.paintingandlooking.

She paints and talks and he just hangs out looking around and being cute...just part of our day!

Promotion Saturday!

Its funny to think back to when I was a child Promotion Sunday was a HUGE deal! I was always so excited to be moving up to the next class. I now know how it feels to be on the other end of the moving up... This was HattieJo's first time being promoted! She was excited about moving to her big room, I was a bit sad.. yet still excited. She is such a big girl. She wasn't quite sure about her new room, but quickly warmed up to it! Next week her class will start going to preschool worship each Saturday night which I know she will LOVE since she loves to sing and dance. Thankful for a church that sees the importance of investing the Gospel in the lives of children no matter their age. What a blessing! Here we are in her new class! This was taken from a phone b/c I forgot my camera!

:a 2year old and a 2month old:

HJ and AP had doctor appointments on Friday, so wanted to update the blog on their new stats! HattieJo:
30lbs. 12.5 oz (92%)

37 inches (>95%)

AP:

11lbs. 15.5 oz (50%)

23.5inches (65%)I went back and looked at HJ's 2month stats and AP is bigger at 2months than she was! So thankful for healthy growing children!

Happy 2nd Birthday HattieJo!

I can't believe she is 2! Where in the world have these past 2 years gone? What a joy they have been though. We have learned much about the Lord and our relationship with Him through loving and parenting HattieJo!
What is HattieJo up to these days? So glad you asked! She is in to EVERYTHING and talking NON-STOP!Here are somethings she has said in the past 2 days:
*"mommy, i see that picture...that picture of a purse...so pretty"
*"i sit here...move mommy"
*"i eat tha goldfish mommy....more please!"
*"i love a dino, i love a dino"
*"dat a birdhouse, where da mommy bird?"
*"look, look, da clouds moving"
*"i have water mommy"
*"fish, fish, where are you? i find da fish!"
*"all aboard da choo, choo"
*"i listen you heart"(she loves her dr. kit- thank you gigi and poppa!)
*i play dollhouse"
*"go to target get m&m's"(this is what she says everytime she puts on her purse and pushes her cart around the house)
*"you so petty(pretty) mommy"
*"look, look, a tow(cow)...he eat grass..he wag he tail"
*"he drink toffee(coffee)"

*mommy, you too loud, AP is aseep"(as i was singing in the car)
*"there a bird house, a mommy bird, a daddy bird, a baby bird"
*"come here mommy, loot(look) loot at the puppy"

She loves to dance, put on make up, clonk around in high heels and daddy's boots, paint, swing, run, climb the stairs, read books, wrestle Andrew on the bed, and so much more. She can count to 10 clearly and tries to go beyond. She can sing her alphabet and recognizes colors and shapes. She is VERY expressive, i love seeing her get excited about things!

HattieJo,
Mommy and Daddy love you so much. We are thankful for the beautiful healthy little girl that you are! We pray that the Lord will continue to guide us as we raise you. We pray that you will follow Him and begin to serve Him at a young age. We know that He has great things in store for your life. We love you and are so proud of you!

.a Vegas wedding....

Our awesome leis, they are the real deal(fresh flowers) straight from Hawaii!

this face says it all! at the reception dinner they were bringing out the dessert sampler towers and this was her face!!! she said to the waiter, "here, here" as he walked by, but when he sat ours day she was SO EXCITED(this was after 2hours at this fancy restaurant!)Fancy ice cream with bec bec The morning after we got home! She was EXHAUSTED!

.Vegas Part3.

We had 7 pools to choose from when we went swimming! It was so fun to see HJ loving the water!

We walked about a mile from Cesear's Palace to find the M&M store(4storiestall) and HattieJo was in heaven! They had a wall of M&M's where you could make your own bag. She was so overwhelmed, but quickly told me the colors that she wanted in her bag of "mim a nim ee's"

.Vegas part2.

HattieJo checking out the water disply inside the Bellagio:
AP didn't care about seeing it all! HJ loved the birds in the middle of the Bellagio: Here is AP taking in the Vegas sights! Right after I took this, the "casino police" came over and told me that I needed to leave because children weren't allowed in the casino! ha
Inside the Venetian, HJ enjoyed watching the gondolas and hearing the guides sing! Saturday morning we hit the Vegas strip early..8am! haha... We went in lots of the hotels and casinos! HattieJo loved seeing all the sights. The hotels were gorgeous how they each had a theme. And boy did they have some PRICEY shops in them! You don't go to Vegas on a budget!

VEGAS BABY!

We went to Vegas earlier this month! Andrew was honored to marry 2 of our friends from church, she is from Hawaii and he is from NC, so Vegas was a perfect place for family and friends to gather and support them as they got hitched! This was Andrew's first wedding and he did great-he presented the Gospel and truly made much of the Lord.. Funny thing to do your first wedding in Vegas and it was live-streamed..he was big time. So my sister went with us to help wrangle HJ. When we arrived on Friday afternoon, I quickly realized that we were one of maybe 2 other families with kids there! hahaha... The kids did AMAZING though. They were champs traveling, sleeping, sight seeing, and eating! Although the first night HJ was up bright and early ready to go at 1am... finally Andrew took her to the lobby to run wide open at 5am. We did lots of walking in and out of all the awesome hotels, swimming, and eating! Thanks to Kiani and Matt for letting us be a part of your special day in VEGAS. My sister (the photographer of the trip) definitely captures all the moments, she took over 200 pictures, so I will be posting some over the next couple of days!

Watching the airplanes:

Welcome to Vegas:Busride to our hotel, the Ceaser's Palace(which was AWESOME!)After we put our stuff in our room, we headed to explore our hotel, once we saw the "fish, fish" we stayed there at least 30minutes, she LOVED it!

Then we, with our 2 strollers, hit the Vegas strip! Didn't get far before we had to buy little miss some sunglasses!

.2months.

Where have these 2months gone? I can't believe our sweet baby boy has already been with us for 2months.. He is such a joy! We have been so blessed. AP is smiling like crazy these days and starting to coo at us. Its PRECIOUS. He will follow people with his eyes and likes to look at bright lights. He is waking up to eat 2x each night, but is so good to go right back to sleep afterwards. He LOVES his sister, as soon as he hears her voice he starts looking for her. He enjoys tummy time for about 5 minutes at a time. He has gotten to where he scoots when he is on his belly.. its so funny to watch, its like an inchworm move! He is getting chunky!!!... Little man is wearing all 3months clothes now and size 1 diapers. We are so in love.

AP,
Mommy, Daddy, and HJ love you and are thankful for the blessing that the Lord gave us in you. You bring us so much joy!*I will post the 2month sock monkey picture next week after we have his 2month stats!*

.blog break.

Hey Yall!
Hope you are having a FABULOUS week. I am in the midst of trying to figure out my role as mom of 2, wife, teacher, and everything else! I went back to work on Monday so things have been crazy to say the least. I will be back with blogs next week! Stay tuned for pictures from our trip to Vegas, kids and all!!!
If you think about it please pray that I would find the balance and quickly settle into the roles that I have and do well at them all. I pray that I put the Lord on display in all that I do.
See yall Monday!

.redneck pool.

Well, if you are going to have a "redneck pool" there are going to be times that you have to swim like a redneck! However, when you swim like a redneck you WILL come out weighing at least 5 pounds more than when you got in!