She's Arrived!

Piper Ann McGuffey arrived safely from God on Saturday night around 9:00 PM to my sister Rebekah and her husband Isaiah. She weighs 8 lbs. 2 oz. and is 20 and a half inches long.

Mother and baby are doing great!

My dad is once again a proud grandpa.

My mom loves having a another granddaughter. 

My brother Kirk likes being Piper's uncle.

Kirk's girlfriend Jeri will one day be her aunt.

My sister KayleeBeth thinks it's cute when Piper sticks out her tongue.

My brother Ryan didn't quite know what to do with the little baby.

She likes to be all bundled up.

Isn't she so beautiful?

P.S. I took all the pictures except for the one with me in it (KayleeBeth took that one).

Klayton My Silly Nephew

    My oldest sister Karissa and her youngest son Klayton are visiting until Monday. She has a booth in our fair this week selling stuff she and a lady from her church have made. My younger sister KayleeBeth and I are going to help her with that and also watch Klayton who is three. The other day Klayton was playing with his Thomas the Tank Engine toy trains. He had them up on the coffee table running uphill on a car race track which they got stuck on. He left them there with their batteries running while he colored a picture.

This is the conversation that I had with him after I noticed the trains were running while he wasn't playing with them . . .

Me: "Hey bud you need to turn the trains off when you're not using them."

Him: "Why?" 

Me: "Because the trains will get very tired and their batteries will die."

Him: "They'll not die." 

Me: "They will if leave them running while you're not playing with them."

Him: "No, they're smart trains. They'll live."

Me: "But they are dying. See how tired they look? You're killing them little man."

Him (shocked face): "I am?"

Me: "Yup."

Him (stares at trains intently): "Oh no! They're dying!"

One train slips off the track and falls off the table.

Him: "I killed it! It's dead!" (picks train up and holds it to his chest) "Poor train!"

   Isn't he a silly kid? 

This is a photo of him I took today.

Here's another conversation I had with him that day . . .

Me: "Klayton, what is the name of the animal that says 'cock-a-doodle-do?'"

Him: "It's a cock-doodle-do!"

Me: "Uh, I thought it was a rooster?"

Him: "No! It's called a cock-a-doodle-do!"

Me: "Okay, sure, if that's what you call it."

Then I got inspired to ask him what his favorites were . . .

-Klayton's favorites-

Color: Blue

Food: Salad

Toy: Trains and monster trucks

Movie: Cars

Place to play: Food stores

I just had to ask him about the last one . . .

Me: "You like to play in food stores huh?"

Him: Yesss!"

Me: "So you like playing in the carts?"

Him: "No, silly! Play in the food!" (grins and dances about the room)

I was having such fun hearing his funny replies to my questions that I asked him who his best friend was. He said, "Ryan. But he's not my friend anymore, just a best."

Lol! Didn't know you could not be friends with someone but have them be your "best!"

Ryan - His Hair and Hairdos

   Last evening my little brother didn't know what to do with his hair (our church is the only church I know of that has its mid-week service on a Thursday night instead of a Wednesday night). He wanted to try something different than what he normally does: combing it back (which with his thick hair it looks pretty funny). So he ran upstairs to the bathroom looking for a spray bottle filled with water. I was in the bathroom doing my hair and pointed to where it was. Straightforward he started spraying his hair . . . and all things close by including me.
"Stop! Stop! STOP! You're spraying me!" I protested. "What?" he asked, with an incredulous look on his face. "Let me do your hair." I said. I combed it a little off to the side. "Usually, when I do my hair like this I comb the front up too." he suggested. Oh my, does he have the ideas. "Nah, it looks good this way." said I while spraying some hair spray in it (I was very surprised that he let me use that stuff considering it was in a pink bottle). "I'm just saying." he shrugged. 

Two of Ryan's Favorite Hairdos 
The "Middle Mohawker" and "Sideways"
(and no, that Camaro is not ours, but it was outside the Dollar Tree, lol)

  

 

 

Ryan's Words on Hair:

Today - "My hair looks just like it did yesterday and I even scratched my head a lot during church and it's still the same!" (That hairspray worked good, lol.)
(When KayleeBeth with her hair in a messy, messy bun/ponytail stated, "I haven't shushed my hair yet today." Grinning I said, "It's very loud looking and a good shushing would do it well." Ryan burst into a fit of giggles and said,) "You need to rake your hair KayleeBeth! So does Rapunzel, her hair is waaaaaay too long to brush it!"
Several times - "I like to comb my hair straight up. It makes me taller and look like Dad." (Well, it's definitely better than Alfalfa's from the Little Rascals.)

   Aren't ten-year-old's the greatest? They have so many clever and fun ideas (in my brother's case hairstyling)! I'm so glad that God gave our family Ryan. He's a handsome, hilarious and hairstylist expert addition to the family. =)

Happy 35th Anniversary Mom & Dad!

Today is my parents 35th Anniversary! This post is a special tribute to them.

The two of them. In love. Forever.

(These photos are all at least a year or so old but are all I could find at the moment)

 Here are the eight kids who are blessed to be theirs.

Thanks Mom and Dad for sticking it through together all these years (and not killing one of us . . . yet, lol)! 

It really is a great blessing to call you parents.

Love you both tons,
Chasity and KayleeBeth

Confession: I Played Dress Up!

Yes. I'm sixteen. And I STILL play dress up! Well . . . I don't technically play dress up on a regular basis. My niece Bella wanted to play . . . and it happened to be dress up . . . and I just went all out. Makeup, friend's old Halloween costume, and got her all dressed up. So, you see, Bella really dragged me into it . . . well, I actually WENT into it . . . (and might I say, willingly?) and had fun. :) Now, what have YOU done recently that you used to do as a child? He he. See? I didn't post this embarrassing post for nothing. :D

Note: I took the pictures above. You can see more of my work by going to: www.chasitysherellephotography.blogspot.com Thanks!

Siblings Are . . .

1. Wacky

2. Rude

3. Nosy

4. Annoying

5. Weird

~Chasity (sibling of seven)

P.S. They are also fun, loving, kind, sweet, and awesome. But mainly the above. :)

My Big(ish) Family

My parents on their wedding day. :)

November - 1976

A few years together before having children . . .

The first child. A daughter. Karissa . 

February - 1982

 1993 or early 1994

More children sent from God: girl holding baby - Karissa, white shirt - Ranae, by Dad - Christine,
girl with short curly hair - Rebekah (Becky), baby boy - Kirk

(I couldn't find any family pic's between this one and the one above)

1997

1999 or 2000

Winter - 2003

Fall - 2005

December - 2009
Back row (L-R): Kirk (15), Mom, Dad, Becky (18)
Front row: Christine (20), Ryan (8), KayleeBeth(11), me (14)

 

Karissa's family
(couldn't find a better picture)

Fall - 2009

Ranae's family

December - 2009

Spring - 2010

Thanksgiving Day - 2010

My nieces and nephews - March 2010

Christine and Devon

Winter - 2010

Becky and Isaiah

Winter - 2009

I'm trying to have us get one this year of us who are still at home. It should be fun. Not! 

But I will not rest until it is done and to my satisfaction. :)