Update in Pics

We celebrated Mr. D's Birthday a few weeks ago. His parents were out here for a week and were able to share his birthday with him. We went out to a local BBQ place. Miss D had a corn dog. Bad choice for her. That girl really wants meat. Steak, Pork or Chicken. She is a meat eating kinda girl. We had a great time with his parents here. They just missed Gary Oates at our church though. He was here over this last weekend. We had their intern stay here at our house so she didn't have to drive an hour home and then come back to church on Sunday. She was from London and has been in the states for 6 years. Miss D loved the way that she talked. I got to go to the conference on Friday night BY MYSELF. It started at 7pm and so I fed Baby D and he went to bed and I took off. It was so great to be able to concentrate on listening without having to bounce a baby I am trying to keep quiet. Mr. D went on Saturday night and I stayed home with the kiddos. It was a great conference.

This was a few weeks ago. I don't put a blanket on him anymore after he started to scoop and turn around in bed. Now he gets jammies and a fleece sleep sack. He was grunting around in bed and this is what I went in to find. You may remember this post. What is it with my kids and sticking their arms and legs out through the crib slats???

Isn't my little Miss D such a girl... this is what she wanted to wear today. Her easter dress from this last year. After her bath I did her hair up in a ponytail and then braided it into a bun. She looked so pretty. All dolled up and no where to go. We did however go to Old Navy to spend a gift certificate from doing some flowers for a wedding over the summer. I have been saving it. I'm so glad I did because I was in serious need of clothes. I have about 2 pairs of pants that fit me and I was so over them. So after spending some time at oldnavyweekly I scored a 20% off coupon and added with their up to 50% off womens items I think did pretty well. I surely gave the girl working in the dressing rooms work to keep her busy until closing cause of the mounds of clothes that I tried on trying to find anything that fit me. Post pregnancy body SUCKS. But everytime I think of my little baby boy and how I adore him...It is worth it. If only nursing made me lose weight... well it doesn't. And it didn't with Miss D either! Ugggh. O well... here is to the in between clothes that I just got today. I will love you only as long as I have too... And here is to the huge stack of jeans I miss so much... See you as soon as I can. But I'm not holding my breath until then.

SUCCESS!

I got to give it to my little guy. He has been trying for about a month to get that thumb in his mouth. Yesterday it happened for him. All day today he has had it in his mouth and he gets this little look on his face like he is saying...."Yah I did it".... "I'm cool". He is in love with his little thumb and it is so cute. I'm so happy for him.

Miss D could watch these over and over!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OBlgSz8sSM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo3F6ciKXuA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a91pJDut50E

The Ultimate in BabyWearing.

Ain't we silly.

and that is Brother's pacifier... she likes to pretend that it is hers. Silly.

Pony Party

my favorite

Mr D's Race Weekend In Richmond

The Ultimate Race Weekend Package

It was Mr. D's Birthday a few days ago and his parents came out for a visit. The 2 guys headed to Virginia for the Nascar race... yes I was jealous I couldn't go... but I got over it. I'm waiting for Bristol, TN.

Mr. D's Father had an in with M&M Mars Candy Company. He was able to get a sweet package deal for FREE that included 4 tickets to the Race. Parking pass. Meet and Greet with Kyle Busch. Pit Tour. Box seats with lunch and dinner served. Meet Joe Gibbs. Try on his super bowl ring. Chat with JD Gibbs down in the pits (cause they had already met). Basically awesomeness in general.

They had a great time.

Good Morning and a gooood night.

This morning in one silly story..............

Miss D walks in to the kitchen with two foam balls under her shirt.

I ask what she is doing?

She tells me those are babies under her shirt.

One is Gavin and one is Julia.

She takes the foam balls out from under her shirt to tell me the red one is Julia and the Blue one is Gavin.

She put them back under her shirt.

She then goes to get a pencil and comes back to tell me that the pencil is what she is using to keep the Octagons away.

Yes Octagons.

She then goes and puts the "babies" in bed.

ie... taking the foam ball "babies" and putting them on the bottom of the stairs.

She then is on the look out for "Octagons".

She deems the downstairs baby placement as unsafe and takes the "babies" to the top of the stairs where they will be safe.

Game over... eggo is ready to eat.

(Gavin and Julia are my brothers twins who are due to be born in a few weeks)

Silly one liners from Miss D just now...

"I call my water pop sometimes."

"My Eggo isn't crunchy anymore... cause I mixed it with spit."

Ohhh... and one more cool thing... baby D fed and bed at 9:30pm last night.

I went in to get him at.....................drumroll please.

7:25 am!

now if I only would have gone to bed when he did.

Smiley Little Mister

A bunch of Randoms round 2

My morning drink... Yum!

ICE

Coffee

Chocolate Syrup

NonFat Milk

WhipCream

SO Good.

This is Miss D's new friend Miss M... They are 1 month apart. Miss M took Miss D by the hand and led her to class at church on our 1st day. It was so cute. When I dropped Miss D off at class this last Sunday Miss M called to her and said "over here... there is a seat right here" and she patted the chair right next to her as they were having a snack and coloring. So Sweet!

This is after I french-braided her hair.

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And by the way Baby D laughed today. He is really ticklish!

Right under his neck.... just like his sister.

Crazy Love

I just ordered my book for a book club that I'm going to be following. It is kicking off on September 13th. I'm excited cause it is through the blog of the wife of Selah... one of my favorite music groups. The book is called "Crazy Love". I was able to get the book for just $6.99. Her blog is found by clicking here.

A bunch of Randoms

nuggy from last nights worship conference

Little nugget from the worship conference last night.

<sup>31</sup> For He stands at the right hand of the needy one,
to save his life from those who condemn him. Psalm 109:31

That puts Jesus at my right hand.

<sup>1</sup> The LORD says to my Lord:
"Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies
a footstool for your feet." Psalm 110:1

The Father says to Jesus sit at my right hand.

If Jesus is at the right hand of the Father and I'm at the right hand of Jesus... that puts me in between then right?

How cool is that?

That is where I want to spend my day.

Thanks Gramma Donna

....note the face she make as she puts her baby up to burp...I hope that isn't what I look like?

Miss D's Criagslist find.

Well actually I found it...

We were talking last night over pizza that we need to get a bike for Miss D. At our previous house there wasn't anywhere for her to ride. If you had been to that house you would understand why. We could have sent her down the hill and said "have a good one" but we didn't and I'm sure someday she will thank us. I guess we could have got her one and sent her next door to ride circles around their house (they paved with sidewalks around their house for their kids to ride... but we didn't. I guess we are lame). So she is a little delayed in learning how to pedal. I hit Craigslist last night and typed in "girl bike" and what did I find??? See above. And do you see that it has a seat for her BABY! Does it get any better? She doesn't think so. Also it came with a helmet. Something I didn't even think of. I wonder how we all survived growing up without one? Yeah Right. SO I put Baby D down for bed and we headed outside to teach our girl how to ride. We discovered that we have never said "pedal" so many times in our life before yesterday. Also Mr. D kept getting frustrated with her because she couldn't get her left foot to continue with the circle it needed to make....as did I. So frustrating. She kept using the brake and stopping.

Half a pedal

Break

Stop

Half a pedal

Break

Stop

Push to get going

Pedal

Pedal

Break

Stop

Repeat

Annoying! Come On girl what are you 3 or something?

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I also had to throw in a picture of Baby D's legs... Do they get any yummier? And that smile Deelish!

My night last night and my morning.....

Put Baby D to bed at 8ish...

Stayed up way to late with Mr. D.

Woke Baby D up to feed him at 11:30pm.

Put Baby D back to bed.

Woke up at 6:30am.

WHAT!!!???

I woke up and looked at the clock...rubbed my eyes thinking I had not read it right but there was daylight to confirm what I saw.

Got up to a grunting Baby D (this little guy would rather grunt then cry).

Fed Baby D and he wanted to sleep more.

WHAT!!!???

Put Baby D back to bed and Got Miss D snuggled back in bed with us.

Woke up again at 9:30am!

WHAT!!!!

Morning "Walk".

We attempted a morning walk today.
What we learned on our morning walk.

~Go Earlier... if I don't want to hear Miss D complain the whole time how hot she is.

~Attempt less distance...so Miss D can build up her stamina for walking in the heat. (we did only make it about 4 houses before turning around)

~Take Baby D when he isn't that close to wanting to sleep cause he started to cry about half way during the walk.

~Take Baby D with just a diaper on.

~Take an extra blanket to cover where the sun gets in through the stroller.

~Make Miss D wear Flip Flops so her feet don't get sweaty.

Hmmm.... I should just take a walk without them. That would be a whole heck of alot easier.

But where is the fun in that??

A few just for fun

Two Months TODAY!

Little Miss D is acting like Shirley

a picture update

Getting on the plane

Playing in the pool in the backyard at 9pm

playing in the fountain at the local outdoor shopping area

Miss D and Baby D (who is now 7 weeks!!)