Adiah's first REAL haircut!

I took Adiah to get her first real haircut on Monday. She did alot better than I thought she would! Brian had been begging me for awhile to get something done with her hair. It was a tad bit stringy and looked awfully thin. This haircut really helped all of that! Isn't she cute? Of course, this is a 2 1/2 yr old posing so I didn't get great shots but enjoy anyway!



I love this one because I was counting to three and saying "cheese". She loves to count! She was telling me "one".

I love Jesus but....

Dog Food and Passports!

Please, Lord, tell me that my kid eating dog food does not make me a bad mom!!! I know I need to go to the grocery store but COME ON!!! Actually, it all happened quickly. We keep our dog food bowls in our laundry room and when I am in there doing laundry Adiah and I have the same conversation over and over again. It goes something like this.

Adiah: (looking at the dog food bowl that still has some in it by squatting down low)

Me: Adiah what are you doing?

Adiah: No, no. (while pointing at the bowl)

Me: Thats right. Don't touch the dog food.

Adiah: (reaches to touch the dog food anyway)

Me: Adiah!

Adiah: No, no (while pointing at the bowl)

Me: Come on lets get out of here....

This happens almost everyday! So today the same conversation takes place and I think she has followed me out but I'm holding a large stack of laundry and I continue on to my room. I put my clothes away and realize she isn't with me. I walk into the kitchen and totally bust her with the dog food bowls on my kitchen floor and a big wad of it in her mouth. I grab my camera (because you know you have to document this for future use!) and say her name. She promptly spits it out and comes running to me while I'm just snapping away. Now that's just gross y'all. Gross! Praise God I don't think she liked it or we may have problems between Mackie Rae and Adiah at meal time.

Saying cheese doesn't always get you out of trouble...(if you enlarge the picture you can see some of the dog food spit dripping down the sides of her mouth. Nasty!)

Trying harder.....while I'm trying to stifle a laugh.

Now that's just nasty!!! Can you see how she probably had it in her mouth for several seconds until it softened a little?

And on another note...a couple of weeks ago we went to get the kids passports because we are going on a vacation this summer that requires them. They came in today and I was so hopeful to get a shot of Adiah with hers. It didn't work out how I hoped but she sure did love it and started reading it like it was a book.


Again with the cheese....gotta love that kid!

Happy New Year!!!

This isn't actually going to be a New Year's post but I wanted to wish everyone a very happy and healthy 2009! This morning I got up and took the kids to a central meeting place for my father in law, brother in law, and us to meet up. Jim(father in law) took my 3 older kids and my niece and 2 nephews to his house for the night. Jim and Linda have horses and the kids love to go and see them. Its not often because we live kind of far from each other but they love it when they are there. Tonight I was at the computer and Linda sent us some pictures of the kids riding on a cart pulled by one of their minis. I know they are having a blast! We'll get the kids back tomorrow night when we all meet at Brian's sister, Gina's house to celebrate Christmas one last time for this season. I'll post about the rest of the holidays later but wanted to get these up now.

Ridge on the cart

Natalie

Emily looking awfully big for that cart!

I love this shot!


Adiah and I have had some good one on one time today because Brian is on call tonight. As I was putting these pictures in the kids folders on the computer I found this picture of Adiah with Natalie in May '08. Look at how much she has grown since then!!! That's just craziness!!