Alivia's first gymnastics meet

Alivia had her first gymnastics meet today. It was really cute! I didn't know they were actually going to score their skills. The meet was for 3 and 4 year old students. They performed skills on the floor, vault, bars, beam, and trampoline. She scored 10's on all three of the skills she had to perform on both the beam and trampoline! Overall, Alivia received six 9's and nine 10's! I'm really proud of how well she has done.

Thanksgiving

We had a nice Thanksgiving with the family. We went to my grandma's house for lunch, and then to my sister's house for dinner. The girls had a good time. They helped pick pecans at my grandma's, and had fun playing with their almost 1 year old cousin, Aidan, at my sister's. Here is a pic of Aidan, my mom, and Aleigh.




Aleigh had her 18 month check-up on the 18th. She was almost 34 inches and weighed almost 24 lbs. Still tall and skinny.

Alivia is enjoying her gymnastics classes. She's missed a couple of times because she had cold that just wouldn't go away. She will be having her first meet this month. It should be cute to see the 3 and 4 year olds show off their moves.



The girls had their Christmas pictures taken the other day. They were so cute! As usual, Alivia was a ham, and Aleigh was Miss Serious (but we did get at least one smile out of her)! We will be mailing them out soon!

We put up the Christmas tree this weekend. Alivia is so excited, and Aleigh just loves all of the lights and decorations.

Halloween!

Pirates!!







The girls had a great time Trick or Treating. Aleigh thought she was just as big as Alivia. We went all over the neighborhood. Alivia was so proud of her candy. After each house, she would run back to show us the candy in her pumpkin. On the other hand, Aleigh kept taking the candy out of her pumpkin and throwing it on the ground.

Random stuff

Everything is great here. We are all adjusting to me working part time. I work 2 days a week and one weekend a month. I'm still working at the same hospital in Van Buren. I've decided against trying to work for Wal-Mart. They drove me crazy!



I've really enjoyed being at home more with the girls. I'm trying to teach Alivia how to write her letters and numbers. She's great at recognizing her numbers, and has already learned some basic addition! Aleigh is doing great with feeding herself, and she has even started potty training. I'm so excited considering the fact that Alivia just got potty trained, and we were beginning to think that it was never going to happen! Aleigh still doesn't talk very much, but she knows several signs and has invented some of her own to let us know what she wants (lip gloss is my favorite!). I think her favorite word is "go" because she always wants to be on the go!





In her spare time, Alivia has been campaigning for John McCain and Sarah Palin. We know that it's looking bleak, but she keeps trying (and so do we)!

Today, Alivia, Aleigh, and I went to Flame Gymnastics and enrolled Alivia in a "Tiny Tots" gymnastics class. She will go for an hour each week (on Mondays) starting on November 3rd. She will really love being around other kids her age. She is so excited!

Alivia is also getting excited about Halloween and Christmas. She already wants every toy she sees on TV. The girls are both going to be pirates for Halloween. I had to talk Alivia into letting Aleigh dress up as a pirate, too. Alivia wanted her to be a pumpkin again.

First Razorback Game

We are so excited that football season has started! We took Alivia to her first tailgate. Hogs vs. Western Illinois in Fayetteville.

Alivia drove....



Just kidding!

Aleigh stayed with Granny and Pops. It was pretty humid in Fayetteville. Alivia had a lot of fun with all of the other kids that were at the tailgate. She really liked the Razorback statues that are in The Gardens (the new tailgating area at UofA).




The Hogs won the game, but just barely (28-24). Let's hope they are in better shape for the upcoming SEC games. I hate having to rebuild, but I'm glad we have Coach Petrino now.

Aleigh's 15 month check-up

Alexandra had her 15 month check-up yesterday. She was 32 & 3/4 inches long and 21 lbs, 15 & 1/2 oz. She is a full inch taller than Alivia was at her 16 month check-up! Both girls are still in the 95th percentile for height. Aleigh has dropped down into the 50th percentile for weight, but Dr. Miller says thats just genetics. They are both going to be tall and thin if they continue to grow like they have been.



In Alivia news....She has a new imaginary friend. He is a nice, friendly, blue monster named "Cup Sugar". (I'm not sure if his name is one word or two, but it looks better as two!) She cracks me up!

Well, this week is my first week working part time! I haven't worked any since the 7th of August. Tomorrow will be my first day back, and even though I won't be working nearly as much, I still dread it. I am going to finish filling out paper work for Wal-Mart today. That is going to be my back-up job, just in case things don't work out at the hospital.

Alivia's first riding lesson

Alivia had a riding lesson before we went to Destin. She is always talking about riding, so Shawn decided to take her. She rode on "Star". She had fun and did a really great job!

Destin

We just got back from Destin. We had a great time! We had pretty large group: Me, Shawn, the girls, my mom and dad, my brother and his daughter (MaRae), and my sister and her husband. The girls loved the beach! We had a couple of good days on the beach, and then it started storming. The waves were coming in 6-9 feet high, so the beaches were closed for 2 days. Luckily, on our last day, the storms moved out and we were able to get some family pictures. Of course, the wind was blowing hard, so our hair is quite the sight! Oh, well!

We also took the girls to the Gulfarium. Alivia watched some of the dolphin show, but she spent most of the time serenading me with the "Rubber Ducky" song. Aleigh just ate crackers and watched everybody else. Then she got squirmy, so we played "pass the baby" to every family member.



Alivia



Aleigh

Welcome to the blog!

I have been trying to find an easier way to keep in touch with friends and family besides email. I like to send out pictures of the girls, but sometimes they can't be opened by some people. I thought about starting a web page, but didn't have much success with that! A friend of mine has a blog here, and I thought I would give it a try! I will keep this updated as often as possible. Of course, I will post plenty of pictures of the girls!