2 weeks!

Well our little man is just a growing!! At 2 weeks he is 10 1/2 lbs (that is 1 lb and 11 oz gain!)!! He is doing really well. Has the typical newborn sleep schedule, waking every 2 1/2 to 3 hrs at night. Hopefully this 10 pounder will be stretching that soon! Just thought I'd share a new pic!
Leigh Anne

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Our little man!

"Wiley" William Lawrence Mahone is here! He was born Friday morning at 7:37. Everything went better than I expected. He is just so sweet and already adored by all his sisters. They were fighting over who was going to hold him. We are still in the hospital, just because of the c-section, but we get to go home tomorrow. Thanks again for all the thoughts and prayers!!

Leigh Anne

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Little Outlaws

My sweet little outlaws! This is from their little pre-school and I just had to share!
Leigh Anne

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First trip to the dentist!

Yep, Hadley had her first trip to the dentist today. She sat patiently in her chair watching Barnie....at least for a little while that is. She watched Ella go first, and then when it was her turn, she laid back and opened her mouth wide. The girl polished one tooth and then Hadley started saying "no!". So that was it. The teeth cleaning was over...or should I say "tooth cleaning". She did let the dentist check for cavities, and she had none. We will see how she does in six more months!
Leigh Anne

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Matt's girls

This is the site Matt saw the other night, as we were parked in my car waiting for him to meet us for dinner. I have a strict policy of not getting them out of the car until Matt gets there...just for my own sanity's sake. We had been waiting for about 30 minutes and I think I was about a minute from losing my ever living mind!!! So glad I managed a smile!!! Ha! It was a very busy car-full to say the least!
Leigh Anne

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Cute little Scare Crow

Again, nothing scary about this little scare crow! Today the Kindergarten is having their "Fall"ing in Love with Jesus party, since they don't do a Halloween party. Everyone dresses up as scare crows and they paraded up and down the halls of the elementary. Maylee is the line leader this week, so she got to lead the parade...talk about a thrilled little girl. Well the site of 30 little scare crows is one of the cutest I have ever seen!
Leigh Anne

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Trick or Treat

Last night we tried something new...we opted to trick or treat in a neighborhood instead of our church's Trunk or Treat. The Trunk or Treat is a lot of fun, but we were running late and decided to simplify. It was a neat experience for the girls to go up to houses. The neighborhood we went to (just a couple blocks away, b/c for some reason ours has no trick or treaters) has houses that are pretty spread apart, plus the driveways are really long, so we knew the girls would really be worn out. They were. It was a lot of fun, and Hadley proved that it helps to be cute and also not to understand "just one piece"...she probably had about twice as much as Maylee and Ella. Hadley was pretty serious about getting candy, it was one of the cutest sites seeing her little legs as fast as they could up and down driveways holding that pumpkin on a mission for candy! So far they had candy dinner and breakfast...lovely I know!!!
Leigh Anne

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Tired little girls...

Tonight we went to the homecoming game...well, made 20 minutes of it until Maylee crossed the physical boundary lines Matt had set, so we had to go home as that was the set consequence. Hadley didn't make the cut to the game as the last game I had to chase here down the field at the beginning of half time, through the run through tunnel...quite a site I must say (yes, big preggo belly and all). The girls still had fun while we were there, then they passed out in the car...here is the proof. You know they are tired when they are asleep with their eyes kind of open...I know, it's a little on the freaky side!!!
Leigh Anne

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BOO!!!

Ok, so they aren't so scary, but this mama thinks they make a pretty cute Little Bo Peep, Little Miss Muffet and Little Red Riding Hood!!
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Out of this world!

This week is Faith's homecoming, so everyday has a theme and today was "Out of this World". This was the best we could come up with, but Maylee was so excited to have a third eye!
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Birthday Girl

Last Saturday Ella turned 4!!! We decided to have a combined party for Ella and Maylee (since Maylee's birthday is Nov 18th and this baby's c-section is the 19th...keeping in mind that Ella came 21 days early, we wanted to be sure Maylee had her party too. Plus she always has wanted a pumpkin patch party too). It was at a pumpkin patch and we couldn't have asked for better weather. It was so much fun. Hopefully I'll get to downloading my pictures and post some soon. But I did want to post the Birthday girl wearing her birthday crown at school.
Leigh Anne

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"Say Cheese"...

and boy did they!! Well, Hadley did for sure, I can just hear her saying the words. These are the school pictures that the little preschool had taken.
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2 more pics

Here are two pics I got of Hadley this afternoon when I picked her up.
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Early Celebration

This morning as we were approaching the preschool steps, this is what we saw! Hadley's sweet teachers had already begun celebrating her. So sweet! Inside she got to wear the birthday shirt and had a sign on her cubbie. I brought donut holes. So she should have a great day. Tomorrow is her real birthday, so I'm sure I'll have more pictures yet to come.
Leigh Anne

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Oh Boy!!!

Last week I had my final sonogram. Everything looked great (which was music to my ears, since it was my 30 week sonogram when we found out about Maylee's heart defect). I asked if it was still a boy, and they said yes. He was weighing 3lbs 8 oz, which was a little big...so who knows, he might just make an early exit/entry like Ella did (three weeks early). However I won't hold my breath for that. Here is a 3D pic from the appointment...my expectations weren't high as last time when I had a 3D with Hadley the best pic we got was of her leg. At least this one has one eye part of a nose and cheek, but not much better as the chord is in front of par of his face. You will have to use your imagination!
Leigh Anne

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Sugar and Spice and everything nice.....

I took these pictures about two months ago, and just now downloaded them to my computer.  My sweet girls!!!!

Several "Big" days...

Several big days for the girls.  First,  Maylee had her first chapel day on Wednesday.  They have to wear their plaid jumper and she was so excited...here she is:

Today Ella and Hadley had their first day of preschool.  They both were really excited and did great.  Both ran into their classrooms and didn't look back (that is huge for Ella b/c she sometimes has issues with being dropped off).  Here they are:

Oh, and let me tell you how our little red head pretty much refuses to keep her clothes on at the house.  This morning I dressed her, and she promptly started fussing and pulling at the shirt I had put on.  Before I knew it, she had pulled off her shirt.  I thought she didn't want her clothes on, but then she came out with Maylee or Ella's purple shirt (just like the one she is wearing), so I went and got hers.  Put it on her, and she was as happy as could be!!!!!   She isn't even 2, and is already complaining about how I dress her.....we have a long road ahead!!!

So when I picked Ella and Hadley up, this is how I found Hadley:

I couldn't believe it!  Now granted she was in a room all by herself  with a teacher (b/c she was talking and not laying down with the other kids), but she was asleep on her nap mat!  I always find this to be a small miracle.

Today, Maylee also had her annual check up with her cardiologist.  Everything looked great.  It is always good to see and hear that.  She has come so far in almost 6 years.

And I know that this is a long post, but I cooked my friend's recipe tonight and it was so good....so here is the link if you want an: easy good fish recipe.  I too used frozen tilapia fillets, and cooked first for 10 minutes topped with cheese and 5 more minutes.  I also used dried chives and dill.  Sooo good!

Tired Kindergartener

So this is the first week of full day Kindergarten. I knew the exhaustion was coming, but didn't expect it this soon!

Leigh Anne

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First Day of School!!!!

Wow, what a big day for a little girl.  This is such a huge benchmark Maylee hit today.  Not a tear was shed (by her or me!!).  She was so excited, which just makes me so excited for her.  She is eager to learn and adjusts very well to new surroundings.  I know she is going to have a great year.  She loves her teacher...and I do to.  I told her I think she has one of the sweetest teachers ever, and she agrees.  We got to meet her teacher last week, and after Maylee talked to her, one of the first things she said about her was, "Mom, she said she has been praying for me"!    How sweet and special is that!!??!!  She made quite an impression.

This morning the school had breakfast called The Boo-hoo Breakfast for Kindergarten moms and Senior moms.  I think there were definitely more tears coming from the senior side.  The President of the school spoke, and had a great story.  He called it the tree house and garden, to sum it up, he never fixed up an old tree house for his kids begged for, or planted a garden his kids wanted to plant.  Now, he would give anything to go back and build the biggest tree house, and plant the grandest garden.  Point being, take advantage of every opportunity with your kids, as it passes so quickly.  What great advice, advice that I'm sure I will need to remind myself of often.  All in all, it has been a great day.

The day before Kindergarten...

Today we had a special day, as it was the last day before Maylee starts school. I had decided I would take Maylee and Ella to the American Girl store for lunch. GG happened to be in town, so she was able to join us, which made it extra special! The girls loved every minute. We did have a funny moment where Kit was decapitated, yep her head just came off. I tried to fixed it as fast as I could not to traumatize any of the other little girls in the store!

Another funny thing...the other day we were in the car and talking about school starting and I told Maylee, "you are about to start the beginning of a long journey". She was puzzled so I told her that after Kindergarten she would go to 1st, 2nd and so on through high school. Then I told her after high school she would go off to college for 4 years. I could see fear cover her face, and she said "I don't want to move off", so I told her she could live with us and go to college, but promised her that she would want to move to college. She seemed a little less worried, but then told me she just wouldn't go to high school or college!!! Boy does she have that wrong! But it was funny.
Leigh Anne

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Daddy's way...

So we have had a little problem with Hadley lately...she refuses to keep her diaper on. NIGHTMARE for carpet, right!!???!!! So daddy had a solution tonight. Yes that is my baby with duck tape on her diaper. Note, this was his second attempt, she tore right through his first! What a little mess!!!
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Back to school haircuts..

So we made a trip to one of the girls' favorite places yesterday...Sweet and Sassy. Maylee has wanted short hair for a long time, so we cut a lot off. Ella got a good cut and Hadley had her first.

I wasn't sure how Hadley would react, so I came armed with plenty of M&M's. At Sweet & Sassy they always get to pick a lollipop after the haircut, but I went ahead and let Hadley have hers right off away. It was so funny when they put her in the chair she had the sucker in her mouth (they have a really long stick). When the put the drape around her, she didn't realize she could use her hands to hold the lollipop stick, so she sat there the whole time with that stick sticking straight out. It was so stink'en cute! When they were finished, she didn't have much of that sucker left!