I hate cats!

Seriously, I hate cats. I've never been a cat person. Actually I've never been an animal person period, but Ryleigh loves cats. Loves them. She has wanted a kitten for months now and we wouldn't ever let her get one. Mom and Larry had a cat at their house named boots that she loved and wanted to bring home and we wouldn't let her. Well 2 Sundays ago Ryleigh and I come home from The Weddings to Brag about with Lindsey and Ryan has gotten Ryleigh a kitten.
Like a real one. Seriously.
I was so mad until I saw how incredibly happy it made her and then I wished we would have saved it until Christmas. Because that would have made a great free Christmas gift. So in addition to the dog that we have I present to you our new kitten...Boots. (Ryleigh named her, I know she's so original!)

And this is how Boots spends most of her time...in some form of Ryleigh making her do something she does not want to do. Tanner to. They are mean to her but in a good way. She actually tore Tanner's hand up because she wanted down and he wouldn't put her down.
Honestly though I don't know how long we will keep her before we give her away. she drives me insane and I think she is the only cat ever so refuse to use a litter box. She thinks my bedroom is one huge litter box!

Ryleigh's Favorites

Last night on the way home from dance Ryleigh and I started talking about all her favorite things. So I thought I would make a list so we could look back on it one day.

My Favorite Things, By: Ryleigh Stokley

Favorite Color: Light Pink

Favorite Movie: Cars

Favorite thing to play with: Baby Dolls

Favorite Friend: Madison and Zoe

Favorite Food: Chicken Nuggets

Favorite Animal: Kitty Cat

Favorite Song: Big Green Tractor by Jason Aldean (she knows all the words)

Favorite Princess: Belle

Favorite thing to help mommy with: Laundry

Favorite TV Show: Wipeout and Backyardigans

Favorite Cartoon character: Tinkerbell

Favorite thing about school: Playing outside when it's not hot

Favorite place to spend the night: at Carlee's and Go Go's

She is to funny! She wanted to keep going but I couldn't think of any other questions to ask her. I tried to do the same for Tanner when we got home but he said "I'm not a gurl, I don't have favorites." That's how he says girl.

Have a great weekend everyone, It's suppose to be beautiful!!

Ryleigh's 1st Field Trip!

Ryleigh Claire had her first ever school field trip. I was way more excited about it than she was. She could have cared less. Honestly though I don't think she got the concept of "field trip." So on Monday Ryleigh, Tanner, Ryan, Mom and me all loaded up and headed to Seward Farms. I know what everyone's thinking...Why does Ryleigh travel with an entourage everywhere she goes. What can I say she's popular!

Isn't her shirt so cute! I love them I had them made at Laci May's for like $10 a piece. I got her and Tanner one. I wonder how much longer they will let me dress them in matching clothes?
This was probably their favorite thing to do. The cow train!











We had such a fun day. It was really hot but at least it didn't rain. It's suppose to be in the 70's this weekend so we are very excited about that! Ryan unfortunately has to work all weekend, but we are just thankful he has a job in this terrible economy.

Hope everyone has a great rest of the week!

Remember This?

I found these pictures the other night and they made me laugh! Look how little she is in these pictures!

Those are two Silly Girls!!

Double Decker!

Despite the 100 degree temperature weather we have broken out the fall clothes. I dropped Ryleigh and Tanner's fall shirts off to be monogrammed and they should be back today. Just in time for a trip to the Seward Farms Corn Maize on Monday for Ryleigh's field trip. 

Most of Ryleigh's fall clothes from last year still fit her. Besides her pants which are WAY to short. So she was especially excited at the whole (new to her since she can't remember last year) wardrobe. THe first thing sHe wanted to wear was this brown dress with flowers. We usually put a long sleeve shirt underneath but didn't because like I said it's still 100 degrees here! When we were picking out her bow she couldn't decide between brown or orange. So her solution...Both! 

Sp I present to you the biggest bow I have ever seen that she did actually wear to school. A Bow big enough to make any southern proud. I bow of epic proportions...The Double Decker!

And I thought we were at the biggest size bow tiny town sold. Now we have unleashed a whole new world of bow possibilities! 

Meet Bubba Bubba

Tanner stayed the night with mom and Larry a few weeks ago in Irvington. She was cleaning out a lot of stuff they have there...and believe me when I tell you they have a lot of stuff. Anyway she had this porcelain deer in the throw away pile. It's horribly ugly but Tanner fell in love with it. He found this leash and tied it around the deers neck and pulled him around everywhere he went. When we got him from mom I told them that was not coming to our house. Tanner wanted it to so bad. So I caved and since that day he has been pulling this deer that is now named Bubba Bubba everywhere with him. This picture was taken in the car on the way home from church.

Welcome to the Family Bubba Bubba!

Sleeping Arragements

Ryleigh and Tanner both have their own rooms with their own beds but lately you would think they didn't. It started out with Tanner wanting to sleep in Ryleigh's room when she got her full size bed. We let him because she has a TV in her room and he doesn't. So that satisfied them for a while. But lately they have both been gradually making their way into our room in the middle of the night. I cannot stand it! I do not like people touching me while I sleep. So this makes the task of fitting 4 people into a queen size bed without touching, impossible. The other morning I woke up and saw both of them but I didn't see Ryan so I walked in the living room to see if he was on the couch, nope. I opened the side door to see if his truck was there and it was. So I walked in Ryleigh's room to find him sleeping in her bed by himself. So I got in there to! 

Every morning when I wake up and they are in there it makes me mad until I look and see this...

Or this...

I mean it's impossible to get mad when they look so sweet! I guess we will cherish these times that they want to sleep with us because it won't be long until they won't even want to walk beside us in public!