Our BIG 2 year old!

I'm still in denial that my "baby" turned 2 years old today! A lot of people told the first birthday was a little hard or emotional for them but I have to say I have been so emotional about Kinsey turning 2! (I'm sure it has nothing to do with all of these fabulous pregnancy hormones either!) It just seems like overnight she has gone from a baby to a little lady! I didn't have the guts to look back at her newborn pics today and reminicse...I knew I would really lose it if I even tried! I'll save that for later in the week! Just this last week she started talking up a storm and putting sentences together and is acting so grown up and independent. One afternoon Ryan came home from work and asked where this "Chatty Cathy" side had come from because she was going on and on! I told him he probably should get used to it especially with another girl on the way....before too long he won't be able to get a word in at all! : )

Anyway, Kinsey had a wonderful day and we ended her birthday celebration with another round of Elmo cupcakes and had a few of our friends from church over tonight! This morning she helped me make "Blueberry Birthday Muffins" or at least that's what we called them! She liked licking the butter off the best!

So proud of her 2 candles!

All ready for Bible class and church in her birthday dress! Isn't she a doll!?

Happy Birthday!

Opening gifts!

Giving Emily a hug, thanking her for the new Elmo toy!

Jacob, Elizabeth, Emily and Kinsey checking out the new toy! Do you know how hard it is to get 4 kids ages 1-3 to look at you at the same time....IMPOSSIBLE! I finally gave up!

Thank you God for blessing us with such a sweet, fun-loving little girl! We couldn't imagine life without our Kinsey Mae and look forward to watching her grow this next year!

Fun at Monkey Joe's!

Today we met some friends from church at Monkey Joe's. We had never been but once Kinsey got used to walking (or should I say falling) on the inflatables she loved it and had a blast! I tried to take her on a few of the bigger ones with slides thinking she would like them but realized very quickly that I am way too pregnant to be climbing around on a bunch of inflatables! It was quite a sight! : )

Climbing on the boat...this was her favorite!
And sliding down....weeeee!


We will definitely be going back again soon! Kinsey had so much fun but was completely worn out! About 5 minutes into the car ride home Kinsey was snoozin' away....she slept the whole way home and then another hour or so once she got in her bed! Bless her heart, I don't think she's ever played so hard!

Elmo Birthday Round 2

We celebrated Kinsey and Mama Mac's birthday's this weekend in Paris! Mama Mac's was the 2nd and Kinsey's is officially next Sunday on the 17th but when you don't live near family you get to have several parties so everyone can be a part! I don't think it's hurt Kinsey's feeling that she's had more than one birthday party! After all, what can be better than Elmo cupcakes, right!?!

Kinsey adores her Aunt Callie and I'm pretty sure the feeling is mutual! : )

Singing "Happy Birthday"

She was trying to eat Elmo's nose but the harder she tried the deeper it sank in the cupcake!
"Daddy, why are you laughing at me??"
No party is complete without an Elmo balloon!

Opening gifts!

Kinsey had a great time at her party and loved being the center of attention! She is blessed to have so many people who love and care for her. Thanks to Gram and Grandpop for hosting and making her 2nd birthday so much fun!

Happy 30th Anniversary!

It's been 30 years ago today that mom & dad said "I do." They've been through lots of up and downs through the years and, just like any marriage that lasts, things haven't always been easy but I'm so thankful that they've kept their commitment to each other and to God! They are a blessing to so many around them and I can't wait to see what God has in store for the next 30 years! Mom and Dad---hope you have a wonderful day! We love you so much!

32 Weeks!

I can hardly believe that in about 8 weeks we will get to meet our new baby girl! This pregnancy has flown by and I have a feeling these next 2 months will go even faster! So much to do and so little time!!! I have done a horrible job at taking belly pics this pregnancy but here's the latest....I realize that the first picture I don't look as big but I think it's just the black top. As you can tell in the 2nd picture baby girl is growing quite nicely! She is such a mover and lately she's been getting the hiccups all the time but I love to feel her move and know that she's growing and developing! I am getting more and more excited to meet her and see what she looks like! : )

Since we got back from Valdosta I've been busy washing up fall and winter clothes for Kinsey. Last Wednesday night at church my poor child was the only one wearing a little summer dress in 60 degree weather! Needless to say it's much cooler here than it was in south GA! We are so very fortunate to have wonderful friends that have given us hand-me-downs...seriously I can't think of anything I need to buy Kinsey for winter except maybe some socks! We are so blessed! I think I am just about done with Kinsey's clothes so tomorrow I will start on washing baby clothes. It's so nice that Kinsey and baby girl were due the same time of year and that baby will be able to wear all of Kinsey's clothes.

Random pic I know but I just thought it was too cute!

Who ever thought a laundry basket could be so much fun!

Home Sweet Home

We had a great time in Valdosta with family and friends but it was so good to get home yesterday! Dad came back with us to help me out on the 8 hour trip and I was so thankful to have his company and help driving! Kinsey and I hadn't seen Ryan in over a week so we were missing him too! It was nice to all be home and sleep in our own beds!

Kinsey loved playing with all of her cousins and I'm thankful that they are close in age and will hopefully grow up as close as I did with my cousins! It's hard to believe that we'll have another little gal to add to the fun at Christmas! Here are some more pics of the rest of our time at Pete and Nana's...


Bath time fun!

Kayden giving Brecken & Kinsey a ride!
Kinsey had blast with "baby Elwa." Aaron and Gena's air conditioning went out the day we got there so they spent the night at mom and dad's until it was fixed. I hated that it went out but was so glad we got to see them everyday! Kinsey always wanted to see Ella when she woke up in the morning and got very concerned when she got upset : ) Kinsey would say, "Baby Elwa kied (cried). She has tears." Hopefully she'll be that excited about baby sister when she comes along...

Girl talk

I asked Kinsey to read Ella a book but she really didn't want to share.
Okay, I guess I'll let her look at it!

And it didn't last very long....oh well.
Sweet baby
Kinsey liked Ella's Bumbo seat...I caught her kicked back watching cartoons one morning : )


And well there's no trip back home without some kind of fishing/hunting fun! Aaron caught this HUGE gator while we were there. It was massive and even though I knew it was dead I was sure it was going to come back to life and come after me! I'm glad it didn't because I probably would have had this baby and she can't come yet because she still doesn't have a name!

Happy Early Brithday Kinsey!

Kinsey and I have had a blast spending most of the week at Pete and Nana's house. It had at least 2 months since we'd last seen them so Kinsey couldn't wait to come to their house! That's all she talked about for days before we came down on Tuesday! She was also excited to see baby Ella but isn't too sure about when she cries : ) We've had a great time catching up with family and friends and are so glad we get to stay a little while longer!

I can not believe that Kinsey will turn 2 years old in less than a month! It is just so hard to believe that I have a 2 year old and that she's is not a baby anymore! Mom and Dad are saving their time up to take off when "baby girl" comes so they weren't going to be able to come to TN for Kinsey birthday party so we just decided to have one while we were here! Kinsey is ALL about Elmo these days and LOVES watching Sesame Street so we had a little Elmo party for her and she loved her Elmo cupcakes!


Happy 2nd Birthday Kinsey!

She wasn't sure what to think while everyone was singing to her!

Blowing out the #2 candle!

Yummy!

Kayden helping open presents!

Pete and Nana got her a kitchen, Papa & Granny Guthrie gave her an apron with her name on it, Melissa and John gave her a little shopping cart and Aaron and Gena gave a basket full of food so now she's all set to have lots of fun!

So proud of her new kitchen!


Nana also had a box full of dress up clothes for the girls to play with!

Helping me make her elmo cupcakes!

The best part....licking the beater (aka getting batter everywhere)!

Nana & Ella having fun!

Granny Guthrie, Ella, Kinsey and Granny Horne

Thursday morning I kept Kayden and Brecken....Kinsey had the best time playing with them! And it was so much fun for me to get to watch them together!