First Day of K3!

Natalee started 3 year old kindergarten at Carroll Academy on Thursday, August 9.  It was only a half day, but she really enjoyed it! We got there right before 8.  I walked her to her room with all of her supplies.  Her big ol' backpack looked so huge on her itty bitty self, but she doesn't have to put much in it, so it's perfect for her.  She actually picked her backpack & lunchbox out herself!  She did good to!  It's not a "kiddie" backpack like most kids pick out so I was happy!  When we got to her classroom, she was the first one there.  Her teacher is Mrs. Payge.  Natalee loves her!  She had to help Mrs. Payge unload her backpack & show her everything she had.  She was so excited!  One of her classmates arrived shortly after we did.  His name is Elliot. There is only 6 kids in her class: Natalee, Elliot, Jayce, Joseph, Nick & Savannah.  Yep, that's right, only TWO girls!

 Friday was her first full day.  She had so much fun!  She said they didn't do anything but play, which is probably true since it was the first full day & a Friday!  She was excited to go back the next week!

First Day of K3!  Not sure why she is smiling like that!

Her backpack & lunchbox.  Yes, she picked it out herself!

Her classroom door

Showing Mrs. Payge all of her stuff

Getting ready for her first full day!

The Rest of July

On July 7, mom, Sadie & I went garage saleing (sp?).  We had a lot of fun!  We stopped at one on the way to Carrollton & didn't find anything.  We then went to the shop in Carrollton.  Katie Lauren's softball team was having a 12 family garage sale to raise money for the World Series.  They did great!  Raised over $1000!  We then headed to Greenwood.  We stopped a couple of places but didn't find anything.  We then hit the jackpot!  Mom bought TWO almost new recliners for $80 TOTAL!  I bought a playmat, an umbrella stroller & a Christmas present for Sadie, plus a glider with ottoman, all for less then $40!

We had the Holman family reunion on July 8.  It was moved to the Black Hawk Schoolhouse this year.  Real nice place!  Great food & great company!  Had a great time!

Happy Baby!

Daddy & baby girl!

Daddy & his girls before the reunion!

This is what Natalee picked out to wear!

Kinda fancy for a family reunion, but still cute!

Mommy & her girls!

Madison holding Sadie Grace

The weekend of July 21, Team Fusion played in the Dizzy Dean World Series in Southaven.  Terry & I took the girls to watch Katie Lauren.  They lost the one game we watched but they did good!  We left after they first game because it was starting to rain & we were getting hungry!  Overall they came in 2nd place out of the whole tournament!  Go Team Fusion!  Anyways, after we left, we headed to find something to eat.  We went to Longhorn Steakhouse!  Terry & I both had a steak & Natalee of course had a hotdog!  It was delish! By the time we finished, it was pouring rain! We went to the mall to buy school clothes.  We went to The Children's Place first.  Of course, Natalee is so small she can hardly wear anything.  We bought all 4T clothes, so they would be long enough but they are too big in the waist!  The shirts are even a little long and yes, we did try them on before we bought them!  We bought over $100 worth of clothes for only $60 something!  We then headed to Crazy 8...LOVE their clothes!  I bought over $100 worth of stuff for around $30!  I got Sadie a couple of Christmas things on clearance for no more then $4 & I got both girls matching coats for about $7 each!  That was it for the girls, it was time for mommy & daddy to get something!  We went to the shoe store and bought Terry & I both a pair of tennis shoes.  They were having a sale, buy one get one half off, so we racked up, yet again! We got both pair, plus Terry a pack of socks for right at $100!  That was it!  We were done!  We went in a few other stores, but didn't buy anything.  By this time, we were tired & the girls were worn out, so we decided it was time to head home.  First we had to make a quick trip by Sonic for dessert!  Terry & I got a hey batter batter blast (I sure do miss those things! They were the best) and Natalee got a milkshake.  She LOVES milkshakes!  When we got home, we unloaded the car & got everyone situated, rested & went to bed!

2 month Check up

Sadie turned 2 months on July 8. She had her 2 month check up on July 11.  She weighed in at a whopping 10 lbs. 6 oz.  She is definitely gonna outweigh her sister before long!  She was 22.5 inches long.  In 10 weeks, she had gained a total of 5 inches in length!  She's gonna be a big girl!  Other than her getting 3 shots, everything went great!

Happy 2 Months SG!

 

We went for a WIC appointment on the 17th & she weighed 10 lbs. 14 oz. That means she gained 8 oz. over a course of 6 days!

Happy Independence Day!

For the 4th, we didn't do much, since it was during the week. We went to mom's for lunch & hung out for a little while. Carol, Madison, Brody & Joyce were there and Terry had to work. I made some orange creamsicle cupcakes. They were amazing! The kids also enjoyed playing in the pool with BB & Carol.  Hope you all had a great 4th!

 

Sweet Baby Girl!

Natalee & Madison

 

Brodie!

Granny & SG - Sweet Pic!

June

The month of June came & went pretty fast.  We had the girls pictures made by Stephanie on June 6.  I'm still waiting on proofs!  As soon as I get them, I will be sure to post! Sadie turned 1 month old on the 8th, so we considered this her 1 month photo shoot.  I didn't get a 1 month picture on her actually "birthday" though! :(
On June 8, Sadie Grace had her first trip to church!  Terry was at work, so it was just me, Natalee & SG.  Natalee was not a very good girl!  She kept wanting to talk, going from Debbie to Katie Lauren, to Ryan, back to Katie Lauren, back to Debbie...you get the picture!

On June 13, we took the girls to the Children's Museum. Granted, SG can't do anything, but it was great getting her out of the house. Natalee had so much fun. She actually got to do more this time around than she did the first time we went. We spent about 2 1/2 hours in there letting her have fun! We then went to Gigi's Cupcakes & treated her to a Texas Milk Chocolate cupcake! I had the Orange Dreamsicle & Terry had the Wedding Cake. They were all delish! We then headed to Target. We fooled around Target for a little while, waiting on time for supper. Terry wanted Red Lobster so we ate there. Of course, Natalee wouldn't eat anything, except fries. She still won't try anything new! Anyways, we headed back home. The Mitchell's were coming back from a trip to Missouri, so we met them in Winona. They ended up taking Natalee home with them. 

Just riding around

milkin' a cow with daddy

 

diggin' for dinosaur bones

We celebrated Father's Day on the 16th.  Didn't do much, just went to moms to eat.  Terry got off work that morning or, otherwise, we would have gone to church in Stewart.  Of course, I failed to get a picture of Terry & his girls! Since I had the baby my 6 weeks off were kind of hectic, so we still have to buy mother's day & father's day presents for everyone!  I think I may do that this weekend while we are school clothes shopping!

Terry's Father's Day gift.  A candy bouquet, a pancake dispenser, drawings from Natalee &

a list of All About My Daddy from Natalee!

The girls hand & foot prints.  I promise Sadie does have 5 toes! 

Just couldn't get them all to lay down!

June 18, was my first day back at work!  Joys upon all joys!  No really, it wasn't that bad! In fact, a lot better than I thought it would be! Which it was also Sadie's first day at daycare!  It was bittersweet.   Sadie has adjusted really well to daycare. Mama D is really good to the kids she keeps & spoils them! Sadie LOVES Mama D!  If she is awake in the mornings, she will start just a grinning!  Sometimes, Alex, Mama D's granddaughter, will be there to help her.  She is still in school, but she is wonderful to the kids also!

Getting ready for the first day of daycare!

Since I went back to work, we have been letting Natalee just stay with whomever for the summer.  I didn't see the need for her to start a different daycare for a month and a half, then turn around & start school, so Terry, granny, daddy & Irene, & Delma & Roger have all been taking turns keeping her.  Well when she stays with Terry, he lets her pretty much do whatever she wants.  She even dresses herself (pick out her own clothes).  Well this is what I came home to one afternoon:

She has also decided she wanted a blue stripe in her hair.  Don't worry, this was just paint, but even after washing it twice, it still had a green tint! She even stays in her pjs all day sometimes.  She has a rude awakening coming when school starts though!

Natalee's First Haircut!

The week after I had SG, we had an appointment at the Health Department for WIC. Afterwards, we took Natalee to get her first haircut! She had said earlier she didn't want it cut cause she wants it long like Rapunzal's, but I finally talked her into letting us get it trimmed. She was scared at first & kept saying she was gonna be a big girl & not cry. She did great! She didn't move & got a was really good for Mrs. Annette. After it was all done, she said "Mommy, it didn't hurt! I was a big girl!" She also got some bubbles for being good! We treated her to "Old McDonald's" for lunch!

Before

2 Week Checkup!

Sadie had her two week check up on May 23.  She weighed in at 7 lbs. 6 oz & was 19 1/2 inches long!  She had grown so much in just those two weeks!  Doc said she looked great & everything was good.  We go back at two months for shots!

Mother's Day

Since we had just gotten home from the hospital, we didn't do much. We stayed around the house for the most part.  Brandi cooked supper for me, mom & granny, so we went to her house to eat. I made a devil's food cake with homemade fluffy white icing to take.  We had a great day doing nothing!

She's Here!!

Tuesday, May 8 was the day for my scheduled section.  We got to the hospital at 5:00 that morning.  The section was scheduled for 8.  Well 8:00 came & the doctor came by.  It was gonna be a little longer. They had one lady about to deliver & one lady that needed an emergency section.  It was all good though.  Since I was in no pain, I was really in no hurry.  The nurses came & got me about 10:15 or so & took me to the OR.  Miss Sadie Grace was born at 10:35 am.  She is beautiful!  Looks just like Natalee did!  Terry and the nurse took her up to the nursery & got her weighed & measured.  She was 6 lbs. 14 oz & 18 in. long.  She was a whole pound plus some bigger than Natalee & a half an inch shorter!  I don't have the pics the hospital took on my computer, but once I get them loaded on a computer, I will load them on here. 

I went on to recovery for about 30 minutes then the nurses took me to the nursery to see Sadie, then on to a room.  Sadie did not get to come to my room for almost 6 hours, so I didn't get to hold her until about 4:30/5:00.  That night mom, granny and Brandi brought Natalee back up to the hospital to see her little sister.  She was so excited.  She was on of the first to hold her & she got mad when everyone else wanted to hold her.  She didn't want to share her sister!  Delma & Roger also came to see their new grandbaby that night.

Holding SG for the first time!

Daddy & Sadie Grace

Big Sister Natalee holding Baby Sister for the first time!

Mommy & the girls!

First family photo (not very good, but it's the best we could get!)

The next day, we had a few visitors come by.  Terry's Aunt Theresa & Uncle Tim, Aunt Verita & Uncle Allen & his cousin Angela came by.  Luckily, Sadie had just come back from the nursery when they came by.  That night, daddy & Irene came back.

Thursday, May 10, we got to come home! We left the hospital around 11:30, took my prescription by the pharmacy, made a stop by Sonic (momma was hungry!) then headed home.

Getting ready to head home!

April

On April 14, Brandi hosted a baby shower for us. It was actually a diapers & wipes shower since this was our second girl & we still had everything from Natalee. Not many people showed up but it was all good.  She served sausage balls, pizza dip, sandwiches, cake batter dip, cupcakes & punch.

Food!

Cupcakes & Punch

The diaper cake!

Cute sign made by BB

April 21, the Walker's had their annual crawfish boil.  We got there about 3.  Terry helped Michael & the rest of the guys cook & I sat back & waited on the other women to get there!  They had 150 lbs. of crawfish! Along with the crawfish, they cooked corn, potatoes, mushrooms & sausage in the crab boil.  Terry & I do not eat crawfish, but the corn, potatoes & sausage were soooo good!  I had been craving the corn & potatoes for a while, so that settled my craving...for a couple of weeks anyway! Sorry, I forgot my camera so I don't have any pics!

The rest of the month I was getting everything ready for baby. Natalee decided she wanted her bumbo back...

Here is the hairbow holder I made:

She has more bows than this, they just weren't on here when I took the pic!

Below are pictures of Sadie Grace's nursery. For some reason I don't have a picture of the crib though!

Sadie Grace's coming home outfit!