Things I wish she didn't get from her Daddy

You know, I'm sure that Dave would rather not have both our girls be the little divas that they are... you know, high maintenanced, highly opinionated little princesses, but they had to get something from me! :) hehe! Well, they both have inherited something from him that I don't appreciate either... ALLERGIES! Up to this point Tatum has been the one that has had chronic sinus trouble, but after changing doctors and getting put on antibiotics for 5 straight weeks, she has done much better. Now Cadence is in bad shape! She has an upper respiratory infection (we are waiting on a culture to tell if it is RSV) that is causing her big trouble. Bless her heart, she is snoring loud enough to wake the dead! She is now on antibiotics again (2nd time this year) because the doctor says she is just going to be like her Daddy - chronic allergies. There is also a big possibility that she will have to have her adenoids removed... So thank you, David Reynolds, for giving my girls that gene! NOT!!!!! (On the plus side - my big girl has finally reached the 30lb mark!!!!! Hallelujah!)

Big Deal!

Just wanted to let everyone know that Dave turned in his application to the Physical Therapy Assistant Program today! This is a huge milestone at our house and I will be picking him up something special on my way home. The director of the program has already estimated that there will be over 300 applicants this year, and they only accept 32, so we are praying hard and having faith that God's will is for him to be chosen. He still has a 4.0 GPA so that will help some too. We should receive a letter giving Dave a time for his interview within the next couple of weeks. He will have to do this interview in front of 5 people, which makes him REALLY nervous, but we have been practicing, and by the time he goes for it in April - he will be a pro!!! He has worked so so so hard for this for the last 2yrs and it is exciting and scary to now be at the deciding point. Please keep us in your prayers and I'll be sure to post the date of his interview whenever we find that out... Thanks all.

Cadence - 3.5yrs

My Cadence Morgan has turned into a Drama Queen! Lord help you when she doesn't like what you have to say because she will grit her teeth and say "No, Your Not Tell Me That!" Needless to say, we are getting spankings left and right for attitudinal adjustments :). She has opinions about everything and doesn't hesitate to share them with you. She is still in Pull-Ups right now, but most days we go without any accidents and I always let her wear panties when we are at home. Cadence still loves school (even on mornings it is hard to get her out of bed) and she has a different boyfriend every week. Her favorite thing to play right now is dress up princess. My mom got her a trunk with several different princess outfits for Christmas and she loves to get decked out in the dresses, shoes, crowns and jewelry. She is still skinny as a rail and doesn't weigh 30lbs yet... I hope she keeps her metabalism when she gets older (unlike her chunky monkey Momma!) At night she still sleeps with me, hopefully she will get moved back into her bed over the summer, but if not, we aren't stressing about it. Truthfully, she won't be little for long and I don't mind her being in the bed with me a bit! Last night she called me into the room and said "Momma, your need to turn my midifyer on please" (while holding one hand over her chest). She says the cutest things when she isn't being a hellion. Cadence gets tired of Tatum following her around all the time, and is flat-out mean to her a lot, but I'm sure it's the same with any siblings that young and close in age... Cadence Morgan is my big girl and I still love her to pieces!

Tatum - 18 months

This little girl is BeAuTiFuL!!!!!! Oh man, to see those pretty blue eyes and those sweet little teeth when she smiles.... wow. Of course, I'm her Momma, so I can say those things :). Right now, she can say : Momma, Daddy, Sissy, Foo-Foo, Kitty Cat, Pop-Pop, Pa, Grandma, Nana, Mumsie, Go, No, Down, Ball, and babble (which she does ALL the time). She will say "Momma! Gobble gibble, foo biss coww" - which means absolutely nothing, but she says it seriously like she's telling you that she would like to wear a green shirt today! Her favorite word is No (of course) and she uses it often. Tatum is a little love-bug... she will give her Momma kisses all day long and Momma loves getting them :). She also adores Cadence and follows her around every day saying "Sissy, Sissy!" She wants to do whatever big sis is doing, eat whatever big sis is eating, and wear whatever big sis is wearing. Oh and you should see this child priss around! I put a bow in her hair and say "Oh, how pretty" and there she goes - bobbing her head and prancing around! I can't wait for the pageants this year! I'm wondering if she isn't a dwarf because of her extremely short stature, but I guess we'll find out next time we're at the doctor :). I'll post her stats in a couple of weeks after her 18mo checkup :) Love me some Tater Baby!!!

Hello, Are You Still There?

Has anyone missed me? Seems like I dropped off the planet huh? So sorry about the lag in postings, but I'm going to get right on it! I have been busy busy with the business (check it out LoveLaughPaint.com ). My mom is helping me with a booth this Saturday, so I'll have plenty to tell about with that, but right now, I want to catch up with the family... stay tuned...

Black Friday Bounty!

Wanted to tell everybody what I got last Friday when we went on our shopping extravaganza! We started at 11:00 Thursday night to be exact, and got to the Wal-Mart in Murfreesboro at 11:45. We were totally disgusted about the state of things there and decided to leave! (We have never given up on Wal-Mart before, but it was a total bust) So my mom and I went to Target and waited in line, outside in the sleet, until they opened at 4:00 and we ran through the store getting what we needed. It was GREAT! Then we went to a couple more stores - but I'll just give you the run-down on what all I got:

• New Digital Camera (Nikon L110)


• Dave a NICE new coffeemaker


• TONS of movies for the girls' Christmas


• A dual-screen DVD player for the car


• A new Coach purse (this was Dave's Birthday/Christmas present for me)


• New undergarments (which is totally exciting for me)


• Some clothes and house-shoes for the girls


• A new snow globe for the girls (that is what they collect - both girls LOVE them)


• A new LED flashlight (believe it or not I was really excited about this... I can never find one when I need it and this one was on sale from $20 to $6.99!)


• And a few other items - gifts for other family members and for the girls

It was a huge success! Can't wait to post some pics taken with my new digital camera

Well..... here I go again! It's been a month since my last post and someone in my family has been sick ever since! Tatum has had round after round of illness bless her little heart. She had a cold that turned into a sinus infection that turned into Roseola! Then Cadence brought home a stomach bug (Thank you so much CadiMor) that she gave to EVERYONE! The order of the infected is as follows: Cadence, Dave, Me, Tatum, Mumsie, Uncle Dan, Barbara... hopefully Barbara will be the last. Thankfully, everyone is currently well and I'm praying that we all stay that way. There are just two more weeks until Thanksgiving and I cannot wait! Our Thanksgiving tradition for the last 3yrs has been to have all of the families over to my house for the big meal on Thursday evening. It is always a big hustle/bustle to get everything fixed in time and make sure my house is clean enough, but I LOVE it!!!! I wake up on Thanksgiving morning and immediately get excited about everything going on. I turn on my Christmas music and start cooking and getting out the extra tables and chairs, warms my heart just thinking about it. Then after the family is stuffed, the kitchen is clean and the kids are playing, my mom and I map out our route for the shopping extravaganza to be started in just a few hours. Black Friday is as big a holiday as any other for my mom and me, and we always start out that morning at about 3:00am! We run and shop until we get everything we need, then we eat brunch out somewhere, then we go home to nap and show off our bounty. :) Then on Friday evening - I put up the Christmas Tree!!!!!!! I truly cannot wait to see how the girls react to the tree this year. I have all new ornaments and the colors are great, it's going to be beautiful. So... just had to have that wave of nostalgia... now for updates:

Dave is doing great in school. Making straight As as usual. He just has a few weeks left of this semester and has already registered for his class for next semester. He is on the home stretch of one aspect of school and on the cusp of another. In the Spring he will be applying to the Physical Therapy Assisting Program. I'll tell you all the details of that process when it gets closer to that time, but I am already praying about it.

Cadence is doing well in school. All of the little boys in her class love her, which makes me proud :). (Doesn't do a lot for Dave though I'll tell ya!) She is doing great with the potty training, only having accidents on some days, and telling me most of the time when she needs to go. I don't know what people are talking about the "Terrible Twos" though, because she was great at two.... Now at three... that is a different story! She is SOOOOO strong willed and opinionated! She is totally unrelenting when she makes up her mind, and it usually ends in a spanking or a toy being taken away. Cadence wants to be mean to her sister and aggravate every chance she gets, which makes me angry. I find myself yelling at her a lot and it really makes me feel bad. I don't think that she's gone one full day without getting in trouble in the last 2wks (except for maybe the days that she was sick). I'm hoping that she will realize that I am the boss of her and not the other way around soon so that we can go back to the "Terrific Threes". I still love her to pieces and pieces in case you were wondering ♥.

Tatum is doing well. She is walking when she wants to, but she still thinks that she can crawl faster, so that is her preferred method of travel. She is starting to say more words, like Ball, Balloon, Good Girl, and she makes a little brrrmm noise when playing with any kind of automobile. She is the most ticklish little thing you could imagine and I love to tickle her until she is red in the face from laughing. This daughter of mine is also a Diva though, and likes to get her way. She screetches when she wants to get her point across and that is enough to make you want to scream :). She is having to learn the meaning of the word "No" and doesn't take kindly to the lessons. I love it when she looks at me and pops her little lips in a kissing motion... she wins my smile over with this one a lot now. I love squeezing my little TaTa as much as possible.

As for me, I am good... I find myself thinking about my age a lot lately, probably since my birthday is just around the corner... I will be entering my "Late Twenties" next year and wonder how I'll feel when the big 30 is upon me. Even though I'm not really excited about the numbers of my years flashing by, I am proud of what I have accomplished thus far. I have a job that I love, which earns enough to support my family. I have a wonderful husband who goes out of his way to better himself and do whatever he can for me and the girls. I have two AMAZING daughters who make the sun rise and set for me. I have two families that would and have done anything for me at the drop of a hat. And I have friendships that have been built and thrive on love and trust. There are so many more things I want to do in the coming years, and I can't wait until Dave and I can see our goals come together. But for where I am right now, at 25 years old, I am pretty stinkin' proud of my life. I know that none of it would be possible if I didn't have Jesus as my Savior, and I thank God every day for the gift of His son. I always have so much more than I deserve.

As always, I'll try to do better about posting so that there isn't just a book to post each month :)