Get Ready Folks -

We are off to surprise Pappy for Father's Day! And Carli is ready for the journey!!

Actually, we flew - not that it took any less time. But something about driving for 10 hrs with a baby was not appealing to us. Without Logan with us to keep Carli company, driving really was not looking good. So after conspiring with Naggy to surprise Pappy, we all decided that flying was the best option.

We took off from Tyler at 9:50 am and flew through Houston with a 3 hr layover before heading to Amarillo. Carli actually did amazing on the flight. She thought the windows were pretty cool.


Then after she got over the window fascination, it was time to throw back with some juice and relax! She actually drank 20 oz of juice between Tyler and Amarillo! The girl loves her sippy cup! I did take some breast milk to drink for her in another sippy cup - thinking we need to start trying to do a little more variety. But she didn't seem interested in it - turns out I had a stopper in it so it wouldn't spill in all the traveling - I only discovered that was why she was getting mad at the cup after I opened it up and went to wash it out. Blast! All my efforts to make sure it wasn't wasted, and I was the one that wasted it! Oh well...

We got to Amarillo right on time and we were off to surprise Pappy! It was pretty awesome. He was a little confused to say the least and most definitely surprised! He proudly showed Carli off to everyone in the office and Keith and I occasionally got introduced as well. ha!

While we were there, Carli decided to show Pappy how to repair some keyboards.

Pappy was a little surprised and delighted to say the least of his father's day gift! I think Naggy was pretty happy too!

To the Sock Man

To the one who invented socks...



Thank you for making laundry day a little brighter.

Be on the look out...

Carli's coming! Well, not quite -but we are getting closer! Carli still doesn't like to be on her tummy, but for her daddy she indulges us. She started doing this last week...I try to get her on her tummy during the day and I get screamed at. But when Keith gets home, they practice together. Daddy's Girl? Yep...

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Ice Cream Anyone?

Bridging the Gap

Carli never really "played" during her bath time until we switched her over to the full bath. Now you have to basically leave her in the tub while you drain all the water out and then and only then will she come willingly out of the tub. Usually she comes alone, and leaves all her toys in the tub. Last night she decided to show Mr. Ducky the realm of the diaper changing pad. It is still one of her favorite spots.

Here ya go Mr. Ducky - my favorite spot...

See - look all around...isn't it great?
OH! Mom's taking a picture, watch out for the flash!
Hmmmm, what is this you have in your mouth...is it a paci?
Let me get a closer look...
Now it is our job to remember that Mr. Ducky is still on the diaper changing pad - and to bring him back to the tub tonite...

Introducing...

Mr. Logan King

Logan is my nephew and he is awesome. I mean, I knew he was a wonderful little boy, but that was made even more evidant to me once Carli came along.

Logan absolutely loves his cousin Carli. They are so very cute together. They give each other hugs and kisses. They talk to each other and play. I could sit back and watch them all day long if I only could.

Obviously, Logan has awesome parents who have done an amazing job of making sure that Logan knows who all his family is even though we all live at least 2 to 3 hours a part. It never takes long for Logan to warm right up to everyone and his personality to shine through.

Oh and the faces Logan can make! He has a different face for every emotion! It is pretty funny and cute.

Did I mention that Carli loves Logan?

Anyway, if you couldn't tell, we all think Logan is one awesome little boy and his parents are certainly proud of him as are we. So, today's tribute goes to Mr. Logan - because he makes us smile and we all love him just as much as Carli does!

P.S. Logan loves balls, so for his birthday Carli gave him 8 balls. Here he is trying his best to ride his new bike while holding as many balls as possible!

Sippy Cup - Check...

Folks - we know have a professional, no maybe just an amateur, sippy cup drinker! Woohoo! Carli decided on Friday that the sippy cup was not such a bad thing after all. If you give her puffs, she thinks life is wonderful! The last three days she has drank an avg of 15 oz of water/white grape juice and we have changed an extra 4 diapers more than we normally do! ha! We are relieved to have accomplished this milestone, and are working on learning to hold it ourselves...

Splish! Splash!

Here's another first! We are no longer in need our baby bath tub and LOVE it!

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Too Tired to Eat

In our sleeping struggle - Tuesday was not much different. Carli actually did an awesome job napping, but we are still at the point where 3 naps are too many but 2 naps just quite don't cut it. On Tuesday-Thursday we usually don't have a problem b/c she will take a power nap in the car on the way home from Alto or on the way to church. Monday's and Friday's are tough though b/c she won't take a power nap at home (this week we went to Alto on Monday and were home all day on Tuesday)...so here is a first for us...Carli fell asleep eating. It was the cutest thing. She would fall asleep - momentarily wake up to get a bite and go back to sleep. Priceless. Keith was laughing so hard at her!


We even managed to lay her on her tummy to finish out the nap...it lasted long enough for us to eat dinner. When she woke up, she was a bit freaked out b/c I guess she couldn't figure out how she got on the couch.

All first are neat, but this one is just precious. :)

Our Favorite Aunt

Carli has a favorite aunt - granted, right now she only has one aunt - but none the less she is our favorite. Aunt Chelle has been a true source of happiness for the Hays' house from the day we told everyone Carli Lynn was on her way. She answered a ton of questions from me - encouraged me when I thought the world was falling apart - shared laughs - sympathized - and most definitely was an awesome friend. When Carli arrived, she stepped right into the wonderful role of the best aunt. She sends Carli cards and little gifts. And when we get together, Carli always gives her a huge smile. Yep - Carli has the world's best aunt and we just wanted to let her know we think she is awesome!!

Party in the Crib!

Our sleep saga continues - now it seems Carli will go to bed with no problem and wake up 2 hrs later screaming. We've tried this and we've tried that...last night, I thought well, maybe the child is going through a growth spurt and she was hungry. So when she woke up, I went in and nursed her and put her back to bed with no problems secretly celebrating the victory. I then went to bed and we heard nothing from her all night. Keith went to get her up this morning and this is what we found...apparently there was a wild party in the crib last night! Her caterpillar (whom we need to find a name for) and blanket/chewy usually are at the opposite end of the crib - and she brought them all up to join her at the top of the crib.