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A Girl And Her Hula Hoop

October 17, 2009 by Jennifer 4 Comments

Creativity goes such a long way. I just would love to be able to look into L’s mind some days and just get a glimpse of what she is all thinking about. She will get in her own little world at times and just play and play. She loves to be creative and very artsy.

Recently we were outside on a Fall evening and she was so into her Hula Hoop. She just played and played… not even focusing on anything else but her hula hoop.

Oh she caught me taking pictures 😉

Don’t you just love it? Not a care in the world… just a girl and her hula hoop!

My girls are always teaching me valuable lessons. Don’t sweat the small stuff. That is not what life is all about. Take time to breathe in and just appreciate what we do have. The Lord has a plan for all of us and we are working our way to fulfill the great plan. I do know life can be so stressful, but we do not have to dwell on the negative things…. look at all the positive things in your life. Once you do, you will see how blessed we truly all are!

Sisters Are Truly Best Friends

October 16, 2009 by Jennifer 2 Comments

I could never be more blessed when the Good Lord up above gave me my two beautiful daughters. Of course they will have their fights and arguments with each other, but it is moments like this that always make the fighting episodes forgettable.

They are always looking out for each other for example: L’s teacher told me the other day that both L’s class and M’s class were out on the playground at the same time. M begins to yell at L. L immediately looks up and they both do the “I Love You” sign to each other. They truly are the best of friends and I know they always will be. Thank you Lord for two beautiful girls!

A 5th Birthday Tribute to My Baby Girl

October 15, 2009 by Jennifer 4 Comments

As posted on October 15, 2008

As I am sitting here with the tears falling thinking back to 4 years exactly right now…I just cannot believe it has been 4 years. I was on my way to the hospital.

I remember hubbs telling me, just please let me sleep till midnight. HA.. you better believe when that clock hit 12am… I woke him up. I said hun, I am still having contractions pretty good and we should probably get to the hospital really soon since we are a bit away from it. I woke up my precious Madisyn who had no clue of what was going to about happen and then I woke up my step-daughter who said can I fix my hair. Ummm nope we have got to go. The contractions were coming so hard and painful… I was hitting my window all the way up the mountain to the hospital. It was soooo foggy too and hubbs was trying his best to get us there safely and fast.

I got to the ER and they were like, “Are you in labor?”. UMMMM YES…. that is why I am bent over like this. Ok let’s hurry and get you upstairs. They immediately wheeled me up. I said I don’t know if this is real labor (I was induced with Madisyn), but it sure hurts and I knew I should come to get check. I was two weeks early so I was like… I just don’t know. They said ok, let’s check you to see if we should keep you. I was thinking to myself Lord help us if this is not real. They got me settled in and checked me and OMG I was already dilated 7. I could not believe it. They said, oh yes you are definitely staying. They were hurrying around as fast as they could, because baby girl was coming out fast. They broke my water and I was to a 10 within just a short time… they were like please don’t push, the DR is on his way. Just hold on. Yea right… I can feel her she is coming. I bet I only let out two pushes and in walked the DR and she was out that fast. I knew she had swallowed her meconium because they could tell when they broke my water. But I didn’t know the cord was around her neck twice. I couldn’t hear her cry and she was blue and I immediately lost it. I was crying so hard. The room was swarmed with all kinds of drs and they whisked her away from me. I was like Please Lord, let her be ok… Please! With what seemed forever, I heard her first cry and oh was that a joyous sound to my ears. The team of dr’s got her breathing so well and I already had Madisyn in bed with me so we were itching to hold our beautiful Lyndsee. Yes, Madisyn was in the room with me the whole time and watched her sister be born. I would not have had it any other way.

Here are some pictures of that wonderful October 15, 2004 morning that our baby girl Lyndsee made her big debut.

I was so amazed at all her black hair since when Madisyn was born she was bald hehe. OH gosh what a sweet morning that was. I can’t believe these 4 years have went so fast and she looks so much like a grown little girl. Here is a picture from each of her birthdays.

6 month birthday

1 year birthday

2 year birthday

3 year birthday

4 year birthday

Updates:

The big 5 Year Old Princess

I will admit when I put her to bed last night, I had a good cry with L. I was holding her so tight and just telling her how I couldn’t believe she was 5. I told her she had to quit growing so fast. She was hugging me so tight and said but mommy I don’t have to turn 5, I want to stay 4 for you mommy. Ahhhh…. I love her so much. She means so much to our family indeed.

L you have grown by leaps and bounds this last year. You love to dance and sing. I always look forward to your “shows” you put on for us in the living room. You have to make sure your “stage” is set just so perfect before you will make your grand entrance. You are such a follower in your big sister’s footsteps and always wants to be doing what she is doing. Thankfully big sister loves that and you two are truly best of friends.

L you make us laugh so much with all your little stories you come up with and your creativity is out of this world. You cannot be still and always need to be doing something artsy with your time. You love to color, draw, cut paper, glue, and make crafts. You love to surprise us with your little gifts too that always have really big hearts drawn on them. Your big saying is coming up to us and saying “Mommy, I have a present for you” … then you proceed to give the biggest hug ever. I so heart that L. Also, you are always saying “I have big news” then you will say “I just farted” that is so not you girly girl but you think that is just the funniest thing.

L you still have to have mommy’s hair at night to go to sleep and if you wake up in middle of night and mommy is up working… you promptly will yell as loud as you can for mommy to come back to bed. Then we will cuddle and you are right back to sleep. We are still enjoying co-sleeping so much most definitely.

School has started this year for you L, and I couldn’t be more proud. You have come so far and have your very own little best friend now. Yes, the teacher says you are still fragile at school and will not hesitate to shout saying you want your mommy right NOW ;). BUT… you wake up each morning so eager to go to school now, much differently from the beginning of the school year.

I’m just so proud of you my dear and all that you have accomplished in the last 5 years. Never quit being you sissy, because you always know how to bring a smile to everyone’s face. Mommy LOVES you so much my dear and I will always appreciate you so much for being such a mommy’s girl and such a wonderful daughter/little sister!

Happy Birthday baby girl!!

P.S. I told you tonight when I was laying down with you to go to sleep “Sissy, mommy has tried to make your birthday such a special day and I hope that I truly did.” You said: “Mommy it is special, because you are my mommy.” Sniff Sniff, tears rolling!

How To Save Cleats

October 14, 2009 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

As many of you all know, I am a proud soccer mom. No really, I heart being a soccer mom. I do have to be honest though, I do not heart the mud that is trekked in the house from the cleats. I do not heart that the bottom of the cleats can just keep grinding down as all the players meet at the local park after each game to play.

Could there be hope for this soccer mom, that she could put these only two disadvantages of being a soccer mom to rest? I think there may be ;). I was contacted recently about the new Cleatskins. These are the best thing since sliced bread.

They are well-made covers that fit over the bottom of your cleats. They are super stylish as well, so I received bonus points from my 6 year old!

The first game that we had walked out on the field with these, it is no lie that we got the stares. After the game, parents started trickling up to me and said, ok… we have to know where you got those ;). I was happy to tell, because hey if I can save my sanity… I am all for sharing my tips to save other parent’s sanity as well.

“Constructed of SKINTEK™ rubber, a revolutionary formulation of compression molded rubber, Cleatskins significantly extend the life of cleats by protecting studs from wear and tear and its distinctive design serves as a time-saving and practical solution for busy families. The unique SKINTEK material also creates a sealed barrier to keep dirt and grass out of home and car and enhances the street-sensibility of studded athletic shoes by improving mobility and safety on asphalt and concrete surfaces.”

They come in multiple colors, so you can get brownie points from your son or daughter! They really have made life easier for this soccer mom and did I mention, they are super easy to put on so M can do it all by herself? 🙂

Just another product to help us moms and dads out to make life less stressful during sports season!!!

Disclosure: Cleatskins did provide me the hot pink cleatskins for me to review and keep, but I was in no way paid to write my review. This review comes from my heart and I will only tell you how I really feel :).

Good Ole Mountain Fun

October 6, 2009 by Jennifer 8 Comments

It’s the most favorite time of the year. Oh yea!

I so cherish this time of year. I do miss living in Florida at times but this time of year living in NC is the BEST. The fall leaves, the fall festivals (yes, we are the family that tries to attend them all), the pumpkin farms, fall sports, and good ole fashioned clogging :).

I’m so proud of my M. She really gets in there and gives it her all in Soccer. You can just tell the determination on her face. She truly has found the sport that she loves to perform in. This is her last week of Soccer and she is not too happy about that. I really wish our county would do an indoor league for winter or a league for spring. Maybe sometime in the future there will be.

Look at this determination:

She loves playing goalie too:

How did she get so big?:

She does have a mean kick. Her first goalie of the season, she kicked so hard that the ball went into the air over the goalies head and down into the net. I so wish I had got that on video.:

She just loves soccer and getting right in there:

Often after a soccer game on Saturday’s, we head straight to a clogging event. L has got into clogging now as well so to both see my girls up on stage. Yes, this mom gets tears every time. I love that they are so into it. I always wanted to do clogging growing up, but my parents just could not afford the extra money each month. So when M, decided she wanted to do it… you know I did all I could do to make sure she got to be in on this wonderful opportunity. Naturally, L just followed big Sis’s steps. She absolutely loves clogging as well.

Such cuteness!:

I love when they pair up to do songs together in clogging:

You can see they really get into it with their hands on their hips and then doing the wave with their arms and hands:

Needless to say, we never have a dull weekend around here as soon as fall starts. It’s on… but I just enjoy it so much. To see the smiles on my girls faces, just makes the efforts so worthwhile. I love you girls!!!!

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