The past two weeks...(catching up!)

Here is a look into our house from the past two weeks. I decided I should get caught up on here as we have GREAT company coming into town this next weekend and I know there will be TONS of pictures to post from the one weekend! So here goes....



Two weekends ago we had one more swim before fall graciously greeted us this past weekend! (yaaaaay for cooler weather!) Courtney (one of the neighbor kids) & Haylee enjoyed the water...

We introduced Rylee (and REintroduced Haylee) to the Baby Einstein videos. Rylee loves it just as Haylee did! We don't watch these everyday. However they are great for nights when Tommy works a little late and I need to get dinner going alone.

This girl is one smilin' and laughin' fool! :)

Last Christmas Bebe & Pawpaw gave Haylee her very first fishing pole! We hadn't really done anything with it yet b/c she's been too young. However, about a week ago Tommy pulled it out in desperation for new entertainment. She hasn't gone fishing yet, but she's learning to cast. In the backyard. :) It was cute!!

Rylee enjoyed a cat nap in her stroller during the fishing pole lesson.

One evening Haylee was coloring and decided she wanted to trace Daddy's foot....and yes, Rylee is laying there crying because it's dinner time. :)

Her cute little overall dress that used to be Haylee's!

This past weekend, Haylee & I got "matching" haircuts! Mine is just back to my old style...but Haylee's is VERY new! She looks like such a big girl...I love it--it's sooooo cute!!!! :)

Rylee had her first virus this past weekend. It was a bummer. However, she did better than Haylee for sure! Haylee got an AWFUL stomach bug at 8 weeks old. Rylee was able to not get sick until 13 weeks! Here's a picture of the poor baby chilling out in her swing.

Haylee was VERY excited to get the pumpkin/fall decor out this weekend! We are ready for pumpkin season in this house! We're heading to the pumpkin patch with friends this weekend!!

Today is Pappy's birthday!! However, we celebrated it this past Sunday. My mom made her AWESOME chicken alfredo dish & Haylee & I baked him a cake. They came to our since Rylee had been feeling kinda bad. Here's Haylee singing "Happy Bday" to Pappy...

And enjoying the cake...

We just started putting Rylee in her exersaucer this week....she loves it, but gets worn out pretty quick. :)

She's a character

I want to record a few cute things Haylee has been saying lately so that I don't forget them.

1. She got her hair cut today and before bed told Tommy and I, "I want Miss. Ana to cut my hair back on tomorrow." (Miss Ana cuts all of our hair)

2. Everything happened "last weekend". Even if it was earlier in the day, two months ago or last year. The child remembers EVERYTHING and when she wants to remind you of something fun, we did she'll say, "Mommy, last weekend we....."

3. She says, "Sleep tight -- don't let the boys bite" when going to bed.

4. If she wants to do something she'll say, "Mommy, I have a good idea..."

5. When going to bed lately, she tells us, "Daddy, my eyes won't work." Then she closes them and opens them back up really fast.

6. She loves to lay in bed and talk and sing. Some nights we have to go in there 2 and 3 times and tell her to be quiet and go to sleep. (she doesn't get up, just lays there in the dark talking) When we go in, she'll tell us that Tappy (her stuffed dog) is keeping her up and he won't stop talking to her.

I LOOOOVE this baby!

She slept NINE hours last night!!!!!! :)

Rylee's first Sunday @ church

Anyone who knows me well enough knows that I scrapbook...everything. Therefore in our house every "first" is a picture taking event. So here are pictures of Rylee's first Sunday at church. We took Haylee at like 5 weeks or so. But this kid didn't go until almost 12 weeks old. That's because Haylee slept through the night at 6 weeks, but Rylee here didn't do it until 11 weeks. We're not bitter in this house or anything. :)


Here is a picture of just Rylee and then one with each of us...

Great Granny's Visit!

Haylee's Great Granny came to visit her yesterday...oh and meet her little sister! :) Here are a couple pictures of Great Granny & the girls...

Big Week!

This past week was a big one in Rylee's little world. On Monday (Labor Day), she rolled from tummy to back for the first time and has done it a dozen times since then. AND!!! The best thing she did....she started sleeping through the night!!! Can I get an AMEN? She's only going about 7 hours, but hey-we'll take it! I must point out that her big sister was sleeping 11-12 hours straight through every night at this point...I guess they won't be the same, huh? But that's okay....maybe in another month or two we'll get the super-long stretch from Rylee.

Haylee has also learned to write the letter "H" ALL by herself! :) Man she is growing up so fast, it's CRAZY! Haylee is also one BOSSY little thing these days and knows exactly what she wants 24/7. I have no idea where she gets that from.


Here are some super cute pictures of the two of them....

This first one is Haylee trying to get Rylee to smile. She's seen us tickle her cheek right by her lips to get her to smile, so she thought she'd try.

Here's one of this chubby little baby who never skips a meal...can you tell? :) This is the cutest little grin picture I've been able to capture thus far...

And here's the big girl...

And one of them together :)

"Playing" together

Here's a video of the girls "playing" on Rylee's activity mat. Haylee reminds us all the time that the activity mat used to be her's "when she was a baby." I was trying to get Rylee to smile and Haylee thought it was funny to kick the laptop. She's hilarious! :)

Getting Big!

Rylee is getting big fast! She weighed almost 12 lbs at her 2 month check up! She has chubby cheeks, smiles and coos a lot and is getting really strong with her head & neck. Here are some recent pictures of her...