Tucker at 2 months

Tucker had his 2 month check up today. I was sure he would be close to 10 lbs but nope. Not this peanut. His stats at 2 months:
8lbs 13oz 8%
22.75in 95%

I am not sure how accurate that height is because of how they measured.
Tucker is such a sweet little man. He had such an exciting start to his life but you would never know it. He sleeps a lot but when he is awake he hardly makes a sound. He is as alert as hia big sister was as a baby. He is already standing with assistance for a lengthy period of time. The doctor said " he may be a peanut but he is a sturdy peanut."
I am so proud of how well he is doing. So is his sister. She is constantly saying "this is Tucker. He is mine." we are a blessed family!!

Halloween 2011

This Halloween was super fun! I have lots of pictures I want to upload to this post but getting the post written first is the priority!!
We all went as pirates. Presley originally wanted to go as a princess's but when she walked in to the store and saw a sword she changed her mind to be a pirate. Dallas then went online and found us pirate costumes and Tucker and parrot! He was such a great parrot!
We had some neighborhood friends come over before we headed to trick or treat for some taco soup. The kids played until dark and then we gathered them up with their buckets and headed out for some candy. They kids had a wild time. As for Tucker...well his first Halloween was snuggled in to mommy in his snugly and he was happy as a parrot!!hahahaha

October in Mt Vernon!

This year has been one busy fall season! Living in Mt.Vernon, VA has been such a blessing during the holidays. Our little community of Stratford landing is so small and close that it really doesn't feel like we are living so close to DC.
This week leading up to Halloween the kids have had so much to do. Presley got to dress up for a Fall Festival at her school and I got to go to her little class party and see all the little costumes! We also went with Mia to her school's Fall Festival and had another opportunity to dress up. At Mia's fall festival Presley had her face painted like a butterfly. I have to tell ya it was so beautiful and the lady did it so quickly.
This past weekend we had a birthday party, a hail and fair well, and a pumpkin carving contest all in the same day. Then on Sunday we had church and the neighborhood Halloween parade! Since we had so many opportunities for dressing up I thought I would add some pictures!!
Enjoy them an we will post more of our actual Halloween night later!!
Happy Halloween Eve!!

Cupcakes with Class

We celebrated Presley's birthday today with her Preschool class. She was so cute when I showed up. I totally expected her to get all excited and jump up and down like she normally does when I show up to pick her up. NOPE! Instead all the other kids got excited and Presley saw me and just said "Hey Mom. You got my cupcakes?" She cracks me up.
I was so grateful that it was a beautiful day because we were able to do the cupcakes outside at the playground on some picnic tables! They all loved it and most importantly Presley loved it!

Cupcakes at MVPreschool-April 2010

Big weekend!

Presley's 3rd Birthday and Easter!!

We had a great weekend. First, Saturday was Presley's 3rd birthday and we got to celebrate as a family. We woke birthday candle up and did our pancake breakfast with a her first birthday candle. She loved hearing her daddy and I sing happy birthday to her.
We then opened some gifts and then got ready to head to the movies. We went and saw Rio. What a cute movie. Presley danced every time a song came on. She can do a great Samba! =) After the movie we took her to Chuck E. Cheese for lunch. She ran around like a crazy person and barely ate a thing!
When we got home we decided to dye some easter eggs. We didn't have a lot of chance before that and wanted her to get to do it with both of us. It is really hard to dye eggs with a wiggly, spastic three year old! She was more interested in splashing in the dye than actually taking the time to wait on the eggs to get done!

Then we woke up this morning and she found her Easter basket next to her seat at the table. She did her normal GASP, followed by "Is this for me?!" While we ate we read the Easter story so that we could get all of us on the right mind set for the day. It was a sweet and beautiful moment sharing the Easter story with Presley at an age she is really starting to understand.

When we got home from church and lunch we did a make shift egg hunt in our back yard. I felt bad that Presley had not done an egg hunt yet due to bad weather in the area. We had so much fun. We hid eggs for her and she even hid eggs for us. Which meant dumping all the eggs in two piles and then shouting in her loudest voice (which is loud) exactly where the eggs were! It was a blast. We played with the bubble gun we got her for Easter and then came in and put together the 2 puzzles we gave her for her birthday.
I also decided to get a picture of the new little Gipson. My belly has really grown this week. It is a full on bump! Plus the little one is kick, kick, kicking ALL the time. I even felt little bit on the outside a few times last night. Unfortunately Dallas missed it because he was up working.

It was a great weekend!!!

Presley's 3rd Birthday Party in Mt. Vernon, Virginia

Wanted to share some pictures of our great day! WE celebrated Presley's birthday today because some of her great friends were in town. We started the day by taking Presley and her 2 friends Bella and Ainsley to get manicures and pedicures. The ladies at the salon couldn't get enough of our three beautiful girls! The girls did so good. They all sat still and were so sweet to the ladies doing their nails. They all picked bright pink for their nails and blue/purple for their toes. It was a perfect start to a great day.
We came home after doing their nails and got ready for the party. We only invited a few kids from the neighborhood. Dallas made some KILLER hamburgers. Everyone went on and on about how amazing they were. And, they were! The kids loved their hotdog dinners and play time together! We ended the night with cake, a happy birthday song and opening presents. Presley got some gardening tools, a mermaid water toy and a barbie guitar. She was in heaven.
At the end of the night when we were getting her ready for bed she looked at Dallas and said "Dad, I am so sad that my birthday is over. =(" She couldn't be more excited when she found out that her actual birthday was next Saturday and that the Tuesday after that she would get to have a cupcake party with her class!! I think she is a fan of the birthday.!!!!!
Here are some pictures of the day! Hope you enjoy them!
Love you all and wish more than anything that you could all have been here to celebrate out special, one of a kind Presley!!
Click here to see some pictures of the party!

Presley's First Day of School

Presley had her first day of preschool today! She looked like such a big girl with her little bag they gave her to carry to and from school with all her work from the day. She is going to Mount Vernon Presbyterian Preschool just a few minutes from our house. The teachers and curriculum are more than I could hope for. She will only be going 2 days a week til the middle of June and then in September she will go 3 days a week. The teachers couldn't believe how well Presley did considering it was her first day ever going to preschool. I explained she has done CDC drop off before but they were still impressed with a new situation and a new group of people that she adapted so well. I was proud. Of course, I am aware that my sweet girl isn't perfect, but adaptable is something she has been from birth!! I couldn't be more excited for this new milestone in Presley's life. I am so looking forward to the plays, field days, and even little homework assignments that will come with this era of her life!!