Play Date for Samantha

Becoming Miss Popular is no easy task! It has taken Samantha an entire 9 months to make some friends to call her very own ;)! LOL Actually, she has been working hard at it and just loves it when kids come to play. We were lucky enough to have Miss Ruby come over for some play time not too long ago. Ruby will be 2 at the end of April; but, she had so much fun pretending to be a baby when she came here. She got in Sammie's carseat, in the bouncer and wanted the toys that hang overhead, and then she enjoyed feeding Sammie her snack. These two are becoming quite fond of each other and I couldn't be more happy!

My Extended Family Daycare

This is my gang!! Lexi, Cooper, Samantha, Allison, Ryan, and Baby Logan! Mondays are so much fun for us!! Thank goodness I have Cooper and Alli to help me out! If you know anything about Gregory, you know that he absolutely ADORES babies. So he is thrilled all the time. He asks me everyday if Logan is coming over. He said, "I feel like he is part of our family, I just want to kiss him!" If you know anything about me than you know that I love babies too! These little ones have truly earned a place in my heart and I do feel as though they are a part of our family! It is POOPY busy, but I honestly wouldn't trade it for anything. I have found a way to stay home with my beautiful, amazing children, while contributing love to other families and a little financial support to my own.

A Little Monkey Bizness is Good for the Little Soul

Get OFF me fatty Pup!!


Hello CUTENESS

Our buddy Lexi

I mean it, now you're making me mad

I took my babies to Monkey Bizness to engage in some gross motor activity. We met my friend Alyssa and her cutie, Lexi and had ourselves a little playdate. Then I lugged carried these two babies over to Sam's Club and did some grocery shopping. I love these kiddos!!

Samantha is 9 months

Happy Nine Months Samantha, Sammie, Samjo, Ladybug, Bug-Bug, Princess Sammie Bug-a-boo, Buggers, and Nummy nums!

While you may not be as advanced with your gross motor skills as many of your peers, you are demonstrating just how smart you are in many other ways. You can sign "more, all done, and milk" and when you want to nurse you sign milk as fast as you can while trying to eat through my shirt or bite my face off. You love to play peek-a-boo when we say "Where's Samantha?" and you can point out where your toes are. Also, you love to say "no" by shaking your head over and over....it is quite funny! You love it when all the daycare kids comeover because you think they are hilarious and you can't believe all the tricks they are able to do. You are not very sure about the new baby that we watch and you think it is funny when he cries, but then you cry when I hold him. You love your big brother, your daddy, your cousin Ryan, and of course ME!!! You are not quite crawling yet but I have a feeling you will be by the time you are ten months...and if not, fine with me! You are so sweet, but you do have some tendencies to be a bully. Often you get this look in your eye and I know you are ready to hit me or pull my hair LOL! We are definitely working on that one. You are the greatest addition we could have ever hoped for in our family! We love you!!

Happy Birthday Aurie!

Happy Birthday to you! Thanks for always being so amazing to me and always supporting me! You are the best and I wanna be just like you when I grow up! Thanks for always spoiling me and my kids...I promise to return every bit of it soooooooooon! I love you, have the best day!

A Quick Look Back!

Look at all these babies! They keep trying to grow up so I thought I would take a quick look back.....

Fat Old Man

Samantha just chillin in her underwear and socks playing with electronics....could she please stop acting like her father!!! LOL

Born From the Same Womb???!!

When these two get together...they act like they have been missing each other since they were born or something. They have to eat together and play together and give hugs and kisses immediately!! Ryan gets all stiff and starts shaking and screaming and Samantha gets a huge gummy grin and starts flapping her arms!! It is hilarious!! At least they are past the point where they grab each other's faces and now they just seem to play so nicely together. It is as if they are twins who just cannot be apart! I love it!

December and January Wrap Up

Ryan thinks he can get more things done if he carries one toy around in his mouth....he is always so busy!

Bath time for Samantha.....of course she loves it just like every other baby

Gregory, Samantha, and I took a trip to Prescott to visit my dad. While we were bored, we discovered there was Cinnamon Toast Crunch in the kitchen! We quickly took a BIG bowl to our room and the three of us shared a late night treat!!! YUMMO!

These two are so in love!!

My beautiful ladybug

My kiddos getting all cleaned up!

My Favorites

We went ice-skating as a gift from Mema and Pepa! It was soooo cold if you weren't out on the ice! Good thing no one saw me take a huge fall! I laughed pretty hard though! It sure hurts to fall when you are old!

My delicious super model...or plus size model...but who is counting sizes??!! LOL

Best Cousins!

My Christmas present for 2009! Could not have asked for anything better!!

My other Christmas gift! They are the greatest in the whole world!

Daycare time!

Gregory and Allison making cookies for Santa...mmmmmmmm

Allison playing in the snow! She had on whatever gloves we could find. :)

It has been a very busy few months! I now do daycare for three beautiful families and I am quickly growing to love all the kids that have become a part of my family! I am also working a few nights a week serving at Chili's. It is definitely a change from what I am used to, and I have not made this kind of money since I was 15. BUT it is nice to have some extra cash! I have two friends getting married this year and three friends and one sister having a baby! 2010 promises to bring so many blessings to people I am very fond of and I am looking forward to sharing all these experiences with them...whenever possible that is! I thought for sure that once I graduated I would have all the time in the world to be with my family and to blog...it turns out quite the opposite has occured! I will do my best to keep you posted more often...heck I don't even make it to facebook any more. Well hugs and kisses to all!

"HEY!!! I know You Are Out There....I can SEE YOU!"

At nap time, Samantha likes to creep up to the left corner of her crib and get stuck there! More recently, She learned if she pulls the bumper up, she can see into the room and if I am in there she smiles at me! The only problem is she won't sleep with her head stuck in the corner so I have to go up there every day and pull her back to the center of the bed so she will actually go to sleep! I think it is so funny when I come around the corner and see her little face peering at me!!

So Much to be Thankful For!!

I don't really think I need to say more! NOTHING is as important as friends and family!! Material things come and go, but family is forever!