Sisters!

Now that Presley is getting older, the girls are interacting so much more and it is absolutely adorable!

This past weekend before the weather got cold, we took the girls for a walk in the wagon.

They had so much fun watching each other while they rode. They laughed the entire time!

On Monday night, they took their first bath together!

They even get to eat together now!

I put them down on the floor to play together and got some fun pictures!

Presley has Kiley's hair in this one.

Kiley giving her sister kisses.

And a hug....

Silly Kiley!

And one last kiss! They love each other so much. It melts our hearts!

The girls have also been sleep training together! I have to say, it is definitely a work in progress and takes a lot of dedication and commitment for all of us. We bought another camera for our monitor. I have a little command center on my night stand. I can switch back and forth from their rooms on one monitor.

Ever since Kiley got so sick in December, she hadn't been sleeping well at all and wanted nothing to do with her crib. She is now back in her crib for naps and through the night. She cries for less than a minute when we put her down. She is doing great!


We have decided to put Presley in the pack n play in the guest bedroom. She is doing pretty well. She has slept through the night 4 out of 6 nights. She still has to "cry it out" for most naps and at night. She has some trouble at night, but once she is asleep, she sleeps pretty well.

We are working on somewhat coordinating their schedules too! In the long run, all of this hard work will pay off, I just know it! It is 216pm and they are both asleep right now! How else will I get time to blog =)?

Presley is Four Months!

On Saturday, Presley turned four months old! Man how time flies! She is getting so big and so smart! She now plays in her Baby Einstein bouncer and can sit in her bumbo! She rolled over for the first time on the 11th from her front to back, twice! She scoots around in circles when she plays on her back. She is working on sitting up. When we have her propped up, she sits up by herself but then falls forward. We still have her in size 1 diapers because we got sooo many at her pampers party! She is such a happy baby. She has the BIGGEST smiles and she laughs when we tickle her. She eats every three hours. She grew out of her bassinet, so we had to transfer her to her pack n play. She is still getting used to it....that is code for not sleeping through the night.

She plays with her Sophie the Giraffe toy. She holds it by herself and chews on it. She also loves some of her little sassy chew toys. Kiley thinks they are all hers, so whenever Presley is in reaching distance, Kiley takes her toy. Presley is so laid back, she just gives it to sister. I have noticed that Presley loves blankets. She holds them close to her and chews on them. It is the sweetest thing! I think she is going to have a "blankie".

I took Presley to her 4 month checkup yesterday and it went well. She weighs 13 pounds, 4 1/2 ounces (50%). She is 24 1/2 inches long (50%), and her head is 16 8/16 inches around (75%). The doctor said she must have a big brain ;-).

Everything checked out perfectly. Dr. Nale heard some congestion in her. She got another cold from sister. I am PRAYING that it isn't the RSV that is going around. She got the same vaccines as she did at 2 months. She seemed to be in more pain this time and was running a fever last night. I am not sure if the fever is from the cold, the RSV or just the vaccines...so much to worry about. Despite her discomfort, she still has a smile.

She is our precious little (or big) Presley. She seems so big to us because Kiley was so small. I just checked Kiley's 4 month blog and Kiley was 10 pounds at 4 months. 3 pounds is a big difference at this age =). We will probably start solids some time between now and 6 months. I am not in too much of a hurry because nursing has been so easy. We will blog about it when we do try! We can't wait to see how much she develops in the next two months!

Marmee's Work!

On Monday, Mason spent the day at Mom's work, so when Mikey got home from work we loaded up the girls and went to her new office. It is a new building on Woodall Rogers next to El Fenix. Her office overlooks downtown Dallas. The view is awesome and her office is gorgeous! We had Happy Hour at her office and then walked over to El Fenix for dinner.

Mommy & Presley

A closeup of Pres.

Thanks Marmee for a delicious dinner. We had so much fun!

Go Aggies!

A&M played in the Cotton Bowl on Friday. We were so proud of their season that we wanted to have people over to help us cheer them on! Even though they lost, it was still fun to get together! All dressed up in our Aggie gear!

Lacey, Presley, Tamra & Caitlin

I love this one with the girls looking at each other!

Katie, Mason & Molly

Grampy & Kiley

Mycah, Thomas, Stacy, Ashley, Stacey & Jason

Courtney, Lacey & Tamra

Since Mason is in town, Mycah, Matt and Molly came to spend the weekend with us. Mikey smoked some beer butt chickens. We got in the hot tub and played games! It was a fun family weekend!

Happy New Year!

We stayed in New Year's Eve this year to celebrate with our girls. Marmee and Guy came up to stay the night with us! We had a delicious steak and crab dinner! A picture of the table before dinner.

The Center Piece.

Presley is now big enough to play in the bouncer! She entertained herself during dinner.

Kiley in her PJs ready for bed.

We counted down the new year and went to bed around 1am. It was a fun low key night! On New Year's Day, Kiley disappeared and got really quiet, so I knew she was into something. We got a new safe for Christmas. In our defense, the safe was closed and the handle was secure, but we haven't actually applied the security code to it. I had put our Christmas money in a box on a shelf in the safe until I could deposit it. Apparently it isn't Kiley proof.

We got a big laugh out of it.

Kiley and Guy watching a movie!

The Bairds came over. Mom cooked a delicious New Year's Day dinner. We had pork roast and sourkraut, mashed potatoes, squash, corn casserole and black eyed peas. All the essentials for a great 2011. Happy New Year!

Christmas 2010

On Christmas Eve, we went to the Bairds.

We took lunch over and watched a Christmas movie. Kiley & Grampy watching the movie while Grammy cooked dinner.

We went to Mass at 4pm. It was a great service. So much fun to sing all of the Christmas songs and remember why we are celebrating this special day! Look at all the presents under the tree! There were so many that we had to start opening before dinner!

Daddie & Grampy playing with Kiley!

Presley in her swing.

Auntie K opened her Kiley Cabernet. We also got her a new top that she wore NYE!

We got Grammy and Grampy new winter crocs!

Grammy opening hers!

We also made them a 2011 Calendar of Kiley & Presley.

Daddie helping Kiley open a gift. The girls got a bunch of Spring clothes from Grammy and Grampy!

There were Milk Bones under the tree for the boys. Buddy was scoping them out!

Presley tired out from opening presents!

We had a delicious Christmas Eve Dinner. We had Prime Rib, Mashed Potatoes, Creamed Onions and Green Bean Casserole. Grammy had the table decorated very pretty!

After dinner, we put the girls in their Christmas PJs for the drive home. Grammy and Grampy saying goodbye. Thanks to Grammy, Grampy and Katie for a very special Christmas Eve!!

Auntie K saying goodbye.

We had to get home and get into bed for Santa to come!! Kiley was the first one up Christmas morning. Look what Santa brought her!!

Santa brought Presley some goodies too!

Daddie must have been a good boy!

And look what Mommy got!

Kiley loved her new sippy cups!

Priceless!

Daddie and Kiley helping Presley with her stocking! Kiley and Presley having a "moment".
Kiley loves her sister so much. She baby talks to her and gives her kisses. Presley smiles and talks back. It is the sweetest thing.

I promised my friend, Courtney, that I would get a picture of the girls in their PJs. Aunt Courtney gave them matching PJs for Christmas. They looked adorable! It is near impossible to get Kiley to sit still. This is the best I could do. Thanks for the PJs Aunt Court!

After we played with our Santa presents, we loaded up the car and headed south to Marmee and Guys house. We made it just in time for brunch! Look what Presley got! It is just like big sister's!

Nonie got Kiley a new chair for Marmee and Guy's house!

Kiley got a new piano!

Opening presents! Side note: The dress form in the back of the picture is what we used for Alison's shower that I forgot to take a picture of. It was one of Mycah's christmas presents!

We made Marmee & Guy a calendar too!

They are opening their new crocs!

Daddie got a new tie!

Mommy testing out Presley's new bean bag!

Marmee rocking Presley

Kiley had so much fun opening presents this year!

Presley was tired out from opening more presents!!

Kiley loves her rocking chair at Marmee's house!
Guy and Presley downloading iTunes.

Marmee helping Kiley rock. She can almost touch the floor!

Marmee made a delicious Christmas Dinner. Lucky for me, I got my favorite dinner twice! We had prime rib, mashed potatoes, creamed onions and green bean casserole AGAIN! I can never have enough! We sure are lucky! Marmee got the girls some adorable new clothes, she also got them glass piggy banks with their names on them and she had books made especially for them. They are so neat! Thanks to Marmee, Guy and Mycah for a great Christmas!

We stayed the weekend at Marmee and Guy's. Dad and Mikey golfed on Sunday. On Monday, Mikey and I went to Red Door Salon for a day at the spa. It was part of my 30th birthday present. I wanted to wait until after I had Presley to enjoy it. It was AMAZING. We enjoyed our quiet time away and it was so RELAXING. Thanks to Marmee and Guy for keeping the girls!

Kiley in her new Maverick's PJs loving on Presley.

Mommy loving on my girls after my day away!

On Tuesday when we got back home, we went back up to Grammy and Grampy's for dinner and to pick up the dogs. Katie dressed Kiley in a Rainbow Brite shirt and they watched the movie.

On Wednesday, we went to the Gaylord to get family pictures made. Later in the evening, Brandon and Sara brought Summer over. Presley showed Summer her new bean bag!

We had a great Christmas holiday! We enjoyed our time with Daddie and all the rest of our family. We had a very special Christmas. We are so blessed.