I love this video...it's an old favorite. Taken just two Christmases ago, toddler Haley (19 or 20 months) answered a few questions (and ignored one question) about the very first Noel. This was Haley's second Christmas...I can't believe Kendall will be this age in just a year!!!!
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Holiday Activities
Our weekend was packed this weekend with holiday fun. We took the kids to the annual Christmas party sponsored by my dad's company. The girls got to make stuffed animals (reindeer), get their pictures taken with Santa, and enjoy candy and chicken fingers - two of Haley's favorites ;) Here are the girls with Santa.
We got our tree Saturday afternoon. Kendall was pretty nonchalant about her first Christmas tree, but Haley was THRILLED to help pick it out. Unfortunately, Kevin was not thrilled with my need to take a picture of the fam before we headed home with our tree. My sweet little Kendie, though, was happy to have her picture taken ;)
Haley cried when we made her take a nap before she could help decorate the tree ;) When she woke up, though, the tree was set up and I had finished putting lights on it. She was thrilled to put ornaments on it. She hasn't quite yet mastered the art of spreading the ornaments around, though, and a few of our lower branches are pretty heavily weighted down.
Mom took Haley to see a production of The Littlest Angel (hope I got that right) on Saturday night. Here are Haley and Marynell before the show.
Haley and I went to the children's musical at our church Sunday night. Haley enjoyed it. She will be big enough to sing in the children's choir next year, and I think she will really enjoy it!
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| From November December 2008 |
We got our tree Saturday afternoon. Kendall was pretty nonchalant about her first Christmas tree, but Haley was THRILLED to help pick it out. Unfortunately, Kevin was not thrilled with my need to take a picture of the fam before we headed home with our tree. My sweet little Kendie, though, was happy to have her picture taken ;)
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| From November December 2008 |
Haley cried when we made her take a nap before she could help decorate the tree ;) When she woke up, though, the tree was set up and I had finished putting lights on it. She was thrilled to put ornaments on it. She hasn't quite yet mastered the art of spreading the ornaments around, though, and a few of our lower branches are pretty heavily weighted down.
Mom took Haley to see a production of The Littlest Angel (hope I got that right) on Saturday night. Here are Haley and Marynell before the show.
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| From November December 2008 |
Haley and I went to the children's musical at our church Sunday night. Haley enjoyed it. She will be big enough to sing in the children's choir next year, and I think she will really enjoy it!
Kendall's 6 month dr apt
Kendall had her (belated) 6 month doctor's visit last week. Here is my happy girl just before we left the house.
Kendall shared smiles with the nurses and her doctor. Her height percentage has shot up and her weight has gone done since her four month checkup. She is longer and heavier than Haley was at this age.
Kendall has recently started sitting up, and she LOVES to blow raspberries - I don't remember Haley enjoying the raspberries as much as Kendall does!
Kendall is less inclined to sit and play by herself these days. Gone are the days where I could put her down, walk away to get something done and nearly forget about the poor child for 10 to 15 minutes at a time. She makes sure EVERYONE in the house knows if she's been left alone :) She prefers to be held or in the middle of whatever action is going on.
She still takes two naps most days, but her morning nap sometimes gets cut short - the 2 to 21/2 hour nap WE ALL used to enjoy is now sometimes as short as 45 minutes. Bedtime is around 7 PM. I wake her between 6 and 6:30 on workdays, and on the weekends she sometimes sleeps past 7.
The links on the left hand side of the page show Kendall's updated height and weight figures.
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| From November December 2008 |
Kendall shared smiles with the nurses and her doctor. Her height percentage has shot up and her weight has gone done since her four month checkup. She is longer and heavier than Haley was at this age.
Kendall has recently started sitting up, and she LOVES to blow raspberries - I don't remember Haley enjoying the raspberries as much as Kendall does!
Kendall is less inclined to sit and play by herself these days. Gone are the days where I could put her down, walk away to get something done and nearly forget about the poor child for 10 to 15 minutes at a time. She makes sure EVERYONE in the house knows if she's been left alone :) She prefers to be held or in the middle of whatever action is going on.
She still takes two naps most days, but her morning nap sometimes gets cut short - the 2 to 21/2 hour nap WE ALL used to enjoy is now sometimes as short as 45 minutes. Bedtime is around 7 PM. I wake her between 6 and 6:30 on workdays, and on the weekends she sometimes sleeps past 7.
The links on the left hand side of the page show Kendall's updated height and weight figures.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Happy Holidays
The Christmas tree isn't up yet, but we've pulled out the Christmas jammies - that's as good a sign as any in our household that the holiday season has begun.
Kendall has recently started sitting up on her own. She's not completely there yet, but she can sit without help for a few minutes at a time. Someone still has to stay close by to catch her when she tumbles, but she's getting stronger every day. Haley also started sitting up sometime between 6 and 7 months.
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| From November December 2008 |
Kendall has recently started sitting up on her own. She's not completely there yet, but she can sit without help for a few minutes at a time. Someone still has to stay close by to catch her when she tumbles, but she's getting stronger every day. Haley also started sitting up sometime between 6 and 7 months.
Friday, November 28, 2008
Thanksgiving 2008
As we have the past several years, Kevin and I (and the kids) ate three Thanksgiving meals in less than 24 hours.
Thanksgiving, Part 1: The Wootens
Charlie and Kendall - Charlie is great with the kids!
Grandmama Wooten
The kids table - still where the cool people sit.
Kendall in the Wooten's high chair - everyone in my generation used this high chair, and I believe my dad and his siblings did as well.
The grown up table:
Kendall, Bailey, and Marynell. Bailey is also wonderful with the girls.
Thanksgiving Part 2: The Starnes
We ate at Stacey and Jason's house this year - baby Savannah Jane Starnes was born just two days before Thanksgiving!
Papa and the girls:
Baby Savannah and Kendall - Kendall is 6 1/2 months; Savannah is 3 days old here. Kendall weighs about 3 times what Savannah weighs! Notice Kendall is giving her cousin a little love pat.
Is it possible to get 4 children ages 3 and younger to all look at the camera at once? Maybe for some photographers, but not for me. Savannah wins the prize for being the most cooperative.
Thanksgiving part 3: Marynell's house
Haley helped Marynell decorate her 'Thanksgiving tree.'
We started Kendall on sweet potatoes the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. They are definitely not her favorite, but she didn't turn them down, either.
Grandmama J is SUCH a great play mate for Haley. We all watched Home Alone together, and Haley and Grandmama thought it was so funny. Grandmama also played catch with Haley with a balloon.
Thanksgiving, Part 1: The Wootens
Charlie and Kendall - Charlie is great with the kids!
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| From November December 2008 |
Grandmama Wooten
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| From November December 2008 |
The kids table - still where the cool people sit.
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| From November December 2008 |
Kendall in the Wooten's high chair - everyone in my generation used this high chair, and I believe my dad and his siblings did as well.
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| From November December 2008 |
The grown up table:
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| From November December 2008 |
Kendall, Bailey, and Marynell. Bailey is also wonderful with the girls.
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| From November December 2008 |
Thanksgiving Part 2: The Starnes
We ate at Stacey and Jason's house this year - baby Savannah Jane Starnes was born just two days before Thanksgiving!
Papa and the girls:
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| From November December 2008 |
Baby Savannah and Kendall - Kendall is 6 1/2 months; Savannah is 3 days old here. Kendall weighs about 3 times what Savannah weighs! Notice Kendall is giving her cousin a little love pat.
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| From November December 2008 |
Is it possible to get 4 children ages 3 and younger to all look at the camera at once? Maybe for some photographers, but not for me. Savannah wins the prize for being the most cooperative.
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| From November December 2008 |
Thanksgiving part 3: Marynell's house
Haley helped Marynell decorate her 'Thanksgiving tree.'
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| From November December 2008 |
We started Kendall on sweet potatoes the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. They are definitely not her favorite, but she didn't turn them down, either.
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| From November December 2008 |
Grandmama J is SUCH a great play mate for Haley. We all watched Home Alone together, and Haley and Grandmama thought it was so funny. Grandmama also played catch with Haley with a balloon.
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| From November December 2008 |
Miley's 5th Birthday
Haley had a great time recently at Miley's 5th birthday party. We spent the weekend with the Phillips family, so Haley got to spend time playing with Miley and Pete.
Haley and Pete.
Haley, Kendall, Pete, and Miley.
Miley had a cowgirl party, complete with two ponies!
The kids got to make cowgirl/cowboy hats. Haley LOVES her hat.
Haley shares her mommy's joy of eating. She was the first child to stake a place out at the table with the birthday cake.
Less than 10 minutes after leaving the Phillips house, Haley fell asleep.
Haley and Pete.
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| From November December 2008 |
Haley, Kendall, Pete, and Miley.
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| From November December 2008 |
Miley had a cowgirl party, complete with two ponies!
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| From November December 2008 |
The kids got to make cowgirl/cowboy hats. Haley LOVES her hat.
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| From November December 2008 |
Haley shares her mommy's joy of eating. She was the first child to stake a place out at the table with the birthday cake.
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| From November December 2008 |
Less than 10 minutes after leaving the Phillips house, Haley fell asleep.
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| From November December 2008 |
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