My New Home......

No Clint and I didn't move again, I am at Arkansas Children's Hospital. Why you may ask. Well let's see, NO I am not working here!!! Katelyn has been admitted with RSV. We came in thru the emergency room last night at about 730 pm. Once they triaged her and realized her O2 level was 44 they got us a room. So last night we had chest x-rays, breathing treatments, oxygen tubes, and alot of scary moments, Katelyn finally got her room upstairs. That was at 330 this morning. I am exhausted. Clint is at home with Peyton and will be up in a bit to relieve me so I can shower and eat. Please pray for Katelyn and a speedy recovery. I will update later.

Splish Splash....

So the other night while I was giving the twins their baths, I realized I did not have the ceremonial pictures of them in the tub. I called out to Clint to get me the camera and captured a few great shots.




Yesterday was Clint's 33rd Birthday! He is such an old man!!! We didn't really do much just had dinner over at his parent's house which was nice.

Peyton has learned to "crawl". Her crawl is more of an inch worm. She gets her knees up as tight as she can to her chest then launches herself forward with her hands. It is actually kind of comical. Katelyn has finally cut her first tooth. This is a bottom one and if she is anything like Peyton the other bottom one will be along soon. Peyton has 4 teeth. Two top, two bottom. Katelyn is mastering "Da Da" and "Ma Ma" and can yell those out very well.

I will be in Fredericksburg from the 7th of January until the 12th of January. Hope I am giving my friends enough notice so that we can meet up!!!!

Here are some more pics to enjoy!

Growing, we do it everyday!!!

So the twins went to Arkansas Children's Hospital today for a check up. Great facility I must say. They have a Ronald McDonald house across the street and we stopped to donate some items that they have listed on their wish list in honor of Manda, Jason and Ada and in memory of Aleah and then off to the doctor. They gave the twinies little hospital gowns to put on and then they got their checkups. Peyton weighed 16 pounds 9 ounces and Katelyn (my little "Chunk Chunk) weighed 17 pounds 9 ounces. Both girls were 2 feet 2 inches tall! HA HA While there they got their flu shots (or the first round) and then we sat and talked with the new pediatrician. She is very nice. Kind of young and very pretty so I must remember not to bring Clint because he would be thinking of reasons to go back all the time!!!

We finally got our Christmas tree up and our house as decorated as it is going to be I guess. We have NO presents under the tree yet (Oh we have two, one for each girl from my parents) I am a big procrastinator this year. But we are getting there. This Saturday, the girls will meet Santa for the first time. Then we are venturing to find cute stockings so that we can make the girl's their First Christmas Stockings complete with their hand prints and names. I am very excited because this was my super creative idea! HA HA

Last Saturday the twins and I came to watch them light the lights at our capital building. The night was complete with a visit from Santa and fireworks. I am not quite sure how fireworks and Christmas fall in together but I am sure they must if these people from Arkansas do it! So the state photographer captured with a photo plus I got some better ones on my camera at home.HA HA

The custody thing is OK at the moment. Mollie will be coming to visit December 30th thru the 6th of January then we are back in court on the 11th. I am trying to convince her dad that she should stay for that week but he "has decided yet". I never thought I would have to ask when my own child could come visit. IT SUCKS!!!!

Glad you people in Virginia got snow! Lucky!! We won't get the "wintery mix" until January but bring it on! A paid day off for me is a good day!

Yes I did it again......

Updating the blog these days seems to have become a chore. I always start an entry and then never finish. So here I go!

The twins and I came home for Thanksgiving to visit. It only took us 19 hours to get home! I guess I can't complain because the twins slept until about 10 miles outside of Ronanoke. Since we traveled at night so the twins were good and asleep. I myself got tired but was so excited to come home that I couldn't even think of pulling over to rest. We got in at noon Wednesday and then left early Sunday morning. I took the girls for Christmas pictures on Friday and we had Mollie's 5th birthday Saturday. All in all it was a great visit.



So now I am back after the 22 hours it took us to get home. We are now going to start preparing for Christmas. I am not sure what everyone is getting but I am sure somehow Santa will find a way!

I would like to say Congratulations to my cousin Jennifer and her husband Jimmy and Kendall, Jordan, Ryan and Logan on the birth of their daughter/sister Elizabeth "Ellie" Grace. She was born Sunday at 4:59 p.m. and weighed 5 pounds 4 ounces and was 17.5 inches long. Not bad for a 5 week early baby!

I'm Baaaaaaaaack.....

So I just realized that it had been weeks since I updated my blog. I have been really busy with work and things so I am just finding time to write. My new task is selling Avon. I like the fact that I can make some extra cash in time for Christmas and I am not bothered to meet quotas and such. I am still working my "full time" job but this is my part time thing. I have my own website that you can order from and right now all shipping is free. Take a look! www.youravon.com/daniellesmall

In twin news, Peyton still has one tooth. No new pearly whites have came thru the gums. Katelyn has decided that she wants to start talking. She says "Da Da Da Da Da Da" over and over. I am still working on "Ma Ma Ma Ma". I am also using the sign for milk with the girls. I think it will be great if they can use signs as well as talk when they get older. Mollie enjoys using sign that she learns at school.

My job is going well still. I am in charge of the background and finger prints from all school employees thru out the state. This means that once they come back from the FBI and Arkansas State Police I get to see if they have rap sheets! That part is kind of cool but also sad when you see what people have and that they have applied to teach children!

Clint's job is still going well also. They are gearing up for the busy time and so there will be no leave for Clint from the 15th of November until the first of the year. I am making the drive home for Thanksgiving with the twins by myself.

Hope all is well on your side of the world. Miss you all!

Peyton's 1st.....

TOOTH finally broke thru her gums. There is only one so far on the bottom but I am sure there are more to follow.

Katelyn is still drooling up a storm and has a runny nose but no teeth yet.

As soon as the pearly white is high enough I will post a picture!

Eat Your Veggies....

If my veggies were this cute I would eat them everyday!




The twinies are "Two Peas in a Pod" for Halloween. Well they actually have their own Pods but I am trying to be creative. These pictures are from "Boo at the Zoo". Basically what we did was walk around the whole zoo and get candy from the different stops. It was OK but the twinies could have cared less. Still we did it!

So I have read three books lately that are worth mentioning. The first was The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards. Such a great book and if you have the time I really really suggest it. The other two are The Body Farm and The Tenth Justice. I am becoming a reader. I like to lay in bed at night with the twinies in bed and the TV off and just read. If you have any recommendations for good books, send them my way!