lately

my sisters and i went to the tswift concert.  it was SO great!

santa visit.  Addie wrote him a letter telling him what she wanted for Christmas:  A princess bike, a princess helmet and bell for her bike and a tangled dress-up dress.

All the girls... lucy was scared of him.  ha!

Making Christmas cookies

staying busy!

Claire bear, crazy hair!

playing in the dirty clothes while Mama is helping big sisters

painting

How can you not love that sweet face?

Trick or Treat!

CELEBRATE!!!!

Lots to celebrate around here...
Claire is walking!  Lucy has used the potty for over a week with no accidents!!  Joel has been on YL staff for 15 years!!
I'm SO proud of my family!

Happy 1st Birthday Claire!!

We had the best time celebrating Claire's birthday!  Memphis has a GREAT new park that all the cousins love... it was the perfect place for a party and the weather was amazing! 

She likes to stand by herself and cruise around furniture, but no steps yet by herself...

By far my pickiest child, in terms of food.  She took a couple finger licks of the cupcake, but she was not really interested.

Happy Birthday to my sis, Laurie too!!!   We love double b'day parties!

This is all she ate!!!

Not the case with her sisters... they have their daddy's love for all things chocolate!

the BIG slides

little claire bear's 1 year stats:
height 28.5in   31%
weight  18lbs 1oz  8%
head  45cm  49%

Labor Day at the beach

Some sweet friends of ours offered their beach condo to us for Labor Day. We were so excited! We had sunscreen, swim diapers, floats, beach toys... My sis, Kelly, went with us for a tan and to help with the girls. We were all ready for sun and fun!
Unfortunately, hurricane lee was rolling through the whole 3 days we were there. BOO! Joel and the big girls got in the pool once... in the rain.
We did a lot of tv/movie watching, fort building, games- twister and cards, and we even went to an antique mall one day.
The highlight of the weekend was going to the outlets. I LOVE the outlets!
I really wanted some cute beach pics.. this isn't really what I had in mind. The wind was so strong that even on the boardwalk out to the beach the sand was hitting our legs and stinging.  We weren't outside for long!

Teeth

Claire is standing on her own these days, but no steps yet.  She's got 4 teeth coming in on the top and 2 coming in on the bottom.  Her first tooth started coming through about 9 months.  Surprisingly, 6 teeth coming in hasn't affected her happy personality.  Sweet girl!

Can you see them?

Addie is 4!!

We celebrated Addie Lane's birthday at the river house in Heber Springs again with my family.  We played on the lake all day and then partied that night. 

Princess Cake made by Kelly and Becca.  Addie Lane LOVED it!

Laurie got Addie some pink sparkle Toms.  Miller has some and the first time Addie saw them she said (totally seriously), "Those shoes are amazing!"

Claire is drinking all the sippy cups while no one is watching...  cute girl!

3rd from left is Becca, our newest family member.  She is one of Kelly's best friends from Auburn and is living with Mom, Dad and Kelly and a nurse at LeBonheur

Her 4 year old stats:
Height: 40 inches 51%
Weight: 33 lbs 31%