Skye Gracyn Birkes

My new niece was born on Thurs. Oct. 1 at 3 pm. She weighed in at a bruising 6 lbs. 11 oz. and was 20 inches long! She is the sweetest thing I have ever seen. She definitely looks like a Birkes girl, but I see a lot of her gorgeous mama in her too!! She is already 1 spoiled little girl and I am sure that will never end!! Lots of loving family and friends were there when she was born, but her Auntie Court was running carpool for 3 kindergarteners and I was not able to be present. I figured I'd let Nate go instead :) I finally got to go and spend some much needed time with her on Sat. and I was SO excited to get inside, my bro-in-law David had to go outside to turn the lights off in my car :) I'm sure I will get to see her much more now that they are home and I don't work! I think I may just have to babysit to give David and Jess time to nap :) Here are some pics!

So content :)

Look at that angel face :)

Skye and a VERY proud Auntie Court :)

CONGRATS to David and Jessika!! She's gorgeous and we love her!!

Green Markers Are Fun!!

This morning I was cleaning my kitchen and Hayden was watching her favorite show, Wow Wow Wubbzy......or so I thought. I was re-loading the dishwasher when she came running into the kitchen looking as if she had rolled around in a field of green (no pun intended). As I walked through the livingroom, I happened to see a little of Hayden's artwork. No bare surface was spared. Even the tv!! I wasn't sure of what to do first. So, I grabbed my camera :) It's a good thing I hadn't gotten to the livingroom yet to dust. If I had, I think this little girl might have made a trip to time-out for a bit :) Enjoy these pictures and I have locked up ALL of Dylan's crayons and markers for now :) Oh and the marker was washable :)

Picasso after a 5 min artwork session :)

And my coffee table....

Zebra got tagged too :)

Even my tile needed some color....

Dove hunting anyone.......

Opening dove weekend we headed out to the J4 ranch to do a little huntin'!! They didn't hardly shoot anything, but it was nice to hang out and spend time with family :) Here are a few pictures!




Hayden says...."Let me tell you something!!"
Dylan is holding Nate's bird, but it's blending in with her shirt :)


Hayden had to run to see what Daddy and Dylan shot!!

Not real sure about this one?!?!?

Or this one, but they sure are sweet :)



Monkey see, monkey do.....

Jessika's Baby Shower

This is SO late, but a few weeks ago we had a shower for my sis-in-law Jessika!! It was SO mych fun and she got a ton of stuff for sweet baby Skye :) It's just a few weeks from Skye's due date and we are anxiously awaiting our new Birkes Princess :) Here are some pics!!

Shelly, Mom-To-Be, Ashlee, and yours truly :)

VERY cute cupcakes Shelly got a friend of hers to make!!

Diaper cake for the centerpiece!

Food, and such!

I think she really cleaned up!! It took to carloads to get it all home!!

**UPDATE**

Dylan has adjusted very well to kindergarten. The only thing she gripes about is waking up when it's still dark outside. I can't say I blame her, I hate it too :) Hayden is VERY bored without her sidekick here everyday, but she does get to go to Parent's Day Out every Tuesday! Dylan hasn't learned anything new yet! She says all they do is color and read books! I think they are just trying to get the hang of being at school all day long before they really start to teach them things. That's all for now! Everyone have a great weekend!!

Dylan is a kindergartener!!

Dylan started kindergarten today and her mommy is quite sad! She didn't even look at me to tell me bye! Should I be sad or proud of the self-sufficient 5 year old that I had a hand in raising? I have mixed feelings :) I should have an update about how her day went when she gets home. Maybe I'll take a video and let her tell you all herself :) Here are a few pics that she let me take before she told me to stop :)

Sweet Dylan


Hayden wanted to go too :)

Walking out the door...

Getting in the car.....

About to leave....I think this is when she said I was done taking pictures :)

She just sat right down and started coloring :)

Galveston

We went to Galveston this weekend for a family vacation! We had a really good time, but were very worn out by the time we got home. This was Hayden's 1st time at the beach! Well, we went to Florida a couple of years ago and I was preggers, so technically this was her 2nd :) None the less, Hayden LOVED it!! Heather, Jason, and Brody came along so the kids had a ball!! It was fun to watch them all giggle and run around as if they were having the time of their lives! Hayden was a wonderful traveler this go round instead of the awful traveling partner she was when we went to Midland. Dylan and Nate spent 90% of their time in the water watching the fish jump and boogy boarding. Dylan even rode a few waves :) I have a TON of unpacking and laundry to do so I will leave you with a few pictures!

Me and Nate upclose and personal...thanks Jason!!

Heather, Jason, Brody

Me and my girls :)

Please excuse my husband in this pic...I have no idea what he's doing.

The fam! I look REALLY tan next to a REALLY white Nate :)

Sweet Dill-pickle!

Hayden and her sun hat :)

Hayden and Jason digging in the sand.

Brody with a sand toy in the water

She LOVED the sand!

Dylan and Hayden...probably my favorite :)