It's been a while

But today seemed like the perfect day to blog...
Today my baby girl came home from a LONG (for me, not her) day at Girl Scout Camp. She came home all excited about the "witches hat", "witches broom" and secret other trick she had learned, all with a piece of yarn. For the first time, in which I could remember, she was teaching me something...I didn't know how to do any of these neat tricks and I was sorta sad, it really hit me, Kiley's growing up.....I guess this is hard for me because she was my first born, and a lot of my mistakes, I made with her. She is a reflection of the mother I am and so often I doubt myself with her. Kiley and I are so much alike, we often butt heads. I have been praying a lot about this and I could feel God's presence as he showed me what I needed to see. I saw how innocent this sweet, loving, girl is. I saw how she loved showing me something and how she loved all the questions I had for her. And then I though, I only get a few moments in time to protect her, to guide her, to fully influence her and soon she will be gone, she will always be my child but she will not always be a child. I will savor every moment I have with this girl, before I know it she will gone. I pray that I will mold her into a wonderful, loving adult, that turns to God in all the tough times and then again turns to God in all the good times, to praise him. Kiley, you are one amazing girl and such a wonderful gift from God. I love you more than you will ever know!
An dnow that I got that off my heart.....
I will start from the beginning in the middle, we have been, oh, so, busy!!! We have had VBS, swim team, cheer, Girl Scout Camp, since the girls have been out of school. Next week we will only have swim and cheer, which will be WONDERFUL!!!

The kids and I have been sick off and on, since the last week of school. I think what happens is I take one of the kids to the doctor's office and while we are there we pick up some other crazy, yucky, germ and in a few days one of my other children are sick or me for that matter. We are finally feeling better this week and I am very grateful.

Other news, Emma Grace got into Queen's Grant Charter School, I am so excited and so is she! What a wonderful blessing. Kiley will stay at Sun Valley and will be put on the sibling list and it's almost guaranteed that Lathan will get a spot.

That's about it for now, I know I have tons I could blog about but this is all I have time for tonight. I will be back....not promising much, Lathan's B-day is in a few weeks, so I will be back for that, at least I hope!

Kiley's First Holy Commnunion Pictures

The School Rock

I had to sign up to get a "side" of the rock at Kiley's school.....didn't realise it was something you had to sign up for, until I overheard a conversation in the office at Kiley's school. I don't think I am the one who didn't know because when we went to paint, someone had a painted a complete moral on the whole rock and I don't think they were done either (no name just an age)....hummm, they are gonna be pretty upset I painted over their multicolored masterpiece, they might just paint over Kiley's, at least I got a picture! Anyways, Kiley was SUPER excited to have her name and Birthday on the rock. She wanted me to write a paragraph about her (her full name, age, B-day, what class she was in, etc.), I told her space was very limited, so I would fit what I could. Tada!

Happy 8th B-day Kiley Ann!

Getting ready to eat (Ryan took the pictures, not to sure what this is)
Grandmom and Kate

Aunt Kell (my sis)

Lathan

The guys, Brian (Kiley's God Father/ Ryan's Best Friend) Ryan, Lathan and Ryan's Dad/Paw-Paw

Emma Grace (she got that headband on Monday with her Easter ca$h and hasn't taken it off, she even sleeps in it)

Shay, Kiley and Tori

Kiley and Tori

We celebrated Kiley's Birthday with a party at her favorite places, Kate's Skates! She invited the girls from her Girl Scout troop and her cousins...she would have invited hundreds of kids, but Mommy had to put a limit on it! She had SO much fun, as did all the other girls. We then went out to eat dinner at Azteca (a Mexican restaurant that goes all out for B-days), Kiley's choice, of course my battery died at Kate's Skates, so I didn't get may pictures:( What a great day we all had as we spent time with family and friends!

So my Kiley Ann is 8, ummm when did this happen, I mean the time just flys by! We love you so much and are so lucky to call you our daughter. We hope your Birthday was a day you will never forget. Happy Birthday, my big girl!

Tacky Day

Tacky Day! I had to include this because Kiley was SO excited to be able dress tacky, she loves to participate in all the spirit days, so cute! I just love this free spirited girl of mine:)

Kiley & Ryan's Father Daughter Dance- 50's Style!

What a sweet night Ryan and Kiley got to share. Girl Scouts had their annual Sock Hop Dance and Kiley got to take her Daddy! Kiley has ALWAYS been a Daddy's girl, so this was an extra special treat for them both. Kiley was so excited to tell me about the slow dances they shared. I know this was one special date they will both cherish forever!

Kiley's Award

We missed the award ceremony at Kiley's school last night, one because no one informed me she was nominated and two we would of missed it anyways because her and Emma Grace had dance rehearsal at the same time. So today when she got home she ran in to show me she was awarded "Outstanding Citizenship". She told me her teacher said she could only pick one student for this award and it was her. We are so proud of Kiley. She is such a sweet and caring girl.

I hate to brag, but gosh, I am just so proud to call her mine. A couple of weeks ago they had muffins for moms, there was a little girl in her class, she was very upset because her mom didn't show up. When I arrived Kiley had her arm around her and was telling her she could sit with us. It made me so proud. This same little girl has braces on her legs and Kiley always talks about her and how she has helped or comforted her throughout the school year. I feel like Jesus is really in Kiley's heart. Me and Ryan have always taught Kiley to treat others the way Jesus would and it has become apparent that our words have stuck. We are oh so proud of our girl and thank God for blessing us with her, she is amazing!

My Birthday Girl

Enjoying the movie

After the girls dug into the cake

Before the girls dug into the cake



Everyone singing Happy Birthday to Kiley



Waiting for our Table

My Kiley Ann has turned 7! When did that happen!?!? So to celebrate she wanted to go eat dinner out with her friends and have a sleepover.

Her evening started with her 2 Best Friends, Emma and Kaylyn, and of course, Mommy, Grandma, sis Emma Grace and brother Lathan. We ventured out to, where else, but Chili's. We had a blast and the conversation was so hilarious, a bunch of 6 1/2 -7 year olds.....I haven't laughed that much in along time. We had dinner and desert. The wait staff sang Happy Birthday, Kiley was so proud to be the Birthday Girl! After dinner we headed back to our house where the sleepover began! They girls watched a little bit of HSM 3 but mostly played. The last one was out at 1ish (the last one was mine, Kiley) and I slept on the couch. The girls did great. I made chocolate chip pancakes, sausage and eggs in the early morning and then I took a well deserved nap after the girls were all picked up. It was a fun night and Kiley had a blast!

So Happy Birthday to our Big Girl. Mommy and Daddy are so very proud of you. You have a heart of gold. You are an amazing little girl and we are so happy God gave us the honor of being your parents. We love you!

PS: The picture came up backwards......

All She Wants For Christmas Is...

Her Two Front Teeth! Now, I know I have blogged A Lot about Kiley and her teeth, but this time is very special. She lost her two top teeth and just in time for Christmas! Take a LOOK.

She LOST it!

FINALLY, Kiley lost her top tooth. This will make 5, wow, the tooth fairy is going to be broke! Well, the reason I Say finally is because this one has been hanging, and I mean hanging on for about 2 weeks. For some reason she wanted this one to just "fall" out. We have had many nights of negotiating with this tooth and Kiley, thank God Kiley and the tooth finally gave up, not that 5:00 am was the most convenient time, but hey we will take what we can get, to get that tooth out. So, yes at 5 am Kiley comes running in my room, crying that it is bleeding and it just has to come out than. I hate pulling, seeing, messing with teeth, but at this point, I was okay with it. She decided she would pull it herself and with one little tug, it was out. Well, the tooth fairy will come once again and I told Kiley the tooth fairy brings more than a dollar for top teeth, which she reminded me that, this morning, so tooth fairy how much is more??? Kiley says the dollar bills with big numbers on them:) She is growing so fast!

Big People's Doctor's....

Well, today Kiley had her Appt. with the GI- Doc., everything went great. All her test came back good. He will just up her dose of acid reflux med. and see if that helps. Hopefully it will and we won't have to do the whole camera down the throat into the stomach thing....yikes that would be scary for my Kiley and me too!

I had a Dr's Appt. following hers' so I didn't have time to drop her off at school. Now, Emma Grace has been to the "Big People's Doctor's" (OB/GYN) and has sat there and not noticed much of her surroundings but Kiley on the other hand, she hasn't been to an OB Appt. with me since I was pregnant with Emma Grace. Wow, the questions asked, I never noticed the foot stir- ups, the LONG flash light attached to the exam table, the latest and greatest new visual forms of birth control, the long q-tip swabs that Kiley really wanted to play with, oh, and the wonderful diagram of the female body and internal female organs......oh, but Kiley sure did. The questions were endless and thank goddess all they did was measure my belly and listen to the heartbeat....ahhh, I think I will be finding a place for the girls to go, well at least Kiley, at my next "Big People Doctor" visits.

Kiley looses another....

TOOTH! Yes, it's tooth #3 she finally lost last night. It has been lose for about 2 weeks and she finally let daddy pull it out. She was so excited. She decided to bring it in to school today for show-and-tell and let the tooth fairy come tonight instead of last night. She is growing up so fast!

She's 6!

Kiley turned six a couple weeks ago. She wanted to have an ice skating party but being present for our last ice skating adventure (complete disaster) I tried hard to change her mind. I thought Kate's Skating Rink would be more age appropriate, less crowed and less challenging. Very wise thought. Kiley and her friends had the best time. They all picked it up in minutes and a lot of the adults joined in. I had to sit out since I am pregnant, but next time I am skating! We had a ton of fun. Happy Birthday Kiley!

Kiley's test...

Well, if any of you know Kiley then you know she has had problems with her digestive system since the day she was born. It seems to have really gotten worse over the last couple months. She complains at least 3 times a day, even at school and on play dates. I decided not to wait till her 6 year check-up and I took her in. They drew blood (which was very traumatic for her) and we should have results soon. She has an appointment with a GI-Specialist in a couple weeks. Her pediatrician told me to take dairy out of her diet until her results come back. They tested her for about 5 different things. Maybe it's a simple food allergy. I will keep you all posted. Just say a prayer for her. I just want an answer so we can fix the problem.

Cheerleading, Kiley's new sport!

Well, this season Kiley decided she wanted to "try" cheerleading, I didn't think she would like it because she never really liked dance class. Well, I was wrong, she loves it. All I can say is "GO KILEY!"!