The Schweickart Family

That's Kinda Right

2012-01-27T21:05:00.002-05:00

Emily showing off her mad singing skills with the new song she learned today. It's the books of the new testament...well most of them. Hey, she's just three so give her a break! LOL

Sent from my iPad

Rollin, Rollin, Rollin...

2011-11-27T20:27:00.000-05:00

The boy rolled all the way across the living room just to park himself beneath the Christmas tree. Like a moth to the flame!

O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum

2011-11-27T18:45:00.001-05:00

Well after many days of begging (and Emily wanted it up also), we finally got the tree up. We always go with a live one. I just love the smell and feel of a real tree...which do you prefer?

Well I Did Say It Was A Skirt...

2011-11-26T22:04:00.000-05:00

I guess I need to be a little more specific next time! LOL

Smarty pants

2011-11-25T18:25:00.001-05:00

Sometimes I absolutely love technology! Emily plays with my iPhone and iPad and has so much fun with them that she doesn't even realize how much she is learning. She is getting pretty good at spelling simple words as well as adding and subtracting.

i ♥ faces: Autumn Splendor

2011-11-14T08:46:00.000-05:00

Slowing Down

2011-10-23T20:11:00.000-04:00

We have a been super busy as of late but we are slowly settling in and slowing down. I am currently student teaching and loving every minute of it. The only problem is that I enjoy it so much I dread going into my actual work every afternoon when school is out. I started with fourth grade and was really nervous but my cooperating teacher was AMAZING and the students were fabulous! I am now with second grade and enjoying it as well. I was working from 3-7 every night and on the weekends as well so that I wouldn't have to ever go without a full paycheck but I made someone upstairs mad so they cut me down to 3 hours, four nights a week and no weekends. So that means I am only making enough to keep health insurance for the kids and me and nothing else. I had to take out a student loan but in the end it has worked in my favor. I am not as stressed and I don't have to spend so much time in a place that I actually hate going to every day. I even have had wonderful weekends with my family and friends.

WW: GiGi and Wyatt

2011-10-12T05:45:00.001-04:00

Wyatt Henry and his Great Grandmother. Can you see the resemblance? (I think it my be the smile. LOL)

i ♥ faces: Hands

2011-10-11T20:39:00.000-04:00

Father and Son

Look What I Can Do!

2011-10-08T20:00:00.000-04:00

Wyatt has started rolling over! My little man is growing up way too fast....but man I love it!

Your Baby Can Read

2011-10-08T19:58:00.000-04:00

Well we didn't use any of that nonsense but Emily loves books so much that she "reads" them to herself all the time.

Anniversarys And Birthdays

2011-10-08T19:51:00.000-04:00

This year for our anniversary and my birthday we all piled into the car and took a trip up to the local winery for some good music and good food. We had a great time and as you may be able to tell...so did the kids! LOL

Emily just danced away and Wyatt seemed to enjoy the music as well.

A Bushel And A Peck

2011-10-08T19:36:00.000-04:00

Emily loves to sing this song to me and Wyatt. That child is the sweetest thing ever!

Emily is THREE!

2011-10-08T18:44:00.000-04:00

Yea, I know...she turned three in August but we have been super duper busy. Shortly after I started working about 80 hrs a week between student teaching and my actual work. Now that my grants and stuff has finally come through I am not concerned with making a full paycheck and can relax. So here are some of the pics that we took at Emily's birthday. It was a great day, not too hot and not too cold. She decided that she wanted a Rapunzel party and since Hank thinks that I am trying to live vicariously through my child to have a good birthday, she got exactly that.

For some reason it rains every year on her birthday and this year was no exception. At least it came after all the fun was over and left us with a beautiful rainbow (along with a lot of wind damage) when it was done.

I think everyone had a great time. I know Emily did.

6 Weeks

2011-07-15T13:07:00.000-04:00

Wyatt is now 6 weeks old so we did a little photo shoot this morning just to show everyone what a handsome man he is turning into.

Happy Father's Day

2011-06-18T17:35:00.001-04:00

Well happy Father's day to all the Dads out there and this year for Father's Day I did all little something different. Hank has been saying that he would love some pictures of all three kids together and so that is exactly what I did. After he left the other afternoon I called Chris up and told him to come on over and I was going to have a mini photo shoot. So here are a couple of shots that I like the best...

WW: Fish Hunting

2011-06-15T11:26:00.001-04:00

So we are on maternity/paternity leave now and are trying to enjoy every minute of our new family dynamics. To try and help Emily not feel left out or that Wyatt has taken all attention from her we took a few hours out and left Wyatt with Nona and took Emily "fish hunting", just the three of us. Hank would toss out the lure and Emily would reel it back in. She had so much fun catching all these little fish but she would not touch a one after it was pulled in. It was so funny listening to her say, "I not touch it at all!" She also had to wear her fish shirt just for the occasion.

After we did a little fishing we decided to take a walk up through the creek and check things out. The kid absolutely loves water and had a great time walking through the creek and splashing Daddy and Mommy.

After a few hours of fun in the sun we headed back to the RTV to hook back up with Wyatt and Nona.

I have to say that Emily is doing a fabulous job adjusting to having a little brother. She is so helpful and loves to hug and kiss on him and whenever anyone asks if they can take them home with them she immediately says, "NO!" Man I just love that kid.

First Night

2011-06-04T09:06:00.000-04:00

We just successfully completed our first night home as a family of four. It went pretty well if I do say so myself. The kids went to sleep pretty easy...you know with it being such a big day they all just conked right out.

Wyatt woke me up a little before 3:00 for a quick and easy change and a little "midnight" snack then he went right back to sleep and woke up again a little before 6:00 for a repeat. I don't think that is too bad. The other two never moved a muscle...of course he doesn't have a very loud cry...more like a squeak. But I think a little WD-40 will fix that right up. :0)

New Addition

2011-06-03T21:27:00.000-04:00

We have had a fabulous new addition to our happy little family. Wyatt Henry was born at 7:32 am on Wednesday, June 1, 2011. He weighed 7 lbs and 11 oz and was 21 inches long.

Isn't he just beautiful? Emily is actually super happy about it and talks about him all the time and tells everyone she sees about her new brother....

But in the end she is a Momma's girl and had to climb up and snuggle with Mom.

Man, how I love my kiddos!!!

Awards Night

2011-06-03T13:35:00.000-04:00

Tuesday night was the awards night for all the little dancers that participated in the recital. Here is Emily with her teacher Ms. Mel getting a medal for being such a good little dancer.

Mommy's Little Helper

2011-06-02T18:55:00.000-04:00

Emily is such a little helper and so she went and stripped her own big girl bed and then took it to the laundry room.

I just love that girl!!

Dance Baby Dance

2011-05-28T01:21:00.000-04:00

Well, Emily totally rocked out her first dance recital!! I am so proud of her since she was pretty much the only one who did basically what her routine was. The danced to Somewhere Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz. Of course she didn't do everything exactly but hey, she is two years old so the fact that she did anything is SPECTACULAR!! Here are some pictures and video of her very first dance recital. p.s.- pay no attention to the fat chick behind her....LOL

When It Rains It Pours

2011-05-18T22:13:00.003-04:00

I wish that I was talking about the weather but unfortunately that isn't the case. What I am talking about is that everything seems to happen at the same time. We are now two weeks from meeting our new baby boy and my husband's front tire blows out. We get that replaced and then a back tire blows out. And for a few hundred dollars we have new tires all the way around on the little black car. Well then my brakes started squealing....and then my air conditioner goes out. I take it to a local garage and come to find out all four brakes were bad and one of my roters actually had broke in half. Then they tell me that the air conditioner compressor has gone out and must be replaced and will cost somewhere between $1,100 and $1,500. WHAT?! That thing has to still be under warranty, right? Well, I called up to my local KIA dealer that is actually over 30 miles away and find out that that particular piece is out of warranty at 60,000 miles or 5 years. I have had my car for 5 years and 3 months and it has 63,000 miles on it. ARE YOU REALLY JOKING ME?! So for a couple hundred more dollars I get all four of my brakes fixed and my front roters are replaced. We then drive the car to the KIA dealership because they have decided since it was so close to the warranty that they will actually eat some of the cost. O.K., so some things are starting to look better. I am now driving the little black car and Hank is driving a rental that the dealership gave him because it was going to take a few days before the piece came in and to get the car put back together. Alright, I can do this...it is no big deal. Yesterday was election day so I got a half day off of work (bout the only perk of a State worker) and was headed to meet Hank to go pick up my car when can you possibly guess what happened? The black car just shut off and would not run, stranding me on the side of the road. NINE MONTH PREGNANT!! Hank had to come and pick me up and we called KIA to see if my car was ready to be picked up....not yet, it wouldn't be ready till about 5. Emily's dance class was at 5 and Hank still had to get the car off the side of the road and see what was wrong with it. I take the rental and take Em to her dance class and Hank calls in some reinforcements. So a friend of ours helps Hank take the car to his garage and takes a look and say that the timing belt broke. Thankfully it didn't destroy anything else such as head gaskets. Apparently that would have been a super bad thing and we dodged a bullet with that one. So we are down two cars at once!! Actually three. We have three vehicles and not a one drivable for about two days. The KIA was being fixed in Nicholasville, the Hyundai was being fixed in Dusty's garage and the stupid Ford F-350 is dead and sitting in the middle of a field. Isn't it fabulous?! Today Hank had to take Emily to Nona's and me to work and head to Nicholasville to take back the rental and to finally pick my car up. A few miles and several hundred dollars later my car is back. Thank the good Lord. Hank then goes and buys all the parts that need to be replaced and is currently working on the little black car to get it up and running. Heaven help me but we are hemorrhaging money on stupid cars! A current call just informed me that the Hyundai is now running again and sounding good. Happy day we are back on the road...for now.

WW: Bed Swap

2011-05-17T23:02:00.000-04:00

Well, Emily is really enjoying her new bed. Since we only have two weeks left till Wyatt arrives we decided that it was time to give Em her BIG girl bed and change her toddler bed back into a crib. As you may be able to tell she is really diggin it and spent all evening curled up reading books.

The Letter Is In The Mail

2011-05-10T22:15:00.000-04:00

Well, it was but I got it out. FINALLY, I have received my letter of acceptance from KSU education department to student teach this fall. Do you realize what that means? It means that I am almost completely finished and within a breath of getting my degree. I have been working for this for so long that I am not sure what to do with myself. I am about to get my degree and get out of my dead end boring as all get out job! Don't get me wrong, I am grateful that I have had the ability to help provide for my family while I go to school but I have never liked my job. I am absolutely fabulous at it and they will be lost without me, but I never liked it. My boss says that humility is not my strong suit. LOL

WW: Mother's Day

2011-05-10T21:01:00.000-04:00

We spent Mother's Day planting our garden...it was finally pretty enough to get all our stuff in the ground. I snapped a picture of my little dirty footed farm girl as she was walking away. Now isn't that what Mother's Day is all about...I love my kiddos!!

Beautiful Sunny Sunday

2011-04-11T13:27:00.000-04:00

It was such a beautiful day yesterday that Emily got to wear one of her new summery dresses to church and then sported the shorts, t-shirt and flip flop look and played outside all afternoon. We of course had to play on the play set and even Dad got into the fun...kinda

WW: Wrong Way

2011-03-29T21:58:00.000-04:00

Why is it so irresistible to kids to go up the slide instead of down? We finally got Emily's play set built and set up and what does she do? She heads up the slide just to slide back down again!! She really is a hoot! LOL

Little Sicky

2011-03-28T14:07:00.000-04:00

Well, Emily doesn't get sick very often but when she isn't feeling well she plays it to the fullest. Poor thing is so puny the she asked for Tylenol and is laid out on her princess couch watching Pocahontas. Doesn't she just look pitiful?

Doesn't it make you just want to say, ahhhhh?

Tractor Is Finally Fixed

2011-03-27T18:21:00.000-04:00

If you would like to read about Hank and Emily's trip to Shelbyville, click on the picture below...

i ♥ faces: Slice of Life

2011-03-27T17:35:00.000-04:00

WW: The Madness Has Begun

2011-03-15T22:08:00.002-04:00

Well the spring lambing madness has begun. We have had two singles, four sets of twins and a set of triplets. Needless to say Emily is in heaven. Of course they are all her's and she is slowly naming them all. Her favorites so far is Timmy and Purty. If you would like to learn a little more just click on the picture.

Shake Your Groove Thing

2011-02-25T19:19:00.000-05:00

Well guess what we have gotten ourselves into now!!! That's right folks, Emily is now enrolled and taking ballet and tap. She is so cute in her leotard, tights and dance shoes and I have to say that she is enjoying her tap shoes more than she has anything recently. She keeps wanting to wear them and dance and that is super fine with me because the more she wears them the more broke in they become. Here is a little pic of her at her first class...she was a little shy (as usual) but I think and she said that she really likes it.

Don't ya just love it? I do!!

Sunny Saturday

2011-01-30T16:42:00.000-05:00

We FINALLY had a wonderfully sunny Saturday where we could get outside and enjoy the weather. So we took Emily's bike that Santa brought her outside and let her try it out. We are still having a little issue with peddling but she loved riding around on it.

After we jumped off the bike and played for a little while one the swing set and slide. It will be so nice when this is the regular weather and not just a novelty! I am so tired of being cold.

Hope you had as great a weekend as we did!

Wyatt Henry

2011-01-21T17:36:00.000-05:00

Here is your first glimpse at our new little one. BTW, I love 3-D ultrasounds...they are fabulous!!

Hey, if you haven't figured it out....It's a boy!!

Happy New Year!!

2011-01-01T17:00:00.001-05:00

We spent New Year's eve much like we did last year...at our friends son's birthday party. Asher turned the big 2 this year and they had the party at a local place called Mr. Gatti's. It has party rooms and a kind of arcade gallery for the kiddo's (big and small) to play. Started out with some good food and fun watching the kids play with the balloons and eating some nifty little cupcakes that looked like frogs.

Emily tore those cupcakes up!!

After the cake and cupcakes the presents were opened.

Asher absolutely loved the dinosaur from toy story that rawred and lit up. It was so cute!!

Then we went out and played and played and played!! Found out one interesting thing...Em is for some reason really good at basketball. Never played before and she just threw them in like it was as easy and natural as waking up in the morning.

After the kids played the big kids got into the action....

All in all we had a great time!

Christmas 2010

2010-12-31T13:24:00.001-05:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Well she must have been a little good because Santa Claus left quite a pile of loot for the little monster, LOL

Once she realized that it was all for her she dove right in and had look through everything.

Out of all the toys, clothes, princess jewelry and movies there was one main thing that she absolutely loved and became totally obsessed with...her brand new and first ever BIKE!!

This year was the best one yet!! She was so excited about Santa coming and I have to admit that she has been a very good girl so I don't feel guilty with the little splurges. Hope everyone had a great Christmas and a wonderful New Year. I will leave you now with some pictures of Emily (and Hank) trying on her princess jewelry. LOVE IT!!

Christmas Eve Fun

2010-12-30T21:59:00.001-05:00

On Christmas Eve the family converges on my house to swap presents and eat...but before they got there Emily and Hank decided they needed to make cookies for Santa Claus!!

Shortly after the cookies were made Nona, Granddad and Aunt Etta showed up and then Emily proceeded to try her best to wear Aunt Etta out.

As you can see she was fairly successful! Then she went after Granddad...turns out that kinda backfired.

After Aunt Carly, Uncle Nick, Bubby and Sissy came over we had a little breanner (breakfast for dinner which is our family tradition) and then opened some presents.

After opening presents and hugs and kisses all around....

It was off to bed to wait for Santa Claus to arrive and bring all the goodies on Christmas morning!

AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!

Southern Lights

2010-12-30T17:48:00.000-05:00

On the eve of Christmas Eve the family piled up into my parents big ol car and drove the short distance up to the Kentucky Horse Park for their Southern Lights display. Emily was so excited she just kept saying look at those lights! Here are a few for you to enjoy....

This is the symbol of the Horse Park

So if ya have never seen anything like this, what you do is you drive through the park and they have these spectacular lights that are usually set up in themes. These range from race horse themes to the 12 days of Christmas to even fairy tales/nursery rhymes. It is really cool to see your kids face as you wind your way through the entire park.

After driving through the park and seeing all the beautiful lights we got out and went to visit the petting zoo! Like we need to visit a petting zoo when we practically have one at home. But here are a few things that we don't have....thank goodness!

Even though the child is used to the smell of the barn, when we walked in she said, "Shew, that stinks Mommy!"

Then we went inside to warm up and see the toy trains as well as the doll houses. In true Emily style she was way more impressed with the trains than the doll houses.

This is a wonderful family moment that can last year after year. I highly recommend it if you are close and if you are not you should find out if there is something similar in your area. Great time was had by all!

I'm Dancing to a White Christmas

2010-12-26T16:57:00.000-05:00

Poor Man's Jungle Gym

2010-12-19T17:31:00.000-05:00

When all else fails and your stuck inside because of snow and ice......
   Just
   Climb
   Daddy!!!

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas...Finally!

2010-12-18T11:10:00.000-05:00

We usually get our Christmas tree the weekend after Thanksgiving but we have been so busy that we just haven't had the time to go out and pick one out. Well that all changed the other night...you know during all the snow and ice. Well since there was snow and ice covering most everything we got it for 40% off at Lowe's! Can you believe it...we bought a perfectly good Christmas tree for $10.00! We got it home and Emily was so excited to help decorate. Hank and I put the lights on but we let Emily place some of the ornaments. Unfortunately she wanted to put them all on the same limb so we just had to explain that we needed to spread them out and she did fabulous! Here are some of the pictures of HER tree.

She had to go get her stool so that she could put ornaments up a little higher than she could usually reach.

Sitting back, chillin and enjoying the tree and pretty lights.

Not bad for a $10.00 tree, huh? We are missing out topper because for some reason I can not find it anywhere...but hey who really needs a topper? The funny thing is that when we turn out the lights she thinks the tree is asleep so every morning she asks me to wake it up. Kids are so funny!

Finals In An Ice Storm

2010-12-16T19:10:00.000-05:00

That's right my peeps, we woke this morning to a slight nuisance. A nice coating of ice covering everything and I do mean everything.

And guess what else, I had my last final of the semester today too. So I set out at 12:30 in order to get to my final at 1:00. I drove the usual 10 minutes to campus that took me 25 and then had to walk in the road because KSU doesn't know how to clean off sidewalks. So thankfully that is over and all I really have left is student teaching which I am actually going to do this fall instead of the spring. This decision stems from the fact that I am currently 15 weeks pregnant, we are trying to sell our house and build a new one. I think that is enough stress for now and so I believe the decision to wait till fall is the best. After I finished my final I came home to this...

and this...

Now aren't they just so cute....plus I got to eat my whole lunch by myself and watch t.v. without having to fight for the remote! FABULOUS!!

WW: Snow Day

2010-12-07T21:44:00.000-05:00

Weekend Fun In The Snow

2010-12-06T22:32:00.000-05:00

Boy the snow has definitely come early to Kentucky, but if you ask Emily that is just fine and dandy. LOL She is loving all this snow. She woke up Saturday morning to snow falling and a good bit on the ground and all morning she kept saying, "Let's pay in the snow!" So finally we gave in and bundled all up to go play in the snow.

Then spent some time building snowmen....This one was a cowboy complete with stick.

Then made some snow angels

And caught some flakes on our tongues.

I love the snow and my kid...she makes me feel young.

WW: Build-A-Bear

2010-11-30T21:10:00.003-05:00

Oh, Build-A-Bear how we love you and your wonderful Rudolph and Clarice stuffed reindeer!

i ♥ faces Photo Contest | Scenic B&W

2010-11-29T21:23:00.000-05:00

Well Hello There

2010-11-28T16:11:00.000-05:00

As you may or may not have noticed I have added a new ticker to my sidebar. That's right look closer...Hank and I are really and truly expecting another wonderful baby into our lives. Emily is going to be a big sister. I am not sure if I have lost my mind or what but we are doing it again. So far this pregnancy has been far different from my first one. I was never sick and basically had the best pregnancy that anyone could ask for but this time around...shooo! Let's just say I hope it isn't an omen of things to come. LOL Anyhoo, the baby is due June 6th so I still have a pretty good distance to go but I'll be in and out probably posting updates and even more pictures of Emily till then. Talk at ya later...

Halloween 2010

2010-11-03T22:42:00.000-04:00

Here are some of the pictures that we got on Halloween. Yes your eyes are not deceiving you...the sun is up. Frankfort was stupid this year and had Halloween on SUNDAY from 4-6!!! Most every other city and county changed theirs to Saturday from 5-8. It wasn't even dark outside. It didn't even really feel like Halloween but that is o.k. cuz Emily had fun and that is all that really matters...Right?! LOL

i ♥ faces It’s Time For Fall

2010-11-01T16:11:00.002-04:00

Fall is my absolute favorite time of year...the colors are just wonderful! We were walking through the creek bed the other day when I called Emily's name. She turned and said "What Mom?" I then said "Never mind...I got it!" She posed perfectly without even knowing it. LOL

Weekend Photo Shoot

2010-11-01T11:45:00.000-04:00

This weekend we had a little photo shoot with my sister and brother-in-law. This year they have been married for 11 years and while I was going to take pictures for their anniversary a few things got in the way at that time. For one it was deer season and I really didn't feel like getting shot in the woods trying to take a few good pictures and then Nick was out of town for a church thing so this weekend was the soonest we could get it done. Here are some of my favorites that I fiddled with...

Of course while I was at it, and it being Halloween and all, I couldn't help but get a few pictures of my little cute giraffe.

I didn't get any of her actually trick-or-treating but one of my friends got some pretty good shots that I am going to ~~steal~~ borrow and upload later.

Breast Cancer Awareness – Pink Photo Contest

2010-10-26T17:07:00.000-04:00

Success

2010-10-26T16:45:00.000-04:00

I received my Praxis scores today....I PASSED BOTH TEST!!! That is right folks, hide the kids because I am now legal to teach! Only one more hurdle to jump which is student teaching. I got this, no sweat! Oh happy day and sweet success.

WW: Fall 2010

2010-10-13T07:30:00.008-04:00

Fall has come to Flat Creek!! I love the gorgeous colors of fall and being able to walk through the creek without getting my feet wet looking at all the wonders nature holds. I realize just how lucky I am because not a lot of people get to see the things I get to see on a daily basis. This creek is on my families farm and actually right across the street and through the trees of where we are going to build our house. I think it is so beautiful!!

Crazy Nona

2010-10-09T21:24:00.003-04:00

Have I ever told you guys how much I love my Mother? Well let me let you in on a few reasons why...
She is the reason why I have no problem dancing around like crazy when Emily yells "dance with me!"

And the reason that no matter how old I get I will never be too old to stomp leaves

And play tag

She knows how to let her hair down and have fun...and that my friends is why crazy Nona is the best!!

Sneak Peek

2010-10-08T19:18:00.000-04:00

I said I wasn't going to give in and show what my kid was going to be this year for Halloween till it got here but of course I got a cute pic and I just HAVE to show it. LOL

Can ya guess what she is?

Flashback Friday: Boyd's Orchard

2010-10-08T12:30:00.000-04:00

I know, I know, it has been a long time since I have participated in any of these things but since our lovely state government furloughed me today I have a little free time. Last weekend we headed out for a little pumkin hunt at Boyd Orchard. We also did this last year and boy can I tell the difference...doesn't even look like the same kid!

Tis The Season...

2010-10-08T11:46:00.000-04:00

for pumpkin hunting! Thought I was going somewhere else with that didn't ya?! LOL No, no not yet...but sooner than you think. No, we visited Boyds Orchard this weekend for a little family fun in the sun. Emily has a book called Duck and Goose Find a Pumpkin and she wanted to go to a pumpkin patch and find a pumpkin like Goose, Duck and Thistle did. So we went and I believe she had a good time along with Daddy, Mommy, Uncle Nick and Aunt Carly. When we first arrived Emily gave a squeal of delight and yelled "Look at all the pumpkins! There are a bunch of pumpkins!" It was so funny to see her in such awe of all the pumpkins they had placed all around the front of thier building.

Build Me A Castle

2010-10-05T21:36:00.000-04:00

Emily has developed a fondness for those huge Lego blocks. The other day she pulled them out and told Hank "build me a castle Daddy." So of course Hank being the good Daddy that he is proceeded to build her a castle out of Legos. He wasn't quit getting it right to suit her so she had to jump in there and help out...

Busy, Busy, Busy

2010-09-26T19:08:00.000-04:00

Well we have been pretty busy here lately. Not only are we trying to get all our animals and stuff onto one farm we are also trying to sell our house so that we can build a house on the previously mentioned farm. Also I have headed back to school for my last two class that I need to student teach and have been studying super hard for the Praxis test I need to take to get my degree. Oh yeah, we have also been potty training and Emily is doing a wonderful job. We are down to just pull-ups at night and panties all day long!!! WooHoo, no more diapers!! ~~Hank has bought~~ Emily has acquired a flock of layer hens and she has been selling the eggs and now has more money than her parents! LOL

Em has also been hanging out a lot with Nona and Granddad at the farm checking on the sheep and playing on the hay wagons.

So that is what we have been up too...super busy running all over the place but never too busy for a photo-ops! LOL

If 40 Is The New 20...

2010-09-26T09:52:00.000-04:00

that would make 30 the new 10! And there is no way I want to be 10 ever again! LOL Well I am now officially 30 years old as of yesterday and for real I am so excited that I have lived this long. And to celebrate this momentous occasion I cleaned the house. No I am not joking!! You see we are trying to sell the house because we are building a new one on the farm so we can all be there and close to the animals and all...so I cleaned the house and spruced up the landscaping. Doesn't sound like fun you say, well to me it was extremely satisfying. The better it looks the faster it will sell...I hope. So hears a little peak and what I got accomplished yesterday...

I sure will miss this place when we move...there are a ton of memories here!

Hummmmmmmmmmmmmmm

2010-08-22T22:59:00.000-04:00

We were sitting in my parent's family room the other day and these hummingbirds started swarming the bird feeders! The were so beautiful but are super hard to get a decent picture of...so here's was I got...

i ♥ faces Week 33 • Got To Wear Shades Photo Challenge!

2010-08-16T22:08:00.000-04:00

Happy 2nd Birthday Baby Girl

2010-08-16T21:24:00.000-04:00

Saturday we had baby girl's 2nd birthday party. I know, can you believe it?! My baby is already two years old. We invited a couple friends and family members over to the house to eat good food and just have a good time. I think Emily, Rylee and Asher had a great time. Those three just played their little hearts out and it was so fun to watch. These kids are just growing up too fast. Here are a few highlights of the evening....

Good friends

Good food

Good fun

Shoo, I'm sure glad it is over! LOL

Guess Who Is 2!!

2010-08-13T21:27:00.000-04:00

That is right everyone....Emily is now 2 years old! She actually turned 2 on Wednesday but we went to visit Dee at Sears today to get her 2 yr pictures taken. Here are some of my absolute favorite pics...

Here's to many more years like this last one...It has been quit an adventure!!

Beach Fun

2010-07-14T17:52:00.000-04:00

Vacation 2010 - Day 1

2010-07-13T20:43:00.000-04:00

We have FINALLY gotten to go on vacation this year. Where did we go you ask? This most wonderful place called Sanibel Island Florida. I LOVE it! Apparently so does Emily because we had the hardest time trying to get that little dolphin out of the water to go eat dinner. Here are just a few pictures we would like to share with you...it is a beautiful place is it not?

i ♥ faces Week 26 • “Pets” Photo Challenge!

2010-06-28T22:28:00.000-04:00

Netbook Camera Goof Off

2010-06-28T21:58:00.000-04:00

So Emily has discovered the netbook camera. She can watch herself move and dance and have her picture taken while she can still see herself. She was in complete heaven! LOL

Ironic? You Tell Me

2010-06-09T17:11:00.001-04:00

Ok, so I work for Ky's Environmental Protection and when I left work
today I just stopped at the little gas station out front of our
building. This was parked beside me at the next pump...

So you tell me is this ironic or not?! LOL

WW: Zoo

2010-06-08T23:20:00.000-04:00

This past Friday my Mom, Dad, two sisters along with Emily and me loaded up in the car and headed to the zoo. We had so much fun and Emily especially loved the fish and the monkeys...go figure, right?! LOL

Post-It Note Tuesday

2010-06-08T07:00:00.001-04:00

Poor Little Booger

2010-06-07T21:35:00.001-04:00

My poor sweet baby has been one sick kiddo. Yesterday she had diarrhea and then this morning she woke up at 5:30 throwing up. Man you know what being a Mother means when you get thrown up on at 6 in the

morning and not get mad and you clean up the kid before changing your own clothes. Thankfully she is feeling much better.

i ♥ faces Week 23 • Play Photo Challenge

2010-06-07T13:27:00.000-04:00

Saturday Fun and the Expo

2010-06-07T13:07:00.000-04:00

Saturday was tons of fun! We got out the cool new pool to give it a whirl and it ended up being lots of fun for both of us. We played and played all morning until it was time for lunch and a nice nap. After lunch Emily's little buddy Asher came over to give the pool a try too! They played extremely well together and I think they had a great time.

And then that evening we were off to the Capital Expo, also known as the redneck fair along with other names that I will not mention, to see the fireworks. It was Emily's first time to the Expo but she enjoyed all the crazy sites and sounds that always come around this time every year. If you want to see ~~crazy white trash~~ interesting people you go the Expo. There are tons of people and music and a little carnival thing (where I have never ridden the rides because they are old and make weird noises!). It lasts for three days and on the last day they have a big fireworks show which is actually very good. This year was no exception.

Memorial Day 2010

2010-06-06T19:11:00.000-04:00

Hey there friends, I am finally getting the pictures from Memorial Day up for everyone to enjoy. There were so many good ones it was extremely hard to choose...so I made collages! We had a great time at the neighborhood cookout and then on Monday Nikki and Mike brought over their slip n' slides and the girls had a tremendous amount of fun.

Even with the water turned off Emily had a good time splashing in what was left. Hope everyone had a happy and safe Memorial Day!

The Not So Friendly Skies

2010-05-21T22:54:00.000-04:00

Well tonight has been on the wrong side of fun. In other words it has been a little scary. First we had dark clouds then rain. The rain then turned to hail and then the tornado sirens started blaring!! Hank was at the barn and Emily and I were in the house all alone. A little insight to me...Momma HATES storms. A little rain is fine but all the other stuff can just go. We hunkered down in the bathroom ready for anything till it finally passed...a little to close for my comfort personally.

Being who I am, as soon as the sirens went off and the rain let up, I went out to take a few pictures just to share with ya'll,

With all of the hail and rain, the creek out back kinda got backed up and had us a little flash flood.

All seems to be pretty well for now. It is still raining a little bit but all the really narly weather has passed on through. Good night all and have some safe and sweet dreams.

WW: Sidewalk Chalk

2010-05-18T20:36:00.000-04:00

I don't have much to say but that I wish the rain would stop for a while. To cheer up what has been a very dreary rainy week here are some pictures of baby girl drawing with her sidewalk chalk.

i ♥ faces Week 20 - "Faces & Flowers"

2010-05-17T23:46:00.000-04:00

What's Up?

2010-05-17T22:56:00.001-04:00

Here's what's been going on.....switching baby girl to big girl bed, watchin baby chicks hatch, finals and stopping to smell the flowers. First things first, we switched baby girl's bed into a toddler bed. Thank heavens it was a super easy transition and we haven't had any problems. Knock on wood.

Then little Miss Priss got to see baby chicks being hatched....

For Mother's Day my wonderful hubbs and baby girl got me some beautiful hanging baskets and hung them on the front porch.

So that's what we've been doing and now that school is over the summer begins we will be going on brand new adventures!

Post-It Note Tuesday

2010-05-17T20:58:00.001-04:00

WW: How Highs The Water Momma?

2010-05-05T13:28:00.001-04:00

Well hello there....would you like to see where I live and work? Well come with me and I will give you a tour. This is the parking lot were I work from left to right is May 3rd and May 4th. I would show you today but the water has stalled thankfully so it looks about the same as yesterday.

For all you wiskey drinkers this is Buffalo Trace Distillery...Hope they got all those barrells moved.

(May 4th-May 5th)

And here we have Riverview Park. I don't remember it having a swimming pool?! Just kidding. You can see how much the water has come up in just one day.

(May 3rd-May 4th)

And across the river there is this lovely foot brigde where you can get up close and personal with the river life. Doesn't it feel like you are in the river?

(May 3rd-May 4th)

No worries folks...If my house were to flood then we'd be needing to call on old Noah to get that ark back out. Here are some other pictures to enjoy. Keep everyone in Kentucky and Tennessee in your prayers.

(top: downtown Frankfort, bottom: Paul Sawyier Library)

(The Singing Bridge)

Anybody missing their hot tub?

This is what I saw this morning...no how am I supposed to get to work?

The steps go to a lake...I mean parking lot!

Have a wonderful Wednesday everyone!!!

Aloha Friday: Derby Time

2010-04-29T22:19:00.000-04:00

Welcome to this week's edition of Aloha Friday!

In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that they take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting too. Therefore, I'll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response.

If you would like to participate, just post your own question on your blog and hop over to Kailani's blog and link up.

Well this is me blogging from Central Kentucky where all eyes are getting ready to turn to watch the most exciting two minutes of racing. Yes, I am talking about the one and only Kentucky Derby. I live extremely close to Churchill Downs and have been to the Derby about 4 times, always work and no play but attend I did. So my question to you is....

Have you ever been to the Kentucky Derby? Who are your picks for this year?

Flashback Friday: Derby Time

2010-04-23T19:14:00.001-04:00

Can I get a hip hip hooray for Friday?! I am so glad that the weekend is once again upon us and one of my favorite ways to celebrate....you guessed it, Flashback Friday!

As some of you may know I am from Kentucky and live less than an hour from where the most exciting 2 minutes in sport happens every year just about this time. That's right, I'm talking about The Kentucky Derby. The Capitol and Governor of Kentucky (which is in Frankfort not Louisville or Lexington like most people believe) usually have a Derby Breakfast where you can see all kinds of characters and everyone converges from all walks of life to share a free breakfast...YUM! This is one year the my sister's girl scout troop loaded up and headed on down. Can you spot me? My mother is the one to the left toting around my little sister, Etta, while my older sister, Carly (who is in a blue jacket) is kinda hiding in the back by good ol honest Abe. Can't spot me...I don't know why! I am standing proud as you please in the second row on the right side. I'm the one with the purple shirt and the smirk. Oh the times we had as children that we didn't fully appreciate till we are grown.

Come and play along with us...it is a whole lot of fun! All you have to do is pop over to Christopher and Tia's blog and link up. See ya there!

Aloha Friday: Naked Baby

2010-04-23T06:30:00.001-04:00

Welcome to this week's edition of Aloha Friday!

If you would like to participate, just post your own question on your blog and hop over to Kailani's blog and link up.

As some of you may have already seen I had a little issue with the girl a few days back. When I went to wake her up the other morning she was naked....I mean what is with this kid?! Why does she insist on taking her clothes off all the time? So my question to all of you is...

Does your kid hate to wear clothes? Are they constantly trying to get naked?

Thank You Very Much

2010-04-21T22:11:00.000-04:00

Hey, there everybody! Welcome to another rendition of Thank You Very Much Thursday. I really just have one today and it goes like this...
To Baby Girl who decided at some point during the night that she no longer needed her pajamas and diaper so that when I went to wake her up yesterday morning she was sleeping in a soakin wet bed therefore I had to give her another bath and run a load of laundry first thing in the morning causing me to be 15 minutes late to work....Thank you very much! If you would like to join in the fun and get some things off your chest just go over and hook up with Kmama at The Daily Dribbles...See ya there!

WW: Brush Em Up

2010-04-21T06:30:00.001-04:00

My baby is getting to be such a big girl! It seems like yesterday that she was so tiny and helpless and now she is so independent and has to do everything all by herself (no comment Nona). She now has to stand on her little step and watch herself in the mirror while she brushes her teeth every morning and night. Here she is fresh from the bath...

Where's The Fish?

2010-04-20T19:45:00.000-04:00

Well, good ole Hanky came in totin this thing behind him the other day and said some guy gave him this for Emily. What is it you ask? Well I'll tell you it is two five gallon fish tanks. We actually have a 55 gallon tank that we are at the moment not using so I ask you....who is this tank for? LOL

Did you notice anything missing? That's right...there are no fish in these tanks. That means that my beautiful and brilliant daughter is staring at tanks of water. Ahh, the simple things in life.

Post-It Note Tuesday

2010-04-20T07:00:00.000-04:00

Come and play along with Supah Mommy!

Top 2 Tuesday...Fav items under $15

2010-04-19T21:39:00.000-04:00

First I would probably have to go with Dairy Queen blizzard! Man I love those things, especially the m&m ones. Can't beat a good DQ blizzard on a hot summer day.

And on the other side of the scale is Starbucks Cinnamon Dolce Latte! I don't get to have Starbucks very often but on occasion, especially when my sister and I head to the mall, I get to indulge in this little bit of heaven! YUM!!

i ♥ faces Week 16 - “Collages” Photo Challenge

2010-04-19T11:49:00.001-04:00

Weekend Adventures

2010-04-19T11:41:00.000-04:00

We had a lot of fun this weekend! I didn't have to work so Emily and I hung out on the deck and in the backyard. When Dad got home he joined us...and once again I broke the camera out to get some good shots of everybody chillin in the yard.

Yes, that is a lamb running around in the backyard. If you would like a little more info on this click here for the story. And even though it was 60 degree weather, somehow I managed to get a sunburn!

Sunday afternoon we headed out after church to Nona and Granddad's for lunch. After eating we all went out the say hi to the horses and to take a nice afternoon walk. Nona got this pretty new wagon the Emily was not really feeling but luckily Aunt Carly was there to help her get used to riding in it! LOL

The problem came when it was time to get OUT of the wagon.

Thankfully, after quit a bit of laughter, Uncle Nick helped her out.

Say hello to Star, Copper and Lady

And these are some of the great pics that I got along the way...

Emily ended up having so much fun she really did not want to get out of the wagon. So we took turns pulling her around the yard.

The funny thing really isn't that Em was having so much fun she was throwing her arms in the air hollering WEEE, it was the five dorks on the other side of the camera doing the same thing back at her.

Isn't it amusing how one child came make a group of adults act like children?

We had such a great weekend!

OUCH!

2010-04-18T08:41:00.001-04:00

O.k., so I'm an idiot. I didn't think about getting a sun burn in 60 degree weather....but guess what folks I did! Emily and I played outside for most of the day and I thought it was way too cool that I could blog on the deck and so I guess I spent way to much time in the sun. No worries, Emily is like her father and doesn't burn. She is perfectly fine but I am near being albino so I will burn, it will sink in, and I will be whiter than white once again. But for now my dear friends all I can say is OUCH!

Lamb Baby

2010-04-17T12:01:00.000-04:00

This is Lamb Baby

If you would like to learn more about our new little addition click HERE.

Six Word Saturday & SOOC Saturday

2010-04-17T09:04:00.000-04:00

I'm gonna kill two birds with one stone on this one...Six Word Saturday and Straight Out of Camera Saturday.

IT'S WONDERFUL SLEEPING IN ON SATURDAY

I just love a sleeping baby!!

Beware of Driverless Cars

2010-04-16T18:04:00.001-04:00

I almost DIED today!! No for real, I did. I was driving back to work after picking up Em's pictures at Sears when I look over and see these two guys putting gas in their car. I thought, poor smucks running out of gas on this hill, that must really stink. All of a sudden one of the guys drops the gas can and starts running, like the police are after him, down the hill. My thoughts were, where does he think he is going? Then I see it...the idiot forgot to put the parking break on and now his car was careening down the hill at full speed!! It starts to turn and is heading right at me! Of course it was one of those old junky whoopty mobiles that screams no insurance...I can't be hit by a BMW or a Caddy, right? I scream bloody murder and swerve into the emergency lane preparing myself for the worst when it jumps the median. Thankfully one of the front tires grabbed the median and spins the car back into the other lanes barely missing the side of my car with it's rear bumper! When I got back to work I was still half in shock and told everyone what had happened. The crazy thing is none of my family would answer their phones when I called to tell them what had happened! I thought how rude...here it is I almost die and they can't even answer their phone! Then one by one they call me back and I relate the story and get the sympathy that I so well deserved and felt much better. So everyone please beware and keep a lookout because those driverless cars are a dangerous thing!

Flashback Friday: Disneyworld

2010-04-16T15:30:00.001-04:00

Friday is here at last and we all know what that means...another addition of Flashback Friday. This week I am headed back to my first ever visit to Disneyworld.

That's right folks, the first time I ever visited Disneyworld I was 22 years old! My family never really went on vacation. My father was a musician in a folk band (The Bald Knob String Band) and our summers were spent visiting campgrounds and amphitheaters playing gigs and festivals. Don't get me wrong it was probably the best childhood one could imagine and gave me a great appreciation of music and central air conditioning. I had the best time ever and was just about as bad as those 6 and 7 year old girls jumping up and down and the mere sight of the infamous castle.

Man I sure did love that place and can not wait to go back there someday and watch Emily's (and if she has a siblings, their) reactions to all the sites there is to see!

If you would like to participate please join up over at Christopher and Tia's blog.
We'd love to have ya!

Five Question Friday! 4/16/10

2010-04-16T10:19:00.002-04:00

Hello, bloggy friends! Today I am participating for the first time on Five Question Friday with My Little Life.

Alright...rules: Copy and paste the following questions to your blog post, answer them, then go over and link up! Don't have a blog, say you? Well, feel free to answer in the comments below, or on any blog along the way!

1. What words do you use on your blog/online that you don't use in real life? I really talk the way I write for the most part, so I don't think there really is anything that I don't use in real life.

2. Do you still write checks? Checks? What are checks?

3. Who was your favorite President and why? This my sound a bit odd but I am still a fan of Clinton. He has had extremely questionable morals in the past but as a humanitarian I think he has done or tried to do a pretty good job.

4. Are you a yeller? No, I seem to got better reactions from quiet voice and a look.

5. Have you ever dumpster dived? I would have to say NO! I couldn't imagine doing that. My thougys are that it was thrown out for a reason.
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Aloha Friday: Beautiful Weather

2010-04-15T23:11:00.001-04:00

Welcome to this week's edition of Aloha Friday!

If you would like to participate, just post your own question on your blog and hop over to Kailani's blog and link up.

Well let me tell you that I have been loving this weather that we have been having. It has been in the low 80's and we have been living outside cuz my kid is a very outdoorsy kinda girl. This doesn't bother me any because I have had a great time blogging and eating on the deck. So my question to you is...

When the weather is nice do you prefer to enjoy the sun or would you rather hold up in the house with the air conditioner blowing?

WW: A Girl And Her Dog

2010-04-14T07:00:00.002-04:00

Hey there folk! Do you happen to remember a cartoon a while back called the Animaniacs? Well there was a certain character called Mindy and she had this dog, Buttons. Well this is our version of it...

Charm loves Emily and would do anything for that child even though she isn't exactly what one would call sweet. She likes to order Charm around and pull her tail and play with her lips all the while Charm takes it like a champ. Don't get me wrong I am trying very hard to make Emily understand you need to be nice to the puppy but some things, like patting softly, haven't yet sunk in! ;0) Here is a little clip of Mindy and Buttons' first cartoon. Enjoy....