this cannot be good...sorry, for the music. jer said it was too loud and heavy for the slide show. oh well, it took me forever to make it, and i can't change it now, so just turn the sound down if you are so inclined :) also, once you have clicked play, click the 'HD' button in the bottom right corner--the photos look very garbled for some reason if you don't.
i had a blast with leighton at field day! i only stayed for the morning and it was H.O.T but very fun to watch. i cannot beleive he is already done with kindergarten. the year really flew by. he is ready to be a first grader, though--he already let me know this fact :)
**our homemade resurrection eggs!!
and it is about time!! ley has had a loose tooth for a quite a few months now...and man, he would NOT wiggle that thing out! i kept telling him...'if you don't wiggle the tooth, it isn't going to become more loose and come out!' he didn't seem to care that much! but, today it was really on it's last leg. after our long day of sunday school then church (which we overslept for and were running around like chickens with our heads cut off!!), potluck lunch, and egg hunting (more like egg gathering :)--jeremy took leighton to the bathroom to get that little bad boy out! or so he thought...here is the video i shot of the two of them...
well, i didn't get any shots of the egg hunt at church today (like i said, we were running SO late, i was just glad everyone was fully dressed!), but we did take photos of leighton's mouth when just a mere 5 hours later, he no longer had that little baby tooth! ley did allow his daddy to pull it (with me holding his hand for moral support--ley's hand that is!!) with very little drama. he was nervous and then the blood freaked him out a bit (although he knew it was coming), but then he was over the moon excited! he can't wait for school tomorrow to show his teachers and friends!
before bed tonight, he told me that he thinks the tooth fairy builds her castle out of the teeth she collects (and he told her this in the little note we wrote for her!)--that's my leighton, his imagination never quits...and i wouldn't have it any other way! yeah for the firsts in our little ones lives--i know there will be many more little teeth to come {out}!!
he put up quite a fight and sat through half of dinner crying the first time i made him do the spooning himself. glad i didn't wait any longer, huh!?! he works these little spoons pretty well...that is until he realizes he could just use his hands instead! i was glad to happen upon these as he seems to like these a little better and definitely maneuvers them better than a regular toddler spoon. i wasn't at BRU to get specialty spoons though, i actually had to go there to buy this:
yes--turns out miller is one of those babes that turns into a beaver while teething...bless his little heart! this seems to have solved the wood chewing, paint eating problem though, thank goodness. i think mad is a bit young for this, but gave it a whirl anyway...pretty cute even though she didn't understand all the questions!...going to try it on leighton at some point...
---------------------------------------------
1. What is something mommy always says to you?
cute
2. What makes mommy happy?
happy!
3. What makes mommy sad?
wahhh! You say wahhh! You say that…
4. How does your mom make you laugh?
heheheehe!
5. What was your mom like as a child?
bubby’s a boy…
6. How old is your mom?
two
7. How tall is your mom?
two
8. What is her favorite thing to do?
funny
9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
go night-night
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
cute, yes cute…
11. What is your mom really good at?
school
12. What is your mom not very good at?
tickle (??)
13. What does your mom do for her job?
don’t know what your job is…
14. What's your mom's favorite food?
‘ronis’ (macaroni…what we had for lunch!)
15. What makes you proud of your mom?
‘emmens’ (m&m’s…her potty prize!)
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
she be mad (??)
maddie is all about all things princess lately. she loves ariel especially. i snapped these photos when she was watching the little mermaid for the first time. her pretty princess dresses are too big right now and we have to cinch them at the back so they will somewhat stay on her little frame. she loves to dance and she will spin herself around with such great force, i fear for her safety (we will turn on dancing with the stars just to watch HER!). it is now a very common nightly ritual to sing the little mermaid song along with 'jesus, there's just something about that name'! 
maddie is our little firecracker for sure! she is finally on the road to being completely potty trained. yes, i am so proud and relieved and just over-the-moon thankful! it all clicked with her a couple of weekends ago when jeremy and i went on a date and left her at the house with sweet nicole. i warned nicole that she was potty training--and that she would use the potty when she had 'no constraints' (aka nothing on her little bum!) but if she was wearing underwear or pull-up she would just use it like a diaper! to my great surprise, when we returned home, nicole told me she had pooped on the potty...twice!! and both times she had been in her pull-up and took them off to go, NO PROBLEM. i seriously teared up from joy!! turns out i should of gone out for a good time with the hubby and left her with nic weeks ago!! nicole, you are appreciated!!!! so far, since then--we have had only a few accidents. so, now i need to get her to stay dry at night...
we are still alive. jeremy has been on me, like white on rice, to post some photos of these crazy kids of ours. he even tried threatening me with the loss of readership of this blog if i didn't post something soon....that didn't scare me either (i know those of you who love me and want to see these precious younguns will always be back for more!!:). truthfully, potty training my dear daughter has (and still is) been all consuming since the beginning of january. by the time she (and the other two in different ways) is done pulling me through the ringer for the day, i got nothing, ya'll. you might as well just throw grapes at me. i can barely hold interesting conversation with my dear hubby, let alone write some blog-o-licious, family fun stories for all to enjoy...*sigh* and i would have posted some wordless photo posts, but that would entail me actually going through the 100 photos i try to take of my wiggly, impatient children (who are usually, snotty nosed, in their PJ's, half-naked, have been crying, or plain just refuse to even look in the camera's direction...)
count it all joy, my friends...this i know...before i know it i will be facing a whole new set of parenting issues. i almost wish i could put a huge rock on all my children's heads and keep them from growing! keep them right where they are for just a while longer--i say 'almost' because of the previously mentioned potty training woes that are plaguing the davis household!
well, here is a little slide show of miller diller...he is 17 months old and so much fun! he is a man of few words (just like his sister was!) and enjoys EATING almost ANYTHING(you would never know this child was failure to thrive at the beginning of his life!!), Nerf dart guns, peek-a-boo, and long walks on the beach...:)
**to see the slide show larger, click on youtube in bottom right corner**
more photos to come of the other loves in my life...
saturday morning pile-up!
wow, you made the blog on your birthday. that's pretty special, you know...first post back in over a month and it is all about you, my brother! i hope your day is full....full of love, full of friends....full of celebrating, full of cake (and quite a bit of air to blow out all those candles!)....full of happiness, full of contemplating that YOU ARE THIRTY-FIVE!!?!? dude, you are old...like a whole 2 years and 9 months older than me...i am super glad that you are my brother, and that you are OLDER than me :)
wish we could be there to celebrate with you...but this will have to do instead! loves!
in 2008, i...
~celebrated my thirty-second birthday...
~nursed my very last baby (much of the time with help from a supplementer) and enjoyed every beautiful and trying moment of it...
~watched my eldest 'graduate' from preschool...
~cried as i left the above-mentioned's kindergarten class as he began his formal education!
~cut my hair off quite short (well, quite short by meredith standards!)
~praised God for my favorite daddy's normal heart catheterization results!
~honored the life of my dear papaw hogg who went to be with Jesus...
~traveled on an airplane with a 7 month old...
~rearranged my living room (thanks, mere!)
~painted my bedroom
~endured the loss of a wonderful little church we had called home since moving to the coast...
~changed 4,382 stinky little diapers (give or take)...
~breathed a sigh of relief when the sweet, middle girl-child finally started uttering actual, understandable words!
~thanked the heavens above when i was finally able to get a five year old and 6 month old to sleep in the same room (without one waking the other!)...
~experienced the actual necessity of ducktaping a diaper to a toddler's body; yes, you heard me correctly!
~received my first sewing machine, which i have yet to put to good use...
~realized taking three kids grocery shopping (or anywhere by myself, for that matter!) is not something i want to do on a regular basis...
~started actually thinking about the possibility of home-schooling my children...hmmm...
~comprehended just how extraordinarily blessed i am in SO very many ways, everyday of my ordinary life...God is so good...
love you all--those i see everyday, those i miss everday...you know who you are! wishing you a very blessed 2009...
merry christmas to all those we love! this is my christmas card that has not made it to the postal service just yet! so, be looking for a happy new year card instead :) we sure missed being close to family this year but we had a super time with our dear friends, the finch crew, on christmas eve; and we enjoyed it just being the five of us and staying in our christmas pajamas ALL christmas day!!
xoxo
I can hardly fathom the reality that my baby is six years old today. Surely not?? How amazing it is to still be able to relive those moments in my mind so vividly when Leighton Miles Davis came into this world--all 9 pounds and 10 ounces of him--and made me what I hoped I would always be...a mama...his mama! In this world, I do not always know what God has planned for me around the corner...down the road...but, I do always rest in the knowledge that He has given me this charge...to be the best mother I can be to my sweet six-year old, Leighton (and M & M, too of course!) and give him unconditional love, spiritual knowledge and guidance, consistent discipline, and keep him covered with prayer daily--asking our gracious Father above to draw Leighton close to Him and reveal Himself to my little vivacious, energetic, sensitive six year-old. Please, Jesus, write Your name upon his heart...and use me in whatever capacity to turn his heart toward You, Lord! This is my sixth birthday prayer/wish for my sweet baby boy, Leighton...
newborn leighton snuggled in his cradle
six year-old leighton at his birthday party
...send you many wishes for a blessed Thanksgiving! Especially today, I am so very thankful for my incredible family and friends. I am so glad to have loved ones here in my home--close to me. Of course, I miss the ones who are far away...but that's what this blog is for! To help us feel closer together through photos and heartfelt words and silly little video clips (see previous post :) . Although I am now battling some form of the illness my children are getting over , we did have a splendid day. My fabulous Mom out-did herself in the feast department with the help of my sweet Daddy (he was in charge of our delicious meats!!). I barely contributed, throwing together the sweet corn pudding is all I can vouch for today. We ate to our heart's content this evening (we decided to do early dinner rather than lunch this year) and then played with, read to, and wrangled kids the rest of the evening. Before dinner we tried to take a few family photos, but it didn't quite go as planned--imagine that?!? I have included them anyway...because you take what you can get, right? Love to all of you and wish that we could be together and wish even more that I will see you in the not-too-distant future!
Maybe one day she will be able to do it...
Ley is in the beginning stages of learning to whistle...here is his slightly airy rendition of 'Jingle Bells'...I think he would have continued to whistle all day if I would have continued to video...
And just a cute one of Miller as not to leave out my last born...
Been meaning to post this, but just haven't gotten around to downloading Miller's first real steps! He started walking a lot more about 10 or 12 days ago...before then he hadn't really made more than 2 or 3 steps together--now he is up to about 8 or 10! He is still primarily a crawler, but he has started the process...I am not rushing him :) Of course, he would choose to start walking the evening I was at bible study... Jeremy was home with both Mad and Mill as they begun their little lives as 'upright travelers'! It was a sweet sight to come home to though, that's for sure...
Yuck. That is the best word to describe how my family has been feeling this week. Ley missed two days of school and I was going to keep him home today, but he seemed on the up and up and had no fever this morn, so we had a leisurely breakfast and I checked him in to school about 8:45 AM. Hope he doesn't overdo it and start feeling bad again. I just couldn't bear for him to miss out on all the preparations for the Reader's Theatre: The Big Red Barn, they will be acting in on Monday. He is playing the role of the 'Big Horse'. So fun...I have very fond memories of school plays. Can't wait to see him do his thing!
After said doctor's visit, we are now proud owners of a lovely nebulizer (or will be officially, after I go pick it up at the office today!). We have done the treatments in the office and borrowed one from a friend last time we had the respiratory problems, but with three kiddos I knew we needed to go ahead and make a place in the closet for one of our very own. Leighton had a pretty good rattle in his chest that was of concern, and although Miller sounded better than Ley, we are going to treat him and hopefully nip this in the bud. It is quite a nuisance to hold the mask on MillerMac but worth it. Madden will be partaking in treatments as well since she has started with the nasty cough a few nights ago. Thankfully, she has not had any fever or terrible congestion, so maybe she will make it through with just the hacky cough. After our family trip to the doc yesterday, Jeremy made his way to the 'grown-up' doctor this morning to be diagnosed with a terrible sinus infection. Yikes! So, we are on the road to recovery now and I am busy wiping noses (and behinds too, of course...that is never-ending), dosing kiddos with meds, making a horse costume (not so much 'making' as 'pulling together' :), catching Ley up on missed work, popping vitamin C (please let me stay well!!), and soon to be nebulizing!
Will soon post some more random pics of the kids...I have been slacking, I know!
post-pediatrician fun with a chick-fil-a bag...well fun for 3 out of 4 of the sick-ies!!!i received this game of "blogger tag" from cyberspace and the deal is, you fill out the answers and tag a fellow blogger. IF you read this, you are to copy it into your blog and answer the questions...then tag a fellow blogger and pass along the quiz!
1. Where is your cell phone? plugged into the wall next to my bed, receiving 'nourishment'
2. Where is your significant other? uh, currently sleeping...
3. Your hair color? brown...many a funky color in my distant past :)
4. Your mother? rebecca or anne (pronounced 'ah-nay') as she is so lovingly called on this blog and by her grands!
5. Your father? bill (or actually, billie--but not everyone knows that!) or granddad
6. Your favorite thing? my family
7. Your dream last night? ha--actually, i remember telling a friend of mine how well my new dove clinical strength antiperspirant works...yeah, someone decipher that one!
8. Your dream/goal? why those are two very different things!
dream: learn to 'flip' some houses and have Jeremy be excited to do it with me! goal: become a little bit more like Christ everyday...
9. The room you're in? hmmm--is the foyer a room? where my default friend, kayla, helped me decide to move my computer armoire...it's right off the faux dining room and great room...
10. Your hobby? what is that?? i have let my creativity go by the wayside, but i am trying to get back on that horse! photographing my family, word jumbles, antiquing furniture (will soon let you know how that goes!), baking...would REALLY like to be able to put knitting here!
11. Your fear? germs (specifically the ones that cause vomit, right mere!?), letting life pass me by...
12. Where do you want to be in six years? well, what i do now of course :) but, i guess since my baby will be SEVEN at that point, i would probably want to work some at a job i really like (what that is--uh, don't know but will keep you posted!)
13. Where were you last night? home--with the kiddos and the hubby enjoying the end of a busy week--
14. What you’re not? pregnant, a great chef, liberal, a seasoned dietitian (but, i got the RD and that counts for something...?), a perfect ANYTHING--thank goodness, I am a work in progress and the Lord promises to finish what He began!
15. One of your wish list items? a new wardrobe since i have now birthed TWO babes since truly buying anything nice for myself clothing-wise!! seriously, this is a SAD situation...you may not want to be seen with me in public!
16. Where you grew up? ruston, louisiana
17. The last thing you did? uninstalled and installed carseats, baby!
18. What are you wearing? pajamas
19. Your TV? bought at a tent sale right after we were married and it's still going strong (and i LOVE my TV armoire and that i can cover that silly thing up!)
20. Your pet? we chose a third child over a pet...we will have pets some day...maybe sooner than later :)
21. Your computer? it works
22. Your mood? tired...it's late!!
23. Missing someone? too many people to list...
24. Your car? gas guzzling chevy tahoe
25. Something you’re not wearing? glasses that AREN'T broken down the middle...ugh..
26. Favorite store? gotta love some "tar-jey"...
27. Your summer? hot !
28. Love someone? much, much!
29. Your favorite color? puh-lease--don't make me choose! okay--we will say blue (for the moment!)
30. When is the last time you laughed? when i read on mere's blog that i won her giveaway!! me?!? win something?? :)
31. Last time you cried? when i finished 'the shack' the other night...great book!
ok...i am tagging jessica, LC, and sandi...oh, and lauren (just for fun, to see if she will come out of blogging retirement :)--we need some heard and overheard, my dear!!)
Well, here are some pictures posted mostly for my sweet Dad, who mentioned he was checking the blog---looking for new photos of his dear grandchildren. We can't wait to see Granddad and Anne this weekend!
**the outside shots were taken with a dirty camera lens. unfortunate, i know.
millermac at the 'word wall'
....and down he goes!
so very handsome...
my very best girl...
themcclenahans.blogspot.com
