Sissy is 5 - Our Pretty!

Our Beautiful Sissy Girl turns 5.  She picked Ariel for her themed birthday cake.  She had a great party.  Sissy was born the day before Valentines Day in 2007.  We had an ice storm that year, could hardly make it home after her birth.  Sissy is our peacemaker, she takes such good care of her brother and loves everyone.  She doesn't command the center of attention like her brother and sister but she does love the attention when she can get it.  Even as a baby, when she and Dylan (her cousin) were on the floor playing (just 2 1/2 months a part) Dylan would scream for the attention, I would take care of him and all of a sudden think, Sissy, where is she, and she would just be still playing in her place.  She was the easiest baby of all.  She is still the easiest.  We love you Sissy our pretty.

Dylan our charmer

Yesterday afternoon I was getting ready for a dinner with my girlfriend,  I changed my top and refreshed my make up and combed my hair, trying to look a little presentable.  Dylan had gone with PawPaw to pick up Kylie, I was sitting on the couch when they came in and Dylan looks at me and says "Gammaw, why are you beautiful?"  I started laughing and said I love you Dylan and he is still staring at me and says "No, really, Gammaw why are you beautiful?"  I knew he meant, are you going somewhere, I told him I was going to dinner with my friend, he said oh, and that was it.  Everyone needs a Dylan to make you feel beautiful.

Leah turns 8, how can that be??????????

Leah not only turned 8 but had her first confession in November.  So she turned 8 sin free.  Leah is our blond beauty.  She is extremely sensitive and soft hearted.  Takes after her Grandma.  She still loves art and is very good at it.  She makes excellent grades and is the best Big sister to Sissy and Charlie.  We are better people because of Leah in our lives, she is my heart.

More funnies from my angels

The other day, Leah's guinea pig, Bob died.  Charlie asked Brian, why is Leah crying?  Brian said it was because Bob died.  Brian said to Charlie, why don't you go give Leah a big hug and tell her you are sorry.  Charlie looked at Brian and said Why?????????  I didn't kill him.  He is sooooo funny.  I think I know what his calling is going to be.

 Here is another funny story.  The other day, after quiet time, Dylan, Sissy and Charlie were enjoying their snack at the kitchen table.  I was sitting with them but was kind of off in my own world, listening but not listening when I heard Sissy say to Dylan you have to count backwards and then Dylan said I can't count backwards.  Well, while I was looking at Dylan, I heard a little voice counting to 10, I turned to Charlie who was sitting on the other side of me and saw Charlie turned around in his seat counting, I asked him what he was doing and he said he was counting backwards.  I thought I would fall on the floor laughing.  The three kids just looked at me and was wondering why I was laughing so hard.  Charlie couldn't figure out why Dylan couldn't count backwards.

Me and three of my comedians.  Anytime I sit down, I am never alone.  How can life get any better than this!!!!!!!!!

Kylie is 8 !

Kylie is 8, I cannot believe she is 8.  Our sweet 1st born Granddaughter turned 8.  She asked me for an American Girl doll, because Leah has one and they want to play dolls together.  So we got her an American Girl doll for her birthday and she was very excited about it.  Where have those 8 years gone.  I can't believe my girls will be 8 this year.  Kylie will be in 2nd grade this year at Fox.  She is a caring, thoughtful, bright, beautiful 8 year old.  I love her soooooo much.

Vacation to New Orleans, June 2011

1st day - After driving about 30 minutes Charlie announces to Mom and Dad, I see New Orleans, he was only about 7 hours and 30 minutes early.

1st Rest stop - Charlie calls his private a "trunk", like on a elephant. Charlie went to the potty and then told his dad, I am going to watch you daddy, as Brian is peeing in the urinal. Charlie looks up and says, Daddy why is your trunk so big? Brian laughs and then the urinal flushes and Charlie is upset that he didn't get to flush it, it was an automatic flusher, Brian tells Charlie that there is a monkey in the wall behind the toilet and always flushes it when you are done so now we hear all the time the monkey flushes the toilet. Too funny.

In New Orleans we had connecting rooms with Brian and Mary and the kids, since each room has 2 double beds, I volunteered to have one of the three sleep with me and they would take turns. Everything was good the first night. The 2nd night, Bob's snoring was so loud I couldn't sleep and there was nowhere for me to go, so in desperation I took 3 pillows and some beach towels and slept in the bathroom, finally some peace and quiet.

Dylan's 5th Birthday

Our Dylan boy has turned 5 on November 30th.  Dylan is the best snuggler, he still needs to be held and cuddled, which makes me extremely happy.  He has started calling me his Gammaw.  He is all boy.  He never stops and always wants to be the boss.  He and Sissy are best friends, though Charlie is starting to become a third partner.  Dylan went to the Whittle Train station for his party, he loved it.  Then at his house later that day there was another party for his cousins, his mom and dad got him a pinata for that one.  The kids loved it.  Dylan is precious.  His cuteness and personality will get him far in life. 

The week before his birthday, he was running into our bedroom without the light on and we heard a scream, Dylan came out holding his eye.  He ran into the corner of our dresser and had a good shiner for his birthday.