Life With the Reeves

Jan 31, 2011

2011-02-01T05:35:00.000-06:00

So this is the day that REALLY got it started! Details to follow!!!!

REALLY need to update!

2011-01-28T13:02:00.000-06:00

WOW! I REALLY need to update.....SOON!!!!!

Gardening

2010-06-11T23:11:00.003-05:00

So back before Jamie was born, Kayla & Greg planted potatoes in a bucket. It was something we knew Kayla could help take care of & then enjoy the "fruits of her labor".

Well look at all the taters they grew together! We have eaten some of them & they sure are yummy!

They have now planted cucumbers in Kayla's bucket. I can't wait to enjoy those.

We also have tomatoes planted in buckets. Greg has picked the 1st one off & we are going to enjoy it VERY soon! Now if we could only figure out how to grow sweet corn in a bucket or grow tomatoes & sweet corn year round, Momma would be SO happy! =)

Kayla Welcomes Jamie

2010-06-01T14:17:00.002-05:00

Well, I haven't updated in FOREVER! As you can see, Miss Jamie Lynn Acie Reeves has arrived! She made her big appearance March 30, 2010. Natasha ended up on bedrest for 7 weeks during the pregnancy. She never dreamed on Jan 19 when she went to the doctor for cramping that she would not return to work until May 13. It was a bump ride, but Jamie finally got here...2 weeks to the day after her grandfather (Marvin Acie German) passed away from lung cancer.

I won't fill you in on all the details that have occurred since Jamie's arrival, but I may post about them individually. For now, I just wanted to update that Jamie had arrived & I let you know I will update more often because Greg & the girls got me faster internet for Mother's Day.

Oh, Kayla loves her new sister. She even says "I think she's perfect" when you ask her what she thinks about Jamie =) I love my girls!

Update

2009-09-01T15:26:00.002-05:00

Okay, okay. I know it's been a SUPER long time since I updated, but I got on the Facebook kick. I will try to update this site a little more regularly for those of you who don't Facebook. I wanted to update you on our latest family news: Baby Reeves #2 will arrive sometime around April 5, 2010. Kayla is excited about being a big sister. I have an appointment with my doctor tomorrow. I will keep you updated on how things progress. As long as Baby cooperates, we will know the gender in Nov.

Super Bowl Girl

2009-02-04T14:37:00.001-06:00

As anyone who watched the Super Bowl Game knows, there was a 3-D commercial. Kayla HAD to have some glasses too. She liked walking around in them.
I also got her 2 football bead necklaces. She still loves to wear those everday.

Isn't she just too cool...

1st Grilled Cheese

2009-02-04T14:36:00.001-06:00

Kayla ate her 1st grilled cheese sandwich. She enjoyed it, but who wouldn't with bread and cheese involved. Kayla loves them both.

Snow Day

2009-02-04T14:31:00.002-06:00

On January 28, 2009, we had a Snow Day. It was enough for the schools to be out (& Tasha to be off work), but Greg was able to drive into work late in the morning. Of course we had to take Kayla out to see it. Yes, I know there are no gloves on her hands, but I want to see you try to keep them on her hands.
Kayla held my hand when we first went out, but then enjoyed walking around in the snow by herself.

She also enjoyed being down on her knees and picking up the snow. She loves her hat and big coat.

Kayla liked the snow and kept wanting to stay outside.

18-months-old

2009-01-16T15:12:00.002-06:00

Well, Kayla turned 18-months-old this week (Jan. 13). I can't believe I have actually not taken a picture of her this week. I will post one next week. We went to the doctor yesterday. Kayla weighs 21.4 lbs (8th percentile, want to be in 50th), her head is 19 in. (90th percentile), and her height is 29.75 in. (6th percentile). She is up from 19.8 lbs 3 months ago, so that is exciting. Her doctor is not upset about her weight or height because she is proportionate. Plus, I am short. Kayla is supposed to be saying 10 words right now. We surpassed that MANY months ago. She has well over 150 words and will try to repeat anything you say. If she thinks she cannot say it, she will tell you "no", but still try with her mouth and tongue. She can successfully count 1 to 6, then 9, 10, 11, and sometimes 13. She thinks 7, 8, and 12 are over-rated. However, we are having MAJOR separation and stranger anxiety issues right now. Please keep us in your prayers on that. Kayla cried pretty much the whole appointment, especially when a doctor or nurse came into the room.

Tasha and Greg are also trying to have a better lifestyle in 2009. We are trying to eat healthier most nights. Kayla got us an exercise bike for Christmas. We are each on it at least 4, mostly 5 nights a week after Kayla goes to bed. I will let you know how the progress goes.

Greg has wrapped up deer season and is working on wrapping up duck season. Tasha went deer hunting with Greg a few times and even killed a doe. She is going to take up more of the hunting with Greg in order to have some fun times together.

Tasha has also joined 2 Bible Study groups: Beth Moore's Daniel and First Place 4 Health: Daily Victory, Daily Joy. Both studies are VERY interesting and insightful.

Just thought I would give you a little update on us all as Kayla has turned 18-months-old, especially since we did not send out a Christmas letter this year. Hope all is well with you all! Please let us know how you are doing.

Christmas Day

2009-01-12T12:31:00.003-06:00

We had a wonderful Christmas Day! We had both sets of our parents there. Everyone enjoyed watching Kayla.
Santa brought her a kitchen. It's just the right size for her. She loves it and says she is cooking.

She did get a lot for Christmas. We were able to put all of the toys she had upstairs and now she has nothing but new toys downstairs.

She really got into unwrapping and opening the presents.

She really liked seeing all of the presents together under the tree.

Here is everything, plus what Santa brought. We had a REALLY great Christmas!

Preparing for Santa

2009-01-09T12:29:00.002-06:00

Here we are preparing for Santa to come.
We read "Twas the Night Before Christmas" as a family.

Kayla loves to sit in the big chair and read.

We hung the stockings. Greg's is camo, Abby's has a dog on it, Tasha's is purple, Ziggy's has a cat on it, and Kayla's is red (until she picks a favorite color).

Of course we had to put cookies on the plate for Santa. Kayla could not understand why she could not eat them all right then.

Then we head to do our nightly bedtime routine. All excited that Santa would be coming while we were in bed.

German Family Christmas

2009-01-08T08:13:00.002-06:00

Here we are celebrating Christmas with the German side of the family on Christmas Eve.

This is everyone that was there. Tasha's Mom & Dad were there too, but we needed someone to take the picture.

Of course we had to pose with Mawmaw Susie and Poppaw Marvin.

Baking for Santa

2009-01-08T08:09:00.002-06:00

We are baking cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve.

Kayla helped with making sure they were put on the pan as they should be.

Of course she had to taste them to make sure they would be okay for the big guy.

She watched them bake.

She was proud of what she had made and wanted to wear her Santa hat.

Say Drew

2009-01-06T08:35:00.001-06:00

Here is Kayla saying Drew.

December Spaghetti Night

2009-01-05T15:39:00.002-06:00

We had a spaghetti night in mid December. This is an exciting event for us because Greg really does not like spaghetti.

Kayla really enjoyed it. She loves to try to feed herself.

Of course we have to play with our fork in our mouth.

She was really getting the hang of it. She loves her groceries.

It looks like Tasha's crock-pot spaghetti is a hit with Kayla.

Christmas in Arkansas

2009-01-05T15:18:00.003-06:00

I know, I know...I have not posted an update in a LONG time! I will post a few times over the next couple of days. I do not want to overwhelm anyone with too many posts all in one day.

These are from our Christmas celebration in Arkansas. My sister-in-law, niece, and nephew left Dec. 19 - Jan. 3 for Germany to visit my brother. They said that they had a wonderful trip and really did not want to come home. Since they were not going to be in town for Christmas, we did an early celebration at Mom and Dad's in Arkansas. My cousins Paula and Mark were there too. We went and got Mammaw for the day and all had a really good day together.

We got the kids to pose in front of the tree. Kayla kept smiling right after the flash went off. But it was too cute with all of their Santa hats on.

Here is everyone that was there. It really was a good time.

More than 1 way to use things

2008-12-04T15:08:00.002-06:00

There is always usually more than 1 way to use some common household objects. Kayla has found a new way to sit in her Dora cushion chair while she watches Finding Nemo or Cars (her 2 favorite movies).

Bows at Nonnie & Pappaw's House

2008-12-04T15:06:00.002-06:00

After Thanksgiving, Kayla and Tasha headed to Arkansas for the weekend. Kayla's Nonnie got out the Christmas decorations and Kayla had to help with the bows. The bag tipped over and she was having so much fun just tossing bows over her shoulder.

Thanksgiving Day

2008-12-04T15:02:00.002-06:00

We cooked our 1st Thanksgiving Day Dinner this year. It was a good time with everyone who showed up and lots of food. After dinner, we went outside and Kayla had a blast in the leaves. She loves to be outside.

Heading Out

2008-11-10T11:13:00.002-06:00

Sunday morning, Kayla and I were heading out the door for church and I just had to get a picture. She looked too cute in her pink sweater dress.

Halloween 2008

2008-11-05T15:46:00.003-06:00

Kayla enjoyed Halloween as a 50's Dancer.
She went for her 1st true Trick or Treating activities around the sqaure of Somerville with her cousins Austin (Darth Vader) and Allison (Fairy). Then we went to a neighborhood in Oakland and ALL of the kids racked up.

Kayla enjoyed playing with the pumpkins as we were doing our Halloween/Thanksgiving card.

Zoo Boo 2008

2008-10-22T08:25:00.002-05:00

Kayla & I went to the Memphis Zoo for Zoo Boo 2008 this past Friday night. We went with our friend Beth, her son Neal, Beth's sister- and brother-in-law and their 2 kids.
Here are the big kids on a rock: Walker as Batman, Taylor as an Arkansas Razorback Cheerleader, & Neal as Mader from Cars.
Kayla enjoyed watching the big kids run around the zoo while she was strolling. She is a 50's Dancer with a poodle skirt. I will post better pictures of her costume in the near future.
She really enjoyed (and so did the big kids) the African Band and dancers. She was trying to dance in her stroller. while she was having a Goldfish snack. We had to put pants with her costume because Zoo Boo is at night and it was cool.

Octoberfest

2008-10-14T15:55:00.002-05:00

The Ghost River Smoke-A-Holics Competition Barbecue Cooking Team competed in the Cleveland Octoberfest/Mississippi Delta State Barbecue Championship on October 11, 2008.
Kayla slept through most of the judging
She was very excited when we found out we finaled in ribs.
We were all thrilled to learn we won 1st place in the rib category and paid entry into the World Championship Barbecue Contest.

White Hall High School Homecoming

2008-10-09T14:39:00.003-05:00

Tasha's High School had homecoming last Friday (Oct. 3). I can't believe my 10 year class reunion will be next year. I was disappointed that there was not a Bulldog there. I would have enjoyed seeing Kayla react to the mascot since I was the High School mascot for 2 years.
We went down on the field for the run-through. Kayla enjoyed trying to walk on the grass.
She also enjoyed spending time with her "Aunt" Maggie after she performed at half-time.
On Saturday, Kayla, her Mommy, and Nonnie went to watch Austin play football. Kayla liked the ball. Kayla enjoyed having her Nonnie keep her warm (it was a cool morning since we are used to 75).

Look out world....here she comes

2008-10-03T08:50:00.002-05:00

Yes, she has finially decided to start walking! Please excuse my "Mommy" voice.

Time with Family

2008-09-23T08:02:00.002-05:00

We had a Bar-B-Que Contest this past weekend in Hot Springs, AR. We got to spend some time with family. We placed 33 out of 102 teams. Which is not bad considering we have not cooked many competitions for this style of BBQ (Kansas City). We usually cook Memphis style.
Kayla with Austin
Kayla with Allison
Kayla with Austin and Allison...she loves spending time with her cousins!
Kayla with her Daddy, Pappaw, Poppie, & Grammie (sorry I cut part of her out when I took the picture!). We were waiting on results and Kayla had about all she could take of that day.

New Ride

2008-09-15T15:38:00.001-05:00

Kayla got a new ride-on thing. She has trouble riding it forward by herself, but she is pretty good at going backward. She has learned to say the word "ride" when she wants you to put her on it.

2008 Cotton Pickin' Beauty Pageant

2008-09-15T08:02:00.002-05:00

Kayla was in the 2008 Cotton Pickin' Beauty Pageant. She won Most Photogenic for her age group based on some pictures that I turned in.
This was during our practice walk-through on the stage. Kayla has started taking a few steps on her own, but that's about it. I carried her out onto the stage, then helped her walk from one spot to another, then carried her off the stage.
This was while her age division was getting their awards. They did not do any crowing until the end, which made for a long morning for Kayla since she missed her nap.

1st Trip to the Zoo

2008-09-08T15:00:00.002-05:00

Kayla and I took our 1st trip to the Memphis Zoo together. She LOVED it! Most of the pictures I took have the back of her head because she was too busy looking at the animals to look at me for pictures.
We had the flamingos in the background of this one. Of course, there is her bracelet again.
This was in the Butterfly area. That was really neat! It was a garden of beautiful flowers and butterflies were just EVERYWHERE in there.
After she saw the Panda Bears, she just had to have one and loves all over it.
Here she is looking at one of the Panda Bears. It was feeding time.
The Memphis Zoo just had a baby giraffe. It was a little cutie!

Labor Day

2008-09-08T14:52:00.002-05:00

Here is Kayla on Labor Day. At noon on Labor Day 2008, Dove Season opened here in Tennessee. Doesn't she just look so cute in the camo dress that her Nonnie (Tasha's mom) got her?!?!
She is not walking on her own yet, but will walk holding on to anyting.

Her Daddy just loves when they match in their camo outfits.
Yes, we make it a family affair and Kayla matched with Mommy too. By the way, she wears the braclets everywhere we go, even Sunday School and Church.

I forgot

2008-09-05T09:36:00.001-05:00

You guys are not going to believe this...okay maybe you will...but I completely forgot to bring the camera to my computer access ALL WEEK. I have some pictures of Kayla in her camo dress from Labor Day. I will get them posted next week. Have a wonderful weekend. Tasha

Sorry

2008-08-29T08:13:00.002-05:00

Hey Everyone,
Sorry there is no update this week. I had left my camera at work all week. I will take some pictures this weekend and try to update on Tuesday or Wednesday. Everyone have a wonderful Labor Day weekend.
Tasha

Kayla had a Playdate

2008-08-20T09:20:00.002-05:00

Kayla had a playdate with her buddy Neal. They both worked on the valuable lesson of sharing.
It was really so his mom (Beth) and I could have some time together and Beth could see our new house.
They had to kiss goodbye.
And Neal wanted to get up close with the camera before giving Kayla one more kiss...
...on the eye. Kayla was trying to kiss his check. She has started giving kisses with her lips closed.

Kayla's New Accomplishment

2008-08-20T09:17:00.003-05:00

Kayla learned how to crawl into one of the bottom drawers in the kitchen.
And she is SO proud of her self.
She just hasn't figured out how to get out yet, so she yells up, up until someone comes to get her. Don't worry, the child safety stuff will be installed soon. But I just thought it was too cute and HAD to get a picture.

Kayla with Eli

2008-08-20T09:14:00.001-05:00

Here is Kayla with her cousin Eli at his 1st birthday party.

Kayla Turned 13 Months Old

2008-08-14T09:16:00.002-05:00

She got to try watermelon for the 1st time and liked it.
She is a good eater and loves drinking out of her cup (Kayla=bup).
She also loves to help brush her teeth after Mommy takes her turn.
She is becoming such a big girl and loves to remind you to get her in and out of her buckle (Kayla = buc-ul).
After breakfast, she likes to play with her letters and numbers on the frig while Mommy finishes getting herself ready for work.

Summer Vacation

2008-08-13T08:47:00.000-05:00

Kayla really enjoyed our summer vacation to North Carolina. She LOVED the beach!

At the Airport

2008-08-13T08:46:00.000-05:00

Kayla at the airport in Jacksonville, NC with Granny, Poppaw, and Nonnie. We were leaving from summer vacation.

Kayla with Her Nonnie

2008-08-13T08:45:00.000-05:00

Kayla loves to play with her Nonnie!

5 Generations of Reeves

2008-08-13T08:44:00.000-05:00

Momma Dean, Mawmaw Patsy, Ricky, Greg, & Kayla

Kayla's Running Away

2008-08-13T08:27:00.000-05:00

When we were unpacking our new house, we took a break to get Kayla outside for a little bit. I took these pictures while she was in her walker and it looks like she is running away.

Kayla's 1st Birthday

2008-08-13T08:20:00.000-05:00

Kayla turned 1-year-old on July 13!!!! She really had a good time!

Getting Started

2008-08-12T15:40:00.001-05:00

I am just getting started with this and may be a little slow....Bare with me. I will work on it as I can.