Favorite book…

Right now, Camryn is on a book kick – she will bring me a book, stand there and turn pages while I read, then bring me another.  This goes on and on!  We usually do about 6 books in a row, but I have a feeling she would do more!  It’s pretty fun and sweet.  One of her favorites right now is a classic:

Maybe it’s just because I read it so often, but I’ve seen a couple of things around our house lately that remind me of it:

Hopefully we’ll get to see the end of the book in our backyard, too!

Catching Up – Camryn is One!

For Camryn’s first birthday party, our little family loaded everything up in the car, and took the party to all of our family in Tyler. Camryn turned one on February 15, so we planned the party for the weekend before – on February 13.  The thing is, February 11 – 12, 2010 was the day of all-time record snowfall for DFW – 12 inches in 24 hours…Crazy!  So this is what our drive looked like… 

It was just nuts.  Anyway, we made it safely there Saturday morning, and spent the day preparing for the shin dig!

Everyone participated by wearing their western get-up…

There were (borrowed) toy ponies to ride, which the birthday girl LOVED!

Then there were presents…

…games (the girls won, by the way!)…

…and cupcakes!  A great time was had by all!

Next up, catching up with Sarah and Tyson’s Caribbean cruise…and Camryn’s first trip to the E.R.! 

Catching Up - Four Christmases

I'm starting a series of short-and-sweet posts to catch up on events of the last few months. So, we'll start with our family's four different Christmases that we were blessed to be a part of! :)





Christmas #1 - Big Kirksey Christmas in Houston, December 19th - Lots of food, family, and fun. Camryn was a little overwhelmed with it all, but she had fun and got lots of love from Tyson's extended family.

Christmas #2 - Grubb Family Christmas in Tyler, Christmas Eve - It SNOWED!! Craziness! Camryn enjoyed playing with her Gigi & OK, my Grandaddy, Aunt Sassy and Uncle Matt, and her sweet cousin Emery. Oh, and there were cake balls! :)
Christmas #3 - Kirksey Family Christmas in Tyler, Christmas Morning - Camryn slept through half of the festivities (hey, a girl's gotta nap!). We had lots of fun gifts, the traditional Christmas omelets, and lots of time with Gramma & Grandad, and Uncle Kevan & Aunt Katie.
Christmas #4 - Our Family Christmas in Carrollton, sometime after we got home?? - Whew! We made it back home (without an inch to spare in our 4 door sedan!), and now we have a little Christmas as a family. Camryn got a play table and chairs from us and a book in her stocking (which I made! it's in the middle), then Tyson and I exchanged gifts, too.

Up next, catching up on Camryn's birthday!