Just the girls

Calleigh and mama before church

Ride Cam Ride

this video is of cameron riding a 4 wheeler that nana and papa bought him Christmas 07. yesterday was the first day EVER for him to ride it because he had been scared to death of it. the past year we have tried periodically to get him on it and he will not even sit on it. now he loves it and has been riding it every chance he gets. we even let him ride it inside today since it was rainy and cold.

Volleyball Champion Husband

I spoke a little about both kids and now it is Chris' turn. A couple of weeks ago he had conferences in Dallas with his job. Every district had a volleyball team and they played a tournament which Chris' district won. He was so proud because they beat the executive team who had been practicing all week. All of his district has GM's that are well over 6 ft and Chris is 6'4". Yea Chris! He has also won a few tournaments at the Hooper house lately. He has really supported me working out, finishing school, and doing the house work. He even let me call the maid we had when I worked to start cleaning again. I have been so stressed out, so it has been a huge relief.

About a girl

Calleigh is five months now and I would like to share a glimpse into her developing personality for those of you who don't see her very often. She is the happiest baby I have ever seen. She is ALWAYS smiling. Cameron smiled when he was a baby, but not like this. Everywhere we go, someone comments about her smiling. She smiles at anyone. She has found her volume button, and squeals at the top of her lungs. If she thinks nobody is paying attention to her, she will make sure to get your attention. Just like a girl! Cameron does not always understand how fragile she is, and tends to be a little rough with her. He has hit her with a toy or his head and she doesn't say a thing. She is already tough. I know she is formulating her retaliation. She doesn't cry much at all. She cries if she is overly tired or hungry. When she wakes up to eat at night, she doesn't even cry. I hear her playing in her bed and I know it is time. The past couple of nights she has actually slept most of the night. Sometimes if she wakes up around 5 or 6, she refuses to go back to sleep and just wants to play. I just shut her door so she doesn't wake Cameron and let her play. After a bit, she will fall back asleep. She can roll over from her stomach to back, and back to stomach, although she has only done the latter once. She puts EVERYTHING in her mouth now. I have to keep everything out of reach and keep teething toys nearby. She eats cereal and starts grunting if you are not quick enough. On that note, she is getting to be a little fatty. At her 4 month appointment she was almost 14 lbs and 26 inches long. She is in the 90th percentile in height and 85th in weight. She is a big old girl! More of her for us to love. She makes everyone around here happy and we love to watch her grow. Cameron tells her all the time, I love you sooo much. It is the cutest thing we have ever seen.

Cameron Conquers

It may seem insignificant to come people that Cameron is sliding in these pictures, but this is a big step for him. Cameron is a funny child, he is so daring in some ways, but very cautious in others. He just started sliding by himelf at Nana and Papas house last weekend. We went to a play date at the park the other day and he just started sliding by himself. I was very proud and he was too. Cameron conquered the slide!

Calleigh's baptism was a beautiful ceremony that I would like to share with you all. Even if you are not Catholic you can appreciate the significance of welcoming a child into God's family. Enjoy!

Cameron Dancing

Calleigh's 1st Big Girl Meal

Cameron's haircut

Since I have not been able to find time to get Cameron's haircut I decided to do it myself. I know I am no professional but I don't think it looks bad. I have to do some touching up tomorrow but he was done for the day. He did really good except for the fact that he would not sit still for long! Papa usually takes him to get haircuts but we have not been in Arlington much lately. His hair was getting so long and there is no good time to take him. The last time I tried to take him it was a mess. There is a place in Waco that does children's haircuts but it is hard to get into. I had enough today and I just did it. Don't look to close and don't make fun of my baby!

Calleigh Playing

Cameron's exercises

Waco Autorama

This last weekend we took Cameron to the Waco Autorama. Most 2 year olds would probably not be all that interested, but Cameron LOVES cars. He is obsessed with the Disney Cars movie so we thought he would enjoy it. We were right! He did not want to leave and we were dragged all over the place. Calleigh slept through most of it so it worked out well. It was really neat as we saw many cars we hope to own someday. Chris and I both love old cars. My first car was a cherry read 66 mustang with a white hard top, as many of you may remember. I took a picture of Calleigh next to a pink mustang, which Chris told me afterwards was a playboy addition. OOPS!

One of the rare time with Cameron wanted to sit by me instead of daddy.

Exersaucer Play Time

Calleigh can finally hold her head up enough to play in the Exersaucer Nana and Papa got her for Christmas. Her legs are still weak so she doesn't like it for too long, but she is starting to grab things and play with them. It is so amazing to watch her.

Camping Out

Last week when we had all the ice our heater decided to got out. Since it happened after hours, we couldn't get someone out to look at it until the next day. Since we had no heat, we all camped out in the living room by the fire. Cameron had a blast and we had a hard time getting him to go to sleep. Calleigh could have cared less and passed out on the chase. Chris and Cameron decided it would be a good time to build a fort out of blankets. It was a fun night.

Mama and Calleigh

Calleigh and I had just gotten back from grocery shopping and Chris took a picture of use because he realized we were dressed alike.

Calleigh's Christening Dress

Nana bought Calleigh her baptism dress and I had fun trying to get some pictures of it. She was not extremely cooperative so I will probably have to take her somewhere to get them done. These are a few I got. She kept trying to eat the top of the dress. Her Christening in February 21st in Louisiana for all interest parties.

Play Time

She tires to pull up on the boppy and she is getting much better. She does get frustrated after a while and start to eat it!

Playing with baby doll

Calleigh mostly just eats the baby's hat but it is funny to see her with the baby. She looks just like Chris in these pictures to me.

It's Cold!!

Cameron was going to mom's day out and he had to wear his big coat. Chris was putting him in the car and the coat was so big he couldn't fit. Needless to say we had to take it off. He hates coats so I almost never got it back on when we got there.

Jumping Party

We went to this place in Waco called Jumping Party and had a blast. They have airwalks and slides inside a larget building. Cameron was scared at first so I put Calleigh on ones to show him it was okay. We ended up sliding together and he loved it. He wouldn't go one anything by himself though. He was very interested in the plastic people that reminded everyone to go slow.

Going to Church

This was the first time I took them to church by myself. Chris was out of town and Nana and Papa were not with me. It took all morning to get us there on time but everything worked out well. Both of them stayed in the nursery and I was told that Cameron was very protective of Calleigh. So sweet!

Calleigh was done with the picture process and she kept pushing Cameron off of her!