Whew! Its been one of those days when you look at the clock and you think it should be about 8:00 in the evening and its only 2:00 in the afternoon. Then you start playing the "only 5 more hours till the girls go to bed" game...

About a week of uneasy sleeping from Miss K finally caught up with us. Thank goodness for Granny who took Keaton to her house during Chaney's afternoon nap so we could catch up a little on our sleep too. (Im not sure pjw and I said one word to each other; as soon as Granny stepped out the door with K we dimmed the lights and both crashed.)

Here a couple of pictures of the little angels from the week...stay tuned for some Halloween pics...

Keaton is almost sitting..she can do it for a bit but just cant quite hold the pose for long. Her life will be so much more exciting when she can sit and play...




About 90% of the pictures I have of C are of her making this face-"smiling"...

We loaded the girls up this weekend and took a day trip to Columbia to tailgate for the OU game. It was the girls first trip to Columbia and Chaney had a blast rolling down the big grassy hill with Dad and running around in the parking lot dancing to our neighbors strange 80's rock tailgating mix. K mainly slept and hung out on mom's lap, but got a chance to meet some family members she hadnt met yet, including her cousin Lola. It was a perfect afternoon, but I do think we need to set aside at least one game a year that is adults only...with all the new additions to the family the scene has changed a bit! However, a fun time was had by all and we made it back in time for mom and dad to put the exhausted girls to bed and catch the kick-off of the game!

Oh and the link isn't available yet for PJW's Fox 2 interview, as soon as it is I will upload it...for those who have asked...here are some pics from the weekend...


This is C's excited face on our way there...


Catching up on some sleep after our big trip...

"Hail Mary at best"... PJW's news clip from last night... Stay tuned and I will post his full interview that will run Sunday morning 8:30 AM on Fox 2...

 

Anyone need some help around the house?

We also hit the pumpkin patch this weekend....

We had quite a time on Friday trying to get some pictures taken of the girls. Apparently Chaney has reached the "no way in hell am I going to sit still for you" stage. The photographer said we could take good pictures again when shes about three... Hours later this is the only picture of the two of them barely worthy of printing-oh well. The afternoon frustration was worth it in the end as we did get some cute 3 month pictures of K. (ahh, the age where they smile and coo but cant move yet...perfect for picture taking!)

Ahhhh...I have the house to myself...Patrick is at a meeting tonight, both girls are sleeping and Nel is hanging outside enjoying the weather - so here I am. (also some gentle hazing from my father last night reminded me of my "at least once a week" commitment-one week into it and I'm late with my second post, oh well...)

The girls and I rode down to Springfield last week with mom to see Great Granny and Grandpa B and spend the night with Grandpa and Laurie. It was a whirlwind trip, as they always seem to be, but a fun time. Sometimes the drive can make the girls a little crazy, but thankfully we had happy kiddos the entire trip. We ate cookies, fed the donkeys and chased the cats around. We also broke out the old creek shoes and spent some time throwing rocks.

We also made a side trip down to Branson to get Chaney some new shoes. I was really surprised, but she loved shoe shopping! Pulling pair after pair off the shelves running them over to me and plopping down on the floor to try them on. This of course makes Patrick very nervous.

The week ended with another quick road trip, this time just me to Columbia where I met up with my girlfriends from MU. It was a great end to a hectic week!

Heres a pic of C feeding the donkeys and an "after" picture of her once we finally made it back to the Lou....worn out! (she slept till nearly 11:00 our first morning home!)