Ballerina Girl

I think she might follow in her momma's footsteps!

Dog Therapy?

I don't normally talk too much about our dog Tobey on the blog but that's only do to the fact that he doesn't really do much of anything. Usually the activities he sets his mind to are foul and perverted and not suited for a blog such as this. With my new career, we've been looking into ways to sort of cutback a bit with frivolous spending and to try to pinpoint things that can be "do it yourselfers." One of main things we decided would be a "yourselfer" was grooming the dogs.

Now I certainly don't claim to be an artist of any such kind. Sure I can draw some animated cartoons, I can play an instrument, and I have even recently dabbled a bit in video editing, but none of those things am I a master of nor do I claim to be. Well with this recent money-saving idea, I've added dog grooming to the long list of "things I do but am not great at."

If I look deep within my psyche, I find that my attempt and result of Tobey's haircut might be me releasing emotions about him that were once pent up inside of my subconscience. I believe that possibly my thoughts about him when he wakes me up at 4am and when I find "presents" waiting for me in the living room when it's not my birthday nor Christmas are manifesting themselves in the styling of my clippers. Honestly I didn't set out to make him look like the evil Gremlins from my childhood, but free therapy is still free therapy.

Sadly, I don't think we've resolved all of our issues. Here's a mock up of what it would look like if Tobey spontaneously combusted! Hey, I can dream can't I?

By the way, Harvey's doing great! He says to say hi and his summer is going great (except for the weird hairdo his roommate has now).

Miss Maylee, Miss Maylee, What did you do today.....

Well, I started my day reading my favorite books and getting ready for my friend Hadley's birthday party. Just trying to relax before my busy day.....

Daddy let me snuggle during rest time today. He's so nice and cozy.

Then I went to dinner with some of the family. Sadly I did not get anything to eat till later on!
What is in here? This is not my normal drink of choice!

I think I got this thing figured out

Aunt Lizzy and Mommy

Aunt Ash and Aunt Lizzy again

Duncle and me

Hi Daddy!

Time for my dinner (finally), Yummo!

And that is my fun filled Saturday!
Nighty, Night!

Maylee's Dedication

Today we dedicated our sweet little one.

What a blessing to us she had been and what a grand day to dedicate her on
From celebrating today our fathers here on earth but to also dedicated Maylee to be raised up knowing who her heavenly Father is. It was more joy then one heart could hold.


Cayden was also dedicated today! We were so trilled to share this special day with the Day's

Maylee & Rylie
Playing with McKenzie and HaileeLunch with family & friends at Palios


A great big thank you to all our wonderful Family and Friends who came today to celebrated with us. We love you all and we are so blessed to have you all our lives. We thank God daily for each and every one of you!

My dear heavenly Father thank you thank you for our precious gift. We do not take our jobs lightly of raising this sweet little girl and we get down on our knees daily to praise You for all that You have given us and for all that You have planned for Maylee. We give her to You Lord and we thank You for allowing us to be her parents.

"But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever! AMEN!"
2Peter 3:18

Violence Is Not The Answer...But it is Funny : NEW VIDEO POSTED!

There's nothing sweeter in this world than my Maylee when she gets so wound up then begins to squeal and chuckle...well, I cannot even begin to describe how my heart wants to leap out of my chest. God is so kind to me. He knows that this brings me joy and because He's so kind He gave me a little girl who is sooooooo silly and loves to laugh. But Maylee isn't the only one with a sense of humor. God has a sense of humor too! Check out the new video to the right entitled "Kickin' It With Maylee" to find out what Maylee thinks is so funny.....

6 month checkup

Sweet Sleepyhead

"Let me tell you something!"

Just a quick update (while I avoid housework!hehe!) on Maylee's recent check-up. This time around she weigh in at 17lbs and 9oz and she is 26in long. She was such a sweet little girl at the office and while they did her six month shots she just bawled(of course) but as soon as I scooped her up she quickly calmed down to a mild whimper. Such a doll! She even sllightly smiled at the nurse as she left the room! I was surprised at the quick recovery from all four nasty shots and truthfully this was one of the harder ones for me to watch. She now has such a sweet and caring personality. It just pained me to know what they were about to do to her but she made it easy on her mamma thou with such a sweet quick turn around! Thank you Miss Maylee!

"Look I can even do this thing with my eyes shut"

On to the zoo we go

June 3rd was Maylee Gail's 6 month birthday! Its so hard to believe my baby is six month and we have had her here for 1/2 a year now! So to celebrate we went out to the zoo for 1/2 price day. Plus it was a new first for Miss Maylee! We had too much fun and it actually stayed somewhat cool for us(at least for June anyways!)

Fair skinned+red hair+blue eyes=Sun hat at all times

The gang
"Do I have stinky toes?"
Look at all the animals, baby
All worn out from the fun busy day
Toodles for today!
Have a blessed day!

Lessons Learned in 6 Months

1. I am the least funny person in my household. 1. Momma 2. Harvey 3. Tobey 4. Unfunny Daddy
2. Maylee has finally learned that it's not the sound of Daddy's voice that matters, it's the sincerity in which he sings the song to her
3. I don't understand one of Maylee's Mickey Mouse Clubhouse books. The book is called Opposites and for the life of me I can't figure out how it deals with opposites. It's very frustrating!
   
4. The ladies in the nursery at church are saints and Maylee has been testing their faith.
5. Maylee doesn't seem to differentiate between the zoo and Wal-Mart. I'm not sure I do either.
6. Diaper Genie's don't grant wishes. They only hold poopy diapers. Don't waste a lot of time rubbing the side of that thing. (thanks for the gift Brand & Steph!)
7. London Mickey smelled like 3 different airports, but after a bit of a scrub and a squirt of Febreze, Maylee fell in love with that globe-trotting rodent!
8. My baby carrying arm can go toe to toe wrestling with big bro's gym arm. Baby vs Barbell? Who will emerge victorious?
   
9. Reading a book to a five month old is like trying to sew while holding a live trout.
10. I have an amazing life I don't deserve. Thank you Father God!
    

It Was A Moving Experience!

In the past few days, I've helped both my brother Bryan (Uncle B to those of you who are long time Simpsonian visitors) and my brotha from anotha motha Collin (from our sister blog Days of Our Lives) move in and out of their respectable homes. Even in the heart of the heat of the first days of summer, we had a great time in fellowship over back-breaking labor. Now very rarely does "a move" ever payoff. Usually, it's followed by soar muscles and redness around my neck, but every once in a while, the heavens will open up and send a little gift to make "a move" well worth the trouble. During Collin's "move", they opened wide!

My sister in law Katie and I were traveling back to Collin and Kristin's beautiful new home when we happened to come across a box of photographs labeled "Memories" or something to that effect. Katie turned to me and asked in all her innocence, "Is it ok to look through their pictures?" To which I quickly responded "Absolutely." I have rarely had such a response that has been more a stroke of genius. Don't worry Kristin. We only found one of you and it was a really cute picture of you as a pig-tailed little girl. But Collin.....oh Collin. We couldn't help ourselves. So in Christian love, we stole a few pics. You can have them back the next time I see you but what good brother could pass up this opportunity. I love ya bro! Thanks for letting me help you move!!!!!











Special thanks to Katie Gaston for the scan and for being a great accomplice.