6 Months Old Already!!!

Hi...I'm Sammy, and I'm a happy 6 month old :] I've been 6 months old for 5 days now, but my mommy is a little slow to the punch on these things :] 

 In other news, I am eating like a pro these days!  My big old tongue used to get in the way but my mommy and daddy used a tip that auntie Tonya gave them and they pushed my tongue down with the spoon...now I know how to use that thing instead of it working against me!  I like all the food they give me, but I LOVE sweet potatoes, and all the fruits!!!  

I am talking a lot, and love to be the loudest one in the room!  

My sister can make me laugh just about any time of the day, and her favorite way to get me to laugh is to use my tummy as a pillow :]  Joey is so silly!!!  She calls me her "Sammy pillow"!  

My mommy and daddy are also trying to get me to roll over from my back to my tummy.  The thing is is that I don't really like to be on my tummy, and they haven't really found anything to entice me to roll over onto it willingly! I'm still great at rolling from my tummy to my back, and  I love rolling to my side and it's funny to watch mommy and daddy put toys in front of me to try to get me on my tummy!  I WILL DO IT WHEN I WANT TO :]

Well, here's mommy with my stats...whatever that means :]

Well, hello everyone!  Sammy pretty much summed it up, so here are the stats from her 6 month doc appointment today!  Her weight is 13.4lbs (5th %ile), her height is 24 inches (4th %ile), and her head circumference is 16 1/2 inches (31st %ile :]).  The doc said she is doing great and is growing right along on her own curve.  She staying consistent with herself and compared to her sister!  Now I don't know who is reading this and who isn't, so I'll give you the full meal deal.  When you go to the doc, the first thing you do is strip your kid down to their diaper to get them measured, weighed, and temp taken.  Then they go through all these questions...is she doing this, is she doing so and so, how much is she eating, how much is she sleeping? and the list goes on.  One of the questions our Nurse Rosa asked was if Sam was rolling from back to tummy, and it was the first time we had to say "no" on a milestone question :[  Our little girl is on her own time, and I guess that's OK. Our doc said since all her other milestones were on track that she's not worried about rolling over and that Sammy will pick it up soon enough!!  We just love her and feel so blessed to be a family of 4!  I can't wait to see what God has in store for our little family in the upcoming months as our girls grow and continue to learn!

Life Group Progressive Dinner :]

Last night was our Christmas party with our Life Group.  Instead of going out to eat like normal, we decided to have a progressive dinner!!  It was Italian themed, and started at our house :]

We were in charge of appetizers with the McAlisters!  We had Meatballs and Italian Sausage, pizza rolls and fried cheese sticks!!

We also had drinks, and I got to use both of these pitchers for the first time ever!!!  The red one is SUPER heavy without drinks in it, so it was kinda hard to maneuver with the tea, but it looked cute right??

Johnny set up the dart board in the garage so this is were the guys pretty much hung out!!

The girls broke out a game of Taboo :]

Kelli tried Ben on for size :]

...and Amanda was sporting her pre preggo jeans!!!  Get it girl!!!

Next it was off to the Davis house for the main coarse {which I managed to leave out of all the picture taking :[}  We had lasagna, salad and yummy garlic bread!!

{all the girls minus Carolynn who was feeding Isaiah at the time}

John bonded with Goose and the boys managed to find a football game on the TV :]

Off to the Pinedas for dessert!!!

There was so much!  Tiramisu, Key Lime pie, Banana Pudding, Cookies, Biscoti, and Apple Cider!!  Yummo :] I pretty much ate a little of everything!!

....and then there were 2!  Kelli and Jackie are both expecting boys in March!!!

The dinner was super fun and a great night without the kiddos!  The girls even did a recipe exchange with appetizers, main dishes and desserts! I can't wait to make some of the dishes, everything looked so yummy!!! Merry Christmas to our Life Group!  We are so blessed to have each and every one of you in our lives!

4 Years and Still Going Strong!!!

I can't believe I haven't posted about our anniversary!!!

November 19, 2006 I said "I do" to my amazing husband!  Little did I know the amazing things that God had in store for our lives.  Here we are 4 years later with 2 amazing daughters, a house, jobs that we love, family we love, an amazing Life Group, and so many other blessings!

2 years ago Johnny surprised me with a fun anniversary date day!  He got me the day off work, and we took Joey to Holli's house.  The rest of the day was spent eating out, taking a nap and going to the movies!  From that year on we have made this day a tradition but now it's my job to get my own day off :]

So this year we celebrated 4 years!  This past year has been great as far as I can remember and our shining moment was when we had Sammy!!!  She's so stinkin' cute and we are so blessed to have her {and her sister :]}.  The day started by us taking the girls to Holli's in our jammies....this has also become tradition, and we stay in our jammies all day long!!!  After that we went to Bill Smith's Cafe!  Not sure where that is?  Just drive East on 380 from 75 till you see this sign on the left....

and there you are!  This place is so yummy.  They specialize in breakfast and it is the oldest restaurant in McKinney!  5 decades of Smith's have run this cafe, and we love it!  We go every year and sit in the same booth...I'm pretty sure we have had the same waitress with the same smoker's cough each year too :]  We pull out all the stops and get whatever we want and we don't even worry about the left overs!  Here's the spread from this year.....

From there ran to Target for a kid free shopping trip which is oh so fun!!! Then we came home and put in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince....not in the living room where we usually watch a movie, but in our bedroom where it's nice and comfy!  We both dosed in and out during the movie and practically slept through lunch :] Since it was so late when we woke up, we just went to Taco Bueno and grabbed lunch.  We came home and put HP on again to watch what we missed during nap time.  Later that day we went and picked up the girls!  

It was a super fun day and a great tradition that Johnny and I plan on sticking too forever!  It's so much fun just to take a day and celebrate the union God has blessed us with!  I just love Johnny so much and am so grateful to God that he picked Johnny for me!!!!  Here's to many more years to come!!

Fashionista

So we have all seen the pictures of Joey with every single bow she owns in her hair, and she's really turning out to be our little fashionista :]  

I was minding my own business feeding Sammy.  Joey was sitting behind Sammy and I was concentrating :]

Little did I know........Check out these pictures of her styling her hot pink top.....

Joey is so funny and is contantly doing things to make us laugh.....this was no exception to the rule!  She was so funny showing off her "new creation" :]  

On a side note, when I was preggo with Jo, I prayed that we would have a funny kid :]  I guess I was praying in accordance to God's will on this one, because Joey's a hoot!!!

Disney Princesses on Ice!!!

Wednesday night we got to go to Disney Princesses on Ice with Aunt Amy, Claudia and Mily.  It was so much fun!  To be honest, I wasn't sure how Joey was going to act since she the show didn't start till 7:30 {her usual bedtime}, and the fact that she doesn't know any of the princesses {since all the Disney movies are in the stinkin' vault...don't get me started}.  Despite all that, Joey behaved really well, and loved the show!  She dressed up as Tinkerbell without a fight {even though she's not a princess, this is the character Joey knows because of her cousin Mily!!!} :]  When we got to the show, we were pleasantly surprised that Tinkerbell was the hostess of the evening, so Joey got to see her a lot!!

Joey, Mily and Claudia...Claudia said her mom told her she had to look cute :]  Well, she did!!!  This was our best group shot!

Tinkerbell came out and Joey was hooked!

Tink :]  Sparkly glitter came out every time she waived her wand!

Jasmine and Aladdin!!

Snow White and her prince!!

The Seven Dwarfs....Dopey is Johnny's favorite!!

Belle and the "Be Our Guest" scene!!

This was during the Little Mermaid portion.....they catapulted this dude in the air and he did a back lay out!  The guys below caught him.

Ariel and Flounder!!!  She's my favorite!!!

There were tons of bubbles floating in the air during "Under The Sea".  Joey had her fingers up ready to pop the bubbles if any happened to come our way :]

Ariel!!!

Mulan and her prince!

Sleeping Beauty.....

This dragon came out during Sleeping Beauty.  I think it was the witch who turned into this??  Anyway, it scared the crap out of Joey!  She took my had and covered her eyes and told me she was scared!!!  Long story short, I didn't get to see this section of the show, but I know there was fire breathing, and even fire on the ice!!  I'm sure it was cool :]

Of coarse Cinderella came out in the end!  Her skates were silver and glittery!!!

So despite my fears, Joey did great, the show was super fun, and we had a great time!  I can't wait to take her to something like this again!  I wonder when she'll be ready for a movie in a theatre???  After this, I think she's closer than I thought!!

Free Christmas Cards!!

I was so happy to see this awesome Shutterfly give away on my friend's Blog a while back, and I can't wait to pick my FREE Christmas cards! Check out some of the contenders below :]

Shutterfly rocks, and if you haven't used them before, it's super simple!  Just pick out your cards, calendars, mugs, and more, drop in some pictures, and you are good to go!  They send you your customized items in a timely fashion, and we have always been happy with the result!  Check out a few of my favs this year...

This one's called All Wrapped Up!  Super Cute...can't you just imagine our little girls in the middle of this card?

 

Maybe I'll pick Full of Love for this year's card?? I'm a sucker for simple!

Bright Blooming Tree??  Love this one!!! The tree is so cute!!!

I need to get shopping!  What cards would you choose if you could get 50 for FREE???  Check out the link below to get going on this great deal!

{Bloggers get 50 free holiday cards from Shutterfly http://bit.ly/sfly2010}

*Update*

I just ordered my free cards and saved $102!!!!  All for doing something I love...blogging!!!  Thanks Shutterfly!!!

Sammy

Yummy Peas :]

Hi there :]

So sleepy!!!

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