I have taken way too long to update my blog...

Sorry for the delay, but I do have plenty pictures.

June 15th was my birthday and it was pretty low key. We went to Superior Grill and I had the regular size margarita- I had work the next day and y'all know I develop a flat tire early :) The theme was yellow and yes I made my family wear yellow shirts. And Carl gave me the beautiful flowers.


We also went to Destin in June and stayed at The Palms of Destin. The place was awesome and pool was the best thing! We only went to the beach one day, but Alayna was a total beach bum. Kayla had a good time swimming in the water, but also looking out for the sharks! We spent a lot of time in the pool and Alayna had a ball. She was in her floatie kicking her feet and trying to drink the water. And of course Kayla made friends and became the "IT" girl. We were sad to leave.

Hoedown, Throwdown!

Kayla and Carl attended the Girl Scouts' Father/ Daughter dance. It was a country western theme. Both were excited about the dance, while there Kayla did not want to dance with Carl. She instead wanted to pay with her friends. I guess she was embarrassed- she is too funny!

May was a Holy Month

In May Kayla made her First Communion and we christened Alayna. Kayla's First Communion was awesome. She was able to sit with family then entire mass and we all went up as one for communion. The family made a semi circle around Kayla and witnessed her receiving communion. You know I was on the verge of tears- I was so proud of her.

Alayna was christened on May 17th. Lenny and Arianne stood in as sponsors. Alayna did suprisingly well. She just had this weird look on her face when the water was poured on her head. And Kayla was a sour-puss that day because she got in trouble for acting up in church.

ANTM Cycle 2018- lol!

Easter

We had a great time on Sunday. We slept by my Mom's in NO Saturday night and all went to church on Sunday. I was so excited because my girls were decked out in their Easter dresses.
Kayla actually racked up this year- she received $40 from various egg hunts! I wish we had Easters like this when I was growing up! Hope you enjoy the pics.

Love that Smile!

I finally have a picture of Alayna smiling. Just had to share!

Back at work...

Going back wasn't as hard as I thought. In fact, I kind of welcomed it, especially after the time I had with Alayna last week. I actually was looking forward to the break. I was so nervous about getting three people together and out the house on time. Well I did it with time to spare.

Alayna did great at daycare (or so they say). She slept most of the day and only started "acting up" about 30 mins before I came to pick her up. When I got there, she was laying in a crib cooing at the baby in the mirror. Of course she was stuck on me the entire evening! Hope the rest of the week goes as smoothly.

Alayna is 2 Months Already!

I can't believe how big she is getting! Time is definitely flying by. She is smiling and cooing, although I can never get a picture of her doing these things. I put a mirror in her crib and she talks to "the baby" all the time. Also her favorite song is Itsy Bitsy Spider (she laughs everytime I sing it). I go back to work on March 30 and I'm so sad.

2009 Family Pics

So we finally took pics as a family a couple of weeks ago. I am lovin' on these pictures! Can't wait to print them. It started out with just having pics of the "girls", but we also had to do a Saints theme! The pics came out great and we had so much fun doing it. My faves are of Sydney and Kayla and Alayna.

Some more pics of Alayna

I can't believe she is 6 weeks already. She has changed so much. I'm so in love with her!

All the Single Ladies- Kayla and Sydney

Enjoy!

It's a Girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Introducing our newest member to the Francis clan- "Alayna Michelle Francis"!

Wow, were we surprised to find out we have a baby girl. Everyone thought it was a boy! It was awesome to be surprised. I'm glad we held out and didn't try to find out.

Alayna was born on January 21st @ 12:39p (I was watching Days of Our Lives at the time). She's 7 lbs/ 20 inches and came out screaming.

We feel so blessed to have yet another wonderful experience. Kayla is such a good Big Sister and a good helper. If Carl and I had a nickel for each kiss she gives the baby, we would be millionaires.

Enjoy some pictures.

Happy Birthday Kayla

OMG- MY DAUGHTER IS 8 YEARS OLD. Time is definitely flying by. Thank God she still likes to cuddle. She went skating with a couple of her friends, then had the family over for ice cream

and cake.

Allura's in Town

So happy right now because my brother and his family are in town until March. We finally get to see my little niece Allura. She is absolutely precious and super active. Here's a couple of pics of the three girls- Kayla, Sydney and Allura.

Brownies

Kayla's Brownies troop participated in the Jones Creek Christmas Parade. Our float was a boat, which actually came out cute. Carl was a chaperone. We all had a good time. Of course we ran out of throws halfway through the parade.