Monday, November 10, 2014

'Tis the Season...a little early!

I definitely am in the holiday spirit already! I may even pull out a tree this weekend! I have no shame in decorating early. This is my favorite time of year! We visited my family in Dublin this weekend! My mom and dad gave me some lamps as an early birthday present. I'm in love!

I also got some new casual plaid napkins and some seasonal soap! 

It was overcast and cold this weekend, plus Matt and I spent Saturday Christmas shopping and we even saw a movie in Macon. It was the first movie we've seen since before MC was born...it just felt like Christmas!!

In other news...last week was low key. We voted and played! Our baby also turned 17 months old on Tuesday!

The time change made is soo tired! 
I still need to post a Halloween recap! 

I just loved this version of this verse. I felt like it applies to me lately. I'm thankful for so many little things. Happy Monday.




Tuesday, November 4, 2014

16 months!

Molly Caroline does not like sitting or wearing her stickers for these pictures anymore. She immediately tries to peel the sticker off.

Molly Caroline says "hello" and pretends she is on her phone all the time. Remotes, her play phone, my phone, the doorbell. Everything reminds her of a phone. 

She still sings her ABC's everyday all day. A lot if times she wakes up in the morning singing them. 

She tells you when she wants more, but it's usually like "more...mmmm mmmmm mmmmmmuuuuuuu more"

She immediately says no if asked if she wants to take a bath or go to bed. Some nights that's a huge struggle.

She "rolls it" in the cutest way imaginable when you play patty cake. 

She loves the bible book song Matts granny taught her!

Elmo is still her favorite! But she really likes the Sesame Street theme song too. It makes her smile.

She loves playing on our porches. I've just started trusting her with this. She walks to the stairs and says "no" because she knows I don't let her go down them. 

She loves the moon and trees. She just loves being outside period.

She loves to color. Especially with Matts highlighters.

She loves to stack blocks, and knock them down.

She lines up all her shapes. 

She has just started to love building with her mega blocks instead of taking things I built apart.

She likes to roll cars and things on wheels. She gets in her knees just like a little boy. It's adorable.

She hates baths still/again. Like hates them! I miss the one year we had of her loving them.

She loves dipping her hand down into our big watering can and putting things like bows and flowers in it. :)

She loves balls and throwing them. 

She adores wagon rides. She says weee as she rides.

She squeals nonstop when she gets pushed in the swing.

She moves around on her motorcycle toy (really a ride on shopping cart) forwards and backwards.

She loves blankets. Aiden and Anais to be exact. Doesn't matter which one...she has 20 probably. She walks all over dragging one behind her. 

She loves a paci in her mouth and one in each hand although she only needs it to sleep and ride on long trips.

She loves milk and is such a great eater. I'm amazed at what she loves! 

She started wetting through her diaper at night. Good thing we have so many Jammies and crib sheets. I was changing them nightly. We've since resolved this!

I think she may have a tree but allergy based on eating chicken salad with walnuts in it. I'm checking in to this and hope I'm wrong.

Molly Caroline is the cutest dancer! Worship music, country, kids songs, mariachi music....she loves and dances to it all.

She loves watching videos from South Georgia Ballet. As soon as she hears the nutcracker or any music start she sits down to watch.

I'm sure I'm forgetting a million things. 

Molly Caroline, you're a treasure! We are blessed and adore every single second we have with you! We do happy things every night and your daddy and I always have a happy thing about you. We love you the most....our precious gift from God!











Tuesday, October 28, 2014

15 months!

Around this exact time almost 17 months ago, Kacey came to my room to walk with me from my Mother/Baby room to my Labor and Delivery room so Dr. McCollum could break my water. Gosh how time flies. Seems like yesterday, but feel like forever ago! 



Yes, I'm behind, she will be 17 months old next week!

So here are some 15m stats!

Molly Caroline went to her first Georgia game! Go Dawgs! 

She met the Cfa cow for the first time and was not a fan! :)

She got her shots and flu shot...weighing in at just barely 23 pounds and 27 inches tall. 

She was a flower girl for the first time! She did great but I had to lure her with snacks...Cheerios to be exact!

Her one year molars came in on the bottom! Lots of drool!!

She started copying everything and anything that her friends at daycare do! She loves to run and slam into things, be chased, and jump in her crib now thanks to that! Haha! 

She saw me hold a little baby for the first time and it didn't phase her!

She is just easy, content, an awesome sleeper and eater, and plays so well!

She is just all over the place, so curious, and has no fear!

However, she is definitely getting sassy. Her favorite word seems to be no!

We love every single thing about our princess!!


Friday, October 24, 2014

The busy season!

Busy, busy, busy....that's how it will be for the next week or so until we have a few slow weeks of being thankful and rest. Then it's Christmas time! I can't believe it!

Monday we celebrated Blakely's 8th birthday. Our sweet pup is so precious to us. We surprised her with one gift that morning, then played outside and grilled her favorites...steak and shrimp for dinner. And are outside. Then opened presents and sang to her. I know sounds crazy, but she is part of our family. She might be semi spoiled. :) 


Tuesday night we attempted pumpkin painting. Molly Caroline wasn't feeling it. I might try again.

Wednesday we had life groups. We had lots of porch playting time before hand. Pumpkins and mums are her new favorite toys! 


Thursday I had my formal observation...went great! Although I was tired, I was just craving some fun family time. So we went to a little pumpkin patch where we used to live and went out to eat. So fun! 

Tonight we will be cheering on our yellow jackets! It's the last home game already! 

Saturday, October 18, 2014

Saturday Stuff

October just makes me happy! Seeing my baby's costume hanging in the mud room is just beyond precious to me!

We tried our first real art project together this week! Molly Caroline loved collecting the leaves but just wanted to take everything we glued down off. :) 

Molly Caroline started painting on her own with a paint brush in Mississippi! Her first creation!

I love writing and sticking to our weekly meal plan!

Our go to stack these days.

Something about seeing Molly Caroline's stuffed animals on her chair this way makes me sad. It's like she's already all grown up. :(

This happy girl is my heart!! 

Happy Saturday! I'm up way before my fam to volunteer at Hands on Thomas County. Looking forward to a semi-restful weekend. :)

Monday, October 13, 2014

Fall crafts!

We had a busy, but fun fall break! I'm very sad that it's over already! We traveled to Mississippi, Arkansas, and Missouri visiting family so we only had a few days at home. However, I definitely did some crafting. 

I made this banner for our breakfast room. I hung it low so Molly Caroline can see it well.

I made her a little Halloween bucket. 

I made her a felt pumpkin with jack I lantern faces. :)

We made a candy corn footprint. It looks a little bigger than last years ghost!

I made her a flower pot and we planted her very own mums. She loves her flowers. However, she likes picking them! 

We also had our first annual pumpkin breakfast this morning! :) She loved her pumpkin muffin.

We also put together some care packages. More on the goodies inside those later! :)

It's been so fun being home with my baby. I cherish every second and break I get! Yay for a clean, organized, and decorated house too! 6 more weeks until my next break!

Saturday, October 4, 2014

A whirlwind week and a wedding!

Last week was probably one of the busiest weeks ever for us. 


We took Molly Caroline to Sesame Street Live and had the best time! I cried driving up and seeing all the parents walking with their excited kids. And I cried when my baby heard Elmo's voice! She really loves Elmo! It brought back memories of me going to things like that as a kid. We loved getting to spoil her there! Such a perfect night!

I wrote on all kinda of chalkboards for my friend Holli's wedding. 

We attended a make-up Jackets game on a Thursday night.

Molly Caroline was also a flower girl in our friend, Holli's, wedding. It was one of the prettiest weddings I've been to. I'll admit, I was sick and nervous over it, but Molly Caroline did great. All while cutting her 1 year molars. Yikes! 

We has the baseball themed rehearsal dinner Friday night. So much fun!

The reception was a blast!

Sunday morning we drove to Jacksonville to meet our newest baby season, Lauren Elizabeth. She was born on Monday, September 22nd and is beautiful and perfect. 

We had fun shopping and eating at St. John's Town Center with the seasons, frusbands, and babies, and then just hanging with B and Lauren most of the day!

I think I'm still recouping. :)