Saturday, October 31, 2009

All about me

Rules
1. You can only use one word.
2. Pass this along to six of your favorite bloggers.
3. Alert them that you have given them this award.
4. Have fun!

The Survey:
1. Where is your cell phone? kitchen
2. Your hair? curly
3. Your mother? gift
4. Your father? balding
5. Your favorite food? cereal
6. Your dream last night? eventful
7. Your favorite drink? tea
8. Your dream/goal? servitude
9. What room are you in? living
10. Your hobby? crafts
11. Your fear? loss
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Selma
13. Where were you last night? home
14. Something that you aren't? tall
15. Muffins? blueberry
16. Wish List Item? cricut
17. Where did you grow up? Tomball
18. Last thing you did? sat
19. What are you wearing? jammies
20. Your TV? football
21. Your pets? obsolete
22. Friends? treasure
23. Your life? abundant
24. Your mood? anxious
25. Missing someone? yes
26. Vehicle: soccer
27. Something you're not wearing: contacts
28. Your favorite store? Lobby
29. Your favorite color? black
30. When was the last time you laughed? Cayden
31. Last time you cried? Thursday
32. Your best friend? Brown
33. One place that I go over and over? refrigerator
34. One person who emails me regularly? FB
35. Favorite place to eat? Olive

So there it is...me in 35 words. Copy and fill in if you dare.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009


I created this post several weeks ago, but never posted it. That's how I roll sometimes, you know, getting distracted by my sweet babies and sometimes things just don't get all the way done. Well, here you are. We didn't get to dress the kids up for Holloween since they were both sick. Cayden was going to be Thomas the Train and Mckinley, well, I had a shirt and socks to match. I know, not very exciting. So, we hung around the house and therefore, there are no cute pictures this year. But, we did visit the pumpkin patch in town, so we did get to celebrate October in this way. We picked out a beautiful, big pumpkin that I didn't carve this year because it seemed a crime to destroy it prematurely. Just a few days ago though, Corey and I cut it open to retrieve the seeds. With a little help from my sweet friend, Amy, they turned out great. You can only eat a few at a time though....




Friday, October 9, 2009

Everyday Moments

Just a few everyday moments around the Wheeler home. Like most homes, there's never a quiet moment and we stay super busy. Mckinley is almost sitting now, but otherwise, she's a rolie polie olie and can be found rolling all over the floor. I may put her down in one spot, and within minutes, she's across the room. Up till now, she's been stationary, so Cayden will have to adjust even more to his little sister.


"Hold ju"



Playing with animals



Daddy, you are so funny.



So beautiful as she sleeps...milk dreams




Just got her 6 month shots. She weighed 18 lbs 8 oz.



Reading a book with Uncle Marcus





On our way to James and Keely's wedding.

On the road again...


We've gotten into this routine that when Corey gets home, we eat (almost immediately), clean up and get dressed to head out for a walk. Cayden talks about a walk nearly all day long. Are you ready for lunch? "Walk." Let's go change that diaper. "Walk." He's relentless about it, so it's hard for us to say otherwise. Besides, by this time of the day, we could all use some time out doors. Brent and Candice let us borrow their double stroller, and besides it being heavy, we love it. The kiddos fit perfectly and it works out great for us. Although, Cayden has learned to outsmart the straps, so that occasionally becomes a struggle. I hate to think of what it'll be like when the time changes. Can we walk in the dark? Wish we had street lamps at least....



Takin' a stroll!



"Hi sister"



Suburban Farmers

Thank you Lord for the rain. I know that it's not real convenient getting out and around when it's raining, but I am truly rejoicing. Our water restrictions are easing up and of course, our grass is growing, or rather our weeds are flourishing. One of Corey's favorite things to do is "play" in the yard. He seems to always find things to do or mess with outside. I appreciate that he enjoys doing those things because I'm not about it. For the most part, our yard has been a big dirt pile of a mess. Looking at our neighbor's yards, ours is in really bad shape. How come we have so much dirt? In addition to dirt, we've got stickers and patches of weeds. I'm not so sure Cayden even knows what grass is. Anywho, I'm grateful for the rain and that our yard is now green. With that, comes mowing. One of Cayden's favorite things is a tractor. We had a lot of construction on our road, and for a while, he would look for them and get terribly excited to see them. For whatever reason, this day was the first time he was on the tractor. Oh yeah, we didn't do much mowing all summer, so this was one of the few days Corey mowed. Corey took Cayden up and down our street. Somewhat uneventful, but for him, totally thrilling. Hopefully he'll have many more times to ride the tractor. Bring on the rain!!!



Thursday, October 8, 2009

Go Longhorns!!

When Cayden was born, my brother Michael got him this jersey; it's a 2T. He's just recently been able to wear it and the day we remember to put it on him, UT doesn't even play that Saturday. Go figure! Nonetheless, we were decked out and looking cute. I know, we should be wearing maroon, for Texas State that is, but really, we go for UT every time. He's stocky enough to be a ball player, but I say, "no way, no football for him."






Matthew got this one for Mckinley when she was born; it's size is 6 months and clearly, she's busting out. She won't be able to wear it much longer, but I can always count on my brothers to keep them in the right gear!










I don't know how many pictures I took to get just the right one when they'd both be looking at the camera. Getting them to smile is just too much to ask, at least at the same time!











What most of my pictures look like...