This past week I did a photo shoot with a precious new babe! She was born on 1-12-12!
And her BIG brother turned ONE on 1-11-12 (born 1-11-11)....the day before she was born!
We joked that they better start planning now if they want #3 on 1-13-13! ;)
Isn't she precious?!
love me some newborns!
five
Yesterday it happened.
My last baby had a big milestone....
This little Angel turned a whole hand!!!
I don't know how it happened so quickly. One day she is eating her first bite of cake....
And the next minute, she's two and off exploring and learning everything she can possibly soak up. Ky happens to share a birthday with her Poppy!! She always liked trying on his boots!
Then I look up, and she is three! I start to see the beginning signs of her needing me less and less {insert big sigh here}.
Four arrives way too fast, and her needing me has almost completely slipped away. After all, she also has a brother and sister that would do anything for her!
Kylie has to be the funniest kid I have ever been around. I am always laughing hysterically when she is present!
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Now she's five and she owns her very own opinions, thoughts and ideas! And when those opinions, thoughts and ideas come to fruition, she is very serious about them. Maybe a little stubborn at times (not sure where she gets that one!).
Kylie requested a good 'ole pop tart for her birthday breakfast!
One thing this five year old can be very stubborn about is her outfits! Homegirl L♥VES skinny jeans and leggings!! I think I could have gotten her just this one pair of leggings and everything in her little world would have been perfect!!
Being the birthday girl is hard work (after school!)....
Daddy picked us up and we were off to dinner! I'm thinking deep down inside, despite all the bickering, my kids really do love each other! They both made Ky birthday cards.....all on their own!
Nobody gets away with some sort of celebration when it's your birthday (just keep that in mind if you ever wanna go to Texas Roadhouse for your b-day!)...
Eat fast before it disappears!!
We had dinner right next to the mall and Kylie wanted to take us somewhere afterwards!!
Follow ME!!
Come on, you gotta see this....
Almost there.....
This is going to be great!!!
Yes Ma'am!
Alright, let's do this!!!
Yup! You probably guessed it, there's a new five year old on the town with some pretty pierced ears!
Daddy cleaning them for the first time! She is still the toughest cookie I know. Since it was later in the evening, there was only one worker (so they couldn't have two people do it at the same time), but she still wanted to get it done. She barely flinched the first time and didn't move at all on the second ear!
So big. Sigh.
I'm SO. MAJORLY. IN. L♥VE. with this little firecracker!!!!!
Kylie talking to her birthday buddy & Gabby about her exciting news!!!
And then I went home and cried.
No, really. I cried.
I remember when Alexie was younger, Husband and I went back and forth for a while on when our little girl could get her ears pierced. We finally agreed that 5 years was the earliest. With Alexie, I thought her 5th birthday would never get here!! Alexie and I literally had a calendar and marked off the days. Well, as Kylie's 5th birthday was approaching, I was actually dreading the whole ear piercing thing. That would just confirm that I no longer had a baby. That would mean that all of my muncherheads were B.I.G.
I secretly hoped she would forget, but Alexie wasn't helping the situation by continuing to remind her....always looking out for her sister.
I even stooped to an all new low thinking that I could scare her out of it. Hey, I just wanted to make sure she knew it would hurt!!! :/ I know, it's terrible. I was reaching. Kylie was polite enough to hear me out, and then she went on to talk some more about getting those earrings.
So, today, I am reminded that I no longer have very small children underfoot. I don't think it helped that I went through the girls closets on Monday and cleared out THREE (lawn-sized) trash bags of all the 'little kid' toys.
It's official, my three babes are B.I.G.
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Kylie,
You are the sunshine that lights this family up! I'm pretty sure it's safe to say none of us remember what life was like before you joined our family! I just can't imagine it any other way. Thank you for always making me laugh and reminding me to not take life too seriously.......although, I'm still working on that one every day. Look at you, teaching me things!!
I hope you had a fabulous 5th birthday!!
I love you with everything I have, Zippy!
xoxoxoxo
ps - HAPPY BIRTHDAY, POPPY! We missed seeing you on your actual birthday, but we hope it was a great one! Love you, too!
sweetest thing, EVER!!!
OK, so there were several sweet things about yesterday! It was my birthday, and I was reminded just how loved I am....truly! I've mentioned before that Husband can be pretty creative/sneaking with gifts, etc. Well, he did it again! The kids came in our room yesterday morning with their homemade cards (MELT.MY.HEART.) and it took me a minute before I realized something was off. None of them had on their pajamas.......then I realized they all had on matching shirts. I look closer and I see that they all have on a shirt that says, "It's my mom's b-day".
Seriously?! I laughed harder than I have laughed in a VERY. LONG. TIME. It was the sweetest, most thoughtful thing ever! And the best part (!!!!!!), Kole is going through that I-am-way-too-cool-to-be-doing-this phase, and he did not argue or ask if he really had to wear it - made my day!!
So, the other sweet thing! I mentioned to a friend the day before my birthday that I was kind of in this funk. I explained to her that I was one of those crazy people that celebrates birthdays for an entire week, but I just wasn't even feeling it this year. And it had nothing to do with getting older or anything like that, I was just in a funk.
Well, she called to see if I wanted to have lunch on my birthday and I was so excited to meet her. As we were walking to our cars, she came around my side of the car with SEVEN gift bags!!!!!! Then she said, "If you're not going to celebrate your birthday all week, then I am". I have one gift to open every day this week. I got in the car and just cried. Not because of the gifts (obviously!), but because I have someone that is so thoughtful and cares so much!
Blessed to have such a great friend!!
Husband picked us up after work and we headed to Texas Roadhouse! Yes, there is one here in Iowa of all places....a little slice of Texas! I figured Husband would tell them that it was my birthday (just because that's how he rolls!), but never in a million years did I expect them to come over with the saddle - YES, THE SADDLE!!! - for me to sit on while they sang to me. Trust me, I tried for a good 90 seconds to get out of it, but that failed, as people really started looking then!!
This is my I-am-going-to-kill-you-later face (and I just noticed the guy in the background taking a BIG 'ole bite)!!!
And my is-this-song-really-still-going-on face!!
Although the saddle riding/birthday singing was pretty brutal, it was a sweet time with my family!!! And if that wasn't enough, when we pulled in front of the house, Husband surprised me AGAIN with an iPad2! I'm thinking he was tired of my Words with Friends game always popping up on his iPad2!! :) Regardless, it was very thoughtful and I wasn't expecting it AT. ALL.
It was indeed a great birthday! And now that we are home from Texas, I promise I will post about our Christmas soon!
I hope you ALL had a fabulous Christmas with your families!!!
xoxoxo
8 year recap of YOU!
It took about .00001 seconds to fall madly in love with you, Alexie!!
You were my thumb sucker from before you left my womb!
By the time you were 18 months old, you were already tagging along to cheerleading practice/games a few times a week (this was taken at one of our many outings)!!
We all knew you had a little sass in you, but I think this was the first time it was actually caught on camera (I simply asked you to smile.....and this was your response)!
I guess all of those cheerleading practices paid off.....you love to perform (3 yrs)!
Your very first haircut (3.5 yrs).
Pre-K (4 yrs)....
For your 5th birthday, you got to get your ears pierced!!!
Oh, there's that sass again (6 yrs)...
Riding in the limo on your 7th birthday to go ice skating with friends!
My big 2nd grader!!!!!!
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Today has been so fun! Alexie requested some white chocolate & peanut butter chip pancakes to start the morning off!
Seriously, she is just too stinking big....I can't handle it!
Sweet Kole wrote her a precious birthday note and Alexie was so appreciative!! She just kept telling him thank you over and over again!
Opening presents!! The picture one the left is her when she realized there were more surprises in her new coin purse (two pairs of earrings)!
Alexie had to have a picture with Daddy before he left for work!! AKA - the twins. Have you caught on that Alexie is her Daddy's clone?! Genetics (God) just amaze me. She looks so much like her Daddy, it's scary!
Check out their eyes....same shape, same color, same everything!
My new FAV picture!! Birthday kisses from Daddy....priceless.
Alexie, I hope you have had a fantastic birthday so far! I've loved watching your beautiful smile throughout the day. To say we are blessed to have you in our lives just seems like a huge understatement. I don't know what my world would look like without you in it. Your spirit and kind heart are contagious and you continue to touch people every day.
One more thing to store in the back of your mind for later. It may mean nothing now, but it will someday.
I love you to the moon and back, Alexie!
Happy Birthday, love!
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