Hood Rat

This is the cutest little outfit... and it has a hood on the back, which Zach likes to pull up on his sister's head. The funny thing, is that she leaves it there. And yes, she found another sucker... however, this one was not opened! :)

Mark Another Mall Off of the List

On Sunday, we made a trip to the Katy Mills Mall. Believe it or not, that was our first time there. Zach and Papo enjoyed looking at the fish in the Bass Pro Shop's giant aquarium. We did a little shopping, bought some new shoes for the kids, ate some lunch, and enjoyed the afternoon together.

This is what I found in the backseat, on the way home. Two tired, little babies! :)
Don't worry, he straightened out shortly after I took the picture.

One's Loss is Another's Gain

Zachary left his pinata candy out on the floor and look who found it... she found a sucker and did not want to part with it. I gave in and let her keep it for a while. I think she liked it!

Princess Birthday Party

Yea! It's My Birthday!

One Year Ago

I got this idea from a friend of mine...

One year ago today, I headed in for just a normal doctor's appointment, thinking she would just say, "Okay, see you next week." But much to my surprise she had ordered a sonogram. The sonographer asked twice if I had lost any fluid. With her asking twice, I grew uneasy. Was there something wrong? Apparently, my fluid was low- which can be harmful to the baby. It can inhibit the baby's growth and development. I was not due for another few days, so the sonographer suggested that I have the baby that day!
Oh my gosh... I was not prepared for that. I did not expect that at all! I couldn't even leave to go home and get my bag, or anything. I couldn't call Gabe right away, he was in class. I called my mom, who luckily was in town already, at home with Zach. Finally, Gabe called me back, and I told him, "We're having a baby today!"
I checked myself into the hospital and got situated. I couldn't be induced again because I had already had a c-section, which meant that I had to have another c-section. I was a little disappointed by this, but I wanted whatever was best for the baby. It all seemed a little surreal because I was there by myself, getting nervous about everything. I was going to have surgery, my husband had to pack my bag for me, did I have everything ready for the baby, how is Zach going to react, etc. My mind had a million things running through it. Finally, my family showed up. Now we just had to wait for my doctor to show up. It felt like an eternity!
I was wheeled to the operating room at 5pm. Here I was again... about to become a mother once more! At 5:33pm our beautiful baby girl, Sophia Nicole, was born. Welcome to the world, Sophie! We were so happy to finally meet our baby girl!

Happy Birthday Sophie!!

Can you believe that my baby girl is now a year old? This year has literally flown by for Gabe and I. It seems like it was just yesterday that we brought her home from the hospital, had sleepless nights, midnight feedings, watching her every move to make sure everything was just right, etc.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SOPHIE! WE LOVE YOU!

Giddy UP!

Mr. Serious

I just don't know where he gets his attitude from. :) But isn't this the cutest "mean face" you have ever seen?

Dane's Party

Saturday, the 31st was Dane's (Sophie's boyfriend) first birthday! It was a beautiful day for a birhday at the park. He had a John Deere party, so we all dressed the part. Sophie wore hot pink (as seen below), Zach had a t-shirt with a tractor, Gabe wore a hat, and I wore a shirt that said, "A woman's work is never done," with a tractor on it also. Which is hilarious that we found that shirt, because I say this quote to my family ALL the time! :) How fitting. Sophie taking a swing

Mommy & Zach swinging

MMMMM, mom's cupcakes!

The Birthday Boy!

I have to wait to get copies of other pictures that were taken... there are more to share!

Sophie & Dad

Daddy's girl (when she wants to be).

Play Time

After lunch, we let the kids play outside. Zach loved the playground. He got to play with Danielle and Abigail (Dallas' girls), while Dane and Sophie got to catch up. Aren't they cute together? :)

Happy Birthday Dallas!

Today was one of my good friend's birthdays. Dallas LOVES king crab legs, so we accompanied her to Joe's Crab Shack. It was great to spend her special day with her. Happy Birthday, Sister. I love you.

Trial Run

I practiced making cupcakes today for Sophie's party. I'm not going to post a picture just yet though, I want it to be a surprise. Let's just say that the cupcakes were soo good that they are fit for a king! :)
They were a little time consuming... I will probably have to give myself more time for the actual party cupcakes. Of course, if I didn't have a crabby baby hanging on my legs, because she didn't nap well, it probably would have gone a little quicker.
I will be taking orders soon. :)

Photo Tag

I was photo tagged... what does that mean? Well, I have to go to my fourth folder of pictures and find the fourth picture in that folder, post it and describe it (without cheating). Here it goes... This picture is of my sweet baby boy when he still had some baby fat. I'm assuming this was probably a night when I was at work and Gabe took this picture with his cell phone. The quality isn't too good. But here he is climbing in his toy box. Funny little man. :)

House Cat

Don't really know what got into our sweet baby girl the other night, but she was quite funny. We had just put Zach to bed and were trying to get "Miss Thing" to sleep also. She wasn't cooperating, so I sat down on the couch with her. She was all over the place. The next thing I knew, she was literally climbing up my body. Then she reached and pulled herself up to the back of the couch and laid down! She reminded us of a cat lounging around. Ironic, but she was actually wearing her pj's with cats on them. Fun-ny! Never a dull moment! :)

Tool Girl

Gabe was doing some "honey-dos" around the house and look who wanted to help. Or at least play with the tools!

A Little Progress

I'm not getting too too excited just yet, but Zach actually sat on the potty! And wore underwear for a good 2 hours or so before having to go to bed. I was so proud of him. Daddy got him into the underwear (finally) and Zach told us that he had to go "tee tee." Well, he told us this about three times, but never actually went. But at least he sat on it and got a little more comfortable with it. Cross your fingers that he will continue to WANT to do this. He is a little stubborn at times. :) Don't know where he got that from.

Shake It Fast

Sophie was a movin' and a shakin'. Before I knew it, she had climbed up in her rocking chair. I thought she was playing with Zachary, and I look over and see the top of her head! I freaked out, because I forgot that I had moved the chair over there. I thought, "What is she standing on?" Then about the same time, Gabe turned on some music and she started dancing. It was so funny. She is her mother's daughter!

Potty Times

Well, someone's got to use it!!!! Sophie sat herself down on Zach's potty and was very proud of herself. Did I mention how hard it has been to get Zachary to sit on it? We are trying to remain patient, but it does get frustrating at times. If anyone has any potty training advice, I will take it! I've always heard that boys are harder to train.... I hope so. If Sophie takes any longer, I would have to scream! Looks like she is getting an earlier start. :)