Tate's First Soccer Game

Last week was suppose to be the start of the spring soccer season. Due to the rain the first two games got cancelled so they will now be playing two make-up games on Saturday. Yesterdays game was also going to be cancelled due to the rain but the Y made arrangements for the kids to play in the gym. Tatum was so excited to finally get to play! 4 and 5 year olds playing soccer is probably one of the most entertaing things to watch. Tatum spent the majority of the time smiling and waving at all her family sitting in the stands but she did manage to get a few kicks in. She has to work on watching the ball a little better instead of watching us. She has a tendency just to run in the same direction as her team but has no clue where the ball is. Playing in the gym was interesting. Due to the hard floor the ball rolled faster and made it hard for all the little tiny legs to keep up. They also used to basketball score board for the timer and at the end of each quarter the very loud buzzer would sound. The kids hated the buzzer and when it would go off all you saw was little hands covering ears at the exact same time. Many of the kids realized the clock counted down and as it started approaching zero they prepared themselves by covering their ears ahead of time. Tatum had alot of fun playing and got extra sweaty. Her coach is great with the kids and we are very thankful for that. At the first soccer meeting I thought this was going to be a bad idea because there was no organization and lack of communication but it has come together well and I am so glad we signed her up. It is a great way to teach little ones teamwork and it is one more thing we can enjoy as a family. Cason and Raileigh had a good time eating snacks and drinking juice in the stand as they watched their Big Sis play. They will be out there before we know it.

The Twins are Two!!!

It's only been three days since I posted Tatum's birthday blog and I am already having to post another one. A little peice of advice to all of you considering adding to your family, think about the timing ALOT! I really am having fun with all the birthdays it is just a little hectic.

So.... my munchkins are TWO!!! I can't believe it! I can remember the day they where born so perfectly it makes it hard to believe it has been two years. They have grown and changed so much over the last year. They have always had different personalities but now their personalities are even bigger and complete opposite of each other. It is amazing how much they learn in such a short period of time. Even though they keep getting older all three will be my babies forever and ever!

Their birthday party should be interesting seeing as how they could care less it is their birthday. This morning Tate and I went into their room singing happy birthday and Raileigh looked at us as if we lost our minds and Cason hide his face and didn't really care for the attention. They have had many birthday phone calls today and I am sure they are wondering why everyone is singing to them. Cason is so bashful and shy all the attention makes him blush and hide his face, its really cute. Raileigh being the little meany she is doesn't care to talk to anyone. They are so silly! This morning I had to take a picture of them since they are officially two years old.

As you can tell Cason is thrilled and I really don't know what to say about Miss Raileigh other than she is a clown.

FIVE YEARS OLD!

Five years ago today a beautiful 9lb. 5oz. baby girl was born. That chubby baby I am referring to is Tatum Nicole. Yes, she was once big! I have spent the evening looking through old pictures and realizing how many firsts she has had. Over the past five years I have said " she will be 5 before we know it and headed off to kindergarten" on many occasions. Well today it finally happened, My baby turned five and in the fall she will enter a whole new world. As sad as it is to watch your children grow up it is also one of the biggest joys! Everyday is one step closer to her going off to college or getting married and having her own children but if she never grew or learned I wouldn't have so many wonderful memories that I have and will always have. She has my heart and I thank the Lord everyday that he gave her to me and for everyday he lets me spend with her. I am going to go finish crying now but I am leaving you with pics of SOME of her firsts.

Firsts Moments in the world.

First Mother Daughter Banquet

First Friend

First Halloween

First and Longest Road Trip to Texas and also the first time with her blankie!

First Christmas!

First Birthday!


First Trip to the Beach!

First Pet!

First and hopefully the last peircings!


First time helping Daddy wash his car! First visit from the Ice Cream Truck!

First visit to Mrs. Janet for a haircut!

First Day at Eastmont

First Dance Recital!

Mickey Mouse Knows His Stuff

When Tatum arrived home from school today she was suffering from a case of the hiccups. She walked in the house and instantly told me she needed some pineapples to cure them. I have attempted to give her pineapples in the past and she always says she does not like them so I was somewhat surprised that she was asking for some. I asked her where she heard pineapples helped with hiccups and she told me she saw it on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. I laughed, gave her some pineapples and just figured this was just one of those silly things Mickey Mouse said to get a laugh out of kids. I decided I would google it and to my surprise pineapple juice really is a remedy for hiccups. Tatum tought me something new today and I have Mickey to thank. What has the world come to?!

Dance Picture 2009

Recital time is right around the corner and with that comes costumes and pictures! Tatum always has a blast having dance pictures made because she gets to wear her recital costumes and a little bit of make-up. Enjoy the pictures!!!

Valentine Surprises and the Tooth Fairy!

So.... for Valentine's Day we decided to do a little something special for the kids. Christopher and I went to Build A Bear and made them each a bear and recorded a special message to put inside each bear. Saturday morning Christopher made cinnamon rolls for breakfast since the kids love them so much. We had their suprises sat out in the den and the cinnamon rolls where done cooking so it was then time to wake them up. In the spirit of Valentine's Day Raileigh decided she would give us a surprise of her own. I am not going to go into any gross details about what we found in her room and just let the picture speak for itself.

How nice it would have been for us if it was only hearts on her little bottom.

On a sweeter note, Tate and Daddy had a special Valentine's lunch date. He left the house while I got her ready and when it was time to go he came to the door like a gentleman, gave her a rose and off they went. Tatum got to pick the restaurant and she decided on Ruby Tuesday's. She is a apparently a very bossy date as well. She insisted that Daddy should order the soup because according to her they have very good soup there.

In more exciting Tatum news, she lost her first tooth yesterday. We noticed it was loose around the begining of January and it has gotten more and more gross and wiggly everyday. I was of course concerned that she had a loose tooth so young. Whenever a problem like this arises and I need an answer I always turn to Google. Google eased my mind as it usually does and the are some kids that start losing teeth as early as age 4. The earlier the kids start cutting teeth, the earlier they loose them apparently. Tate got her first tooth at 3 months so that does make sense. Last week she came and asked us to tie a string to it and pull it out that way. She said she knew it would hurt a little and it would bleed but that was ok with her. For those of you who really know Tatum, she is scared of anything and everything so this brave new attitude was surprising. We decided we would do the string tied to the door knob trick. It took a few attempts to get the string securely on her tooth but we finally managed. I had my camera ready to record and was so excited to finally have something interesting to post. Christopher opened the door and started to get Tatum in position so he could close it and then she lost it. So and 9:00p.m. we have our front door wide open and a little girl screaming at the top of her lungs with a loose tooth still in her mouth.

Last night Tatum came to us again wanting us to pull it using our hands. The string idea was one thing but having to actually pull it with my own hands was something I just could not do. After some begging she was finally able to convince her daddy to do it. With on quick yank the tooth was out and Tatum was one very excited and very hyper little girl. We spent the next half hour calling people so she could tell them about her tooth. The tooth fairy almost forgot to come but at 6:30 in the morning she(he) remembered and managed to sneak in and out of of Tatum's room without her knowing.

You can already see her big girl tooth coming in!


I don't recall ever getting $2 as a child but our "Tooth Fairy" tends to go a little over board when it comes to a certain little girl.

She loves him, She loves him not!

Yesterday I had to take Raileigh to the Doctor because she was not feeling well and her ears seemed to be bothering her. The Doctor's appointment was a 3:15 during the twins nap time so I had to sneak in the room, grab Raileigh and sneak back out. She seemed very excited at the fact that she was the only one getting up from nap. I got her changed and told her we where going to go bye bye and she got even more excited. She seemed thrilled walking to the car and after I buckled her in she started asking "where bubbie" and occasionally "where tae tae". I told her they where at home and she finally stopped asking. We finally arrived at the doctors office and when we walked in it was like Raileigh was expecting Cason to be there so the "where bubbie" questions started again. We went and sat down in the waiting room and Raileigh of course wanted to play. She went and sat down at the table and looked at the chair sitting next to her then looked back at me and said "this bubbies seat" and continued playing. There where three toys sitting on the table that she was playing with and out of no where Raileigh says "NO BUBBIE" and snatches the toy away. I guess acting out the normal sibling rivalry that goes on at home made her feel somewhat better about not having her bubbie around. The nurse called us back so we made our way to the room and once again Raileigh was expecting to see Cason and started asking for him again but of course no bubbie was any where around. The doctor came and checked out her ears and did his normal doctor stuff and he concluded she had an ear infection in both ears so he gave us prescription for an antibiotic and sent us on our way. Finally, on our way to see BUBBIE! I told Raileigh the whole way home we where going to see bubbie and she seemed excited so I was of course expecting a sweet reunion when we arrived home but of course they let me down. We walked in the house and in a very excited voice I said "Raileigh, there is your bubbie!" I put her down hoping she would run and hug him but instead she stood there for a second, looked at me and screamed. She did go play with Tatum and after about a minute they began fighting over the toy. What was I thinking! My kids, being sweet to one another, huh! Ok, occasionaly they do very nice things for each other but on a regular basis the closest thing we get to sweet is when one does something ugly to the other, serves their time in time out and then has to give the one they hurt or did whatever to a hug.