Maci 1 years old! Happy Birthday beautiful girl!

Maci is 1!!! As you can tell, she doesn't like the whole getting older thing like most women! :-) She was not very happy to say the least. A one year old with lots of her cousins swarming her and not enough sleep, just doesn't mix! She did finially eat some of the AWESOME cake my mother in law made her and it was much better then she anticiapted. She gots lots of presents that the boys have taken over already and she has lots of LOVE from her family. I have to say, her favorite present was the last minute gift that I got her.... SHOES!!! She wanted them on and wore then around for the rest of the night. (see pic below)

I have to say thank you to my whole family for helping me with the kids this weekend and being there for her 1st birthday.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY SWEET BABY GIRL!

Happy Birthday Reagan

I can't beleive you are 5. Just 5 years ago, Scott and I, along with everyone else on the entire LOWE side were sleeping in the waiting room for close to 20 some hours just to get a glimpse of you! And here you are, a little princess!

Thank you for inviting Maci to your party and being a good big cousin for her to look up too. She had so much fun mingling with your other princess friends. She finially got to hang out with girls, and not all those rowdy boys! Happy Birthday Reagan! WE love you!

Finially

So I haven't posted anything in a really long time because honestly, I just don't have the time!!! However, here is what has been going on around here lately...

1. I thought that the horrible 3's were going to be gone when Sawyer turned 4 and he changed. But it hasn't!!! 4 are MORE trouble!

2. Braxton is still so dag on sweet. He rarely gets in to much trouble, he rarely talks ugly to me or Scott, he is really easy to be around. BUT HIS BIRTHDAY IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER! 11.11... please stay sweet little 2 year old!

3. Maci is going to be 1 in one week exactly!!! Can you believe it. I remember this time last year being soooo miserable from being so pregnant, but now I am the happiest mom around! 2 beautiful boys and one sweet little girl!

SCHOOL:

The boys started school 2 weeks ago. Braxton had a hard time the first couple of days, but now he just walks right in and starts playing with his friend Jackson! Sawyer, has already gotten in trouble, of course. He got a RED LIGHT, that is the worst you can get, and he was only there for an 1 and a half that day!!! He got this from continuing to talk when they told him to be quiet, and then the finial straw was he hit a little boy in the bathroom line. OH LORD, WHAT AM I IN FOR???? Well, from the looks of it I am in for another SCOTT on my hands!

Maci is starting to talk alot! She can say most of everyone's name that has been visting her frequently, like Grandaddy Joe, Jo Jo, Grandpa, Grandma, she even said Jimmy's name this weekend while we were at their house for Reagan's birthday. Last night when we got home, Scott was putting her to bed after she cried out from me putting her down... he came back in the office shaking his head. He said, "looks like we are in for some trouble already with her." What do you mean, I asked. He said, " I asked her if she wanted to go to bed, and she looked at him and shook her head side to side while saying "Uuu unnnn". Already hard headed at 11 months!! :-)

BEST FRIENDS

BEST FRIENDS!

My little dare devil

Many of you know that Scott is fearless... well, at least one of my kids got that from him! Scary! We got invited to go to Lake Gaston at Angel and Davey's place this weekend and had a blast!!! Sawyer, my just turned 4 year old goes up on the top deck and jumps off without a hesitation!! Then, we go out on the boat.... well, after I had a couple drinks, I agreed to letting him go out wakeboarding. Yep, he jumped at the opportunity and look at that... he is wakeboarding with his fearless daddy! I honestly try and think about what Scott experienced growing up on the river and I know he was skiing at 5 or 6, so I have to let my fear go sometime.... so this weekend was a good time to do so. I got great pictures, and Sawyer (and the other kids) had a blast!!!


But you see what men do to get kisses from pretty girls huh???? I guess it was worth my fear for him to get a kiss from Reese!

Walking BABY

Maci, my sweet baby, is officically walking!!! Yep, she is my walking baby!!! I am excited as much as I am sad... the last time I will see a baby walk for the first time, well at least MY baby. She has been taking steps since she was just barely 8 months old, but she has just a little to much caution in her blood to just take off. Yesterday, 10 months old, she started taking 6 or 7 steps... but today she walked across the whole living room!!! I was clapping and yelling for her, Braxton was getting a little jealous and trying to step in front of her so she couldn't walk but so far and he was running and jumping on me so I would show him some attention. I had to love on him for a little bit so he would let her have some space!!! Just another step in the direction that all my kids are growing up way to fast!

Hayes Carnell Walker

Okay, so I am a little late on this post, but I wanted to welcome my new nephew to the world...

HAYES CARNELL WALKER

Born: July 16, 2010

7 lbs 2 oz

This is a picture of the Proud Grandparents of all 6 grandchildren... and they will not be adding anymore to the mix if I have anything to say about it!!! :-)

Our "New" Boat

Front and Center... Here is our "NEW" boat! Nope, it doesn't run (doesn' t have a motor), not sure if it floats... but we have a "NEW" boat! If you know Scott, you know that he is very rarely going to buy anything NEW, he is going to buy something and turn it into a big project. This project is to completely remodel this boat so it is totally custom and totally SCOTT LOWE!

What is so neat about this boat is that the boys get to help daddy remodel it, well at least they think they are anyway. Braxton went to town on one screw with the electric screw driver... he kept turning around to me and Grandaddy Joe, saying "I DID IT." Sawyer kept running around with "bits" and dropping them all over the place and Scott couldn't find half his tools, but they were helping!!!



It will be really neat one day when we look back, hopefully riding on this "PROJECT of SCOTT LOWE's" and not sinking.... and seeing how small the kids were and how excited they were to help daddy out with their project! Of course our little princess will be dressed to the nines on the sidelines taking it all in!!!

What do kids worry about?

As we are sitting there everyday what do we as adults worry about? Well let's start with....
1. Something happening to our kids.
2. Being able to pay the bills.
3. Getting our work done on time.
4. Cleaning the house.
5. Going to the grocery store or all the laundry piled up!!!

We dream at night about it, talk in our sleep about it and sometimes can't even sleep because we are so worried about what is going on in our lives.

What do kids worry about??? Well I walked in Sawyer's room tonight to check on him before I go to bed. He was fast a sleep, looking so sweet. I tucked him under his covers, kissed his cheek and started to walk out of the room... until I hear him whimpering....
"Mommy, I don't want my fish." (Fish is his favorite stuffed animal he usually sleeps with).

I thought he was awake and telling me this because I came in the room, but NOPE, he was talking in his sleep! Yep, the things kids worry about and dream about... which stuff animal they are going to sleep with!! OH to be a kid again!!!

I know she is mine....

... but she is so dag on cute!!!! And sweet! I could eat her up with a spoon.