Precious Memories Frozen in Time

While at the ranch the cousins posed and had fun having their pictures taken. We really captured some precious moments that I cannot wait to display in frames.

In front of the door at the horsebarn

Cousin hugs!
Reid and Callie...I love this!

My little cowboy

Blair is growing up!

Callie was quite the picture poser

My fave pic of the sisters, after Blair had fallen backwards (boots up!)

A thoughtful moment (most likely about skittles...or garage doors)

Kissing Caroline...Reid will be the lone male cousin which he'll eventually enjoy when their friends come around ;-)

Reid's smiling...

My babies

Photo Contest Winners -- YAY!

I'm gonna brag...cause I'm excited!

I'm having a proud Mommy moment and I'm going to bask in it...these little moments don't come around too often! My friend, Jennifer, told me about a photo contest that MOPS (Mother of Preschoolers) was having so I entered about a month ago. Well I didn't win...bummer, BUT my little "beach babies" pic got second runner up. WAHOO!

Here are the winners with my pic (the cute baby trio --Reese, Caroline and Reece). Enjoy!

Shaving Creme is NOT Just for Shaving!

While at the ranch Aunt Jaime brought along shaving creme...which immediately reminded me of cleaning school desks. Boy was I wrong! The kids had a blast playing in the shaving creme and leave it to Aunt Jaime to come up with good activities for the kids to do. Too much fun!

My other beautiful niece, Callie, was covered from head to toe
Blair's shaving creme pie
Rub the Buddah!
Not enough on Reid so Callie helped him out...hi Grammy!
Almost enough!
Just like Daddy!

Ranch Renovations

This past weekend the entire Ferguson clan loaded up and headed to South Texas to enjoy the newly renovated Ranch lodge. Another living area with bedrooms, a gameroom, a locker room(I'm not sure the technical term for this space), etc. was added to the main lodge in addition to the best part--a huge outdoor screened-in porch to enjoy south texas views w/o being completely outside in the heat or cold. It's fabulous! It was such a wonderful time...Reid is still requesting that we go to the ranch daily. Unfortunately for him, we don't live there.

Reid and his beautiful cousin, Blair. This pic reminds me of Donny and Marie
To commiserate the weekend Reid got his first pair of boots! He was posing on the roller coaster.

Aren't they adorable?

They got a ton of use this weekend...he was really into his cowboy gear.

Time Flies...

Today my little baby doll turns 9 months old. Really?! Really!! I'm a little shocked that she's growing up so fast. Here are some of Caroline's favorite things to do lately:

- Say "Mama" "Dada" and "Baba"

- Use a high pitched voice to sing when we sing

- Attempt to crawl everywhere in which she constantly falls (we're still not there yet)

- Yell for Mommy's attention if I walk by or she wants to be noticed. She's such a little girl!

- Jump, jump, jump. She literally thinks everything is a jumperoo...your lap, the carseat, etc.

- EAT! She loves food. A girl after my own heart.

- Laugh, laugh, laugh...still such a giggler. Giggles constantly in the car. At what, we're not sure but we know she's happy.

- Pose for the camera. She does love the camera which is a good thing at the rate I take pictures.

- Suck that thumb. Poor dear has a raw thumb b/c she loves that thing so much. It's her comfort blanket.

- Watch her big brother. He still fascinates her...and he's becoming a great playmate. He is a Great Big bro.

We LOVE you, Caroline!

xxoo,

Mommy and Daddy

Caroline's Sip & See

Caroline's Grammy had a Sip & See with two of her friends and their Grandbabies. It was fun to see all of their friends and let them meet the babies. Caroline was the only girl Grandaby so she had two cute studs to her right and left, Sam and Davis.
Grammy and the back of Caroline (;-))

Mmm, yummy yummy treats!

Grammy fed Caroline her lunch...this takes awhile. Thanks, Grammy!

Laughing Grammy, Jumping Caroline (she was mid-jump...she thinks everyone is the jumperoo)

Janan (another Grandma) enjoying Sam

Dory and Great Granny

Ashley with a laughing Baby Davis

Sewing is NOT Easy...

Not that I thought it be, but I wasn't quite prepared. I think you need to start with a way easier pattern than I decided to go for. Thank goodness for my mom the seamstress, b/c without her I wouldn't have had any final product to show for my hard work. My mom sewed a lot of my clothes in elementary school, in particular rompers and jams. Oh you know you all wore them too! ;-)

Below is a glimpse of my sewing journey for ONE pattern AND a giant mess-up which almost caused the dress to not be made. This is where MOM was also a life-saver. I might sew every once in awhile but I think I'll stick to learning photography better for now. I should have known that anything that started out with cutting would not be in my best interest to try to tackle too well. I just can't cut straight lines...never have and am beginning to think I never will. I could write an entire blog post on my cutting skills, but I'll spare you all. Anywho, I do love the dress I made!

Above is my first strap for the dress. I was SOOO proud.
Here's the dress, minus the button holes that the knot-straps will go thru...I haven't gotten to that yet. I'm thinking the local alteration store might be doing that step.

Yeah, it's lined...impressive, huh? Just don't look inside the dress to see my seams!

An up-close look

Another up-close look...I LOVE the fabric. I found the best fabric store here, so I had way too many awesome options.

here's the mess-up: this was supposed to be an apron dress. However when I put it on Caroline over her other dress the apron ended up on the side. It looked HILARIOUS. Needless to say, the apron had to come off and we didn't salvage it.

But it's still adorable! She will be able to wear it as a dress for now and a shirt for later. YAY. Sewing=HARD.

Introducing "Wawa" Reid's Imaginary Friend

Oh to be in Reid's shoes for a day would be fascinating, especially now that he has a new friend. It took me a couple of days to get what he was saying when he kept saying "Wawa." I would immediately bust out in a song from his first year of preschool.

I am wa wa wa wa wonderfully made

wa wa wa wa wonderfully made

In His image, by His hands

I am wa wa wa wa - wa wa wa wa wonderfully made

...

I kept being immediately corrected in an annoyed voice. "No, Mommy!" I didn't understand b/c Reid LOVES that song. Well I got it one morning this week when Reid got out of bed. He looked at me and said, "Wawa's going to work." Ohhhhhh. Right. Wawa's going to work. {Just play along, Jaime}. Here's how our convo went:

"Wawa drives a car NOT a truck." ~Reid
"Is Wawa a boy or a girl?" ~ Mommy
"He's a him."
"Where does Wawa work?"
Silence. I'm not quite sure he gets "where" questions yet...But I digress

Alrightly then. I then heard a bit more about Wawa downstairs when Reid started looking out the window, being quite animated. Wawa apparently was in the room...nope, gone. Then Reid told me he was going to fly to the fan. Uh huh. Anywho, what an exciting day to meet Reid's new imaginary playmate, Wawa.

I've since learned that at school during naptime when all was quiet Reid began singing. When his teacher looked at him he told her it was Wawa. I've also been corrected by Reid that it's "W'UH, W'UH" not "Wawa." Did you get that?! Lastly, today at school apparently Wawa woke Reid up during nap and Reid asked him to leave him alone. Yeah...

So, I love my little man and think the imaginary friend is hilarious. He doesn't mention him that much so far but when he does it tends to be funny. We're thinking that he DID indeed get the name from that song even if he doesn't realize it. I mean "Wawa?!" Seriously?

Do any of you out there have kids with an imaginary friend or did you have one as a child?

Family Time in Houston

Gigi bought Caroline her own phone since Reid already has...hmm, 5? Anywho, you can see who played with that phone the whole time and who wanted to play with it. So sad.

I got a phone and a keychain with buttons...if I ever get to play with them!

I love my Great GranMary and Grandad
Reid and Gigi strike a pose too.