Scarlett is almost ONE!!!

This past weekend I took pictures of Scarlett for her first birthday. I can't believe how quickly it goes by...I know other moms told me it would, but I had no idea it would go this fast. 

I have spent many nights over the last couple of weeks just rocking her in her room and thinking about how 1 year ago I couldn't wait to see what this little girl was going to look like, smell like, be like.. 

I couldn't believe how beautiful she was when I first laid eyes on her. Now look at her...she's still the most beautiful baby I've ever seen and she has the personality to match it. She brings so much joy to my heart and I can't even remember what our lives were like before her. 

Jordan always tells me to not be sad to be happy about the future and being able to watch her grow up. I am starting to understand that...it's so much fun to see different parts of all of us in her the older she gets. It also brings me so much happiness to see her and Gavin laugh and play together. 

My hope is that she can stay this pure and beautiful as she grows up. 

But until March 28th she is still my little baby...not a one year old just yet! 

The theme of her party is Olivia the Pig :) Its the most adorable show on Nick Jr. Her and Gavin love it! I sent out her invitations yesterday, ordered her smash cake and bought some of the decorations. 

We let her test out some cake when we took her pictures and I'm not so sure she liked the cake... 

Haha who am I kidding!! She had a fit when I took it away from her lol then had a total sugar rush when we got home. She was rolling all of the floor and making silly noises it was hilarious!! 

Well I am going to try and look at this whole birthday thing in a positive light lol. It's very hard for a mom to watch her baby get older, but she will always be our baby girl no matter how old she gets. (I realize I am talking like she is turning 18 years old and moving out of the house next week...but that's what it feel like!!!) 

Merry Christmas

I have not written on my blog in forever...I think bc I am too busy lookng at all the other blogs I follow, ha! I just wanted to share my kids picture with Santa. I got a good smile out of Gavin, which is very hard to do at times, and Scarlett smiled so pretty and was not scared of Santa at all!

My babies are so precious :)
Gavin has his Christmas party at school on Thursday and Scarlett has a Christmas program at her daycare that she actually get to be in! I can't wait to see it!

Just a little update on the kids-
Gavin is doing great in Kindergarten and he is reading so good!!! He did the sweetest thing ever last week. He went to the library with his class on Thursday and instead of getting a book for himself he got an Olivia  book for Scarlett bc he knows she loves that show. I just thought to myself...okay we're doing something right as parents. He is turning into an amazing young man. He hasn't lost any teeth yet, but i think it's coming soon. We were looking at his teeth over the weekend and he has a grown up tooth coming in behind his baby tooth. My mother in law said Jordan's teeth grew in just like that. I am just hoping that baby tooth will become loose soon so we don't have to get them taken out...OUCH!

Scarlett is 8 months old and is all over the place!! She is crawling everywhere,pulling herself and standing on everything!! It wouldn't surprise me at all if she were walking soon. She is seriously the happiest baby I have ever met and soooo sweet. She brings so much joy and laughter into our home.. it's such an amazing feeling and she LOVES Gavin sooo mcuh. I am so happy that they love each other so much. She has started playing with Gavin's cars too they will sit on his car mat and play with all his cars. She already looks up to him so much and I hope that it stays that way. We are expeimenting a little more with food...she loves pancakes!! haha she eats them right up and on Thanksgiving we let her try dressing, mashed potatoes, and banana pudding. She's not a picky eater at all.

Two Big Milestones All in One Day!!!

Scarlett started crawling last night!!! Jordan would scoot back and call her name and try and get her to come to him. She would get in the crawling position (which she's been doing for about a week now) then she would crawl forward a little bit, then lay down and take a break, ha! Then get back up and try again :) Before long she will be crawling all over the house!! My sweet baby doll is growing up.

And Gavin read a level 1 book all by himself!!!! He's so smart!!! Jordan and I have been practicing sight words with him every night. So yesterday his teacher sent home a level 1 book and he read the whole thing by himself without any help!

I'm so proud of my kids :) and this song is so true and makes me cry every time I hear it....it's just how I'm feeling today.

Taylor Swift
"Never Grow Up"
Your little hand's wrapped around my finger
And it's so quiet in the world tonight
Your little eyelids flutter cause you're dreaming
So I tuck you in, turn on your favorite night light
To you everything's funny, you got nothing to regret
I'd give all I have, honey
If you could stay like that

Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up, just stay this little
Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up, it could stay this simple
I won't let nobody hurt you, won't let no one break your heart
And no one will desert you
Just try to never grow up, never grow up

You're in the car on the way to the movies
And you're mortified your mom's dropping you off
At 14 there's just so much you can't do
And you can't wait to move out someday and call your own shots
But don't make her drop you off around the block
Remember that she's getting older too
And don't lose the way that you dance around in your pj's getting ready for school

Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up, just stay this little
Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up, it could stay this simple
No one's ever burned you, nothing's ever left you scarred
And even though you want to, just try to never grow up

Take pictures in your mind of your childhood room
Memorize what it sounded like when your dad gets home
Remember the footsteps, remember the words said
And all your little brother's favorite songs
I just realized everything I have is someday gonna be gone

So here I am in my new apartment
In a big city, they just dropped me off
It's so much colder that I thought it would be
So I tuck myself in and turn my night light on

Wish I'd never grown up
I wish I'd never grown up

Oh I don't wanna grow up, wish I'd never grown up
I could still be little
Oh I don't wanna grow up, wish I'd never grown up
It could still be simple
Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up, just stay this little
Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up, it could stay this simple
Won't let nobody hurt you
Won't let no one break your heart
And even though you want to, please try to never grow up
Oh, don't you ever grow up
Oh, never grow up, just never grow up

Scarlett 5 days old

Gavin 2 years old













2 Years and counting...

Monday was mine and Jordan's 2 year wedding anniversary :) I am more in love with him today than I was the day I married him it just keeps getting better! A lot has happened in the last 2 years...Jordan got out of the army, he got accepted into the police academy, we had a baby, I lost my job, I got a new job, Jordan finished the acaedmy... it has been tough at times to keep on pushing forward. The only thing that has kept us going through all of this is each other. We have relied on each other a whole lot and I am so thankful to have a man like Jordan. He keeps me going and is always so positive. He takes on a lot and always makes sure that I am happy before anything else even before his own happiness. He is amazing and I am so lucky to call him not only my husband, but my best friend. I love you babe!

The pretty flowers that were waiting for me when I got home :) My favorite flower!

So we celebrated out anniversary last Friday. I took half the day off and we went to Kemah and ate sushi and we both tried sake for the first time. It was disgusting haha, but it was so much fun!! Then we went to the mall bc Jordan wanted one of those massages and I shopped hehe :) I finally got some new jeans!! They were on sale for $17 a piece I couldn't pass that up!! Then Jordan's parents offered to watch the kids for us and we were going to go see a movie around 5:30, but we missed the kids too much and decided to meet our family for dinner at Willie's like we do every Friday night. It's become a tradition and it's always so much fun :) Now that may not seem like a romantic anniversary haha but to us it was just what we needed! Just a few hours of alone time it was our first date in over a year. We will never wait that long again!

Gavin (left) Jordan (right)

 Okay how much do these two look alike!? It is so crazy to see them side by side at the same age. Jordan has some strong genes that's for sure!!! And how cute did Gavin's Kindergarten picture turn out?? He smiled so good! I love it :)

Baby Girl!!!

And how darn cute is this?? I just LOVE her soooo much and I am loving her little shirt and leggings :)

Apple of My Eye

I just had to share...look how sweet this picture of Scarlett is :) Love you baby girl!!!  

Oh and I ordered Scarlett's halloween costume yesterday it's going to be sooo funny here's a little sneak peak. I am going to add more to it, but I love it haha!

Little Baby Sushi Roll!!

and Gavin is going to be a Storm Trooper from Star Wars

No pics today just some rambling :)

It is so hard to keep up with blogging, but I am trying!
So just a few things going on in our world...

Jordan graduated the police academy exactly 1 week ago!! I was so proud of him he was one of the class leaders and finished #19 out of 70. He hit the streets the very next day and is loving every minute of it. He is so passionate about his career and I am so happy for him :) I do pray for God to watch over him every day before he leaves. It’s a scary job, but I will bring my fears to the Lord and give Jordan all of my support.

Gavin is doing awesome in tball this year! The last 2 games he has had homeruns and multiple outs, which is good bc in the spring he actually has to do tryouts so I am glad we put him in tball this fall so he could practice and be ready for the spring ball. He also brought him his Reading Folder yesterday. He has to read to us a minimum of 15 minutes a day. Yesterday they didn't send home a book so we just worked on sight words like - I, an, we, see, the, mom, dad, love. He did pretty good he can name every letter we're just having some trouble with what sounds each letter makes, but he will get it :) he's a smart kid and it's only the first 6 weeks of kindergarten.

Scarlett is so much fun her little personality is growing every day. She tried bananas for the fist time on Saturday and she HATED them! I was so surprised I thought she would love bananas, but no....she would just scream when I gave them to her then I would give her a vegetable bite and she would just eat it all up lol. So we tried peaches last night and she ate the whole jar she liked them much more :) She constantly wants to move now we can't sit still with her for very long so we decided to go and buy her a bouncer. She has soooo much fun with that thing she will bounce and bounce for 30 minutes if you let her lol it's so cute. Lately she has this obsession with Jordan too lol it's so funny any time she hears his voice she practically breaks her neck to turn and look at him and she will just sit and stare and smile it's the most adorable thing I have ever seen. She loves her daddy :) He is so sweet with her too I love watching him hold her and play with her, he's a great daddy to her and Gavin they are very lucky kids.

And last but not least...me! lol I don't really have much going on just busy being a mommy and wife :) I went on a cleaning spree this weekend and cleaned the whole house and threw away a lot of unnecessary clutter! I also cleaned out my closet of clothes I have had since high school lol and jeans that will never fit me again no matter how much I would love to fit my butt back into a size 1 haha. We paid off my student loan and my balance at UHCL so I am able to re-enroll in school next semester and I cannot wait!! I feel fulfilled when I am in school and I love what I am majoring in so it makes it easy to go back to school. I just can't wait to finish!! I will take as many classes as I can without taking time away from my family, because they come first.

Well that's about it for now! I will post pics later this week from Jordan's graduation.

6 Months Old

Scarlett Kay you are 6 months old today!!

Weight: 19 lbs 11 oz – 97%

Height: 27 inches – 90%

Diaper size: 3

Clothing: 9-12 months (I can still squeeze you in some 6 months hehe)

My favorite thing to dress you in right now is little dresses with leggings and of course we can’t forget the bow. It’s sooo cute and I can’t wait for it to get cooler so I can dress you in that all winter J

You at your check-up

You eat cereal twice a day and vegetables at night (formula in between). You have gone through green beans, peas, carrots (not your favorite), squash, and sweet potatoes.

Later this week we will introduce fruit! I can’t wait, I think you will love the bananas J

You LOVE to SMILE!!! You are the happiest baby I’ve ever seen. Your smile melts my heart every time it is just so sweet and innocent it’s so beautiful to see. Anytime anyone is talking to you, you just smile.

Everyone is always complimenting your eyes. Strangers will stop me all the time and just tell me how gorgeous you are and how pretty your eyes are. I can’t take any credit for that, those are all your daddy J I hope they stay as blue as they are!

You don’t have much hair still, but it’s starting to come in more on top and it looks like it will be blonde. You haven’t cut any teeth yet (which I am secretly happy about bc I am not ready for you to grow up so much). We got you your first Olivia stuffed animal and you love it! That’s your favorite show to watch and it’s the theme we are going to use for your first birthday party. We are trying to decide what we want to dress you up as for Halloween. It’s between Olivia and Itsy Bitsy Spider….I saw the sweetest little Itsy Bitsy Spider costume before I was even pregnant and saved it so I could get it for you (just in case I had a little girl one day). I looked last week and the lady didn’t sell the costume anymore and I was so upset, but I decided to email her and see if she could do me a special favor and make it for me…and she said yes! So I am really thinking that’s what you will be since I wanted it for so long.

You at 5 days old....and now at 6 months old!!

You laugh more now and it’s the most adorable thing I have ever heard. You’re starting to get a personality and it’s so cute!!! You’re still rolling over and are starting to want to slide out of your car seat so I have to make sure you’re always buckled! You looove to kick your feet it looks like you’re trying to get somewhere lol I know you are so ready to start moving around more, but please just stay my baby just a little bit longer! Scarlett it makes me and your daddy so happy to have you in our lives. You are the most amazing blessing and you will never know how much joy and love you bring to our hearts. We love you baby girl.