Lacy turned 8 months old yesterday. She is eating stage 2 foods at least three times a day now. I think she is spitting up less, but Joe thinks more. She hasn't had SUCH a hard time pooping as she used to, but it is EVERYWHERE...and often. She laughs a lot and loves it when her brother and sister play with her. P.S. Aunt Kate, her eyes are STILL blue! ;P
She is still not sleeping through the night, and does NOT put herself back to sleep when she wakes up. Joe and I have tried to let her cry it out, but she is in our room, and it is much easier to give her back her pacifier and then go back to sleep than to hear her cry. We are weak...and tired, and she is just too cute to let cry...right??
Hailey's speech has improved. I think more people understand what she is saying. Now, when I have a conversation on the phone with her, I don't have to completely fake that I know what she is saying. She still has problems with saying "I" instead of "me", but that will come with time. What I am more worried about is that she still can't make the G (ghu) sound or the K (khu) sound AT ALL.
Every morning when she wakes up she says, "Where is me doneen". On Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays she goes to Leah's house, and on Tuesdays & Thursdays she gets to go to preschool and then to Grandma Horihan's house. She likes those days much better, so every morning she wants to know where she's doneen, so she can say, "me no want to dou to Leah's."
She is also getting more used to getting her hair done. :-) We have started fixing her hair in the mornings instead of at night now. That's why I haven't posted any pictures lately. There just isn't the same amount of time in the mornings...usually daddy is waiting in the car with the others while I'm finishing up. :-)
Talon is growing up so fast, but still has his moments. He has become very independent with his clothes. I remember when we couldn't get him to dress himself because he would get frustrated and cry. He dresses himself just about every morning.
In the evenings, right when we get home he says, "I know, I know, upstairs, pull-up, pajamas, couch." Yep, he still wears a pull-up. I'm not sure he will EVER not need one. That kid sleeps so hard he never wakes up to go...not sure what to do about that. Maybe if he is dehydrated when he goes to sleep? Seriously, the number of times he has overflowed the pull-up is ridiculous. Here's a shot of him completely asleep sitting up (well sort of).
In the evenings, right when we get home he says, "I know, I know, upstairs, pull-up, pajamas, couch." Yep, he still wears a pull-up. I'm not sure he will EVER not need one. That kid sleeps so hard he never wakes up to go...not sure what to do about that. Maybe if he is dehydrated when he goes to sleep? Seriously, the number of times he has overflowed the pull-up is ridiculous. Here's a shot of him completely asleep sitting up (well sort of).He has also been having a pretty hard time leaving places lately. It doesn't matter where we are, or where we are going - he doesn't ever want to leave. He has made mommy and daddy pretty upset with that lately, but since we're just figuring things out as we go, we haven't been able to change it yet.
Talon has really been fun this Christmas season. He is still very upset that we don't have a tree up yet, and keeps telling us everyone else who has a tree already. He got to help Mrs. Rogers decorate the tree at preschool and can't stop thinking about it. He thinks we are never going to get one, and makes us keep promising we will.
Joe and I decided to get a nice pre-lit tree this year, instead of paying a bunch of money every year to throw one away, but then we saw the prices!! Wow!! I had no idea they were that much money. Maybe we'll need to get a real one again this year and get a deal on one after Christmas to use for years to come. Will we save enough money to make that plan worth it? I think we have a small fake one in one of the attics...maybe that will do this year. 
The stores I've already checked are Gilbert & Southern, Power & McDowell, & Power & Southern.
Her cousin hosted the event at her house, and Ann's daughter and her husband served a FABULOUS dinner. We had such a great time spending time together at Jana's beautiful home...and man was the food good! Ann's daughter and her husband own 
It's one of the two books I've read in the past 4 years that didn't start out with "Once Upon a Time..." The other one was Jana's other book The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd 
If you want to borrow either one let me know because I highly recommend them both. Here's a picture of Ann with her cousin Jana
And one of the whole gang (minus Colleen and Jenn who both had to leave early) Why do we always wait until people are gone to get the pictures?? You'd think I would've learned by now to take them early so we can get everyone, maybe next time.
Wow, I just hit the spellcheck and it said "No misspellings found"...I don't think that has EVER happened to me...by the way I had to hit it again to see how to spell misspellings. :-)
In this photo: 
She was done, so here she is running away from me.
Of course, Hailey's Supergirl hairdo had to make this too. :) Just a little flat iron flip, and glow-in-the-dark earings finished off her outfit.
Daddy told her to do that pose.
She did this one on her own, and I LOVED it!
Here's that "stinkin" bow I made the other day. It took me forever! I realize it's way too big for Lacy (and she's in her pajamas), but Hailey didn't want to wear it so that I could take a picture. Lacy's arms aren't strong enough to push me away, and she can't run from me yet. :-P
Here's a simple one I did one time when Hailey only wanted "one pony" in her hair.
And one of my kids. (Yep, Talon decided to be Spiderman this time)
Hailey felt like taking pictures, so we went with it. I think I have about 20 of her. :0)
.
While I was getting it out for her, Talon asked me if he could take a nap on the way there. Before I even pulled out of the parking spot here's what he looked like.
Here are Braden and Sydney (with her 
Hailey didn't want to leave Lacy out of the pictures, so I handed her the camera and this is the one she took.
Got a picture of my kids.
One of Lacy.
And one of the whole group. Thomas (Tyler), Power Ranger (
Then we took the kids out the back gate to Freestone for the Halloween party.
Sydney is a rock star/groupie.
Talon is a weirdo.
