1st Grade Open House | Hannah

I loved Hannah’s open house.  She showed me all she had been working on including a life size drawing of her hanging on the wall! Love my babies!

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Lacey Graduates!

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Horse Show Number 2!

Well Katie ended up being the only one to compete in this horse show before a torrential down pour moved in to shut down the show. But she came out with a lot of ribbons!  You will notice her warming up in the rain.  And it rains during the poles too.

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Our First Horse Show!

This was the girls first horse show.  They were so excited.  We were very proud of them.  They both got ribbons which being their first show we expected it to be more of a practice.  Katie got a blue ribbon (1st place) and a 5th and 6th.  Hannah got two 3rd place ribbons and a 5th and 6th.  The divisions included rider (equestrian), rider  & horse (pleasure), horse only (under the saddle) and riding around poles (poles).  I think the funniest part was in the car ride home when Katie announced “my horse did better than I did in the show!”.  In her defense Ricky has probably done hundreds of shows were as this was Katie’s first. 😉 HSPers0001 HSPers0002 HSPers0003 HSPers0004 HSPers0005 HSPers0006 HSPers0007 HSPers0008 HSPers0009 HSPers0010 HSPers0011 HSPers0012 HSPers0013 HSPers0014 HSPers0015 HSPers0016 HSPers0017 HSPers0018 HSPers0019 HSPers0020

The Egg Wars!

Ok.  So this really cracks me up.  We have egg wars every year with our Easter eggs for the Champion egg. Something we always did when I was a kid. Most of the time it’s just between Katie and Hannah but last year Lacey joined the fun. This year Mema was in on it and I love these pictures!!! Cracks me up!

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Bad Mommy: Dying Easter Eggs AGAIN

Well bad Mommy forgot to pack the Easter Eggs for the beach.  It’s a struggle to remember every time we go because they are in the fridge and I never think that I might need something from the fridge.  But it turned out pretty nice since our dye wasn’t that good this year and Mema, Aunt Vicki and Uncle Rick got to dye one too!  And lastly Uncle Rick got them a hammock for the beach which you will see them enjoying at the end. Wedding Photography Diane McKinney Photography Wedding Photography Diane McKinney Photography Wedding Photography Diane McKinney Photography Wedding Photography Diane McKinney Photography Wedding Photography Diane McKinney Photography Wedding Photography Diane McKinney Photography Wedding Photography Diane McKinney Photography Wedding Photography Diane McKinney Photography Wedding Photography Diane McKinney Photography Wedding Photography Diane McKinney Photography Wedding Photography Diane McKinney Photography

My Funny Hannah!

Hannah has gotten so awesome and posing for the camera this days.  A long cry from the days of “The Hand” which was basically a whole year of her throwing her hand up in front of my camera.  So I am LOVING this phase.  Of course she’s become a notorious photobomber too!  That’s where all this started. I was just trying to take a couple of shots of the rabbits and this is what I got.  Love that girl!

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April Fools!

This has always been one of our favorite holidays.  We do love some Tom Foolery!  I usually fool the kids with fake food i.e. meatloaf dressed up as a cupcake and pound cake that looks like a grilled cheese. But they know my tricks now so I had to step it up and try something new this year.  AND we have never pulled anything on Daddy so we decided to get him too!  This years tricks included this lovely sign on Daddy’s car on the way to work. Of course he got me back by texting me telling me he got pulled over for it. NOT. Then we had my balloon cupcakes that kind of flopped because the icing (whip cream) melted in the fridge. Next time I’ll use real icing.  Hannah joked around with them anyway. We had jello instead of kool-aid which Hannah got suspicious when it wiggled so I think I got busted there. But I got Katie with the lizard in the mailbox and spider on the toilet paper.  I have a few new things up my sleeve for next year so we’ll see!!!2015_04_0001 2015_04_0002 2015_04_0003 2015_04_0004 2015_04_0005 2015_04_0006 2015_04_0007 2015_04_0008 2015_04_0009 2015_04_0010 2015_04_0011 2015_04_0012 2015_04_0013 2015_04_0014 2015_04_0015 2015_04_0023 2015_04_0024 2015_04_0025April

I Can Put Myself to Bed | Hannah

Funny as mess… So H promised again that she would put herself to bed if she could stay up a little later. To which I told her if she didn’t this would be the last time she would be allowed to stay up late if she didn’t actually do it. So I’m laying in bed reading my book when I hear a little wrustling under my bed and I think Oh Lord the dogs in here. But then it goes quiet so I think maybe she’s not. Then I hear a little more wrustling and then I think oh Lord one of the ferrets have gotten out but I just really don’t want to go get it. And then it goes quiet so I think well it’s gone to sleep at least. Well I keep reading my book and then I hear a real wrustling and then I know there’s something under my bed. So I finally get out of bed and I look underneath and guess who is under there. Yes as you may have guessed it was H. Conked out underneath my bed. I had to pull her out by her feet, lift her up and then put her in my bed. She didn’t even wake up. Needless to say my back is not feeling so good this morning but I was cracking up none the less.

Katie funny comments

I ran into one of the girls at the barn where Katie and Hannah ride. She stopped me because she wanted to share with me something funny Katie had said to her. As they were cleaning out one of the stalls Katie asked her “have you ever heard of World War II?” To which the girl replied yes. Then Katie said “yeah that was a bad time for the Jews”.  etty much the understatement of the year.

Hannah funny comments

So the girls have been out of school basically for two weeks due to snow and ice. I will have pictures to post shortly. But today was the first day they went back to school. Hannah as usual not wanting to go to school after such a long break fained a stomachache. To which she escalated sore throat and other various symptoms and said I was a horrible mother for sending her to school with the stomach bug. Then she told me they (by they she meant social services) should come and take her away because I was a bad mother for making her go to school.  Just thought she might find this funny later on in life.  Poor Katie felt bad for me and came into the kitchen to tell me that she really didn’t mean it. To which I replied I knew she did not mean it and not to worry my feelings were not hurt.  Both of them are so cute and funny in their own ways.

Fun Flower Shoot

The girls every once in a while decide they want to create their own photoshoot props included.  Here is their flower shoot.  🙂

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