Randomness...

I take a LOT of random pics with my iPhone. There are just cute moments i want to remember, but boo on me that i stay so behind in blogging that i cant remember what was surrounding each pic! HA! Regardless... here are some Feb pics!

Rhyan is kind of obsessed with learning how to wink. And she uses my phone camera to take pics and check herself out to see if she's doing it right. So i end up with about 38 pics like THESE! lol

I've mentioned that Mack is a little obsessed with trains, right?!

This stuffed dog was Jeffs as a kid. And apparently Rhyan still wants to be a baby...

Fun times at Mcdonalds. I've decided i like "old mcdonalds" better than CFA. Their play area (in Dacula, at least) is AWESOME!  The happy meal comes with apples and fries and milk. Whats not to love?!

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My baby girl at her "nastics". We are taking a summer break but she really seemed to enjoy it! It has been the first real thing we've put her in independently and i mostly did so to kind of get her (and me) ready for the separation that pre-k is bound to offer come September (*tear!). She's done GREAT taking instruction from her teacher, obeying the first time and having something that is hers!

This is SUCH a typical sight in our house... LOVE it!

Rhyan, opening her valentines day cards. She was SO excited to get mail!

Mack, on the other hand, was more excited about his yogurt ;-)

And I cant ever resist taking a pic of my sweet, sleeping boy!

Up next: Presidents day weekend and snow tubing in sky valley!!! A "real" post!

Fun at Mayers!

Goodness. This is what i hate about being SO far behind... I dont remember WHY we were all at my Mommie's house. I mean, we are there a lot, but Elizabeth and Trevor arent, but for the life of me I cant remember what was going on. Regardless, we had a great, sunny day and the kids had a blast playing in the yard!

Sweet Cousins

My sweet BABIES!

I dont know about you, but i'm thinking I would take that kind of February weather over our current weather patterns! Rain Rain go AWAY!

Keepin' it Real...

So, sometimes this is reality. I mean, after all, i did take the pics and it was really happening...

But then, there are days when THIS is reality. Or maybe moments. Or sometimes, lets face it, weeks... but regardless of the length of time, as Jeff says, "THE STRUGGLE IS REAL!"  And indeed, it is

So, i hope that this pic brings some mommy out there who is struggling with parenting or being a good wife or just life in general... HOPE! That life is not perfect or grand all the time for anyone! Yet, there are lots of enjoyable times and sweet picture taking moments. And then there are moments like these, when as the old adage says, all you can do is say "this too, shall pass"!

What happens When Rhyan gets my Camera!

The girl has a mind of her own and LOVES to take random pics with my iPhone!

Father/Daughter Date night at CFA!

Each year, CFA hosts Daddy/Daughter date night! We love this because it combines two of Rhyans favorite things... CFA and time with her daddy! We reserved a spot for the 5:30 (i think) slot at a nearby chick fil a and Rhyan was SOOOOOO excited!

But.... yes, there is a but...

Jeff ended up having a ball game that ran late. Way late. In fact, it was a previously rained out game that was rescheduled to this day which completely irritated me. I'm SO supportive of Jeff coaching and all the hard work he does... GO ARCHER TIGERS!... but i like a schedule way in advance so i can make plans for our family around the busy baseball schedule. So i'm typically NOT a happy camper when things get rescheduled. Yes, i realize that its just a part of baseball. But i dont have to like EVERYTHING about it! ;-)

So Rhyan and Jeff MISSED their reservation. She totally did NOT understand, though! She just kept saying "i'm so excited for my date with my daddy"!. So we decided that when he got home, he could clean up and they would just head on up to CFA, hoping it would work out...

Rhyan spent a while deciding what to wear and this was her choice. Shes BIG into dressing herself and always wants to pick out everything... so sometimes things dont match exactly. But seeing as how I'm not crafty and we dont do crafts much around here, I figure that dressing herself is her little bit of creativity coming out, so we go with it :-) She also took a while deciding how she wanted her hair.

These next pics are pretty close, but some are cute of Rhyan and some of Mack... so i posted them all.

Hair do number 2...

Mack was NOT happy... his canines were coming in (hence the red cheeks) and he was a sad boy... :-(

Overexposed, but THIS was her final product with her hair. I liked it MUCH better :-)

Finally, at 6:30, Jeff got home and got all cleaned up (he cleans up NICE!). Rhyan was SO stinkin sweet and excited. She couldnt stop telling him "Daddy, you look so pretty! Do i look pretty daddy? I picked out my outfit for you, daddy! We're gonna have fun, Daddy!!". It about made me cry! SO sweet!

They ended up getting in at CFA but Jeff said since they didnt have a reservation (and i'm sure he DIDNT explain why/what had happened...) he didnt feel right about taking advantage of their professional photographer. BOO!!! That made me so sad! AND, they were offering limo rides and he passed up on that, too! Rhyan totally didnt care but i hope that as she gets older, he will kind of put himself out there to speak up for HER, even if he doesnt feel he deserves something! But he's always so polite to the point of missing out on stuff. A good/bad thing sometimes ;-)

But when they got home, she was ALL smiles about the sweet time she had with her Daddy!

I was telling Shlaine (my aunt who i grew up with who is more like a sister) about this and she reminded me that Daddy took HER on a date, once, too. That he dressed up and took her to some place that had a big fish(?) on the wall and asked to sit right under that fish as a special prize for her and that she was in HEAVEN. We shared the most perfect daddy, ever :-) It makes me smile to think that Jeff is following in his footsteps in being a GREAT Daddy! I was a blessed girl to have my Daddy, and i know that Rhyan will feel the same way as she looks back on sweet times like this!

Camera Dump (January)

Happy New Year! HA! So, clearly i'm behind. Lets just skip the excuses and get to CATCHING UP! I've gotta get this done before vacation next week or i'll never do it. So if you're interested, stay tuned for several posts!

Sweet Shelby came over for a play date one day and Rhyan was in HEAVEN!!!

BAD FACE! haha!

Rhyan and I made brownies one night and made a bit of a mess!

But how can i be mad at this sweet face?!

Rhyan looooves to take pics.... a bit overexposed but still sweet!

I know Rhyan will be SO glad to learn to read... she loves "reading" to her little brother. Mack, is obviously enthralled ;-)

Awwww... SPUD!

Selfie, at Rhyan's request

Rhyans beautiful work of art... I pretty much detest anything crafty, including painting, but my girl insists on it, so i have to let her occasionally! She told me that this is "burning bush" and "cant you see God?"

Meanwhile, our baby boy is obsessed with TRAINS! All things Thomas are popular with him!

The only problem is that he likes the motorized trains on the tracks but he insists on sitting INSIDE the track and inevitably his bootie knocks the train off the tracks and he FREAKS! Let the screams commence. Whew. The boy has lungs. And no patience!

And THAT pretty much wraps up our life in January. Pretty low key, lacking of drama. Just the way I like it!