We were good!

Reese and Tatum had a great Christmas! They received a ton of fun presents. Tatum really enjoyed opening presents this year, she did it all by herself. Reese tore into the presents and loved every minute of it. Reese was a character, that's for sure!!! By the way, Reese thanks you for the book Aunt Lisa - we read it and she really liked it. :)
When I asked Reese what her favorite part of Christmas was, she said "Having joy and loving people". Aww, she can be sweet afterall. I would have guessed her favorite part of Christmas would have been learning all the new dances from Ashlie, Kendall, Aunt Lisa and Jen. Boy, Reese does love to Bootie Pop. Thanks, Ashlie !!

YAY for lights !!!

Happy Holidays

I can't believe that Christmas is almost here! Reese is very excited that Santa is coming and Tatum loves to say "Santa, HO, HO, HO". Recently they had their Christmas pictures taken and afterward got to visit Santa. Reese, of course, had to tell Santa what they both wanted. I'm almost finished buying presents, only a couple left to go. Now we are just waiting for the SNOW!!!

Happy Halloween !

Pumpkin Carving

A little Halloween fun

The first set of pictures was from a Halloween thing that they had at Francis Howell North. The kids went to classrooms and played games and of course got candy. Reese wanted to play this game where you throw the ball into these little cups with fish and every kid that played won a fish no matter what, which I didn't know until after we started to play. Her ball landed in the cup and she won a feeder goldfish. From the time she won the fish to the time we got home - the fish has had many names.. flower, silver, princess, suzie. I can't remember what name she actually decided on. Carter, Gillian and Melissa met us up there. The kids all had a fun time !





(Please note: the stuff in Reese's teeth is a tootsie roll - I know it looks wierd ! :) )



Earlier in the day, Reese went over to GiGi's house and I thought I would take some cute pics of Gillian and Tatum in their Halloween clothes. This year has been very hard to get either of them to sit still for any pics and also to get them both to smile at the same time. Don't they look cute ?

1st day of Preschool

Today was Reese's 1st day of preschool. She was so excited to go, she couldn't believe that today was her 1st day !! She will be going three days a week and I think that she is going to LOVE it. She even met a friend before class started.

Giddy Up !

Pumpkin Patch

This is how Reese spent most of her time at the pumpkin patch - mad !

I couldn't believe that I actually got this close to the butterfly.

This was cute because Tatum turned around and said "eeeeesse" (cheese) and Reese just happened to blink. Most of the day, Tatum was not interested in anything but running around and trying to pick up pumpkins. Even when GiGi or I would call her name, she would just ignore us.

Reese and her friend, Maggie.

I love this picture of Tate with the white pumpkins.

This is my favorite picture of Reese, another lovely pose ! Sometimes she poses and I'm not even taking her picture - she cracks me up. I don't know if she can just sit for a picture without posing. Oh yea she can, see the first picture.

Ribbons and bows

Tatum and Reese wearing their new skirts. I think they look so cute in them ! Reese said that she just loves hers.
(** Please excuse the very dirty fireplace - I had no idea it had so many finger print smudges until I took the picture...how embarrassing.)

She did it !!

Reese got her ear pierced on Saturday. Jen came over and out of the blue, she told Jen she was getting her ears pierced. Jen asked her when and Reese said "Today". So I took her before she could change her mind. She picked out cute little flowers. Reese told me later that night that she was glad she got them pierced even though it hurt because they are so cute.

What ???

"My mom is embarrassing."

This is what Reese told my grandma the other day at her house. I can't believe she said this about me ! If she says this at 4, what is she going to say when she is 14 ?!?!?!

GO MIZZOU !

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Mom, Jen, Reese and I went to see Mary Poppins at the Fox last friday night. What a GREAT show; we all loved it !!

Reese posing with her new carpet bag purse. The next day she tried to put a fairy princess wand in the bag and asked me why it wouldn't fit in it like Mary Poppins lamp did.