Hilarious Moments and Building Celebration...

Blake has really been getting funny, so I wanted to include some funny pictures I have of him from just round and about :) This week he started signing all done and please consistently....finally!!






Also, our church (after many many months) celebrated our first Sunday as a group with one celebration service. Everyone got t-shirts and we wanted a family picture. You can see how it turned out :) They were very cooperative!!

Visiting Grandma and Grandpa Warner....

I was taking a master's class this past week, so the kids and Brent came with me and we stayed with Brent's parents for a few days. The kids had a great time going swimming, Claire rode Lady the Horse (I will post pictures in a couple days), and last week we went to a Cardinal's game.

Better late than never....

I have these adorable pictures from Memorial Day weekend, but I keep forgetting to post them. So, here you go!!

Our little fairy princess....

Claire had her pictures taken last week at JCPenney's Fairy Fun Event. I cannot believe she is almost 3 and 1/2 years old. Wow, time flies!!

Blake Turns One...

Last Friday was Blake's first birthday party! We had a great time, even though it poured :) It was a Cardinal's baseball theme--of course :) Here are some pictures from the evening....enjoy!!

So much has happened...

So much has changed since I have posted last! The most recent things are:

1) Claire started soccer at the YMCA
Claire loves playing soccer and is actually doing really well. She cares a lot about what she wears to soccer, but once she is there she forgets about her appearance and plays really hard. Here is a picture of her in her soccer clothes and one of her running and kicking the ball.




2) Blake had his tongue surgery and continues being a HAPPY little man.
Blake was tongue-tied so the ENT wanted him to have surgery on his tongue so he can continue progressing with his speech normally, not having to correct it later. He did awesome and came out into recovery with a big smile on his face. He is such a happy little guy!



3) Claire is learning to swim.
Last year Claire took swim lessons and did not love the water much at all. Later in the summer she would swim at our friend's pool pretty well but still did not like splashing. Now she is in a class all by herself (no mom) and she is doing awesome. We are so proud of her--this summer should be a lot of fun at the pool :)



4) Blake got his first haircut.
I have been wanting Blake's hair to be spikey like Brent's so I finally got his hair cut. Now he looks so grown up.



5) Claire had a pedicure.
Not really a pedicure, but she got her nails and toes painted :) Our friend is graduating from college this weekend, so Claire and I took her to get a pedicure and she couldn't leave without her nails painted :)





6) We went to a Cardinal's Game.
This is a fun thing we love to do as a family and we got 4 tickets so it was fun to take the kids too. They loved having room to move around.



Here are some pictures of us from the last couple months...enjoy!

HILARIOUS!

I just had to share this with you! Anita Renfro is a speaker at Women of Faith conferences. This has been floating around UTube for awhile now and it's available on iTunes. Whenever I have one of "those" days, I love to play it...LOUD!

To learn more about Anita, check out her website at: http://www.anitarenfro.com/ and the WoF website: http://www.womenoffaith.com/.


Here are the lyrics :-)

Get up now
Get up now
Get up out of bed
Wash your face
Brush your teeth
Comb your sleepyhead
Here's your clothes and your shoes
Hear the words I said
Get up now!
Get up and make your bed
Are you hot?
Are you cold?
Are you wearing that?
Where's your books and your lunch and your homework at?
Grab your coat and gloves and your scarf and hat
Don't forget!
You gotta feed the cat
Eat your breakfast, the experts tell us it's the most important meal of all
Take your vitamins so you will grow up one day to be big and tall
Please remember the orthodontist will be seeing you at 3 today
Don't forget your piano lesson is this afternoon so you must play
Don't shovel
Chew slowly
But hurry
The bus is here
Be careful
Come back here
Did you wash behind your ears?
Play outside, don't play rough, will you just play fair?
Be polite, make a friend, don't forget to share
Work it out, wait your turn, never take a dare
Get along!
Don't make me come down there
Clean your room, fold your clothes, put your stuff away
Make your bed, do it now, do we have all day?
Were you born in a barn?
Would you like some hay?
Can you even hear a word I say?
Answer the phone!
Get off the phone!
Don't sit so close, turn it down, no texting at the table
No more computer time tonight!
Your iPod's my iPod if you don't listen up
Where are you going and with whom and what time do you think you're coming home?
Saying thank you, please, excuse me makes you welcome everywhere you roam
You'll appreciate my wisdom someday when you're older and you're grown
Can't wait till you have a couple little children of your own
You'll thank me for the counsel
I gave you so willingly
But right now I thank you not to roll your eyes at me
Close your mouth when you chew, would appreciate
Take a bite maybe two of the stuff you hate
Use your fork, do not burp or I'll set you straight
Eat the food I put upon your plate
Get an A, get the door, don't get smart with me
Get a grip, get in here, I'll count to three
Get a job, get a life, get a PHD
Get a dose of,
"I don't care who started it!
You're grounded until you're 36"
Get your story straight and tell the truth for once, for heaven's sake
And if all your friends jumped off a cliff would you jump, too?
If I've said it once, I've said at least a thousand times before
That you're too old to act this way
It must be your father's DNA
Look at me when I am talking
Stand up straighter when you walk
A place for everything and everything must be in place
Stop crying or I'll give you something real to cry about
Oh!
Brush your teeth, wash your face, put your PJs on
Get in bed, get a hug, say a prayer with mom
Don't forget, I love you
And tomorrow we will do this all again because a mom's work never ends
You don't need the reason why
Because, because, because, because
I said so, I said so, I said so, I said so
I'm the mom, the mom, the mom, the mom, the mom!!
Ta da!!!

Happy Birthday, Claire!

I'm so sorry that I didn't get to you guys sooner. If you have access to my sister Kristin's blog, then you have seen pics from the weekend. I guess, better late than never, right? Claire had an awesome birthday party. It was a pink party, so that meant pink drinks (strawberry milk and pink lemonade), pink cupcakes with pink icing, pink decorations (balloons, tablecloths, and plates), and princess books as centerpieces. Her friends seemed to have a good time and they enjoyed taking home balloon bunches with m&m weights :) She had lots of little hands helping open gifts, which was fine with Claire. By the end, she was one tired little girl.



It was fun to have Grammy, Papa, Kristin, Dave, Kinsey, Jackson, Grandma and Grandpa Warner, and Chad and Jeannie there to help us celebrate! We love you guys :) Enjoy the pics.




This past weekend, Claire got her ears pierced. She did great, no real big tears. She is so proud! Pictures should be coming soon. Have a great Easter!!

Look at those big kids...

Wow, we got Blake's pictures taken a couple weeks ago but we just got the pictures online. Then, last week we got Claire's taken since she is almost 3 now. Adorable!

I want to be little again...

Of course I don't really want to be little again, but I do love seeing life through my children's eyes. We went to a Chuck E. Cheese type of resturant and the kids both rode the merri go round. It was so cute seeing Blake on that little toy. The had seat belts for it so he could ride it all by himself.





Blake has been laughing so much right now and I got this shot this weekend. It's hilarious, he almost looks like he is crying but he isn't! ;)