Thursday, December 13, 2012
Today was finally our chance to build our gingerbread house and train. I've been trying to get around to it for almost 3 weeks. What slowed down our pace enough to squeeze in our Christmas tradition? Brent and Haley caught a stomach virus, so we're all stuck at home. HOORAY! (except for Brent and Haley)
I think Emily is sulking because Haley moved her candy around.
Joseph was very helpful with decorating the house. By the time we got to the train, he was only interested in eating the candies.
Everyone is happy with the finished product.
Haley was in bed with a fever while the others decorated the train. It turned out great despite Joseph snitching the candies.
It's a real shame that the house fell apart. Now the kids have to eat it!
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Haley's Baptism
Haley Marlena Helms was baptized on her birthday, June 16, 2012. We were very fortunate to have so much family come and participate. Grammy and Nana gave Haley special jewelry to wear and Aunt Katie sent the flower for her hair. Haley was baptized in the dress that Nanny Helms made. It's the same dress that Aunt Callie and Catherine Bailey were baptized in. Because the entire bishopric was out of town, Pop Pop conducted the baptismal service and Brent performed the baptism and confirmation. Nana played the piano, Grammy gave a talk, Papa gave the prayer and Allie and I performed a musical number. The entire service was performed by family. It was a very special day!
We are so glad Mamaw could come for the baptism.
Haley and Allie with Grandma and Papa.
Brent's been looking forward to this day for a long time. He spent lots of time talking with Haley about what it means to be baptized.
Grandpa and Nana
Grammy and Pop Pop
Emily wanted her picture taken too!
Aunt Kathy with the princesses.
Happy Birthday Haley!
Sarah Kathryn tried to blow out the candles too.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
I DID IT!
I DID IT! I finally published a new post! Obviously, much has happened since May. Some of which will be included in later posts with the accompanying pictures.
In August (I think), we visited Uncle Ric, Aunt Kat, and Tootie in Atlanta. It was the most relaxing weekend Brent and I have had in a long time. Kat is notorious for her hospitality and as usual her cooking was excellent. They put up a pool in the back yard for the kids, which the kids are still talking about. Joseph even swam without his floaties on. The kids jumped in and out of that pool as much as they liked all weekend. We had a bbq and just enjoyed the company. Uncle Ric had me burn our names in my grandparents swing that he built. Joseph and Emily keep asking when we're going to see "Unka" again.
Here we are with our crew! We don't get very many of these pictures. I should blow it up, print an 8x10 and consider our family photo done for the year.
Joseph is so good to Sarah Kathryn and she loves her big brother. She likes to play with his toy dinosaurs and make growling noises like Joseph does. She's definitely watching him. Joseph watches to make sure Sarah Kathryn doesn't eat things off the floor. He tells her, "No No baby" and gives her a toy she can plan with. In the picture below I caught them behind the chair. Joseph was "reading" Sarah Kathryn a story.
Haley made this crafty little door hanger for our house which she was very proud of. She loves that Sarah Kathryn has her blue eyes and blonde hair. Haley calls the baby her "Mini Twin."
Allie continues to enjoy cooking. Lately she been swiping my new issues of "Southern Living" looking for new recipes. In this picture she's eating a piece of the vegan sweet potato pie she made. It was excellent. Her next project is caramel apple tarts.
I just want you to know that sacrifice brings blessings. I know that some grandparents will consider this new post a blessing. The sacrifice is that I've been listening to the kids squealing and screaming with delight while they've been jumping on my bed for the last 20 minutes, which means my room is a disaster, the baby has been crawling on my bathroom floor and there's clean laundry everywhere. I hope you enjoy it!
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Visiting Bubo
At the end of April we drove to Clearwater to visit Bubo. She looks as fabulous as ever. She really enjoyed watching the children and talking to the girls. Bubo rocked Sarah Kathryn to sleep and thought it was a special treat. Bubo now has 5 great great grandchildren. Brent and I try to take all the children to visit Bubo while they're still small enough for her to hold. It was a fun visit. Even Josh held the baby and I think everyone else was mesmerized by the amount of energy 5 children have. Uncle Scott, Aunt Kelly, Josh, Uncle Steve, Aunt Maria and Aunt Ann were all nice enough to meet up with us for the short time we were there. It was a good visit. As always, Bubo was the
hi-light.
Allie the Brave
Allie received money for her birthday and decided to use it to have her ears pierced. She didn't cry and said it didn't hurt at all. She was pretty tough. I caught her checking her reflection all day yesterday and this morning she told me that she wanted to get her haircut to show off her ears more. The earrings are cute on her, but you can't really improve perfection.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Catching up...
As you can see, we've been enjoying the spring weather. I don't know what we would do without this swingset!
A few weeks ago, Joseph helped Brent mow the entire yard. It took Brent twice as long to finish, but Joseph loved it. He cried when Brent put the mower away. I think Brent was proud of that.
Allie made homemade wheat bread for her cooking lesson and it was the best bread I've ever tasted. She has a definite flair for cooking.
Here are pictures of Allie and Brent's birthday. Grammy and PopPop were visiting and Great Gran and the neighbors ate dinner with us. You can't see her face, but Allie was very excited about the Barbie and My Little Pony. Brent's such a good sport to let Allie have the spotlight on their birthday. Emily kept trying to convince me that it was her birthday too.
As some of you are aware, we have battled Emily's hair for quite some time. Every morning I brush out her matted hair only by pinning her down and yanking her hair with the brush. It has to be done, but it's not much fun for Emily or me. So yesterday I did something about it...
TA-DA!
The pictures don't really do it justice, but she looks totally glamorous, like a movie star. She let me style it for her this morning and we put a sparkly clip in the front. Adorable!
What's even better than not having to brush her hair, is that Emily has been more communicative since her haircut. I think she feels more like a big girl and definitely more sassy. She loves her haricut and likes to tell everyone about it. She's only three, but it definitely proves that sometimes a change on the outside can help you feel better on the inside.
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