Purple Girls

I decided to dress all of us in purple this day. Kayley kept going around talking about her "back pants like Mommy" almost all day. It was fun, so Nick had to take a picture of his girls in purple.

Maggie Moos

Here is proof of how much our family LOVES Maggie Moos...even at such a young age! We went tonight and Nick let Kayley pick out her own flavor. She of course picked out the blue kind, which ironically ended up being one of Nick's flavors...wonder how that happened!!??!? But it was Blue Cotton Candy and boy was it BLUE!! Kayley got it all over herself and then had to of course love on Cora so Cora got some through osmosis I guess. I didn't have my camera with me, so we looked like horrible parents taking them out of there without washing off their faces so I could have them pose at home with the camera. Needless to say, I don't go anywhere now without my camera!

Cora 6 weeks

Here's our big girl Cora. In this picture, she is one month and 1 week old. She sure is cute and is learning to smile. One of my favorite things to do is wake up to her smiling. As soon as she starts waking up, I lean over her crib and she just smiles really big. The other morning, she was eating and her Daddy gave her a kiss good-bye before work and she stopped eating and just looked at me and smiled as if to say, "That's my Daddy!" It sure was cute! We are enjoying having a new baby in the home.

When You Turn Your Head...

Kayley is really growing up and with that she is learning the art of being a girl. One of her new favorite things to do is to get ready in the morning with Mommy. This includes her putting on her own make-up (as demonstrated here.) Oftentimes when I'm not looking a new mess occurs with some new make-up on the floor. I'm just glad it hasn't ventured on the walls or the carpet.

Table Rock Lake

We went to Table Rock Lake over Labor Day Weekend with the Walkers and Grandma Bell. It was fun as we got the condos and took our jetski. Kayley and Ashlyn didn't get on the jetski, so this tube was their "boat". But we got to go swimming with them and relax in the condos. Thanks to Grandma watching the kiddos, the Mommy's and Daddy's got to have fun on the jetski! We also learned that this "boat" tube is best to be used as a kids boat than as a boat for the adults to have pulled behind the jetski...it was quite hilarious watching everyone attempt to get on it and stay on it! Also, it was Cora's very first time at the lake and even though she doesn't remember it and wasn't old enough to get out in the sun, she was still a great trooper! It was a fun relaxing weekend!

Silver Dollar City

This year we all got Silver Dollar City Season Passes thanks to Arlaine's generous Christmas gift. We've had a blast using them, but I've missed out on some of the rides being pregnant with Cora. Well, now she's here and I've been able to go and ride the rides!! I was way excited, but VERY nervous. Anytime I ride rides I always think I'm going to be in that one seat that malfunctions...so I make sure that Arlaine or whoever is watching our kids knows who gets the kids when something happens to us...crazy I know!! You'd think if I was that worried I'd make sure that Nick and I rode at separate times, but I'm also too chicken to ride them without Nick. Oh well! So, we had lots of fun and Ashlyn and Kayley had fun riding the kiddie rides. We also got to go look at Gma and Gpa Bell's land that has been recently sold. This was the new sign put at the entrance to their house.

Kayley's 2nd Birthday

Here is our big two year old!! She had her very own birthday cake and was very good at blowing out her candles. She didn't get as messy as she did for her first birthday. Now she likes to be a bit cleaner when she eats. In fact, she normally asks for a napkin now during dinner. Some of her favorite toys were her new bike and her Elmo Doctor kit. We had fun with the Walkers for her birthday. It was nice having a small celebration especially with just having Cora.

Portraits

Here are the girls portraits. Kayley's 3 year portrait and Cora at 2 weeks. I wanted to get a professional picture of Cora before she got too big. Kayley loved taking a picture with her. They both did great for all the pictures!!

More Pictures of Cora

Here are some other pictures of Cora at the hospital and on her way home. She got lots of cuddle time with Daddy at the hospital and cuddle time with Mommy at home. Grandma was really excited to see her newest grandbaby!

Here's a picture of her getting her first bath at home (top left). Pictures of her at home with her big sister Kayley holding her. Kayley also was loving enough to share her baby with Cora...one of Kayley's most prized possessions!!

Buddies: Kayley & Ashlyn

Kayley and her cousin Ashlyn are definitely buddies! One of Kayley's favorite things to do is to call Ashlyn on the phone, both for pretend and for real. Here are a bunch of pictures of them together. The bottom two were when Kayley got to stay at Michelle's house while we had Cora at the hospital. Michelle was so sweet to watch her for those two days so we could enjoy that time together welcoming Cora into the world. But, Kayley and Ashlyn do really get along well and love to play with one another. Kayley will be really glad when Cora is old enough for her to play with Kayley.