Friday, January 21, 2011

Chick fil a Bowl

South Carolina finally made it to the Chick-fil-a bowl and Paw Paw was still able to pull a few strings and get us three tickets. We thought it would be fun to bring Grace with us. I believe she enjoyed a little mommy and daddy time without having to compete with her two younger sisters. We were sad that the Gamecocks lost but we still had a lot of fun. Some of my great memories from the night was...Grace falling asleep on the way to the game and waking up to the Atlanta skyline. The joy of putting tattoos on our face. Grace's wide eyes watching all the people and the game. Listening to Chad explain to her what team she was pulling for. The excited she had when Paw Paw brought back a HUGE tub of popcorn. AND...watching the Fl State moron in front of us...he might of been more exciting then the same.

Cute picture of the three of us but I had to try really hard to get a smile because Olivia was very sad that she did not get to go with us. Even tough she had a lot of fun with Ms. Joni.






We did it!!!

Since I meet Chad (16 year ago) he has always told me one of his favorite foods was the flat corn beard his Mema made. Since this past Christmas he asked his mom to make it for him and we watched to see how it was done. So on New Years Day we gave it a try. It took a couple attempts but we did it...or I should say, Chad did it!!!


Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Meeting Tyler

Erin's little brother arrived into the world in December and the girls have been dying to meet him. So on Thursday of last week Robyn came to visit with the baby. Grace was so excited to get her hands on him. It is so sweet to see her love for babies. And of course Olivia couldn't be left out. Harper and Tyler are just four and half months apart. It seems like a huge difference right now but it won't as they get bigger.



Sunday, January 2, 2011

Harper at Five Months

Harper turned five months today. She continues to grow like a weed. She is now in size 3-6 months and 6-12 months clothes. She is barely in size 2 diapers. I put her in a size 3 at night and she still pees through it almost every night.
She is still just rolling over one way, from her tummy to her back. She would rather be upright in a toy then on the floor. If I put her on the floor to play on her belly she rolls right over. And then looks for someone to pick her up. She can push herself up with her arms, she now does it when I lay her down for a nap. She look over her bumper and watches as I leave the room.
Harper is not a good night time sleeper. She is starting to get into a really good routine during the day of two good long naps and maybe a little catnap in the evening. BUT she still wakes at least once a night, sometimes three or four times. I guess it is almost time for the "cry it out" method, I'm just afraid of her waking up Olivia at night.
The girl loves to eat. She is still bottle feeding and breastfeeding, 50/50. She is now eating cereal twice a day and is starting on baby food. I have made up some homemade food in hopes that it will help with her reflux. So far she has tried pears and sweet potatoes and loves them both.
Harper is becoming a little ham. The first picture is my favorite thing she does right now. She loves snorting to get our attention. It is so cute and she can now do it on command. She tolerates a lot from her big sisters...including Olivia always holding her hands or rubbing their faces together and Grace holding her and carrying her around the room. She is a very happy baby. The only times she cries is if she is hungry or tired. She is another of my girls that wants to be laid down to fall asleep so she can get very cranky in the car or stroller if she is sleepy and no crib is in sight.
Harper is a Blessing to all of us!






Saturday, January 1, 2011

Mimi and Pops

We had our first Christmas with Mimi and Pops. The girls were loving the that we got to open presents again. They got some awesome stuff!
Hanging out with Aunt Jackie
Harper watching her new bear
Gracie loving the Pillow Pet!!!

White Christmas

We came home on Christmas evening to a beautiful white blanket of snow at our house and wonderful huge flakes! My first white Christmas!
Grace was excited and tried to catch snow flakes on her tongue.
Harper's very first snow!
Out in the snow and ready to play at 8:30 the next morning.



I love love love watching Chad playing with the girls. But sometimes he takes it a little too far. In the picture below he hit Grace square in the face with a snowball. Their were tears.
Here is Grace getting daddy back!
Wrestling in the snow


Christmas Day

We spent the afternoon and evening at Maw Maw and Paw Paw's house with Aunt KK and family. The girls were very well behaved (which doesn't happen often), Carrie even mentioned how angelic Grace was acting. They loved opening presents, hanging out with cousins and eating good food.


All the girls enjoyed Pillow Pets
Trying out their new rain boots
If you need to hear a good story ask Chad about his trolls.
Our several attempts to a good cousin/grandkid picture. It's a very hard task and not sure if achieved the mission. Mom ~ pick your favorite and I'll print it for you.
Harper trying to escape
Someone is picking their nose
Not a single smile
Cute but NObody is looking at the camera
Boys and girls aren't mingling and they all look like we are putting them through pure torture.