My skinny little girl...

Gavin always wants to hold Talia and he does a pretty good job. I did have to draw the line and make him get down from the chair before he could hold her. Talia seemed to have a good time and I was able to grab a few min to make Gavin a sandwich with two hands. :)

I found this adorable outfit at Target for around $6. Isn't it cute?!

I have been waiting and waiting to put her in it. It is a 3 month outfit. But it is still too big! I guess Talia will always out grow thing in the length rather than the width. I remember when the newborn diapers would fall off of her tiny bum! She had the most adorable plumbers bum!

Teething???

Here is a question for all you moms out there...how did you know when your kids started teething? What age were they when it started? What symptoms did they show? And what worked for you to help them with the pain?

I am not sure but I think my sweet Talia may be teething. She usually wakes up so cheery, talking to herself and cooing, blowing bubbles and waiting for the first face she sees to smile at. Well this morning she just started screaming at the top of her lungs at about 5:30am. It is so not like her. We got her calmed down but it took a good 20 min and she would have none of the nursing! It just made her more upset. She seems to be doing better but I am trying to figure out what the distress was all about.

ENCORE FINALE

Dual to the Death...OK Kendra and Noel, here is what you do. Give me all you got and the same song cancels out but different songs give you a point. The one with the most points at the end of the day wins! Good luck!

Kendra - 4
Noel - 3

THE GAVIN CAVE (Created by Gavin)...memories of my 6 year old birthday

A Day at the Park!!!

ENCORE!!! - Friday, June 29

Game 2 Round 5

Now that we are down to 3 constestants it is time for 2 for the Money. Each of you need to submit 2 songs by the end of the day. Good Luck!!!

Contestants for Round 5:

• Kendra Halterman
• Noel Holley

1st Time on the Swing!!!

Talia was most interested in eating her hands but she didn't complain about the swing so I think she liked it. I did get a few smiles but I didn't manage to catch them on the camera. The eyes tell the story!

ENCORE!!! - Thursday, June 28

Game 2 Round 4

Another day, another round. The competition gets even harder!

Contestants for Round 4:

• Noel
• Kari
• Kendra

ENCORE!!! - Wednesday, June 27

GAME 2 ROUND 3

Same word same rules. Good luck! I think I am out today unless I have a brilliant idea later. I must say...for such a hard word...I'm impressed! Even my hubby is still in!

Contestants for Round 3:

• Kendra Halterman
• Noel Holley
• Kari Hickman
• Preston Hickman
• Liz Roberts

ENCORE!!! - Tuesday, June 26

Game 2 Round 2

Same word same rules. Lets see who makes it through round two! I might be out for the count because at this moment I can't think of a song! Ahhh! This is a hard one Kari! And remember if you would like to join in on the game you need 2 songs to catch up, one for each round (see previous post). Everyone from last round only needs 1 song. Good Luck!

OK here is my song:

You put your left foot forward. You put your left foot back. You put your left foot forward and Hop! Hop! Hop! (The Bunny Hop)

Contestants for Round 2:

• Kendra Halterman
• Liz Roberts
• Noel Holley
• Kari Hickman
• Preston Hickman
• Shanda Hickman

(Jenny dang it! I did that one last round. It is not in the comments but on the post. Qucik think of another one!)

ENCORE!!! - Monday, June 25

GAME 2 - ROUND 1

And we are back!!! It is time for the next game of Encore! Our reigning champion Kari Hickman has chosen the new word:

LEFT

Lets review the rules...

• Each round you need to think of a song with the chosen word in it and be able to remember at least 8 lyrics. It must also be a song that no one else has submitted.


• Unless otherwise specified only one song needs to be submitted each round.


• If you miss a day you can catch up and you submit a song for each round.


• No cheating! Try to think of the song all by yourself and if you need to check lyrics you may reference your own library. (if you happen to spot a repeated song that I missed do let us know. Thanks!)

OK lets play!

Here is my song:

"You put your left foot in you put your left foot out..." (Hokey Pokey)

Contestants for Round 1

• Shanda Hickman
• Kendra Halterman
• Jenny Hickman
• Kari Hickman
• Liz (Stanford) Roberts
• Preston Hickman
• Noel Holley

To Cut or Not to Cut...that is the Question

The last time I got my hair cut was about 2 weeks before I had Talia. I got it cut pretty short but in a style that would grow out nicely because I knew it would be far too long until I had the time and or energy to get it cut. I have a gift certificate to the VEDA salon from my sweet husband. He actually intended it to be used on a prenatal massage but I was planning to go the week I went into labor so it is still unused. So I could theoretically get a really great hair cut and spend possibly nothing. I found some pictures of haircuts that I like. (I have no attachment to the people in the pictures, for example Posh Spice, only the hair)

on the other hand Long hair has its advantages. Well only one that I can think of...the ponytail. Gets hair off of your neck and out of tiny fingers. So all this brings me to my question...to cut or not to cut? I am also open to ideas on styles.

Big Smiles!!!

Just before I got the camera out Talia was laughing when I laughed. Then she got distracted because of the camera so the most I was able to record were some really big smiles and a quiet laugh but it is still cute!

More swiming!

I couldn't resist taking more pictures of Talia! After the last swimming trip I decided she needed a swimsuit and a hat. Believe it or not she is awake in these pictures. She was just loving life and relaxing on my legs in between swimming. Her attitude reminded me of the way adults lay on the beach or by the pool to soak up the sun. What an adorable girl!

Grandma Hickman and the Girls!

Alyson and Talia love Grandma! Especially when she sings songs to them.

Talia's favorite pastime

The Family

The Girls

The Boys

The Kids