RyRy's Reaction

So, when Rylee returned from her trip to Grandma's, we told her about the little incident at the playground with Devynn and the trashy little girls' spit (see previous entry titled "Disgusting!"). Rylee immediately asked "What color hair does she have?" and "What color shoes was she wearing?". I kind of fear for the little girl's safety...I think RyRy is going to hunt her down and make her pay! Uh Oh!

The next night, as I was telling someone about her reaction, RyRy informed Andrew that he "should have been protecting Devynn!" She was quite annoyed that Andrew had slacked off! I kind of fear for Andrew's safety now, too! ;)

Rylee is such a funny little girl. She has the face of an angel, but quite a temper. She is the first to hit her brother or sisters (thankfully she outgrew the biting/scratching/pinching phase!) but is also the most protective of them. The other morning while we were walking Andrew to school, Andrew and Rylee were walking up ahead of me. As they approached the corner, I told them to stop. They did, but apparently Rylee thought that Andrew was standing too close to the street (he wasn't). She started telling him to step back. Of course he wasn't listening to her, so she started trying to pull him back. Right about then, a car started coming down the street. When Rylee saw it, she immediately stepped between Andrew and the street, with her arms stretched out to her sides to block him from the car. She did it without any hesitation or thought of her own safety. It was so natural for her to be protective. I guess she thinks that she's the only one allowed to hurt her siblings! :)

She's going to make a great mommy someday (hopefully not for about 20 years, though!), and it makes me feel good to think that she's learned it by watching me and following in my footsteps! :)

Protection provided by Rylee Belle in my world!

DISGUSTING!!!!!

So, last night at Jessie's soccer practice, Andrew and Devynn were playing on the playground. They were minding their own business, when this little girl decided that she was going to walk up to Devynn and spit on her! My poor baby girl! We were so disgusted! And the girl's mom didn't even apologize! Can you say "TRASHY?!" To add to it, this was the same little girl who was calling Andrew an a**hole earlier! She was probably only 3 years old, too! She's just lucky that Rylee was at Grandma's house and didn't see it!!

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In other, happier news, I'm going to be an Auntie again!!!! My brother Brandon and his wife Cindy are expecting!! YAY!!! We are so excited! It's been a long journey for them, but I know that this baby will be sooo worth it! Congrats to them! :) Now, if I can only convince them that the baby should be named Kelly Jr.! :)

A What?...

Rylee and I were hiding from Devynn in her closet.

Rylee: "It's kind of like we're in an actulater."
Me: "What's an actulater?"
Rylee: "You know, that thing that you go in and go up."
Me: "Oh, do you mean an 'elevator' ?"
Rylee: "Yes."

So cute! I absolutely love all the little mispronunciations that my babies have. It makes me sad to hear them go! (Like Rylee's "ah min no" instead of "I don't know"...still miss that one!)


Life is always more fun in my imperfect world!

Uncle Steve's New Name! :)

So this weekend, Devynn renamed Uncle Steve. They were asking her what his name is, and she replied "Fluffy". I have no idea where she came up with that...I didn't know that she could say that, or even knew that word. So Steve's new name is Uncle Fluffy! Rather odd, but incredibly funny! :)
So now my kids have Uncle Fluffy, Bawgee, and Laa Laa! Not to mention "Uncle " Rikki! We're such a strange family!

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Andrew lost a tooth this morning! He was so excited! Time for the Tooth Fairy to make a visit! :)
Poor guy is going to be without his front teeth for a while. His top front tooth (actually, there were 2 because he had an extra one right on top of it) had to be removed because of an abscess that developed. And this one this morning (bottom front one) was actually knocked loose last week when Andrew tripped going up the stairs and smacked his mouth. I'm hoping the permanent ones will come in soon, but since they didn't fall out on their own, I don't think they're ready to yet. Sure makes eating apples tough for my poor guy! :)



There's always something happening in my world!

Count your Blessings!!

As some of you already know, my dad's cousin Kris's little boy was diagnosed with brain cancer last year. He was only 7 months old at the time of diagnosis. So scary. To make it even scarier for me, he is only 3 days older than Devynn. Over the past year, little Clay has had two brain surgeries, months of chemo, radiation, and then oral chemo. For the first rounds of chemo and radiation, him and his mom were away at St. Jude's. They were away from Clay's big sisters Tatum and Cimone, and Daddy. During that time I often thought about how much strength Kris must've had to muster up to be able to be alone, so far from home, watching her little baby go through such an ordeal. And how much strength the rest of the family must've had to muster up to be back at home without Mommy and baby brother Clay, knowing that they were far away and enduring so much. I've said many prayers over the past year for them. And I've hugged my babies a little tighter at night, thankful that they are healthy.

I am happy to report that Clay has finished all of his treatments, and his latest scan shows that he is cancer-free!!! :) He still has a line in, and will receive monthly injections to help ward off pneumonia since his immune system is so weakened. He will travel back to St. Jude's in December for another scan and MRI. At that time, if everything comes back clear, he will have the line removed and will officially be free.

Clay is 20 months old now. He has reached all the normal developmental milestones for a baby his age...so incredible! What he has had to endure in his short little life so far is amazing. But what's even more amazing is that in every picture, he still has a huge smile on his face!! He is truly a fighter!!

SO go give your little ones an extra hug. Be thankful that they are healthy, and remember that they truly are little blessings. Be thankful that there are incredible doctors and nurses out there, and that there are amazing organizations such as St. Jude's and Target House.

Weekend Report

On Friday night , we went to a block party at our friend's house. The kids had a lot of fun getting their faces painted, hitting the pinatas, and playing with all the other kids. I was bummed that I didn't win the pie bake-off. I mean, really, who wouldn't pick the double layer chocolate pudding pie with graham cracker crust that took me a whole 5 minutes to make?! :) Maybe next year I'll pay off one of the judges! :)

Saturday night , we went to Chuck E. Cheese's with some friends. Rylee is still scared of Chuck E., (but not nearly as scared as some of the other kids that were sitting near us!) and since Devynn saw Rylee's reaction, she had to get scared, too. They both sat in the booth, clinging to my arms until Chuck E. went back in his room. Silly girls! :)

Yesterday, Devynn started saying "bless you" when she hears someone sneeze. It is just about the cutest thing I've ever heard! Andrew keeps "fake sneezing" in an attempt to get her to say it again. She's too smart, though, and won't say it unless you really sneeze. Too cute!


Weekends are always fun in my world with the world's most adorable kids EVER!!!

WooHoo! :) Ouch!:(

Last night Jessie had a soccer game. Our team won 5-4! WooHoo! Last time we played this team, we lost 3-1. I think the other team came out last night thinking they were going to beat us again....Boy were they wrong! Our girls were on fire! And my little Jessie is improving sooo much with each game...it's really cool to watch her confidence level go up every week. She even came close to scoring a goal! YAY JESSIE!!! :)

The only downside to last night was when poor little Rylee got hit in the face with the soccer ball. OUCH!! Unfortunately, the field that we were on last night has very narrow sidelines. Rylee and Andrew were laying on a blanket watching the game. The action started getting close to us, and before we could scoot them back, the ball got kicked out of bounds and smacked Rylee right in the face! She cried, but sure is a tough little girl. And then, for the rest of the game, she kept pointing out "the girl with the braid with the two circles on her back (#8)" and telling me that she was the one who kicked the ball at her. I think she wanted revenge!! Fortunately, her face isn't bruised today. And luckily, RyRy doesn't know the name or address of the girl who kicked the ball! ;)

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This little story didn't take place last night, but it happened on Saturday at Jessie's game, so I thought I would mention it. Andrew was getting bored sitting watching the game, so I was trying to keep him entertained without having to take him to the playground because I didn't want to miss any of the game. I asked him if he wanted to play "rock, paper, scissors". To make sure he would be interested, I told him that I bet I could beat him 3 times in a row. He said ok and then quickly folded his hands, closed his eyes and bowed his head. He was praying! He said he had prayed that he would beat me 10 times in a row. That's my boy!!

He ended up beating me 6 times in a row, so I lost, and he was satisfied with that. :)