In the words of Cookie Monster....Me LOVE Cupcake!

I know...I know...but she thoroughly enjoyed it! Yesterday was a full day. We went to church, traveled to Creswell to see my grandmother, have lunch, and spend the afternoon together. On the way home we stopped by a friends house, whom we hadn't seen in a very long time! He gave us a few cupcakes they made that afternoon. Kelsey wanted it from the moment she saw it! I thought, hey this will be cute! She LOVED it...and it was fun for Karli, William, and myself to sit and watch her eat it!

 She has her 5 o'clock shadow...hehe!

 She finished the entire cupcake to say the least. Then we went straight to the tub. Here is a picture that Karli took of us in the floor. Kelsey all cleaned up and at the last second instead of a smile, she gave mom a kiss!

My Name is Karli

Name: Karli Hayden Hollis
Age: 6 years old / Kindergarten
Weight: 45lbs
Height: 46.5"
Favorite Color: Pink & Purple
Favorite Animal: Bunny
Favorite Foods: Chicken, Mac & Cheese, Spaghetti, Hamburger Steak, Oatmeal, Grits & Eggs
Favorite Thing to Play: School, Dress up and act out her Barbie movies, SING!
Favorite Movie: All of the Barbie movies
Bed Time: 8 - 8:30pm
Wake Up Time: On school days 6:30am, on the weekends at least by 7-7:30am
Excitement for the day: About to lose top left front tooth, and today Karli is the "line leader!!!"
Side Note from Mom: Super helper, little mother...loves to take care of her little sister. Extremely thoughtful and tender hearted. Loves to find things in the house, wrap them up (even if it's just in a blanket) and give them to you as a present! Shy. Always tells me things like "you look pretty today mom," "I hope you have a good day mom," "I love you bunches and bunches!" Could not have dreamt of a sweeter child, well mannered, respectful, and sincere!

I love peas...

Kelsey loves to eat...those sweet chunky cheeks didn't get there all on their own, it takes alot of work to maintain that precious pair! She loves green peas. She's very much into eating her peas and paying me absolutley no attention...until the last picture...when she's done and is a happy girl!

 Want one mom? Come on, try it, you just might like it!

 This is the smile that is a trait in my family (meaning myself, my sister, and my mother). When you smile all you see is teeth and cheeks, your eyes diappear! LOL! She's darling!

Daddy...?

Our two special girls are daddy's girls! Daddy is an outside kinda' guy, but it doesn't stop his girls from standing at the back door longing for daddy to come back! I thought these pictures were sweet. Kelsey already with her night gown on standing with her little hand on the glass calling for "da-da." It didn't take much of that before daddy was inside hugging on his little one!

 Here Karli and Kelsey stand mesmerized as William stands just outside of the back door washing the dog. They stood there and watched him the entire time he worked. Like I said...Daddy's girls! I always said - anybody can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a "Daddy!"

East Carolina ENT

Today was the day for Kelsey's evaluation at East Carolina ENT, in Greenville, about her recurring ear infections. We left at 0630 and Kelsey did really well on the ride there. Remember now, she hates to ride most days. We arrived and waited a short amount of time before we were called back. After talking to us and looking in Kelsey's ears he explained to us that she does have retained fluid. He said that considering the fluid and her recurrent infections that tubes would definetly be the best option. We scheduled her for next Thursday - April 14th. From there we went over the the surgi center to pre register. Before leaving Greenville we stopped at McDonalds to grab a snack. Kelsey barely touched her food. She may of eaten 1/2 of a chicken nugget and a couple of french fries but she gulped back her apple juice box. She fell asleep in her car seat and slept pretty much the whole way back to town. I'm nervous about next week, but very excited about the possibility of better days for Kelsey ahead. Prayers and updates to come!

Karli's 1st Trip to the Dentist

Yesterday was Karli's first dentist appointment. I know, she's 6 and she probably should have gone by now. However, I have a secret fear of the dentist. I'm just absolutely petrified of them. Last time I had a visit my jaw locked up and they had to manually put it back in place, so I care to not visit if at all possible. Well, when they called her name Karli went back all by herself and she did really well. I had to walk her to the door but then she let go of my hand and went on through! They told me she was very nervous and a little teary eyed at first but she was very cooperative. She had 4 cavities (I felt awful when they told me that), but they were all just on the surface and will not be much at all to fix. It will require 2 visits. They will fix 2 at a time. Her first appointment is May 2 to start on the first 2. After the visit Karli got a toothbrush with Ariel on it and told me she liked going to the dentist, "it was really neat." She said that when she closed her mouth around the suction tip that she made a pig noise, and the girl cleaning her teeth told her that she was very tallented because not everyone could make a pig noise on their first visit! Of course I'm concerned about taking her back to get the 1st 2 of her 4 cavities filled...ugh. Kids do this all of the time right? I think I'm more nervous than she is. Hopefully all goes well and updates to follow.

Another Ear Infection?

My sweet Kelsey has grown so much in the last year. Below is a picture of her at 2 weeks. She has had a tough first year that included chronic ear infections. Today I finally broke down and called for an ENT evaluation. We go to Greenville Tuesday at 8:30 am to see if we need surgery to put tubes in her ears. In a way, I hope that we do, maybe it will help and therefore cause her less pain and anxiety. Most moms that have been through this always say that it makes a huge difference. I just cringe at the thought of someone puncturing my babies eardrums! Prayer is a powerfull tool though!