jenjoherrington

My Girls

2008-09-08T19:34:00.001-07:00

I know these are not the best pictures, but I had to post. The first picture is of Maddie and Mary Claire looking at books in the "reading corner" of Maddie's room. The next picture is how I found Maddie last night when I walked in my room. I had told her a few minutes earlier to get in bed and she said she had to go tell daddy good night. Well, I guess they started talking and this is how I found her. Today she told Kearby, "Daddy you are such my hero." And we wonder why he lets her get away with anything.

Maddie's First Day of Pre-K

2008-08-26T07:20:00.000-07:00

Today is Maddie's first day of Pre-K. This is her last year of pre-school. She will go 5 mornings a week. She was very excited and didn't even tell me bye. All of her girlfriends are in her class. Flint and Maddie are both back in school and Mary Claire is taking a nap so it is time for Mommy to get caught up on some house work! Have a great Week!

First Day of 2nd Grade

2008-08-25T05:57:00.001-07:00

I can't believe my precious first born baby is starting 2ND grade. Time is flying by so fast. Kearby usually takes him to school every morning except for the first day because I like to walk him in. Well, "Mr. Cool" said he didn't need anyone to walk him in this year. It made me want to cry. Maddie starts Pre-K tomorrow so I'll have pictures to post of her tomorrow. Here's my handsome boy off to school!

Mary Claire's 1 year Check-up

2008-08-19T08:23:00.000-07:00

We went for Mary Claire's one year check up yesterday and yes I know I am a month and a half late. She weighs 22 pounds and is 29 1/2 inches long which puts her right at the 50 percentile. The Doctor comes in and says she is perfect. I said well tell me something I don't know!!!!!!! Anyway I go on to tell the doctor no she isn't walking and yes she still takes a bottle and I hope all this is OK with you because she is our baby and we are not ready for her to walk or stop taking her bottle. I just convinced my hubby to stop buying expensive formula since she can have whole milk now that she is 1. He said he can't stand the thought of never buying formula again. He would have 10 kids but I am happy with my 3. So if you want to know what my 13 month old is up to just take a look she likes to suck on markers that her 4 year old sister leaves on the floor!

Happy 32nd Birthday to my Hubby

2008-07-28T07:15:00.000-07:00

Today is Kearby's 32nd birthday. Yesterday my mom cooked him his favorite chicken fried steak, mac n cheese, mashed potatoes and a coconut cream cake. He was in heaven. Tonight we have a babysitter coming and we are going out to dinner and a movie to celebrate. Happy Birthday Kearby! Thank you for being a wonderful father and husband. We love you!

My little sunshine

2008-07-26T06:17:00.000-07:00

Kearby took the most adorable pictures of Mary Claire last night in the tub. I was out with my mom getting stuff together for a baby shower. When I got home he had these precious pictures on the camera. I had to share them!

World Horse Show

2008-07-25T07:35:00.000-07:00

My dad's horse won 2nd in the world horse show last weekend. My mom was there with him in Tulsa. Congratulations Dad!

Summer Evenings

2008-07-22T14:36:00.000-07:00

Last night Maddie had a friend over to play. They rode her 4 wheeler and tried to catch a grass hopper Kearby found. Mary Claire enjoyed watching them until she got too hot and came in for a scrub in the tub. Summer is my favorite time of the year but even I am ready for fall. It is so hot here you can hardly spend anytime outside. Kearby and I are trying to decide what to do this weekend to celebrate his 32ND birthday. I just talk to him and told him between Flint and Maddie we have 4 birthday parties so hopefully we'll find time to celebrate. Have a great week!

Smocked Bubbles and Good Haircuts

2008-07-08T15:11:00.001-07:00

I love smocked bubbles on my babies. Mary Claire wore the cutest one today with caterpillars on it. Bubbles have always been my favorite thing to dress my babies in. They are so cute and so easy. I dressed Flint in them until my mom said "OK that's enough, he's a boy."

Flint got a really cute haircut today. We had let his hair grow long and shaggy which was cute but for summer I was needing a little cleaner cut. Have you ever seen a 7 year old with so much hair?

Happy 4th of July

2008-07-04T20:00:00.000-07:00

We had a fun day at the lake with all the Howards. Flint loves tubing with his teenage cousins. He loves hanging out with the big boys. Maddie had fun jumping on the water trampoline. Mary Claire took 2 naps while we were at the lake and had fun watching everyone when she was awake. Tomorrow we plan on doing yard work and hanging out with my parents. Hope everyone had a great day!

40th Wedding Anniversary

2008-07-03T07:03:00.000-07:00

Since I am so behind on blogging I have a lot of things I want to share from the past 3 months. On May 25th my parents celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. We all clebrated at my sister's house in Tyler. This is a picture of my parents with all 8 of their grandkids. Their ages range from 11 to 1 year. Congratulations Mom and Dad you have a lot to be proud of!

From left to right: Carson (8), Davis (9) (standing), Flint(7), Mom, Owen(2), Mallory(11), Mary Claire(1), Dad, Maddie(4), and Olivia (7)

Just a Swingin

2008-07-02T19:39:00.000-07:00

We had a pretty uneventful day. When Mary Claire got up from her afternoon nap we played outside in the water. I caught all 3 of them swinging at the same time so I snapped a picture. Maddie thinks since Flint doesn't wear a shirt when he swims she doesn't have to either. Kearby only works half a day tomorrow and he has Friday off for the 4th. We are headed to the lake Friday to spend the 4th with the Howards. I hope everyone has a great long weekend!

Mexico

2008-07-02T11:39:00.000-07:00

This is the first summer in 3 summers that we chose to vacation instead of play baseball. Mike and Cassie (Kearby's dad and step-mom)took us to Mexico. We had a gorgeous villa on the beach with a pool. We were near the little town of Tulum, about 90 miles south of Cancun. All of us went except for Mary Claire and my mom and sister so graciously keep her for 5 nights (thanks guys). It was Maddie's first plane ride which did not phase her. For those of you who know Maddie understand. Kearby's step sister and her family also went with us and Maddie had a great time playing with her girls. Flint and Kearby did big boy stuff like swim with dolphins, snorkel and kayak. Thanks Mike and Cassie for a fabulous vacation!!!!!!!

Where have I been????????

2008-07-02T11:29:00.000-07:00

Wow! I sure have taken the time to read all my favorite blogs but I have not updated in nearly 3 months. I am sure I have no readers at this point.

First and foremost yesterday was my baby girl's 1st birthday. This year literally has flown by. Kearby and I are having a hard time with her turning 1. Since she is our last we want her to stay a baby. She is so precious and has been such a joy. God went above and beyond when he sent Mary Claire to us. We had a little party for her this past weekend with all her little cousins. She weighs exactly 20 pounds and loves to dance, stick her tongue out like a lizard and wave bye-bye. Her favorite person in the entire world is Flint. She goes crazy when she sees him.

Cowboy Day

2008-04-11T06:39:00.000-07:00

Flint had western day at school today. Isn't he the most handsome thing you have ever seen. He couldn't wait to go to school and tell everyone that his "Big D" is a real cowboy since he wears boots and Wranglers every single day :)

I am 9 months old

2008-04-11T06:23:00.001-07:00

Mary Claire had her 9 month check on Tuesday. The doctor said she is perfect. She weighs 18 lbs 3 oz and is 28 3/4 inches. She is in the 35% for weight and 90 % for height. She did not have to get any shots this time but they did prick her finger for blood and she did not even move or blink when they did it. That's a big change for me after having 2 very dramatic children. She is pulling up, crawling, sitting up and waves bye-bye. She will also "pat cakes".What a joy. I am so thankful for my healthy children!

Spring Break and Easter

2008-03-26T14:03:00.000-07:00

We had a wonderful Spring Break and Easter. On Wednesday we headed to Tyler to see Sassie and Mikey. We got to spend a lot of time with our cousins , my sister and my sister-in-law. On Friday we headed home to spend Easter weekend with all the Flint cousins.

Mallory,Kylan, Maddie and Olivia making cupcakes
Maddie dressed up in her princess outfit Sassie bought her

Mary Claire playing in the floor at Sassie and Mikey's

Going to church Easter morning
All the Flint cousins
Maddie showing off the egg with her name on it! It had $5 in it!!!!!!

Wednesday Nights

2008-03-12T19:17:00.000-07:00

Wednesdays are always very busy. Maddie goes to school until 11:30 on Wednesdays when I pick her up we usually have "ladies lunch" with Grammy and Mary Claire. We come home and rest then she has to be back at gymnastics at 2:30(Maddie's teacher told me how impressed she is with Maddie, she said she is very strong for her age and will need to move up a class very soon). While she is at gymnastics M.C. and I pick Flint up from school get a snack and go back and get Maddie at 3:30. We come home do homework and get ready for church by 6:00. Flint has choir and missions on Wednesday night. Kearby leads the missions at our church so MC and I have a quiet evening at home until they get home around 8:30. Tonight Flint's choir performed for us. It was so cute.

It was finally warm enough for Maddie to wear this adorable outfit Aunt Mel, Uncle Mar, Kylan and Leighton gave her for her birthday. It is so precious. She got it at a store in Tyler called "Snug as a Bug". It has the most adorable things. Thanks Aunt Mel!And finally look at sweet Mary Claire in her little monogrammed dress. I can promise you the bow only stayed in for the picture. She jerks them out faster then you have ever seen It has to hurt, she has a lot of hair!!!

Snow

2008-03-07T06:31:00.000-08:00

Maddie got to experience snow for the first time in her life this morning. All she wanted to do is catch one snowflake on her tongue then she was ready to go insde and have some "coffee" with mommy.

Crawling

2008-03-05T07:30:00.000-08:00

Yesterday Mary Claire was playing on the floor in my bedroom while I was on the computer. When I got up from the computer I could not find her. Then I heard something and I looked under my bed and there she was.......................................

Off to baseball practice

2008-03-04T14:06:00.000-08:00

It is that time of year again. Baseball has officially begun. This is very busy time for the Herrington's. Flint has moved up from T-ball to machine pitch so it will be different this year.

Maddie is starting t-ball this year so this season should be interesting. Happy Tuesday!

My Sweet Mary Claire

2008-03-02T15:29:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to update you on our sweet baby girl. Mary Claire turned 8 months old yesterday. She has had a very eventful week. On Monday I decided to start trying to wean her. I have been supplementing with formula for a couple of months now. On Wednesday she got a terrible stomach flu and wasn't eating much anyway. She started running fever Thursday and has terrible cold now. She was so pitiful because she felt so bad and she is typically a very happy baby. I had to explain to Maddie not to kiss her because she was so sick and Maddie said "can I just kiss her on the toes". After 8 months Maddie still cannot keep her hands off her. The weaning is going good she is down to only nursing once a day. She is crawling everywhere and starting to sit up on her own. She is pure joy!

Happy Birthday Maddie!

2008-03-02T08:31:00.001-08:00

Maddie celbrated her 4th birthday on February 12th. On her actual birthday we had Grammy, Uncle Bubba, Aunt Cin Cin, Davis and Owen over for spaghetti and cake (her cake was in the shape of a purse).

The following Saturday she had a tea party with all her little girlfriends and girl cousins. She loved her "teacup party".

Help me become a better blogger

2008-03-02T08:15:00.001-08:00

OK to all my blogging friends I need help. I am really going to start updating my blog more often. I didn't think I was computer illiterate but when I post a new blog how do I show a picture then type something under it? All I know how to do is show all my pictures then type everything I want to write. I've noticed most of you will describe each picture individually and I like that. Please help!

2008-02-03T08:37:00.001-08:00

Sorry I have not posted in a while. Flint started playing Upward Basketball this month and loves it. Yesterday we signed him up for baseball which will start the beginning of March. He still loves school and is doing great. He is especially strong in Math. We are so proud of how well he does in school.

Maddie will be 4 next week, need I say more! Wow! She makes me laugh everyday and sometimes cry. She is a mess. She also gets to play T-ball this year. We'll see how that goes, she is usually walking around in the back yard carrying her PINK bat with her high heels on. What amazes me the most about Maddie is she is not even 4 yet and already knows how to roll her eyes!

Mary Claire just turned 7 months old. What joy she brings our family. Flint and Maddie adore her and Kearby and I are so eaten up with her. She is starting to crawl but she is still so tiny. She looks more like a 4 month old. At her 6 month check she weighed 15 pounds where Maddie weighed 17' 7'' at 6 months.

Yesterday my nephew Davis came over to play and my mother in law and sister in law stopped by on their way to Arkansas. So we got see our precious neices Kylan (2) and Leighton (4months).

I'll try to do better blogging this month. Today is Super Bowl Sunday which is a holiday in itself at my parents house so hopefully I'll have some pictures to post this week!

Christmas

2008-01-03T12:15:00.000-08:00

Wow! I am so sorry I haven't blogged all month. Christmas was wonderful this year, probably the best ever. We spent the weekend before Christmas in Tyler with Sassie and Mikey (Kearby's dad and step-mom). They always go above and beyond at Christmas. Flint got to go on a scavenger hunt for one of his gifts. A new basketball goal!We spent Christmas afternoon and evening at my mom's and had tons of fun as always.I thought the picture of Maddie in Santa's lap was perfect since she has always been terrified of him. Santa brought us a Wii for Christmas and I must say I have had to take Advil for 2 morning in a row from playing too much tennis on the Wii. We all love it! Maddie's favorite is golf! Mary Claire just turned 6 months old and is still the most happy. perfect baby ever. She weighs about 15 pounds and is rolling all over the place. We are all back to our routine and excited about 2008! Happy New Year!

Thanksgiving

2007-11-26T19:50:00.000-08:00

Sorry I have not blogged in about a month. We had a great Thanksgiving at my mom's. All eight grand kids were there so it was wild. We had lots to eat then we just sat around visited and watched the Cowboys, as usual. The pictures are from Maddie's Thanksgiving program at school, Thanksgiving Day and just random shots of Mary Claire. She will be 5 months old Saturday and she is still a wonderful baby . I never dreamed I would have a blue eyed baby! Until next time!

Bad Blogger

2007-10-31T10:45:00.000-07:00

Sorry it has been so long since I have posted. We stay busy busy busy! Here's what's been going on. Flint and Maddie went to the Fall Festival at our church Sunday. Maddie was a clown which happens to be the same clown costume I wore when I was 3. My precious grandmother made it for me. Flint is a Army Man. He loves this costume and plays in it all the time at home. Today at school Maddie dressed up as little Miss Muffet because they had to be a character from a nursery rhyme.

The picture of Kearby and Maddie is from the day Maddie walked in our room and handed Kearby some make-up and said "Daddy make me look like a princess." So I must say he did a great job putting make-up on.

Flint has lost both of his front top teeth. He really will be asking for his 2 front teeth for Christmas. He is doing great in 1st grade and reading so well. He is a great student and very much of a perfectionist when it comes to his school work.

Mary Claire is growing so fast. She will be 4 months old tomorrow and is sleeping 12 and 13 hours at night. All 3 of my babies have been good but she is the best of all.

Things are going great at the Herrington's house and we give God all the glory!

Rainbow, Bumbo and Reading

2007-10-11T07:18:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures I have taken of the kids this week. Maddie and Mary Claire wore their matching Fall dresses to church Sunday. Monday afternoon Maddie came running in the house and said " Daddy, Daddy hurry outside there is a rainbow in the sky!" Flint brings a book home from school everyday to read and he has to read it 3 times before he can test on it. Usually he reads it to Maddie after he reads it to me. Finally, last night I put Mary Claire in her Bumbo seat for the first time and she loved it! Have a great weekend and thank God for the cooler weather !

Trike-a-thon

2007-09-28T06:00:00.000-07:00

Maddie's school had a trike a thon yesterday to raise money for St. Jude. Her daddy bought her a new tricycle Monday with a pink horn. We can't keep her off of it. It looks like she will be moving up to a bicycle by Christmas. The little boy in the picture with Maddie is Hudson Hale, Jessica's little boy.

Frogs and Tea Party

2007-09-24T06:10:00.000-07:00

Well we have been busy busy lately. Flint loves 1st grade but has a lot more homework this year. He is amazing me how well he reads and I can already tell Math will be his strong subject. I am very proud of him. Maddie loves pre school. At home she is always playing pretend. She is either going to Wal-Mart with her baby or being the teacher at school. She went to her first dress up tea party Saturday and when her daddy got home from Dallas the next day she told him she is going to have a "teacup" party for her birthday. Mary Claire is sleeping through the night most nights and is still a wonderful baby. Kearby told me to get the camera the other night because he got a frog out of the tub. I am loving this time of year. It feels so good to be back on a routine. God is good :) Have great week.

My Girls

2007-09-11T18:53:00.000-07:00

Mary Claire went for her 2 month well check today. She weighs 10 pounds 11 1/2 ounces and is 23 inches long. She did great considering she had to get 4 shots. She is sleeping through the night as of about 2 weeks ago. She is a wonderful baby and the perfect addition to our family. The pictures of her asleep on Maddie's bean bag is how I found her when I returned from grocery shopping and she was spending the evening with her daddy.

Maddie got a "credit card"for Target from my Aunt Jo Jo. Monday morning she woke up and said she wanted to go to Target and spend her credit card and this little trendy outfit she has on in the picture was one of the many things she bought with her card. Needless to say I had to contribute to her "credit card". I am not complaining she gets her spending habits honestly. The same night I found Mary Claire in the bean bag I found Maddie in my bathroom painting lotion on her face. Just a typical night at the Herrington's :)

Back to life back to reality

2007-08-29T07:25:00.000-07:00

School is back in session. Flint started 1st grade. He got a wonderful teacher who we go to church with which is an answer to prayers since parents can no longer teacher request. He isn't thrilled about getting up every morning but for the most part he likes school. He is staying busy playing fall baseball. He doesn't know it yet but he is also going to be busy doing homework (there's a lot in 1st grade from what I hear).

Maddie started 3 year old preschool and she goes 3 mornings a week and can take her lunch and stay for the afternoon on any of those 3 days. She as start her first after school activity this year. She takes gymnastics or as she calls it "tnastics" every Wednesday afternoon. As you can see in the pictures she is very proud of her leotard.

Mary Claire will be 2 months old Saturday. She is still a wonderful baby and actually slept from 9:00 pm until 4:00 am last night. I actually feel some what rested.

Kearby had a little procedure done last week so we are now sure Mary Claire is the caboose. He is recovering and hasn't complained at all. I am very proud of him. He is moving into his new office in Texarkana this week and will be working there most of the time starting next week.

I am just trying to get myself back on a routine and adjust to life with 3 kids. I realized after Mary Claire was born I don't require as much sleep as I thought :) I am still wondering when all this baby weight will come off. My mom tells me after the third it never comes off but I beg to differ! Have great week!

Owen and Barbie teeth

2007-08-20T11:43:00.001-07:00

My nephew Owen came over to play yesterday. He is 14 months and we love to play with him. He is such a love! Today Maddie, Mary Claire and I had to be in Mt Pleasant at 9 a.m. to get her new "Barbie" teeth. We go to a pediatric dentist in Mt. Pleasant who is wonderful. His name is Dr. Kenny Thompson and I highly recommend him if anyone in the area needs a children's dentist. Maddie knocked her teeth out at the beginning of the summer and she calls her new teeth "Barbie Teeth". I hope everyone has a good week. :)

2007-08-15T11:16:00.000-07:00

Lunch Date, Daddy Time and Murphy

2007-08-15T11:00:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures from this week. Our dog is a Shih Tuz and his name is Murphy. He is so good and the kids love playing with him. The picture of Kearby and the 3 kids is to show you how it is when he gets home from work, they attack him! Today Flint's little "girlfriend" Hannah called and invited him for lunch and to play at her house. Hannah's mom was so sweet to invite Maddie to go also.

New Blogger

2007-08-10T13:29:00.000-07:00

My friends have inspired me to start blogging. I enjoy looking at their blogs so much and since I have a new digital camera and a new baby I thought this would be a good time to start. So I will start my blogging by telling you what we have been up to this summer.
About a week after school was out Flint was selected to be on the All-Star baseball team. They practiced every day and which was quiet challenging for me since I was 8 1/2 months pregnant and HOT! At the end of June they breezed through the district Tournament undefeated. Then it was back to practice because on July 6th they were to travel to Houston to compete in the state Tournament. Did I mention in the meantime on July 1st I gave birth to our third child Mary Claire Herrington. Then six days later Flint and Kearby left for Houston. The tournament lasted a week and they were wining every game. So when Mary Claire was 10 days old we loaded up headed to Houston to watch FLint's team win the State Championship.

At the beginning of the summer Maddie knocked her 4 front teeth out on my mom's tile floor. You may notice she doesn't have front teeth in most of the pictures. She is getting her new teeth as soon as the dentist gets them ready. She is a very active 3 year old to say the least. She keeps us on our toes. When you tell her not to do something she looks at you and says "yes I are."

Mary Claire is a great baby. I am nursing and she eats about every 3 to 4 hours and has even gone 5 hours at night. We have all enjoyed her so much.

Kearby is very busy at work and his uncle (who he works with) is opening a 2nd office in Texarkana where Kearby will be working most of the time. They are very excited about getting that started.

Here are some pictures from our summer. My goal is to blog about once and week to keep you informed on what's going on in our busy life. Enjoy!