Friday, December 31, 2010

Jewels

Devin loves her jewels. She can often be found putting them on and taking them off....and she is so very sweet and shares them with her mommy and daddy too!

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Look at those faces! She is a diva for sure!

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Puzzle Party

Chris and I are putting our house on the market. I recently went through all of Devin's toys and put a lot of them away that are clearly too young for her. Amazingly, she has found a new interest in the ones that are left! She went for months where it felt like she didn't play with anything!

The other day I walked in an noticed she had lined all of her dolls up at the table with her to work on puzzles. She also had all of her jewels on...what an adorable scene to discover!

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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

A girl's best friends...

Devin sure does love her doggies!

From December 10


From December 10


And they sure do love her too!

Monday, December 27, 2010

Spoiled rotten...

When Devin goes to her Nana and Diddo's house, she is spoiled rotten from the moment she walks through the door, until the moment I drag her to the car, usually kicking and screaming because she doesn't want to leave!

At home, Devin doesn't get to watch TV until after Dinner and only for about 1 hour per day. At my parent's house though, she requests the "TD" the second she walks through the door because she knows that if I don't stop them, my mom especially will give in pretty quickly!

Here she is sitting on her throne in their kitchen watching Big Bird I am sure!

From December 10


When she is in the TV zone, you are lucky if you can get her to listen to a thing you say, and never mind trying to get her to look at you.

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From December 10

Saturday, December 25, 2010

I want to wish YOU a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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I'll be having a snack if you need me, OK?
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Thursday, December 23, 2010

Devin's 2nd Bday Party

We had a 2nd birthday party for Devin a few weeks ago and the Little Gym that we go to each weekend to take classes. It was money well spent and worth every cent if you ask me! Of course, there are all kinds of illnesses that go around this time of year, so we had 4 kids cancel the day of the party which only left 4 kids. It didn't matter though because they all had a great time and more importantly, Devin had a blast!

It is really hard for me to get good pictures here because of the odd lighting as well as the never ending movement of my child but I think there were a few really cute ones of Devin and her friends.

From Devin's 2nd Bday


From Devin's 2nd Bday


We decided that this was the day we were going to tell our family and close friends that Devin was going to be a big sister. I ordered this shirt for her because I thought it was really cute and a little different....it turns out most people didn't notice what it said without us asking them if they saw her shirt. I still think it's really cute! :)

From Devin's 2nd Bday


From Devin's 2nd Bday


As you can see, Devin was showing off her somersault skills on her own...she also smiled the ENTIRE time we were there. She loved having run of the gym and not having to wait on anyone!

From Devin's 2nd Bday


From Devin's 2nd Bday


Devin's very favorite thing is the air track. She spent lots of time playing on it during her party!

From Devin's 2nd Bday


And Daddy and Diddo played on it with her too...
From Devin's 2nd Bday


From Devin's 2nd Bday


From Devin's 2nd Bday


Grayson's favorite part was the bubbles for sure but I think he enjoyed hanging around too....
From Devin's 2nd Bday


From Devin's 2nd Bday


From Devin's 2nd Bday


From Devin's 2nd Bday


From Devin's 2nd Bday


Caroline joined us with her whale spouts on her head which I think are the cutest! :) She is a about 9 months younger than Devin and she is absolutely FEARLESS! She had a ball too!

From Devin's 2nd Bday


From Devin's 2nd Bday


From Devin's 2nd Bday


The leaders pulled out this huge round donut that they let the kids ride over and then flipped them at the end. They had tons of fun playing on this!

From Devin's 2nd Bday


From Devin's 2nd Bday


Bianca came a little late but also loved playing...
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From Devin's 2nd Bday


To my surprise, Devin actually rode on the parachute, and has been riding it in class ever since!
From Devin's 2nd Bday


The last thing we did was have some cake and drinks!
From Devin's 2nd Bday


From Devin's 2nd Bday


And when we got home, Devin took a nice long nap, then we let her open her presents!
From Devin's 2nd Bday


What a great day we had!

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Devin is so excited....

because she is going to become a big sister this Summer!!!

From December 10


From December 10


We are really excited too!

A few details:
*I am due July 4th!
*I have felt a lot worse with this pregnancy than I did with Devin.
*I have been way more exhausted...I wonder if it is because I am chasing a 2 year old around?
*I feel like it is taking more of a physical tole on my body....again, probably that 2 year old I am chasing around and lifting etc.
*It only took us one month to get pregnant this time compared to the almost 2 years it took us with Devin. What a blessing!
*If I ask Devin what's in my tummy she will tell me it's a baby and will kiss my tummy....I am not sure that she really understands what it means and I know she has no idea how it will affect her life, but she is making a start.

Chris and I feel so very blessed to be adding another child to our family! We just pray for a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby...and of course he is praying for a boy!

Monday, December 20, 2010

Devin Whistling!

Listen to Devin trying to whistle! I love it!

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Aunt Gradoo

While Devin and I were in Austin, and Gretchen, or as we call her Gradoo came to town. Devin and I stayed an extra day this time so that we would be able to spend a little time with her!

From November 10


We had a great visit with her and loved getting to spend a little time with her. The morning before we left, we decided we had to get some pictures. There were a lot and it was hard for me to pick favorites because it was obvious we were having a lot of fun! I love capturing joy in pictures!

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Obviously, Devin was NOT cooperating with our plan!