Cookie Cutters

Did you know cookie cutters can occupy a 1 year old for a good amount of time, just like the tupperware cabinet! As I was cooking dinner the other night, Hadley was keepig herself busy playing with the cookie cutters. She started yelling "Mommy!! Mommy!!" I turned around and looked at her and saw this.....

then she said " BOO!!!!!"  HAHA!!

6 years

Has it really been 6 years?! I can't believe it. Sometimes it seems like it was just yesterday. Other days it seems like it has been 50 years!! We have had good days and bad days, good weeks and bad weeks, good months and bad months, etc. but nothing out of the ordinary! We have hit many bumps in the road but have always managed to scrape ourselves back up and continue on united as one. I am very thankful for what my husband does for our family even though I do not tell him very often (I am sure others feel the same way!).

 We had the most beautiful wedding day (besides those darn gnats!) and we couldn't have asked for anything more!

 Whitefield Square will always hold a special place in our hearts.

 I will never feel as beautiful as I did on my wedding day ever again in my entire life. It was the day I married my best friend. Ok I better stop because he will tell me later this is all sappy... HA!

 I am just speechless when it comes to these kids. I don't even know how to put in to words how lucky we are. These children would not have been possible if it were not for 11-05-05!

They are growing like weeds and are about to be 5 and 2! Where does the time go?!

This was taken the morning after he proposed on a lake in Denver, North Carolina.

Our engagement pictures. Everyone says we looked so young!! I guess 6 years and 2 kids later you start the aging process!

We NEVER splurge and do anything for ourselves. It's always getting something that the house or the kids need. Well this yearI have put my foot down and I have made some arrangements and we are going to splurge and have some much needed couple time and do something for just US. It is a BEAUTIFUL day outside and I am so excited to take in some fresh air this afternoon and spend time with my husband. No cell phones, no computer, no nothing. It's gonna kind of being like dropped off on a deserted island!

I love you honey and can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you. Can you have a less hectic and calmer next 6 years though?! ;)

Halloween 2011

Poor Happy

I am really too tired to even go in to detail but the short version... Hadley fell at the YMCA mothers morning out while I was at a doctors apt. She was there for 4 hours. They NEVER called me and when I picked her up, she was holding her arm screaming bloody murder. As I was running out I made sure to count the # of children to the # of worker... 3 to 3... no one was even consoloing her... NO EXCUSE for any of it! Further action is in the process. We went straight to urgent one, then referred for a 2nd opinion to her peditrician then we ended up at the emergency orthopedic clincic for a 3rd opinion and we left with a full (but pretty pink) cast!! The next 3-5 weeks are going to be exhausting!!! She was up A.L.L. night last night then slept till 12:45 this afternoon!! She has some strong pain meds so hopefully we will have a better night tonight!

Mommys Big Girl!

I took the crib rail off yesterday and put a smaller rail on Hadley's crib. There is a small opening for her to get out. Everyone called me crazy. I knew she was ready!! She went right down last night and didn't even try to get out. This morning I hear her in there talking but she hasn't gotten out. I guess she is waiting for me to come get her! It makes me sad she is getting so big!!

I am going to be..............

An AUNT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can you believe Tiffany is going to have a baby?! After she sending my children a slip n slide and commenting how perfect it would be for our long driveway, I knew she was just not cut out to be a mom!! DUH!!! You gotta do that on the grass sweetie!! Holdyn is excited. He suggested a few names 'Tree, Neighborhood, and Hadley'. Thankfully he won't be deciding. I filmed mom and dad and pulled Tiffany and Joe up on skype to tell them to news. I made them shirts and everything. My neighbor had them and brought them over right when I pulled Tiffany up on the computer. Dad knew right away. Mom didn't even read the shirts. We had to tell her. Poor thing has been working in the nursing home too long!! I had Tiffany talk to Holdyn earlier in the day of how we would surprise them so he stood up and SCREAMED "I'm going to be a COUSIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Mom said 'what did he say?!' We were like uhhh mom read their shirts. She was a little slow but finally figured it out! Baby Guarisco is due May 2nd. Mom is going to help for 1 week and I told her I would plan to come at least a week and would try for 2 weeks but I have to arrange my kids schedules while I am gone with Robbie traveling. Tiffany has N.O. clue what is about to happen so I think after 3 weeks of help and training she will hopefully get it on her own! I have sent her all of Holdyn and Hadleys clothes from birth until age 2 and a few baby gear items. I even registered for her because she had no clue what she would need. Poor baby Guarisco... your YaYa will come and save you!

 Tiffany said my pictures weren't good enough. I told her to try to get a 4 year old and a 1 year old to cooperate and stand still for a picture! She is in for several surprises!!! It's different being a mommy to a human rather than being a mommy to a cat. Speaking of cats, poor Stanley. I might have to kidnap him and bring him home to Richmond Hill with me. He has no clue how many times is tail is about to be pulled or how many times he will be tried to be picked up and drug around!

P.S. Tiffany likes to be called 'chubby' ;) and the baby is 'rice grain' at the current moment!! Cant wait to find out the sex of the baby and can't wait till May when I can get some cuddles in! It will be my first time leaving my kids for so long to help taking care of someone elses child!!

New Friends

We have been interested in meeting some married friends our age and friends our age with babies. We just met an awesome group of friends (interesting how we met... I won't divulge that since it is a bit odd.. ha!) I met Kaylah who is a mommy of twins and then she introduced us to her friends and husbands. We had a cookout over the weekend and had an awesome time. Kaylah had a doctor appointment last week and I kept the babies for her while she went. If you have kids you know taking them to an appointment is dreadful... especially with 3 month old twins! They are wonderful babies and we had so much fun snuggling and playing! Hadley loved feeding the babies and bringing them toys!!

 Girls at the cookout!!

 Sweet Hailey sound asleep... she loves cuddling with me!

 Sweet Riley! She loves just hanging out. This is her favorite lounger! They are identical twins, but after being around them a few times, I can now tell them apart ;)

Rachel and I snuggling on some babies after our cookout!