Grins, Giggles & Chaos!

His name is Dakota. A tiny Yorkie with enough attitude to be a Doberman. he didn't like kids, but he tolerated them. He hated cats, and especially hated the mailman. Even bit the mailman once! More than any of the above, he was a very pampered dog. See, he once belonged to my mom. My mom was a cat person, loved everything about cats. So, when she came home with this tiny fur ball, weighing less than a pound, I was totally shocked! She loved this puppy more than anything. He was good for her. When she got sick, my Nan took care of him, and when she passed away, my brother took him, and has had him ever since. Dakota has been my brother & SIL's baby for 14 years. I thought he was spoiled when my mom had him, but nothing compares to the sweet life he's lived with my brother & SIL. He's been sick {old age related stuff} for a few months, and recently my SIL took him to the vet, to go over options, but this morning, sweet Dakota went to doggie heaven. Not that i...

I am a mommy of two precious, outgoing, strong-willed, sassy, girly girls, and I LOVE every second of it. Before I had my first daughter, I knew nothing about raising girls. I have three brothers! I'm definitely a girl girl myself, so when Rylee was born, I was over the moon. The child had more clothes, shoes, and hair bows than I could count. It was ridiculous! ;) When I got pregnant a second time, I secretly hoped for another girl, and I got my wish. Landry had just as many clothes, shoes & bows, and this momma was thrilled to have two daughters. It's so much fun watching them play dress up, and to watch them pretend play with barbies and baby dolls. I LOVE IT!  I keep tossing the idea around of having another baby, and while I would love to have a boy, I'd be over the moon to have another daughter. :) Pure Sass! ;)

Last Saturday, Rylee had a dance competition........ and it was local! ;) The best part of the weekend, some of our family came to watch. My bro & SIL from Dallas drove down up Thursday night, as well as my bro & SIL {and their kids} from Ohio. We had a packed house last weekend, but it was SUPER fun. Rylee's dance company did SUPER at the competition. We are so proud of all the kids. WAY TO GO BAKstage DANCE CO! You ROCKED the house!

Last Wed, I picked up Sarah {my SIL} from the airport. She stayed with us until Sunday. The kids LOVED it! We hung out, went Junkin', and just had the best time. Rylee loves it when her "sissy" comes to visit. Sunday, we headed to Tulsa. Since Rylee was going back w/Sarah to Dallas for Spring Break, we decided to head over to Tulsa early so we could hit up the Aquarium. Let's just say I wasn't impressed. The girls had fun, but the adults - not so much. ;) I was expecting it to be much bigger, but it wasn't. Oh well, lesson learned!  Here are a few photos from the aquarium. 

A few months ago, Rylee went to an open call for models. NWA was having a Fashion Week , and needed models of all ages. When we arrived, there were SO many kids waiting for their turn to strut their stuff. With this being her first casting call, she was nervous, and then to see all the kids there, she began to get SUPER DUPER nervous. She was like #30 in line, but she did a great job. A few weeks later, the model announcement was made, and sure enough, Rylee was on the list. :) She was beyond excited! She was chosen for the 3 Monkeys Show {3 Monkeys is a local boutique}  Last Saturday was the fashion show, and she did a great job on the runway. Of course, now she wants to be a model. Which, if this is something she really wants to do, I'm fine with it. She did tell me the other day that if she continues to be a model, she is moving to NYC, and will live in a penthouse. Oh boy!  It totally makes me smile that my girl has big hopes & dreams.  Here is a little video...

. . . . . . . . actually, we don't need to. The girl is potty trained! Yes, Landry is potty trained, and it only took 2 days. Woohoo! NO MORE DIAPERS! It was so easy this time around. With Rylee, she is such a strong willed child, that she was determined NOT potty train. I believe she was 2 days shy of her 3rd birthday before she wanted to sit on the potty. Once she did it, she was trained in one day. I'm just happy to check that part of child raising off my list. :)

The Thursday before Valentine's Day, Landry's class had their party. She wore her new outfit, and looked super cute! They had a craft, and decorated heart sugar cookies. What could be better than that? Here are a few photos from her little party.