Brotherly Love & Habit Creation....

Earlier this week, I had left Katie in her bouncy seat in my bedroom while I took a shower...Tyler was in the room & moved her seat over so she could watch TV with him!!! Too funny. The really funny part is that when Tyler was about her age, I have a picture of him mesmerized by the TV too...but he didn't have a big brother to introduce him to this favorite activity...it was his mother!!!

Bath Time & New Habit...

These pictures are all from Katie's bath last week...cute smile & cute new "thing" of sucking on her bottom lip! She even has put herself to sleep doing this! I love it!

Another video...

I KNOW I have been a slacker on blog updates lately, but that's life with 3 kids, a job, a house, a husband, a family, 2 community groups, etc. etc. etc......I know these are merely excuses, but.....

Hope that this JUST taken video will make up for it....not the clearest, I know--from my cell phone, but still adorable!!!! Forgiven?

A video...

PLEASE ignore the beginning as I was trying to get closer in than where I was standing at the end of the bed...and this is from my cell phone...but you get to hear a few good coos, see a smile, then see my favorite pouty face & hear the beginning of a getting-mad Katie Jane!





Enjoy!

This is Tyler giving her a pink Gund teddy bear that rattles...she was smiling really big, but I only caught the big eye look from the flash! But still sweet...love how Ty is letting her hold his finger! So precious! Picture taken 10/10...

Here is how she has taken a nap a couple of times this week...I put her in her swing & she flopped over...as my friend Shannon says...I love it when they are floppy! This picture was from Sunday the 13th...

This week is Spirit Week at boys' school & today was Anti-cool dress day...so here is Tommy in his "anti-cool" outfit that he picked out...ok, so I helped him with the socks!

That's it for now...

Mandy

Happy Friday!!

Once again, it has been awile since I've posted...but here ya go!

These next pictures are from a quick road trip this week. My Dad's first cousin passed away in south Georgia & the funeral was Wednesday. So Katie & I went with my parents. While there, I got to learn lots about Thompson family history. Dad's mom was a Thompson & that is where we got Tommy's name from...anyway, the photo below is of Dad and his first cousins that were at the funeral.

These are some of my favorite pictures. Tommy's teacher Mrs. Smeltzer gave Katie this Raggedy Ann doll & they are both so cute! This is Katie at 2 months...so so precious!!!

Katie says "Hi ya'll!!!!"

Notice her tongue sticking out below...

Well that's it for now. Have a great weekend!! Mandy

Not a happy girl...

This is Katie's sad, pouty face! This was the other day after a bath...

But I saw that face again today at the doctor's office where she got her 2 month shots! 2 in one leg & 1 in the other.

Boy, did she scream!!

But the good news is she was 24 1/4 inches long & weighed 13 lbs 3.5 oz!!! WOW!! My mom just told me I only weighed 15 lbs at 1 year! What a big girl!

She is so precious & I am still AMAZED that I am the mother of a little girl! It just blows me away! God is so good!

Catching up...

Well, finally getting to catch up the past, mmmmm, 3 weeks here...been busy, ok? I am glad to get a few moments to blog...instead of nursing, doing homework, doing laundry, cleaning house, cooking supper, doing dishes, working, etc etc etc.

A few pictures for you since Labor Day weekend...in no order...more to follow later...just put KJ to bed so now it's my turn to go too! :)


























Good night!

ROAD TRIP!!

This past weekend for Labor Day, we traveled with Mandy's whole family to Scottsboro, AL to the infamous (at least in our book) Unclaimed Baggage Center....have you ever wondered where all the lost luggage ends up? Well, the answer is HERE! It is unbelievable! It is like a Goodwill store on steroids...

We had fun buying clothes, Nintendo DS games, little boy-sized golf clubs for Tommy, books, and a favorite find of the boys....COSTUMES! It is an adventure to shop there because you NEVER know what you will find!















Even matching Father/Son Transformer Costumes...that was priceless! It is Tommy in picture BTW...




















We stayed at a Comfort Inn...so of course the 5 big kids stayed in the pool most of the weekend...
















While Miss Katie hung out with Nana....she learned to lay on an arm in a bed...mmm, I might get out of the recliner yet! (for those of you who don't know--that is how I get my sleep every night!)















Saturday late afternoon...R, T, T & I (no Katie) went to the local elementary school playground which was TOTALLY AWESOME!! Ty said as he was getting off this part...he said "I am the master of the spin thing!"















Tommy had his ball with him, so had fun shooting baskets for points....














Richard had to work Monday, so he left Sunday about lunchtime...after he left the rest of us went to Goose Pond Colony for a picnic. It is a pseudo state park with a lodge, cottages, etc on a huge lake. We enjoyed a picnic lunch and the kids got to put their feet in the edge of water...















It is definitely interesting traveling with an 8 and 10 year old plus a 5 week old... But overall we had a fun weekend! We'd highly recommend a visit to the Unclaimed Baggage Center!! :)

Mandy

Today and more

This is the LOVE of our lives! It is hard to believe she is ONE MONTH OLD (yesterday).

Katie Jane brings joy to our house!!!

Need to update since last post, but had a BUSY week & tonight have a fussy baby girl making it hard to type while holding... Daddy took over so I could post some stuff here! THANKS, DAD!

So many pictures, so little time!

But here are some pictures from the last week or so...

Green Day (for Kinsey at school)...Kinsey & Katie! What a pair! 8/14 Thursday (also my parents' anniversary #37!!)

Katie at 3 weeks old! Thursday 8/14 also...

Tyler was also EXCITED to give her a bottle...on Friday afternoon...8/15

Tuesday 8/19 Carl & Karen & Kirsten came to Athens--ironically (or not so) to pay a red light ticket the got when came to visit us in hospital...Due to Carl's surgery he can't lift over 10 lbs so just got to sit with girls....

We set up this picture to have them both sitting up...but Katie flopped over...much cuter!

Quite appropriate pillow too..."It's great to be queen"!!!

KJ at 4 weeks...should have taken photo earlier in day when not so fussy, but she looks cute anyway!

We were SHOWERED twice in the past week...

First was a great shower on Sat 8/16 from our Pathfinders Sunday school class at Athens 1st UMC...Here we got about 300 diapers and 1500+ wipes!! What a blessing! It was a brunch and lots of yummy food! One activity was for everyone to make scrapbook pages for KJ's album...that was LOTS of fun to see everyone's creativity!! Thanks to Kim C. for coordinating & Deana for hosting! It was a great shower!

Second was my beloved Bunco group on Tues 8/19...KJ came to play (not really). She got lots of cute clothes and the group bought us a HIGH CHAIR! :) I love my Bunco buddies! Best news of the nite was that Scarlet is expecting! She had a miscarriage a few months ago, so we celebrated with her! Notice diaper cake (thanks, Michelle) and watermelon baby carriage filled with fruit (thanks, Kim)...thanks to Beth L. for hosting...yummy food! :)

Speaking of showers...this is KJ's bath from this past Sunday morning...Tommy took the pictures & she looks so serious...this was a moment that she was NOT screaming, which is normal bath protocol! :)

That's it for now...of course I have a few hundred more pictures, but I won't bore you with all of those! :)

Mandy

Tuesday sweetness...

First of all, I changed settings so anyone should be able to post comments now...just discovered I could do that. But don't post as anonymous, as I won't know who says what (VERY annoying), so put your name in comment! :)

Can't resist these sweet moments of brother & sister love time. Everyday the boys come home & "fight" over who will hold their sister first! Tyler's moment here...




Tommy got to give her a bottle then burp her... he was THRILLED!!!





You know I LOVE my boys, but I really LOVE being the mommy of a baby girl...only the best one in the world! Tommy took this picture last nite...




Mandy