I completely forgot to put this on the last post. Reuben, the sweetest, most patient man on the planet, got me some gorgeous flowers the other day when I was in a horrible mood and having a bad morning. Beautiful, huh? The picture doesn't really do them justice.




I thank God everyday for such an amazing man - a huge blessings that I certainly don't deserve :)

Quality Time

Kallie is, thankfully, SO good with Angelyn! She is a FANTASTIC big sister who rarely gets jealous and loves showering Angelyn with affection. She still loves to be in the spotlight, though.



On a completely separate note, I read a book the other day (seriously...in one day) by a friend of mine from Thomasville called Muddy Feet on the Narrow Path.


It is filled with stories of my friend Donna Smith's family. Inspiring, heart-warming and real. You can get it here on Amazon (and it qualifies for Free Super Saving Shipping...my favorite quality in Amazon) or in the Davidson County Libraries. If you get a chance, go pick it up and read it!

Much too cute not to share...

So Kallie is potty training...and it's been going really good!! The other day I spied her doing some business...while doing some business. (I know...that's kinda disgusting...but funny, right?) Anyway, enjoy the pictures.

der smorgasbord

(Julie - thanks so much for your sweet note about the blog. It made my day :)

Things have been CrAzY-hEcTiC around here lately. The girls are both growing like crazy and it's so hard to believe that Angelyn is almost 7 months old!! She is such a sweet girl - one who hardly ever cries (seriously!!) and loves to be interacted with. She is a chunker, especially in comparison to Kallie. At 6 months, Kallie was 25 1/2" long, 12 lbs., 9 oz. Angelyn was 26 3/4" long, 18 lbs., 2 oz. Quite a difference! Angelyn is wearing 9 - 12 month stuff, things that Kallie wore when she was a year old...and she's only 7 months!!

The biggest news is the newest Rinker addition due September 23rd. We are very excited...but the idea of 3 kids under 3 is also daunting. I also figure we are due a boy this time around...so I'm sure that will bring new and exciting challenges!

Highlights of the last little bit:

Kallie has moved into a "big girl" bed! We had a bit of trouble getting her to want to sleep in it until we got a Pooh bedset for her. Pooh is her boyfriend. She is obsessed with him.


She is a big helper around the house. As much help as a 2-year-old can be. She loves to copy us and do what we do.


We have to keep a pretty close eye on her when it comes to Angelyn. She loves to strip her clothes off, unhook her diaper, etc. Reuben and I were working on something one day right before lunch. We had already put Angelyn in her high chair...but apparently weren't moving fast enough for Kallie, who decided she would get some of her applesauce from the fridge, open it, find a spoon, and feed Angelyn.




She found the whole situation absolutely hilarious.


When she isn't taking care of Angelyn, she's taking care of Bear. Aside from getting regular baths, food and drink, she reads "Jesus" to him.


Our sweet, sweet 7-month-old. These pictures were taken on her 6-month birthday :)




One of Angelyn's favorite new napping spots. She has a play gym that she kicks around in...but gets so tired from trying to roll over in it, that she almost always falls asleep while playing.


Absolutely precious :)


We recently went to Canada for Reuben's sister's wedding. I don't know what happened (well...we were both sorta sick and exhausted), but I hardly took any pictures. This is one of the few I got. Reuben's sister, Jenny, got Angelyn a Pooh outfit. Kallie was VERY excited about this (and tried to get in it the other day...)