Chasing After His Heart

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

She Lost Her First Tooth!

It took her several weeks, but it finally came out! She was so nervous and scared and now that it is out she is excited for the next one to come out, too(which it is on the way!)!

Friday, July 2, 2010

Swimming Lessons!

The girls finished up their swimming lessons last week and they both have improved so much. Rayna has even improved since last week! It's amazing what someone else can do with my children!

This is Taylin

Rayna in her swim class

The first day Rayna used one of these kick boards she came home with this awful abrasion on the bottom of her chin from resting it on the board! It was pretty sad.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Tobyn loves to get into my cabinets. He especially loves the drawer where the dish towels and bibs are. This particular day, we found him cleaning with the one of the dish towels. He was rubbing his little heart away and oh so proud of himself! I actually got a really cute little video of it and then when I went to watch it, I realized I filmed it crooked! So, here is a still frame instead:(

"Now what else can I get into?"

A Nurses' Heart

We have had the flu bug in our house for the past several days, and last night it finally hit my rock, Daniel. So, today he was laid up on the couch feeling miserable and sleeping for most of the day. Somewhere around elevenish, I found Rayna sitting on the couch next to her big dad, stroking his forehead and rubbing his hair. I thought this would maybe last a minute or two, but she actually sat there for at least 15 minutes pampering him. She does seem to have a very loving and nurturing nature in her. I only see it come out every once in a while, because the other times she is too busy just doing something. She was much more sympathetic to her Dad then I was (maybe because she had just gotten over it herself and remembered how bad it was). So, here is my little nurse in training.

Taylin's Style

Yesterday, Taylin walked out of her room as proud as could be and said, "Mom, doesn't this look soo cool together?" I turned to my child and found her dressed in her boots and shorts and a tank top. Hmm........ "Well, Taylin, not really. They don't really go together." I know. Talk about bursting a kids bubble, but I had to be honest with her. "Yeah they do Mom. My boots are cool," was her response. I told her she could wear them while we were at home and would have to change if we went somewhere. Fortunately, we stayed home for most of the day, so she thought she was the bomb! I couldn't pass up this opportunity to show you Taylin, so here she is!

It looks like Taylin is throwing up some gangster signs, but that's just her way of being silly.

Monday, June 21, 2010

Taylin's Playing Softball!

So, it's really T-ball, but they seem to call it softball. The kids are just so cute when they're trying to figure out the game. Here is a few pictures of her in all her glory. The season actually ended last week and now we are starting up soccer!

She's a Dodger!

It's always fun to have buds to goof around with!

Taylin's playing catcher!

She was so cute trying to figure out what she was suppose to do! "Where do I throw the ball? Who am I suppose to tag?"

Here's Taylin playing second.

A little footage of Taylin hitting the ball. You'll have to excuse the fence!

Rayna's 4th Birthday!

Here are finally some pictures of Rayna's 4th Birthday! It was quite a day. Full of fun and excitement. We started out the day with presents and a favorite breakfast, then church, her birthday party, and then cousins still to play with!

Rayna definitely had the present thing figured out this year. Maybe a little too figured out! Daniel and I were like, "Slow down girl!"

Sporting her goods.

Rayna's lovely posing. We had her birthday party at a park this year. We BBQed, had a water balloon fight, rode bikes, had sidewalk chalk and bubbles, a good old pinata, and of course cake!