The Nix Family

THREE!!!!

2011-01-07T10:11:00.004-06:00

I can't believe my sweet Logan is THREE today! I say it every year, but I still don't know where the time has gone. I never dreamed one child could bring such joy and laughter.
Happy Birthday Logan! We love you!

Blair's 5th Birthday!!!

2010-09-15T13:10:00.009-05:00

Sweet Blair turned five on Monday! I know I say it all the time, but I really don't know where the time has gone. I feel like it was just yesterday that Jared and I were telling family and friends that we were expecting. I never dreamed she would be five and in school.

Her birthday weekend was a blast. Blair wanted a "Jesse" birthday party (character from Toy Story movie). I didn't realize how difficult it would be...the things we do for our children. After quickly realizing that there was NOTHING Jesse related for a birthday party, I quickly began making everything. A poster that we hung from the mantle, pin the belt buckle on Jesse and toy story tee-shirts for the family. And of course my wonderful cake maker didn't let me down on the cake. Blair loved it ALL.

Jared actually found these Jesse hat cookies online. They were super easy to make, but didn't come out looking as much like Jesses' hat as I had planned, but Blair was thrilled so it was all good!

I owe most of the success to my wonderful mother-in-law who made the tee-shirts for our family. We each wore a character from the Toy Story movie. Blair, of course was Jesse, Logan was Woody, Jared was Mr. Potato head, Becci was slinky dog, John was Buzz, Momo was a green alien, Mark was Ham, Kim was Bullseye, Kyle was Rex and I was Mrs. Potato head. If I do say so myself it was an adorable idea and Blair thought it made the party even better. Here's a pic of the families before the party started.

Here's the poster I made for pin the belt buckle on Jesse. The kids loved it.

Blair doesn't like to be center of attention, but she puts it all aside when it comes to opening presents. One thing on her birthday wish list was a talking Jesse doll. She's been waiting patiently for it for awhile. One morning before school she was adding to her birthday wish list when she said; "Mom, I thought of something else I would like for my birthday." "I really need the talking Woody doll to match the Jesse doll, so that they can get married and kiss."

It was very hard for me to fight off the huge urge to laugh, but I did and said "I think that's a great idea." "And you're right Blair, you don't kiss until your married."

Great teaching moment, wouldn't you agree!?!?!! =)

What a family!!! Don't know what to do with them sometimes, but sure couldn't live without them. My cup overflows!

First day of Kindergarten

2010-08-09T21:54:00.006-05:00

It's been a week since Blair started Kindergarten....she LOVES it. The second day of school she was standing next to my bed at 6:30am with her clothes asking if it was time to go yet. She's met serveral friends, but Ellie and Carson are the ones she talks about most.
The first day went GREAT. Blair never shed a tear and never looked back the minute she walked into the classroom. I on the other hand was a different story. When I hugged her goodbye I ran for the hallway, barely making it before the tears rolled down my face. It was the longest day of my life....Logan's too. Logan doesn't know what to do with himself. It's almost like he's forgotten how to play with his toys. For three days straight he cried all the way home when we dropped her off. It's very strange only having one child to keep up with, but I'm enjoying my time with Logan. I cannot believe it's time for this chapter in our lives, but we're already enjoying every minute.

(this picture makes her look so grown up)

(she said this was her pose; like she was waking to classes...ha)

(picking out her name tage)

(the most wonderful kindergarten teacher EVER)

(her seat in class)

Growing Up (I do not like this post)!!!

2010-07-29T21:50:00.003-05:00

Today my world took a new turn....it became real today that my first born is starting school on Tuesday. I do not enjoy typing this post because I want her to stay little forever. I tease Blair sometimes that we could just go to the doctor, get a shot and it would turn her back into a 9 month old baby. When I teased her with that today she informed me that she could not stay home with me much longer because I would not be able to teach her. As much as I hated to hear it, she's probably right....so glad Daddy will be around when it comes to Math homework. ha!

We are so excited about Blair's kindergarten teacher. She has won several teaching awards, not to mention a National award for the state of Kentucky. Excited probably doesn't come close to how we're feeling. So we got her supply list from school today and headed to Target. I cried for the second time (first being when we bought her backpack) at the Target check out line. Oh well, surely I can't be the only one.

My Blair is growing up. I couldn't be more proud of her or love her any more than I do right now. My cup overflows!

Life's in the FAST LANE!

2010-07-24T22:08:00.003-05:00

Life is in the fast lane right now for the Nix family. I am so far behind on updating this blog, I'm not sure where to begin. So I give you the most recent video of my sweet Logan. He's really into singing right now. One of his favorites is My God is So Big. I cannot get enough of this boy. He fills every day with such joy and happiness!!

Lately #2

2010-04-28T14:07:00.006-05:00

The week we went to Alabama was also Easter weekend. Blair and Logan were thrilled to continue their tradition and dye Easter eggs with Noni and Papa! Logan was too little to dye eggs last year, so this was all new to him. I think he only cracked one egg. He loved to stir the egg in the dye and put stickers on the colored eggs. Blair was the big girl and was constantly looking over Logan's shoulder to make sure he did everything just right. This time Noni taught Blair how to make egg salad and deviled eggs. She tried both, ate both and LOVED both.

Sunday afternoon the kids were invited to hunt Easter eggs at the Griffin's house. They were so excited to be with their friend Annie. And of course Mr and Mrs Griffin and sweet Ellen! What a perfect day!

Lots of fun!!! Soooooo thankful for our family and friends!!!

Lately (in serveral parts) #1

2010-04-28T13:31:00.004-05:00

So the kids and I took off for Alabama again! Trying our best to give Daddy lots of study time for his big test!
As always we have the BEST time with Noni, Papa and Mamaw (and of course Buddy)! The weather was perfect so we spent most of our time outside. The kids love the park at Noni and Papa's house because not only do they get to play on the playground, but they get to feed the fish and ducks. Logan especially loves this, but doesn't quite get the part where you don't throw the whole slice of bread in the water. Poor fish and ducks either can't eat his pieces or if they try they end up getting choked...hahaha! He's slowing catching on!
Here are some pics of the park. Even the adults had a good time!!!!

More "lately" updates coming soon!!!!

My little girl is growing up!

2010-03-24T15:07:00.004-05:00

Not too long ago (probably around the time she turned four) we set "rules" for Blair during church. We no longer allow her (for lack of a better word) to "play" the entire time. She is to participate in the worship service, but then once the preaching starts she has to sit quitely and color. I have been amazed and what she has already learned and picked up on. She is singing, praying and making comments about things during the service. Her Daddy and I have been so proud of her.

Not only has she learned how to "particiapte," but she's learning even more, how to pray. It's no longer; thank you for mommy and daddy, amen! Although the Lord still hears those prayers she's old enough now to pray for more. She NEVER forgets her family, especially Logan. She says that praying for Logan will make him be a better brother...hahahaha! She is always very thankful for whatever has gone on throughout the day, but she's also very sorrowful for maybe something she's done as well. I have a hard time either fighting off the tears or from getting tickled. She is growing up so much and I couldn't love the girl more.

Here is her prayer the other night as I was putting her to bed:
Dear God,
Please help me show love to lots of people. Even the ones who really aggreviate me. And please push me up to heaven. But be gentle. Amen.

Alabama (more snow) and the Rodeo!!!

2010-02-17T15:09:00.009-06:00

I have to say it.....I'm sick of snow!!!! It was fun the first two times, but the next three or four I'm kinda tired of it. I've probably expressed that more in front of my children than I should because one morning Logan walked up to his bedroom window, pointed his finger out the window and said "go way snow!!"

A few weeks ago the kids and I packed our bags and headed to Alabama. We left on a Thursday with the intent on coming home Monday....we got stuck because of SNOW!!!! We woke up Monday morning to huge snowflakes falling on the ground and covering everything fast. We were excited for an extra day with Noni and Papa, but we were not prepared to "play" in the snow. We made due and the kids had so much fun!!!

Thanks to Uncle Kyle the kids got to experience their first rodeo. They went in style....we found Blair a "cowgirl" shirt (or close enough) at Target and braided her hair. She wore her cowgirl boots and was ready. Logan wore his plaid shirt (cowboy lookin, I guess) and of course wouldn't leave home without his boots. They came home with more than they left with....two black hats, a sherriff's badge and a gun. Uncle Kyle sure can spoil these two. They had the best time and are begging to go back. Kyle said Logan was mezmorized and Blair had about 2000 questions! hahaha! Thanks Uncle Kyle for a new "first!"

SNOW!!!......again

2010-02-02T12:08:00.004-06:00

We got about 7 inches of snow last Saturday morning. The kids were so excited to wake up to snow! We bundled up the kids (three pairs of shirts, three pairs of pants, three pairs of socks...you get the idea) and headed out to play. Blair enjoyed just sitting in the snow, but Logan wanted someone to hold his hand most of the time. He had a hard time walking through the snow without falling...it was pretty funny! Mimi and Pap showed up with a "sled." It was a man hole cover from Dad's work. It worked perfectly! It was a FUN day!!!

Logan's 2nd Birthday!

2010-01-24T11:42:00.003-06:00

Logan's 2nd birthday party was so much fun. He asked all week after every nap if it was party time. When the day finally came he sang happy birthday to himself all day! If you asked him who was having a party he would say ME!
The sweet boy LOVES balloons. I waited until the day of his party to get a whole bunch. He carried them around everywhere. Only to put it down to open his presents.
Logan recently has fallen in love with trains. Finally he has found something to be intrested in, other than his sisters baby dolls (his Daddy is thrilled)! So of course the whole family pitched in and bought him a train table and a ton of accessories to go with it. He plays with it off and on all day.

At Blair's 2nd birthday party after every present she would say "Thank you, I love it." It was so precious. Everyone who came to her birthday party remembers her doing that so I thought it would be special for Logan to do the same. ha ha ha! He is such a ham. He did pretty good (with lots of reminding) but being silly Logan he put his own special twist on saying it. Here's the video Jared got of him after opening his presents. He says "I love it, I love you and thank you."

It makes me so sad to think the next birthday he'll be THREE! I don't know where the time has gone. He is such a wonderful and loving little boy. We are truely blessed!

Snow Day!!!!!

2010-01-10T11:46:00.005-06:00

The kids were so excited to wake up and see WHITE covering the ground. It was Logan's first snow (or so he thought). We layered the kids up and put on their boots. Of course it wasn't their snow boots, but their cowboy and cowgirl boots. They were insistant on wearing them in the snow. Logan was unsure at first, but it only took a second before he was trying to make a snow angel and throw a snow ball at his sister.
What a fun day!!!

Happy Birthday, Logan!

2010-01-06T15:52:00.010-06:00

Two years ago today the sweetest boy was born. The Lord knew exactly what he was doing when he blessed our family with Logan. We can't seem to get enough of his sweet smile and his fun-loving personality.

A few things we love about Logan:

1. Logan loves to give kisses. At the most random times of the day he will come up to me with his lips puckered and say,"Momma kiss." When he was a little bit smaller and we would be checking out at a store (especially Wal-Mart) he would pucker his lips at the man or woman helping us and say, "kiss!"

2. Logan loves to make anyone laugh. If he realizes that whatever he's doing is making you laugh he will not stop until you ask him to.

3. Logan likes to play with baby dolls. Most of the time it's the first toy he runs for in the morning. He especially loves to play dolls with his big sister. I assure Logan's daddy that it's making and preparing Logan to be an excellent father some day! =)

4. Logan loves his pacifiers. He is only allowed to have them when he sleeps and during church to keep him quite. When he wakes up in the morning or from a nap he has to drop his pacifier in his bed. One afternoon I noticed the toliet wand cleaning stick laying in the middle of Logan's bedroom floor. I had no idea why it was there. I didn't make a big thing about it, just put it up. Well, the wand kept showing up in the middle of Logan's bedroom floor at least once a day. One afternoon I was doing something in the kitchen and I kept hearing something going on in Logan's room. I peered around the corner to find Logan sticking the toilet wand through the railings of his crib to help reach his pacifiers. He was using the toliet wand to get his pacifiers out of the crib. All of you reading this say how smart my oldest is, but I think Logan is too, he's just so much quiter about it. ha ha ha!Happy Birthday, Logan!

We love you very very much!

Christmas In Alabama!!!

2009-12-23T14:45:00.006-06:00

Christmas has started!!!! We traveled to Alabama on Saturday and will be here until Christmas Eve. Gotta make sure we're home in time for Santa to come to Blair and Logan's house. The kids have had so much fun and according to Blair she now has one item from her Christmas list (a chair with her name on it). Here are a few pictures from our Christmas in Alabama!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Blair and Logan!!!!!

Santa!!!!

2009-12-03T20:27:00.006-06:00

It finally happened!!! After four years Blair finally sat on Santa's lap. I had told myself that it would probably never happen, but when we were at the mall one night making a return out of no where Blair says she wants to sit on Santa's lap. Jared and I asked her atleast five times if she was sure. We knew the routine from previous years: say you want to, stand in line and then get two feet away and start crying hysterically. Both of us didn't want to do that again, so when she walked right up, turned around backwards for Santa to pick her up, we both stood there with our mouths open in shock. So today we put on our Christmas outfits and went back to get a picture. I was prepared for this time to not go as well....but much to my surprise she did it again. We were the first in line and we probably took the longest. Blair went through her WHOLE spill of everything she wanted. Sweet Logan kept repeating the same thing over and over trying to get a word in, "Santa ball please." I was proud of both of them. And even have pictures to show for our FIRST time sitting on Santa's lap. Happy Holidays everyone!!!!!

Two Little Monkeys!!!

2009-11-02T13:13:00.007-06:00

Halloween was so much fun this year! The kids loved being monkeys and I got an awesome deal on the costumes. I was excited for both of them to match this year...knowing the years of being able to "pick out" their costumes would be coming to an end soon.
We went and trick-or-treated at all our family and friends houses. By the time we got home the kids had eaten so much candy they didn't want dinner. It was a fun Halloween!!!!!

Pumpkin Patch

2009-10-16T21:23:00.005-05:00

This week we meet our friends at the pumpkin patch. Blair and Logan love going to Jackson's Orchard. Especially for a caramel apple and apple cider slushie. Life is good when you're at Jackson's.
Blair was ready for the camera in her new orange shirt. I love to hear Logan say pumpkin. And he says it for EVERY pumpkin he sees.

Logan loves the animals. He doesn't get to close at first, but after a while he's sticking hay through the fence for them to eat.

Blair loves sweet Alana and Mason. She thinks she's "the babysitter" when her younger friends are around!!!

Getting all five kids to look at the camera at the same time can be a challenge. They are all such a JOY and blessing!!!!!

Next to eating caramel apples and yummy slushies the next best thing is the big slide. Blair and Logan were very timid at first, but with a little push they went down. Of course they had to be on my lap, but they enjoyed it. So did the rest of our friends.

Finally after a little bribe, Blair went down by herself. I couldn't believe it when she sat down and took off. Thanks to our sweet Nikki for catching her.

It was a fun day and the kids are begging to go back. Days like this remind me of how much I love the fall, but more so how thankful I am for FRIENDS!!

The sweetest four year old girl!

2009-10-11T20:51:00.005-05:00

Where has the time gone? My sweet Blair has turned four. I can't believe this time next year we'll be dropping her off at school.
My brother Kyle took some pictures of Blair for me about two weeks ago. We ended up going several places here in town and took over 700 pictures. Don't worry, I won't show you all 700, but I will show you a few of my favorites.
I cannot get enough of this girl!!!!

Family Vacation!!!!!! (Part 1)

2009-09-24T14:59:00.011-05:00

I cannot tell you what FUN we had on our family vacation! There were 8 adults and 6 children in a 6 bedroom house with its own pool. The house was located in a gated community with a clubhouse, movie theater, pool with water slide, etc. Needless to say it was AWESOME!!!

To say the least we really enjoyed all the "pool time."

While we were there Blair turned FOUR!!! Where has my baby girl gone? I cannot believe next year I'll be dropping her off at school. Enough of that....we celebrated Ava and Blair's birthday while we were in FL. The girls loved their Minnie Mouse birthday party. They are my favorite four year old girls!This is "the fam" outside of our house on Sunday morning. Aren't we a good lookin family!!!

Now for the real fun!!! SeaWorld and Disney World were AWESOME! The kids had the best time. I had some outfits made for Logan and Blair for Disney World. I figure two things: (1)You might as well dress them like you want while you can (2)If you're going to Disney World you might as well go all out. I think they looked precious!!!!

My favorite part of Disney World was seeing Mickey and Minnie. Logan loved Mickey Mouse and Blair loved the fact that she matched with Minnie! The rest of the day Logan was constantly looking for Mickey...it was so cute!

SeaWorld was just as awesome as Disney. Blair and Logan adored Shamu. I think it was the highlight of their trip. Both of them came home with a "stuffed" Shamu and they have continued to carry it around since we've been home. Logan loved the Shamu show. He never took his eyes off Shamu. When Shamu was under the water Logan would stand up and yell, "Mu, Mu, are you!

Too much fun, too many pictures! More to come soon!!!!!!!!

August FUN!

2009-09-03T21:21:00.010-05:00

It's been a long time, but in my defense I've had some computer troubles. So....here's a catch up. Hold on!

Blair and Logan got to experience a FIRST together. I was so excited for both of them when we got invited to spend the weekend at the lake (thanks Scott and Becca). We spent the riding jet skies, tubing and cruisin on the pontune boat. Logan wanted control of the wheel and Blair just loved being with her "favorite friends."

About a month ago, I got a new car!!! We were really out growing the Xterra and I hated to see it go, but I'm LOVIN my Tahoe. It's just perfect for our family, but I have to say it's been an adjustment getting use to. At first I felt like I was driving a school bus. So...Jared and I have been keeping a secret from one of our favorite 16 year old girls at church...we consider her and her family apart of our family. She has such a sweet heart and a fun personality. We were thrilled when her Mom decided to buy our Xterra from us. One night after dinner we cleaned up the car, put a bow on the windshield and surprised her with her new car. To say the least she was excited. Congrats Catlin, we love ya!

Last weekend the Craig's came to stay with us for a few days. We had the BEST time!!!! The kids played so well together and us adults laughed until our stomach's hurt. To top it all off the ORIGINAL BG 5 got together for the first time in two years. Things sure have changed for all of us, but one thing that remains constant is our friendship. I'm thankful for them.

It sure has been a busy, but fun August....Now for some real fun in September. Get ready for Blair's fourth birthday and a trip to Disney World with the WHOLE Nix family! We cannot wait!

Growing up!

2009-08-08T21:17:00.013-05:00

My sweet Blair-Lizzy is growing up. We hot rolled her hair for the first time the other day. She felt soooooooo big. I cannot believe in a month she will be FOUR. Seems like just yesterday tears were rolling down my face as I held her for the first time. The Lord knew just what we needed when he blessed our family with Blair.

I am more in love with this kid everday. I cannot get enough of his smile, laugh, kisses, hugs and the way he says momma! Logan seems to be growing so much faster than I remember with Blair...maybe it's just because he's the second child. I wish I could put a brick on his head to stop him from growing.

Kyle took these pictures of Logan not too long ago and I think he captured his personality and of course his "pretty smile."

When I count my blessings, I always count my children twice.

"I thank my God upon every remembrance of you." Philippians 1:3

Weekend with Noni and Papa!

2009-07-26T14:38:00.009-05:00

Jared's parents came for the weekend. We had a wonderful time as always! They hadn't been to our house since Logan's birthday, so Blair was so excited they were coming. But of course whenever we are expecting company or going out-of-town one of my kids always gets sick. This time it was BOTH. They started running a fever on Tuesday morning, so I took both of them to the doctor on Wednesday. Both of them had hand, foot and mouth disease. It was rough for a few days, but today they are feeling much better.
On Friday Noni and I took the kids to Jackson's Orchard. They were so excited to get out of the house and run outside.

Of course since Noni and Papa were coming, Blair wanted to take them to see the HotRods baseball game. Blair was prepared with her tee-shirt and hat. Normally she eats a whole bag of peanuts by herself, but since her mouth was sore, she decided not too. But, she did of course sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" at the seventh inning strech.

Saturday morning we took the kids to the park to feed the ducks and play for awhile. Logan is so funny trying to throw this bread. He throws chunks instead of pieces and his chunks never quite make it in the water.

My kids love to play at the park. It always takes Blair a minute or two to get warmed up, but Logan is prepared at all times. He loves ALL the slides...big and small.

Then after some lunch at a delicious Mexican resturant here in town we went and took a few pictures at the "wildlife overlook" in our neighboorhood.

Such a fun weekend!!!!! Now we are on the count down to September when we leave for Florida and take the kids to Disney World. I'm not sure whose more excited, me or the kids.

Weekend in Lexington and trip to the ZOO!!!

2009-06-20T21:02:00.024-05:00

WHEW!!! It's been a busy few weeks. Our family has been out-of-town for the past three weekends in a row. I'm ready for a weekend spent at home, on the couch! =)
This weekend we spent a few days in Lexington. Jared had a conference for work, but the family was invited. We went last year and had a great time, so decided to go again. While Jared was in meetings the kids and I spent a lot of time at the pool.

My kids LOVE staying in a hotel. They literally run the halls like they own the place. They especially loved this hotel because of all the water fountains. They did hold still for at least two pictures. These days you can always count on Logan for one of his "pretty smiles."

We left on Saturday and headed to the Louisville zoo. The kids could not have been more excited. We had a pretty day, but hot. At one point I looked at both kids and they were ringing wet with sweat...but they were so good to not complain.

Blair of course since being older than Logan knew the names of all the animals. Logan, unless told otherwise called EVERYTHING a duck. It was so cute.

Logan and Blair LOVED the gorilla's. It was probably one of their most favorite parts. There were LOTS of them and it probably helped that they were very easy to spot. One time we were looking at the gorilla's through some glass. I was standing behind the kids on this ledge. I just happened to look up and above our heads was a gorilla laying on a rock with his head hanging off. He wasn't moving, but he was staring right at us. I told Blair to look up...when I did her eyes got as big as dinner plates and she said "Mommy, I think he's saying, I knew that Blair girl would be here today!" Then she so very slowly backed off the ledge and climbed into the stroller. I was laughing so hard. Logan of course didn't mind, but stared back!!!! ha!

Sweet Logan LOVED the turtles. He has just recently been able to "spot" a turtle when he sees one on TV or in a book....and he's learned how to say it. The kids were riding in their stroller when we turned a corner and saw this.

Logan must have said turtle 10 times before we could get him out of the stroller so he could get closer. We had to pull him off the fence so that other kids could get up closer...only to go around the corner to find more. From then on, all he said was turtle.

Here's the kids playing on a stone turtle.

There are times when these two can drive each other crazy. Then there are times when they couldn't love each other more...this was one of those times.

We had a BLAST and cannot wait to do it again!!!! I think the kids would agree!

HATS!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-06-01T15:30:00.011-05:00

I LOVE summer time! Something about the warm sunshine, green grass and beautiful flowers can put a smile on my face. The other thing that makes me smile is kids in HATS!!! Blair and Logan both had outfits with hats that they wore to church Sunday night. They looked so cute. Surprisingly, they love to wear hats. Even when Logan's hat fell off he would bring it to you so that you could put it back on.

So....of course being the picture crazy Mom that I am....I HAD to take pictures. Here's a few!

Busy, Busy, Busy! (Alabama and Florida)

2009-05-23T20:58:00.017-05:00

The minute it starts to warm up outside it seems like the Nix family goes into "busy mode." Too much to post (too busy to post) so we'll go with the most FUN so far this summer!

The kids and I left Jared for the longest time EVER about a week ago. We piled into a car with Becca and Abbey and headed to Alabama to spend time with Aaron, Courtney and sweet Caroline. We left on a Monday and spent about 8 hours in the car. The kids were PERFECT...well, let's just say Abbey was perfect....my two did good!!! Becca had every toy imagined packed into one basket and it kept the kids very well entertained. They watched lots of movies and ate lots of junk. =) We had the best time catching up, going to the park, shopping, going to the beach for the day, lots of yummy eating and just being together. Here's a few pictures from our time in Alabama.

Then Friday morning Becca, the kids and I left Alabama and headed to Florida for the rest of the week to crash at my parents place where they had been staying for the week! It was a two bedroom, two bath place so for five adults and three kids it was a little tight, but that's what you do to be on the beach. It was a nice place. You opened the door and there was the pool (literally) and a few more steps the ocean (even better). We spent two days playing the in sand, giving Blair "swimming lessons", eating sea food and soaking up the sunshine. The kids had a BLAST!

These pictures cannot possibly tell you how much FUN we had!! By the time we headed home I was tired and ready to see Jared...but then in two days I was calling Becca to see if she wanted to go somewhere else. haha!

June is a fun-filled very busy month. Will post again soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Two silly monkeys and Tumble Town!

2009-05-07T21:51:00.013-05:00

Whenever the camera comes out my kids become silly. I thought they looked so cute in their matching outfits and just had to have a picture. It is the hardest thing to get both kids to smile and look at the camera at the same time. It's gotten to the point that before I take the picture I ask them if they are going to act like monkeys or angels. You can see which they ALWAYS choose.

For about the last four months, Blair has been taking gymnastics. We go every Wednesday for an hour. Blair's favorite part is getting to wear her leotard. She has two leotards...pink and black. The first few times she didn't have a leotard because we couldn't find a "pink one like Sarah's." When we finally did Blair thought she was "big like Sarah." Blair is actually pretty athletic (unlike her mother) and does fairly well. This fall they are starting something new where the kids can earn belts based upon their performance. That should be fun!!!!! Here are some pictures of my little gymnast.

Gifts from Daddy!

2009-04-27T21:53:00.009-05:00

Since Jared has been busy studying for the past few months (the last month being the worst), we haven't seen a whole lot of him. The day before his big test he left a day early to spend the night in a hotel (since the test was in Louisville), so he wouldn't have to get up so early the day of the test. He came home Thursday to pack his bags and see the kids for a few minutes before he left. When he drove off Blair stood at the window and fussed (for what seemed like forever) about her Daddy leaving her behind. Then she looked at me and said, "Dad said to look in the car." I thought that was a random thing for her to say, so I figured he probably did tell her that. Blair and I went to the garage and opened up the back doors where the kids car seats are. Much to our surprise there was a bag of 100 balls in Logan's seat and a huge box in Blair's seat. Inside the box was a big blow-up toy that you can jump in (don't know what it's called). Blair was so excited she was screaming. Of course she immediately wanted to try it out....so since Jared was gone, we got in the car and headed to my parents house to try it out!!!! These pictures can tell the rest of the story!

Of course Blair thought it was the coolest gift EVER and all Logan wanted to do was go in and out of the little hole.

Of course I have the sweetest husband ever....I didn't even think about opening my door of the car, but thought how nice it was of him to think of the kids. When we got in the car to leave for my parents house to try out the new toy, in MY seat was a gift certificate to one of our nicest Spa's in town. The one hour Swedish massgae is calling my name. Thanks, Daddy!

HotRods!!!!!

2009-04-24T20:53:00.013-05:00

Believe it or not, Bowling Green now has a Professional Baseball team. Blair, Logan and I went to our first game last night with my parents and brother. I actually felt like I was out-of-town somewhere rather than being at home. The stadium was very nice and is not quite complete, so I'm excited to see it completely finished. Dad had six tickets at club level right behind home plate. They were AWESOME seats. The weather was perfect and ended up being a beautiful night!

Anyone who has ever been around my sweet Blair knows that she doesn't stop talking. Well, I'm here to say that if you give her some peanuts she'll never say a word. The girl loves to crack open a peanut and eat it. Funny part is that if she can't get it open she throws the whole thing down on the ground. I think part of the fun is making such a mess. Well, Dad bought her a whole bag of peanuts and needless to say she ate the whole bag. Here she is working on her peanuts:

Logan thought he was big stuff at the ballgame. He had on his baseball shirt and clapped anytime there was opportunity. He loved to sit on Dad's lap with his pacifier hanging out the side of his mouth. (Poor fella is working on so many teeth)

And of course Blair has a GREAT time anytime she's with her Uncle Kyle. This week she's been calling him "her boyfriend."

Jared has tickets through work for every Saturday game. Look out HotRods, the Nix family will be invading your stadium, but cheering loudly.

"I can dress myself" and Weekend FUN!

2009-04-19T14:18:00.012-05:00

The other morning when I was getting ready, Blair came in my bathroom and said "Look Mom, I can dress myself" I turned around to find this:

The sweet girl HAD dressed herself, but nothing matched. She had on two shirts with a sweater over it and some capri pants. She was thrilled with herself. The other funny thing was, she had sprayed detangler in her hair and combed it. She must have used half the bottle because her hair was pretty wet. I just had to take some pictures....my little girl is growing up!!!!

This weekend we've had some friends staying with us from Arkansas. Hailey and I have been childhood friends. Our Mom's were roommates at Florida College and our families have been close ever since. Hailey, her husband Matt and sweet boy Tyler came to stay with us and to celebrate Hailey's sister's 30th birthday. All of the kids really enjoyed playing together. We were excited for Logan and Tyler to be together. Tyler is just a month older than Logan.

Logan and Tyler ended up having the same outfits to wear on Sunday to church. Hailey and I both LOVE Gymboree, but actually did not plan this at all. The boys looked so cute!

Now time to start another week. Jared takes his PE exam on Friday. Please keep your fingers crossed.

Easter!!!!

2009-04-14T22:08:00.009-05:00

Well we had a fun Easter!

Jared and I hid a few eggs for the kids to find when they got up Sunday morning. I gave Blair pink and purple eggs and Logan blue and green eggs. Blair was so funny as she was putting eggs in her basket. She would walk up to the egg look at it and say "Yes, that's mine" or "Nope, not for me." I got so tickled at her. Logan didn't really get the whole "finding the egg and dropping it in your basket." He found one blue egg and that was enough for him....until he realized there were jelly beans inside. Then he would find an egg, open it and stuff the contents inside his mouth. Let's just say Logan has a new love for Starburst Jelly Beans....good thing they only come around once a year.

After church we went to my parents house for lunch and the kids had another egg hunt. My brother was there with his awesome camera and took a few pictures of the kids.

It was a fun day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sweet Home Alabama!!!

2009-04-07T12:00:00.019-05:00

The kids and I spent last week in Alabama. We left in hopes to give Daddy some "study time." He takes his PE exam the 24th. Cross your fingers!

We had a fun-filled week:

Blair dyed eggs with Noni. That's when we discovered Blair's love for eggs. Noni taught her how to make "doubled eggs" (aka deviled eggs), which are Papa's favorite. Little did we know they would became Blair's too. She also LOVES a hard-boiled egg. Then on top of that she started dipping the hard-boiled egg into a dressing...yuck, huh?!?!?! I think Blair enjoyed eating the egg more than dying and decorating it. Needless to say, it was all FUN!

There is no way to express how much my kids LOVE the outdoors. What I didn't know is how much fun they have when it's raining! Papa took the kids outside one night and it started raining. The next thing I know Papa is telling us to get the camera. Here's what we found.

You never know what Blair will want to do (or get into) next. This trip she decided to take an intrest in Noni's make-up. Noni put together a little make-up bag for Blair that she loves to play with each time she goes to visit....but this time she wanted a little more. She does have sensitive skin so Noni let her put baby powder on her face, but to Blair it was "make-up."

The kids love going to Noni and Papa's house. One of the biggest reasons is to see Buddy, the dog. Buddy is very loved by the kids, but I know he's got to be releaved when their gone. Logan loves to pull Buddy's tail and give him kisses.

Papa built the kids a tent one night before bedtime. Blair loves tents, especially when she can get inside with LOTS of books and her baby dolls. Logan loves going in and out, in and out, in and out. The funny thing is, he doesn't realize to duck his head to get under so he's constantly knocking it down.I think this is the longest post ever, so I'm stopping here. You get the idea of what a FUN trip we had. But........

I have to say HAPPY 60TH BIRTHDAY, to the best Noni in the world. My kids are so lucky and blessed to have her as their grandmother. Not to mention how lucky I am to have the best mother-in law ever! We love you, Noni!

A pretty day for side walk chalk!!!

2009-03-19T10:39:00.008-05:00

The past three days the weather has been BEAUTIFUL. The kids and I have spent every opportunity outside. Yesterday I had both kids helping me in the flower beds (never to young to help with yard work - ha!). Blair loves to look for and pull the weeds...Logan was not far behind, but pulling at the wrong thing. We've walked the block about 10 times and colored all over the driveway with side walk chalk. Blair made several rainbows and wanted pictures of each one. Logan did try to eat the chalk once, but then realized it wasn't too good and decided to add to Blair's drawings.

Now today is a gloomy and breezy day. No outside time for us ---- hurry up spring!!!!

Sweet Expressions of Logan!!!!

2009-03-17T19:20:00.010-05:00

I just can't get enough of this little guy!!!!

Sick, PJs, Black Beans, Dollhouse and Puzzles (Whew)!!!!

2009-03-10T09:27:00.015-05:00

We've been busy since our last posting.

Blair caught some kind of bug early Sunday morning. It was her first experience in vomiting and dry heving (sp?). At 4:00am Sunday morning Jared ran to the nearest store and bought her some Pedialyte juice, Popsicles, jello and a princess doll. She was pretty impressed with what he brought home so early in the morning. She seems to be back to her sweet and energetic self.

Blair has a new love for pjs. She would wear them all day everyday if I would let her. Sometimes she'll go in her room and change into a different pair for no reason. One morning she and Logan were sitting together on the couch. They got to laughing (about what I don't remember) so I started snapping some pictures. Later that day when I showed her the pictures on the computer she said "Oh, that's a cute picture. My smiles are always better when I wear pjs." HA!

Logan is a bottomless pit when it comes to eating. Most of you have heard me say that his eating habits have busted our grocery budget. He will eat anything you put in front of him. Not to mention he wants to eat ALL day. I truly don't think he knows what FULL feels like. One of his favorite things is black beans. I hate for him to eat black beans at a restaurant because of the mess he makes. When he's finished he's literally covered in them from head to toe. The other night I gave him some black beans for dinner. Jared and I got tickled at his face because with the black bean mess you couldn't tell where his black eye started or ended.

Blair's favorite thing right now is her dollhouse and puzzles. She has actually become very good at putting puzzles together. She loves the challenge of doing it "all by herself." She also enjoys her dollhouse more since starting her daily "quite time." She's pretty much given up her afternoon nap, but is really enjoying quite time by herself in her room. I can hear her over the monitor pretending with her dollhouse. It's pretty funny!

Have a good week!

First Black Eye!

2009-03-02T08:46:00.000-06:00

Well, this weekend Logan recieved his first black eye.

Jared was on his way home to take me and the kids to dinner at Chuck-E-Cheese. Needless to say they were excited and wild. Logan didn't understand where we were going, but Blair did and she was wild and excited, so however she acts Logan acts the same. We were running around getting on our socks and shoes, coats and using the potty before we left. Blair was going to the potty and of course Logan feels the need to be right there with her. I'm not exactly sure how it all happened, but as we were walking out of the bathroom to go get in the car Logan fell and hit his face on the toilet. It was the loudest most awful sound you've ever heard. Poor fella couldn't breath he was crying so hard. Immediatly a knot formed on his cheek. He cried for about 10 minutes while I tried to put ice on it...that didn't go over so well. Sunday morning when I got him out of his crib the brusing had moved to underneath his eye. So.....Logan got his first black eye.

Here's some pictures I tried to take. It is much worse than the pictures show. And....to top it all off we're suppose to have Logan's 1 yr old pictures made Thursday. We'll see.

Weekend In Alabama

2009-02-25T15:39:00.000-06:00

Last Friday we went to visit Jared's parents for the weekend. It was actually the weekend I was participating (and of course shopping) in the annual "wee swap" consignment sale. I had stuff from when Blair was a baby to sell. Clothes, shoes, toys, swings, etc. Because I was a consignor, Jared's Mom and I got to shop early. We went Friday night right as the doors were opening and we were there for 3 hours. It was crowded and full of everything you could possibly want. I spent $48, but got some GREAT deals. I got the cutest gray New Balance shoes for Logan that were $8. They are in perfect condition and look like they've never been worn. The sale continues this week and you will be notified about your items that sold and how much money you'll recieve. I'm hoping that I did well, we'll see.

While we were in Alabama we took the kids to see UNA and Leo, the lions at the University there in Florence. Blair had been before, but this was Logan's first time. One of the animals he has been able to immitate since he was 10 months is a lion. The whole time we were there he had his face aganist the glass roaring like a lion. It was hallarious. So of course I took a few pictures and a video.

Then we took the kids to the Children's Museum. Blair loved it. Logan ran around looking for something to get into. Everyone had a good time.

Now it's back to lots of laundry and a busy week! And trying to figure this new blog out!!! =)

New to Blogging

2009-02-25T10:55:00.000-06:00

Hey - it's the Nix family!

I thought we'd give this a try for a change. Everyone seems to really enjoy and like it.

Any advise and help would be appreciated!!!!!