Picture Post

This post will be mostly

pictures... since they

say it all anyways!

These were taken with 

my  new Canon Rebel

at our house and

at Cindy's for Christmas dinner.

We have a BIG family. The

picture with all of us... it still

is missing 15 people. We counted

who wasn't there. But, that was

the majority that day! Just picture

aboug 6 more girls and 9 more

boys in the picture and you have it complete!

Whew!

and Christmas makes 6

This Christmas will be

mine and D's 6th together.

6th. where did these 6

years go!? I have no idea.

Somewhere in between, however,

we have had two beautiful children,

rented an apartment, bought 

our first home, one of us has graduated

from college, and the other will be

graduating in May (whoo!), and have

too many blessings to count.  How

thankful I am for the past 6 years!

Derek and I will be together 6 years

actually in May of 2011, but we started

dating in May of 2005.. so this makes 6

years. He was arguing with me about

it just last night. I know every day and

important happening in our life. 

May 26, 2005- we started "talking" (HA)

November 2005- I told him I loved him first.

December 2005- He told me he loved me back.

yes, it took him a month to tell me.

September 27, 2006- our lives changed forever.

Kyler Channing was born.

July 31, 2007- D proposed at the lake by

my grandmother's house.

May 24, 2008- wedding day!

December 9, 2009- found out we

were having another baby!

February 11, 2010- found out it was a girl!

May 8, 2010- D graduates from MUW!

July 1, 2010- Harper Layne Whitworth

May 4, 2011- still to come.. but I am

graduating.. FINALLY! WHOO!!!!

Here are some pictures starting

with our first Christmas. :)

Christmas 2005- scanned picture...

Christmas 2006. Couldn't find one during December of all of us!

 Christmas 2007

 Christmas 2008

Christmas 2009- last pic as a family of 3!

 Christmas 2010! :)

Christmas Festivities!

With Christmas quickly

approaching.. and man is it

ever approaching... we have been

busy busy with parties, plays, musicals,

cards, decorating, baking, and wrapping.

I am pooped. And it isn't even the big day yet!

We have been reading Christmas/winter

books every night before bed to keep up

with Christmas. :) Good thing I ordered ALL

those books from Scholastic. I love them.

Great prices. Awesome books. And I will

NEVER get rid of them. Greatness.

We also took the kids to see the big man

yesterday. And by big man, I mean...

the big man himself. Santa. Let me just say

that this year Kyler is in full Santa mode.

He actually gets the whole concept of 

big S and the awe of him. It is so fun!

We walked by him yesterday to go in

a store first and Kyler ran right into a woman

from stretching his neck staring at Santa!

BTW- my child is a total ladies man. He waved

at EVERY teenage girl and grown woman

in the mall. Every one of them. He just smiled

that coy smile of his and waved his cute little

wave. I stopped looking at him every time

when I could just hear the girls "awe"ing and

giggling that a studd muffin of a 4 year old

was waving at them. I am in for it!

Today is Kyler's school play! They are

singing some songs and Kyler got asked

to recite a bible verse about Christmas.

He is doing Luke 2:11... "Today a Savior

has been born to you; He is Christ the Lord."

I know it by heart, too, from practicing!

They all will do so good. Pictures to come

of that of course! For now, here is my

sweet babies with Jolly ole' St. Nick.

Pretty good Santa, I thought! :)

Lunch Date!

Today I let Kyler stay home from 

school.. partially because it was WAY

too cold to get out to go to school,

and partially because we had a lunch date

with Rachel, baby Hayden, and Chelsea!

We met at McAlisters and just hung out

for at least two hours. Catching up and

taking pictures, of course.  We had our

own little photo session right in the middle

of the restaurant! Perfect. I got to love on

sweet baby Hayden, and Rachel and Chelsea

got to love on Kyler and Harper.  K, H,

and baby H all exchanged their gifts! We

all had the best time. It was so good to catch

up and see my sweet friends! And I could

not stop holding Hayden. I love him. He makes

the funniest faces!  I enjoyed my time with

them so much. Rachel and Chelsea are such

sweet friends and they both hold a special

place in my heart! Love you, girls!

Now, on the the pictures! :)

 kyler, chelsea, and harper!

 hayden!

 see his funny face?!

 kyler, rachel, and harper!

good friends! it's chelsea's turn to get married

and have a baby! :)

Lately

Yea, yea.. I know it's been

a while... sue me, Micaa.

I have been busy! It's

the Christmas season..

so I have been shopping.

baking, nursing a sick

baby, and visiting with

family! Long stories

short...

Harper has an ear infection.

Same one since November.

On our 3rd round of antibiotics.

If this doesn't work...

tubes are next. Pray this works!

Kyle, Jayme, and Carley came

up this weekend, so we have been spending

time with them! We went ice skating.
WHOOO!!! It was so fun! It'sjust

like regular skating, but on ice of course.

I have done the majority of my Christmas

shopping online. And it is the best. thing. ever.

seriously.  Almost everyday I have 

gotten a package right to my door and

I didn't have to leave the house. AND I

got the same deals as everyone else did

on Black Friday AND free shipping.

Amazing. And so convenient!  Besides

shopping and getting ready for Santa,

we have made an advent calendar, played

endless hours, Harper has learned to 

pretty much sit alone, Kyler and D

have been going to Lowe's for the build

and grow thing they do twice a month.

You sign up and you take your child and

they get to build something there and

bring it home! AND... the best part...

IT'S FREE! :) Free fun for 

kids. Can't get any better than that.

They have been building 3 parts

to a train this month and next month

it's some kind of game box. Fun times.

Kyler and the rest of the kids in

Children's Church went to the 

local nursing home to sing carols

to the elderly and give out

handmade blankets they made at church.

They loved it! We all had a good

time and the people there were

just smitten with the kids.

It was good for them to do something

for others. I think Kyler had

the most fun. He sang every song

he knew at the top of his lungs and

talked and talked to the little old women

there. He loved them just as much

as they loved him. :) He's a little

heartbreaker.  

I'll leave you with a long post

of pictures from the past week.

Enjoy the last couple of weeks

until Ho Ho comes! Or as

Kyler used to say, "Hanta Caus"

comes! WHOO! 13 days! :)

 in front of our tree.

 just got back from his first trip to Lowe's

 with his certificate and masterpiece.

 little miss H

 about to go ice skating!

me, k, and carley

 family ice skaters

 d doesn't even know how to regular skate.

 children's church at the nursing home

 had to have one by himself.

homemade advent calendar!

30 Day Blog Challenge- Day 30!

Day 30- A single picture.

For these two blessings, I am forever thankful.

And, I LOVE kyler's expression looking 

at his baby sister here. So authentic!

30 Day Blog Challenge- Day 29

Day 29- Wishes

I can sit and think of lots

of things that I wish for

or want or whatever..

but my REAL wishes...

they are pretty simple,

and are, for the most

part, coming true everyday.

I wish for:

- a happy, healthy family.

-adding more years to my remission 

from Hodgkins

-strong, steadfast marriage

-continual growth in the Lord

-a life full of laughter and tears (happy ones)

-days and nights filled with 

family and friends around me

See. I'm a simple girl when it

comes down to the serious 

things in life. :)

5 Months

Harper Layne is 5 months old!

Gah. This time next month she

will be starting school where

Kyler goes. SAD FACE. I hope

she can deal.. or rather THEY can deal

with her temper she has. And yes,

for those of you who swear she never

cries.. you will see. Trust me.  She has

gotten completely spoiled to anyone

and everyone talking to her.. so she 

thinks that she has to be talked to 24/7.

Seriously.  She will wake up if it is

quiet and no one is talking.  

Anyways... here are some things

about 5 month old Harper and some

pictures from today!

Harper likes to:

-chew on her fingers. She

can put her whole fist in her mouth. No joke.

-play with her feet. Or foot rather.

I think she thinks she only has a left foot.

She never plays with her right one.

-watch Kyler. she is amazed by him

and will watch him do anything. 

- eat. and eat a lot.  She eats 2's

food (that isn't supposed to start until

6 months) and handles it like a champ.

Can't get enough of it!

-roll over. She recently learned

this new trick and thinks it is hilarious.

-whine. D says she has that 'girl whine'

whatever that means. ha. I say

she sounds like Chewbacca from

Star Wars when she is whining/crying.

-watch cartoons. in the morning

when kyler is getting ready for school,

she will sit in her high chair and watch

Inspector Gadget and Pink Panther.

-be held. all the time. of course.

I don't know how this one will

work when she goes to school....

Bless her teachers!

Harper weighs in at 20 lbs even

and is 26" long. BIG GIRL! :)

She has rolls on her rolls!

But she is happy all the time,

so I love it!

Happy 5 Months, Harper!!!

 

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