busy babies

We've been busy!  Lots to update...enjoy these pics from our afternoon until I can get it together!!

Five on Friday

1.  Given Kirby's past insistence on cheering for the Longhorns, we've been working hard to make her an Aggie.  We're getting there - she's got a great Gig 'em, and she loves singing the Aggie War Hymn.   She gets stuck like a broken record at "Saw Varsity's horns off" - cracks me up!!  We can't wait to take her to a football game this year.  I think when this little animal lover meets Reveille, she'll be sold for sure!  We thought we'd start indoctrinating M & W a little earlier - thanks Py!!

2.  William and Maggie are in the middle of that stranger anxiety phase, so when he crawled up and climbed on my Uncle Ronnie this weekend everyone was shocked (he's been around him maybe once ever) - I think he thought Ronnie was DonDon!!   

 Maggie wasn't so brave - she stuck with her Annie!

3.  Kirby went on her first date!  She and Jim went to the Astros game last weekend with Ethan and his dad.  The kids had a ball (no pun intended, well maybe a little) and the dads were worn out by the end of it.  Notice the bun in the first picture - Kirby is all about "huge buns" these days - just like Tinkerbell!!  She wants one everyday and will sit still for as long as it takes to fix.

 

4.  I have whatever the opposite of a green thumb is.  I have some flowers in the yard that I am determined not to kill this year.  Kirby loves to help and that help inevitably turns into her running naked through the yard.  She has SO much fun - I think it will be so fun when Maggie and William are running with her...wont' be long!

5.  When we're not pretending to be a kitty cat, lion, or Tinkerbell, we're a princess or ballerina - do you know how difficult it is to buckle a car seat with all that tulle???  She even changes her clothes after we put her to bed - we'll go in to check on her and find her sleeping in a tutu with her PJs on the floor.

Silly Goose

Kirby ran into the kitchen the other day and announced, "I'm such a drama queen!"  You got that right, sister!  She keeps us in stitches with the things that come out of her mouth.  She's so expressive and pretty much a big ham all day every day!

I adore this kid.  I hope these pics make you smile as much as they do me...Happy Thursday!

Wow! One!

 Maggie and William are one!  YAY!!!!  

We celebrated twice (how perfect is that?) - in San Antonio with Nana and Papa and in Beaumont with Annie and DonDon. 

 As always, Maggie dove right in with both hands and enjoyed every bite of her cupcakes.  William on the other hand was very careful, taking small, clean bites.

"Mikey will eat it!"  has been changed to "Maggie will eat it!!"

Here's what they're up to these days!

Mags:

-You're favorite thing to say is, "No!"  You also say Wow, William, NumNum, Hi & Bye

-When you say "Hi" you hold your hand up to your ear like you're talking on the phone

-You are such a sweetie, and you smiles light up the room! 

-You point at whomever you want to hold you and scream bloody murder until they do

-You love your mommy and daddy, and are happiest when you get one on one time.  I think you were meant to be a singleton!!  It's hard to share mommy/daddy time with a brother and a sister!

-You LOVE LOVE LOVE to eat - the intensity with which you say "NumNum" when you see puffs is hysterical

-You love books almost as much as you love eating - you will sit on the floor and just look at books and point at all the pictures

William:
-You are SOOOOOO chilled.  You don't get worked up about much at all...not even dirty diapers!
-You say "light" and "this."  I think that you are saying "What's this?" because you say "this" when you point to different things and when I name to object, you point to something else and say "this"
-You love to clap and wave and play peek-a-boo
-You can walk with the help of only one hand...we think in another month or so you'll be doing it on your own!
-You are a snuggle bunny which I absolutely love!!!
-You make great "Ojitos"
-You are all boy and just barrel over anything/anyone in your way
-Your favorite thing to play with is whatever Maggie is playing with

Happy Birthday, sweet babies!!!

 

Cute cousins!

These are two of the cutest, sweetest girls I know!  Kirby and Georgia are going to Camp Treehouse together this week.  K has loved hanging out with G!!!  She was so sad this morning when I told her that I was going to take her instead of going to play with Georgia first!

Tuesday.Twins.Tubes

Bye bye ear infections...hopefully!!  Poor Maggie and William have had one ear infection after the other for the last 5 months or so.  Today, we took care of it with tubes!  They both did great - thank you for your prayers for M & W this morning.  They're as good as new already and amazed, I'm sure, at how well they can hear without all that fluid in their ears!

Pre-op...

Post-op...

 

Happy Birthday, Baby!

Kirby, I can't believe you're 3!  You are such a joy, and your excitement about this littlest things continues to be one of my very favorite things about you!  You've learned so much and changed so much in the past year, and while it's been amazing to watch you, it's also a little sad to know that you are so grown up.  You are the best big sister to Maggie and William - they are so blessed to have you, and I am so blessed to be your mommy.

Here are some things you do at 3!

- you sleep in a big girl bed, and you love it!
- you still sleep with your blanket and pappy at night (the pappy's days are numbered, though!!)
- you love going to swimming lessons with Miss Michelle
- you are a great scooter rider
- you are an incredibly picky eater now a days...all you eat are frosted miniwheats (with milk and a spoon and a bowl), peanut butter and honey sandwiches, and chicken nuggets (with french fries and ketchup)
- you had a great year at school and made lots of friends.  Your best friend, your "boyfriend" as you call him is Ethan.  He defended your honor on the playground when Harris bumped into you with the tricycle.  I think he's a smart boy - you're quite a catch!!
- you love to "go to church and sing songs and talk to God" and have just learned The Lord's Prayer
- you still throw some pretty serious fits but it's getting better
- you wear big girl panties at night
- you are very, very careful and cautious physically and get lots of bo-bos that require band-aids and hurt cream daily
- you love Annie and DonDon and Nana and Papa and they love you just as much!
- you love Sid the Science Kid & Madagascar

- you say that everything in the past is "last weekend" and the future is "tomorrow"
- you would wear a tutu 24/7 if we'd let you
- you say the funniest things and have the memory of an elephant
- you are the most precious, beautiful, perfect 3 year old we know!!

Some pics from your birthday!!