Batter Up

Cole had his first T-ball game of the season last Saturday and he was in "Full Swing". He missed a whole season of sports due to my pregnancy so he was ready.

I call this the "Tushie Swing"

This is Cole and a Kindergarten classmate, Issac on opposing teams.

Cole throwing one into home. Notice the grass hanging out of his mouth. He spent the whole game with that grass in his mouth. Sunflower seeds, grass....I guess it's all the same!!

8 Months Old

Our little girl turned 8 months old yesterday....where has the time gone?

Here are a few things about our sweet Kylie:

1. She has mastered Mama, Dada and now is saying
"Ba" when we go outside, which we think is Bye-Bye. When I leave to pick-up Cole from school I always say "lets go Bye-Bye and when we walk Daddy and Cole out to leave in the morning we say "Bye-Bye".

2. She is holding her own bottle...she needs a little help putting her hands on it to start. It is a very heavy bottle with all the components inside!!

3. She loves all the baby food we have given her. Although she has made a few faces at some things (like Meat, I would too cause it STINKS) she has not turned anything down. It is finally starting to show-have you checked out those thighs!!!

4. Although she is not crawling yet she is doing much better about being on her tummy. When she is on her tummy she turns all around instead of going forward.

5. Since being off of the Reflux pillow she has started turning over in her bed. And around and upside down!! She finally has freedom to move around and does not stay in one spot for too long.

6. She is officially off of her medication and so far so good. We will keep praying that all goes well.

7. She likes to wave at other people except her Mommy and Daddy. Other people will tell her Hi and have been saying she is waving and we finally got to see her do it. It is really cute cause she will do it even when people aren't looking at her.

8. She likes attention and will GROWL until you give her some!! It is kinda hard to have a conversation with someone with all that growling but once you acknowledge her she will stop.

9. Kylie is the happiest most content baby I have ever seen. Once she got over her rough couple of weeks after birth she has been the easiest baby and likes everyone and we LOVE her!!

7 Random Things

Wow I got tagged......Not that anyone is going to care about this but here goes...except Jessica since she is the one that tagged me!!

1. I grew up in the country with and around cows, chickens, horses, rabbits, a hog, etc. and been able to witness lots of births of many animals. I was in 4-H, FFA, judged hay once, helped grow our own veggies and use to love to drive my 3-wheeler all over the country side…I know I’m a Nerd!! Who woulda thunk it!!

2. My middle name is Ann and had always been the plan, but my mother had trouble deciding between Betty and Leslie as my first name. I glad she went with Leslie.

3. I am addicted to movies and T.V. in general but my guilty pleasure is reality T.V. such as Big Brother, Survivor, Hells Kitchen, American Idol, and Biggest Loser.

4. I use to play the piano and clarinet but now I don’t have a musical bone in my body. I do still have the same piano that my Mom, Sister and I played on.

5. Speaking of bones, I have never officially broken a bone. I think I broke a toe once but never went to the Dr. I have gone to the ER for a sprained ankle though.

6. I had always wanted to do something in Criminal Justice and ended up working for a Police Department totally by accident. I worked there for 8 loooong years. It was the most interesting job ever since I had to do crazy things like learn the Penal Code and remember it, dispatch, do research for news stations, deal with sex offenders info, and get cursed out daily by parents and oh my boss!! (AND I met my sweet husband there!!)

7. I am a very sentimental person and love heirlooms. Although my home is not decorated with new and matching furniture, most of it is furnished with antiques from both sides of my family which I love!! Some of the things I have are rocking chairs, an iron bed, glass door knob, my great-grandmothers painted wooden bowl, paper that my grandmother wrote Silent Night on in German and something very special my grandmother’s wedding book from 1918 complete with a baptism picture of her.

So not very interesting but there you have it!

Photo Friday 2

Something is Missing and so is My Little Boy

Can you tell what is missing? Cole lost his first tooth yesterday and now he is officially NOT a little boy. He has been telling me for a while now that he is not a baby anymore but now this just seals the deal. He has waited a long time to get on the "Lost Tooth" chart at school and he finally made it. You would have thought that he just got his first chest hair. It means a lot to make it on that chart!! Only one more boy to loose a tooth and school isn't even out yet! I wish that was all I had to worry about. To be young again....and by the way now I REALLY feel OLD!



Here he is checking himself out in the mirror. It all starts with the lost tooth, then I guess it will be zits next...although he has already been experimenting with new hair styles.

Here Cole is posing with my Tooth Fairy pillow. It is one of the few things I still have from my childhood so it feels really good to have my Son be able to use it. He actually was very excited to put his tooth in the little pocket and then he placed it under his pillow to wait for the "dough".

This was this morning after the Tooth Fairy left. I think he was expecting more but with the "economy" the way it is the Tooth Fairy had to "cut back"!!

Photo Friday

The Beginnings of a Tree House

Rob has decided to build Cole a tree house and while it is technically a "house" it will not be in a tree. It will be "one with the tree limbs" though. We just didn't want to risk hurting our big beautiful oak tree so Rob is building it underneath it. Cole really wants him to connect it to his play scape so that may come at a later date. Our entire property is like a big rock pile so it has taken a while due to Rob hitting nothing but rock when he was digging the holes. I hope now it can take off and Cole can be in it by Summer. I need it up by the Summer for my sanity!! I am documenting the progress so here is what he has done so far.

Ground Zero

First Post

Pouring Cement

Putting Cole's Initials in the Cement

more to follow..............

Treasures Around The Corner

These are some other pictures I took in Ms. Winnie's yard. I could post a million pictures of all the beautiful treasures in her yard. The windmill is my favorite and check out her babies. I can't wait to go back and take some more!!

Bluebonnet Time

We wanted to take Cole and Kylie's picture in the Bluebonnets so our neighbor, Ms. Winnie graciously let us have a photo shoot in her beautiful yard. It was so nice to be able to just walk down the street rather than have to park on the side of the highway somewhere. What made it even better was the tour we got of Ms. Winnie's yard. She showed us all of her flowers, waterfalls and caterpillars she is raising. We had a great time and actually learned something in the process. Here are some shots I took. Thanks Ms. Winnie!!

7 Months Old

Our little girl turned 7 months old last week. She has grown so much and is changing every day. I take a monthly picture of her to document her growth and to have a way to look back and see how much she has changed. This month was the hardest "photo shoot". I couldn't get her to look at the camera, smile, stay in one spot and she was determined to eat that red piece of paper!! This was the best picture I could get but that is okay she is still cute and we love her very much. Check out her pictures from previous months here and here. Here are seven fun facts about our growing little girl.

1. She still LOVES her paci and has now learned to put it back in her mouth..sometimes sideways.
2. She may not weigh very much but she has the fatest thighs I have ever seen. They require Desitin.
3. She has been saying "Mama" since she was 5 months and that makes "Mama" very happy.
4. She has many tricks using her tongue and we wonder if Gene Simmons may be in our family tree.
5. She will only giggle for Cole and at this point still adores him. She lights up when he comes around.
6. She loves SLEEP!!! She still takes 3 naps and sleeps through the night!! Lets hope she keeps it up.
7. She is very good at imitating motorboats and cars. She may be a tomboy after all.