Eight Months!!!

Rhealee turned 8 months this past Thursday. Time sure does fly when you are having fun!! She is very entertaining and keeps us on our toes at all times. At 8 months:
*you have 3 teeth. Two on the bottom and one on top (with a 4th working its way through).
*you have been crawling for about 3 months
*you are pulling up on everything and walk around the edges
*you love to drink juice from a sippy cup!
*you love to feed yourself food.
*you love veggie dip crackers, puffs, Mum-Mums and pancakes
*you can say "mama" and no matter anybody tries to tell me I know that is what you are saying
*you love to play with baby dolls, esp. Taryn's
*you love to squeal and chase Taryn around the house
*you have several favorite toys including the "dancing" music bug, your linking cubes, and the dump truck you can push around.
*you sleep through the night
*you wear size 6-9 month clothing
*you love to be free to roam around the house

At 8 months:
*we call you the "goat" because you put everything and I do mean everything in your mouth. Here are just a few things you have tried to eat so far: a quarter, a goat head, an earphone cover, paper lots and lots of paper, Polly Pockets, if you find it on the floor you put it in your mouth!

*you have gotten your first goose egg on your head and very large bruise. You tried to sneak out the back door at Jennifer's and fell face first onto the back porch. You cried like crazy but bounced back very quickly.

*you got your hand and p.j's stuck on a sticky trap and instead of being scared or upset you found it funny and proceeded to wave it around in the air and squeal.

*you babble and talk all of the time and you are just a funny girl.

I could write pages of the things you do that amazes us everyday. Who knows what you will do next? You want to keep up with sister so bad and try very hard, I think this is why you are growing up so fast. You have a wonderful big sister that you have to keep up with.

You love your juice and get very excited in the evenings when you get to have a little!! You are a very messy eater and love to try and feed yourself! You love your food especially anything orange and fruit!

Sister put this hat on your head and you found it very funny! You didn't want me to take it off of you and so we just left it on the rest of the evening!

Sister let you try a Cheetos and of course you loved it!! I have to watch sister because she thinks you need to try everything so she is always trying to put food on your tray!

We love you so much and enjoy watching you grow and change everyday!!! You are such an amazing little thing that keeps us on our toes and constantly laughing. You are so smart and so advanced at such a young age and it is truly amazing to see what you learn everyday!! We are truly blessed to have you in our lives and are thankful that you are healthy and growing! Thanks for being a part of our lives and teaching us how to love a little more everyday!

Trunk or Treat

We had Trunk or Treat at church on the Sunday before Halloween. Taryn was an orphan and Rhealee was a little pumpkin. They were pretty cute! It was a goregous day until we got to Trunk or Treat and a cold front moved in almost on the dot of the start of the event. It got very cold very quick so we didnt do much of the activities.

The best thing of the night was the fact that several people thought Taryn was dressed up like a mininite. We got a really good laugh out of this. Taryn still didnt understand Trick or Treating so we were fortunate not to have to go but one time. I know next year she will understand so I wont get out of Halloween so easy.

Halloween actually feel on a Saturday night and Tech played at home so we didnt actually go out on Halloween.

My little orphan and pumpkin. Rhealee really dosent like Taryn holding her right now, so I had to try this picture several times before getting one that was half way decent. Taryn walking around at Trunk or Treat. There were about a dozen families from church set up with differnt activities for the kids to do and win candy and prizes. Taryn played golf, went fishing, did a cake walk, threw bean bags, threw a ball into a net, swung a ball at coke bottles to knock them down, went duck hunting, and threw rings around the bottles. She wanted to do everything and wanted to do it more than once, but it was very cold!

Rhealee just along for the ride. She didnt have a clue what was going on, but loved all the attention from everyone at church.

Taryn throwing balls to win a prize. She loves playing games so this was right up her alley.

Taryn, Rhealee and their "Fairy" Godmother Paige. Paige was dressed up like Snow White and Greg was her prince charming. I didnt get a picture of them together but they were adorable.

Happy Fall Y'all!!!

Harvest Festival Little Miss....

We let Taryn run for Little Miss Harvest Festival this year. This was a new experience for us and it was a lot of work, but fun at the same time. We had to sale candles, make a float and do a little modeling. Building the float was the hardest thing. We waited to last minute to start and it was several late nights and some frustration. We sold a bunch of candles and of course she looked exceptionally cute in her "princess" dress.

Taryn didnt win this year, but that is ok. She thinks she won because Mrs. Debbie gave her a princess wand and princess necklace. That is ok with me that she thinks she won, I'm not quite ready to deal with the disappointment of lossing just yet.

In conjunction with the Harvest Festival there is always a Talent show. Mrs. Debbie asked Taryn to perform as an Orphan in an Annie number this year. She loved going to the practices and learning "Hard Knock Life". We had to listen to that song probably 2oo hundered times and practice the motions. She would do so good at home and in the car, but the minute she would get on stage to practice, she would get distracted by everything else going and forget to sing and dance! Oh well I think she was still the cutest thing up there!

I dont know if we will do the pagent again, we will just have to see when that time comes next year. Here are some pics from the Harvest Festival.


Taryn and her Daddy at the pagent on Saturday afternoon. The parking was a nightmare and I missed them walking across the stage. It was so cold that Saturday, but that didnt seem to bother Taryn. She sat up there and smiled the entire time! What a trooper.

Taryn on her float at the parade! It was so cold, we had to bundle her up and you couldnt see her cute little tu-tu!

Here's Cory pulling Taryn down Broadway in the parade!
At the Talent Show they introduced all the Little Miss contestants. She was so cute and looked so big!!

This is Taryn on stage during the Talent Show waiting to sing "Hard Knock Life"! I must say she is one cute orphan.

Taryn striking a pose before going on stage as an orphan. Anybody want to adopt this little cute orphan! She comes full of spunk and attitude!

The "princess" eating her Cheetos! She loves to wear this dress and has no problem wearing it out in public!