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2009-04-10T16:49:00.001-07:00

This will be my last post to the blog. I am going to start posting pictures on facebook. If you don't have a facebook account, please get one. It is free. All you need to do is to put in your email address and have a password. Add me has a friend and you can view all my pictures and updates.

Feels Like Spring!

2009-03-09T18:14:00.000-07:00

Well today it felt like spring and we took full advantage of it. Yes, I did too. I actually went outside and enjoyed a nice day with my family. We got so much done around the house today and had a great time doing it.

Davis loves to drive and ride all the toys. He is getting good at driving all by himself.Tommy and Maecee roasting hotdogs.Maecee enjoying her hotdog.Maecee, Davis, and I roasting marshmallows for dessert.Maecee loved the marshmallows. She didn't like them roasted, just plain.Davis just chillin' after a few marshmallows. He found this hat after nap time and wore it the rest of the day.After a long day of working hard. The kiddos had a bath and were enjoying some "still time" before bed.

Update!

2009-01-13T08:44:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to post some new pictures of Christmas and up to now. We all had a great Christmas. Of course, like always, the break was too quick. Tommy actually got off the entire break this year and we really enjoyed spending time as a family. I think it was therapeutic for all of us. I dreaded school starting back, but it was actually good to back into a routine.

On the break, the kids and I went to Oklahoma. We stayed with Ricky and Carol. We saw Bennett, Betty, and their family. We ate good, the kids had fun and got lots of attention. It was a good trip. We came back and did Christmas here with just the 4 of us. We stayed at the house for New Years Eve. Our street had a block party and we got some small fireworks for the kids. There was a great fireworks show in our neighborhood, but the kids were already asleep. On New Years Day, Tommy and I went to the Cotton Bowl. We got to visit with a lot of family on Tommy's side and had a great time.

Last weekend, Tommy's aunt and cousin from Virginia came to visit and stayed Saturday night. It was good to see them and catch up. We wish Carrie all the luck starting her new school in Arizona!

The kids liked Uncle Ricky. He played rough with them. I hope his back has recovered! Maecee liked helping Aunt Carol cook and give Roxy a bath. She still talks about Roxy!

Tommy and I tailgating before the Cotton bowl. It was a great kid- free trip! Tommy and I really enjoyed ourselves, seeing family, and the game (even though we didn't win)!

Maecee and Davis enjoying ice cream cones. I have the tiny cones and I put chocolate and strawberry cool whip on them. The kids love them and it is a little better than ice cream. Thanks for the idea Akram!

This Tonka dump truck was a Christmas gift from Grand and Papa. It has been a huge hit around the house. The kids are always hauling stuff around in it (including each other) and Davis loves to just push it around.

Maecee had a parent day at her dance class recently. She was so proud we were there to watch. She is such a precious part of our family....most of the time....lol

Thank You Santa!

2008-12-25T13:40:00.001-08:00

The kids were excited about their gift from Santa. They have been on it almost all day! Davis was sitting on the floorboard in the 2nd picture. He is so content just to let Maecee drive him around. Which is a good thing, because Maecee is definitely the take charge kind of girl who wants to be in the drivers seat.

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-15T17:27:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone is having a great holiday season! We have visited Santa twice and he came by our house on the fire truck. Maecee is absolutely in love with Santa. When Santa asks her what she wants for Christmas, both times she has said, "a toothbrush." Who knows? Last Saturday we went to a local putt putt place. They were having a Christmas festival. Maecee and Davis got to decorate cookies, see Santa, do crafts, and play. They had fun.

Halloween

2008-11-02T16:28:00.000-08:00

I am not going to write a lot. I just wanted to share some pictures of the kids at the pumpkin patch and trick or treating. Thanks for the costume Griffin! Maecee was Dorothy and Davis was a tree frog.

Football/ Birthday

2008-10-20T19:39:00.000-07:00

Tommy and I had a fun filled football weekend. Friday we dropped the kids off in Huntsville at a friends house. We drove to College Station to watch Texas Tech defeat A&M. When that game was over we drove to Austin and watched the University of Texas play. Needless to say I was footballed out!

Today was Tommy's birthday. The kids and I had him a little party at the house. He is getting a new smoker for his birthday. He is leaving tomorrow to recruit in Kansas. He won't be back until Sunday.

Tommy and I in College Station at the Texas Tech vs. A&M game.

The proud birthday Daddy. Maecee couldn't wait to eat some cake.

Maecee wanted to help Daddy blow out his candles. She asked me before he got home and I told her to ask Daddy when he got home. She was so sweet. She said, "Daddy can I please help you!" It is so nice to see Maecee happy and using her manners.Maecee with a messy cake face.

Work in Progress

2008-10-14T17:18:00.001-07:00

Below are some pictures of how Davis' room is coming along. I was working on the football wall tonight. I have one more thing on order for the football wall. When I get it, this wall will be finished. When you walk into his room the window is directly across. Above the window are his initials. I still need to get some kind of curtain. To the left of the window is the basketball wall. From the doorway, the wall on the right is the football wall and is where his crib is located. On the wall to the left is the baseball wall.
A close up of the baseball wall.

Swing Set

2008-10-05T18:08:00.000-07:00

Tommy spent about 8 hours Friday and 3 hours Saturday putting the kid's swing set together. Maecee was so thankful. He kept saying, "thank you Daddy, thank you Daddy!" In just the last 2 days, they have already had a blast on it. Maecee and I went and got Davis a baby swing today. Davis can already climb the ladder by himself. It is pretty high. ONce he gets up there, he doesn't know what to do. He just freezes like he is afraid of being up high. Thanks Grand and Papa!

Go Raiders!

2008-10-05T18:06:00.001-07:00

Mama and Maecee in our matching Lumberton Raider shirts. I know that is kinda dorky, but Maecee really thought it was neat. I don't have any make up on. I always put it on when I am going to work. It just saves time and the traffic is so slow and I have to stop and wait so many times that I can get it done.

Back to normal?

2008-10-01T18:59:00.000-07:00

Well it has been a while. The hurricanes didn't do much damage to the house, just our sanity. We finally have internet back so here are some recent pictures.

The most exciting thing that happened was Davis' birthday. His birthday was on 9-11 which was the day we evacuated. His party was going to be the following Saturday, but of couse that got cancelled. Instead he had 2 small parties. One in Arlington on the evening of his birthday and then one in Lubbock at Grand and Papa's.

Maecee did not fair well during all the hurricane tormoil. She was very anxious and easily upset. She is definitely a girl that likes her routines. Davis didn't eat well during all the hurricane mess. He actually started eating baby food again....not sure what happened there? We had a little extra time when we got home before we had to return to work. We spent this time painting the new house. I will take pictures soon. The kid's rooms are cute. Maecee only needs a comforter and Davis still has two walls to decorate. I have looking for a golf picture, football picture, and some kind of shelf to put Davis' keepsake footballs on.

During our many hours of insanity on the road, we made a stop at McDonald's to let the kids have a break. This was Thursday, 9-11, Davis birthday.

That evening we made it to Tom and Akram's in Arlington and celebrated Davis birthday. Of course, Maecee wanted Davis to have an orange cake.

Maecee and Katie singing happy birthday to Davis!

What is a 1st birthday without a messy face. Obviously Davis loved his cake.Birthday party and Grand and Papa's.

For the kid's birthday, I always fill up their room with balloons.

Davis' birthday door decorations. I did not get to totally finish it do to the hurricane. Maybe one day he will forgive me.Davis on his bounce and spin zebra that mom and dad got him for his birthday. Sissy picked out some little cars to give him.Maecee loves any kind of project. When we got home, I put her in charge of throwing everything in the refrigerator away. In the mean time, Davis climbed in to sit and watch.Our trampoline after the storm. Now we have a swing set instead (thanks Grand and Papa). No more trampolines for us!

Hurricane Ike

2008-09-13T21:32:00.000-07:00

Well no new pictures, because I am not at home to download them. We left Thursday morning due to Hurricane Ike. We are in Lubbock. Who knows how long it will be before we have electricity. I have heard 1-2 weeks or as long as a month.

Orange and Purple Room and Other Pics

2008-09-10T17:14:00.000-07:00

We painted last weekend and this week. Maecee wanted an orange and purple room.

New Home!

2008-09-02T14:34:00.000-07:00

Well we are settled in our new home and loving it. Tommy starts with Lamar University tomorrow. I started my first week of school last week and it was great. The kids are still adjusting to daycare. Davis is moving up to the infant 2 class. He is now officially walking. Although, he still does a lot of crawling. I figure it is just faster for him to keep up with Maecee that way. We returned home early this morning (1:30 AM) from our first mandatory hurricane evacuation. Thankfully the hurricane hit and was smaller than was originally thought. We had a busy summer and I didn't update the blog with all of our new pictures. Here are some current ones and I will keep you updated since we are settled now.

Maecee and Davis in a old horse drawn wagon at a great park in Conroe. We went there with Amanda and Will. It was a very hot day.

Maecee with Justus and Finley. We went out to dinner with them the day before we left Huntsville to move to Lumberton. Davis couldn't keep up with Maecee, Justus, and Finley. He just sat back and munched on leaves.Davis walking outside the new house in Lumberton, TX. We played outside a lot today. I actually swept the garage.....believe it or not...it was pretty amazing! Of course the humidity got the best of me and I was pouring sweat.

This was my attempt to get a picture of the kids together. Well.....anyway....it was cute of Maecee.

Busy Busy Busy!

2008-06-01T19:00:00.000-07:00

Well the weekend started out great. I went to happy hour after school Friday with some ladies from work. Then I met Tommy at Fat Boys for supper and karoke. I think Maecee had more fun than anyone. She was up front dancing to every song.

Saturday we had 2 birthday parties to attend. Calvin turned 8. He had a food fight party. It looked like fun. Maecee didn't really get into it. She is not much into getting dirty. Which really surprises me. With her outgoing and tough personality, I figured she would be the kind of girl that rolled around in the mud. She doesn't even like her hands getting dirty. Jadyn turned 3. She had a princess party. Maecee wore a Cinderella dress. She had a lot of fun at both parties. Tommy spent the day getting ready to leave for Oklahoma to BBQ all next week. He rented a U Haul truck. He had it packed full. He took Maecee for a ride in it before he left. She thought it was special to ride in Daddy's big truck.

Sunday, Davis had his first haircut on the front porch. For Mama's first time cutting hair, it looks pretty good. I just put Maecee to bed. I was back in the bedroom paying bills. I went to get my purse and she was asleep on the floor. She fell asleep watching The Little Mermaid. I know that is a "bad mom" thing to do.

This is the last week of school!!! Hooray!!!

Davis at Fat Boys Friday night. This is before his haircut.Maecee dancing to all the music.
Maecee gets a special song sung to her. We know the guys from church. That is why Maecee was so into it all.Davis and Mama dancing. We danced until Davis fell asleep. He is the best little guy. He just goes with the flow.Maecee at Jadyn's princess party.Maecee as Cinderella! How beautiful!Davis AFTER the haircut! How handsome!

Davis is standing!

2008-05-28T18:50:00.000-07:00

Davis is pulling up on just about everything. He is starting to let go with one hand. He is getting brave so it is just a matter of time. We didn't get his hair cut last weekend like planned so you can see how shaggy he is.Maecee loving on her Davey!!!

Memorial Day Weekend

2008-05-26T20:21:00.001-07:00

What a great family weekend. I loved having the extra day off. I got a lot done around the house and had some great family bonding time. Our weekend consisted of swimming, Maecee's new trampoline, relaxing and cooking out.

Maecee started gymnastics last week. She has only been once, but seems to enjoy it.

Davis is now crawling allover the place. No more scooting. He is pulling up on many things. He is growing so fast. We had to go buy him some pajamas. His other ones were too small. We had to get him 12 months. He is already wearing some 18 month stuff also. A big thanks to Angie for all the clothes. They are getting some good use and they are adorable on our little guy!

Maecee swimming. She loved wearing the goggles. We need to get her a pair. She is so brave. She jumps in the water all without someone to catch her. She even jumped off the diving board.

Davis loved floating in the water. It was a little cold, but he didn't mind.

Maecee and Davis relaxing after a long day. Maecee loves her little Davey. Davey is her new nickname for him. I think it is so cute. She likes to stay in the nursery with Davis at church. A lady asked her is she wanted to go to her class with the other big kids and she said that she wanted to stay with her Davey.

Daddy finally got Maecee's trampoline put together. We picked it up Saturday. Tommy put it together after church on Sunday. Maecee waited so patiently. I think she will be on this trampoline most of the summer. We got our swimsuits on and put the sprinkler under it. It was a blast. Maecee wanted to swing so I put some toys on the trampoline for Davis, I zipped him up in there (not when the sprinkler was on, of course) and he crawled all over. I thought I should have got one of these when Maecee was a baby. It is just like a big playpen.Daddy and his little princess. She is always so proud of Daddy when he fixes something. She was telling some strange lady in Wal- Mart that her Daddy fixed her trampoline. It is funny how Daddy is a hero when he changes the batteries in something. I love that making her happy is so simple. Carlos came to visit a couple of weeks ago. I thought this was a cute picture and wanted to share it.

Interesting!!!???

2008-05-14T20:24:00.001-07:00

Well once again my darling daughter has something interesting to add to her list of unbelievables. She always has to potty before going to bed. I sent her to the bathroom to potty while I was watching the last few seconds of American Idol. I am on the couch and can see her turned around the wrong way bent over on the toilet. I had a suspicion what she might be doing. I walk in the bathroom to check on her and her hair was wet. I asked her if she had stuck her head in the toilet. She said "yes." I explained to her that was nasty because that is where we poop. I said now you have poop water in your hair and that is gross. I told her to wash her hands. I came back to check on her and she was brushing her hair. I made the comment, "Are you brushing all the poop out of your hair?" She said "yes" and put the brush away saying, "now all the poop is out." Well this definitely has to fall in the category of Tommy stunts. I could see Tommy doing something like this as a child. Myself on the other hand, I am sure I was sanitizing the toilet at 3 years old before I would even touch it. A thought like sticking my head in a toilet would have never entered my mind. I knew I would pay for Tommy's raising...hahaaa!

On a sweeter note. Maecee has thought of her own nickname for Davis. As of Monday, he is now Davey. All she calls him is Davey. I asked Rosemary if she heard someone else calling him Davey. She said she has not called him Davey. I guess Maecee just came up with it all on her own. When we named him Davis, Tommy said you know everyone is going to call him Dave. I quickly told Tommy that I would correct anyone who called him that, because we named him Davis and that is what we are calling him. Obviously I have had a change of heart. Hearing Maecee call him Davey is just too cute.

Davis had a little fever this afternoon when I picked him up at Rosemary's. Not sure what is going on there. Maecee has kept her panties dry 2 days in a row. She gets a piece of gum when I pick her up if her panties are dry. Hopefully it will keep working. Tommy has been gone since Monday. Maecee has never missed him more. I dread June when he will be gone for 7 days straight. Maecee's heart will break. I found out that I am teaching summer school this summer. I will have my PPCD students and probably some extras. I am going to have a friend's daughter come to the house to watch the kids. Summer school is Monday- Thursday so I am planning a lot of day trips for Fridays. I think Maecee will really enjoy getting out and doing things this summer. This is a fun age. I enjoy doing things with her.

Mother's Day Eve

2008-05-10T19:41:00.000-07:00

Well I told Tommy that today we were celebrated Mother's Day, because it was Mother's Day Eve. Of course most of you know what he did...he just rolled his eyes. I got a great surprise at work Friday. Maecee and Davis sent me flowers. They are beautiful. I am not a big believer in flowers. I think they are a waste of money since they just die, but I sure felt special when I got them Friday. Friday night Carlos, Tommy's dad, came to visit. He spent the night. I think Maecee wore him out. She had so much fun with her Coach. Today I got a well needed massage. The lady did great. I will definitely visit her again. We went over to our friend Craig and Susan's house to watch the Stars play. The kids played in a small pool in the back and we cooked out. Tomorrow Tommy is cooking lunch and I have a "honey do" list for him. I said that I wanted him to complete some "honey do's" around the house for me on Mother's Day. Oh and also I said I was not changing any diapers on Mother's Day.

Maecee, Davis, and I with the flowers they got me for Mother's Day. I borrowed a flat iron from my friend at school. I just wanted to see what my hair would look like straight. I like it alright. Maecee wanted her hair straight too. Her hair did not look so good.Davis is ready to watch the Stars play hockey!

Cinco de Mayo

2008-05-05T19:14:00.000-07:00

Every year Tom, Akram, and Katie come to visit us on Cinco de Mayo. They got here Friday evening. The guys stayed up late visiting. Saturday afternoon Akram and I took the kids to the Folk Festival. We looked at all the sights, watched dancing, and ate lots of yummy food. Sunday Akram and I left all 3 kids with the guys and we went shopping. Akram is my official wardrobe consultant. I hate clothes shopping so I like to take Akram shopping with me. We told the little girls we would give them a spa party if they were good for the guys. Sunday evening the girls took a bath in our big tub, got massages with heat, pedicures, hot wax on their hands, and manicures. They thought it was awesome. Maecee thought she was a queen. Today she told Rosemary she got a spa party and her job was to relax.Maecee getting her pedicure. Below Akram is finishing up Katie's pedicure.

Finley's Birthday

2008-04-27T20:53:00.000-07:00

Friday evening Tommy smoked some chicken and we had some friends over. We hung out on the new deck and watched the Stars play. Saturday afternoon we went to Finley's birthday party. Finley is the daughter of a coach that Tommy works with. She had a big blow up jump house in the yard. Maecee loved it. Davis had lots of fun playing outside. We spent all afternoon and into the evening outside playing and visiting. Sunday we went to church. Maecee went to "big church" with us. All I am going to say is...what an experience! When we got home, Davis was fussy. I tried to feed him and he was so tired he could eat. I put him to bed and he went right to sleep. Maecee and I watched 101 Dalmations and took a nap. Tommy took Maecee to the office with him to get some stuff for recruiting and Davis and I made a trip to the grocery store. Tommy will be recruiting all this week. How will we survive without him?Maecee and Finley in the jump house. Below Davis in the Exersaucer in the backyard at Finley's party.

Davis and Rilyn (Finley's cousin) playing. Davis enjoyed playing with Rilyn. He hasn't had many opportunities to play with other kids his age. Below Maecee got too hot and went inside to play with Finley's kitchen.

Easter, Birthday, and all the rest

2008-04-22T17:43:00.000-07:00

Well it has been a while. I hope everyone is not tired of checking the blog and not seeing anything new. Easter has come and gone along with Maecee's 3rd birthday party. We (Tommy) have been building a deck on the back on the house. It is now complete. It was quite a project. Davis is everywhere. He is not crawling traditionally yet, but is doing the army crawl all over the place. For some reason he likes to go to the bathroom. He follows Maecee everywhere. I am so glad that I had them close together. They love each other. We went to the Walker County Fair and Rodeo. Maecee got to pet the animals at the children's barnyard and got to ride some rides. It was her first time to ride carnival rides. She had a blast. She is definitely a thrill seeker so it was right up her alley.

We started some new Easter traditions this year since Maecee is older. I traced both of the kids hands and we made handprint lillies. We gave one to Rosemary and some to the neighbors. I found a count down to Easter online that we did together each night. Each night we read a bible verse and had something symbolic to represent that verse. I wanted her to understand the real reason for Easter so we made a tomb and put Jesus in it and on Easter morning he was gone. I think it really helped her understand. We decorated eggs and while she was sleeping I hid them in her room and filled her basket with goodies from the Easter bunny. We went to church and came home for Easter dinner.

We have several traditions that we do to celebrate birthdays. One is to decorate the birthday girl's door. I decorate it according to the birthday theme. This year she had a cooking party.

After Maecee went to bed, Tommy and I blew up balloons and filled her room with them.

We release the number of balloons according to her age. We released 3 balloons for our big 3 year old.

Each child got to decorate their own cake and make their own pizza at the party.

This was Maecee's birthday cake. I got the basic idea off the internet and then added a few personal touches.
Each year I take a picture of Maecee and her daddy to show how much she has grown.

Maecee enjoyed petting the animals at the fair. Of course, I didn't touch one of them and made sure Maecee was sanitized when she exited...hahaaaa
This was Maecee's favorite part of all...the carnival rides! She couldn't get the smile off her face.Our little guy slept throught the whole thing. What a blessing he has been to our family.

Maecee helped daddy many nights on the deck. Tommy worked late almost every night. Maecee would go out in her pajamas and tell him goodnight. Before she would come back in she would tell him, "Daddy it is getting dark. You need to come in and don't forget to take a shower." I guess she has heard me say that too many times. Tommy has a rule about coming to bed dirty...it is not allowed!

Happy Easter

2008-03-23T22:04:00.000-07:00

We had a great family Easter. Maecee and I colored eggs. We made a tomb for Jesus. The Easter Bunny left her lots of goodies and we had a Easter egg hunt. We ate breakfast and went to church. Maecee's birthday was today, but we are celebrating it tomorrow. I spent all evening preparing for it. We decorated her door, hung streamers in her doorway, and filled her bedroom floor with balloons. I am going to cook her breakfast in bed tomorrow...pancakes!

I tried to scan the picture of Maecee and Davis with the Easter Bunny. I couldn't figure it out and it is passed midnight...so I will just post some birthday pictures tomorrow!

Happy Birthday Tom!

2008-03-19T21:08:00.000-07:00

We have a great friend Tom Smith. March 20th is his birthday. I know he checks the blog often so I just wanted to shout a HAPPY BIRTHDAY out to him! We love you Tom!

Our Friends The Boydstuns

2008-03-16T20:11:00.000-07:00

We visited our friends The Boydstuns last weekend. They just moved to Spring from Fort Worth. They are only about 40 minutes away. We are glad they are close and are looking forward to lots of fun times. They were having a block party and invited us to join them. Eric and Perri Ann have 2 daughters. Presley is 10 and Piper is 4. Maecee and Piper get along great. They were both so sad today when we had to leave. Piper has a trampoline and of course we could hardly get Maecee off it. They jumped at night in the dark and jumped first think this morning before we left. They are getting a pool put in right now. It is going to be fun! Greg and Shannon were also there. Greg is Perri Ann's brother. Tommy's mom and Perri Ann's mom were best friends and their dads coached together at Texas Tech. They spent a lot of time togther as kids in Lubbock.

Perri Ann, Tommy, and Shannon

Eric also plays guitar. Tommy and Eric entertained the entire crowd.Piper and Maecee played dress up and then got into their pj's. Then they decided to go outside and jump. They collected cement rocks that were left over from the pool. They were throwing them in the pool. They got so dirty. They took a bath together afterwards. I went to bed before Maecee. She stayed up until after midnight.
We left early this morning to come home. I made Maecee an orange lunch. Everything in her lunch was orange. Orange plate, cheetos, clementine, carrots, jello, cheese, and an orange cup. After I took the picture I had to go find her an orange spoon. The funny thing is that the first thing she choose to eat was the carrots. She loves vegetables.

Nice day for the park!

2008-03-14T18:07:00.000-07:00

It was a beautiful day in Huntsville today. It was supposed to reach the 80's. We went to the park and met our friends Susan, Calvin, and Lydia. While we were there we saw some other friends also. Everyone had a blast.

Davis is always happy and ready for a new experience.
When we got to the park Maecee said, "It is a beautiful day. This was a great idea." She talks so grown up now. It is amazing that she is turning 3 next week.
Both of the kids think the world would not be complete without swings!

Easter Pictures

2008-03-10T20:37:00.001-07:00

We had our Easter pictures made Sunday. They turned out great! I am on Spring Break. I am enjoying time with the kids. I am trying to plan for Maecee's birthday party. Today we started remodeling our bathroom. We are getting a whirlpool tub. I am so excited!

Easter picture of Maecee Kay Mainord.
Easter picture of Davis Wayne Mainord.
Both of my precious babies in their Easter best. I love them so much!

Maecee's 3 year old picture. She will be 3 on March 23rd. We are having her a cooking party.We told Maecee if she smiled pretty and did what the photographer said she would get ice cream after we took pictures. Think goodness it worked. We got some cute ones of her.

This one is Davis at 6 months. I loved this one, because it shows what he is learning how to do right now. I thought it represented him well for his 6 month picture. He has been trying to pull up on all fours, but is not attempting to crawl. He rocks back and forth.
This is another one of Davis at 6 months. He is sitting up some, but still falls over frequently. The photgrapher said Davis was the easiest baby to photograph. It is so easy to make him smile. Actually he wakes up smiling. He is always happy.

Our family Easter picture.

First Haircut

2008-03-05T19:04:00.000-08:00

Maecee had her first haircut! She was so excited. She thought she was a big girl!

It's late

2008-03-02T21:24:00.000-08:00

It's late. I didn't get back from Wal- Mart until 9:30 and I just paid bills so excuse the misspelled words.

2008-03-02T21:21:00.000-08:00

Davis was sitting up by himself in this picture. I thought it was cute, because he has his Astros outfit on and it looks like he is throwing a ball. Tommy was proud because he looks like he was throwing it left handed.

2008-03-02T21:19:00.000-08:00

Just playing. Davis is rolling all over the house. He pretty much goes wherever he wants. He has started reaching for things that he wants. He is sitting up some. He leaves forward for a few seconds and then falls over. He just needs to get the balance part under control. He smiles all the time and is the happiest baby I have ever seen.

2008-03-02T21:17:00.000-08:00

Maecee and her cousin Big Allee at Gavin's 1st birthday. Gavin got a wagon. The girls were enjoying a ride in his new wagon.

2008-03-02T21:15:00.000-08:00

Davis on Valentine's Day. He has discovered his voice. He has a high picture scream. He loves to hear himself.

2008-03-02T21:13:00.000-08:00

Maecee on Valentine's Day. She got a book, stickers, pajamas, and sunglasses. She loves wearing her sunglasses.

Lately

2008-03-02T21:09:00.000-08:00

Some of the things that we have done lately include:
1. Celebrated Valentine's Day.
2. Going to cousin Gavins 1st birthday party in Keller.
3. Went to visit the Boydstuns in Spring.

We have been really busy lately. I haven't kept up with the blog much. I would like to update it once a week so keep checking.

Davis

2008-01-30T18:39:00.001-08:00

Davis is growing so fast. He is smiling, laughing, screaming when he is excited, holding toys, and rolling all over the floor. He likes to be able to move around a lot. He likes to sit up or stand in his exersaucer. When he is laying on the floor he is constantly kicking and throwing his arms around. He is very active. Now I understand all the kicking that was going on inside of me when I was pregnant. He is still spitting up constantly. I think he is the happiest baby I have ever seen!

Maecee cannot get enough of her little brother. She loves him so much. It is so cute to watch her talk to him. She really protects him at the babysitter's house. Rosemary says Maecee will not let anyone touch his head.

Dress up

2008-01-30T18:35:00.000-08:00

Maecee is playing dress up, playing her guitar, and singing. Her favorite song is Frosty the Snowman. She is still stuck on Christmas songs. She picks out her Christmas CD to listen to every night at bed time. I finally had to "loose" the Christmas CD in the car. I couldn't handle it anymore.

Recently

2008-01-30T18:22:00.001-08:00

Not much has happened recently. Tommy has been busy with recruits which leaves me and the kids on our own. We are all so excited to see Daddy when he gets home. I know he misses us too. Last Friday Tommy took Maecee to a basketball game with the recruits. She had so much fun! She ate popcorn, played with Finley, and danced with Sammy Bearkat! We went shopping on Saturday. I drug Tommy along on the trip. He watched Maecee play in the playground at the mall while I did a little shopping. It worked out great (for me anyway)! Maecee is becoming my little model. She likes to pose different ways for the camera. I take a picture and she says, "which way now mommy?" Sunday we went to church, Tommy went fishing and the rest of us took a nap! Nap time on Sunday is pretty regular around here. It is something I look forward too. So far we are having a great week. We are all looking forward to Daddy being home tomorrow!

Lately

2008-01-19T15:27:00.000-08:00

Not much has happened exciting lately. I don't have any new pictures of the kids. Tommy took me out in a Limo for my 30th birthday! It was great!

Mess up

2008-01-07T21:09:00.000-08:00

Please forgive the messy post that is below. I am not sure what happened. I hope everyone can read it:)

Christmas 2007

2008-01-07T20:36:00.000-08:00

We celebrated our first Christmas at home this year. We figured that Maecee was old enough that we should begin staying at home and establishing some family traditions of our own. Davis was so young that we didn't want to travel too far with him anyway. We really enjoyed staying home. It was very relaxing. Tommy cooked Christmas Eve dinner, we went to look at Christmas lights, came home and Tommy played the guitar and Maecee and I drank hot chocolate. Maecee left cookies for Santa and went to bed. Tommy and I stayed up preparing for all the Santa gifts. I loved all the excitement that Maecee had for Christmas this year. The next morning we opened gifts and I cooked Christmas dinner. We ate and just relaxed and played. Friday we headed for Denton to have Christmas with Grand, Papa, Grandma, Grandad, and Allie. We all had a great time. We also saw Mark and Becky and their family and enjoyed the visit with them also. For New Year's Eve we headed to Arlington for the annual Smith's New Year's Eve party! (Here it is Tom, I am throwing one out to you!) The Smith's throw the best New Year's Eve Bash ever! We had a great time. We left bright and early on New Year's day to make it home in time to watch TTU play. It was well worth it. They had a great win! I hope everyone has a fabulous 2008!

Maecee invited her friends over for a Christmas cookie party.

Christmas

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We had a wonderful Christmas!

2007-12-16T21:35:00.000-08:00

On Friday I had a Christmas party to go to for my school. Maecee went to a teacher's house. She has older kids that babysit. I took Davis with me. We ate and played lots of games. Davis got passed around and received lots of attention. When he got tired, I put him in the wrap. One game was to dress a person at your table like Santa. Since I had Davis in the wrap, everyone thought I should be Santa and Davis would resemble Santa's big belly.

Saturday morning I had Maecee a Christmas cookie decorating party. We had about 8 kids over to decorate cookies. I think everyone had fun. Saturday night we went to Trent's 30th birthday party. It was a busy day.

Sunday we went to church. Maecee went to big church for the first time. She stayed about 15 minutes. It was the Sunday for the Christmas choir to sing. She enjoyed it. I cleaned house all day Sunday while Tommy and the kids slept. Sunday night Tommy and I went to a Christmas party for SHSU football. Susan watched the kids.

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Daddy throws Maecee on the bed. She thinks the higher the better. She loves flying through the air. She is our little dare devil!

Busy Weekend

2007-12-09T14:41:00.000-08:00

We were very busy this weekend. Friday evening we took Maecee and Davis to Christmas in the Park in College Station. We took a hay ride and looked at all the lights in the park. Maecee had a great time. Saturday morning Tommy took Maecee fishing. While they were fishing Davis and I cuddled up and took a nap together. I really spoil him on the weekends. Maecee had a birthday party to attend that afternoon. She had a lot of fun. She knew a lot of the kids there. Saturday night we went to Conroe to Anna's house for a Christmas dinner. She has 3 year old twin girls. Maecee had fun with them. Of course everyone wanted to hold Davis so he also had a good time with all the attention. Sunday we went to church. I took Davis in church with me. He was sleeping and I just wanted to hold him and cuddle with him some more before I went back to work tomorrow. I hope everyone has a fantastic week.

Maecee at Jamie's party!

First "Big Girl Game"

2007-12-05T20:06:00.000-08:00

During Mommy and Maecee time on Sunday, Maecee and I played Candy Land and Hi Ho Cherry- O. It was her first time to play a board game. She did a great job at taking turns and learned the rules fast. We both had a great time.

Tis The Season!

2007-12-02T18:06:00.000-08:00

We worked on Christmas lights all day Sunday. We had to make 3 trips to Wal- Mart. This is by far our best Christmas lights ever! I am so proud of all Tommy's hard work.

A lot has Happened!

2007-12-01T18:25:00.000-08:00

Well since I wrote last a lot has happened. The kids and I went to the Renaissance Festival. We saw some live shows. Maecee got to ride a huge swing and the carousel. We saw a parade and Maecee ate a turkey leg. On the way home, Davis had to eat so I stopped at a park and let Maecee play while I fed him.

We celebrated Thanksgiving in Huntsville. My mom, Ches, and Allie came the in RV with Grandma and Granddad. We enjoyed visiting with everyone. Of course we had a lot to eat, too much actually. My mom took the girls on walks. The guys had a TV in the garage and watched football. Maecee and Allie watched The Wizard of Oz at least 3 times. We all enjoyed baby Davis on his 1st Thanksgiving. Auntie did crafts with Allie and Maecee.

I went back to work the Monday after Thanksgiving. I just finished my first week. I didn't realize how much I could miss my babies. I have been holding Davis all day today. Rosemary (the babysitter) is going to be mad at me for spoiling him. The first week went well. I actually enjoyed being back despite the fact I missed my babies. Thankfully it was a smooth transition for all of us.

Friday we went to a local event at the fair grounds called A Journey through Bethlehem. They had camels, donkeys, llamas, and food from the time when Jesus was born. Everyone was dressed from that time. It was set up like a town and we just walked through it like we would if we were in the town. They had a manger set up with a real Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus. We all had a great time.

This morning we got the kids dressed up to go see Santa at my school. My school has an annual event called cocoa with Santa. We also went to a Christmas parade in downtown Huntsville this evening.

So Sad!

2007-11-14T13:29:00.000-08:00

For some reason I have been thinking about going back to work a lot today. I am very sad that I have to leave my babies and go back to work. I am sure that when I take Davis to daycare the first day I will cry. I am taking him tomorrow and Friday for 1/2 a day. I think I will be ok with that since I know it is just half a day. I have a feeling the first full day will be hard on me. I have enjoyed staying home and being a mom and wife. It is a great feeling!

I took some pictures of Davis today. He is growing so fast. He was 2 months old on Sunday.

Do forget that SHSU plays on TV Thursday!

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Davis at 8 weeks!

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Sissy helping mama feed little brother.

Maecee likes to call him bubba.

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Maecee and Alllie spinning on the tire swing.

A Lot Has Happened!

2007-11-12T08:44:00.000-08:00

It has been a week or so since my last post. The kids and I went to Fort Worth the weekend before last to meet my mom and neice, Allie. We had a great time. We went to Chuckie Cheese, shopping, and out to eat. Maecee and Allie had fun at Chuckie Cheese. Maecee loved Chuckie! She gave him 5, bones, and lots of hugs and kisses. We went to the park. The girls got to ride a tire swing. I think I was more excited about it then they were. It brought back lots of childhood memories. Maecee has become quite a helper with Davis. I have been busy cooking a couple of times when it was time for him to eat. I put Davis in the swing and Maecee feeds him his bottle. She thinks that is great! Jamie, Maecee's friend came over to play on Monday. Friday the kids and I went to Conroe to a friends house. My friend, Anna, has twin girls that are 3. They got along well and had fun. We met Susan and her kids, Calvin and Lydia, at the park on Saturday. We stayed about an hour and 1/2. The weather was beautiful. Tommy played in Louisiana Saturday. They won their game. We needed another win! One more game this Thursday. It is on TV. We need it to be a big win! We finally made it to church on Sunday. The first time since Davis was born. He stayed in the nursery most of the time. Sunday Davis was 2 months old. I will be going back to work after Thanksgiving. I can't believe my time with him is almost up.

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Meet our pumpkin family. Maecee was proud of them. She was a little unsure about the carving process. She didn't want me to cut them at first. She wasn't fond of getting the seeds out. She kept saying it was dirty and yucky. Towards the end she wanted to make. She said, "Is this one Grand?"

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Maecee trick or treating with her friends at the field house.

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Maecee is ready to fill her bucket with candy.

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Maecee and I eating pizza at the church fall festival.

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Maecee and Davis are ready for Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

2007-11-01T08:32:00.000-07:00

We had a great Halloween. We started off the evening by carving 4 pumpkins. We decided at the last minute that we should carve a pumpkin to represent each person in our family. Maecee chose the faces out of a book for each pumpkin. We saved the seeds to cook. Daddy loves to eat the pumpkin seeds. Next we went to church for the fall festival. We didn't have much time there since we spent so much time carving pumpkins. Even though we didn't have much time Maecee had fun. She stayed in the blow up jumper almost the entire time and I couldn't get her out. Then we went to Tommy's office to trick or treak. Some of the other coach's kids were there trick or treating also. Maecee had a great time and got lots of goodies. Of course, Davis just slept through the entire thing.

Lots of fun!

2007-10-30T09:53:00.000-07:00

My cousin Amber came to see us on Saturday. She left today. We had a lot of fun. Of course Maecee loved all the attention Amber gave her. Although I am not sure if Amber loved all the attention Maecee gave her. Hahaha....I think Maecee just wore Amber out. She seems to have that effect on...well....just about everyone including her parents! We are already looking forward to Amber's next visit. While Amber was here we went to a fall festival, shopping, and watched movies.

Tomorrow for Halloween we are going to church for another fall festival. We are also going to go to Tommy's office. All the coach's kids are going to go trick or treating in each coaches office. Maecee is a butterfly. Check back in a few days for Halloween pictures.

Funny Girl

2007-10-28T14:55:00.001-07:00

Maecee's hair early in the morning. It drives daddy crazy. Of course mama is used to it since my hair is the same way! Haha! Daddy took her to get breakfast looking this way this morning. Maecee loves it when Davis smiles at her. She screams, "He smile at me!" She is riding her new doodle pony that her cousin Amber got her.

All Smiles

2007-10-28T14:53:00.001-07:00

Davis started smiling last week. I finally got a picture of it. He usually smiles really big. This was just a little smile. It melts my heart!

2007-10-25T14:10:00.000-07:00

Davis Wayne Mainord is 6 weeks old!

Davis is 6 weeks old!

2007-10-25T14:07:00.000-07:00

Davis was 6 weeks old Tuesday. It doesn't seem like it has been 6 weeks. He is such a great baby. He spits up a lot. The doctor said he probably has acid reflux like Maecee, but it doesn't hurt him like it did Maecee. Maecee was in a lot of pain and would scream whenever she spit up. Davis is a happy spitter.

Maecee went to the doctor yesterday. She has another respiratory/sinus infection. We started her on antibiotics last night. Hopefully she will be better soon.

A BIG Win For The Bearkats!

2007-10-22T12:16:00.000-07:00

We went to the homecoming parade. Maecee saw Sammy Bearkat and gave him a big hug. She got lots of candy too. Friday Bill, Misty (Tommy's cousins), Mark, Becky, and Gavin came to visit. The weather was cool for the first time this fall. It was really nice. I wish it would stay that way. The guys cooked a brisket that night and Maecee had a blast playing with Gavin. Saturday morning Tommy left for the game and we all got ready for his surprise party. Bill, Mark, Becky, and Gavin went to the game. Davis was too fussy to take. Maecee was a little disappointed. She had been talking about seeing Sammy Bearkat all day. Misty stayed with Davis and Maecee and I ran to get the cake and BBQ. The Bearkats pulled off a win (think goodness)! It was hot and sunny so I am glad that I ended up not going. Tommy was surprised to come home to the decorations and hear about the party. He had a great time. Sunday all the family went home and we headed to church. Sunday was baby dedication day. Davis got a tiny bible. Today Davis and I are at home. It is chilly and rainy today. Tomorrow we are going to church for bible study and then to a magic show tomorrow evening. I am taking one of my students from last year to the show.

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At the SHSU homecoming parade.

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Sunday after dedication at church.

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Bill and Maecee enjoy the cool weather.

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Maecee and Davis. Davis is 5 weeks old.

Sunday 10-13

2007-10-14T11:42:00.000-07:00

Well we didn't make it to church today. Maecee has had a much better day today. Probably has something to do with daddy being home this morning. She is definitely a daddy's girl. Maecee and Tommy had fun playing with playdoh this morning. Davis slept good last night. He woke up at 2:00, ate, and went right back to sleep. I am hoping in a few weeks he will be sleeping through the night. We ate lunch as a family today and Tommy left for work about 12:00. Maecee and I read a few books together. I try to make some time for just us to do things together. I miss having that time with just her. Maecee is currently in her bed, but who knows if she will actually take a nap.

Saturday

2007-10-13T21:29:00.000-07:00

Today was a busy day. Tommy left to go to Lake Charles, Louisiana for a game. Maecee, Davis, and I got ready and went to Conroe to do some shopping. Maecee was a pill all afternoon. She had 5 accidents (peepee and poop) today. I was running very short on patients after about 3. We didn't get all of our shopping done due to Maecee's behavior. We got home about 2:30. Maecee went straight to her room for a nap. She never fell asleep, but I didn't let her come out until 5:00. Brook, her kids, and Alicia (some coaches wives) came over to listen to the game on the radio. The kids had a great time. They were very hyper!!! SHSU lost their game. :(

Tommy should get home about 2:00am. I think we are going to let him sleep late. I thought we would try to go to church for the first time since Davis has been born.

2007-10-12T17:46:00.000-07:00

Davis 1 month old. He just had a bath and is ready for bed.

Update

2007-10-12T11:35:00.000-07:00

We have had a busy week. Last weekend our friend Akram and her daughter Katie came to visit. We went to Fair on the Square. We shopped, rode ponies, and ate a lot. We saw lots of friends and had a great time. Bill, Tommy's cousin came to go to the SHSU football game. I took both kids to the game. I was a little nervous, but thankfully we have lots of friends that helped out with Maecee and Davis. Kathryn took Maecee to the potty and Mike's mom held Davis while I took Maecee to get a pizza. I am very grateful for the help. SHSU lost the game.

Maecee stayed home on Tuesday and we all went to Sonic. It was muddy at the playground and all the kids were rolling around in the mud. Maecee didn't get as muddy as I thought she would, but she had a great time. Thursday was MOPS. Maecee had a great time playing with all her church friends. I really enjoyed my first MOPS meeting. I think it is something I could learn a lot from and meet lots of new friends. It makes me envy all my stay at home friends even more. Today Davis and I are at home alone trying to get some house cleaning done. Tomorrow Tommy is leaving for a game. I hope the Bearkats can get a win! We really need one!

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Maecee in Bill's boots! She is always making us laugh! She has a great since of humor.

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Davis, 1 month old.

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Pony ride at Fair on the Square, October 6th.

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Davis Wayne Mainord 3 days old.

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Tommy and Maecee at the Huntsville Homecoming Parade.

Maecee

2007-10-12T08:40:00.000-07:00

Maecee has adjusted well to her new baby brother. She is constantly messing with him. Kissing him, putting his pacifier in his mouth, baby talking to him, pulling on his arms and legs, etc. I am glad that she has adjusted so well and has not been jealous.

Davis

2007-10-12T08:37:00.000-07:00

Davis is growing quickly. I am enjoying staying home with him. He has got on a good schedule. He is only waking up once a night. Getting the kids to bed was the hardest part for me at first. I have started feeding Davis at 7:00. This way he is happy when Maecee is taking a bath and when I am tucking her in. He usually goes to sleep between 8:00- 9:00. Which gives Tommy and I some time together. I wake Davis up at 10:00 for his last feeding and then finally I get to go to bed.