Happy Birthday to you...

Just wanted to tell everyone my wonderful, crazy, ornery, fun husbands birthday is tomorrow! He will be 36- I've been lucky enough to spend the last ten birthdays with him.

We began the birthday celebration tonight with a small cake on our special birthday plate and dinner on our china! Camryn was so excited to sing "Happy Birthday!"

Pictures galore...

Riding the horse at Incredible Pizza
Bowling with Daddy at Incredible Pizza
Hanging out with Meredith Scrivner and
Major Russell at Bass Pro Shop
Dinner with mommy at Incredible Pizza

Date night with mommy and daddy

Cassidy and Bams

The girls and Nana Farrar

Camryn and Papa Farrar

Gingerbread House 2008

Jennilee's wedding

One happy girl!!!

What a fun few days we've had...Ending my maternity leave makes me really sad but we've been able to really take advantage of special times...I have to go back to work on Jan. 2nd. Jeff will take over mommy duties in the morning and then our favorite Miss Patty will be back to love on the girls! Camryn can hardly wait and Cassidy will soon find out how lucky we are!!!

We hope each of you and your families have a WONDERFUL Christmas! We are so thankful for our many blessings and celebrate the best gift of all- Jesus Christ.

The potty is our friend...

Who would have thought going to the potty could be so exciting? Well, at our house we clap, we cheer and we get so excited when we have potty success! Camryn has consistently been going to the potty and staying dry all day for about a week now. She does have an occasional accident and bedtime is not successful yet..but, we will get there!

Just a couple of pictures till next week...One of Camryn and I with one of our favorite little boys and his great mommy- Robyn and Harrison, one of Cassidy before our family pictures (Becki- her checks are probably fatter than Greysons), one of my monster Camryn after naptime, and one of Cassidy and her favorite new thing to do- smiling!

We have a big weekend ahead of us! Camryn is going to be a flower girl in one of my former cheerleaders weddings (We love you Miss Jenni)...Rehearsal and dinner tonight and then the wedding tomorrow- hopefully she will follow directions and be a good flower girl!

My kid can dance...must have been all those great "functions" I went to in college!

My favorites...

Ok...I give in...I was challenged by one of my college friends, Becki, to play along with her in the game of five favorites...so, here we go!


My FIVE favorites...

1. Bedtime with Camryn- I love bedtime with my precious one. Jeff and I take Camryn to bed together every night. We pancake her in the middle and lay with her while she says her prayers. It's amazing to hear the things she prays about at only two years of age. We are so thankful for our little miracle! Most nights I don't leave the room with a dry eye.

1 1/2. Snuggle time with Cassidy- She is really alert now and is smiling and cooing all the time. I am amazed how you can love a second child just as much as you do the first!

2. Boomer Sooner- I love "date night" during OU football season with my favorite fanatic, Jeff! We love it all- driving to Norman, reading the Daily Oklahoman sports section (out loud in the car), eating at fun new restaurants, seeing friends and listening to the post game show on the Sports Animal..We have been going to the games since 2000- what a fun tradition we have going!

3. Family and Friends- I am blessed with an amazing family, great in-laws and fun fun friends! I truly enjoy every minute I spend with each and everyone of them!

4. Diet Dr. Pepper and Chocolate Chip Cookies....enough said!

5. Summer time!!! I love love love hanging out in the pool. We spend lots of time playing outside with our friends Jamie, Harry and grandma Kathy. This summer we will add Cassidy and Hadley Kate to the outdoor fun!



WHO'S WHO?

What is your husband's name? Jeff

How long have you been married? 4 1/2 years

How long did you date? 4 years

How old is he? 35- but he will be 36 two days after Christmas!

Who is taller? By about a foot, he wins this one..

Who can sing best? He would definetly say he does...he makes fun of me when I sing!

Who is smarter? You mean smart aleck? This is a trick question...not falling for it...

Who does the laundry? We both do..he's a GREAT help around the house- I am lucky.

Who pays the bills? Unfortunately I do and I dread it every month

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? When you are looking at the bed, he's on the right.

Who mows the lawn? Jeff does...he is very particular and he does a wonderful job!

Who cooks the meals? Most of the time I do.. He cooks a lot during the summer out on the grill.

Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? Hmm...probably a tie

Who kissed who first? He did- but he will tell you I did..

Who wears the pants? We share them...he wears them on the big things..I wear them on the day to day small things..


I don't have very many friends who blog...so, my challenge to complete the five favorites and who's who goes to Val and Robyn...

Boomer Sooner!!!!

Camryn and Harry's duet....

What a busy few days we've had...over the weekend we saw Val, Major, Avery and Krici for lunch. The next day we cheered on the Sooners to their big victory. We spent some time with Summer, Wendi and Todd and finished up our time in OKC with Nana and Papa. Of course we played with Bams (Grams) and Aunt BB every day we were there!

We also had Arts and Crafts day with Harry and Hadley. We spent the day making Thanksgiving decorations, Christmas ornaments and Christmas cookies. We finished our day off with a trip to McDonald's for lunch and playground time! Hope everyone has a happy Thanksgiving!

One month

I took Cassidy to the doctor today and she weighed in at a whopping 9 lbs. 12 oz! Glad to know we finally got her off the starvation diet I started her on! The doctor was very pleased with her progress and assured me a chunky cheeked baby was a good thing- Camryn was over six months by the time she finally made the height/weight chart so this is all new territory for us!

Thanks to our friend Cindy Donaldson, Cassidy now has her own special hat and blanket. Although it's not really cold yet, we - Camryn too- had to try them out! We hope everyone has a really great week! Check back again soon..we have a play date with Val, Major and Baby Avery Avery Baby (as Camryn likes to call her)...Aunt BB will be flying in on Thursday too so we should have lots of pictures to post.

She's DEFINETLY a turkey!

So I am sitting in the living room feeding Cassidy- Camryn was in her room taking a nap, or so I thought! All of a sudden I hear this voice singing, "I poo pooed in the pottyyyy- yeah!" As I walked down the hall I was thinking- ok, what am I going to find?

Since we started working on potty training I added a potty chair to Camryn's room. She's one of those kids who won't take time to go to the bathroom because she is too busy! Having a chair in her room has come in handy- and it did again today. When I got to her room I saw she had taken off her socks, her jeans and she had thrown her diaper down the hall. She had sat herself on her potty and pooped! When I realized what she had done and told her how proud I was she immediately told me she needed an M&M. Now, I am not one to reward a behavior with a bribe but this is one momma who does not want two in diapers for ever! I proudly gave her two of the mini sized m&m's. Here's hoping for continued success from my little turkey.

Thanks Robyn!

Camryn loves her new "ribbit towel" from David and Robyn Keller! She is so proud it says her name. For those of you who don't know or might not remember, Harrison Keller is one of Camryn's very first boyfriends! He is a little over a month older than Cam and was in the NICU the same time she was...Pictured here they are in gymnastics together.

Our little piggy

Attempt to share a video

Here's our first attempt at sharing a video of Camryn...you may not be able to understand her but she is singing C- A- M-- R- Y- N, Camryn, Camryn, Camryn. This is a silly little song we made up when she was a baby. We sang it to her to teach her about her name.
Jeff thinks she looks like Laura Ingels Wilder in her nightgown. She loves to wear it because it matches her baby dolls jammies. Please ignore her crazy hair, I promise we fix it in the morning before we go anywhere!

Birth of a new site...

Along with the birth of our precious little one, we have decided to make a new effort for a family blog. Right now life is crazy busy but we wouldn't change a single thing!

Camryn is in the midst of potty training and loves to tell you she is "hiding" when she needs to poop. She is in gymnastics two times a week and is learning how to listen and sit still at the same time. Most often the two don't go hand in hand..Here's hoping one day she will figure it out! Until then I will be the proud momma peering in with embarrassment as my kid runs wild.

Cassidy has to be one of the best babies EVER! She only cries when she is hungry or dirty. She is working on her smile and seems to be more alert every day. We go to the doctor for her one month check up in a week and a half. It will be exciting to see how much she weighs. One of the pictures posted is of her and her best friend, Hadley Kate. Hadley is three weeks older than Cassidy and is the little sister to Camryn's best buddy, Harry Hromas.

October 15th

October 15th is the big day...Cassidy should arrive around 7:00 AM! Let the countdown begin!


SHE IS HERE!!! Cassidy was born at 7:27 AM on October 15th! She is 7 lbs. 8 oz. and 19 1/2 inches long! She has dark brown hair and blue eyes...and the chubbiest cheeks EVER! What a blessing to have a full term baby girl!