Tinley's "First Christmas"

Ok, it's technically not her first Christmas, but since we were still in the hospital Christmas morning last year I kinda consider this year her first Christmas. We started the holiday by driving up north. We had a lot of places to be in a day and a half! I think Tinley is still recovering from last of sleep. She was showered with lots of toys and clothes from the Grandparents! She even got a radio flyer wagon from Great Grandma and Grandpa!


We drove back Christmas Eve night. The little pooper slept the entire 2 hour trip home. Good, because she finally got some sleep. Bad, because we got home when she was supposed to go to bed for the night.

Christmas morning finally came. Chad and I were awoken by Hunter (like every year) at 7:00 a.m. on the dot. I think he was counting down the seconds. Tinley was still snoozing away, so we let her be. She must have heard all the excitement in the room below, because she didn't stay asleep for long. Santa brought her MORE toys, some clothes, and a new bath towel!

After all the excitement died down, we attempted to clean up the Christmas mess. I hauled all of her new clothes upstairs. This girl has more clothes than me! The pile was lying in the middle of her room. I believe she grabbed every article of clothing and hugged it. She loves clothes. This will get me in trouble in a few years. She gets so excited when I show her a new outfit!

The boys made out as well. Cody pretty much got a new wardrobe, some books, and a new pair of headphones. Hunter got his "2 die for" Dre Beats headphones.

Chad has been on vacation. I have put him to work to get stuff done on his honey-do list. :) Tomorrow's task: find a place for all these new toys. Sunday and Monday's task: the basement. dum dum dummmmm.

Almost a Year?

First of all, I would like to thank my friend, Kait Baumgartner, for reminding me to update this blog. She has a cute little blog about her boy and every time she posts, I think to myself "oh, crap, I really need to do mine!" So, here it is . . .

A year ago today, I was starting to freak out as I knew labor was on the horizon! I was huge, uncomfortable and ready to get the show on the road. Little Miss Tinsters is approaching her FIRST birthday! I feel like it was just yesterday when she was just starting to crack her first smile and making her little coo and cahs noises.
Today, this girl loves to laugh and chit chat for most of
the day!

She has reached many milestones since my last post. She is definitely on her way to walking any day now! She wants to sooooo bad. For now, I am cherishing the moments of just chasing a crawler.

The little stinker has learned to drop her food on the floor and watch Milo eat it. :)

She has perfected her "hi's" and "bye's".

She only kisses and hugs on her terms, which is a good thing!

My smarty pants can even make a pig and monkey noise, throw a ball, and climb the stairs!


Every morning when I go to get her out of bed, I literally crack up. First of all, she is a crazy sleeper. We have had her in bed with us once or twice and never again. She is a major mover and sleeps with her feet in the air and her hands behind her head. Yes, this is true. Although, they are not in the air most of the night, I have gone in her bedroom to check on her and she is totally asleep in a 90 degree angle. lol Anyways, I think because of all this, she manages to push her head up against the crib bumpers. The end result . . . .