Gingerbread House & Twister

Adrianna had a slumber party with two of her best friends from school. They decorated gingerbread houses, made sugar cookies, watched movies, and played twister!

Grandma Pam helped the girls decorate

They weren't interested in having thier pictues taken!

The finished product!

Andrew wanted to play twister too! Notice his PJ's don't match... I think one of the girls dressed him. LOL

Andrew's 1st Birthday

Andrew Hayden is ONE!  It’s amazing how fast this year has gone. I STILL can’t believe we are a family of four! We have wanted another baby for a LONG time. Andrew is truly a blessing!! This past year has been a whirlwind to say the least but I have enjoyed every minute of it…watching my little boy grow, learn and come into his own little person has been WONDERFUL! He is a fast learner {He wants do everything his big sister does}  

 

 

I took andrew to Tom Bagby for his one year pictures {I will post a few of them later} I thought I would try to take some pictures myself. They're not perfect but I got a few good shots & we had a blast! Andrew is such a good baby... He just laughed and giggled the whole time!

This one is my favorite! This is a look only a mother can capture.

I decide a small intimate party at home with his family would be best for his 1st party! He LOVES all his grandparents, aunts, uncles & cousins soo much. They just spoil him rotten and he LOVES it! He had something new today that he never had before... CHOCOLATE!!

 

Once he took his first bite... he didn't want to stop!

He didn't want anyone's help either... good thing he had his own cake!

This is what the cake looked like before...

Hope you had a WONDERFUL birthday baby boy!

You are LOVED by so many!

MIA...

Sorry, I have been MIA from blog world… I have been enjoying the stay at home role. Andrew LOVES being home with mommy during the day. He is VERY Mobile and is into everything and climbs on everything. He is crazy about tractors, cars, truck, anything with wheels. He is still dealing with food allergies so he doesn't eat a lot and he only drinks soy milk. Adrianna has been keeping me super busy with school projects, cheer competitions, and basketball games. I LOVE that my girl is playing sports! I enjoy going to all of her games and cheering her on! I even custom ordered Andrew a few Pottsville APACHES shirts that say “Anna’s lil Bro” on the back!

I have been on several interviews and finally landed a new job!! I will begin working at Hewlett Packard in January… which means I will get to be home with my family the whole month of December. I will be able to celebrate Andrew’s first birthday and Christmas without the stress of a new job!

 I will blog more if when things get back to normal... In the mean time, here are a few pictures of the family...

Andrew gettng ready to go vote with mommy!

He still loves his horse and pacifer {which we plan on taking away from him soon}

My friend Dana gave Adrianna an art lesson. She entered this painting in the fair and got 2nd place!

The kids hanging out with Papa Tippit

Having lunch @ Mount Magazine Lodge {can you spot the hot pink arm cast?}

Adrianna fell off the neighbor's moped scooter and broke it!

A broke arm doesn't stop Anna from cheering for her boys!

Andrew said MaMa

Andrew just melted my heart today when he said MaMa for the first time! He has been saying DaDa for awhile now. It was perfect timing considering everything that has been happening lately... I needed something to brighten my day! I love my baby boy and my little girl to pieces & can't imagine my life without them!

 To fill you all in… I got a pink slip today! I have been working for Acxiom over 2 years. It was a great setup… I worked from home and my mother watched Andrew during the day. I could visit with him on my lunch breaks or drive over and have lunch with Anna.

I am devastated because I know we need this income yet part of me is relieved that I can stay at home with my babies which I’ve never had the opportunity to do. {Even if only temporarily} I have faith in GOD and I know that everything is going to work out for me and my family!  

I am Addicted

I started reading this book and it only took me two days to finish.... It was awesome I couldn't put it down. I don't think I want to see the movie because I am sure my imagination is soo much better! Adrianna is reading it now and she loves it too! She has never read a book that size before so hopefully she will finish it.

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Is anybody Home??

Where has the time gone ?? I can’t believe it’s already August… I am getting so behind on my page. Between mommy and me swimming lessons with Andrew, Cheerleading practice with Adrianna, and everything else going on this summer I haven’t found time. My little family keeps me super busy but I wouldn’t have it any other way!
So much has happened so where do I start… Sigh Adrianna has been practicing her little heart out at Cheer practice for the last few weeks. She was behind since she missed camp to go to New Orleans. I know I shouldn’t have let her miss but we already had planned our vacation! Her 5 years of dancing has paid off…

Did I mention Andrew got his first tooth? We have been long waiting this day for some time now. We thought he would get his first tooth before 6 months but he didn’t until nearly 8! We came home from the grandparent’s house Sunday night and as I laid him down in his bed I noticed a shinny white tooth! Of course he wasn’t too thrilled to show it off! He wouldn’t let me take a picture. He is such a little monkey!

Here is what all he can do at 7 months:

Crawl

Sit Up

Stand

Feed himself

Get away with things using this look

Who can say no to this face

It’s A Boy!! Cassandra had ELI MADISON on July 21st. He is just so darn cute! Too bad they can’t stay small forever. I can’t tell who he looks like he has Ethan’s hair, Kierra’s eyes, Destiny’s lips, and Mackenzie’s tan. He has the best of all of them! Congratulationns!!

6 lbs 14

Cassandra and Eli