Baby’s first haircut


September 1st, 2010

Ok, it’s not technically his FIRST haircut….I trimmed it a little bit a while back, but it was his first REAL haircut.

Here’s the before picture.

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The first cut.

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He sat perfectly still.

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And he liked how it looked.  So cute.

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Happy bday, Abs!


August 28th, 2010

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Abby’s banana split

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A banana split free-for-all….Yes, that’s my oldest daughter with the Redi Whip…

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Abby with her friends: Livi, Colin, Ian, Lia, Alex, Kate B., Allison, Mary Ellen, Luke B., Celeste, Luke F., Kate J.

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A very happy birthday girl with her new American Girl

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Back to School Par-tay


August 15th, 2010

Back to school party for the neighborhood kids going to Kate’s elementary school next year.

Snacks

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Party favors

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2nd grade Kate and 3rd grade neighbor friend

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Some of our elementary school crew from the hood.

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My children.  They take after their father.

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Splash Park


August 11th, 2010

What a fun morning at the Rogers Splash Park with the Kilcrease fam!  Abby, Alex, and Grace K. LOVED it and could have stayed all day.  Luke K. was not really into it, and Kate J. said it was “kind of boring.”

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Alex saw me with the camera and this face came out again.

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Luke and Alex are only a couple weeks apart in age.  Is he cute or what?

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Grace and Abby

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Abby claimed this fountain as her own.  She stared down any kid who tried to come near it.

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She tried to get Grace to guard it with her.

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And then when the fountain sprayed, she got it all to herself.  Right after I took this picture, she somehow made the water go way up in the air and spray some moms in lawn chairs.  It was pretty funny (at least Emily and I thought so).

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According to Alex, he was being a scary shark.

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Potty training-round 3 (and final round!)


August 11th, 2010

Every time Alex sees me with my camera, he starts making this face.  Why?  Pure silliness.

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I sent Kate out to water the plants, but she watered her brother instead.

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winner winner chicken dinner!


August 2nd, 2010

John and I just got back from a fun weekend trip to Las Vegas with the Whitlocks.  We stayed at the Wynn, and it was fabulous.

Here’s a picture of the casino.  I really like these red chandeliers and, look!, those are windows to the outside.

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Friday night we had dinner at L’Atelier at the MGM Grand.  It was Lee Ann’s birthday, so we splurged on the 9 course tasting menu.  Amazing.  And it had 2 desserts, plus this special one for the birthday girl.  Here she is blowing out the candles.  After dinner we walked around the strip a bit to see all the strange, interesting, crazy, and scary people out there.  I couldn’t believe the number of people with kids in strollers at midnight on the strip (not exactly family friendly, even during the day).    It made us all feel good about our parenting skills.

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I took this picture while we were sitting at the pool on Saturday.  Every room in the Wynn and the Encore was filled over the weekend.  That’s *a lot* of people and I think they were all at the pool Saturday afternoon.  The people watching was so entertaining.

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After a full day of the pool and a spectacular lunch at Tableau, I took a nap and then went shopping while John, Shane, and Lee Ann hung out in the casino.  They kept winning, so they kept playing!

We had a dinner at Alex to spend some of those winnings! It was the best meal ever.

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Fun with friends


July 24th, 2010

 Kate B., Kate J. Lia, Abby, Ian

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Baby Ali.  She and Liv are both almost 2. Such cute girls.

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Baby Livia.  That popsicle is almost as big as she is!

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And not-quite-a-baby-anymore Alex.

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I said, “ok everybody, jump on the count of three!” This was on the count of one.

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Two.

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Three!

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If you like it then you gotta put a (ear)ring on it


July 17th, 2010

Kate has been asking to get her ears pierced for a year now, so we decided to let her get it done for her 7th birthday.  She was really excited, but also scared, so we went with Lia for moral support.

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It hurts and she cried a little, but then she saw her cute new earrings and it was all good.

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Lia was so tough! She didn’t cry at all.  I think her momma may have a little, though. :)

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After Kate got in the chair, she suddenly had to “go potty.”  She just needed a little break to get up her nerve, I think.  Here are Abby, Lia, and Ian waiting for Kate and me to get back from the bathroom.  Baby Ali and Alex stayed home with their daddies.

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Happy girls with their matching June birthstone earrings.

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Swim Ranch


July 15th, 2010

Kate and Abby with the oldest next door, who coincidentally is in Kate’s lane this year.

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Owen (a friend who is also, coincidentally, in the same lane), Kate, and the oldest next door

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Abby moved up to lane one from water babies last summer.

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Abby’s first time off the diving board.

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The mysterious flag board

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She’s a grand old flag


July 6th, 2010

My camera is dead, so I missed getting pictures of a lot of 4th of July weekend activities.  Here are a few from friends or my phone:

Backyard swimming and silliness

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The Wild Wilderness Drive Thru “Safari” in Gentry.  I love that I don’t have to get out of my air conditioned, nice-smelling, and fly-free car to see the animals.

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The flag cake, slightly damaged by the little tasters

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Heather, me, and Renee at our very fun 4th celebration at the McDaniel’s house

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Alex got to go on a tractor ride.  Good times!

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Sallie and Alex having a post dessert snack
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Abby was the only one of our children not terrified of the fireworks.

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Rich with Sallie, and John and me with a scared little Alex. He wasn’t scared at all until his big big sister started crying.  I’m not even sure if he was scared or just nervous because Kate was upset….

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