Naples Trip - Part One, the FLIGHT

Okay, I started working on my vacation blog from this Summer and the post is way to big to put into one post. UGH.. so, I'm having to split it up into EIGHT different posts. So, enjoy a different post each day this week! :)

I downloaded some movies and I bought Abby some "children's" headphones for our plane trip. This was the night before we left and I was testing them out on her to see if she would even wear them. She LOVED them. She wouldn't stop watching her movies on my phone. Stan even came home during my experiment and she wouldn't even acknowledge him walking into the door. Oh and yes, this is her favorite seat in our house. On top of the pillow! :)

My mom came the next day and we loaded up the car. Man, we had tons of stuff! We finally made it to the airport and through security we went. I was preparing myself to get scanned with the baby's juice that I had to bring on board. But, I was not prepared for what happened next.

I hear, "Ma'am, you're gonna need to stand here. Your shoes tested positive for explosive materials." WHAT?! I had to give Abby to Mama and let them do another scan of me and everything I own. Abby didn't know what that lady was doing with that wond thing and started to cry. It ended up being nothing. He said that sometimes fertilizer will set the alarm off and I walked outside that morning with Abby....in the grass that Stan had just mowed. Thankfully, all was clear and I got my shoes back. But, whew, What a way to start off the trip!

Here we are waiting for our plane to arrive! I would take a picture every now and then, in between me praying that she would make it through the flight. :)

On the plane, in Nana's lap. Thankfully, she found herself pretty comfy. Pillow, paci, doodle-pad, smarties, etc....she was pretty much given anything that she wanted on the plane. :)

Still relaxed, minnie, bunny, movies......again, anything she wanted, she got!

Then we finally made it to FL!!! :) She did WONDERFULLY on the flight!!! Praise the Lord!

Here we are at our first hotel. She stayed somewhere pretty close to the airport because we knew it would be late getting in. Here's my girl with her food of choice....FRUIT.

Stay tuned for more Naples posts!

And then she turned 21 months...

She is growing by the minute. 21 months old here!!!

One of her favorite things to do is help me go and water my flowers. She knows not to pick the flowers, but will quickly grab all she can see that have fallen off the plant onto the sidewalk/grass.

Mr. Bear was along for the ride!

I'm not sure what was on her dress and from the look on her face, she wasn't either! :)

These flowers have grown wonderfully. They are almost as tall as she is now.

She had to sit Mr. Bear in the flowers while she inspected the two that she found.

These flowers were having one of their better days. They were supposed to be super easy to maintain; little water and alot of heat. Whatever! I have to beg these things to bloom. They don't look this pretty anymore.

And just when you think all hope is gone.....out comes a bloom. I thought it was dead because it was so crispy looking. But I walked out one day and found this week little bloom.

Sweet Abigirl - I've been so terrible about blogging these days, but I want to try and capture as many memories as I can for you. I'm just really slow about posting them.

I have to say, you are getting cuter by the minute. You are talking so much! It's amazing. I just sit and listen with a smile and usually agree with whatever you are saying. I don't have the heart to tell you I don't understand!

You love to count. You have made it to 15 with assistance, but will count to 8 with no problem all by yourself. It was just last month that you were counting 2-5-6-9. Now, you say them all in order. And you have two favorite shapes, the heart and circle. You love to point out all the circles and hearts that out see.

My favorite these days is before I lay you down for bed, I'll say a prayer over you. As I'm praying you start praying to and repeat Amen over and over. It truly melts my heart. I love you big girl. Know that I will always be praying for you. No matter how big you get. I love you with all my heart! - your Momma

When she was 20 months old

This was literally a month and a half ago that she turned 20 months old. She'll be 22 months in two weeks. Oh well, better late than never. And this was the first time that I forgot to grab Mr. Bear. Man, my pregnancy brain hasn't been the best lately. Most of you have already seen these, but enjoy away.

Abby 20 months and Christopher 17 months

All the sudden I wasn't as funny. LOL!

I love this one. Abby is trying to take the picture herself and Christopher is just chillin' in the background. :)


Kisses anyone?

Love. Love. LOVE those eyes!

20 months old!!

Baby Girl #2 has a name......

Most of you already are aware of this, but for the blog, I had to post it! Coming to see us this October.....

Macy Kate Wagnon

We love her name and hope that you do too!! We choose Macy because it has four letters like Stan, Jill and Abby AND because we both thought it was a super cute name that you don't hear much. Kate is somewhat of a family name....kinda. My mom's name is Kathy, my sister is Andrea Kay and my grandmother on my dad's side is Katie Bell. So, it's a name that goes with the "Ka" theme. Plus, we just liked it! :)

II Corinthians 10:4 says, "The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds." Macy means "weapon" in the baby name book. Jessica reminded me of this verse when I told her that Baby Girl's name was Macy. That verse puts a whole new meaning to the name Macy for me. Kate means "purity" in the baby name book. I really feel that God is knitting together in my womb a Godly woman that is going to follow and love Him with all her heart. And I feel so lucky that He has chosen us to be her parents.

Sweet Sweet little Macy: Oh how I LOVE you already. You are so precious to me. With each little kick and turn you make, you are reminding me of how you are quickly growing inside and before we know it, you'll be in my arms. I can't wait for that moment......actually, I can. I'm no where near ready for your arrival. I'm sad to say that really the only thing that I've done in preparation for you arriving is naming you and buying the crib and dresser. I promise to get on it though!

I hope you will soon learn how much you are loved out here. Abby and I talk about you everyday while Daddy's at work. She doesn't really believe me that you are living inside of me, but oh how she loves babies. She'll say, "sooooo pretty" or "ahhhhh cute" when she sees one. She's also quick to say, "Shhh nite nite" if she sees one that is sleeping. Speaking of that, that is one thing that I'm praying for often these days. That you will sleep and eat like a CHAMP. I don't want you to learn any of Abby's old habits. That girl wouldn't do either.

Your Daddy said the other day that he thought you were going to be the more "princess" one of the group. We shall see. I'm not exactly sure he's gonna know what to do with himself with us girls, but I know that he's gonna love every minute of it. Just be prepared to watch the Rangers every night, learn how to throw a ball and even if you try to hit a ball with a stick, be prepared for him to critique your golf stance.

We can't wait to meet you face to face sweet girl. I'm so sorry that I haven't written more letters to you in this blog, but I've written so many to you in my heart, it would take years to write them all down. We love you big time!! love, your mommy

Random phone pics

Believe it or not on this day, I was loading the dishwasher and turned around and thought I was going to have a heart attack!! This girl crawled up on the table and grabbed a Dr. Pepper and tried to gulp it down. Oh my Goodness! She keeps me on my toes....at all times!!

Andrea gave her this little hat last year and she loves going into her closet, grabbing it and putting it on. Little does she know it's 135 degrees outside.

How sweet is this picture!! She loves to climb up in her cousin Drew's lap and watch him play the PlayStation/Nintendo/whatever he plays. She loves it! She's even stolen a couple of little Mario figures from Caden. I think she just needs a little reminder of the boys here and there.

Our favorite thing about the summer is the POOL!!!

"let's go!!!!"

"Are you coming or not?"

She kept pulling her hat off and I kept putting it back on.


Swimming makes everyone thirsty!

"Don't even think about taking my cup away from me."

Nappin by the pool

We have a membership to our athletic center and love to go swimming on the weekends. I used to love laying out in the sun just relaxing. No time for laying out for me anymore. I'm chasing after a little one now. I'm constantly watching her. She's wants to go down the big slides, swim in the big pool, and pretty much do all the things the big kids do. She's such a sweet little handful at the pool!! :)

Washable Markers!! :)

This girl loves to color!

Look at those sweet toes.

"Okay, maybe I'll put the lid on the marker now."


Please notice the paper on the floor. She was supposed to be coloring on this while I was making supper. She obvisously had another plan in mind. :)