One more....

Greetings! I just wanted to post a few pictures. I'll have Christmas pictures up this weekend.

hair did

Harley got her hair braided for the first time on Saturday. She did really well. She didn't cry or squirm. She actually fell asleep half way through it! She looks sooooo cute in the braids. Unfortunately the braids seem to take away any "baby-look" she still had. She's my big girl now!

Here is a walk in the recent past. I just got a roll of film developed and found pictures from the zoo. We went in early September.



And here is a photo of Cowgirl Vanessa

And pictures of the girls on our way to church one Sunday morning...

And one more of me trying to get a good picture for the Christmas card....you'll see the final result when the card comes.

We had Vanessa's birthday party on November 4th. She had a great time. Thanks to everyone who came, she appreciated it very much! My sister-in-law made the comment that it looked like Christmas. It certainly did! Lots of toys and clothes!!

Okay so it's almost Thanksgiving and I'm just now getting to posting Halloween.

Here we go! What a crappy night for trick-or-treating. There's just no other way to say it. It rained most of the time we were out. Of course, the girls didn't really care. They got to dress up and they got candy. A perfect day for them.

Harley wanted to eat each piece of candy as she got it. It was all I could do to keep her from eating it all. Her nickname isn't "Chocolate Thunda" for nothing!

Last weekend we did a little shopping and then ate at Joe's Crab Shack. Harley had never had cheese sticks before. Boy did she go to town on them!

Here are some more pictures from the Pumpkin Show.

Feeeeed meeee

wheee
how sweet...
kisses for mama
My big girl...

Catchin up on the stories

Ok, so I warned you all I would be bad at posting. The plan was to wait and post stories and pictures at the same time but it looks like that will have to be separate. Look forward to some pictures soon. So let's catch up on some funny stories.

Miss Vanessa
Vanessa has obviously been potty-trained for a long time now. However, it is still big on our list of important things for her to do. Perhaps we have made it too important.At the family dinner with the Woods' on Sunday we had guests. Pastor Paulie and his wife came to dinner. He is the former pastor for my mother-in-law and the current pastor for Tony's oldest brother, Tim. Lovely couple, very nice. So Mrs. Paulie went to the restroom and was about to sit down when Vanessa starts to open the door. Mrs. Paulie says "yoo hoo" to let her know someone is in there. Vanessa doesn't care, she continued to open the door while holding her cup of water in one hand. Mrs. Paulie says "someone is in here honey" to which Vanessa responds "I told you I had go to the bathroom". Since you can't argue with logic, Mrs. Paulie pulls herself together and leaves the bathroom. Then comes out laughing, telling the story.Of course I was mortified, had a talk with Vanessa and she apologized for being rude.

Harley Quinn
This girl is such the product of me and Tony. She has a temper, she's a bit cynical (especially for a 2 yr old) and you never know what might come out of her mouth. There are 3 stories for Miss Harley. All happened at the Pumpkin Show when of course there are millions of people (that we know) around to watch and listen.

#1 - The Jugglers
During the afternoon parade on Wednesday the talented people who ride a unicycle and juggle rode by us. One of the jugglers dropped his bowling pins. Harley says: "waa, waa, waaaaa". She's so compassionate.

#2 - Speaking of compassion...
Harley and Vanessa rode the mini-drop zone. Harley loved the ride. She had a ball. The girl next to, didn't have such a good time. She was crying. Harley looks over at her......and laughs.

#3 - Just to make us look like bad parents
I must preface this story by saying that we have never, ever let our children watch the show "Flavor of Love". Tony has said jokingly a couple of times "Flavor Flavvv". For those hip-hop challenged, Flavor Flav is the hype-man for Public Enemy. They were very popular in the late 80's, early 90's. Flavor Flav is known for wearing a clock around his neck. He loves yelling out his hype name. Now that the background info has been given, here is the Harley story. Harley is known for her intense look. As an example, I overheard a woman at the Pumpkin Show say about Harley that she could 'look a hole right through you'. At times it seems like she tries. She and Vanessa were sitting in the mini-scrambler waiting for the ride to start. Harley had the intense look going on and we were trying to get her attention so we could take a picture. Out of the blue, she turns her head to us and yells..."FLAVOR FLAVVVVVV!!!" We just fell out laughing.

I have to add this story. It's not about one of my children, but he's close enough. Lisa Lane's son Travis beat all my girls stories by a LONG SHOT. While standing at the photo button booth waiting on the photo button of her precious boys, Trevor tugs on Lisa's coat and says "Mom, look what Travis is doing." Travis had pulled down his pants and was peeing on Main St. at the Pumpkin Show!!! If ya gotta go, ya gotta go! Trevor, wanting to make his mom feel better offers this consulation: "at least he didn't do it in public". Lisa reminds Trevor that you can't get any more public than Main St. during the Pumpkin Show. Oh, I love that story!!!

Why do half of the stories we tell about our children involve peeing?

That's all the stories for now. Pictures will follow soon. Maybe tomorrow!

The Innocent Look

Moments to Remember

There are stories from everyone's childhood that are shared year after year to the chagrin of the person who made the unforgettable memory. One of those memories was created Friday night in Target. Harley, still working on potty training, had an accident in Target. I grab some jeans, purchase them and headed to the bathroom with the girls and the new pants. We're in the handicap stall (trust me, we're handicapped!!). I had to go potty as well, so as I am sitting on the toilet I begin to change Harley. A mom always knows how to multi-task! As soon as I get pants and panties off of Harley, she opens the stall door and runs out, running back and forth in front of the stalls laughing hysterically. Meanwhile, I'm yelling for her to get back in and shut the door! The other women in bathroom are laughing at the sight. It's funny in retrospect, but I truly wanted to strangle her.

It's one of those moments that I will relate to her over and over so that she can feel just a sliver of the embarrassment I felt!