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Mother's Day 2014

Camey — Tue, 13 May 2014 02:26:55 +0100

Summer Poking Through

Camey — Sun, 17 Nov 2013 14:15:52 +0100

Finding this in the crunchy leaves makes me happy.

Hailey's First Ever Double Digit Birthday!

Camey — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 19:04:33 +0100

I can't believe that Brady and I have been parents for 10 years now. Our sweet Hailey Rae turned 10 last week. She came into this world with eyes wide open and the prettiest hair color. I love this girl so much!

We had a friend party the day before she turned the big 10 at a painting studio called Paint Your Art Out. She loves to paint here at home but hasn't done any canvas painting yet. I thought it was the perfect spot to have a party - no clean up involved. The only time slot left Read More...

Gigantic Reese's

Camey — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 20:24:27 +0100

We ate at Cracker Barrel over the weekend. While in line waiting to be seated, Brady spied this giant package of Reese's peanut butter cups. He is not a fan of chocolate at all but he does like Reese's. He and the H's were teasing me that I was no fun and wouldn't buy them. Truth is I saw that it looked intriguing to him (and the H's) and had a mental note to go back and buy it later for Christmas. BUT when he went to pay, he secretly grabbed a package of them. He opened it up last night withRead More...

A Winner Finally!

Camey — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 16:46:09 +0100

Last Friday, Brady took Hailey to Family Fun Night at school. Its the yearly fundraiser. Hunter was invited to attend a birthday party for his friend and wanted to go to that a little bit more. So I took Hunter and Grayson and Brady took Hailey. She said she had a really good time and I was thrilled to see her finally win at the cakewalk. She so desperately wanted to win last year. All that was left were the tiny cakes but she won! She still hasn't tried it. She didn't see that the label alsoRead More...

Hunter's Jack-o-Lantern Smile!

Camey — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 05:00:00 +0100

After school, I was washing Grayson up in the bathtub. The H's were in Hailey's room playing. I heard all sorts of ruckus. They like to roll and tackle each other lately. Drives me bonkers only because I know someone WILL get hurt. Then I see two little frantic kids in front of me in the bathroom. Hunter has blood all over his hands and is holding his mouth and they both have these really concerned looks. He tells me that Hailey knocked his tooth out with her knee. I calmed him down and told Read More...

Pumpkin Carving 2013

Camey — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 12:51:10 +0100

Last night, we carved pumpkins. The H's look forward to this annual activity. Hunter has had his design drawn on his pumpkin ever since we went to the pumpkin patch a few days earlier. He couldn't wait to dig his tools into his pumpkin and carve away. The H's designed and cut out their pumpkins all on their own again. I love seeing what they come up with. Hailey had a big reveal. She put a towel over hers before she presented it to us. I love her enthusiasm. Hunter only wound up nicking his hRead More...

Pumpkin Patch Fun

Camey — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 05:00:00 +0100

We drove to Norman to the Patch we took Hailey to when she was a baby. The last two years the pumpkin patch here has been crowded and nasty. The weather was perfect. Grayson was asleep in my arms for the first bit we were there. When he woke, he was in heaven. This kid loves the outdoors. He liked being free and exploring. He got plenty dirty too. The H's love corn mazes. The ground was a bit wet from the rain. So naturally G fell down a few times. He didn't want to leave the maze. They all lRead More...

Grayson's First Haircut 10-17-13

Camey — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 13:04:30 +0100

I took Grayson in to see Bettina for his first haircut yesterday! She is the sweet lady who cuts the H's hair. I found her long ago for Hunter initially. She knows his hair pattern and cuts it right for his curly spots and cowlicks. Grayson was horrible and even attempted to swipe her hands away from his head. He cried almost the entire time and wiggled back and forth even with him on my lap. Playing on my phone calmed him down for a few moments. She was able to trim up around his ears and cuRead More...

My Favorite Season is Here!

Camey — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 13:30:18 +0100

Autumn is my favorite season by far. I love the jacket weather and mix of sun shiny days with cloudy ones. I love seeing the leaves change colors, the zillion pumpkins all over, the cups of cocoa and fireplace weather. Cooking is also much more fun at this time of year. Such yummy foods and smells. I also like living in a place where you can visibly see the seasons change - don't exactly like picking up after the oak trees but they sure are pretty!

Camey — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 05:00:00 +0100

That is exactly what Hailey said to me as she was getting into the truck after school. Her tooth was ready to come out and bugging her so she pulled it out at school. She asked her homeroom teacher if she could and she said yes - in PE, which was the class they were headed to next. Funny. So in PE, she got a paper towel and pulled it out. I don't remember ever willingly pulling my teeth out. She's like her daddy. Then she went to the office and they gave her the sweetest treasure box to keep Read More...

Labor Day Weekend Pics 2014

Camey — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 13:32:57 +0100

Labor Day weekend was hot like it normally is but it was especially HOT this year. We have had a relatively nice summer of not too many extremely hot days so go figure the weekend we actually get out it is blazing hot. Not wanting to be out in the miserable sun all day with the children we did try to make the best of it. Brady and I are not lake people. Lake water is just nasty and we don't enjoy getting all sweaty anymore. Boating is fun and we enjoy the great fishing. Brady took the H's fisRead More...

Quick & Painful Flu Shots Deserve Ice-Cream!

Camey — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 17:57:12 +0100

The H's went to see their nurse today to receive their flu shots. Both did well although they both were tense, got bright red and of course said "Ouch!". Last year over Christmas break, we all got the flu except for baby Grayson. It was horrible. We were too late getting the flu shot last year and they ran out of dosages. I have never been a fan of shots of any kind until we all got the flu. Hailey had it the worst. She ran a high fever for 14 days straight. Hunter and I got Tamiflu which helRead More...

Grayson's 15 Month Well-Child Checkup Stats

Camey — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 05:00:00 +0100

Baby G is 15 Months today! Just love this little guy.

Hailey's Garden Flowers

Camey — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 16:57:59 +0100

Hailey took the old strawberry plot this year and planted some items. Her flowers are absolutely beautiful in the morning and evening light. Hunter is growing watermelons. He has several and I hope they continue to do well. They are so cute!