Halloween pics

Sorry it has taken us so long to post some new pics! Life has been crazy around the Henson house. I started back to work and Lucy is in the height of a terrible colicky period. I am also cramming to take my nurse practitioner boards in 8 days! We have managed to have a little fun though - and we have some cute pics to prove it. Libby is doing great - she is as hilarious as ever. She loves her little sissy, and doesn't even seem to notice the incessant crying.

Libby and Lucy enjoying some floor time together.

Libby as a ballerina for Halloween

Lucy sporting Libby's hand-me-down pea in the pod costume.

The family all together on Halloween.

Libby "helping daddy" make brownies.

Daddy days

Today was my first day alone with the girls. Kelley had a doctors appointment and needed to run some errands. She begins orientation tomorrow so the true test for me will begin. Today went well aside from the minor issues Libby had with me giving Lucy a bottle. Anything but my undivided attention is unacceptable for her. After weeks of searching we got a new digital camera today; thanks to great big mom and big dad. Its perfect for little movie clips so we will give it a shot. This video however will require a little explaining. Two of Libby's favorite things are running around naked after a bath and dancing. Mix those two things with a video camera and the Internet and this is what you get... Hope no one calls the department of children services on us!!...

Fall is here!!!

It's finally starting to cool off and things are pretty crazy around here. The zombie-like trance that comes with having a newborn is a whole different ballgame with a two year old. Kelley has fall fever and the seasonal clothing change out has us up to our ears with gigantic Tupperware. She also has post baby workout fever that I have been doing a good job of hiding from. Libby has been blossoming into quite the little daddy's girl thanks to breast feeding. We carved the pumpkin this week and spent a fair amount of time working on our silly faces and our Halloween scary faces. As much as it makes me sad to see her turning into a little girl, she is becoming more and more like a little friend.

Practicing with the pumpkin

Silly/Scary face!!

Scary face!!!

Silly face!

Visit from the Miller girls!

We had such a nice weekend! My Mom and Sister came down for a visit, and it was so nice to spend some time with them! It is so hard having your family far away. Saturday morning we took the girls to watch Tennessee Tech's homecoming parade. As you can imagine, Libby had a blast. I think that she views the band members as some type of super heroes! She gets very shy if one so much as looks in her direction! She loved them though (when the weren't looking). She has been working on perfecting her marching and drumming skills ever since!

Saturday afternoon we spent watching the Tennessee - Georgia game. Matt cooked a big pot of chili, and we had a blast!

Sunday we all went to the park and capped off the night with Matt's homemade spaghetti and meatballs - yum yum!

I was so sad when the had to leave this morning - and Libby was too. She broke down in tears saying "I wanna go to Big Mom's house!" My sister Megan spent the whole time entertaining Libby, and she has really missed the extra attention today. Libby was saying "come on Lucy lets go to Libby's playroom" today! I guess she was thinking it was worth a try!

GOOOO TENNESSEE!!!

Megan and Libby

Mom and Lucy

Matt making the chili

Busy week!

Hi everyone!

We have had a busy week already! We decided to be brave and go to church on Sunday. Libby went in the nursery, but we took Lucy into the service with us. She only cried once - but of course it was right in the middle of a prayer!

Yesterday we took a trip to Nashville to meet up with the East Nashville crew again. We all went to the zoo and had a blast! Lucy stayed in the baby Bjorn the whole time, and Libby ran in front of the stroller we brought for her! She was so excited she couldn't sit still. She kept saying "come on... let's see more animals!" I think that the indoor area with the fish and reptiles was her favorite. She is really into fish and frogs right now. Her second favorite was probably the Lorakeets. Matt bought some of the nectar so she could feed the birds. We forgot our digital camera, but we managed to get a few pics with a disposable. I will be getting those developed soon!

Today was the teddy bear picnic at the library. They have a story time everyday, and this week they told "Going on a bear hunt." After the story was over everyone went outside to the park for a picnic. It was a beautiful day, and Libby had a great time. Lucy was once again went with the flow in the baby Bjorn. When we got home I got to take my first nap in over a week! Lucy actually let me sleep for 45 minutes while Libby was napping - praise the Lord!

Here is a pic of Lucy sleeping with me in the bed this morning.

Lucy passed out after watching the Auburn - Florida game - WAR EAGLE!!!

Lucy snuggling with daddy on the couch

Libby begged me to take her picture after her bath tonight - she's becoming quite the little ham!

Playdate

Our old neighbors from East Nashville came for a visit yesterday. Libby had a blast despite a few sharing issues (especially among the baby dolls)! I guess that should be expected among three 2 year-olds and a 3 year old! It was so good to see our friends, and Libby had so much fun that she took an almost 3 hour nap after everyone left. Little Lucy slept through most of the visit, but she was still a hit.

This is Grayson holding Lucy

Libby and Mia

Libby and her "balls"

Lucy trying out big sissy's princess chair - Libby was not at all happy about this! She made sure that Lucy knew that was "MY PRINCESS CHAIR!!!"

I finally caved and gave Lucy a pacifier! She loved it for about 15 minutes, and now I can't get her to take it anymore! I guess she figured out that it was a hoax!

Postpartum and tired!!!

I discovered today that 3 hours of sleep, postpartum hormones, a constantly hungry 2 week-old, and a 2 year-old that refuses to take a nap are not a good combination!!! I burst into tears as soon as Matt walked in the door from work. Luckily, he knew just how to save the day and took us all out to watch Tennessee Tech's band practice (a favorite pass time of Libby's). A little fresh air was just what we all needed!
Libby managed to make us all laugh marching around in her ballerina slippers (that she had a tantrum over not taking off before we left).
She spent most of the day in her "princess ballerina" costume - so I just had to grab a quick shot! She is so much fun despite being 2!