BRINLEY AND HADLEY'S MOM!

GOING PRIVATE!

2008-12-06T03:57:00.002-07:00

I haven't wanted to do this, but I feel the time has come. I am going on a diet...lol...ha ha! Why would I do something so crazy?

I am going to set my blog to prviate. If you would like to be invited (all two of you) then please send me your e-mail. I really would hate for you to miss out on how my girls keep getting more beautiful with each passing day. I know, just when you think, how in the world could Michelle's girls get cuter, they do!

Thanks

2008-11-18T22:33:00.002-07:00

How can you be upset at this.........?
When you walk in on this?

IF WISHES WERE....

2008-10-18T10:20:00.003-06:00

So I am a bit behind. My intentions are always far ahead of what I actually can accomplish. So this was meant to be posted a month or so ago. So here we go...

One of the greatest things about being a mom is being able to live through the eyes of my children. I love to live through my children's imaginations!

It was past 11pm. Brinley had not gone to bed yet due to taking a late nap. I was about to take her to bed when I looked outside and noticed how bright it was. I got all excited and told her to come look. We both went outside to see what was the cause of this phenomenon. We soon realized that it was the moon, full and incredibly bright. This is when my mind morphed into that of a three year old.

"Hey Brinny, I got a great idea. It is a secret surprise adventure!"

She waited anxiously while I gathered all of the supplies needed for this particular secret surprise adventure. We went back outside and I quickly spread out the blanket and laid out the pillows. It didn't take long for her to realize what I was up to. The excitement was written all over her face. It literally shown in her eyes. These are the moments I live for! So we proceeded to lay down and snuggle under the blankets. It was a beautiful (almost fall) night. The sky was totally clear. Not only was the moon glowing, the stars were as well. We laid there talking and singing silly songs. After a few minutes of this, despite her best efforts she was starting to fade. We laid there in silence for a few minutes. Just when I thought she was asleep I here this;

"I wish, I wish, on that star for a tea party table and tea party stuff!"

I kept quiet hoping she would continue. She waited for a few seconds and said,

"Mom, where is my tea party stuff?"

She truly believed that it would literally fall from the sky! How amazing is this sense of thinking?

If it were as easy as this. If we could just wish upon the stars and have all of our dreams and wishes fall right from the sky. If our minds could only think this simply, even if this is not realistic. It would be kind of nice to be able to revert to our toddler selves, ecspecially in times like these! And that is about as sappy as I get!

Sweet & Innocent.......

2008-09-22T18:53:00.002-06:00

Ain't she the sweetest thang' ya' ever laid eyes on....

YIKES!

2008-09-22T18:45:00.001-06:00

Guess who is almost two???

HAVE I DONE SOMETHING WRONG?

2008-08-07T00:12:00.000-06:00

Where did I go wrong? Why does my child eat dirt?

BIG FIRE, SMALL TOWN!

2008-08-04T11:38:00.001-06:00

For those of you who don't know (isn't it cute that I post these as if people really look at them)? I live in a small hick-town. Well this past weekend it was an inferno!! Check out these awesome, incredible, beautiful, amazing, awe-inspiring photos I took!!!!

TIM ROCKS!!!

2008-06-30T20:12:00.000-06:00

FRIDAY NIGHT ROCKED! I KNOW THAT FOR THE MOST PART THIS BLOG HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO MY BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GIRLS BUT I DEEM THIS WORTHY OF BLOG POSTING. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW ME, KNOW TIM MCGRAW. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW TIM MCGRAW, KNOW ME. I HAVE BEEN A TIM FAN SINCE THE "MULLET YEARS." UNLIKE ME HE HAS IMPROVED WITH AGE. I HAD BRINLEY IDENTIFYING HIM AS "SEXY" AT AN EARLY AGE. THIS YEAR HE WAS AT THE USANA WITH JASON ALDEAN. WHO IS EXTREMELY CUTE. CHECK HIM OUT IF YOU HAVE NOT. FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO MEET UP WITH A FAN ALMOST AS CRAZY AS ME. OUR LOVE FOR TIM BROUGHT US TOGETHER AND WE HAVE BEEN CLOSE FRIENDS EVER SINCE. THE GREAT THING ABOUT OUR RELATIONSHIP (OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT SHE TOTALLY WORSHIPS ME FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, AND BECAUSE I AM THE BIGGER , IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE, TIM FAN.) ANYWAY, THE GREAT THING ABOUT OUR RELATIONSHIP IS THAT NEITHER ONE OF US WILL SETTLE FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN FRONT ROW. SPOILED HUH? I ONLY ADMIT THIS BECAUSE THIS IS ABOUT THE ONLY THING THAT I AM SPOILED ABOUT. THIS YEAR WE ACTUALLY HAD FIFTH ROW TICKETS BUT WE RUSHED TO THE STAGE THE MINUTE WE COULD AND WE WERE RIGHT UP TO THE STAGE THE WHOLE SHOW. THE PICTURES THAT I AM GOING TO POST COULD BE FAR MORE AND FAR BETTER, HOWEVER...

THERE IS ONE DRAW BACK TO BEING A "SERIOUS AMATEUR" PHOTOGRAPHER. MY CAMERA IS EASILY RECOGNIZED BY SECURITY. LAST YEAR AT TIM'S CONCERT I GOT MORE PICTURES ONLY BECAUSE THEY CAUGHT ME HALF WAY THROUGH THE CONCERT. THIS YEAR THEY CAUGHT ME RIGHT OFF. I EVEN ARGUED THE POINT THAT THE ONLY THING POSTED IS NO VIDEO. IT DOES NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT CAMERAS, PROFESSIONAL, OR OTHERWISE. I STOPPED ARGUING WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD CONVISCATE MY CAMERA AND KICK ME OUT OF THE SHOW. I KEPT TRYING TO MAKE MYSELF FEEL BETTER BY TELLING MYSELF THAT I WOULDN'T HAVE WANTED IT WHERE I WAS STANDING ALL NIGHT ANYWAY. BUT OH BUDDY, THE PICTURES I COULD HAVE GOTTEN WOULD HAVE BEEN SO AWESOME. TIM WAS GREAT, SLEEVELESS AND BEAUTIFUL. HE SIGNED A PICTURE OF MY KIDS AND AS SOON A HE DID THIS I RAN BACK TO MY SEAT GRABBED MY CAMERA AND STARTED FIRING OFF SHOTS WHILE HE WAS SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS. SO THE ONLY PICTURES I GOT WAS HIM SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS. THIS IS DEFINETLY BETTER THAN NOTHING.

ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NIGHT WAS GETTING TO MEET TWO INCREDIBLE PEOPLE. ROB AND ANGEL ARE THE PARENTS OF CHARLIE WHO'S LINK IS IN THE TOP CORNER OF MY BLOG. I WAS SO EXCITED TO FINALLY MEET THEM. IF YOU GET A CHANCE AND YOU HAVENT ALREADY, CHECK OUT HIS BLOG. HE IS A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE BOY WITH SOME REALLY GREAT PARENTS. I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING CHARLIE'S STORY SINCE FEBRUARY AND SO IT WAS SO AWESOME TO MEET HIS PARENTS. SO I HOPE THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO GET SOME MUCH NEEDED TIME AWAY AND ENJOY THE SHOW!!

SO ENOUGH RAMBLING. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NOT QUITE CONVINCED OF HOW INSANELY CRAZY I AM KEEP CHECKING BACK I AM IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING ALL MY TIM PICTURES TOGETHER THAT I HAVE TAKEN OVER THE YEARS (TEN TO BE EXACT) AND I WILL BE PUTTING THEM IN A SLIDESHOW. IF ANYTHING YOU SHOULD CHECK IT OUT JUST TO SEE THAT I REALLY HAVENT ALWAYS BEEN "FLUFFY," LIKE I AM NOW!!

NO MATTER HOW BEAUTIFUL I THINK TIM IS. NO MATTER HOW OBSESSED I AM WITH HIM, PLEASE REMEMBER THAT I KNOW THAT MY GIRLS ARE DEFINETLY MORE BEAUTIFUL AND I AM FAR MORE OBSESSED WITH THEM!!!

THANKS FOR LISTENING TO ME RAMBLE ON!!

BEAUTIFUL TIM

2008-06-30T17:26:00.000-06:00

I APOLOGIZE TO ALL OF YOU WHO WERE TRYING TO REACH ME ON FRIDAY NIGHT. I WAS UNAVAILABLE.

IT WOULD BE IN YOUR BEST INTEREST TO....

2008-06-30T00:28:00.000-06:00

STAY TUNED.

THE ONLY CLUES THAT I WILL GIVE ARE. HE IS BEAUTIFUL. HE IS BALD UNDERNEATH THAT GORGEOUS BLACK COWBOY HAT & I WAS THERE, RIGHT THERE FRONT ROW TO SEE IT ALL UNFOLD!!

JUST BECAUSE

2008-06-20T17:45:00.000-06:00

JUST FOR FUN, HERE ARE SOME PICTURES OF THE TWO CUTEST GIRLS E-V-E-R!

IM CURLING MY BARBIE'S HAIR........

2008-06-20T17:12:00.000-06:00

"BRINLEY WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"

"NUFFIN MOM,JUST CURLING MY BARBIE'S HAIR."

MOM DROPS WHAT SHE IS DOING & RUNS INTO THE BATHROOM.
AS SHE IS HOPELESSLY RUNNING, FORGETTING THAT NOT ONLY IS SHE 30, BUT SHE HAS WHAT SOME DOCTORS CONSIDER "A LITTLE BIT OF A WEIGHT PROBLEM," SHE IS IMAGINING THE SCENE OF THE CRIME BEFORE ARRIVING. BURNT BARBIE HAIR, THE AWFUL, HARD TO GET RID OF SMELL OF BURNT PLASTIC AND HER PRECIOUS, DARLING, PERFECT, ANGEL BRINLEY-GIRL STANDING IN THE MIDST OF ALL OF IT. UPON ARRIVING SHE FINDS HERSELF BREATHING A SIGH OF... WELL FIRST OF ALL SHE NOTICES SURPRISINGLY, THAT SHE IS STILL BREATHING, THOUGH LABORED. SHE IS ABLE TO BREATHE A SIGH OF RELIEF REALIZING THAT HER INCREDIBLY TALENTED THREE YEAR OLD HAS FOUND OTHER OPTIONS TO BEAUTIFY A TWENTY SOMETHING YEAR OLD BARBIE.

KUDOS TO BRINLEY!!
WATCH OUT SHELBY, YOU'VE GOT SOME STIFF COMPETITION

WHY I AM SO GRATEFUL TO BE A MOM

2008-05-11T15:11:00.000-06:00

REASONS WHY I AM THE LUCKIEST MOM IN THE WHOLE WORLD!!

ENOUGH SAID!!

BRINLEY'S DAY IN THE NEWS

2008-05-11T05:43:00.000-06:00

Three-year-old Brinley Bettis, who was waiting patiently outside the K-Bull 93 FM studio for an autograph from "American Idol" finalist David Archuleta, reacts when she finds out he had to skip the appearance after running late during his hectic schedule while in Salt Lake City Friday. (Keith Johnson, Deseret News)

HERE IS THE PICTURE THAT WAS POSTED ON THE DESERET NEWS WEBSITE ALONG WITH THE CAPTION THAT WAS UNDERNEATH IT.

WE WERE WAITING OUTSIDE K-BULL STUDIOS FOR DAVID. AFTER WE HEARD THAT HE WAS NOT COMING WE RACED OVER TO THE GATEWAY TO SEE HIM...I MEAN BRINLEY WANTED TO DO THIS...

IF YOU ARE EVEN FURTHER INCLINED... THIS PICTURE WAS ACTUALLY A PART OF THE AUDIO SLIDSHOW THAT THE DESERET NEWS PUT TOGETHER. HERE IS THE LINK TO IT

http://www.deseretnews.com/photo/slideshow/1,5587,5004,00.html

DAVID ARCHULETA DAY!!

2008-05-11T04:59:00.000-06:00

SO BRINLEY GOT THIS CRAZY IDEA TO GET UP EARLY AND GO TO SALT LAKE TO TRY AND GET A GLIMPSE OF DAVID ARCHULETA. SO I WAS ALL LIKE FINE, WHATEVER BRINLEY, I'LL GO!!
OK SO THAT MAY BE AN EXAGGERATION...OR IT MAY BE THE OTHER WAY AROUND, WHO'S TO SAY...:|...

IT WAS CRAZY! IT WAS FUN! DAVID IS A CUTE KID! FOLKS IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW, THE TEENY-BOOPERS ARE CRAZY MAD FOR HIM, AND A COUPLE OF THIRTY-SOMETHING DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES MIGHT BE AS WELL.

BRINLEY HAD FUN. SHE GOT HER PICTURE ON THE DESERET NEWS WEBSITE. SHE GOT TO MEET CASEY SCOTT (CHANNEL 2 NEWS MORNING TEAM) & GET A PICTURE WITH HIM. SHE GOT TO SEE DAVID. SHE SAT ON MY SHOULDERS & CHANTED HIS NAME WITH THE CROWD.

SHE WAS SO FUNNY. ALL MORNING BEFORE WE GOT THERE I HAD TOLD HER THAT WE WERE GOING TO SEE DAVID ARCHLETA FROM AMERICAN IDOL. SO WHEN WE STARTED HEADING HOME SHE KEPT SAYING,

"BUT WE CAN'T GO HOME WE HAVE TO GO TO AMERICAN IDOL."

I FIND IT SO ENDEARING THE WAY THAT CHILDREN INTERPRET THE THINGS THAT WE SAY. WHEN WE THINK WE ARE SPEAKING CLEARLY TO THEM & THAT THERE MAY BE ONLY ONE WAY TO TAKE WHAT WE ARE SAYING WE FIND OUT DIFFERENTLY. THIS TRAIT MAKES THEM ALL THE MORE SWEET & INNOCENT.

BRINLEY & I HAD SO MUCH FUN ON OUR "SURPRISE ADVENTURE."

MY GIRLS ARE CUTER THAN YOURS!!

2008-04-25T21:26:00.000-06:00

I HOPE THAT I GET ALOT OF ARGUMENTS ABOUT THE TITLE OF THIS POST. ECSPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE DAUGHTERS. YOU ARE WELCOME TO AGREE THAT MINE ARE EXCEPTIONALLY, BEAUTIFULLY, ADORABLE BUT I DO NOT EXPECT YOU TO AGREE THAT ARE MINE ARE CUTER THAN YOURS. WITH THAT SAID, I JUST GOT A GREAT NEW CAMERA AND I HAVE EXCEPTIONALLY BEAUTIFULLY, ADORABLE SUBJECTS TO TRY IT OUT ON!!

SOMETIMES THE MESS IS WORTH IT.....

2008-04-24T21:52:00.001-06:00

SOMETIMES THE FUN OUT WEIGHS THE CONSEQUENCES.... :}

I GOT A PACKAGE TODAY, COMPLETE WITH STYROFOAM PEANUTS. I THOUGHT WHAT THE HECK, IT'S THURSDAY NIGHT, LETS GET CRAZY! THE GIRLS HAD A BLAST! I DID AS WELL! IT WAS SO MUCH FUN WATCHING THEM HAVE SO MUCH FUN! IT WAS SO COLD TODAY, I HAD TO FIND SOMETHING TO KEEP THEM ENTERTAINED. IT'S A GOOD THING THE MAID IS COMING IN THE MORNING!! WAIT A SEC... WE DON'T HAVE A MAID. CRAP, I WISHED I WOULD HAVE REMEMBERED THAT BEFORE WE GOT SO CRAZY :(
OH WELL IT WAS SO WORTH IT!!
I BETCH YA' CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT WE COME UP WITH FOR FREAKY FRIDAY!?!?!
STAY TUNED

FYI, TO ALL OF YOU PARENTS OUT THERE WHO ARE BRAVE (AKA STUPID) ENOUGH TO ALLOW YOUR KIDS TO DO THIS, THE BLOW DRYER WORKS WONDERS ON GETTING THESE PEANUTS OFF OF CLOTHING & OUT OF HAIR!! HOWEVER, A REGULAR VACUUM DOES NOT WORK WONDERS ON CLEANING THEM UP OFF THE FLOOR. HOPEFULLY YOU ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE NEIGHBORS WHO OWN SHOP-VACS!!!

BRINLEY ROCKS!!!

2008-04-14T01:30:00.000-06:00

BRINLEY ROCKS DA' HOUSE!!

COULD SOMEONE PLEASE TELL MY CHILD THAT IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO CLIMB TREES (BAREFOOTED) TO FIND LADY BUGS!! SHE DOESN'T BELEIVE ME. AND IT IS NOT BECAUSE THE OTHER NIGHT I WAS CLIMBING A TREE BARE BUMMED LOOKING FOR UNICORNS BUT WHATEVER!!
BRINLEY I LOVE YOU! YOU KEEP MY LIFE ALIVE!!!

YOU KNOW YOUR BABY IS NO LONGER A BABY & IS NOW A LITTLE PERSON WHEN.....

2008-04-14T00:43:00.000-06:00

LIKE MOST MOMS IT MAKES ME ACHE JUST A LITTLE TO SEE MY KIDS GROWING UP. AT THE SAME TIME I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER THAT EVERY DAY THEY CONTINUE TO GROW & LEARN AT A FASTER RATE THEN I EVER WILL!! I'M SURE MOST OF US MOMS HAVE WAKEN UP TO FIND THAT ARE LITTLE ONES ARE NOT AS LITTLE AS THEY WERE JUST THE DAY BEFORE. THAT HAPPENED TO ME TODAY. MY LITTLE HADDIE KAYE WHO IS FIFTEEN MONTHS OLD (THIS IN ITSELF IS HARD FOR ME TO DIGEST, THOUGH AS I GET OLDER I AM FINDING THAT MOST THINGS ARE, ECSPECIALLY SPICEY FOODS) HAS TRANSFORMED FROM MY LITTLE BABY INTO A LITTLE PERSON OVER NIGHT. THAT IS WHY I TITLED THIS ENTRY
"YOU KNOW YOUR BABY IS NOW A LITTLE PERSON WHEN"
WHEN YOU CAN
-ALMOST PULL UP ALL OF HER HAIR INTO A PONY TAIL
-WHEN SHE CAN SIT AT THE "KIDS TABLE" WITHOUT FALLING OVER, AND ACTUALLY EAT
-WHEN SHE CAN FIT MORE IN HER MOUTH THAN WHAT SHE WEIGHS

THAT KENNY CHESNEY DUDE HIT IT RIGHT ON THE HEAD WHEN HE SAID,
"DONT BLINK, YOU JUST MIGHT MISS YOUR BABIES GROWING LIKE MINE DID!!"
KENNY MAY HAVE HIT IT ON THE HEAD BUT TIM IS STILL THE HOTTEST!! FOREVER MCGRAW!!

SO I GUESS I WILL WAIT AND SEE WHAT I WAKE UP TO TOMORROW!! WHATEVER IT IS I CAN'T WAIT!!

BRINLEY YOU ARE MY HERO!

2008-04-08T17:51:00.000-06:00

BRINNERS, BRINNERS, BRINNERS! THIS LITTLE GROWN-UP IN A THREE-YEAR OLD'S BODY AMAZES ME EVERY SINGLE DAY! SHE TEACHES ME MORE ON A DAILY BASIS THEN I COULD EVER TEACH HER. IT IS SO HUMBLING TO SEE THINGS THROUGH A CHILD'S EYES. THEY MAKE LIFE SEEM SO SIMPLE, HOW IT SHOULD BE. SHE GETS GENUINELY EXCITED OVER WHAT I SOMETIMES THINK ARE THE LITTLEST THINGS. TO HER THESE ARE THE BIGGEST THINGS LIFE HAS TO OFFER. SHE LOVES TO GO FEED THE DUCKS. THIS AMAZES HER! HER EYES LIGHT UP (EVEN BRIGHTER THEN THEY ALREADY ARE) WHEN I COME HOME FROM BEING GONE. THEY LIGHT UP EVEN BIGGER WHEN I TELL HER THAT I HAVE A "SPECIAL SURPRISE FOR HER." SHE LOVES TO LEARN AND IS SO EAGER TO DO SO. I ONLY HOPE THAT THIS HUNGER CONTINUES TO GROW AS SHE DOES. SHE SAYS AND DOES THE FUNNIEST THINGS. AT THE TIME THEY MAY NOT SEEM LIKE IT BUT IN HIND SIGHT THEY TRULY ARE. I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT SHE IS SO CURIOUS ABOUT EVERYTHING. SHE LOVES PEOPLE. SHE DOES NOT SHY AWAY FROM KIDS, EVEN IF THEY ARE CLEARLY OLDER THAN HER. SHE IS NOT INTIMIDATED IN THE LEAST. EVERYONE IS HER FRIEND AND SHE IS GOING TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNOWS THIS. BRINLEY YOU ARE MY HERO & I LOVE YOU MORE THAN INFINITY!!

I LOVE MY HADDIE KAYE!!

2008-04-08T17:32:00.000-06:00

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MY HADDIE KAYE IS THE SWEETEST THING! I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT SHE IS ALREADY FIFTEEN MONTHS OLD. SHE LOVES WALKING AND TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH HER SISTER, WHICH IS NO EASY TASK! SHE ABSOLUTELY IDOLIZES HER OLDER SISTER & WANTS SO BADLY TO DO EVERYTHING THAT SHE DOES. SHE IS SUCH A HAPPY BABY! HER SMILE IS CONTAGIOUS. YOU CANNOT HELP BUT FEEL HAPPY WHEN SHE SMILES AT YOU! WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR FIRST CHILD YOU CANNOT BELIEVE HOW FAST & HOW HARD YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE JUST MET. YOU ARE POSITIVE THAT YOU COULD NEVER LOVE ANOTHER SOUL AS MUCH AS YOU LOVE THIS BEAUTIFUL LITTLE PERSON AND THEN COMES ALONG YOUR SECOND CHILD, & GUESS WHAT? YOU FIND THAT YOU DO INDEED HAVE JUST AS MUCH LOVE FOR THIS CHILD AS YOU DO FOR YOUR FIRST! I LOVE MY HADDIE KAYE BEYOND WORDS!!

WE MISS YOU JUNO!!

2008-04-06T22:00:00.000-06:00

THIS IS JUNO. SHE IS MY FRIEND, RACHEL'S PUPPY. WE WERE DOG-SITTING HER FOR A WEEK WHILE THEY WENT OUT OF TOWN. SHE IS THE SWEETEST DOG & WE MISS HER SO MUCH. SHE HASN'T EVEN BEEN GONE FOR TWENTY-FOUR HOURS :( ! I'M JUST WORRIED ABOUT HOW SAD SHE IS THAT SHE HAD TO GO TO HER "REAL" HOME WITH HER "REAL" OWNERS. IM POSITIVE THAT SHE HAD MUCH MORE FUN AT OUR HOUSE. BUT HOW DO YOU TELL YOUR BEST FRIEND THAT HER PUPPY LIKES US BETTER?

WHO IS EXCITED THAT ITS ALMOST SPRING? WE ARE!!

2008-03-19T16:32:00.000-06:00

WE ARE SO EXCITED THAT IT IS GETTING WARMER OUTSIDE (UNTIL IT SNOWS)! MY GIRLS ARE LOVING IT OUTSIDE. IT IS SO FUN WATCHING THEM CRUISE AROUND IN THEIR BARBIE JEEP THAT SANTA BROUGHT THEM. BRINLEY WILL LITERALLY GO AROUND IN CIRCLES AND HADLEY WILL JUST SIT THEIR LIKE SHE IS ON SOME GRAND ADVENTURE, WHICH FOR HER IT IS!!!

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2008-03-09T00:46:00.001-07:00

FONT & COLOR

2008-03-04T13:29:00.001-07:00

brinley & hdley

I changed my font at pyzam.com

HADDIE KAYE WALKS!!

2008-03-04T13:08:00.002-07:00

IT'S OFFICIAL,

HADLEY IS WALKING!!!

SHE HAS TAKEN A FEW STEPS HERE AND THERE, THEN SHE WOULD JUST DROP TO HER KNEES & START CRAWLING. TODAY I HEARD BRINLEY SAY, MORE LIKE YELL,

"MOM, LOOK QUICK HAGLEY IS WALKING!"

IT WAS TRUE. AND YES SHE STILL CALLS HER "HAGLEY." SHE HAS SINCE HADLEY WAS BORN. I REALLY THOUGHT THAT SHE WOULD GROW OUT OF IT BY NOW, BUT SHE HASN'T. IT'S CUTE NOW....BUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN THEY ARE TEENAGERS AND BRINLEY IS CALLING HER LITTLE SISTER "HAGLEY?"

SO HADLEY IS WALKING! HOORAY!! IT IS SO FUNNY. I FORGET HOW UNSTEADY & UNSURE THEY ARE. BUT SHE IS DETERMINED. SHE WAS TRYING TO FOLLOW BRINLEY AROUND THE ROOM, WHICH IS A TASK I HAVE YET TO CONQUER. EVERY TIME SHE FELL SHE GOT RIGHT BACK UP & WALKED AGAIN...OH THAT WAS PROFOUND....

CONGRATS! HADDIE KAYE! I AM SO PROUD OF YOU!

I FIND IT SO CRAZY THAT IN JUST ONE DAY IT SEEMS LIKE SHE HAS GROWN UP INTO SOMETHING BIGGER & BETTER THEN SHE WAS JUST YESTERDAY! AND LIFE GOES ON :)!

SPRING FEVER...BETTER NOT GET MY HOPES UP YET...

2008-02-26T18:57:00.000-07:00

BRINLEY JUST INFORMED THAT SHE WILL BE 16 TOMORROW!
SHE DOES NOT KNOW HOW TRUE THIS IS!

HADLEY IS ALMOST WALKING. SHE DOES REALLY GOOD STANDING UP IN THE MIDDLE OF A ROOM ALL BY HERSELF. SHE IS ABLE TO PLAY WITH SOMETHING OR MUNCH ON A SNACK WHILE SHE STANDS. SHE HAS TAKEN A FEW STEPS ON HER OWN A COUPLE OF TIMES. SO HOPEFULLY WE ARE JUST MOMENTS AWAY FROM THE "WALKING STAGE."

I WAS SO EXCITED THAT IT WAS SO WARM TODAY (40 DEGREES WHOOPEE)! SO I BUNDLED UP THE GIRLS & WE WENT OUTSIDE. WE WERE ONLY OUT FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, BUT IT MADE US ALL ANXIOUS FOR SPRING. HOPEFULLY, BY THEN HADDIE KAYE WILL BE WALKING. IT'S VERY HARD TO HOLD HER & ALL HER CHUBBY-NESS WHILE PUSHING BRINNERS ON THE SWING. I CAN'T WAIT TO WATCH THE BOTH OF THEM RUNNING AROUND OUTSIDE!

I LOVE MY GIRLS!!

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2008-02-10T21:07:00.001-07:00

LUCKY FOR YOU HERE WE ARE!!

2008-02-10T19:16:00.000-07:00

OK FRIENDS, FAMILY, & FANS
THE BETTIS' HAVE ARRIVED! I HAVE BEEN APPROACHED BY SEVERAL PEOPLE TO DO THIS. I DONT BELEIVE IN PEER PRESSURE. BUT LUCKY FOR YOU I BELIEVE IN BRAGGING ABOUT MY FAMILY & SHOWING OFF MY BEAUTIFUL BABIES. BUT WHO REALLY CARES ABOUT OUR DAILY GOING-ONS? THIS IS WHAT I THOUGHT UNTIL I KEPT GETTING DAILY PHONE CALLS FROM PEOPLE ASKING ME "SO WHAT'S BRINLEY DONE TODAY?" ABOUT AN HOUR INTO THE PHONE CONVERSATION I WOULD BE NEARLY IN TEARS & THEY WOULD BE LAUGHING HYSTERICALLY. THIS IS NOT AN EXAGGERATION. SO WHY NOT SHARE WITH THE REST OF THE PEOPLE WHO CARE, OR WHO JUST NEED A GOOD LAUGH. IM PRETTY SURE THAT AFTER TALKING WITH ME DURING ONE OF BRINLEY'S "SPECIAL DAYS," YOU MIGHT FIND YOURSELF COMFORTED IN THE FACT THAT YOUR LIFE ISNT SO BAD, OR YOU ARE NOT ALONE. THAT IS WHAT I AM HERE FOR, TO PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. LET ME BE THE FIRST TO SAY I LOVE JOE FROST (SUPERNANNY) BUT I AM POSITIVE THAT MY BRINLEY WILL DEFINETLY GIVE HER A RUN FOR HER MONEY. I HAVE TRIED CONSISTENTLY TO REINFORCE WHAT SHE HAS PREACHED. LET'S JUST SAY, BRINLEY WON!! NOT ONLY DID SHE WIN, BUT SHE KICKED MY BUTT LAUGHING!! LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE AS I SIT HERE (RARE) I LOOK OVER YONDER AND SEE BRINLEY IN THE BATHROOM WITH THE HAND SOAP. SHE IS SQUIRTING IT ALL OVER THE FRONT OF THE CABINET.

"BRINLEY WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"
IN MY LOUDEST VOICE POSSIBLE BECAUSE I HAVE VERY LITTLE VOICE RIGHT NOW,
"HONEY IM JUST CLEANING THIS CUPBOARD. IT'S OK."
"BRINLEY STOP IT NOW!"
"BUT HONEY, IT'S DIRTY & I JUST CLEANING IT FOR YOU." IN HER SWEETEST VOICE POSSIBLE.

SO I AM NOW OUT OF HAND SOAP IN THE BATHROOM BUT THE CUPBOARD IS CLEANED, IF YOU CONSIDER A BLACK CUPBOARD CLUMPED HERE & THERE WITH WHITE DOVE HAND SOAP CLEAN?!?!

MY DAYS ARE LONG. MY DAYS ARE EXHAUSTING. MY GIRLS ARE THE GREATEST!

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2008-02-09T18:47:00.001-07:00