I want to adopt.

That is all.

Tiny Prints

I love Christmas cards! I love sending them! I love getting them! I love displaying them in my home! They are an intricate part of my decorations. I typically put all my Christmas cards on my mantle behind our stockings. I have also strung a piece of yarn and clothespin the cards to it. I am so excited to design my cards this year using Tiny Prints!!! They have some ridiculously cute cards to choose from. I can't wait!!

You can go to http://www.tinyprints.com/shop/picture-christmas-cards.htm and look for yourself!!

Let me know which one you pick out!!!

Sips and Strokes

I LOVED Sips and Strokes! I love the whole idea. I am NOT creative. I could NEVER do this on my own. They walk you through each step and encourage you along the way. I love the anxiety of whether or not you are totally going to ruin it. I loved being with my two friends and not worrying about or thinking about anything else except whether or not it looked like a Christmas tree! :-) This is as close as I got to a before picture.

Just because we survived!!

Weekend without Daddy

This past weekend Brother had a fall retreat. This meant I had the girls. All to myself. All weekend. Woah! The thought was a little overwhelming, but I had a plan. I am never alone. Friday night Sandra,Jenna Grace, Ryliegrace, Jill, and Mary Brooks came over for a sleep over! Yes, you read that right, a sleep over. It was Nonie and Wylie had their first slumber party! We had pizza, made cookies, played games, had a very interesting night, cinnamon rolls, and fun was had by all.

5 girls in 1 room!!

We then headed to Bowling Green to meet Maeve!! It was a little crazy catching my two that were constantly heading in opposite directions, but I did get to hold Maeve for a hot second and listen in on all the conversations going on. Wouldn’t have missed it for anything. Maeve is precious and here mom is doing a fabulous job! Being a mom is hard work! We also got to celebrate Sabrina’s birthday! I am not sure why God has blessed me with so many wonderful friends, but I am so, so grateful!

Wylie loved Griffin's bumpo... hilarious!

Then we stopped at Great Grandma Nona’s House. It fills me with joy to hear Nonie call her Grandma Nona! So sweet!

Then we stopped by Grandma and Granddad’s house for BUBBLES!!!! Nonie had been talking about the bubbles all weekend! They were a huge hit and she has been talking about them ever since. She wants to “sun to come out” so she can go outside at grandma’s house and do bubbles.

Because they are cute...

And because it has been a rough couple of days...

Coordinating outfits for church that I randomly got at a consignment shop and the other at a garage sale.
Total: $3.50.

Jumping on mama and daddy's bed. Don't tell anyone I let that happen!

Elmo love.

Babydoll love.

Enjoy.

The no good, very bad night!

Yesterday, I took off work to take Wylie to the doctor for her 1 year old check up. Happy to announce we have a happy and healthy 1 year old on our hands!!

Stats:
Height: 29 ½ inches
Weight: 24 pounds
Head: Whatev J

He said everything looked great and she was above average on her word count! Go Wylie! This was very encouraging since we did the tubes this summer hoping she would not fall behind because of hearing loss!

Moving on. The day with Wylie was AWESOME! We don’t get a ton of one on one time since she is our second babygirl. We went shopping for Daddy and then we went to eat lunch with Grandma. She took a great nap and I got the house cleaned!! We waited for Nonie and Daddy to get home and then “night” began…

Sidenote: Nonie did NOT have an accident all day long at school!!! Go Nonie!!!

Well, I needed to go to the grocery and Nonie loves going. So, I waited for her. I tried to get her to go to the bathroom before we left (you see where this is going, don’t you?). She said, “don’t want to mama.” “all done” I gave in and we took off to the store. She did great. Helped me pick stuff out. Put things in the buggy for me. Then, as we were picking out a birthday card for my dad, she said the dreaded words, “pee pee mama.” I thought we had time. I was about to grab her and make the dash for the bathroom. But, no!!! It was too late! As the pee ran down her jeans and started splashing on to my legs, the reality set in, this is not going to be good. The pee continued into our reusable bags and on to the floor. I may or may not have left the puddle (I will let you decide J).

Then, once outside, she had to get in the car. Well, she was cold and wet at this point. She refused to get in the car with her wet pants on. “off mama” So off they came. So she rode home sans underroos!! We put her jacket over her for modesty. You can tell she hardly cared because she was watching signing time in the car! It was so sweet when we got home. Daddy and Wylie were on the front step with new panties and a new pair of pants. Wylie handed Nonie her panties and Nonie thanked her. Such a kind moment. Hope they are there for each other like this always.

The night was ok for a bit…but then Daddy had to go to church for a meeting. The girls were sitting in my lap in the rocking recliner. I have no idea what happened, but the next thing I know is Wylie is falling off the front and Nonie had fallen off the side and face planted into the hardwood floor. UGH!!! Hence, Nonie has a frozen teether on her head!

The following occurred in this order:

Nonie peed on the floor in our bathroom.
Screaming.
I forgot to clean the tub after washing the dogs, so I had to clean it with two naked toddlers, not so patiently waiting on me.
Screaming.
Wylie got lotion in her mouth and eye=screaming.
Nonie ripped her pull up and put her pjs on backwards.
More screaming.
Teeth brushed. Nonie demands me to pick her up. I did not cooperate.
Screaming through prayer.
Left room.
More screaming.
On my way to get Wylie motrin I step, with both feet, in dog pee.
I scream.
Give Wylie motrin. Pray again. The first one was apparently not affective. (I kid).
5 more minutes of scream.
Silence.
Mommy goes to get Sweet CeCe’s with friends.

Wylie before she fell off the chair.

Wylie at the doctor!

Nonie after she fell off the chair.

A to Z

A. Age – 28. Woo hoo!
B. Bed size – King. It is a bed that my grandfather made. LOVE IT!
C. Chore that you hate – DISHES!! I hate it sooo much!
D. Dogs – Molly and Millie. They are Cairn Terriers, like ToTo. I got Molly when I was in college. She was my “kid” until two years ago. Millie is our rescue dog we adopted our first Christmas after we got married. She is CRAZY! Currently, she is on a hormonal supplement and we are praying about putting her back on her anti-anxiety meds. But, we love her.
E. Essential start to your day – Coffee!!!
F. Favorite color – Blue
G. Gold or silver – White Gold.
H. Height – 5’8
I. Instruments you play – Piano-ish. I think I took lessons for 3 years…
J. Job title – Middle School Girls’ PE Teacher and Softball Coach.
K. Kids – Nonie, 2 years old and almost potty trained! Wylie, 1 year old and official walker!
L. Live – Thompson’s Station
M. Mother’s name –Barbie
N. Nicknames – High School-Liz. College-Eli. Now-mom!
O. Overnight hospital stays – Babies!
P. Pet peeves – When you tell someone something and they don’t remember. OR when someone tells you something and they don’t remember telling you.
Q. Quote from a movie – There’s no crying in baseball!
R. Right or left handed – right.
S. Siblings – one younger brother.
T. Time it takes you to get ready – I shower at night. So, I guess about 25 minutes from final alarm to downstairs for breakfast.
U. Underwear – Yes, please.
V. Vegetable you hate – Brussel sprouts
W. What makes you run late – not getting out of bed because it is cold.
X-rays you’ve had – nose, left wrist, right thumb.
Y. Yummy food you make – pick a casserole, apple dumplins, tea cakes.
Z. Zoo animal – MANATEES-duh!!! Love them more than words!.


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Orphan Sunday

You may remember the challenge from my friend, Natalie to wear adoption t-shirts on Orphan Sunday. Here is our family on Orphan Sunday! Nonie and I are wearing Natalie and JT's shirts for their second child from Ethiopia. Brother is sporting the Borders shirt for their two children from the Congo. I couldn't find a shirt for Wylie and I was very upset about it that morning. Brother insisted we make her one. Our first thought was sharpies and a white onsie. It wasn't looking good. Then, I remembered I had bought some printable iron-ons one time to make a shirt for Nonie to surprise Brother. So, Brother got to work and we made one to support my good friend Sandra's little Kylie from China!!!

HALLOWEEN: Re-enacted.

So, Halloween didn't quite occur in the Yancey household. As most of you well know, Halloween was on a Monday. Well, that is a school night and in general the Yancey ladies are more than whipped by the time Monday evening arrives. They were ready for bed early and it just seemed silly to dress them up just for the obligatory picture to document that I did in fact dress them up like a good mom. Solution: Grandma’s house the following Saturday to dress up and play outside and take pictures! Nonie got to hand out candy to a couple trick or treaters, which she thought was cool before and after they were on her doorstep. During, she was a little nervous about the BLOOD dripping down a 3 YEAR OLD”S HEAD!!! What in the world!!!