Rudolph & Clarice

Landrie is all into Christmas this year. It's so much fun to see her reactions to things. Lolly thought it would be fun to take the girls to Build-a-Bear today to build Rudolph and Clarice dolls. I'm not sure whether to hug her or strangle her. The girls LOVE the dolls, but have fought over them since. But they caused Landrie to be very cooperative when taking some pictures tonight--I could hardly believe it.

Mommy's Little Elves

My little elves have been very busy. Check this out!

Cards

My mom has me on a new kick...handmade cards! She has ALL the equipment to make it super fun, so I'm making our family cards this year.



These are my first 6. I decided to go with a very untraditional combination - pink & green! I had some paper in a Christmas Paper Stack from last year left over, so I decided to start there. I think they're adorable! I'm looking forward to making the rest. I have 30 to go!!



I used a combination of Cuttlebug Embossing Folders (snowflakes), Cricut Christmas (Merry), buttons and ribbon. I've learned that the trick to cards is the embossing and ink/chalk. Those 2 things can totally change the look.


I'll be adding more over the next week as I get them done. I also have another Christmas project in process. Hopefully I'll finish that this week!


We did get the lights on the house and the tree up. Thanks to Lamar...He's done a LOT of work this weekend!

Thanksgiving

We had a great Thanksgiving. I've enjoyed playing with the girls, spending time with family, shopping and of course eating. Here's some pictures from our trip to Salado.

Landrie & Karsyn on Uncle John's Rocking Horse

Mommy & Karsyn tired and FULL - ready to take a nap on the road.

Attempt 1 of many to get a Kirk Family Picture for Gigi's Christmas cards.

Since we're all dressed, let's try to get a family picture...turned out just like they always do! I think Daddy's worse than the girls! :)

They're like the Osmonds only cuter!

Sorry...bad joke, but they've been in the news so much lately I couldn't help it.

For your enjoyment "My God is so Great" and "The Itsy Bitsy Spider"

Feliz Navi-frickin-dad

So...what is today? November 7th...not even Thanksgiving and one of our local stations is playing Christmas music and nothing else. Ahhhh!!! I don't think I can handle it. I love Christmas and have grown to like Christmas music, but there's just something about playing it before Thanksgiving that I don't like. Anyone else agree???

By the way - I'm going to try and video the girls singing some songs tonight. Too cute!

Happy Halloween!

An unhappy bumble bee

Practice round @ Pops & Lolly's

Karsyn & Campbell ~ The Cutest Bumble Bees!

Lolly has the other pictures on her camera. Hopefully she'll post them soon! Landrie and Karsyn actually smiled together for a few pictures! Surprise, surprise!

Pics, Pics & More Pics

This will probably take 2 posts, so I'm putting the random ones here and I'll put the others on a Halloween Post. We've been busy lately, but we're having a great time enjoying the cooler weather.

Haltom played Everman a few weeks ago in a pre-district game. Everman is having a great year and Haltom...not so great. We won't hold it against you Ally & Jay.

Karsyn & Daddy at Tanner's Wedding

Landrie was enjoying the chocolate fountain at the wedding. I have NO IDEA where she got such a sweet tooth.

An attempt at a family picture...Will we ever succeed?

Pops & Lolly at the wedding

Karsyn trying out her new bike.

Sweet Mornings

Most mornings Karsyn wakes up before Landrie. I think she hears our alarms through her wall and is ready to start her day before we're usually ready for her. I usually pick her up and take her in to Landrie's room to wake Big Sis up. This morning I laid her in bed with Landrie and went back to my room to finish getting ready.

When I came back, this is what I found...

Let's pretend that 2 minutes later I didn't hear Landrie yelling because Karsyn took her blanket or that Karsyn is laying so perfectly still because she wants to be sweet, not because she's a little sick and is too tired to move. I just want to imagine them as being this sweet and loving all the time.

I'll show them this picture when they're 16 and 14 and remind them that they did like each other's company at one time in their lives.

Silly, Silly Girls!!

First I should say that I'm loving 4 years old! Landrie has not (for the most part) had any fits and has just been sweet and so fun since her birthday. Karsyn has too! We had a long weekend at home and they were so good that I could imagine being a stay-at-home mom for once.


Here's some of the silly pictures over the last few days...and maybe a video if I can get it to work.

Karsyn kept bringing me bows to put in her hair.
She thought she was hot stuff...but hey, she is!!

I went to check on Landrie last night and this is what I found...she was sleeping with her pumpkin from her party!

We were trying on possibilities for Halloween costumes for Karsyn. Fortunately or unfortunately (depending on how you look at it), Karsyn gets to try Landrie's hand-me-downs before I buy her something new. This was Landrie's costume last year, but it looks good on Karsyn....what do you think?? I tried to take it off of her and she started screaming. I'm not sure I'll ever get it off of her!!!

Landrie is going to be Cinderella for Halloween this year. Complete with glass slippers, a tiarra and a magic wand. She wasn't too happy with the costume today, but I think it will work out!

Here's the video. Karsyn and Lamar were playing a game with his hat. It's just funny to watch the facial expressions she has and hear her sweet little voice.

Birthday Week

Growing up, we always said we had a Birthday Week. It never just lasted one day. This year, we did the same for Landrie. Her actual birthday was on Thursday and we finally finished celebrating yesterday. It sounds like fun, but it's actually pretty tough on a little girl.


Thursday morning, Lamar and I woke her up and sang Happy Birthday. She was so excited to open the presents we picked out for her.


She opend her clothes and new flip flops so she'd have an outfit to wear to school. We got reactions like "Wow, these are COOL!" and "Thanks Mom!" She was thrilled to say the least. She looked adorable and so grown up going to school. We were saving the fun presents for later.







That afternoon she opened a few of her presents from Pops & Lolly (more clothes & shoes) and 2 special puppies that she really wanted. She was still excited and very sweet about her presents! She even tried to give one of the puppies to Karsyn.


That night she opened her toys that Daddy picked out and some more surprises from Pops & Lolly. Little by little her reactions got less and less animated. By the time her party rolled around, she had a tough time mustering up any excitement. She loved the party and her presents, but we didn't get the authentic excitement I was hoping for.


Here's pictures of her Pumpkin Patch Party. It was sooooo steamy outside, but we had so much fun! We're hoping it will be a new tradition for Landrie's Birthday!

Youngest Fans

This is why I love ABC "Premier Week".

The girls love Dancing with the Stars!! Karsyn is the Dancing Queen. Landrie loves to just twirl around until she's dizzy. It is such a blast to raise these 2 sweet girls!!!

Hugs & Kisses

Karsyn has been very lovey lately. Two weeks ago, she starting giving hugs. Landrie would ask her for a hug, and Karsyn would run from wherever she was and give her a big hug. Too cute! She gave Daddy some love too! Tonight we were playing outside and Karsyn would run between Landrie and I to give us kisses. I'm loving this sweet, sweet girl!

On a completely different subject, we were at a wedding 2 weeks ago, so I tried to get a family picture. No one cooperated...including Daddy!

A Weekend Getaway

Landrie & Karsyn had a weekend with Gigi & Grandpa and Mommy & Daddy had a much needed weekend together. Well...mostly together...if you exclude LOTS of football. It was great though...the girls were missing G & G!

Here's some pictures of their day at the playground. I can't tell who had more fun--the girls or G & G?

Thanks Grandpa & Gigi!!! I hope they didn't wear you out too much! Landrie said tonight she wanted to go back to your house instead of school. :)

First Day of Preschool

Landrie & Karsyn had their first day of "school" today. Landrie has gone for the last 2 years and was going to be back with her buddies, so she was super excited. I didn't worry about her a bit. I was a little sad to take my baby to school though. She's only 6 months younger than when Landrie went for the first time, but it still seemed different.

I wanted some pictures for their scrapbook, but as you all know...the girls don't cooperate well. As soon as we walked outside, the girls took off down the street.

Silly Landrie with her standard picture face

Once at school, the only tears shed were because they couldn't get to their rooms fast enough.

Waiting to go to their rooms - Karsyn really was excited - she just wasn't smiling for me.

Landrie off with her friends!

Karsyn busy discovering all the fun toys!

They both had a great day!

Mommy's Little Helpers

Last night after dinner, I decided we needed to burn some steam so the girls and I went outside to play. I got out their tent and they played while I watered and picked a few weeds. They decided it would be more fun to help me instead.

After we watered, we took a walk up the street to Matt & Missy's house. Karsyn walked the whole way up there, but her little legs were too tired to walk home. About halfway home, she laid down on the sidewalk, so I carried her the rest of the way. I wish I had a picture of that. :)

The first week of school has gone well for both Lamar and I. We're adjusting to our early, early mornings and Lamar's late evenings. I hope that his hardwork pays off with a winning season.

Scrimmage

Last night was Lamar's first official scrimmage. Before the game, the girls and I met the other coaches' wives and had dinner at Rosa's. It was so great to meet new people who had so much in common. It will definitely help make the season go by easier.

Landrie loved meeting the new kids and hanging out. Karsyn climbed to the top of the stadium and then had the fit of a lifetime when I carried her back down. In her defense, she was exhausted. It was way past her bedtime. Hopefully, she'll adjust well because we have a LOT of football games in our future.

I'll make sure to get pictures next week at the first game! Go Buffalos!!

Summer's Over

This week marks the official end of summer. I've been back at work since the 6th, but kids will be here on Monday. We've missed Daddy a lot lately...football is keeping him very busy, but we're all excited about his new job. Go Buffalos!

On Sunday, Gigi, Grandpa and Grandmommy came to visit from Salado. We went to lunch and somehow I didn't manage to get a picture of the girls with them. :( But, we did take a few cute ones at La Hacienda. Yummy!

Karsyn is Hot Stuff in Gigi's Glasses!

Landrie & Karsyn on the train. Who knows what they were looking at? Obviously not the same thing!

Karsyn pitching a fit after the train was over. She even through herself on the floor. Not cute!

Karsyn enjoying ice cream by herself for the first time at Jason's. She had 2 bowls full!

Change...is a good thing!

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Me? In 1 Word...

Brea tagged me for this meme. She's encouraging me to blog since it's been a while. The goal is to finish each sentence with just one word. This will be a challenge...

Yourself: Happy
Your partner: Hardworker
Your hair: Boring
Your mother: Best Friend
Your father: Hero
Your favorite item: Books
Your dream last night: Weird
Your favorite drink: Diet DP
Your dream car: Tahoe
Dream home: Bigger
The room you are in: Computer Room
Your fear: Disappointing others
What you are great at: Procrastinating
Where you want to be in 10 years: Here
Who you hung out with last night: Justin
You're not: Uptight
One of your wish list items: Granite
The last thing you did: Nap
You are wearing: Work Clothes
Your favorite weather: Spring
Your favorite book: Mystery
Last thing you ate: OTB
Your life: Blessed
Your mood: Content
Your best friend(s): My family
What are you thinking about right now: This
Your car: Explorer
What are you doing at the moment: Typing
Relationship status: Married
What is on your t.v: News
When is the last time you laughed: Earlier

I'm going to tag Lolly because she's the only other person that reads this and also has a blog.

Update?

Wow! I've been a BAD blogger lately! The girls are keeping me on my toes constantly, but there hasn't been anything exciting to report. We've spent a lot of time at home just having fun and hanging out together.

Lamar and I went back to work officially last Monday. Lamar's worked hard all summer with football, but now it's in full swing. The girls are back at Lolly's and I know they were excited for a change of scenery. Lolly has travelled a LOT this summer and we've missed her!

I've read several good books lately that I would highly recommend:

• Back on Blossom Street - Debbie Macomber. Anything she writes is good!
• The "Seasons" Series by Beverly LaHaye and Terri Blackstock. Great Christian fiction! There are 4 books and I read them all in less than a week.

Gigi - I promise to post pictures this week! And, we can't wait to see you next Sunday!

Tonight we celebrated Papa's 80th Birthday! I can't even put into words how special my family is to me...especially Papa. Lolly put it best here!

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