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.