First outing!
Cake at Great Grandma Alma's!
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Birthday with Grandma and Grandpa!
We decided to go ahead and give her her doll while visiting J's folks over the weekend. We knew it'd be MERCIFUL to allow her the time to truly enjoy her doll before school Monday morning (as Monday would be her birthday---would you want to wait until after school?)
First outing!
Cake at Great Grandma Alma's!
First outing! Cake at Great Grandma Alma's!
Saturday, October 08, 2011
Wendy is Five!
Yeah, I know, I know, this is late, BUT! Better late than never! On the morning of Wendy's fifth birthday, I got her up out of her bed (having told her the night before that it was to be the last night I'd tuck in my 4-year-old Wendy!), to see the beautiful sun rising in the distance ---for her birthday!
Cupcakes for school!
Favors for school friends!
After school, she discovered lots of packages around her car seat!
Clothes and accessories for her American Girl Doll!
Later, Chuck-E-Cheese's with friends!
Love Linc's animated body language here!
Wish this pic were better quality, but um, yes. Linc found the one thing, among all of the rides and games, that he wanted. The broom.
Table set for friends~
"Happy Birthday to You!"
Yummy!
Night-time!
"My Buddy, My Buddy! Wherever I go, you're gonna go!"
Cupcakes for school!
Favors for school friends!
After school, she discovered lots of packages around her car seat!
Clothes and accessories for her American Girl Doll!
Later, Chuck-E-Cheese's with friends!
Love Linc's animated body language here!
Wish this pic were better quality, but um, yes. Linc found the one thing, among all of the rides and games, that he wanted. The broom.
Table set for friends~
"Happy Birthday to You!"
Yummy!
Night-time! 
"My Buddy, My Buddy! Wherever I go, you're gonna go!"
Thursday, October 06, 2011
Elly is Born!
James' sister, Tiffany, and her husband, Chris, welcomed their firstborn, a perfect baby girl, named Elly, into our world Sept. 4th, just 2 days before Wendy's birthday. We get to go back on the 22nd, and I'm looking forward to cuddling with her! Someone took this pic of me holding my niece the day after she was born.
The story of her birth, from our point of view~ Tiff's water broke and she called her folks to let them know she was going to the hosp, but didn't want us to come right away, so we went to a seafood restaurant in town, closer to the hosp. We ate and let Lil' James and our kids burn off some of their energy outside the restaurant.
I took this pic of my father-in-law, waiting for the call~
Uncle James gets the call that we can go on to the hospital. It's getting closer to Elly time!
I know someone ELSE who's all smiles right about now!
We weren't in the waiting room long at all before J's dad got the call from Chris that she was here! Tiff's bf, below, never even got a chance to put her blanket and pillow down!
Even though you see so little of their faces, just look. Lil' James and Lil' Linc James--smiling BIG! Let's go SEE! 'Course Linc couldn't go back (and didn't know why we were there!)
Wendy wanted to see her so badly, but had to wait until we'd all seen her, and then, with caution, we were permitted to take her, a child, gulp, to the room! We didn't want to abuse this chance, so we were in and out, so Wendy got to see the little face just briefly.
Grandpa was emotional.
Uncle James was proud!
But not as proud as Papa!
Mother and Child~
The story of her birth, from our point of view~ Tiff's water broke and she called her folks to let them know she was going to the hosp, but didn't want us to come right away, so we went to a seafood restaurant in town, closer to the hosp. We ate and let Lil' James and our kids burn off some of their energy outside the restaurant.
I took this pic of my father-in-law, waiting for the call~
Uncle James gets the call that we can go on to the hospital. It's getting closer to Elly time!
I know someone ELSE who's all smiles right about now!
We weren't in the waiting room long at all before J's dad got the call from Chris that she was here! Tiff's bf, below, never even got a chance to put her blanket and pillow down!
Even though you see so little of their faces, just look. Lil' James and Lil' Linc James--smiling BIG! Let's go SEE! 'Course Linc couldn't go back (and didn't know why we were there!)
Wendy wanted to see her so badly, but had to wait until we'd all seen her, and then, with caution, we were permitted to take her, a child, gulp, to the room! We didn't want to abuse this chance, so we were in and out, so Wendy got to see the little face just briefly. 
Grandpa was emotional.
Uncle James was proud!
But not as proud as Papa!
Mother and Child~
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Wendy's Five Years! Pics!
Katie, my friend and one heck of an accomplished photographer (check out her link from my blog---katieleephotography), took these just a bit ago. My darling Woo Loo is no longer that super-round faced baby that she once was! She is maturing both in her mindset as well as in her looks. I absolutely love how these images turned out, Katie, and thank you again! And, I love what my dad said, "Look at all of those white chiclet teeth!"
Thursday, September 01, 2011
Her Heart
Okay, so below this little entry is a big ole catch-up with pics, but first~
Wendy just came up to me and said, with sincerity, "Mom, since when you turned 5 years old, I wasn't alive, I decided to make you a 'Happy Fifth Birthday' card for you now, so will you help me write it? Because I didn't get to give you a birthday card when you were five." I love her heart!
Wendy just came up to me and said, with sincerity, "Mom, since when you turned 5 years old, I wasn't alive, I decided to make you a 'Happy Fifth Birthday' card for you now, so will you help me write it? Because I didn't get to give you a birthday card when you were five." I love her heart!
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Kindergarten, Princess Hair, the Lincster, Oh My!
Recently, my sis-in-law, Missy, sent me a fabulous site called "The Princess and Her Hair." It has tutorials and every imaginable, decadent 'do. Well, Wendy has some tricky layers and waves, but last night was my first attempt. It was, for me, a practice in patience as it was, for Wendy, a practice in patience!
Aliens have taken over the hair world!
She liked it oodles and oodles!
We were pressed for time this morning (I had about 6 minutes), but I came up with this one "ALL BY MYSELF!" (I'm sure you can tell.) Behold, the left side~
Behold, the top/back (the three long strands from the side knot-tops cross over, the bottom strands merge with the side french braid.) Again, fast and furious, so not my best~
Behold, a twisty, windy, do-dad-ded side pony! 
It took more than that site to inspire me. For you see, a few days ago, Wendy announced her big reveal, singing her own praises over her model, Mimi's, new made-over image!
In Princess mode, sans the elaborate do~~~
My best friend and her husband came for a day, and we had a fantastic time. We went to the Peddler Show, I bought fudge and a nifty ribbon head band. We enjoyed Nero, whom we dropped (gently) into Linc's crib with him, and y'all shoulda seen the JOY!!!!!!!
FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN!!!!!!! Because we were blessed to have several pre-first-day celebrations, Wendy felt at ease, I think! I am so thankful to our Lord because as her b-day is Sept. 6, and state law forbids her starting kinder in the public system, this private, half-day school is amazing, affordable, reinforces our faith, and allows us more time as a family.
"Yes, everyone, I, Wendy Lynn, am in fact a kindergartner as of today!" Oh, and I made the t-shirts for all of the students (10) and their teacher! Ginger, my sweet friend, bought the t's and presented the idea of t-shirts to me. I then ran with a contrived theme and all, y'all know me, the cheese that just grows and grows, but thank goodness kindergartners love cheese! Made crayon bows for all 5 girls as well.
Half day="fruit snack" in lieu of lunch.
Now for some Linc lovin'. This was his game the other day, while shopping HEB. He just thought it was so fun to contort himself like this! Well, this was after I initiated the game of (first ensuring the coast was clear) and then pushing the cart, with him inside, several feet in front of me, waving "bye bye" and then catching up with him like a slightly immature and mental mother.
My mother recently turned 61 and on the same day, my folks celebrated their 40th anniversary!
I love my parents so very much and am so happy to see that 40 years of wedded bliss, and commitment during the hard times as well, has resulted in three happily married children (my bro, Sean, and his family were unable to make it this night--that's my gorgeous aunt and uncle on the left), 9 grand kids and the acknowledgement that God had everything to do with it all!
So cute!
One night, James and I went out for a date with both kids (joking---it's no "date" with kids), and Linc was fussing up a storm the moment we forced him into the highchair, so the women at this Japanese restaurant brought out white rice cake smiley faces with choco syrup. Both kids marveled at the presentation for a moment. Neither kid ate it.
Aliens have taken over the hair world!
She liked it oodles and oodles!
We were pressed for time this morning (I had about 6 minutes), but I came up with this one "ALL BY MYSELF!" (I'm sure you can tell.) Behold, the left side~
Behold, the top/back (the three long strands from the side knot-tops cross over, the bottom strands merge with the side french braid.) Again, fast and furious, so not my best~
Behold, a twisty, windy, do-dad-ded side pony! 
It took more than that site to inspire me. For you see, a few days ago, Wendy announced her big reveal, singing her own praises over her model, Mimi's, new made-over image!
In Princess mode, sans the elaborate do~~~
My best friend and her husband came for a day, and we had a fantastic time. We went to the Peddler Show, I bought fudge and a nifty ribbon head band. We enjoyed Nero, whom we dropped (gently) into Linc's crib with him, and y'all shoulda seen the JOY!!!!!!!
FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN!!!!!!! Because we were blessed to have several pre-first-day celebrations, Wendy felt at ease, I think! I am so thankful to our Lord because as her b-day is Sept. 6, and state law forbids her starting kinder in the public system, this private, half-day school is amazing, affordable, reinforces our faith, and allows us more time as a family.
"Yes, everyone, I, Wendy Lynn, am in fact a kindergartner as of today!" Oh, and I made the t-shirts for all of the students (10) and their teacher! Ginger, my sweet friend, bought the t's and presented the idea of t-shirts to me. I then ran with a contrived theme and all, y'all know me, the cheese that just grows and grows, but thank goodness kindergartners love cheese! Made crayon bows for all 5 girls as well.
Half day="fruit snack" in lieu of lunch.
Now for some Linc lovin'. This was his game the other day, while shopping HEB. He just thought it was so fun to contort himself like this! Well, this was after I initiated the game of (first ensuring the coast was clear) and then pushing the cart, with him inside, several feet in front of me, waving "bye bye" and then catching up with him like a slightly immature and mental mother.
My mother recently turned 61 and on the same day, my folks celebrated their 40th anniversary!
I love my parents so very much and am so happy to see that 40 years of wedded bliss, and commitment during the hard times as well, has resulted in three happily married children (my bro, Sean, and his family were unable to make it this night--that's my gorgeous aunt and uncle on the left), 9 grand kids and the acknowledgement that God had everything to do with it all!
So cute!
One night, James and I went out for a date with both kids (joking---it's no "date" with kids), and Linc was fussing up a storm the moment we forced him into the highchair, so the women at this Japanese restaurant brought out white rice cake smiley faces with choco syrup. Both kids marveled at the presentation for a moment. Neither kid ate it.
This was just too strange---even for Linc!
A misbehaving toddler is a great teaching tool for a nearly 5-year-old. How? Oh, there is always someone out mis-behaving her, so you simply whisper, "Mommy's so proud of you for being such a good example to brother, who, look at him now, uh oh. I'm SO glad you are my HELPER tonight!" Then, whatever mischief older sibling may have planned, falls away to the sheer will to please and be praised! Wanna see what human nature looks like? Spend a day with kids.
Wendy, walking into our bathroom, cradling her baby Pooh Bear. Aw, such a sparkling, pleased new mommy!
So, one of the events leading up to the first day at school was a social at the pool! This is Wendy's WONDERFUL new teacher!
This was the morning of the "Meet the Teacher and See Your Classroom!" party!
My Darling~
Finding our desks!
Finding the FOOD!
Some of the crazy cute foods my friend made!
Working Woman!
"What? Do I look cute or something?"
Talking Wendy into submitting to curlers for the night was no easy task.....
...however, we did come to a compromise!
Speaking of Pooh, this morning I gave him a gentle tumble in our new washing machine (hand wash mode, slow spin), and then let him air-dry outside. It has been many months because I was afraid Wendy's worst nightmare would be realized if...gulp...his NOSE CAME OFF!!!! He survived, narrowly, once again, and he smells strangely Pooh-like even after this subjection. Anyway, below was a day Wendy filled with costumed Pooh fun!
Everyone, shhhh.....
Bravo!!!!!
My mom found this magical bit of info, sooooo, I did something with it!
Theirs:
Mine:
And of course, now I need to be saving all of these for Wendy's school, so discarding the boxes won't be as simple a process!
And now, Lincoln helping Dad fix my old make-up table for Wendy's room (which before it was mine, was my mom's.)
"I KNOW you need THIS, Dad!" Yeah, Lincoln calls me Mom, and James, Dad. Whatever happened to Daddy and Mommy? Wah!
Playing with Dad now.
Fashion Plate~
High Fasion. Why not? Look at Lady Gaga!
Lincoln loves pretty goils!
Okay, so I am working on a surprise dealie for Wendy's birthday party, and this surprise includes buttons, so I left Wendy alone at my work station, with one of these rice cake poofy snack disks, and, clearing throat now so as to sound completely serious, "This is Wendy's 'Button Land.'" She was proud of it, and then she knocked the buttons off, and ate it!
A misbehaving toddler is a great teaching tool for a nearly 5-year-old. How? Oh, there is always someone out mis-behaving her, so you simply whisper, "Mommy's so proud of you for being such a good example to brother, who, look at him now, uh oh. I'm SO glad you are my HELPER tonight!" Then, whatever mischief older sibling may have planned, falls away to the sheer will to please and be praised! Wanna see what human nature looks like? Spend a day with kids.
Wendy, walking into our bathroom, cradling her baby Pooh Bear. Aw, such a sparkling, pleased new mommy!
So, one of the events leading up to the first day at school was a social at the pool! This is Wendy's WONDERFUL new teacher!
This was the morning of the "Meet the Teacher and See Your Classroom!" party!
My Darling~
Finding our desks!
Finding the FOOD!
Some of the crazy cute foods my friend made!
Working Woman!
"What? Do I look cute or something?"
Talking Wendy into submitting to curlers for the night was no easy task.....
...however, we did come to a compromise!
Speaking of Pooh, this morning I gave him a gentle tumble in our new washing machine (hand wash mode, slow spin), and then let him air-dry outside. It has been many months because I was afraid Wendy's worst nightmare would be realized if...gulp...his NOSE CAME OFF!!!! He survived, narrowly, once again, and he smells strangely Pooh-like even after this subjection. Anyway, below was a day Wendy filled with costumed Pooh fun!
Everyone, shhhh.....
Bravo!!!!!
My mom found this magical bit of info, sooooo, I did something with it!
Theirs:
Mine:
And of course, now I need to be saving all of these for Wendy's school, so discarding the boxes won't be as simple a process!
And now, Lincoln helping Dad fix my old make-up table for Wendy's room (which before it was mine, was my mom's.)
"I KNOW you need THIS, Dad!" Yeah, Lincoln calls me Mom, and James, Dad. Whatever happened to Daddy and Mommy? Wah!
Playing with Dad now.
Fashion Plate~
High Fasion. Why not? Look at Lady Gaga!
Lincoln loves pretty goils!
Okay, so I am working on a surprise dealie for Wendy's birthday party, and this surprise includes buttons, so I left Wendy alone at my work station, with one of these rice cake poofy snack disks, and, clearing throat now so as to sound completely serious, "This is Wendy's 'Button Land.'" She was proud of it, and then she knocked the buttons off, and ate it!
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