Happy Birthday Ellie!

Today is Elliot's birthday. What an amazing year it has been. I feel like Elliot is a precious gift that was given to us at a time when we really needed it.  She is a perfect example of beauty from chaos.  Her personality lights up a room. Her little wrinkle nosed grins make complete strangers smile. She is so loved by so many and we are so grateful for her.  God is pretty amazing. Here are some pictures from her party tonight.

XOXO--Stacey

Christmas Train

I'm no sure how many people buy tickets to the Christmas train, drive an hour and a half to Adair, OK in order for their children to have a magnificent experience and end up coming home without ever riding the train.  We are those people.  The four year old decided to have a meltdown tonight, so needless to say, everybody lost.  Here are some pics from before the meltdown, it was a cool place.  Chris and I decided that we won't be able to take LP to Disney until she is about 22.  She will still enjoy it at that age, right?

  XOXO
Stacey

Family pics

It's Holiday season and we are super busy, but I wanted to take a minute to write a few things down that are happening.  Leighton thinks its hilarious when I pick her up from school to sit and act like she doesn't know me.  The kids say, "Leighton, your mommy's here!"  She responds:  "That's not my mommy."  She even keeps a straight face.  It's great humor.  Silly girl. 

Elliot Claire walks through the house saying ellie-ellie-ellie-ellie-ellie. Her personality has really blossomed over the past couple months. She has such a sweet spirit and she is such a blessing to our little family. She loves her daddy too. True daddy's girl. I'm grateful that Chris has her. He didn't get to experience that with LP. She is a forever mommy's girl. Here are some family pics from Dina Weiher photography. She really captured the heart of our little family.

 

XOXO--Stacey

October

A lot has happened since the last time I blogged, so I have a lot to cover.  Elliot is walking so well people cant believe she is only 10 months.  She has no fear just like her sis, so she has had a few falls.  She fell a couple weeks ago and hit her face on the dog crate and scratched her forehead.  No worries though, once it scabbed over her sister conveniently pulled her scab off and brought it to me.  I guess Leighton thought she was helping, at least I like to think that she was.  Who really knows though, she's a mess.  Poor Elliot doesn't have a chance of not being picked on by her sis.  Elliot is still the happiest baby on the planet.  She makes us laugh all the time.  She dances at the most inopportune moments.  It's hilarious.  Sometimes she will just move one shoulder because she hears a rhythm in her head.  It is truly the cutest thing ever. 

Leighton has finished her first 9 weeks of preschool.  I am praying that she learns how to listen and stop talking before this year is over so she is ready for Kindergarten.  We need a miracle people because she is her daddy's daughter.  Miracles do happen though, so I will not lose hope!  Speaking of Chris, he turned 40 this month.  He isn't taking it so well.  :)  To celebrate, we went to haunted houses and scared ourselves.  Fun times.

 Leighton ran her first 1 mile trail run yesterday.  It was so cute.  It was a monster dash and if you made it to the end with all your flags you were considered a survivor.  She made it alive.  Chris and I on the other hand were not so lucky.  I believe we were targeted but I can't prove it. 

Here are a few things that LP has said lately:
1) "Mommy, we had macaroni pizza at school today.  I peeled all the macaronis off though because I only like sausage pizza." (aka Pepperonis)
2)  Mommy, don't scratch my feelings


Here are some pics:

 

XOXO
Stacey