I'm not gonna cry....I'm not gonna cry....

OK, so I have been trying my hardest to live in denial. I am not ready for my baby girl to be one years old already! While I have been watching her grow and bursting with pride over her daily accomplishments, time has been sneaking into my home and stealing away precious minutes hours and days I swear. I simply cannot believe that almost a full year has past since I was sitting in the rocking chair next to her crib, cradling my abundant belly while cooing welcoming words to my precious unborn baby girl. I remember telling her how excited I was to meet her and that I loved her so much already. Dreaming about what she was going to look like. Anxiously awaiting the feeling of holding her in my arms and smelling that wonderful baby smell. I remember thinking my heart was for sure going to burst when I saw her because it was already so full. I wasn't sure I could even fit an ounce more of love in that thing. But sure enough when I laid eyes on her my heart grew and immediately filled up again. I'm so blessed to have so much to love.
Since Bentley's Birthday is next week I have decided to dedicate a week of Blogging to my little princess. All post for the next week will be mainly about our little Bentley-ah-boo-boo, or Boo as we call her. :)
I took these pictures tonight during her nightly bath. Post #1. Boo boo loves her "pretties." (Hair Bows and bracelets). She wakes up in the morning and points to her pretties that are hanging on a ribbon on the wall, picks one out and then patiently waits for me to place it in her hair. Even after her bath she will often try to get me to put on a pretty for her as I'm dressing her in her Jammie's. She is such a girlie girl and I LOVE it!

I woke up today thinking it was yesterday only to realize it's already tomorrow!!!!!!!!

Man, I feel like I am constantly saying it, but time is going by way to fast! What happened to February? I know this is a short month but I can't believe it's almost over. In the past two weeks Pops has come to visit us twice, Bentley got a new tooth and has started taking baby steps. I was nervous as heck but I survived teaching my first lesson in Relief Society. Glade has been working round the clock with our Realtors trying to find us a new place to call home. And poor McCoy has just been hanging on. The kid has taken some pretty bad falls. He cut open the side of his head running into a wall corner, busted open his bottom lip by catching his fall off the recliner with his face, and almost giving himself a concussion when he fell backwards off the the side of the couch. Kid can't catch a break. And just today he had a dentist appointment where he had a tooth pulled, another capped and top it all off with root canal. But even with these crazy times, we have found moments of good old fashion fun.

First off I have to say how blessed and excited we are that Nana and Pops will be moving closer to us. :) Pops got a new job in North Carolina and we are thrilled. The company he works for has an office in Tampa so he has been in Florida for the past two weeks working and on the weekends he has come down to West Palm to hang with us. I know McCoy was one Happy little Boy.

Here are some random pics from our past two weeks... Mac enjoyed hanging out with his Pops and washing Pops' Truck. Mostly he liked spraying Pops with the water hose. After they got done he said, "Well ya know, we make a pretty good washing team."Bentley even got in the car washing fun. Yes that is a cooler. I just filled it with water and let her splish and splash and she had a blast. Good Ol Redneck fun. She loves to be outside. And So do I. We HEART our Florida Sunshine! When Bents is teething she gets pretty snugly. We feel bad she is sick but we sure treasure those snuggles. Somebody just discovered bubbles. She loves em!

And My poop baby boy. He was in so much pain but he was a real trooper.

I love you baby boy and hope your mouth feels better soon. You have the most beautiful smile and it always melts my heart. I can't wait to see it again soon. :D

Happy Heart Day

Happy Valentines Day!

Today me and my mini Valentines slept in and then played the day away. We made daddy some extra special Valentines day cards and when he got home we exchanged Valentines. Since Bentley LOVES soft fabrics and always tries to steal our throw pillows and since McCoy asked for one for Christmas but didn't get it, mommy and daddy got them some lovies/Pillow Pets. We had a nice dinner and then hit the mall for a special ice cream treat! I am so blessed to have 3 very special Valentines! I love my family so much. I have the bestest hubby and most lovable kiddos on the planet! True story. :) Hope you all had a wonderful Valentines Day filled with lots of LOVE from those you LOVE most! Happy Valentines All!!!

12 on the 12th

Ok, I am behind again! I didn't get pictures of all the fun things we did Saturday but the biggest greatest thing about Saturday February 12th was that my Dad was here in Florida with us! He is working here a couple of hours away and decided to drive down Friday night to see the kids and hang with us. I was so happy he made the drive. I miss my family bunches and will take any chance I get to see them even if its just for a quick weekend.
Here is a quick picture-less run-down of our day. (I PROMISE to be better next month!)

1. Cinnamon toast breakfast: known my father for 28 years and just found he hates cinnamon?
2. House viewing: Yes we are looking for a new casa and it is making me crazy!
3. Toys R Us: bought the kiddos some pillow pets for Valentines Day
4. TJ Max: Just did a quick browse since it was right next to Toys R us. Found nothing :(
5: Home Goods Store: Watched some women in line be amazed at McCoy's Black Berry skills.
6. Lunch: Steak and Shake with Pops Yummo!
7. Party time: McCoy's friend had a "Happening Horse Party" where we got to go out to their stables, ride horses, play games and have some cake! Note: McCoy did not ride a horse of course, maybe next year.
8. Dinner: Pops made us some awesome steak that we used for fajitas! It was "da bestest"! You da Man Pops!
9. Chit Chat: just sitting around catching up with Pops. Makes me wish and realize I need to it more often.
10. Trouble: Family game time followed by
11. The kinect! Pops' first experience with kinect memorable! Mostly we watched McCoy bounce around like a crazy kid. He NEVER runs out of energy.
12. Good night: McCoy was so happy to have a "roommate" and Glade and I were so happy to have McCoy out of our room for a night. We slept kid free, no body kicked us or stole our covers. It was nice :)

Daily Dose of Love Week 1

The "LOVE PROJECT" is funnier than I thought it was going to be. I love to hear the things that McCoy comes up with and even the things he thinks Bentley would say if she could talk. It is a really nice way to just remember to appreciate the little things that bring us joy daily. We use to play the Up/Down Game or YEAH/BOO game. Where each person says something that was good about their day and something that was not so good. So McCoy insists that with our new Love game, we say something we love and something we don't love or don't really like about our day. The biggest thing I have found that I LOVE most is the game itself. I feel very blessed and fortunate that my family is able to sit down together and have a family prayer, enjoy mealtime and partake in this fun little dinner game too.

These photos made it to the top of the Love List for Week 1:

Glade: Watching Wipe Out with the kids and hearing them laugh.

Bentley: Being outside and wearing my shades like Daddy.

Amber: That distinct sound I hear when opening up a can and the burn I get in the back of my throat after my first gulp! Burns so good Baby! (Obviously I am off the wagon already. Disclaimer - NOT MY FAULT! Publix Groceries had it on Sale for BOGO plus each case had its own $1 off coupon. I only paid a $1.50 each. How could I pass that up?

Bentley: I Love mommy's Cell phone and sitting in Brothers chair and Looking busy.


Ok, the next one is a favorite of Mine: I LOVE to read and I love that my kiddos LOVE to read too!
McCoy is reading anything he can get his hands on. He is really into anything Star Wars, Diary of a Wimpy kid series and he recently just discovered the Captain Underpants series. I often find him laying on his floor reading books or flipping through his Lego magazines. We frequent friends of the Library

Bentley's favorite book is: I love You Through and Through (This was one of Macs favs too when he was a baby)

McCoy : I love to play outside riding my four wheeler, GraveDigger and Bikes.

(McCoy took this picture: He said His love of the day was the park and this was his favorite thing at the park.

Bentley: Loves Nap time. Can you spy Bentley sleeping in the stroller?

Glade: I love my baby girl.

Also, No pictures, but...

Tuesday: McCoy - I loved playing with my friends today. They make me smile

Wednesday: Glade - playing ball

Thursday - Me - Hanging with the girls at Bunco

Friday - McCoy rocking out at Kiki's Birthday party.

Saturday - McCoy - donuts, Me - spending time with McCoy doing our monthly Dunken Donuts and Home Depot Day. Bentley - getting my first lolly pop from the bank lady.

Sunday - SUPERBOWL oh and Church too of course :)

Today was the start of week 2: These were the items on the top of the Daily Love List:

Bentley: Going to baby story time at the Library.

McCoy: Taking sissy to her story time and getting to play with the toys there.