6 months

what a month.
this month has been crazy packed.
crazy
i had the opportunity to be the floating tutor at my school two days a week, and i started up with that.
who would have ever thought that actually getting ready for just two days would be exhausting?
not me
but, it is.
however, i love it.
the girls love it.
they are able to play all day long with friends, and momma is able to still teach...which will always be a passion of mine.
then it seems as though every other day of the week is jammed pack with things
and the weekends.
oh don't even get me started on the weekends.
thankful that we have season tickets, because football games are fun.
thankful that we have friends who want to spend the weekends with us doing things that we don't always get to do.
i am not in any way griping about my crazy hectic life.
i love it...but then i go back and look at my pictures and think..
is it really possible that i already have a 20 month old and a 6 month old?
where does all the time go?

how is it possible that my babies went from this?

to this?

and how can it be that 6 months ago I had this?

and now this?

and i must say that i think
i could quite possibly have the smilest girl in the whole wide world.


check out the shirt...
all my tulsa mommas that still read my blog
we miss you
like, a lot.

but like i said...
we've been busy
we've been learning how to share with others

we have purchased some pretty red dancing shoes
for a wedding this weekend

we have somewhat gotten over our fear of wearing things on our head.
i really wanted eloise to be a pig for halloween, but she hates
wearing things on her head
so, leave gambi to the rescue
gambi bought her some masks
and now this is what i see every day.
believe me, this is done without any tempting from me
we've even gone to the supermarket like this.
thanks, gambi.

OH, and we've discovered that we have an allergy...to of all things...
PEANUTS
of all allergies to get, right?
we are going to the doctor today to schedule a day so that we can get tested to see
just how bad it is.

we've had some shirts made for thanksgiving
oh em gee
soooo adorable!!

and we even bundled up one day to go for a walk in the COLD!!
{see what i mean about ALWAYS smiling??}

and we were even able to get away and go to our friend's ranch house last weekend.
baylor was playing at A&M (and we lost...eh hum)
it was nice to break away from reality
there's diddy riding a horse

and when you're on a ranch, you break the rules...
since we were driving on their ranch...going 10 mph,
we let E be a little adventurous

oh, and one other thing that Eloise has done.
she has developed her first crush.
I honestly did not think it would come so soon,
but,
it has.
She is IN LOVE with Harrison Walker Burg.
I'm talking, will walk up to his picture and kiss it,
gets all shy the moment he walks into the room and hides
however, her face lights up the moment she sees him
it is extremely hilarious
anytime we were out of the car..
this is what she was doing

and it is always fun when Aunt Poco gets to join us
Emmy C loves Aunt Poco
loves her

and you see that guinea pig?
we have developed quite an infatuation
we don't want to go anywhere without it
not a big deal, right?
Wrong...eloise has discovered that this guinea pig will repeat anything you say
oh my goodness, she talks to mr. guinea ALL DAY LONG

and while at our friend's ranch, Eloise took her first shower
however this shower is meant for their large dog.
oh well, she liked it.

it's always fun to just relax and watch football, right?

and emerson took a bath for the first time in a sink.
she looks so tiny compared to that large sink.

oh and in other news...
i now have a 6 month old.
WHAT?

she is cheering because in 6 months, she'll be eating cake!

mom: "Emerson, what do you want for your 1st birthday?"
Emerson: "hehe, if you only knew how much money i am going to make diddy spend!!"

i can't even wrap my brain around it.
a 20 month old
&
a 6 month old
i think it is safe to say that the second you become a mom your body is programmed to just cry on the spot.
i cry all the time
i cry all the time thinking about these two precious gifts

we go to the doctor today for her 6 month check up
she might weigh as much as eloise did, but she is no where near as tall as her
i might have a 6 month old, but she has 3 month legs.
you love your oatmeal in the mornings
you eat a fruit for lunch and 2 veggies at night
you have been sleeping 8 hours since 2 months...but you just now started going 12 hours at night...HALLELUJAH
you are extremely laid back
you smile, all the time
you love miss gracie...and you have now started to play with her.
you are our sunshine.

baldy

people often mistake my children for boys. why? because of their hair...wait, wait, wait...i mean their LACK of hair. I feel sorry for them. They are NOT the ones to blame. see that picture above...that's me..on the right. yep, sporting NO hair. thank goodness my mother decided to put me in a dress or else, i too, might think that i was, in fact. a male. 

see this little one, emerson, right here...

she's 6 months...i've been looking at her lately thinking that she is extremely bald.

i mean, she is pretty bald here....

smiley...but still bald. 

bow is the only thing that shouts girl.

 so, i went through and looked at eloise's pictures at 6 months...

what was i thinking? she's bald as well.

i don't even think i can decide who has more hair...

they are both BALD. 

neither one of them have really anything that you can call hair.

 goodness, how did they get so bald.

ME.

I AM THE CULPRIT.

now why in the WORLD did my mother put me in a track suit?
heavens to betsy, i resemble a boy here...

and i am just as bald as my two babies. 

i feel sorry for them.

I DID THIS TO THEM.

we have a terrible case of missing hair.
the picture from left to right, momma.eloise.emerson.
i pray that they actually get my hair one day...because now..i have a lot of it.
my precious bald babies

check back this week for 6 & 20 month posts, a trip to the children's museum AND the pumpkin patch!!

Perfect Saturday.

I love my Baylor Bears. Like, LOVE them. One must really LOVE their school when they are used to losing games more than winning...and they STILL buy season tickets to support their team. I mean, I am proud of my Alma Mater, whether my bears win or lose...
but, I am totally LOVING this year's football season.
Now mind you, we only finished the 2nd week of conference play, but still...
after the 1st game of the season, my Bears have been ranked.
It's exciting.
As of now we are ranked higher than UT and A&M....let's just keep our fingers crossed for the game next weekend against the Ags.
So...since it IS football season, our weekends are mainly spent in Waco.
Makes me miss Waco...not necessarily college...but I MISS Waco.
Like, iwanttomovethererightnow.....miss Waco.

There is just something about spending a Saturday at George's, even if you can't go into the bar because you have two babies.
Saturdays are perfect when you have George's, tailgating, and then a football game.

Here is Big E after enjoying a George's sprite...haha...
just waiting on her yummy chicken tenders.

and little e looking at me like I am crazy
after I was telling her all about George's Baylor Beggars.
{check out those GREEN eyes}

these two guys are two peas in a pod.

you know you are old when you don't care that you are carrying around babies.

so thankful that my momma came for the weekend! she was a HUGE help!!

Here we are at George's tent, tailgating before the game.
Little e just fell asleep holding Gambi's hand.

and tailgating is always better when you get to hang out with friends that you haven't seen in AGES!! Walt's old roommate Max, and his wife Whitney, were at the game. We hadn't seen them since their baby boy, Wells, was 6 weeks old..he just turned a yr...so it has been quite a while! Loved catching up with them.

and my little Sue can make any Saturday perfect!

This pic is horrible...but the only good picture we got is on Sue's camera..
so this will have to do!

eloise (19 months) and wells (13 months) just dancing and playing together!
{isn't Wells soooooo handsome! omg, those EYES!!}

looks like em found her napping spot.

I would have never imagined that Walt and Max would have two beautiful wives and 3 kids between them when they were living together 7 years ago.. haha!!

me and my momma!!

it was overcast all day on Saturday..
but this made it PERFECT weather for the game.

it wasn't too hot, and it was breezy...the girls were just fine inside the stadium.

Em is practicing her 'sic em!

and we all know how I have stated that E LOVES her diddy.
She just really prefers boys all around....

well, it looks like Em is following in big sister's footsteps.
The second she would fuss, we passed her off to Kevin, and she was just as happy as ever!

Sue getting in some quality time with the girlies...

Eloise loves her Gambi

and Pat.

the game was a success! The bears won, the girls stayed awake the whole time, and were GREAT, we hung out with friends, ate George's...it was perfect!

and emmy loved waking up on Sunday morning being the queen of the King size bed!

and i just had to share this picture of em eating her favorite vegetable...CARROTS!!

*You know the weekend was really a success, when your oldest child slept from 7:30-10:00 on Monday morning.
Can you say EXHAUSTED??!!

Fingers crossed that our bears win this weekend...unfortunately we won't be attending that game, as it is in College Station...but we will be cheering on the bears from our t.v. set!!

How Great is Our God?

There are certain things that happen in your life where you CAN'T question that there IS a God. I know that God is here, and He is always working in our lives. What a wonderful God we serve. I will never be able to grasp how my 90 year old grandfather, who NEVER wears his seatbelt, decided that today he would put his seatbelt on...and was in a car wreck. His car was totaled, his airbags went off, he was thrown from his car. How did this 90 year old, fragile man walk away without any broken bones? How can it be that this 90 year old man was rushed to the ER, and by the time he arrived he was joking with the nurses?
one word.
God.
Thank you God...I'm not quite ready to let go of this wonderful man just yet.
Praising God for all of his wonderful works today.

"He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he." ~ Deuteronomy 32:4