Slow down time!

I am now the proud Mommy of 4 girls! Knowing that Marly is our last baby has made me more patient than ever and I have been taking every single thing in. I want to remember every last moment of having a newborn baby, because it is such a blessing and a miracle how wonderful they are. She has already outgrown most of her newborn outfits, which is a shame because I didnt even get to put her in all of them. However, in the past I have been able to put them in storage for my next baby girl. It wasn't final and I would get to pull out the super cute outfits again in a few years. Not this time though....I have decided that I am going to put aside all of my favorite outfits and get them made into a quilt someday.  It is crazy to me how looking at one little outfit can flood my head and heart with so many emotions. I just don't want to forget how absolutely precious my babies are (or were). Maddie is 7 1/2 and is getting sassy,and I think it helps to remember that she was absolutely precious and sweet just a few short years ago. So hopefully if I can get this quilt of baby clothes made, it will calm me down in the years ahead when my girls are  18, 16, 14, and 11 years old. Im not sure when the teenage years will hit hardest, but I want to hold off on them as long as possible. I love my babies! Josh has reminded me several times that I am very blessed and lucky to have gotten the opportunity to do this 4 times...and don't get me wrong, I am very grateful that God gave me the opportunity to take care of 4 sweet children...however, whether you do it once or 20 times, I think when you know you will never have another baby again, its like saying goodbye to something very dear to your heart.

I have also got to experience the life as a stay at home mom for a few short weeks, which has been wonderful. I got to go on a field trip with Kenzie's class to the Abilene zoo, I get to take my girls to school and tell them I love them and have a good day every morning. Then I get to pick them up and ask them how their day was while its still fresh in their minds. I get to do their hair every morning, and help them pick out clothes (although they have many more opinions on this matter than I prefer), and I get to go to school events that happen to occur during the day or shortly after school. I do ask my kids how their days went when I get home from work, but most of the time I am exhausted or I get in so late, that I dont have much time to do anything but feed them, bathe them, and put them in bed.  As a teacher (especially in a different school than my children) I miss anything that happens during the school day, I do not get to help in the planning of parties, or get to eat lunch with my kids at school, or get to go on field trips. Some days it breaks my heart, but then I have to remember that I get to be with 20 of my other kids  (students) on their special holidays, field trips, and birthdays.

 At least I got to experience a short stint of the benefits of being a stay at home mom, if even for the last 2 months of school. All I can say is that I will be taking it all in, and trying to make each moment of each day as memorable as I possibly can...because they are only babies once.

Loving Genesis Pure!

Josh and I have been taking Genesis Pure products for a few months now, and we love them! I am excited to share this company with others so they can feel the benefits of these ALL NATURAL health products. I would love to share this company with anyone who would be interested in getting healthier and making some extra money :) If you would like to know more, just let me know, and I will show you what this wonderful company is all about.


Here is a short video of Dr. Lindsey Duncan that goes over the foundation of our company :)    Cleanse, Balance, and Build


Enjoy!
Marlayna Schoenfield
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oh me oh my

I am in dire need of time so I can revamp my VERY outdated Blog!!!! Anyone want to send me some spare time I would greatly appreciate it! Well, maybe next time!

So many exciting changes!!!

Maddie started Kindergarten today and she LOVED it!!! I actually heard her tell her new bird that she wished she could stay the night at school cause she didn't want to leave, lol. I was initially worried about waiting to start her until this year, but I found out that 10 kids in her class will be 6 before November and she's not even the oldest student. Also I think her confidence and social maturity are much better than they would have been last year. Kenzie however cried when they left school this morning cause she missed Maddie.

We are in our new house and LOVING it!!!   Can't wait to get fully unpacked and have the other house ready to put on the market so that will be finished and done with, lol....

On another note Josh and I just started a business on the side and we are super excited about it! It's called Genesis Pure and it is wonderful. We have been taking it for a week and both of us have noticed improvements. I personally don't drag when getting out of bed in the mornings and Josh doesn't drag and feel tired throughout the day. I was intrigued initially on the vitamins when I learned that the founder of the company has been asked to come on Dr Oz multiple times, Oprah, the White House, and has a waiting list for 12-18 months for high profile actors and athletes. All his products are 100% natural and organic....no preservatives, no added sugars! We were so impressed that not only are we taking the products we decided it was a good enough product that we would get into the business side too! I have NeVER wanted to do anything like this before, but I really believe this product is worth it! Can't wait to see what the future holds for us and this company :)
If you want to know more you can message me and i can give you more information or if you want to check out the list of products and their benefits visit the link below.
www.genesispure.com/marly


We start soccer tomorrow for Maddies 4th season and Kenzie's 1st!!!!
I will be back soon to update on how that goes :)

Blessed beyond measure!

Mothers Day crafts...a little late

This is the stool I painted for my mother in law for mothers day. I spray painted the stool that I got from Hobby Lobby, then diped my kids foot in white craft paint, and then used mod podge to glue the papers down that had their name and age on it. The longhorn and other words are also paper. Then I spray painted a clear coat over it to seal it all in.

 This was the mothers day gift I made for my Mom. I spray painted the boards white, then let the kids pick their colors for their feet. I just used a paper plate to spread the paint in. After they put their feet down and it dried I painted in the butterfly body, and painted their name and age.

 This is the board I made for my Mother (I would wait till the youngest is old enough to keep hands open, I didnt and you see the blob that came from it, lol.) I painted the board white, pressed their hands with paint on the boards and then used my cricuit to cut out vinyl letters for the words. Then I mod podged over the top to help them stay on. Then added a layer of spray clear coat for good measure.

This is the pitcher that I etched for my sister in law. I used my cricut, vinyl, and glass etching stuff from hobby lobby....I loved etching glass, it looks so cool!!

The first three project ideas came from pinterest of course! So now I am officially a pinterest lover!

It seems like yesterday....

Do you ever have one of those moments where you just stop and take it all in? Tonight as I was putting Landry down in her crib, I just stood in the doorway and stared at my girls. I stood there for several minutes just thinking how lucky I am to have such healthy and beautiful daughters, I am so blessed!! I also realized while standing there that I am 28 years old and have been out of high school for 10 years....it seems like yesterday!

My "little" brother who is actually 24 years old, just had his first son, Jaxon :). Im so proud of him, he is going to be such a great Daddy. It seems like yesterday that I was trying to convince him not to tuck in his shirts so he would look cool, getting aggravated with him because he took up all the room in the back seat of the car, drinking pickle juice shots, watching movies OVER AND OVER while our parents were at work, playing endless hours of war, watching him learn the dances to Men in Black and Billy Madison, and calling in our favorite songs to KIXY.(I could go on all night long!)  I have so many memories of us together as kids and cant wait to see him create wonderful memories with his own little family.

This year has been such a big year and is still getting better! Landry was born March 20th, my nephew Jaxon was born on July 2nd, and my sister in law Lacy is due at the end of July with my nephew Jacody. When I was a kid I loved spending time with all my cousins , and I cant wait to see my girls and their cousins grow up together!

Seaworld

My 3 girls and I relaxing on the super comfy beds at our hotel which just so happened to be about a mile from Seaworld. It was the nicest hotel I have stayed at in a long time, because I am cheap. However, we decided to try a Hilton hotel instead of the usual quality inn or something similar....I dont think I will ever stay anywhere else thats not in the Hilton chain! The beds were super comfy, it was very clean, and the people were very nice!

 This is Maddie and Kenzie outside of the penguin house...both sweaty but happy!

 One of the resturaunts we went to while in San Antonio was Mamacitas...it is Maddie's favorite!

 The girls and I sitting outside our hotel at one of the fire pits watching a movie on the side of the hotel and eating smores! This was also another wonderful perk of the hotel!

The girls were very tired towards the end of the day at Seaworld so we went to the Elmo Rocks show and they were so tired they didnt even get out with the other kids and dance, lol.

This is Josh and the girls outside of the whale show.

For the most part I loved Seaworld! It is very family friendly, and has nursing stations throughout the park whick made my life much easier. We got their when the gates opened at 10 and left when they closed at 9. The girls did awesome and we all had a good time. That being said, there was one horrific moment while we were there. I had taken Landry to a nursing station to feed her and I told Josh to let the girls play at the little playground while they waited. This was all good and well until I got back and Josh came over to me from inside the playground and asked what the plan was. We decided to go grab a bite to eat, so Josh went to get the girls.....Well he found Maddie and of course she had to go potty, so I took her. However he didnt see Kenzie so I told him to go look in the slides since she had already been stuck once while I was gone, I just figured she did it again. So when I get back from taking Maddie to the restroom....Josh has a panicked look on his face and says that she is not on the playground and apparently (unknown to us) there was another gate opening that she must have went out. So I grabbed the first worker I saw and was telling him we couldnt find our daughter, and the face painting guy behind us overheard and said she was in the resturant right next door. He went and got her and out she comes with the biggest grin on her face and a big hug for me....I about lost it!!! For those 5 minutes that we didnt know where she was I was horrified!! I of course started to cry and the really nice worker girl asked if I needed anything (which was sweet). It took about 15 minutes for me just to get a grip. I felt like such a horrible mom!! I didnt want to tell anyone what had happened because I didnt want other people to think I was a bad mom either, but after telling a few people I realized that it had happened to several other people and I knew I didnt think any less of them, so that made me feel a little better.

Other than that we did have a great time though. I was glad that we borrowed a double stroller for the trip, it was a must have! Also we bought all you can eat bracelets that morning, and we got our moneys worth for sure!! We saw everything in the park I think except the sharks, but I guess that leaves us someting to check out next time!

My 3 girls!

Landry is such a wonderful baby! She is a night owl like Josh and I, and her favorite time to want attention is anywhere from 11pm -3am. Luckily for me after going back to work, Josh would take her into the living room to give her the attention she wanted so that I could function for my last 2 weeks of work. She is actually 2 months, 2 weeks, and 2 days old today...She has gone to sleep around 11 the past few nights. Sometimes she will wake up around 5 to eat and other times not till 6 or 7. She was in the 78% in her weight at her 2 month check up and the 50% in her height (which for my children is big). The only thing that we were concerned with after her 2 month check up is that she had not reached one of the milestones they asked us about, which is cooing or talking. Other than crying she had not made a peep. Dr. Sawyer asked if she had passed her hearing test at the hospital, which she had, and asked if she responded to our voices, which I just figured she had....but then after thinking about it, I wasnt sure if it was my voice or me rocking her that soothed her. So then Josh and I went into panic mode thinking she made me hard of hearing and wondering what we could do. Then after a few days, we just decided that we needed to calm down and see if she just starts "talking". Its been 2 weeks and she makes an occasional sound, but its not as frequent as it should be (YET). I am thinking to myself that she was 3 weeks early and maybe she will start talking in a few more weeks. If not apparently that could be a sign of some sort of hearing loss, but we do not go back to the doctor until July. She has started smiling more often though, which I LOVE! She is wearing 3 month clothes which is great, but I was a little sad to pack up the newborns so soon. OH, and by the way....SHE STILL HAS BLUE EYES!!! :)

Maddie and Kenzie are so funny!! I laugh at them everyday and love their personalities! They both love Landry and give her kisses all the time, but other than that they are too busy playing with each other to notice her. Maddie is still doing gymnastics every Wednesday, she finished her first season of soccer a few weeks ago, and we are fixing to sign her up for a cheerleading camp in Bronte (I know nothing about cheering, but she seems to love it). We are also going to try to sign her up for Vacation Bible School, we just havent figured out when or where yet, but I think she would also love that. Kenzie is a ring tail tooter! She is always getting into things, but that smile melts my heart everytime. She is crazy, but fun...several people say she acts like me, lol. She is getting better at talking, but still hard to understand sometimes when she gets excited. She follows Maddie everywhere and I am hoping that their relationship evolves into one of best friends when they get older.

Although Josh and I would like a boy to carry on the Schoenfield name, I dont know what I would do without my 3 wonderful girls! We are very blessed!

On Sunday we are leaving for our summer vacation to Seaworld! I have never been and am excited to experience it though my daughters eyes as well.

 (Note for teachers: you can get one free ticket if you are currently employeed)

We did run out of time, lol

Well I did run out of time, but then again its not my schedule that matters. God has his own agenda and I know everything happens when he wants it to. For those of you that dont know, my water broke on March 20th after I got home from work. It was a shock and then I went into panic mode. Only to find out that Dr. Wilson wouldnt be delivering Landry either because he wasnt the doctor on call :( So then I went into super panic mode....Josh as always calmed me down, and started packing our bags, while I called and got the go ahead to come into the hospital. We ended up having Landry via c-section as planned but Dr. Adams was the doctor instead. Landry was born at 8:20 pm (or military time that would be 20:20) on March 20th! I will update more later, but she is crying, so I will just post a pic for now.

Introducing~~~~~ Landry Shea Schoenfield
7 lbs. 3 oz. 19.5 inches long

Running out of time, but doing what I can!

I have about a month left before Landry blesses us with her presence, but soooo much to do. For now though we have got the bunk beds up and the girls are sleeping in them very well. They havent fallen off yet, but I check both of them several times before I go to sleep to make sure they are sleeping closer to the wall side. The only 2 big items that we had to get new for Landry was the bedding and a new stroller/carseat. I was going to wait on the bedding, but I got an email that said it had only limited quantities left, so I went ahead and bought it. So now I have both big items sitting in my living room ready to go :)

My list of to do items doesnt seem to be getting any smaller even though I have marked several things off of it. I guess as soon as I finish one task another gets added before I can make any progress, lol.

The most difficult thing for me to get checked off my list before Landry gets here is getting ready for a permanant sub that I have never met. My previous sub is now working with me as a first grade teacher, so I didnt know anyone else to take the job. My principle found someone for me, and she nor I know her (which makes me quite a bit nervous). On top of that, I am busy non stop at work and can barely stay caught up day to day.....so trying to get lesson plans and assessment tests made up for the last 6 weeks of school is so hard right now! I have tried, but I make no progress!! I guess since Josh will be working most of Spring Break and we cant really go anywhere I will just have to spend my Spring Break away from school, at school getting ready for my maternity leave.

The second biggest task is getting our house rearranged and cleaned up before Landry arrives. We have been slowly taking stuff to Bronte in the event that a house comes up for sale in the near future, so that if we need to sale our house quickly it wouldnt be as hard. So thats just a process that we are doing as much as we can when we can.

This summer will be a busy time for Josh and I's parents for sure. Not only are Josh and I having Landry in April, my brother Jay is having a baby boy in July and Josh's sister Lacy is having a baby boy in July as well!! I will be a Mommy of 3 and get 2 new nephews all in one summer!

It will be interesting to see what happens with the moving process in all this time. We have been looking in Bronte for about 3 years and have made offers that have been turned down or have liked houses that are overpriced, or just plain havent seen a house that doesnt require alot of updating/repairing. We have been told by some friends that if they move (which they plan on if all works out) that they would offer us the house before putting it on the market, and we love it!! So we are just being patient and like I have always told Josh...God has a reason for everything! So even though the previous 2 houses we put offers in didnt work out, I never got really upset because I know that he just had something better for us. Truth be told, knowing now about the house we may get soon, I am super excited we didnt get the other 2 houses.

Happy Dr. Seuss Day by the way!! (60 first graders and I made ziplock bags full of oobleck today in honor of Dr. Seuss! They loved it!)

New bed, new sport, and new baby!!

We finally decided that it was time to get the rest of the parts to make Kenzies twin bed into a bunk bed. Not that I am thrilled of the thought of Kenzie sleeping outside of her crib, but I figure it will be better to do this transition now that after the baby comes. So this is a picture of what their beds will look like minus the ladder. We bought the steps with drawers for 3 reasons...

First- I dont trust Kenzie climbing up the ladder or Maddie coming down in the middle of the night on the ladder to potty.

Second- The price of the stairs is less than one trip to the ER with a broken arm (so we will call it insurance)

Third- There are drawers in each step which helps with much needed storage since their will be 3 girls in one room until we move to Bronte (which is still a mystery- but for sure before summer of 2013 when Maddie will be starting school).

Needless to say, I love the beds and am excited to start rearranging the girls room. Now I just have to find a comforter set for Kenzie.

As far as Landry goes, I have done NOTHING! We have worn out the carseat stroller with Maddie and Kenzie, and I want her to have her own bedding set for her crib....and cant decide on a decision for either thing. So hopefully I order things in enough time that they will be here before she arrives in about 9 weeks...AHHHHH!

Maddie is still loving gymnastics and is improving a great deal :) But now we are going to throw in soccer to the mix and see how that goes. Practices are supposed to start this month and she will have a game every Saturday in March and April except spring break. Landry better be ready to watch some soccer because I am determined not to miss a game. So Landry may see her first soccer game at 3 days old :) Maddie will be on the Lil Hurricanes in the toddler league, and I am excited!

I will try to update more often than I have been.....but no promises!

Quick Trip :)

We went to stay with Granny Betty (Joshs grandma) at her time share on Canyon Lake in New Braunfels. On Monday we left the girls with Granny Betty and George and went to float the Guadalupe River. Apparently, it is much funner when the water is higher, so I was told. I was the only one who had not been tubing, unless you count the lazy river at Schlitterbaun. We had to paddle almost the whole way, but we still had a good time in the freezing cold water. The group of us that floated the river.

After we got back from the river the guys were a little tired...but Kenzie was ready to go. So Josh and I took Maddie and Kenzie to the pool.

This is Maddie at 11 oclock or so when she was talking in her sleep and she sat up for about 3 minutes before she finally laid back down. I was just laughing, because its cute to me. Josh felt sorry for her I guess, but its his fault because she got it from him, lol!

While we were there we checked out games and played putt putt for free, which was really cool. Then on our way home we went through Fredricksburg and did a little shopping. Josh bought me a really cool UT hat and Lacy bought Jaycee her first Christmas ornament at the Christmas store, which I LOVE! We also went into the handmade candle shop and watched her make some ghost candles, also very neat. I havnt been to Fredricksburg since we stopped there on our way to the state volleyball tournament my Freshman year. It has grown so much!! I could spend an entire weekend there looking through all the stores.

WOW!

The girls cruising in the back yard on Maddies gator. Watching the fireworks from the Pops Concert at the Rio Concho Manor parking lot with Granny Betty and George.
My festive 4th of July cake with homemade cream cheese icing!! yum!

With facebook as popular as it is now days, I feel like writing in a blog is sometimes repetitive, but I do still read everyone elses on a regular basis. So here is an update so I dont become a blog ghost!

Josh- got moved back to Central fire station when he got his promotion to driver so he has actually had some long nights at work here recently as opposed to working at the airport fire station where the runs were few and far between. We also went to Josh's 10 year reunion a few weeks ago and I met several more of his classmates and got to spend the day at Fort Chadbourne.

Marlayna- been spending the summer cleaning and somewhat packing stuff that I wont need in the next year. I will explain our moving status in a minute. I have also been babysitting my neice Jaycee when Josh is home to help. When Josh is at work, his mom watches Jaycee because frankly...she is pretty high maintance, lol. We went to the river with my best friend Mallory and had a nice relaxing couple of days just catching up and floating in the river. Today I had a staff development and the girls went with my friend Amy Richardson for the first time and they did really well. So it looks like she will be watching them on the days that Josh works this year. I planted some Target dollar bin tomatoe seeds several months ago as something fun to do with Maddie and now that has turned into 11 full grown tomatoe plants in my back yard. I am so excited!!!

Maddie- She is doing gymnastics this summer and absoultely loves it!! She is also finally swimming again with floaties (after YMCA swimming lessons, she lost all courage in the water). Lacy got an above ground pool and we have been over there quiet a bit and she is regaining her confidence more and more each time. She has also found a new foundness of Justin Beiber, and wants to hear Baby, Baby on repeat everywhere we go. This song among many others she can sing along with, which amazes me.

Kenzie- she is a ball of energy! She is also such a Happy Girl!! It is so hard to get on to her because she just smiles her supper cute smile and it takes everything I have to keep a straight and serious face! She has 4 teeth on top and bottom, but no canines, but 3 of her 4 molars have already broke through...In the past 6 months her weight hasnt changed and her hair hasnt grown much at all :/ She LOVES cows! We went to the ranch the other day and I have never laughed so hard...she kept whipping her head from side to side, pointing, and saying oooohhhh! and then shaking her hands with excitement!

As far as our moving plans go, you may think we are crazy, and until 2 weeks ago I would have agreed! We are going to buy a modular home (aka double wide) and put it in Bronte. We have been looking at houses in Bronte and although some have been acceptable, they have either been way over priced or just not big enough. So after Lacy and Dusty convinced us to go look in Abilene, I am now convinced that this is the way to go! They are built SOOOO much better than they used to be, and you can get so much more house for so much less! However, since Maddie wont start school for probobly 2 years, we are going to stay here for one more year while I am working in San Angelo and will buy a lot in Bronte and try to pay it off before next summer when it comes time to buy the house. This way I will not have to drive back and forth to work, and we can take our time packing and getting stuff fixed and updated before we sale this house.

There is so much more I could update on, but as usual this post is long enough...so until next time! Goodbye

The Answers!

Last week I posted the Q&A post, and here are the questions I was asked and the answers.

Chelsey asked: Where did you learn how to make such awesome cakes?!

My Aunt Robin (actually my mom's cousin, not really my Aunt...its a long story, but just know that I think of her as one of my Aunts and even lived with her for 6 months during my Freshman year). Well she made cakes for people in Wink and I was always facinated, so she told me how to make the icing and how to color it, and showed me the supplies I would need with a general explaination of how they work, and I have been making cakes since about 8th grade I think. So my basic knowledge came from my Aunt Robin and I have just taught myself the rest. And thank you for thinking they are Awesome!

Lindsey asked 2 questions :) 1)How did you and Josh meet?

Josh and I met in a Kinesiology class in college. Which I always say was meant to be for several reasons. 1st, he wasnt even a kinesilogy major, he just took the class as an elective because he knew people taking the class. 2nd, the first day the teacher told everyone to come to the front and assigned us seats so we didnt sit with people we knew, which in turn put him in my group. 3rd, there were 2 other people in our group...1 dropped out, and the other lived out of town and couldnt make it to our group project meetings, so that left Josh and I by ourselves. 4th, I found out his real name from my Uncle that was his coach in Bronte (everyone in college called him Kaleb because technically thats his first name, but all his friends and family called him by his middle name which is obviously Josh) So then we started talking about all the people we knew from Bronte and we were amazed how we had never met before. I always say that everything happens for a reason and I especially believed that after all the things that lined up for Josh and I meet each other.

2)If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?

I am torn between 3 places, but the 3 I would choose from would be Ireland, Germany, or Hawaii. Ireland because of its pure beauty and castles. Germany because Josh is very much German and I would like to go there to see if we could find anything out about his family heritage. Hawaii because I think it is absoultely beautiful as well, and I want to go to Pearl Harbor.

So there ya go! Thank you 2 for asking me questions!

Q&A's

I guess I am at a blogging slump lately and have just resorted to coping other bloggers ideas, lol. My friend Chelsea did this and I thought it turned out cute.So here it goes-
I feel like my blog has been boring lately, so I thought I would have a little Q & A session out there for all you fellow bloggers that would like to know me better! Feel free to ask any questions that you like and I'll do my best to answer them! Now, don't leave me hanging here! Ask whatever questions your little heart desires..serious, funny, embarrassing..I'll take them all! Can't wait to hear what you have to ask! :)

Like mother, like daughter?

After seeing Amy's post, I decided to post pictures to see how we compare...however, the youngest picture I have of Josh is when is was probobly 4 or 5. So this is the best I can do with him and Maddie for right now.

However, I do have a picture of me when I was 1 year old and a picture of Kenzie on her 1st birthday....a much better comparision, lol.

My Memaw made me this dress :)

Here is Maddie when she was 1. It's funny that my girls look very much alike, but that I see much more resemblance between Kenzie and I, than Maddie and I, when we were the same age. I will try to get a picture of Josh at the same age next time I am in Bronte.

Kenzie's 1 year post...

So she turned 1 on Feb. 17 which was 2 weeks ago and I am just now getting a chance to blog about it...sorry, the spring is pure craziness for any teacher. So here are her measurments

weight- 19 lbs 5 oz- 20%
height- 28.75"- 37%
head-17.5"


Her birthday party went really well. It was a tad bit windy, but we mananged. Her cake was the same style that I used for Maddie's 1st birthday. She had no interest in opening gifts, she just wanted to play with them. Maddie quickly took over the toys she found more appropriate for herself. (Such as a rolling backpack bag, from my always dependable bag lady, yes Shyanne, thats you! and her Jack in the box). It took several days for me to explain to Maddie that for now Kenzie doesnt mind sharing, but she needs to remember that those are KENZIES things, so that when Kenzie decides to take them back she doesnt get upset.

As far as her eating her first piece of cake...it went about the same way it did with Maddie...she touched the icing and tasted it and wasnt sure what to do, so it took her a long time to get going. Even though she didnt seem to be hungry, she squeeled when I tried to take her out of her high chair, so I guess she liked it, lol.

Kenzie waking up as a 1 year old.

"I just cant believe I'm 1!!"

Cake table

Sitting in her high chair waiting to get her first taste of cake.
After I finally took it away (30 minutes) This is what she had accomplished, lol.

Kenzie Layne is 1!

My darling baby girl turned 1 yesterday (bittersweet of course). Here birthday party is tomorrow and her 1 year checkup is next week as well. So I will update on that stuff on a later post.

• Kenzie has been walking like a champ for a month now...right after 11 months.
• She drinks about 4 6 oz. bottles a day and 3-4 jars of #3 foods. On top of that she thinks shes ready to eat everything that we do and wants a bite no matter what it is. If she doesn't get it, she throws a fit!
• She is a busy body- she loves to dance and climb on things.
• She gives kisses, waves bye-bye, gives high fives, and claps
• Lately the only thing she has been saying is "da da", but she says it for everything not necessarily referring to her Daddy. She occsionally says momma, but not very often.
• She is so facinated with Maddie, it is hilarious to me.
• She is also very demanding and will scream bloody murder if she doesnt get what she wants and can cry the biggest crocodile tears at the drop of a hat. (As sad as she looks, she will soon learn that it wont change my mind, lol)
• She has a very lively personality and will keep things interesting in our house for many years to come!

Happy Birthday Kenzie Layne, we love you so very much!

February!!

Well Feburary is off to a wonderful start! As much as I despise cold weather... I do love getting to stay home unexpectantly due to weather conditions. February is always the longest month of the year for a teacher (not one holiday, arg). So finding out that we had Tuesday off was awesome, and to find out we had a late start today was just a cherry on top!
February is a busy month, and I have lots of things to get done, so I am hoping that it flies by.
Here is my February schedule:
4th- Get together with Lacy for Dustys birthday
6th- Super Bowl Sunday (not sure what Im doing for this yet, but Im sure we will find something)
12th- my deadline for having Lacy's shower invitations in the mail
13th- Tina's babyshower
11-13th- All the men in my family will be in Junction on their man hunt. So the ladies will get together and do something, not sure yet what that will be.
14th- Valentines Day
15th- District walk-throughs at work
17th- Kenzie turns 1
19th- Kenzie's 1st birthday party at my Dads house.

During this time we have decided to also get our house cleaned, and more organized, and do some touch ups so that we could possibly put our house up for sale. We found a house in Bronte that I just love, and its a good price, but we have to sell our house first before we could get the loan. So as of now we are just packing up all the "stuff" that is just creating chaos in our house and taking it to the clinic in Bronte. (all the while hoping no one else buys the house in Bronte).

Ahhhh....my schedule for March is filling up just as quick, but I will save that for later, lol.

I love my life, my family, and the many things we are blessed with!

Christmas Breakdown

Yes, my posts lately have been few and far between and then they are probobly entirely to long to read....for this I apoligize. But for now I have to hit you with another long one to get all the details of Christmas and New Years down. So to start off the holidays we went to Clyde the Saturday after I got out from school. We went to my Memaws house that morning to have a little Christmas for the girls there. My mom bought them this super cool red wagon and they loved it! It even has an unfoldable backpack thats attached to the back that has storage on top and a cooler on the bottom. Genious! This is my sister Terra pulling them around my Memaw's yard, because I got worn out after 2 trips around the yard.
After we left Memaws, we drove to Baird to have Christmas with my dad's side of the family. We played dominoes as usual and did Chinese Christmas. Fun Fun! We stayed the night there and came home the next morning. I was to busy playing games and having fun to take any pictures, so I am counting on my family to send me some, lol.

Christmas Eve we went to Bronte to have Christmas with my mom's (Amy) family. We did Chinese christmas there as well. Then we drove home to get ready for Christmas morning. Maddie and I had already made sugar cookies for Santa so we put them out with some milk and got them into bed. We woke up at 6 Christmas morning and Maddie found that Santa left her a kitchen (not what she asked for, but still very excited). Kenzie also got a small kitchen from Santa. Then we packed up and headed to my dads for Christmas at their house. As soon as we finished there, we packed up again and headed to my Uncle Tobins house to have Christmas with the whole family and breakfast. (We had to be there by 9 o'clock). So needless to say that as much fun as we had, we were worn out fast, lol. Throughout all of these visits, I failed to get any pictures either :( We videoed the girls opening their presents at our house, but no pics.

We did Christmas with Joshs family the next Wednesday, and it turned into a two day party. We ended up staying the night so Josh could smoke a brisket for the family with his new smoker. We all had a good time. We even went across the street from Lacy's house to feed the geese. This was so memorable! We were feeding them as fast as I could get the bread out of the bag....well they were VICIOUS! I turned around at one point to see my mother-in-law holding a goose by its neck..At first I was thinking "What in the world is she doing?!" Then to find out that the thing had bit her and wouldnt let go..HAHAHAHA She even had a bruise on her leg from that darn goose. She was wearing jeans to! So needless to say when we were out of bread we took off running, lol.

Here are a few of the crazy geese attacking us for food. Jensen had to pick Maddie up so they wouldn't eat her.
Kenzie and I hanging outside at Lacy's.

Santa brought Maddie what she asked him for at Lacy's. She wanted a guitar, and stuck with that everytime someone asked her. So Dusty, I mean Santa, bought her a real minature acoustic guitar and also a toy electronic (very annoying) guitar. She put on a show for me, and sang Big Green Tractor....so funny! She also got a Gator from Santa, and this was a big hit too. Kenzie enjoyed it just as much as Maddie. This is Justing walking beside the Gator while Maddie presses the pedal and Kenzie tries not to fall out.

We went back to my Uncle Tobins for New Years Eve and had a great time playing games and watching the kids play. My cousin Tim has a daughter who is 3 weeks older than Kenzie so its fun to watch them play. My daughters are very alike in many ways and another to add to the list is thier interest in climbing stairs. Maddie loved to play on these stairs when she was little, and now Kenzie is doing the same thing. She crawled all the way to the top by herself. AH!

This is her looking down from above.

My girls and I the first few minutes of 2011! I cannot believe Kenzie stayed awake for it...barely apparently.

The 2 most important men in my life! My wonderful dad and husband. Here is to 2011!

This was actually a few weeks before Christmas, but I thought I would throw it in anyway. We went to the Tour of Lights with people I work with at school, and got to take a bus! One of my friends at work has a daughter that is about 6 months older than Maddie, and they are both very talkative which was funny. They both enjoyed the bus ride as well as the lights. It was a wonderful memory!

Josh and I sitting on the bus together, hehe. It made me feel like I was back in highschool :) Goodtimes!