May I Have Your Attention!!!

Our Family would like to introduce you to our newest little Blessing!

Sydney Clair Stansell

February 3, 2010

7:02am

8lbs 1oz

21 1/4 in

She is already proving to be a sweet little girl. As you might have guessed right now she pretty much just eats...sleeps...and poops!! She is most active in the mornings. Then she gets very snacky in the evenings. This doesn't bother me, because that means she does very well at night...usually only waking me up once to nurse. She does very well tolerating her big brother and sister.

Miles loves Sydney!! He is always ready to give her kisses and hold her in his "wap". He is very content to just sit there staring at her and rubbing her head. I was surprised at how gentle he is with her! That isn't to say we don't have accidents, but in general he is very sweet.
Tenley loves Sydney!! She is always telling me she is my big helper. She wants to help with Sydney in whatever way she can. She also loves to sit and hold her, she sings to her, she likes to help pick out her outfit for the day. She is a great big sister!!!

Sydney is truly a BLESSING!! We are so thankful she is part of our family!

S.N.O.W!!!!

My new motto...If I'm not going to have a baby, I might as well blog!!!

I L O V E Snow!!

Snow is beautiful...Snow is fun...Snow reminds me of playing in it when I was a kid...Snow is the best!!! Most of all I love seeing my kids play and enjoy themselves in the snow.

They were so excited to wake up to snow on the ground! This was really Miles first snow...I think he likes it as much as I do!!

A quick hug to show their excitement!

Goose had to go get Miles...Miles got stuck trying to crawl under the fence. It was really cute, the fence caught his hood and he couldn't move!! I was watching and then realized I wasn't taking pictures. Oops!
Just another good thing about fresh snow...you can eat it!!!
It's hard work building a snowman...time for a break!
Goose was showing the kids how to make snow angels...they caught on quickly. Why is it that making a snow angel is so much fun?
All bundled up and ready to play!! Taking a minute to pose for me and the camera.
"Momma...I am going to throw this snowball at you!!!"

"No..NO..Tenley, I'll get Momma!"

After a lot of hard work...mostly by Daddy...here is the kids finished snowman!!!

After all that hard work the kids tackled Daddy and were throwing snow on him!! It was a great day!!! It does my heart good to see the kids having so much fun! I stayed safely on the porch...hiding behind my camera!

Days like this are so sweet!!!

Christmas 2009

So when I started looking through all my Christmas pictures I realized that ALL didn't translate to very many pictures.

Goose was scheduled to work "days" on Christmas day, so we planned ahead and woke the kids up early so that Goose could see their reactions to what Santa brought them. Apparently Goose and I don't function very well at 4:00am. We made sure to get video, but we forgot to take some still shots. Oops!!!

During Christmas at Grandma's house, Goose was working, so naturally my hands were full helping the kids open their gifts...so no pictures from there either.

Fear not though...Goose did manage to take a few pictures during the Stansell Family Christmas at Grandpa & Grandnanna's. Goose tends to take actions shots so there weren't very many to pick from, but here is a few of what he got.

Miles loved opening his gifts...he had to make sure that all the paper was off before he would look at the toy.

Tenley modeling the jacket that Aunt Cara & Uncle Beau gave her. She couldn't wait to wear it to school and show her friends.

Grandnanna couldn't resist when she came across this little item. Although I have to admit that it is pretty cute!! When you press the nose it moos like a cow!!

Miles made it look like so much fun that Tenley had to have her turn!

Tenley had just opened up this cute little frog...and couldn't resist giving her a hug.

You could never tell from the expressions on the adults faces, but we are about to open gifts...

and in less then 30 minutes we turned Steve & Nancy's house into this...

I can't guarantee that a few Christmas gifts did not get "lost" in the clean up process!!!

She is NOT my friend!!!

I know I don't have to keep telling you, but Tenley is so funny!!!

The other day we were headed to town and Goose and I were talking baby names...

I asked Tenley what she thought of a few of the names we were talking about. She surprised us by saying that we should name the baby...wait for it...wait for it...Tenley!!! That's right she wants us to name the new baby...Baby Tenley.

Goose and I smiled and then I told her..."Tenley, we can't name the baby Tenley...that is your name." She looked very upset and said "So? I like that name"! I smiled even bigger and replied we like that name as well...that is why it is your name!

She thought for a minute and then said, "If you don't name the baby Tenley...then I'm not you friend!!!"

Happy 2nd Birthday Day to my Big Boy!!!

I can't believe that Miles is 2!!! I know people say it all the time, but WOW...time really does fly by!

I am going to go ahead and confess...I was a bad Mommy this year...

You see, I am finding that Miles' birthday tends to sneak up on me. I mean one minute it's Christmas and then BOOM...it's Miles' birthday! So by the time I got around to thinking about a party the family members that live close already had plans on the weekends before and after his birthday(NOT that I am blaming his lack of a party on any of them). It just made it very easy for me to say we aren't going to have a party.

Before you start thinking too badly of me...

We(Goose, Me, Tenley, and Miles) did have supper, presents, and cake for the little guy. I don't think he minded.

Ok...so it's not the prettiest cake you have ever seen...but it sure did taste good!!!
He just can't believe that the gifts are all his! I think he has his hands tucked into his lap so that he doesn't open the gifts before he is supposed to!!

We gave him a "tractors" book and this...He loved it...of course! He loves anything and everything about trucks!

All in all, I think he still enjoyed his birthday even though he didn't get a big family party!

We Love you Miles...Happy Birthday!!!

Thanksgiving '09

This is WAY late, but I didn't want you to miss out on our Thanksgiving pictures.

Goose had to work through Thanksgiving week. So the kids and I loaded up and headed to Dallas to spend Thanksgiving at my sister's house, with the rest of my family.

We had a great time! Tenley and Miles played with their cousin Ethan. They always enjoy getting a chance to play with him. I was really proud of how well they played together!

I'm not really sure what this face was about...but clearly there was something behind it!

Happiness!!!

Ethan seemed to really enjoy all the family time as well.

Taking a break from all the playtime and watching some cartoons.

Pop with his grandsons.

Miles was not very happy that Tenley took his spot on Pop's lap...he wanted down after that.

Sometimes it's just more fun to read the sale circulars together.

Dwayne and Ethan

O'ma and Pop with the grandkids.

We had a great time...we just wish Goose could have been there with us...he was missed!!

Baby Bumps!

For those of you who don't know...or don't remember.

When I was pregnant with Miles, my sister-in-law, Cara was also pregnant. She had their first son just an month and a half after we had Miles.

Well...we have done it again!! I am due January 30th with our third and Cara is due February 15th with their second son.

We took baby bump pictures with the boys and we were excited to do it again this time. And just like last time Cara looks a lot further along than me.

Our sweet husbands agreed to be our photographers. Aren't we cute!! We have been very excited to be experiencing this together again.

After we were done taking "normal" pictures, Goose decided we needed to have a little fun! You know Show off the bumps a little bit. Cara wasn't sure at first...

...But she came around and we had a great time "working" our baby bumps!

I can't believe that in about 6 to 7 weeks we will be able to actually show off our newest little babies!!!

Cara, it has been great sharing this special time with you! I am sorry I keep stealing your moment, but I love that our kids will always be close! I love you!!!