2 Whole Days!

Paul and I are leaving tomorrow to go to Nashville for the Titans/Colts game. First of all, how in the world do you explain me getting tickets to see Peyton Manning on a Monday night the year he is so ridculously bad? I mean come on talk about bad luck. Peyton hasn't been consistently this bad since his first couple of seasons with the Colts. (will never fully admit it was his fault he was that bad then.) So what gives?!? Either way though I am going to my first NFL game and seeing Peyton play, so why am I so sad? I have to leave Reese! Paul says she can't go. Even though I know he is right, I will still say he's the one that won't let her go. I am not worried about her being taken care of; she is staying with Shelly. If there is anyone I trust her with it's Shelly. It's the thought of being 3 hours away from my baby for 2 whole days! It's definitely gonna be hard. I am going to miss her like crazy. Peyton better make it all worth it and hand the Titans their first loss!

The Pumpkin Patch

We took Reese, Maggie, and Conor to the pumpkin patch last weekend. I think Reese had a good time. She missed her morning nap, so she wasn't very smiley! The corn maze was definitely my least favorite thing. We couldn't get out; some heathen kids took down the signs! Reese and Conor had fun playing in the hay. I tried to find a pumpkin big enough to clean out and stick Reese in for a picture, but apparently they don't make them that big. :) She did however, get to ride a pony!

Reese's First Time at the Park!

That's my girl! Eating dirt! She even went back for a second helping of mulch. She absolutely LOVED the swings. Paul and I really didn't feel like stopping after a trip to Wal-Mart, but when she smiled that huge smile, we were so glad we did! She laughed and giggled the whole time. The slide was scary for me, I wouldn't let her do it by herself. I could see broken arm written all over it. I would like to make it throught the first year with out any casts. I can't wait to take her back to the park!

3/4 of a year old!!!

I love this picture. I can not believe how big she is getting. She was 9 months there. That means she is 3/4 of a year old. The night before her Gammy's wedding at the rehersal, we were watching the ducks on the pond. She kept yelling "Du-Du-Du!" I'm telling ya, I've got a genius on my hands. A genius who also likes to swim in the dogs' water bowl!

Reese Katelyn Kinney

Ok, so I realize I am starting this late. I know some of you probably don't think the first post should be about Reese. That is where you are wrong. I know Paul and I had 3 years together before Miss Priss came into our world. And I am sure one day I will go back and touch on that, but for the time being, this is where I choose to start. The birth of our little girl changed my life entirely! When I saw my husband hold her and the look in his eyes when he gazed at her, I felt a different love for him. A love I can't explain, something deeper than before. Since I was a little girl with all my dolls, I wanted to be a mom. That was my dream, not to be a movie star or have lots of money, but to be a mommy. Paul gave me that (and so much more). When we walked up the aisle after we were married, I was sure I could never be happier, and never be more in love. I was so wrong! I loved him more each day for new reasons and in new ways. When he looked up at me with that tiny baby in his arms with tears rolling down his cheek, I realized this was a whole new realm of love. She was perfect in every way. Her hair was thick wild, and dark with blonde highlights. Her lips were perfectly puckered. Her cheeks were chubby and her little hands could fit perfectly around my fingers. No matter how many times I heard how amazing it was nothing could prepare me for the emotion I felt that night at 8:00 on December 27, 2007 when they finally brought me my precious baby Reese. I can not put in to words the feelings I felt for my husband and this new life that we created. That was one moment in time that I will never forget.

I promise this whole blog will not be filled with cheesy, mushy, gooey stuff. Hopefully, if we do it right it will be full the good times we share as a family and updates on what's going on with us. Oh, and of course there will be pictures!