car trips!

Lil getting to spend time with her BFF Ava!

The girls sharing the love with Mags!

Maggie with her famous CHEESE smile!

Lil getting to be Chef on New Year's at Mark Mark and KT's house!

Snuggle time!

Lil getting to put on fun fake nails!

Dying to make snow angels in the snow! I told her there wasn't enough snow, but she insisted!

Jolly Days

2012-01-03T06:44:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Kate, Lil and I were able to go to Jolly Days at the Children Museum! Lil had a blast! Thank you Kate for spending your morning with us!

Kate and Lil going down the Jolly Slide!

Yep, that's my daughter with her penny slot hanging out during the snowball fight:)

Loving the Castle!

Brushing the reindeer!

Cooking Bread!

Strutting her stuff!

Lil's favorite part of the day! Big Green Slimy Frogs!

Garner/ Hall Christmas 2011

2011-12-27T14:23:00.000-08:00

We celebrated at Gigi and Papaws house on the 23rd! The girls were very spoiled with wonderful gifts! We headed to Grandma's house on Christmas day with one sick kiddo in tow! The girls loved every minute of Christmas even if though they were feeling under the weather!

Maggie Rae waiting for her stocking!

Lil excited about her stocking!

What? I didn't find the chocolate on the tree?

Maggie almost naked opening up her present from Gigi and Papaw!

The cousins watching Gigi open her gift!

Maggie and Lilly at Grandma's! Maggie was excited to get Snacks and an Ugly Doll! Lil got a Cubs pillow pet!

After Grandma's house we headed over to Uncle Porky and Aunt Marci's house where they got a little spoiled!

Maggie got a pink car!

Lil got a Princess Tunnel-Tent as she would call it!

We had a very blessed Christmas season! But, we are so thankful all the travelling has come to an end! Daddy is on vacation with us this week! YAY! It's time to rest and relax as a family!

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-25T20:13:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas from the Hall's! We hope everyone had a wonderful day!

The Night before Christmas!

Maggie saying Cheese!

The girls making reindeer food!

Sprinkling the food for the reindeer to find our house!

Santa came!

Lil with her guitar! She loves it!

Maggie checking out her new Rock N Elmo!

The girls testing out their new Hot Dog!

Daddy and Lil playing the guitar!

The girls opening their gifts!

Luker Christmas!

2011-12-22T06:38:00.000-08:00

Celebrating with the Luker Clan 2011!

Grandma Bev's 80th Birthday!

Maggie got a robe! And she LOVED IT!

Lilly waiting patiently to open a gift!

Maggie wouldn't leave her shirt on!

Garner Christmas

2011-12-11T19:13:00.000-08:00

We celebrated Christmas with the Garner Clan! Yes 19 Great Grand kids and counting, with Number 20 on the way:)

Mikey playing Santa for the day!

Lilly and Maren being cute as can be!

All the kids waiting patiently to open up gifts!

Lilly hanging out with Grandpa Charlie!

Chase getting his present from Lilly!

Lilly showing off her bracelets she got!

All the Great Grand kids with Grandpa Charlie and Grandma Priscilla!

Almost all the grand kids with Grandpa!

The Garner Boys!

Happy 35th Birthday Daddy!

2011-12-06T18:35:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday to the best husband and daddy!

Lil was so excited to give Daddy his present she picked out for him! She even wrapped the present herself!

You can almost see it on his face, "What the hell is this?"

Daddy in his Perry shirt! Lil kept saying, Try it on Daddy! Let's see if it fits!

Daddy likes Pie better then cake! And of course, slacker mommy just got him a frozen one...but, I don't think he minds:)

Santa was a SUCCESS!

2011-12-02T18:01:00.000-08:00

They both did it! They sat on Santa's lap! Lilly even told Santa what she wanted! My school did an awesome job with the Elves Workshop!

BABY KISSES

2011-11-30T19:07:00.000-08:00

These little girls are already in LOVE!

Family Time

2011-11-27T18:42:00.000-08:00

We had a very relaxing Thanksgiving Break! We spent a couple days at Gigi and Papaws! The girls loved playing with their cousins! We spent most of the day on Saturday cleaning and putting up Christmas decorations! Lilly was so excited to put up the tree. She said, "Oh mommy we have to put up colored lights, they are beautiful!"

The girls putting up their Fisher Price Nativity! Lilly loves baby Jesus and the Angel on top! Maggie loved throwing them all on the floor.

Lil putting ornaments on the tree! Needless to say, we have lots of ornaments near the bottom!

Maggie enjoyed taking the ornaments off the tree instead of putting them on!

Daddy the Elf and Maggie as Santa!

Lil putting the angel on the top of the tree.

Lilly's letter to Santa! She can't wait to put it in the mail!

And Mags she loved coloring her face instead of writing a letter to Santa!

Girls just wanna have fun!

2011-11-21T18:21:00.000-08:00

My girls know how to have fun!

Lil showing off her style!

Maggie and Lil showing off Maggie's new bed and Lil's new pillowcase!

Thanks Jennie! You are the best!

Maggie knowing how to party hard! Falling asleep trying to eat green beans!

Little Artist

2011-11-17T18:22:00.000-08:00

Lilly's Drawing of her Daddy! I think she nailed it!

6 month bump

2011-11-16T19:03:00.000-08:00

He's Growing!

Day with Daddy

2011-11-13T17:53:00.000-08:00

The girls were able to spend the day with daddy a couple weeks ago! He took them to the track to see the Fast cars! Maggie loved every minute of it! Lil, not so much.

Maggie was keeping an eye on the cars going by and kept making sounds like a race car!

Lil and Maggie hanging out at the track!

Lil still plugging her ears!

Daddy and his girls!

The girls at the museum!

I know I'm not supposed to be past this blue rope, but I'm cute...so Who Cares?

Maggie Rae

2011-11-10T19:21:00.000-08:00

This little girl has brought a whole lot of joy to my heart!

It's hard to believe she's approaching 2! She's growing up way too fast.

She has a very quiet side, but she can also get really rowdy when her sister is around.

Her vocabulary is Exploding! She is putting 2 and 3 words together. And she says Lilly better then most 4 year olds!

She loves to get her hair fixed! She's also obsessed with her blankie! It's her "Mine!"

She loves to follow her sister around and she does Everything like Lilly. Including crossing her arms and stomping her feet when she is mad!

She loves to give the baby kisses.

She loves MELMO, what kid doesn't love Elmo?

One thing is for sure, she's got us wrapped around her little finger:)

Overdue Pictures

2011-11-06T17:55:00.000-08:00

I finally got around to uploading daddy's pictures from his phone onto the computer! Here are some pics of Daddy's Girls for you:)

Happy Halloween!

2011-10-31T17:53:00.000-07:00

We are on day 8 of sickness with the girls! Hoping these bugs go away quick! But, we did take them out for a little bit tonight to go trick or treating! Lilly loved saying Trick or Treat, Thank you and Happy Halloween to all the neighbors! Maggie on the other hand, enjoyed her sucker!

Maggie as a cute little ladybug! (Thanks to Brandi for the costume!)

Lilly as Ariel! (Thanks to Amanda for the costume!)

2011-10-30T18:09:00.000-07:00

We spent Sunday celebrating Mama's birthday! We went to the Haunted House at the Children's Museum. We had won free tickets to the haunted house from our summer reading program at the library! We enjoyed the pretty day out in the yard. I loved spending the entire day with my family!

Maggie the little Lady bug at the Children's Museum!

Lil making a mama face because she didn't want to leave!

The girls playing on their pirate ship!

Blowing out my half-eaten cake! Thanks to Mari for buying it for me on Friday! Couldn't wait till Sunday to dig into it:)

And yes, this girl still loves her some cake, even ice cream cake!

Homework Time

2011-10-26T12:32:00.000-07:00

Lilly loves to do her homework for school! Hoping she still loves it in a few years:) Her homework for this week was to make a list of things in the house that started with the Letter B! All I had to do was say the letters and she wrote them down! Daddy kept asking why she was putting two "Y's" on her name now. Now that she has been doing this for a couple weeks, its more clear it's a "4" If only he would have asked her! I'm sure she would have told him!

Fall Break Happenings

2011-10-22T06:49:00.000-07:00

We did a lot of relaxing over fall break! But, we also got out to do some fun stuff as a family! We ventured out to Zoo Boo one evening and then we painted Pottery during the day! Can't wait to see what it looks like when finished!

Daddy with his mermaid and ladybug!

Mags checking out the warthog.

The girls getting ready to go on the train ride!

Mags being silly with mommy's glasses.

Mommy and Mags on the train ride!

Look at that Mom!

Zoo Boo 2011

Painting Pottery! Maggie is painting a soap dish and Lil picked out a guitar box!

Lil loved every minute of it! Maggie lost interest right away:)


Stay tuned for the final reveal of the pottery sometime next week!

The Big REVEAL

2011-10-20T09:01:00.000-07:00

The Hall Household is just a little Excited today!

2011-10-16T13:23:00.000-07:00

We traveled to Cincinnati this weekend to see our cousin Mary Beth get hitched! It was a beautiful wedding and a very fun reception! Lilly said, "Mama I see the Princess and she's BEAUTIFUL!" when Mary was walking down the aisle! Too cute:)

The bride and Groom in the beautiful Church!

Lil, Zion and Maggie checking out the view from the 12th floor!

Some of the cousins playing duck, duck, goose!

Almost all the Luker kids dancing with the bride!

Mags busting a move to the band!

Lil up front dancing! She loved the guitars!

Pumpkin Patch

2011-10-09T17:23:00.000-07:00

We ventured to the Pumpkin Patch this weekend!
We took advantage of the gorgeous weekend!

Lil found the perfect pumpkin!

The girls getting dirty in the dirt!

Lil being silly with the apple!

Look a Pane! (As Maggie would say!)

Kisses from Daddy!

The girls and Mama!

4 Month Baby Bump and Snapshots

2011-10-04T18:17:00.000-07:00

Almost to the half-way mark! It seems like it is flying by! But, it's probably because we have been super busy and super tired! So, here's the bump at 18 weeks! I didn't even look this big with Lil at 6 months!

My little Monkeys playing around!

Anyone wanna tell me what color her eyes are?

Monkey See, Monkey Do!

Field Trip

2011-09-30T10:35:00.000-07:00

Mama and the girls enjoyed the day at the Apple Orchard with Lilly's Preschool Class! It was a bit chilly, but they enjoyed pickin apples and decorating pumpkins! And we especially enjoyed hanging with the Miles Girls today!

Maggie Rae! She was perfectly content eating an apple while the girls picked them!

Lillyana picking her apples!

Mirra and Lil loading their bags full of apples!

Lilly and Mirra being silly! And trying not to stand too close to each other!

Mirra, Lil and Maggie! Not sure who they are looking at!

Mags and Lil decorating their pumpkins!

Annual Fall Party

2011-09-25T17:59:00.000-07:00

We were able to attend the Burton's Annual Equinox Party! The rain stayed away for a portion of the day and all the kiddos had a blast. As well as the adults! So glad we have these traditions!

Maggie peaking out of the house!

Miss Ava with her new slide!

Lil and Ava! Don't you just love Lilly's style?

Miss Maggie Rae just being cute!

Little Stinkers

2011-09-19T18:27:00.000-07:00

While talking to Lilly tonight, she looked at me and started putting two fingers together and said, "I'm pausing you?" I said, "You're pausing me?" She said, "Yes, like on the remote!" I guess she didn't like the conversation!

The other day while at target a lady who worked there asked, "Are you doing okay? Can I help you find anything?" Lilly spoke right up and said, "I'm looking for an Ariel costume!" (I didn't know she was on the hunt!) So, the lady quickly showed Lil where the Ariel costumes where and Lil said, "That's not the one!" "It needs a green tail, purple one like these like mommy (points to where my bra would be) and red hair!" I guess the girl knows what she wants:)

First day of Preschool!

2011-09-07T16:36:00.000-07:00

Lilly was one happy little girl this morning! She headed off to Preschool! As expected she said, "Bye Mom!"

Thank goodness her friend Mirra is in her class!

Favorite Photos from a little Photo Session

2011-09-02T19:10:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Debbie & Brandi for taking some pics of my girls for me!

Family Reunion

2011-08-28T19:13:00.000-07:00

We headed north for a family reunion this weekend! The girls had so much fun playing with all their cousins. They were even more excited to spend the whole day at the park!

Lil and Mags getting ready to hug! Sisterly love...for the moment.

Mags waving!

Lil & her boots! She won't wear anything else!

And there was cake! So Maggie was Super excited!

Finding the time...

2011-08-23T18:04:00.000-07:00

Which I can't seem to do! Going back to work, taking care of two little girls and being pregnant I find myself WORN OUT! So, here are a couple recent pics and a few short stories while I have the energy.

Maggie Rae is now 16 months old. Almost 17 months by now. It's hard for me to keep track anymore. She is still a climbing little monkey. She is scaling into her crib, but not out yet. She climbs from the chair to the couch with ease. Monkey see, Monkey Do - watching big sister do this!

She is starting to talk so much more every day. Her new favorite words are: bite, sit down, brush teeth and trash. She loves giving kisses and hugs. And doesn't leave anyone out in the room! She has begun to say many animal sounds- meow, moo, pants for a dog.

She is also saying wee wee wee for this little piggy! She is such a sweet chill little girl, and I can't seem to get mad at her!

The girls and I travelled to my sister's this weekend so that they could meet their new cousin Mikey! Lilly fell in love and Maggie was a little unsure, but still gave him kisses!

Lilly is starting Preschool in a couple weeks! She is so excited. I'm always thankful for good friends that can help make things happen for my girls:)

Lilly has begun to remember her dreams. She woke up the past two mornings and said, Mommy I dreamed about: Daddy and the boys and they were at their house.

The next morning it was: Mommy I dreamed about People. These people had superpowers!

Just like her Sister

2011-08-14T19:55:00.000-07:00

Maggie loves Leo just as much as Lil!

Maggie leaning in and loving on him! He's such a good chair!

Giving Kisses!

And yes, this would be Lil doing the same thing with Leo:) My girls just love him!

Mama's heart is sad!

2011-08-09T19:06:00.000-07:00

I'm gonna miss these two little munchkins! I can't believe the summer has flown by and it's time to head back to work! On the bright side, it's only for 6 months:)

Party of Five

2011-08-05T19:27:00.000-07:00

The Hall family is becoming a Party of Five in March of 2012!

Michael Truth Manning

2011-08-04T05:24:00.000-07:00

Proud Aunt Again!

Michael Truth was born early this morning! He weighs 8 lbs. 11 oz. and is 20.5 inches long!

Someone decided they needed a haircut!

2011-08-02T18:42:00.000-07:00

I was sweeping. I found a little bit of hair. I thought...oh Lil is at it again? I went to find her and said, "Lil let me see your hair!" I said, "Where is the rest of the hair that you cut?" She said, "In the box!" UGH!

She butchered it! She has a Mullet! CRAP!

The hair that was in the box!

Mullet!

The right side isn't as bad as the left!

I told Lil we were going to get her hair fixed/cut. She looked at me and said, "Are they gonna put it back on?" No hunny, it's a little too late for that! She said, "But, I want my hair LONG like Rapunzel's!" Again, "Hunny you should have that about that before you cut your hair!"

Lil with her new cut! She looks a lot different. But, it's really cute:) I did save the pony tho!

Garner Camping 2011

2011-08-01T09:56:00.000-07:00

The Annual Garner Camping Trip was a Success! Even with 13 kids under the age of 10! All the kids spent most of the time in the pond or fishing.

There was very little fighting and all of the cousins had a blast playing with each other!

Water Time!

Mags just being cute!

Lilly, Vega and Maren digging holes to fill up!

The Garner Clan!

Silly Faces!

Maggie hung in like a trooper! But, was really tired!

The kiddos Fishing!

Playing in the Hammock!

Lil holding an inchworm! The little girl who is terrified of any bugs!

More time in the water!

Super Sandwiches!

The newest member of the Garner Clan - Marissa!

All the boys on a boat ride!

Gigi took all the kiddos on a paddle boat ride!

More kids getting a ride!

Another one of the newest additions to the Clan - Malaya

Zoo/Splash Park

2011-07-28T11:45:00.000-07:00

I braced myself today and took both girls to the zoo by myself! It was a great morning to go, no one was there because of the heat!

The girls checking out the sleeping bear!

The cute little sleeping bear! Lil kept saying, "I want to go back to see if the bear is awake!"

Maggie going down the big slide all by herself!

The girls loving the Splash Park!

Maggie enjoying the cold water!

Lil trying to time it right to run through!

Little Artist at Work

2011-07-27T05:51:00.000-07:00

Both girls take after their daddy when it comes to the art department!

Lil hard at work on her painting! Thanks Mark and Katie:)

Maggie trying to get in on the action! Daddy mixed a couple colors for Lil together to make new. Once Lil figured it out, she was all about making her own colors!

Maggie and Lil painting together! And No, Maggie did not paint the tree:)

Tinkerbell Party

2011-07-23T19:18:00.000-07:00

We celebrated Lil's 4th Birthday Party this weekend with Friends and Family. Even though it was HOT, everyone had a great time!

Lil with her new Princess Bike from Uncle Porky and Uncle Jared! She was so excited!

Paint your own Fairy House and make your own Pixie Dust!

Mirra, Lil and Ava painting their Fairy Houses!

All the kiddos digging into the cake topper! It kept them busy while I cut the cake:)

Lil opening her presents! She got lots of neat stuff! She now has a Tinkerbell dress and Rapunzel dress to add to her collection!

The Big 4-year-old with her cake!

The fairy houses the kids painted and took home!

Mags eating with both hands ice cream and cake!

Thanks to everyone for coming to celebrate!

She's 4!

2011-07-21T18:41:00.000-07:00

Today was an extra special day for an extra special little girl! Lillyana Kay turned 4! We have had an amazing year! She has grown into a beautiful little girl! She has a lot of spunk and is as sweet as can be! She is an Awesome big sister (at least most of the time). I'm so blessed to have this little lady in my life!

Lil getting her special Necklace from Daddy!

Enjoying her ice cream for Dessert!

She was so excited to get her Tinkerbell Music Box!

And you can just see the excitement she had with her Cinderella Dress!

Happy Birthday Lillyana Kay! We love you!

Leaving Another Chapter in Life- 3!

2011-07-20T16:49:00.000-07:00

Mommy and Lil celebrated the last day of Lil being Three today in Style!

Lil getting her Pedicure! This little girl was in Heaven!

Lil sat patiently through the whole process, even when Mommy got hers!

Lilly thought she was a princess today and kept smiling! She even said, "Can we do this again tomorrow Mommy?"

She was a little tired after all that work!

The Finished Project! She loved her flowers!

7 Years

2011-07-17T19:08:00.000-07:00

Happy Anniversary to my best friend! Thanks for spending the most wonderful seven years with me! You are the best!

Festival

2011-07-14T20:49:00.000-07:00

We decided to venture out this evening to the St. Christopher's Summer Festival! The girls loved it! Good Food, Good Music and Fun Games and Rides for the Girls! And yes, Beautiful Weather!

Lil dancing to the Blues Band!

She loves to kick up her heals and Dance!

Mags thinking about dancing to the music!

Out of all the games there, Lil picked the one with the gun first!

Maggie trying to find the fish with the number 1 on it! After she got a prize, she kept trying to find all the prize boxes around and throwing all the stuff out!

Lil and Daddy trying to hit the Chicken in the Pan! They did!

Lil pretty excited to ride in the bus!

Lil also Loved the airplane ride! She's never been on a ride that goes up and down and her little hand was clenching for dear life! But, the smile on her face was priceless!

Relaxin

2011-07-10T19:34:00.000-07:00

Our little Mini Vacation started out a little rough with a busted tire! However, we were able to enjoy the weekend with friends at Gigi and Papaw's house while they are away in Alaska!

Chocolate covered pretzels will ease any child's fussiness in the car!

Lil trying out Papaw's new swing!

Lil and Mags wading in the pond.

The Barn Owl that keeps flying down in the evening to search for food! The kids all thought this was really cool to be so close to an Owl.

Lil and Daddy going fishing. Lil kept saying, "Daddy I love you, You're the best daddy in the whole world...Can I have a turn?"

Ava and Lil floating on their animals.

Maggie had a ball rubbing the sand/rocks all over her legs!

The kids sitting down to share the plate of brownies. Notice Maggie - double fistin it!

All the kiddos on a boat ride!

Mags chillin with her daddy! What a cool pic!

Happy 4th of July!

2011-07-04T21:18:00.000-07:00

We had a very busy 4th of July Weekend! We spent time with our friends swimming in their pool and launching lots of fireworks! We went downtown to watch the fireworks too.

Lil's 4th of July outfit!

Maggie too!

The girls and I painted our toes red, white and blue!

We made my mama's fruit pizza...It was really yummy!

Maggie and Jess chillin by the pool!

Maggie lovin her slushy that Cindy brought for all the kiddos!

Daddy and Lil swimming in the pool!

Yep! She's a Hall...swiping the Budweiser!

All the kiddos watching the fireworks!

Maggie even had a boyfriend there! He's only three weeks older then she is!

Lil and Mags downtown, getting ready to watch the big Fireworks!

Lil with her sparklers!

Daddy even bought really big sparklers!

We hope everyone had a safe and happy 4th!

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow!

2011-06-30T16:52:00.000-07:00

Picture by: Lilly

13 inches later

Pool Days

2011-06-29T21:02:00.000-07:00

The girls and I headed to Gigi and Papaws house this week. The kids had a blast swimming in the pond, taking the paddle boat out, climbing trees, going to the pool and trying to slip n slide.

Lil and Zman just being monkeys in the tree!

Lil attempting to slip n slide. She didn't want to do the slip part of it! I don't think I blame her.

Mags enjoying the pool! It took her a minute to warm up, but after that..Look out!

Lil was having a blast trying to swim in the water. When we left she said, "Maybe we can go to the pool tomorrow?"

Grand Prix Weekend

2011-06-27T06:39:00.000-07:00

We headed to Daddy's home town this weekend for the Annual Goodland Grand Prix. The girls had so much fun playing with all their cousins and family! We are glad to be back and finally sleeping in our own beds. Hopefully the girls we get right back on schedule and take naps for Mama today!

Lil spent Friday with Madison! We walked to the park and the bank was passing out popcorn!

Lil in the bounce house with her cousins, Gracie and Macie!

Lil waiting on the parade to start!

Lil waiting patiently for the parade to get here. She held out her bag for all the candy!

Candy! I love Candy Mommy!

Maggie enjoyed the parade too! She even got a sucker! Of course she got passed off to Aunt Theresa so she could get dirty!

Cousin Payton was King!

Maggie watching the Grandpa Cratchet show!

Lil participated in the Pedal Pull! We were talking about it before we got there. I told her she needed to go all the way to the end! She looked at me and said, "Mama I can't swim all the way to the end, I will die!" Pull and Pool must sound a lot alike to her!

Lil didn't win, but she did a Great job!

Maggie enjoyed picking anything and everything off the ground!

Lil with her cousin Carter listening to the band!

The girls and cousin Carter! Oh how my girls Love Carter!

Lil and Mags dancing to the music!

Summer Time

2011-06-21T19:39:00.000-07:00

Who doesn't love Summertime? Especially eating Watermelon?

This girl Loves her some Watermelon!

And she loves to dress up! She's even trying to put her own pants own.

She has had a rough couple patches these last few weeks. She's had two new teeth come in! And I think she is working on two more!

We got her one of those Amber Necklaces that are supposed to help with teething. I would say that it helps in a way, but doesn't do all the heady magic stuff people say it does!

She's also learned to scale Lil's slide! So, I'm really debating about taking the slide off the playhouse for awhile. It's just a little too dangerous for the peanut to be climbing up there.

And little Miss Lilly. Here's her note to Daddy for Father's Day. She only needed help with the E.

And just a few more quotes from Lil that made us chuckle:

Lil to me, "I don't need your help, but Thanks anyways!"

Maggie was a little upset and "bothering" Lil. Lil looked at me and said, "Just Go ROCK MAGGIE!"

I told Lil I needed to go take a shower, she looked at me and said, "Why are you nasty?"

Daddy Day

2011-06-19T17:58:00.000-07:00

Happy Daddy Day to the best Daddy in the world!

I told Lil we would be celebrating Father's day this weekend. Lil said, "I don't want my daddy to be Father!" So, she celebrated Daddy Day!

I asked Lil, "Why do you love your daddy?"

Her response:

Because he's my best friend.

He takes a nap with me.

He watches movies with me.

Because he puts his pants on.

Daddy plants gardens.

Plays with toys with me.

He loves me.

He puts his shirt on.

It rains - write that mama.

Because he dances with me.

We watch cartoons.

He cooks dinner.

writes letters.

He has a mustache.

He's a good boy!

I also want to tell my dad that I love him! Thanks for being such a cool dad growing up and always taking such good care of us. You mean the world to me. And I'm so blessed my girls have such a fun, special Papaw!

Table Time

2011-06-16T20:26:00.000-07:00

Maggie, Maggie, Maggie!

Not sure if I'm gonna keep up with this one!

Every chair, couch, bed, and table! She goes climbing!

Fun in the Sun

2011-06-13T19:07:00.000-07:00

We have been having a ball playing in the backyard! Ava and Lil's cousin's spent the weekend with us!

Lil loving the sprinkler!

Mags had a ball getting soaked too!

Lil & Ava running through the sprinkler!

Lil and Ava passed out after a long day of playing in Lil's new tent for her bed!

We headed down to PBS in the park this weekend! The girls enjoyed making pictures out of recycled wallpaper!

We didn't wait in the long lines to see any of the characters! But, they did get to peak inside a fire truck and went down a huge bounce slide!

Tiger's

2011-06-07T19:54:00.000-07:00

We took a little adventure with some friends to see the new Tiger Exhibit at the zoo.

Trying to spy that Tiger!

There he is! It was pretty cool to be that close to the Tiger!

The Big Girls helping Maggie move right along!

Mirra's 4th Birthday!

2011-06-04T18:11:00.000-07:00

We Celebrated Mirra's 4th Birthday this weekend! We travelled all the way to Pixie Hollow! Lil even told me she needed to go back to Pixie Hollow when we got home:) We hope you had a Terrific Birthday, Mirra!

Yep! This mama can make a cake! I'm secretly jealous of all her talent! She did such a good job on the cake! Amanda, You rock!

Look at the cupcakes! She even put little ladybugs on them!

Miss Maggie in her tutu! Amanda even made tutu's for all the girls!

All the kids taking a wagon ride down to Pixie Hollow!

Lil on the swing! Thank goodness I wasn't down there. She was flying HIGH!

All the kids coloring their animals at the Animal Fairy Garden.

Lil and Drew pretending to fight. I'm not sure how Lil would win with her wings:)

And then, we have the Birthday Girl! Yep, she's swiping the icing off the cake when no one is looking! Love her to pieces:)

My girl flying high!

Super Trooper!

2011-06-03T09:34:00.000-07:00

Lil was an Absolute Trooper today! There were NO TEARS! She had her second set of tubes put in. She got "T tubes," which are supposed to last 4-5 years! She thought it was really cool to be wheeled back to see the doctor on the big bed! I'm so proud of my brave little peach!

Let the Fun Begin....

2011-06-01T18:43:00.000-07:00

School's out! And I'm ready to Love on these Girls!

The girls loving the Cold Pool!

And they are rockin in their Bikini's.

Lil trying to keep the bugs away by splashing them.

Mag's chessin

Maggie saying the pool is Oh So Cold, but I still love it anyways!

Race Weekend with Friends

2011-05-30T19:31:00.000-07:00

We had a packed house all weekend long! We had friends from Florida, Ohio, and Michigan drive in just for the race! Good times were had by all, especially the kiddos:

Finley and Lilly dumped all the toys out just to hide in the toy box!

Mags learned how to crawl up on her slide all by herself! She's just getting too big!

Lilly and Ava on the look out for the Pirate Piggies!

Taking in the sunshine with a little watercolors outside!

Maggie just wanted to play in the water. So, Mama got her a big bowl just to splash in!

Date Day Night Date

2011-05-21T20:49:00.000-07:00

Lilly had an eventful day date with daddy and night date with mommy.

Lil and Daddy at Pole Day!

Lil and daddy walked by a band and Lil busted out some moves.

Lil and Mommy getting ready to head to Beef and Boards to see Cinderella!

Lil in her princess dress ready to see the Princess!

Lil was in AWE! She kept saying, "Mommy are you watching? Do you see Cinderella? She's Beautiful!"

Thanks goes to Brandi and her family who gave us the tickets! We love you and your family! I'm going to miss Kinser next year:)

Growing

2011-05-18T18:17:00.000-07:00

Daddy and Lil got the garden planted! Hoping we get loads of yummy vegetables! Lil had more fun digging then planting. She is still really freaked out by worms! Can't say I blame her.

Mags chillin in her shades.

She is officially signing More and Please. Her new favorite words that she can say are Up and Ball! Hoping to get it on video soon. She's growing up too quickly.

Soccer Time

2011-05-15T20:00:00.000-07:00

It always takes her a little while to warm up, but she loves it!

The Coach trying to get Lil to get the ball! I really think she's scared of getting hit/kicked by the other kids.

Chill Baby

Stopping the ball.

Concentrating on kicking that ball.

Kicking it back!

Running through the tunnel at the end! All the kids love this!

Snuggle Buds

2011-05-13T14:53:00.000-07:00

I love how they are both sleeping in the exact position!

While Daddy was away, both girls kept their mama safe and sound in bed!

Happy 3rd Birthday Ava Lee!

2011-05-10T18:49:00.000-07:00

We helped Ava celebrate her 3rd Birthday this weekend! All the girls loved playing on her new swing set and just enjoying the beautiful weather for the day! Happy Birthday Ava:)

Lil, Ava and Claire enjoying digging in the sandbox with their toes!

Maggie enjoying a little car ride!

Ava with her cupcake! Lil is so blessed to have such a great BFF!

Oh, and here's sugar mouth! After she hogged down on the cupcake!

Mother's Day 2011

2011-05-08T19:20:00.000-07:00

Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful Mama's out there!

I feel truly blessed!

Climber

2011-05-02T18:30:00.000-07:00

We have been battling a little head cold/allergies for the last week! So, we've been on down time! The girls spent the weekend with Gigi and Papaw so that Daddy and Mommy could get away for the weekend! (pics to come). Here's some snapshots from the last week or so at home.

Daddy getting attacked by Mags, Lil and the boys!

Lil making a path with her books!

Better not fall off, or the alligators will get ya!

Mags being crazy!

I'm in serious trouble now!

Easter 2011

2011-04-24T19:37:00.000-07:00

We celebrated Easter this year with the Hall's. Lots of family, good friends and good food. The girls were extremely tired, but hung in there! We hope everyone else enjoyed their Easter Holiday as well.

Lil and Daddy decorated Easter Eggs on Friday night!

She loved painting the eggs with a sponge, along with other things...

The girl's Easter baskets. Lil was pretty excited to receive the Little Mermaid. And Mags loved her PeeWee Pillow Pet.

Lil finding Eggs outside at Grandma's house! She actually had to go out and re-hide all the eggs and then she acted totally surprised when she went hunting again!

Mags and Lil finding eggs inside.

Lil in her Easter dress!

Maggie in her Easter dress! The girls had matching ones. It was a beautiful day outside to enjoy all the cousins and friends!

If only.....

2011-04-20T19:35:00.000-07:00

We could all kick back and sleep like this!

Monkeying Around

2011-04-18T18:53:00.000-07:00

Celebrating Zman's birthday at Monkey Joe's.

She was a little timid at first, but as you can see from her smile she fell in love!

Look Mama, "I'm doing it!"

Zion and Lil crashing into each other going down the slide.

Mags wanted to join in the fun!

Swish!

Call us Crazy....

2011-04-16T20:20:00.000-07:00

Not only are we playing T-Ball, we are playing Soccer too!
Number 1 for T-Ball and Number 7 for Soccer.

And this girl, LOVES IT!

It was really cold and windy for her first game, but there was no stopping the smile on her face!

Into Toddler hood.....

2011-04-12T17:14:00.000-07:00

I'm ONE!

It's really hard to believe that it's been a year. Time goes by so quickly. We have moved into Toddler hood. Maggie has been such a huge blessing in our lives! We thank God every day for giving us this beautiful sweet baby girl!

We spent Maggie's Birthday at the IMA! Our plan was to get pictures taken of Maggie with the Number One. However, the IMA had other plans as they are painting/fixing all the numbers:( Guess we will have to wait until she's 1.5 to get her picture taken. We made the best of the day walking through the gardens.

These two girls love each other so much! I'm so thankful they have each other. Everyone needs a sister:)

Maggie checking out the flowers.

We told the girls several times not to pick the flowers. As you can see, someone didn't listen!

Miss Magnolia with the beautiful Magnolia tree.

Ever wonder how on earth we came up with Magnolia? We liked the name Maggie, but really wanted her to have a more "Formal" name for when she got older. Nearing the end of my pregnancy, I was a walking fool! Every day sometimes twice a day Lilly and I would go on walks. We would pass by the most beautiful Magnolia trees in full bloom. So, that's how we got our Magnolia Rae! Different but oh so unique just like her.

Happy Birthday Sweet Baby Girl! You are a true blessing in our lives!

Cake Time

2011-04-10T19:07:00.000-07:00

Maggie's 1st Birthday Party!

2011-04-10T16:26:00.000-07:00

Maggie isn't officially "One" yet, but we celebrated her special day this weekend with close friends and family! It was a beautiful day! We thank everyone for coming to see our special little girl.

Butterfly Cupcakes!

Maggie's butterfly smash cake!

Maggie's Birthday outfit! Thanks to Stephanie for making the skirt and for Drew & Mirra's Grandma for making her shirt for her! She looked really cute!

Miss Magnolia with Magnolia's from Papaw's house.

Maggie liked the cake!

She really liked the cake!

She liked it so much she didn't want to share with anyone!

Did I say she liked the cake, what I really meant to say was she LOVED the cake!

Yummy!

Maggie was such a trooper, she even opened all her presents!

Maggie with her new ball!

Thanks to everyone again! And thanks to Jan for making Maggie's Birthday Banner!

Video to come soon of her shoveling the cake it!

Busy Bees

2011-04-08T11:18:00.000-07:00

We've been busy:

Exploring with Toilet Paper!

Practicing for TBall!

Digging in the Dirt!

Playing in the Sand!

Finding Gigi's Make-up!

And just one more to get the full affect!

Spring Break Continued....

2011-04-03T17:00:00.000-07:00

Cousin Zion, Aunt WooWoo and Gigi came to visit on Friday. We all went shopping the entire day! I have to say that for all three kiddos being so young, they were troopers! Of course, Gigi was there to buy them goodies:)

Zion and Lil playing in the backyard.

Zion and Lil just being cute! I have to admit Lil cried and screamed for about 20 minutes when Zion left! They love each other:)

Maggie and Lil coloring! It's Maggie's new thing and she absolutely loves it!

She loves it so much she even colors on my doors:(

(Sweaty hair - she just woke up from a nap)

We had a couple days of sunshine to end our spring break! It was still really windy! But, the girls enjoyed getting out and playing!

And just a small quote from Lil:

So, mama how was your day?

Mama, "It was good, kinda sad because I have to go back to work tomorrow!"

Lil, "I'm not sad, I'M MAD!"

Go Cubs Go!

2011-04-01T05:48:00.000-07:00

Hooray it's Opening Day!

Spring Break

2011-03-29T20:08:00.000-07:00

Spending quality time with good friends over spring break! We have ventured to the Zoo and Children's Museum this week!

Mirra and Lil checking out the Blue Iguana.

Lil and Drew holding on to each other! They've got a special bond!

Drew and Lil checking out the orchids in the Gardens.

Sweet Maggie Rae found the only puddle in the place.

Maggie pulling at the orchids.

Drew making Maggie giggle!

Lil, Maggie, Mirra and Drew...at least we got one kid to smile!

Lil and Braylen turning the Wheel, turning the Wheel, turning the WHEEL!!!

(It's a Dora/Isa thing)

Lil and Maggie putting the stars in! Yep, that's Lil wearing her Cape the whole day! She wouldn't leave the house without it!

Maggie Rae had so much fun at the Children's Museum exploring!

Birthday Party at Build a Bear

2011-03-27T18:34:00.000-07:00

We helped Braylen ring in his 3rd Birthday at Build a Bear. It was a Fantastic birthday party!

Lilly and Ava chessin over their cupcakes!

Maggie lovin the icing on the cupcake! She finished quickly!

Lil and Braylen playing with their Slinky's!

Getting the heart warmed up for their Bears.

Lil stuffing her bear! She named hers DeeDee.

Maggie waiting patiently to get her Bear stuffed. Lilly named it Pinky!

Lilly giving DeeDee a bath! She loves this Bear! And I'm only wishing I would have invented Build a Bear!

Dancing Feet

2011-03-21T18:32:00.000-07:00

Gotta Love Dancing Feet!

Spring

2011-03-20T18:08:00.000-07:00

We love this weather!

The weather is a changin...

2011-03-16T18:18:00.000-07:00

We are so excited to be able to get outside!

Maggie finally being brave enough to walk on the uneven grass!

Enjoying some time in her swing!

Lil and Daddy planting some tulip bulbs. Who knows if it is even time to do this? But, hey we went with it!

Loving the slide for the first time!

Lil being an awesome big sister that she is,

wanted to catch Maggie coming down!

11 Months

2011-03-10T17:11:00.000-08:00

Sweet Baby Rae is 11 Months old! She's close to 19 pounds now. Her little personality is coming out more and more each day! She giggles alot. She loves her big sister like you wouldn't believe and she gives some of the best kisses around.

She's always this happy! Well, maybe not when she's teething, but usually this is the girl we get!

Not really sure why both of my girls scrunch up their noses when they are smiling, but it's oh so cute!

Maggie loving on Leo and asking for it!

Yep! He gave it to her!

Out of the Mouths of Babes

2011-03-08T17:43:00.000-08:00

This girl is seriously Funny!

Today she was holding her hand. I asked her what she was doing. She looked at me and said, "My hand is in time out!" I said, "What did your hand do?" She looked at me and said, "It was hitting my other hand and when it says I'm sorry, it can go play!"

I walked in and saw Lil had turned my pump on with her shirt pulled up!

hmmm..

She looked at me and said, "When I get bigger my boobies will get big and have milk!"

You just gotta love them!

I couldn't resist! She has no idea what this means, but it was too funny not to post!

Weekend Snapshots

2011-03-06T19:50:00.000-08:00

We have decided to Finally redo our kitchen! It's been almost 7 years of living with Gold Speckled Tile! UGH:( But, we want to put the house on the market this spring, so projects need to be checked off! So, we spent the day at Ava's house while the dad's were getting paint everywhere!

Maggie getting in the middle of everything the girls were playing with!

Lil and Ava getting ready to watch their wash cloths grow:)

Waiting patiently to see the little squares turn into a wash cloth!

Ava and Lil creating works of art!

Tubby Anyone?

2011-03-02T19:14:00.000-08:00

The alarms were sounding in my ear around 3:30 in the morning on Sunday! Not that I was really sleeping anyway, since I had a dog breathing in my ear all night. (Leo HATES storms) I turned on the T.V. to the radio dude saying a Tornado had touched down in Greencastle. In my mind, that means..it's coming my way. I woke both girls up to go lay in the tubby! As Lilly was getting in she said, "But Mommy, I don't want to sleep in the tubby!" I'm sure I could have let them sleep, but I am my Mother's Daughter and my Grandma's Granddaughter.. Which means, I WORRY! So, we had a party in the tub in the wee hours of the morning. Thankfully everyone went back to sleep.

Just a snapshot of Maggie's new favorite thing to do! Find an article of clothing and throw it around her neck! Not sure why she likes it, but it makes her oh so happy:)

Royal Party

2011-02-27T19:15:00.000-08:00

Celebrating Princess Cecilia's Birthday!

Mirra, Cecilia, and Lil making their Crowns!

The Royal Court! I Just love how my daughter always wants to pout at times like these:)

Rewarding Good Behavior!

2011-02-23T17:50:00.000-08:00

Lil has been working really hard to fill up her sticker charts. She has filled up three entire charts since Christmas! We have been using these charts here. It's amazing what a sticker and fairy can do for a little girl.

Lil's chart! She loves trying to get the princess to her castle!

The fairies she has been working towards! She actually got three fairies for Christmas. She added Fawn, Rosetta and Iridessa to her collection! From now on, it's off to the Dollar Store we go:)

10 Months

2011-02-20T18:38:00.000-08:00

Little Miss Maggie Rae is 10 Months! I'm still in shock that in just two months she will be ONE ( I should probably start planning). She is starting to expand her vocabulary a little bit more each day. We have heard her say Peek-a-boo, Bye Bye and Hi! Her sense of humor is coming out too. She likes to take off down the hallway, hoping you will chase her. She will stop to look and when you get up, she takes off giggling!

Here's a couple snapshots of the little peach.

Yes, I'm happy I've got paper and tampons! My favorite things to snatch up and run with!

Clapping, because we are so excited to be able to get outside!

Just taking in all the nature! So much to explore now that I'm big!

I'm not too sure about these boots my mama put on me!

Mini Me with her daddy!

Love Bugs

2011-02-16T18:10:00.000-08:00

Celebrating V-day together! Nothing like lots of sugar, Mags even had her first Pink Marshmallow!

Checking out their gifts! Hope everyone had a Fantastic Love Day!