It was mid-70’s here so we took advantage of the great weather and spent the whole day at the park. Good thing since it’s back to the 40’s and no one wants to walk outside now. We had a whole group there – myself & Maurise, the kidlets, two of my brothers, sister-in-law, my nephew, my Mama and a few of my brothers friends.
I meant to post this back last summer, but I did not due to a camera USB cord mishap. I just came across these photos and chose to post it. These items are now about 6 months old and still holding up!
Tutu & Flip Flops from Emery Kate’s Closet
We received a petti-skirt (not pictured), flip flops and a tutu that was custom ordered from Emery Kate’s Closet, a small-town home business based in Kentucky. They were all made of great quality that they could even withstand this “tom-boyish princess”. If you’re looking for custom made jewelry, hairbows, tutus, flip-flops, etc stop over to the facebook page Emery Kate’s Closet for more information.
Nevaeh opening presents. We celebrated her birthday March 1st since she’s a Leapling.
She’s 38 lbs, 37 1/2 inches tall; in the 95 percentile for both.
My attempt at a Butterfly Cake + Nevaeh with her brother “Li-Li”
Nevaeh Lynn
Elijah James
Maurise
Nevaeh + Maurise
She’s nicknamed him “money” and loves to tickle and pick on him.
Elijah + Maurise
He loves stealing Mo’s hats and relaxing with him to watch cartoons in the AM’s.
I got my lip pierced. It actually did not hurt and there was no swelling!
My Lil Princess
My Lil Monster
My Lil Princess
My Lil Monster
These photos were taken on the evening of New Year’s Day.
My Monster-Baby is 4 years, 3months old. Over the last 4 or 5 months, he’s calmed down A LOT. He may still be a bit hyper-active for most people. But for me, he’s pretty calm now compared to a year ago. He’s very into his Leap Frog game systems (the ClickStart that he got for his 3rd birthday and the Leapster 2 that he just got for Christmas this year) as well as his own PC. He plays games on Cartoon Network and PBS Kids mostly at this time. If he’s not on some ‘tech-toy’, then he’s playing with dinosaurs and robots and the occasional monster truck. He’s very bright, slightly emotional and always loud.
Then my Chick-Pea is 1 year, 10 months now. Almost 2; going on 12! Seriously, with that tween-ish attitude of hers that she has began showing. I am learning that ‘terrible two’s’ are a whole new ballgame when it comes to a girl! But her sweet darling actions make me forget the ‘slam-a-door-in-your-face, toss-a-toy-across-the-room, throw-herself-on-the-floor’ ways…at least just for a little bit until the next episode begins ;c) She loves her ‘bay-bay dolls’, dancing (and I do mean DANCING, hip-swaying, booty-shaking, head-bobbing, arm-moving DANCING) and lip-syncing to music. She likes to follow the grown-ups and try to do grown-up things. Like sweeping and mopping, cleaning the tables and counters. She watches when I wash the dishes (I’ve tried to see if she’d wash them, but she’s just interested in the water…maybe next year!) and still runs away when I vacuum. She’s a go-getter, very adventurous and independent (when she’s not on my hip).
With the ups & downs of single Mama-hood, I’m proud of each one of my babies. I’m proud of how close we are as a family, how much we’ve gone through and accomplished together. And I look forward to see where we are in a year from now.
