Her Big Day

Saturday was recital day and I am not sure who was more excited...Tom or Taylor!!  Oh what am I saying...Tom was definitely more excited.  Year two for Tom and the annual Dad's Dance and he has been practicing almost as much as Taylor!!  The pressure was amped up a bit since my parents were in attendance this year.

Tom practiced all day and Taylor did what Taylor does... she fought me about everything.  Her bath, her hair, her dress, her make-up (yep...she has to wear a little make-up) and of course pictures!!  An event in our house would not be complete without someone complaining about pictures!!  When are these people going to get it...I TAKE PICTURES...LOTS OF PICTURES!!

So without further ado...

Getting ready to go!! 

 

If you can believe it, neither of them complained about this photo!!

 

 My Performers!!

   I bought a little present for Thomas to give Tay after her performance!! She loved it!!

   

 Tay and Papa!!

 One more pic before we close the book on this year and this recital costume!! Now for the real fun...swimming!! 

This wife and mommy is very proud, but glad it's over!!

3 Months

Guess who's 3 months old?

Yep!!  You guessed it...my Tatum Marie!

No number stats to report because we didn't have to see the doc for three months, but I imagine her 4 month appointment will make up for that!

However I do have some other stats...

We are officially on a schedule, although when I say schedule I use the term very loosely.   I have NEVER been one of those "I have to be home because it's nap time" kind of moms.  Frankly I just think that's crazy, but to each is own!

Anyhoo...

Lil sis is sleeping from about 8pm-6am every night. 

Lil sis takes about 2-3 naps a day for anywhere from an hour to 4 hours!!

Lil sis loves her swing, loves the couch, loves just about everything...unless she's hungry!! 

Lil sis is smiling, giggling and making all sorts of noises!!

Lil sis just isn't so little anymore!!

Along For The Ride

If someone asks me for advice I gladly will give it, but generally I make it a point not to just throw out unsolicited advice!!   However, this is MY blog and today I am choosing to throw some out.  Sanity is something I treasure...I hold it very close to me and try very hard not to let these little people that I call my children steal it from me.

How do I keep my sanity you ask??

Every day I get up without thinking about the day before, good or bad and I leave the house!!

That's it!!

I leave the house because staying home 24/7 just doesn't work for me!  Whether it is just to go to Starbucks or a full day of errands...I leave the house!!

I did it before I had kids and I do it now!!  My kids have all gotten good use of their car seats and Tatum is no exception!!  Thankfully she is just like her brother was and LOVES her car seat!!  She is perfect just about 98% of the time when we are out!!

She goes with me everywhere!!  Sometimes our stops are long enough that she actually gets to stretch her legs...

And when she gets tired...she sleeps!!

She helps me keep that sanity that I hold so dearly!!  And always gives me something to smile at!!
 

Today I Can Say...

I will be the first to admit that everyday isn't play dates and ice cream...in fact most days there are tears and time-outs!! The potential is there though, everyday I wake up with a "Today is a new day" attitude. Honestly, I am no expert, but I think that is the one thing you have to do if you have any prayer of making it through this thing called motherhood.


Mother's Day 2012 started off like any other day, well I guess if every other day your husband took the kids to buy you Starbucks which mine does not so...scratch that!! Mother's Day 2012 started off like any other HOLIDAY!! Hubby took the kids to get me Starbucks and I enjoyed the 20 min of peace and quiet!! I am not going to lie...that 20 minutes was the only thing peaceful about the day!


I will sum it up for you because it was more one of those "you had to be there" kind of days!!

Coffee and a card!! 

Two huge fits from Taylor!! 

The Brunch from hell...no joke!! 

Another fit from Taylor!! 

Sun and some swimming!! 

ANOTHER fit from Taylor!! 

Free Cheesecake (courtesy of the brunch from hell) 

Lazy evening on the couch!! 

Oh and one more fit from Taylor!! 

Thankfully these pictures only show you the good that was Mother's Day 2012!! Enjoy!!

My 7th Mother's Day with this guy!!  

This is good as your going to get when it comes to my mom being in pictures...a little side profile!! I love you mom!!  

It was a perfect day to get a little closer to our first swim and an even better day to try out our new shades!!  

There she is...the devil disguised as a cute 4yr old!!  

Aunt KiKi and Thomas!!  

Naps come easy in a swimsuit next to the pool in the shade!!  

Today I can say...I have the best job in the world, I get to be a mom to Thomas, Taylor and Tatum!! Sunday I might not have said it so emphatically, so I decided to wait a day or two!!

Keepin It Real

After my failed attempt on Easter of getting a nice picture of all three of the kids together I decided that the best solution would be to pay someone else!!  You know...because paying someone else is the likely solution when your kids won't listen to you!  God forbid they JUST LISTEN to you!! 

Anyway...I loved the way our family photos turned out and as luck would have it Shannon Worley Photography was having a little Mother's Day Mini Session!!  Well it turns out that was the only lucky part about it because my kids were as cooperative for her as they were for me!!  

Apparently I am not meant to have a picture of the three of them actually smiling!! And you know what...that's ok!! 

 

Why is it ok you ask?? 

Well because these are my kids and if they did exactly what I asked when I asked, I am not sure I would recognize them!! These pictures keep it real I guess...they just seem to do a little better on their own! 

 Thank you Shannon!!

Spoon Full of Sugar

It's that time of year again...

Recital time!! The big event!! The less than two minute performance that Taylor has been practicing weekly for one hour since December!! She had recital pictures last week and because I always cross my fingers hoping for really good paid for photos, I took her. But because I do not hang all my hopes and dreams on the fine people of McMedia Photography...I took a few of my own!

 

 And although I am only showing you two...there were quite a few more and hence this photo to end our mini photo shoot!! 

What this picture does not say!

What this picture does not say... 

 

...an intense game of mini-golf will ruin their momentary friendship!!

Where you can find us!

If you can't find us, we are probably doing this... 

Gettin' our swim on!! 

Beginning of the end...

Its the beginning of May, but the end of the year!! Dance recital and final baseball games on the calender, vacations starting to be planned, swimming suits permanently in the car...just in case and me...trying to figure out how I am going to keep my sanity for the two months that is summer vacation!

If nothing else I should have lots to keep you entertained with, so stay tuned!

On that note I thought you might enjoy a pic of my little baseball player!!