Kylie's pumpkin carving

Maya pumpkin pics

Pictures taken by Desiree Chapman www.justoneyear.com Thanks Des they are awesome!!

Bailey is visiting

Mama and Papa left today to go visit Aunt Kristi. Hopefully she will have lil Trevin soon! So Bailey is her for the week. After picking up Kylie from school today and she realized Bailey was here she was so excited! She ran around, saying 'my baywe my baywe I wub my baywe my faborite baywe'. She insisted Bailey go outside with her to swing on the swing set:)

Here they are after a hard day of playing..

I've been lazy..

Ok Ok I know.. I have slacked a bit the past few weeks, but I still have pics to post:) The girls were both sick, I'll have to post that later, it was definatly bloggable.
So here are some new pics..
Kylie with her umbrella

Maya vs the taco

Not really sure why I took this picture.. it is Kylie licking her milk juice box

and finally.. Maya has discovered suckers!

Kylie goes to work

Kylie went to work with me yesterday. Here are some pics of her hard at work.

Watching Nemo and Blues Clues..


Fell asleep on the drive to the warehouse.

Kylie's first day of pre-school

Here are a few pics from Kylie's first day of pre-school. Maya ofcourse trying to steal the day:) She packed her own lunch, a henutbutter sandwich, apple sauce, crackers, slice of cheese and lemonade. She had a good time but aparently isn't such a good listener:( I guess we will be working on that...

Kylie's hair cut

Seeing as it has been a year since her last haircut (it was shortly before Maya was born)it was probably time. She also starts pre-school next week:) Here is a pic of her new look. She is also showing off her new 'glasses purse'!

Going to work with the fishies..

Kylie went to work with Daddy this past saturday morning. She got to put on her chef coat and work with the fishies, although according to Daddy she needed to go to the potty every 10 minutes (I am sure it was a really neat potty!) Then she got to watch mashed potatoes being made and then ate a whole bowl of them!! By the time she did all that it was time for me to come pick her up so Daddy could get some real work done:)

Wednesday..

We went for a play date today to the park. We took a picnic lunch and took some pictures.
Kylie playing with Preston..



Then tonight danced with Daddy before bed:) Sorry about Maya having no clothes on!!

Party!

Maya J's party was this evening, we went to a local Texas BBQ joint and had brisket, ribs, chicken, beans, etc.. We were joined by MawMaw, Papa, Uncle Eric, Aunt Shara, Uncle Michael, Aunt Kristi, Scott, Julie, Nick and Alex! We had a nice time and finished off with a Chocolate Cake (Gluten Free ofcourse :))
Here are some pics..

She is 1!!

It is so hard to believe that Maya is a year old already!!

Maya birth

I have just been reflecting on last year and wanted to post a few pics from her birth..

Maya can stand!

Today she stood by herself for the first time! She let go of the table, held onto her sippy with both hands and just stood there. She has been trying to take steps all week, but her balance is not quite there yet. She'll be walking soon!

Busy Busy

Well here we are in another HOT august in Texas! Hard to believe it has already been a year since Maya was born! Her birthday is next week and Kylie is excited to blow out her candles for her:) We are adjusting here to be a gluten/wheat free house. I have been diagnosed with Celiacs disease. It is genentic so both of the girls have a chance they carry the gene for it also however they can carry the gene but not have the active disease. Please pray for me as I adjust to this new lifestyle, and my body begins to heal and become healthy again.

Brag on Todd!

So I should have named this site family not girls:) I just want to brag on Todd really quick. He was promoted last week to Chef Manager!! I am so happy for him, he has worked really hard and deserves it.

Pic of Todd in front of his new restaurant with the girls:)

Maya's first hamburger

Here is a picture of her holding her first hamburger. I did make it healthy with cheese and avocado on it:)

What a morning!

I want to cry and smile at the same time. This morning we were going to go to Willow Bend to a kids activity where she would get to make her own pretzel at Auntie Anne's. Kylie absolutely loves soft pretzels. So we get everything together, get in the car, and Nothing.. It won't start the battery is so dead I cannot even get it in neutral to push out of the garage to have my neighbor jump me. So I get the battery out of the car, call my neighbor, no answer So I put the girls in the sit and stand stroller, bungee cord the battery to it, and we walk the mile + down to the AutoZone. Get home, get the battery in the car and put back together go and try and start it, Nothing!! Aurg.. well apparently it works better when you take the little black plastic caps off the battery before installing it :) Kylie is so bummed about the pretzels, but oh well. It was still a neat experience with her because when I told her the car was broken she replied "I know, I idea, need a screwdriver!" If life was that simple. I ended up having some really nice time with the girls this morning..

Milestones..

It is barely 8am and both the girls have milestoned this morning :)
Kylie has been potty trained for some time but we still wear pullups most nights. She is also to short to open her bedroom door so at night she knocks on the door to have us open it. Last night she asked me to leave the door open, which I did. This morning I hear her knocking on her door, I thought she had probably accidentally pushed it shut. Her door was still open like I left it but there she is knocking, in a pair of panties. I look over to the bathroom where her pajamas and pullup lay on the floor. She got up went to the potty, went back in her room put on a pair of panties and then decided to knock on the door to tell me she wanted up:) Too cute and such a big girl!
Now Maya J... she was up twice last night, argh, she is teething. But she woke up and has been doing the "O" sound all morning. She has figured out how to purse her lips and make the noise, I tried to take a picture but my battery died. She has also mastered the drop game. I just thought I'd throw that in there.
Big girls!!

Noodle and a peck!

When Kylie was just a baby I realized that mom's are supposed to sing they're kids songs. Well, I didn't know any. One night I found myself singing her the jingle from the Diasy sourcream commercial and realized how silly that might seem in years to come. Well my mother in law, Linda, otherwise know as grama, me maw, ma ma, however Kylie pronounces it depending on the day, would say to her " a bushel and a peck". Next thing I know it is the middle of the night, Kylie is fussy and I start singing to her...
I love you a bussel and a peck, yes I do, yes I do
I love you a bussel and a peck, yes I do, yes I do
I love you a bussel and a peck, yes I do, yes I do..
As you can tell it is a very deep and well thought out lyrics:)

This little song has become part of our night time routine. It has been named "Au Jus", yes like the sauce:) Kylie would say Au Jus instead of Love you.
She now sings it to Maya but this is Kylie's version...
I wub you a noodle and a peck yes I do yes I do :)

I love my girls:)!!!

Kylie's 3rd birthday April 2007

Our gift to her was a swingset Todd spent the last month building so we had a swingset party! We invited a bunch of family and friends, cooked ribs and brisket, yum! I even ventured in making the cake which amazingly turned out pretty well. Kylie played hard and crashed hard.