No more Passy!!

I am so proud of my little boy. We finally decided it was time to get rid of the passy for good. We had broken him to only taking it when he was in his bed for about 6 months now, but we knew it was time to do it. I think it was probably harder on me than it was on him. I felt like my little boy was growing up way to fast for me.
We did it on Saturday and had him write on an envelope and we told him we were sending it to the new babies that needed a passy. He put the passy in the envelope and sealed it and then we walked it out to the mailbox. I think we really lucked out because later that day we happened to be outside when the mailman delivered our mail and Stafford saw him. He looked at me and said "the mailman got my passy?", and I told him, "yes". The mailman waved at him and Stafford waved back at him.
So the first night he acted like he didn't want to go to bed because he wanted to avoid the whole bed routine. But all went well, he just continued to ask were the mailman was, never anything about his passy. Well its Monday now and we are still doing great. The passy is gone and I guess my little boy is growing up on me. But I have to say his blankie has become quite a buddy now since there is no passy. I love this boy!!

Where it all began...

Pics from Reese's Party

I know this is really late, but I wanted to be sure and add some pictures from Reese's birthday party. I had Chris Stinson take pictures at her 1st birthday party like I did for Stafford's. There were so many to pick from and so many cute ones, so here are just a few. 1st birthdays are always so much fun, especially when the birthday girl/boy tears into their cake. So far both of ours have. I think they must have their mommys sweet tooth.

Kampaign for Kids

Please join me in supporting Arkansas Children's Hospital by donating to the Kampaign for Kids (KFK) fundraiser! KFK is the Northwest Arkansas' Circle of Friends chapter's biggest fundraiser! Last year we raised over $105,000 in just 3 weeks! Our goal this year is $100,000. The kampaign ends February 24, so don't wait!
Online giving is super easy too: www.archildrens.org/NWARKampaignforKids
Thanks for your support!

Chris and I are honored this year to be the co-chairs for the Kampaign for Kids. Many of you know how much Arkansas Children's Hospital has been apart of our lives and how grateful we are to have such a wonderful hospital in the state of Arkansas. Stafford has truely been blessed by the wonderful doctors and staff of ACH. Please give what you can to support the hospital.

I'am behind

Just a couple pics of the kids. I forgot to post any pictures from the horrible ice storm and now I really feel like it is old news. I hope to get some pictures up of Reese and her birthday party soon. I am waiting on a CD of pictures and when I do I will upload them. There were some really great pictures from the party so I want to be sure and document it. Otherwise, not a alot is going on in our household. Just looking forward to a date this weekend with Chris for Valentines Day. We usually don't do to much, but we have Grandparents coming into town, so why not take them up on the offer. I hope to be better about getting some pictures up soon. By the way Miss Reese is starting to walk and Stafford and her are really starting to play together. I just love watching them. It is so fun to watch kids imaginations.

Guess Who is 1?

I can't believe my little girl is 1 today. We celebrated her birthday with family on Sunday and boy did she tear into the birthday cake. I will add some pictures from our low key family party soon.

Reese is still not walking yet, she gets around so fast crawling, I just don't know when she will. Stafford was the same way, so it could be awhile. She is starting to talk a lot she says momma, daddy, passy, ball, and uh-oh. Of course she says other words too, but mom and dad are the only ones that understand those, so I don't really know if you can qualify it as a word yet. Lately, there has been lots of pointing too. She points to what ever she wants.

It is so funny how each child is different than the other, because I have to say Stafford was much easier than Reese. Stafford was so laid back and Reese is little more sassy. She would be happy as a lark if someone would hold her all day, but I would never change it for the world. HAPPY BIRTHDAY RESSEY REESE!! (As Stafford would call her)

Cont'd Colorado

Just a few more pictures I pulled from my mom's camera. Oh, how I wished we had snow with this cold weather we have been having. Doesn't seem like it is worth having these cold temperatures without some snow.

Colorado '09

We just got back from our annual ski trip to Colorado. It was lots of fun and I am always sad when it is time to come home. The kids did great and were able to see lots of snow. It was all so beautiful. I have more pictures I have to get from my moms camera. We got lots of skiing in and the kids were able to play in the snow. They didn't last to long outside with it being so cold, but it was still lots of fun. Can't wait till next year. Hopefully Stafford will begin skiing next year.