Daddy Daughter Dance 2013

There is truly nothing in the world anymore sweet than watching your daughter get fancy to go dance with her Daddy. My Mom helped with her hair - because let's just be honest she is fabulous at it and I can barely do a pony tail. We even allowed her to wear a tiny but of make up. Boy, did she think she was something.

When Curtis came in from work, she go until she was fully ready to leave. It was honestly hysterical how she had to be announced to come in. She loves for everyone to "Ooo" and "Awww" at her but what girl doesn't?! From what I was told the dance was very nice and little girls were dancing everywhere. They pretty much only stayed until after the cha cha slide then went out for dinner together.

Everyday I am thankful for the man who has come into our lives to be a wonderful Daddy to Charli Beth. I have said it a million times but I can never say it enough of how grateful I am for him and the love they share.

Valentines Day Recap

I am a little late on this post. But what is new since Bryar Wayne arrives to our family, over 16 months ago. I wonder if I will ever get back into the swing of things? Hopefully so.

Valentines Day was extremely low key for us this year. Curtis and I did not exchange gifts and counted out weekend getaway as our gift to one another. Which I actually liked. I am not a flowers type of girl. Roses? They smell awful and I am not a fan of chocolate unless it is brownies. I know, it isn't normal...

I did make Charli and Curtis a "Book of Love Coupons." Charli's had daddy or mommy date nights, family game night, tickets to stay up late, ice cream dates, pizza nights. Curtis' obviously will not be shared. {Haha you're welcome Mom and Amanda}

Charli wanted a Valentines box this year that was a horse! Talk about work. 3 nails, 3 box, lots of tape, hot glue and some time later I fixes her up one. She worked on the box as well but pretty much this was my gift to her. Not to toot my own horn or anything but this box was a huge hit with her whole school.

I was able to help with the craft for Charli's school party. Which I worried over forever. It seems that most crafts that seem easy are really not. I learned the hard way at Halloween. But this year I found "A message in a bottle." At first I thought that mason jars would be the great thing to use but not for kids on the bus. So instead I purchased 4 packs of "limeade juice" bottles at Dollar General for $1 each. I cleaned the bottles and let them dry for days.

Next, I printed out "I love you because..." graphics. I also purchased heart stokers for decorations on the outside and used left over yarn. Each kid wrote a note to their parents or whomever they wanted., then rolled the paper up and we tied it with the yarn. Before sliding the paper into the bottle we filled it with Hershey kisses and conversations hearts. It was actually very cute!

Charli loves me because I am "budoiful" and Curtis because he is "honsome." :) She waited to give her gift until right before she left for the Daddy Daughter Dance, which I will sharing tomorrow!

Oh, and Charli received a box of chocolates from a boy who has a "crush" on her in her class. Nooooo!!!!!!

New Adventure!

So lately babysitting has come to a holt. Not nexactly that it is going bad but I've had some leave very unexpected due to job changes. It put our family in a bind and my decision to go back to work has been a tough one. It is not what I want to do but I cannot be selfish if it comes down to the bottom. But after lots of prayers and searching for a network company to help me find a great product to share with the people that I love and also make money to help our family out, I had a family friend to call me.

She was really excited to tell me about a company that she has been with for a few years and she had been thinking of me lately. What better timing? The next night she was hosting a health and wellness presentation and another sponsor from Alabama was going to be in town as well. After meeting with them my heart just felt right. I felt like this is something that I could do and most importantly a product that my family already loves!

So my new adventure is beginning and my launch parties are beginning with Arbonne.

 

 

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Thankfully, I found a company that is Swiss skin care company, that serves all natural ingredients. They are botanical, and vegan approved with zero animal or by-products. Their nutrition and wellness products are also without gluten. What more could a family ask for?

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I have been using the line about (RE9) which is an anti-aging product. Little did I know I  should have started using anti-aging products years ago. I know, I am only 25 and I was shocked! I mean of course I am a hott mess 95% of the time but still I thought I had a little more time to not worry about this.

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I have been actually using the baby care products on Bryar since my Mother in Law purchased some for him a while ago.. I was baffled to know that it only takes 26 seconds for whatever we put on our skin to get into our body! Mineral oil. Have you ever watched mineral oil in action? Hello. No more harsh products that I use sometimes for him!

I am just overly excited. I hope and pray that this will be a successful line for us. I am prepared to give this my hardest efforts because I know my opportunities and dreams are endless!

Any questions about the company our want to learn more about their opportunities, please feel free to email me at paigeleana@yahoo.com

...and of course all prayers are appreciated!

Clifford The Big Red Dog

On Tuesday, Charli Beth's school had character dress up day. They all dressed as their favorite character and had a parade around the school. If you remember, Charli was Fancy Nancy. So was every other little girl.

So this year I helped her think outside of her glitz and glam brain. It ended with a quick decision of being Clifford. So I spent $4 on pants, $4 on a shirt to match, $3.46 for a yard of fleece, and $3.97 for stuffing.

My Mother in Law the sewing genius helped me with the tail. Just watching her in auction made me want to learn how to see even more. It is officially added to my bucket list. Anyhow on Tuesday morning, as I colored in the tip of her nose with eye liner she begged me to do the rest of Clifford's face. Whhhatt? Panic! After much fuss, I gave it my best shot in hopes that she did not look silly.

She was such a ham acting like Clifford and had the best day school. They also celebrated Fat Tuesday by having a King Cake and she was the lucky winner of finding the baby in hers. The look of envy from the other kids, cracks me up in the picture. I am so glad that her teacher is kind enough to send me photos during the day!

Rodeo Days

This past weekend was the annual Lonestar Rodeo for Bowling Green. Charli Beth and I have been attending since she was 3. It was our yearly valentines date before I got married and I believe it is a must that we continue our tradition as a family.

Curtis being a former bull rider and bull fighter he is thankfully all about going to watch as well. This year Charli was able to go on Thursday to attend slack. While there she made friends with a precious little girl that is the granddaughter of the owner of the rodeo company. I am pretty sure that these two hit it off quickly!

Charli came home and played barrel racing until it was bed time. Then when it was finally our turn to watch the rodeo she found Miss Oralee before the show to say hi. When the how began Oralee held the flag during the introduction, barrel raced, and was able to do a few tricks in the trick riding division. Charli was officially in awe.

Bryar obviously could not sit still during the entire show. He would "moo" then climb on top of my head. I was not sure if the show would ever end due to my little monkey. But when it finally did and the expo cleared out we went over to get Oralee's autograph. She looked up as Charli, looked down and then screamed as she looked at her again. It was seriously the funniest thing. "I didn't realize it was you Charli." Charli just stood there not knowing what to think. But finally got the courage to get her autograph and her picture. They made plans to play again next year and off we went.

Charli has taken the autographs to school because she need everyone to see ER new found friend. One thing the rodeo has done for Charli this year is made her want a horse even more. Time is the only one who can tell when she will get one though!

Goodbye Monday!

Whoa. I had no idea that Mondays could kick your hind end and throw you to the crib even when "working" in home. So for starters this morning, my alarm clock did not go off. Or maybe it did?

All I know is I woke up to Gunner barking, my heart pounding and a little ones Mom on her way to the door. Ah! No my alone time in the morning was non existent. All thanks to the glitch in the alarm clock.

Then baby B woke up with a rash on his face, belly and back. It was strange and not a typical rash that I knew of. So yay another 50 or so dollars down the drain for a doctor to tell me it is hives. Which was after the assistant told me that it was "very strange looking." That was completely reassuring. Ha! But thankfully, Benadryl has cleared it up and hopefully it will not come back.

Then when I got home my house was a crazy hot mess. When I sat down for lunch, all 3 littles got up to eat. Perfect timing :)

Then I poured chicken all over the floor along with garlic while making my sweet friend Brenna dinner. Then baby B thought it would be totally cool to climb the chair, get on top of the desk and throw everything off when I was cleaning up my mess. Of course I snapped a photo before saving his life. But really the boy is a mess, an extra few seconds of him up there saved me from an extra few of hearing him scream to climb back up.

Charli and Curtis also worked on riding her bike without training wheels. After a few moments of that dramatic episode I came in to realize that I left my "dirt like" from sweeping in the floor and B had scattered it to the carpet.

After taking dinner to my friend, pto meeting and a trip to get items for a last minute craft at the school party, Mama is tired. Is it Friday yet?!

Oh, and I just realized that I forgot to eat. So obviously it's time to go load on some carbs at 10:09 p.m.
Goodbye Monday.

Instagram Saturday!

So I am practically obsessed with Instagram along with 85% of the world. That other 15% obviously just does not have iPhones

I constantly blow up my IG feed of photos of my kids and random things. What can get better than that? This week I got some a-stinking-dorable photos of Charli Beth before school. She was grumpy but asked for her picture to be taken. Then she broke out the hip poppin' and "birthday smiles."

I hope to make the books one day to savor these cute photos! But for now here is my insta-week!

16 Months

Bryar turned 16 months on the 5th. It does not seem like it at all. Some days I feel like he is still 8 months or even a newborn. He is still "Baby Bryar" to me. Although I am sure I will call him that for a long time. It just flows together!

He weighed 20 lbs 8 oz and was exactly 30 inches. He is my tiny but mighty boy. Well more like my wild boy. Dr. Patty could not help but to laugh at him trying to climb and go everywhere. He truly is my workout. I no longer need a gym membership. (Well, yes I do.)

He does not speak to many words but when he does I am glad he uses his manners. His favorite word is "lease" for please. The other words he may say are "hi" "d" (daddy) and possibly a few more that are not caught. He knows a cow better than most kids and can "moo.l he can also bark and knows Gunner. He has zero fear of animals. I think he will be much like all of us and love them too.

Climbing is his favorite hobby. Some days I come in from doing laundry and he is sitting on the end tables. It no longer scares me. I can only laugh now because there is no stopping him. It does really hurt his heart if I tell him he is being a "bad boy," in return it hurts my heart as well.

He loves all foods and throws his biggest fits when food is taken away from him. He wears size 3 diapers and 12-18 month clothes.

16 month shots on Tuesday were by they he worse that he has experienced. Even the 5 at 12 months were not issues like this two have been. He is cutting two more teeth, which is probably the main cause of the fussiness. This will equal 6 all together. I'm crossing my fingers that they will come through by next week.

B is really getting his own personality and having a ball learning new things. I hope he progresses much more by his next appointment at 18 months and we have new things to show Dr. Patty!