My Newest Undertaking..

Since May of this year I have been wanting a bracelet with the names of my children on it, I have one of those charm bracelets with the boy and girl heads on it with the names of my children and their birth dates on the back.  

I just bought the stuff I needed to make them and made them myself.  Jason said that I should try to sell them, and i  am amazed that I have had a few orders already.  I made Amelia Grace one with tiny pearls on it and she absolutely loves wearing it.  I made my sister Melani one for her birthday, but used amethyst stone bead and orchid pearls and she loved hers.  I also made a black and white one with just charms , no name on it.  It turned out nice, I forgot to take a picture of it before I sent it to the person who ordered it.  I am happy I have found something I enjoy and am able to turn it into a business.  

Just an update.......

Just wanted to publish a little update from the Barbee family.  Amelia Grace is doing well now just at her 3 year old checkup she weighed and measured perfectly....for a 4 year old.  Her doctor said, " now we don't want her to grow much more in the next year, she really doesn't need to get any taller, (like i can control that) and we want to keep her weight at the same place.  Started to tell her okay, I want to see you go through a whole entire year and gain no weight.....but anyway.  She is writing some of her letters and we are working on the others, she can trace all of them but writing freehand we are still working on some of the hard ones like: R, K, & B.    She just got over bronchitits, sinus and upper respiratory infection.  I wish when people were sick or their children were sick they would all just STAY AT HOME.!!! Other than that she is blossoming like a perfect little flower.

Levi just had his nine month visit he is doing well, despite the ear infections that he has battled since 12-26-08.  Finally this last trip they gave him Rocephin shots and it has seemed to clear them up.  Again, if a person or their child is sick KEEP THEM AND HOME!!!!  He weighted in at 17lbs. 2 ozs. and 28 1/2 inches long.  He was also doing what 12 month old are doing and some of 18 month old behaviors.  He is now standing on his own, most of the time and pulling up like a champ.  He has 4 teeth, but I think that 2 on the bottom are fixing to sneak their way through at the same time.  He loves to play with his sister and I think I am going to be in trouble when they get older and can team up on me.  

Jason and I will celebrate our 8 year anniversary on Friday 1-30-09.  It seems like we have been together forever, but I know 8 years isn't that long.  We are doing well, and look forward to another wonderfully blessed year for our family.

Rah Rah Ree Costume

Amelia Grace loves to play dress-up, she has princess dresses and butterfly costumes, even a pink poodle and Tinkerbell, (complete with wings).  A few months ago I asked my Mama if she would look up in the attic and bring one of my many cheer leading costumes for Amelia Grace to use playing dress up.  So she found a 2 sets of pompoms and one cheer leading outfit.  This outfit has become Amelia Grace's lovey, snugly, or whatever parents call those things that their children simply cannot under any circumstances live without.  

I am not kidding, she puts the outfit on 1st thing  in the morning and it is the last thing she takes off at night before bed.  I have to fold it up and put it on her pillow at night, until I sneak in and put in the washing machine after she has gone to sleep.  I find this cute, but somewhat odd since she has never been the type of child that has had to have one particular item to comfort her.  I will leave you with this,  it is a cheer that she made up herself:

Rah Rah Ree, kick them in the knee-

Rah Rah Rass, push them in the grass-

Kick them in the leg-

Shove them in the ground-

And SHAKE MY TAIL!!

Happy New Year 2009!

Well......we did not make it to see the "ball drop" this New Year's Eve, but of couse we haven't since New Year's of 2006, yes the year Amelia Grace was born.  I have always been awake after the fact, but not at the actual moment of 12:00am.  

This year Jason and I spent a very quite night at home, with Amelia Grace and Levi just hanging ot with each other after the children went to sleep.  We sat in front of the fire and ate cream cheese, salsa, and tortilla chips, peanut butter balls, fudge, lemon snow drops, brownies.....lots of yummy goodies. 

Jason actually had to work until 1:00pm and when he got home he did a few things around the house and then we went to the mall to exchange a Christmas gift and went to eat at Sonny's BBQ. Everything was great except the BBQ but that is a different story.  

We want to wish all of our friends a very Happy New Year!