Greer Chronicles

Happy Valentine's Day!

2012-02-14T17:31:00.002-08:00

Happy Big-Hearts-Everywhere Day

From our hearts to yours!

Lately.

2012-02-08T16:21:00.000-08:00

So blogging is not my top priority at the moment, but I try.

Monkey recently participated in his Boy Scouts Pinewood Derby Race-it was definitely a trial run for us! We didn't realize how serious this was but know what to do next year!

Little Sister repeats everything! And does everything that her brother and parents do!

I'll try harder next week.....

Together.

2012-01-22T17:42:00.000-08:00

Playing outside...further proof my babies love each other more than the world!

Happy (early) 35th Birthday to The Mister! We love you!

Clean? Sorta.

2012-01-16T16:31:00.001-08:00

It's a rare moment when both kids are clean (for more than 10 minutes) at the same time!

This is her 'Give-me-a-snack-or-my-baby-doll-will-strangle-you-in-your-sleep' look. Be afraid.

This Monkey has another loose tooth! I wish he would stop growing.

Minus One.

2012-01-08T05:58:00.000-08:00

Monkey lost his first tooth yesterday!

After weeks of wiggling, his Daddy helped him pull it out. He already has a second loose tooth!

The tooth fairy left him $5 and, in his words, "I'm going to S-A-V-E this!"

Better Late.

2011-12-31T06:28:00.000-08:00

Than Never.

I'm a little late posting Christmas pictures but, in our defense, we didn't really get into Christmas too much this year. We'll try harder next year.

First attempt at a nice picture before church.

The only decent brother/sister picture to come of it. She's a busy girl.

Happy Birthday Jesus! Every year we make Jesus and Santa a red velvet cake because we just know that Santa gets tired of all those cookies! And, it's sugar free too.

Santa left a note so Monkey must have been good again this year.

Thank you Aunt Mimi! We love the cash register and all it's bells and whistles!

Thank you Aunt Amanda!! The purse goes everywhere Sweet Pea goes.

Monkey loves his Ninjago from Aunt Mimi!

And all of his books from Aunt Amanda!

Poor Sweet Pea needed a break after the festivities-after nearly 4 weeks of strep, sinus and ear infections, and head colds, we are all finally starting to feel better.

Happy Anniversary to My Big Honey! I love you!

Dear Santa...

2011-12-24T06:37:00.000-08:00

Got that?

Thanks!

Future Bulldawg.

2011-12-24T06:35:00.000-08:00

I couldn't let Sister get away with only being seen in USM colors....

She makes maroon and white look good!

Purses.

2011-12-19T16:18:00.001-08:00

Disclaimer: Please ignore the mess in the pictures! My living room was taken over by a toddler!

Behind this binky is one of the most beautiful smiles!

Big Girl loves her purses. In fact, she struts around the house and stores with her bling on. You don't come between a girl and her love of all things glitter.

She even picks out her clothes now when we shop!

Sassy Girl! Happy 17 months!

On a side note, Sweet Pea is the exact same age Monkey was when we moved to Florida just over five years ago. Looking back, I can't believe he was that tiny. He is still my sweet little man!

Wordless.

2011-12-07T18:15:00.000-08:00

Granddaddy with his namesake and his first great grandchild

Eagles.

2011-12-07T18:11:00.000-08:00

I guess we know which team colors she looks best in!

Makes her Daddy proud!

A Kid Thanksgiving.

2011-11-27T09:53:00.000-08:00

Our cute kids love Mississippi! (So do we, even though we don't live there anymore!)

What did they do while Mom and Dad were on vacation? I'm so glad you asked....

Deer hunted

Played in cotton bales

Found a turtle shell (dead turtle is still in the shell...and living in my garage)

Rode 4-wheelers

Not sure what the boys did here....

Never missed the opportunity for snack time

Rode horses

*Side of Cuteness: Sweet Pea waved like a beauty queen to everyone as she rode around!

More horse riding

Shot a gun for the first time (under Papa's supervision)

And generally played in the dirt and outdoors!

Baby Girl and Big Brother had a great vacation with their grandparents and aunts, uncles, and cousins! While the Big Man and I felt like the Griswalds' during our vacation, we're happy the kids experienced true country living!

Where Are We?

2011-11-21T15:35:00.000-08:00

A sneak peak of what the Greer Kids are doing!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hero.

2011-11-09T17:34:00.000-08:00

I don't tell him near enough...

but this kid....

is my Hero.

We love him!

Carousel.

2011-11-01T16:46:00.001-07:00

Over the weekend, we took Thing 1 and Thing 2 to our local carousel in St. Augustine. Sweet Pea was scared at first but, by the end, was patting her horse and calling it 'dog, dog.'

As always, Monkey had a great time!

Halloween pictures to come. Happy November!

Happy Fall Y'all!

2011-10-28T14:09:00.000-07:00

We've been so busy since I started back to work....good busy, but busy. Big Girl had her first (of many I assume) double ear infection and our Lovey flew in and saved us. Big Girl and Big Brother were able to spend a few days with their favorite Lovey so that Jeremy and I could work.

Monkey painted some of the most awesome pictures for my new office. He's so creative!!

We took the kiddos to the Pumpkin Patch. Sweet Pea was in the midst of her ear infection so she wasn't too impressed.

Sweet Pea figured out how to ride her toys. This is a huge accomplishment in this house since we're all athletically challenged!

Our family of pumpkins.

Special thanks to Money for decorating them!

Our Sweet Pea also officially started walking last weekend by herself! We're so happy that Lovey was here to witness and enjoy it. Now she's into everything and even more independent! I have video of it but can't get it loaded just yet. Patience, please!

Happy Halloween!

Survival.

2011-10-16T07:59:00.001-07:00

We have officially survived our first week as 2 working parents with 2 children. We had 1 stomach virus, several breakdowns, 1 face painted, and very little sleep. So far, so good!

We ran Monkey by our annual Fall Festival so he could get tattoos like his Daddy. He has always wanted them so I guess they'll be in his very distant future.

He likes playing with all of his friends in his after school program but he's still not crazy about being away from us for so long. I miss my afternoons and freedom with him but know this is the best opportunity for our family.

Sweet Pea more or less survived her first week at school. I believe she went from crying 4-5 hours a day to 1-2. Success if you know her! This is, by far, the longest I've ever been away from her at one time. She's learning to like her teachers and already has a friend that they know can calm her down. On Day 3 of school, she even got in trouble for eating off of her friends' plates! My girl does love to nibble!

I caught her reading Dave Ramsey this morning. It's never too early to teach our children good financial planning!

It's a duck tail! Her red-ish hair is growing!

Smiling through her fever and diarrhea. Poor baby was miserable all weekend.

Sister loves to open and play in the cabinets. Typically, there's nothing that she can really get out on her own. However, this week she learned how to open cereal boxes and get what she wanted. Two bites and she was done and walked/wobbled away.

One month until we see friends and family for a few short hours in Mississippi!

15 Months

2011-10-08T05:02:00.001-07:00

We celebrated 15 months with Sweet Pea yesterday. Needless to say, she's our spitfire!

Pretending to pack up and leave.....

Helping Big Brother with his homework.

Chillaxing!

(Sorry the pictures are fuzzy-I took them with my phone.)

At 15 months:

21 lbs. (30th percentile)

32 inches (50th percentile)

Not walking, but almost there

Favorite Words:

'Helllooooo!'

'Dog Dog'

'Noooooooooo'

'Ball'

'What's that?'

'Bye Bye'

'Dadda' (this will pass as I hope she'll say Mama more)

'Hey Baby'

'Bubby'

She can dress and undress herself, take her diaper off, climb in and out of chairs, bathe herself, and take her carseat straps off (this is not good).

Baby starts school on Monday since I'll be going back to work. We're nervous but know she's in good hands!

On a Big Brother note, my boy scored 2 runs in his t-ball game last night!!!

Quirky.

2011-09-26T17:20:00.000-07:00

He's got his Daddy's sense of humor!

Scouts.

2011-09-22T13:51:00.000-07:00

Monkey joined our local Boy Scouts a few weeks ago and he loves it! Who knew getting badges/awards could be so much fun?!

Before his very first Pack meeting. My boy is growing up!

He was so proud to be a part of the only Den getting patches that night! He is definitely our over-achiever!

And I couldn't leave out the Little Sister!

She is as sassy as ever. She now mimics what her brother does, from bathing to putting shoes on. She loves him and whatever he does.

A few changes are happening so the family and I are really excited and nervous for this next adventure. We'll keep you posted!

Hello?

2011-09-14T11:23:00.000-07:00

I'll admit....sometimes I get tired of blogging. It doesn't really take more than a few minutes a week to do it, but there are times when I would rather space out on the couch than blog. My sanity could use a break.

But anyway, so we're here! Below are a few pictures of what we've been up to over the last couple of weeks.

Playing under the kitchen table. My older brother and I spent many, many hours playing under this table as kids. I love seeing my own wild animals enjoy it as much as we did!

*On a side note, notice Sister is wearing shoes (if only for a few minutes). She loves shoes but doesn't wear them long and will only wear sparkly, pretty shoes. Her brother's hand-me-down New Balances weren't stylish enough for her!

Monkeys lists of Rock and Doom. The Big Man and I have made both lists yet somehow we've survived. Our Monkey has such a wild imagination!

This may not be the greatest but Sister is pooping while watching Tosh.O. J and I love his show! Apparently, it brings out the poops in her!

(It goes without saying that she'll make me pay for this one day.....)

A bee hiding from us on the stairs.

Sister enjoying her Rice Crispy treat. Never come between the Vulture and her snack!

Eating.

2011-08-30T09:24:00.000-07:00

So this may not be the most exciting kid video around, but Jeremy shot this just to show how Little Sister eats off of everyone's plate.

Eggs were eaten after a granola bar and waffle and before a bowl of chocolate cheerios. She has to eat a least one bite off of every plate or she's not a happy girl!

Not only does she get her looks from us, but she shares in the Love appetite too!

Crazy.

2011-08-27T12:07:00.001-07:00

Monkey trying to scare or tease us! Not sure which but we all had a good laugh!

Further proof Sweet Pea has hair. This is one of the bows she threw a screaming fit over to have. It staying in her hair about 30 seconds before falling out! But she's still a cutie!

These kids are crazy!

Mickey!

2011-08-24T06:30:00.000-07:00

Big Girl was so excited (for about 2 minutes total) to watch Mickey Mouse for the first time today! She's never cared or noticed the tv unless her 'Sex and The City' theme song was playing so I thought this was cute. She's waving to Mickey and screaming 'Dog Dog!'

Happy Girl. Happy Mama.

Good.

2011-08-22T17:15:00.001-07:00

A good mother would've posted these last week. I guess I'm so-so this week.

Monkey had a great first week of 1st grade! He loves his teacher and was happy to see his old friends. His only complaint is no snack time!

We love our Monkey and wish he would stop growing!!

Almost.

2011-08-15T13:20:00.001-07:00

This time tomorrow....

this Tiger will be hanging out with his 1st grade friends and....

reading more and more!

One proud Mama here!

Lovey.

2011-08-15T13:17:00.000-07:00

Dear Lovey,

Sweet Pea loves her blanket! Baby curled up for snuggle time today with her favorite sleepy and then told me 'night night!'

Thanks,

Your (Grateful) Daughter

Standing!

2011-08-09T10:50:00.000-07:00

You guessed it!

This Little Lady....

is standing.....

and steps away from complete independence!

Mountain Lion.

2011-08-09T10:48:00.000-07:00

Someone got into a brawl with a local Mountain Lion....

Just kidding!

Mosquitos: 1

Monkey: 0

They.

2011-08-01T17:52:00.000-07:00

They make every day better!

Talker.

2011-08-01T17:47:00.000-07:00

I filmed Baby today-she was showing me her Mickey Mouse book and talking. Nonstop.

I love this girl. I love her voice.

Go Mississippi!

2011-07-26T11:45:00.001-07:00

Last week Monkey experienced the country life with a week long 'vacation' to Mississippi with his grandparents. He loved, loved, loved the freedom he had on the farm! His favorite part of the vacation (why did I bother asking?)....peeing outside!

Catching his first fish!

Visiting his Great-Granddaddy

We're happy he enjoyed his time on the farm but are even happier to have him home again. I see lots of farm livin' in his future!

Proof.

2011-07-18T13:44:00.001-07:00

She has hair!!!!

53.

2011-07-15T17:13:00.000-07:00

How does a 53 week old toddler (baby, no more) spend her time?

After 5 teeth in 7 days, she takes her Papa (and mini-me) for a yummy Cracker Barrel breakfast. Pancakes for all!

Then she discovers that stairs are for climbing.

And finally, she continues to eat at least one bite of food off of everyone's plate. We call her 'The Vulture' for this very reason!

Sweet Pea has blossomed even more since the Big Birthday!

Meow.

2011-07-15T17:10:00.000-07:00

Thank you, Lovey, for buying us the ultra new 'Skippyjon Jones' book!! We love it!

Monkey's kindergarten teacher would be so proud of his summer reading. Now we're patiently waiting for the new 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' book!

Beware.

2011-07-13T08:02:00.000-07:00

This is what was waiting for me when I got out of the shower this morning!

Do you know how much I love this kid?

More than the world!

Par-tay!

2011-07-12T19:05:00.000-07:00

We celebrated Sweet Pea's 1st Birthday on Saturday with a little cook-out with friends and family. We're so thankful for all who came out to celebrate with us! Below are just a few pictures from the big day. My camera battery naturally died just about the time she was digging into her giant cupcake. Just so you know, she ate 2/3 of her cupcake!!! She LOVES food!

Festive cupcakes

Kids' party favors

Party Girl in her pretty dress

Fussing because she was ready to eat!

Sidewalk-chalking with her buddy

Chow time!!

One Year Stats:

19.12 lbs

29.25 inches long

Favorite foods: all fruit (especially strawberries and grapes), cereals, m&ms, chicken....basically anything set in front of her!

Words: Mama, Daddy, Bubby, baby, duck, yeah, no-no, 'hey you,' 'oh yeah!'

Baby is pulling herself up on furniture and standing for minutes at a time. She seems to have turned into a toddler overnight!

Also, our proudest moment: Sweet Pea got her first tooth two days before her birthday and her second two days after!!!

We had a wonderful Birthday Celebration and are so appreciative of our family and friends that were able to share this special milestone with us. We love you!

Year One.

2011-07-07T05:02:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Sweet Pea!!

I still can't believe today is the Big Girl's 1st Birthday! The year has gone by so fast but I'm so thankful to have been home with both my kiddos this year.

How does a vivacious little girl party?

More pictures to come....

Napping.

2011-07-05T08:22:00.000-07:00

This is how (almost) 1 year olds nap!

I can't believe our Sweet Pea will turn The Big One this Thursday! Our baby girl is growing too fast!

Theives.

2011-06-29T04:47:00.000-07:00

To the punks that stole our bike 2 weeks ago:

Watch your back.

Monkey may karate chop you!

Naked.

2011-06-29T04:43:00.000-07:00

Why do we feed our child naked?

Exhibit A:

She literally is covered head to toe in pop tart! This includes the ins and outs of her diaper. With clothes on, it's much, much worse!

*On a side note, this is after an early morning bath. Sweet Pea decided to smear her morning poo all over her bed early this morning!

Muffins.

2011-06-22T07:09:00.001-07:00

We love muffins!

Baby eats sans clothing now because she loves to smear and save her food. Muffin and cheerio crumbs were in and around her diaper. There were also cheerios stuck to her underarms, chest, and hair.

Good thing our dog is here to lick her clean!

Beignets.

2011-06-22T07:00:00.000-07:00

After the painful loss and trip to North Mississippi last week, we decided to take the kiddos to New Orleans for a day of fun. Monkey and Sister loved the aquarium as well as the horses in the Quarter, crazy people talking to themselves, and maps everywhere.

Monkey loves a good map.

Before our first trip to Cafe du Monde, we told Monkey how beignets are the best. He'll never eat anything as good as them ever again (at least in the beignet category).

He was very, very skeptical.

Baby Girl will try anything at least once. I think she was checking out other people's food and made her decision early on that she would always love sugar.

Worth the wait!

After 2 visits and 6 orders, our animals love Cafe du Monde as much as we do. Success! I think both could eat flour and sugar as a square meal every day.

We miss our Grandy but are thankful that he's no longer suffering.

Stinker.

2011-06-13T11:56:00.000-07:00

I couldn't help myself-she's just too cute! We attempted birthday pictures of the Big Girl but her mischievous little personality came through in all of the pictures. She's a busy girl!

Working hard to spread all of the toys around the freshly cleaned living room. I don't mind!

For Papa.

2011-06-10T14:21:00.001-07:00

Us with Nell Parker-she was my grandmother's best friend. Nell Parker confirmed that Sweet Pea looks, acts, and eats just like her late great-grandmother. Good thing we named her Love!

We miss those great southern accents. They don't come like that anymore.

Go Diamond Dawgs!

Proud.

2011-06-10T04:38:00.000-07:00

On to the 1st grade!

P.A.R.T.Y.

2011-06-07T16:37:00.001-07:00

Guess who is officially a 1st grader??

Happy Summer! We're off to the pool!

11 Months.

2011-06-07T16:32:00.000-07:00

Sweet Pea is 11 months old today-she's going through such a fun phase but I'm always sad to see my baby growing up.

At 11 Months:

Mama, Daddy, Baby, Bye, Bubba, No, Hey

No teeth, but eating all solid foods

Will try anything once (our daredevil)

Loves Chinese food (thank goodness!)

Crawling. Everywhere.

Loves Molly

Can't get enough of the pool

Pulling up to stand

Favorite toys: stuffed rat (Baby), cellphones, and remotes

Happy 11 months! We can't wait to celebrate her first birthday next month!

Crawling!

2011-06-02T18:06:00.000-07:00

Okay, so Sweet Pea has been crawling for several weeks now and I'm just now posting video. I'm new to the video-posting world.

She will be 11 months old in a few short days and we're in the midst of planning her first birthday. We hope that our friends in town and family can make it!

Peas.

2011-05-28T18:25:00.000-07:00

In a pod.

Happy Memorial Day!

Melt.

2011-05-25T16:35:00.000-07:00

Monkey is seriously the most talented soon-to-be 1st grader ever.

Melts his Mama's heart.

Somebody Is Crawling....

2011-05-17T13:05:00.000-07:00

...and discovering all sorts of new things!

Go Red Sox!

2011-05-14T06:56:00.000-07:00

So proud of our Monkey for a great t-ball season! My boy is hitting hard (off the pitch, I might add), running fast, and having a good time!!

Dedication.

2011-05-08T14:50:00.000-07:00

We had our church Baby Dedication today and Baby Girl was beautiful as ever. She thoroughly enjoyed the attention!

We also celebrated 10 months with our Sweet Pea yesterday! I'm excited and sad to start planning her 1st Birthday this July.

*Friends and nearby-ish family: Be available July 4th!

At 10 Months:

Feeding herself-eating all food Mama, Daddy, and Brother eat

Crawling (sometimes)

Pulling herself up to stand

Talking. Nonstop.

Loving the swimming pool

Loves jewelry (just like her Mama)

She and Big Brother are growing up a little too fast for my comfort. I beg him to eat and drink nothing but candy and cokes so he'll stop growing but it doesn't seem to work. I can't believe we'll have a 1st grader on our hands in less than 4 weeks!

Mom Day.

2011-05-07T17:36:00.000-07:00

Happy Mother's Day!

Love,

Orange.

2011-05-01T17:37:00.001-07:00

Guess who earned his orange belt in karate this weekend?

Monkey!!

The Big Moment.

One proud, ninja-kicking, Monkey!

Easter 2011.

2011-04-25T09:29:00.001-07:00

We had a wonderful low-key Easter weekend at home. Naturally, I didn't get one picture of the kiddos dressed up for church. Just so you know...they were so stinking adorable!

Lovey-thank you for the singing bunny! We have listened to his song no less than 100 times this weekend. I think Monkey loves him more than Sister does!

Sunday morning wrestling match. I think Monkey is taking a milk break at this point.

For the Easter Bunny:

What is that (egg)? When you come,

I am so excited!

I love you!

Love, Jake

Checking out the loot. Monkey hit the Bakugan jackpot.

Happy Easter! Monkey is convinced that the key to getting a good basket is by leaving the Bunny a note and snack (just like Santa).

Loving her baby doll and books.

Monkey found $3 in his eggs...so much better than candy!

Happy Easter!!

Busch Gardens.

2011-04-25T09:22:00.001-07:00

For Monkey's 6th Birthday, we took him to Busch Gardens this year. It was the best amusement park we've ever been to! We'll definitely be using our tickets a few more times this year.

Sweet Pea and I checking out the gators.

3 Wild Monkeys!

What Baby thought about the rides....

Sassy.

2011-04-19T13:06:00.000-07:00

The bib says it all!

Stats.

2011-04-15T07:33:00.000-07:00

The kiddos had their 6 year and 9 mos. check-up yesterday. They passed!

Monkey:

49 lbs. (75th Percentile)

48 3/4" (75th Percentile)

At 6, what can he not do?

Highlights of a 6 year old:

Talks.Talks.Talks.

Can finally ride all rides at amusement parks!

Very into superheros still

Loves wii, t-ball, and karate

Still loves his Mama the most!

Sweet Pea:

19.8 lbs. (50th Percentile)

28" (50th Percentile)

Highlights of a 9 month old:

Pulling up...ready to stand!

Crawls backwards (sometimes)

Mama, Dadda, Ba (Brother), No, Bye-Bye

Extremely Active (it's like holding a wild animal)

sleeping 11 hours a night

Weaning off baby food-loves regular goodies

Loves peanut butter (oops!), granola, muffins, eggs, tea, potatoes, macaroni

Smiles. Constantly.

Happy 9 months to Sweet Pea and 6 years to Monkey!!

Pool Party.

2011-04-13T10:26:00.000-07:00

Baby Girl experienced the pool for the first time this weekend. We'll be there every day this summer so, luckily, she loved the water!! She has always been a water baby...just like her Big Bro! Naturally, I didn't get any pictures at the pool but managed to snap one post-aquatic.

Monkey is a crazy fish in the water and we think this Baby Girl will be too.

Birthday Boy.

2011-04-11T10:35:00.001-07:00

Monkey is so cool, he was able to celebrate his 6th birthday 3 times last week! First, we had Transformer cupcakes with his school friends, then we had more Transformer cupcakes at his t-ball game Friday night (Red Sox won!), and finally cake at Mrs. Jennifer's house Saturday night. He had such a fun weekend and felt so special getting mail just for him (thanks aunts, uncles, and grandparents!).

The Birthday Boy the day before his actual birthday-his special day fell on a school holiday so he was lucky enough to the get day off!

Transformer cupcakes for school. His poor teacher had the honor of keeping 15 extremely hyper and icing-covered kids after we left. Jake continued his early celebration with a thorough cleaning at the dentist.

On his actual birthday we let him decide where we ate breakfast and lunch. Want to guess? For those that know him well: McDonalds. Twice.

Ready for his t-ball game with Coach. Red Sox won!

Celebrating one more time at Mrs. Jennifer and Mr. Sean's house. We are so thankful to have adopted family like them!

Monkey is convinced he's a dog now-he barked and growled for Sister and I all the way to school this morning.

Happy 6th Birthday my Man!!

Busy Girl.

2011-04-05T05:31:00.000-07:00

This pretty girl will be 9 months old tomorrow!

Guess What?

2011-04-03T11:25:00.000-07:00

Somebody has a 6th Birthday this week!!!

Monkey had his first t-ball game of the season. Go Red Sox! Our #9 played pretty well and is ready for this Friday's game. It's a great year to be a Red Sox!!

Almost.

2011-03-27T16:32:00.000-07:00

It's coming, slowly, but surely.

Crawling is also just around the corner. Wish us luck!

Mississippi Ramblin'

2011-03-25T17:43:00.000-07:00

Picture the busiest 6 days of 'vacation' you can and then throw in and add at least 2 kids....our Mississippi vacation! I forgot to take pictures until the last 2 days so my apologies to majority of J's family for not capturing the week.

What did we do, you ask?

Loved on our Mamaw and Grandy.

Saw the butterfly exhibit at the Natural Science Museum.

Sweet Pea doesn't care for science (like her mother).

Climbed a spider web with our cutie cousin.

Could they look any more alike? I think they could pass for brother and sister!

Checked on the trees. Monkey didn't seem to care that in 59 years he and Sweet Pea can cut the trees down and make a little cash. Baby Girl wanted to eat the tree, not pose with the tree.

Love on Granddaddy.

She LOVES her Great-Grandaddy! I was so surprised to see her reach for him but she couldn't keep her hands off of him!

And, finally, come home! Monkey bought a few toys guns that he wanted to show off. This is how he chose to dress for t-ball practice tonight. Crazy kid.

We had a wonderful time visiting with friends and family and hope to see everyone again this summer!

Happy St. Paddy's Day!

2011-03-17T16:22:00.000-07:00

*No, he's not torturing her. She was cackling so hard she couldn't keep her head still. This girl can't get enough of her Monkey!

Playtime.

2011-03-14T17:44:00.000-07:00

Two peas in a pod.

Happiest when they're together.

Nap Time...Sorta.

2011-03-11T06:37:00.000-08:00

Sweet Pea has never been one to nap more than 30 or so minutes at a time...and that's twice a day (i.e. No break time for Mama). However, she is generally still a happy girl minus naps!

I found her like this today-she thinks it's funny to stick her hands out of the crib. As I type this, she's in bed talking now.

Lovey-she REFUSES to sleep without this blanket. When she's really tired, she'll cover her face with it!

Baby was officially 8 months old on March 7th.

Accomplishments:

Mastered art of holding bottle and talking

Rolling. Everywhere.

Says 'Bah' for bottle and/or her Bubby

'Mama'

Holds breath underwater for a few seconds

Sticks spoon in her mouth but leaves food on her face

Pulls herself out of her carseat, Boppy chair, and stroller

Eats 'big people food:' mashed/sweet potatoes, muffins, eggs, yogurt

LOVES chapstick (not to eat, but applied to lips)

Giggles nonstop. Happy Girl.

Milestones.

2011-03-06T17:04:00.000-08:00

Both kids are growing faster than I care for, but we're enjoying every minute of it! Last week began our 4 months of every-night-busy-schedule. Between baseball and karate, our free time has diminished to one afternoon a week.

Sweet Pea is more adorable than ever. I am loving the dress up time and she seems to enjoy the constant attention every where we go. Look at her-you can't help but want to love on her!

She started holding her own bottle last week (37 weeks officially). She's been able to hold it off and on for awhile but now she doesn't let us help her with it. Princess demands to do some things herself!

Monkey had a HUGE week in karate. First, he broke his first board! I couldn't believe it (don't worry, it was plastic) but am so proud of him. Second, he earned his first star for good behavior. Apparently, these are a big deal....almost as important as the lunch star at school. He's really into the karate thing-watch out!

We spend a lazy Saturday and Sunday at home playing games and watching lots of cartoons. I think our family really needed this.

Sweet Pea and Monkey play so well together-she's content as long as he's near her. He seems to love it too!

In a way it's sad to see them both growing and changing so fast but I'm very thankful that I get to be home with them to experience every minute of it.

Legend.

2011-02-27T17:13:00.000-08:00

Baby Girl wore her maroon and white to church today in honor of Jack Cristil's 58 years of service to Mississippi State. She didn't know him personally but I know she won't enjoy football season as much without him!

We had a busy weekend doing odd things around the house and enjoying the beautiful Florida weather. Only 19 more days until the kiddos and I are in Mississippi!

Tired after working on the computer. Poor baby!

She loves sleeping with her arms over her face. It's a Greer thing.

Daddy's Girl.

2011-02-24T10:48:00.000-08:00

Sometimes.

Stinker.

2011-02-19T04:43:00.001-08:00

Makes me want to snuggle.

Play Time.

2011-02-19T04:33:00.000-08:00

Monkey, Sister, and I have gotten in some quality play time this week. Sweet Pea has discovered the full length mirror in her room and loves to sit and talk to herself. Since talking is his favorite past time, Monkey usually joins in the conversation!

Monkey had her cackling with his antics. He's such an entertainer!

Excuse the way I look-we had been awake all of 20 minutes. This is just a rare shot of children with their mother.

As if we're not weird enough, we (I mean Jeremy specifically) likes to make pictures with icing for Monkey's strudel. Below is his latest creation of a dog pooping.

Lucky girl, Lucky children.

A 4 day weekend is in store for the Greer clan. Enjoy!

Blue.

2011-02-17T05:47:00.000-08:00

Happy Thursday!

Don't Go Ninjun Nobody That Don't Need Ninjun!

2011-02-15T17:30:00.000-08:00

Monkey started karate lessons a few weeks back and has come a long way with his discipline and moves. Check out his karate choppin'!

One day, we'll wake up and he'll be a black belt. Our growing boy...

Big Girl.

2011-02-08T05:24:00.001-08:00

Happy 7 Months Sweet Pea!!

Her new talent is squealing when she wants something, is happy or mad, hungry, or generally needing attention. She has quickly grown out of the infant stage and is possibly skipping over the young toddler phase. Typical Princess.

It's been the best 7 months!

A Monkey post soon....

School is Half Way Over!!!

2011-02-03T05:28:00.000-08:00

Monkey and his class celebrated 100 days of school on Monday-they made masks, fruit loop necklaces with 100 fruit loops, and played games all day. Monkey even made a large sign with 100 marshmellows. We are so happy that school is on the downward slope now! He was a little worried that kindergarten would start over at Day 1 again but his fears were set aside when, on the 101st day, they made 101 dalmation ears and pretended to be puppies all day.

Some much needed snuggle time with Mama!

Sweet Pea turned 30 weeks old yesterday. It's gone by so fast and sad to see our infant leaving us but at the same time, I know the next phase is always more fun.

Best Friends.

2011-01-31T10:29:00.000-08:00

Monkey, Sweet Pea, and our beloved Cheeseball

I Love My Family

2011-01-27T17:17:00.000-08:00

Some days more than others but, generally speaking, I love my family more than the world!

*For those thinking I'm a horrible person for saying that, please wait until you have children and/or stay home with small children and you'll understand.

*For those with children, some days they're angels and some days you could throw them out the window!

Anyway, Monkey has had an EXCELLENT month at school with only 1 bad light in 30 days! We couldn't be more proud of him. He is a great student but gets bored very easily. His teacher has to give him a little extra work to keep him from talking. And he gets to go to the library every day (Lovey would be proud).

Jeremy celebrated his 34th Birthday this week-we made him his favorite red velvet cake and Monkey helped blow out the candles. Next year we may need two cakes to hold all of the candles!

Sweet Pea tried out her new booster seat/high chair and it was a success! She sat and played quietly at the table for the first time (really...the first time) while we ate dinner.

Baby and I have also been working on her nap schedule this week. She's never been a true napper, usually 20-30 minutes a couple of times a day. After 2 hours of high-pitched screaming on Monday, she took a 30 minute nap for the whole day. Today, she slept an hour this morning and an hour this afternoon with no fuss! Huge. Relief.

Clown Face

2011-01-24T07:40:00.000-08:00

What 7 Good Lights in a row will get you:

Chick Fil A

0ne large bag of Skittles

Barnum and Bailey Circus

New Sword (circus tradition)

lots of Diet Coke

and One clown nose!

On a side note:

Happy Birthday Daddy!!! Your crazy kids (even the one you 'claim' doesn't like you) love you very much!!!

Diva.

2011-01-19T17:00:00.000-08:00

Happy 28 Weeks Baby Girl!

Happy New Year!...A Little Late

2011-01-16T15:44:00.001-08:00

So much has been going on at the Greer Compound since Christmas! From Gator Bowl festivities to foot surgery to school, we started 2011 running! Jeremy and I were fortunate enough to celebrate our wedding anniversary with friends and family around. Everyone was in town for the Gator Bowl (Go Dawgs!) so we were able to enjoy a night out on the town with friends-not something we get to do often.

As long as we look cute, we're happy!

Just to see how much she has grown-scroll down to the last picture of her and Monkey.

Baby Girl officially hit the 6 month mark January 7th! I can't believe she's already been with us half a year!

At 6 months, she can/does:

Sit up by herself

Eat 3 solid meals a day, usually baby food

Talks. A. Lot.

Grab large and small objects

Smile, flirt, and giggle (she LOVES boys!)

Follow the sound of my voice

React to hearing her name

Scream. Scream. Scream. When she doesn't get her way

Sleep 7pm-6ish am

She weighs 17 lbs. and is still in the 95th percentile. We know how to grow babies around here!

Monkey is back in school and making more of an effort not to talk so much. He's only come home with 1 unacceptable light in 2 weeks. He easily talks two or three times more than his parents.

Monkey is also signed up for t-ball this spring. We hope this is the year he really enjoys it more!

Happy New Year!

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!

2010-12-25T17:01:00.001-08:00

We've had a wonderful Christmas this year! Jeremy and I are so blessed to share this holiday season with our sweet babies and good friends and family.

A few pictures of thanks and such:

Not really Christmas-y, but Sweet Pea was happy to go to Wal-Mart yesterday. She loves the sweet senior citizens that always gush over her cuteness.

Happy Birthday Jesus!

Our new favorite Christmas tradition is making a birthday cake for Jesus (he prefers red velvet) and celebrating on Christmas Eve.

Santa must prefer red velvet too-I'm sure he can only have so many cookies in one night before he's ready to move on to the next dessert. He also leaves notes for the kiddos. Monkey was surprised to learn that Santa watched him at school. Let's hope this makes our 2nd semester of kindergarten a little easier!

Santa's loot.

We also adopted a little girl from our local Angel Tree. As a family, we really enjoyed buying for our angel and making her Christmas special.

Mamaw Romie and Grandy-Thank You for our first Bibles!! I still have my very first pink Bible that y'all gave me in Christmas of 1986! We'll always cherish these.

M was happy to see her Bubby opening gifts!

Aunt Amanda, Lala, and Uncle Will-Thank You for the awesome art set! We've already worked on our family portrait!

Aunt Mimi, Uncle Kevin and cousins-Thank You for the adorable outfits! Blue will definitely make her gorgeous blue eyes pop!

Also, Thank You for the grooming kit-now Monkey can groom with his Daddy! He did ask if this would turn his hair grey and we assured him that his hair would not fall out or fade for many years to come :)

Aunt Amanda, Lala, and Uncle Will-Thank You for the new toys. Not only are they fun to play with, but they taste yummy and delicious too!

We are now anxiously awaiting for our Lovey to get here for a fun-packed week. Next weekend, J and I will share another amazing year of marriage as well as watch our favorite Bulldawgs play in the Gator Bowl.

Merry Christmas!

Go Eagles!

2010-12-21T16:53:00.000-08:00

As I blog, my handsome boys are in St. Petersburg watching their favorite Golden Eagles play football. It's so stinking adorable that Monkey wants to, not only look like his father (minus the grey hair), but dress like him too!

Go Eagles!

Merry Christmas!

Christmas Vacation, Monkey Style

2010-12-21T16:47:00.000-08:00

For our first day of Christmas vacation, we made gingerbread cookies. More were eaten than decorated but who cares?! The point is to eventually eat them anyway!

Showing off his culinary skills

Sweet Pea didn't seem that impressed with our family holiday tradition.

That icing can was full before Monkey got his hands on it. He ate more than he decorated with. Hyper does not begin to describe the next 4 hours.

Visual proof that Baby does like her father....sometimes.

"Mama, take my picture with the crazy eyes!"

Happy 23 Weeks Sweet Pea!

2010-12-15T12:38:00.000-08:00

Daddy, Monkey, and I love you more than the world.

Love.

2010-12-13T17:22:00.000-08:00

*Sigh*

Cuties

2010-12-06T18:06:00.000-08:00

Monkey so proud of his bat!

And one happy Sweet Pea before church!

A Rare Moment

2010-12-06T18:02:00.001-08:00

Jeremy finally broke our stubborn baby! For the last 22 weeks, she has refused to nap on her daddy. I was the only one she would sleep with. Naps are definitely tricky with this one. After 20 minutes of squealing and screaming, she gave in. I don't know if Jeremy or Morgan was happier.

It was the best 2 hour nap for all of us!

Twinkies!

2010-12-01T17:34:00.001-08:00

If, for one second, you ever wonder who Sweet Pea looks like: check out Papa Bear! They have the exact same profile and smile. I guess this means my dad would've been a really cute baby girl (sorry Daddy...we do love you!).

She seems to like her twin too. She actually let someone besides her favorite mother hold her during Thanksgiving. Big Step.

Happy 20 weeks Baby Love!

In Monkey news, did you know my kid is so dang creative?!? He's definitely more artistic than I ever was. If you've ever been to our house, you've seen our doors. I should really take pictures of them one day. Anyway, Monkey decorated them with original art work for each family member. Last week, he made brightly colored skulls and cross bones (I'm not a bad parent but don't ask me where he saw these!).

Today, he decided to make Sweet Pea a cupcake for her door because 'she's the sweetest baby in the whole world.' Man, I love these kids.

Growing Too Fast!

2010-11-21T17:34:00.001-08:00

I really haven't taken any pictures over the last week of our Sweetness. I had a bout of strep throat and Jake had some kind of bug last week. We weren't the best of company but our little Princess was there to entertain us the whole time. And (cross your fingers) she hasn't gotten sick....yet.

I apologize for the old picture but promise to post new ones this week as she celebrates 20 weeks with us on Wednesday. We are ready to celebrate our first Christmas as a family of four and continue to spoil both wild animals rotten!

Sweet Pea is rolling over and talking even more. I didn't think a baby could stay awake all day and talk non-stop but this one can! She lights up when her 'Bubby' enters the room and refuses to take her eyes off of him. She is also eating (and loving) oatmeal, carrots, sweet potatoes, and bananas. She has the chubbiest, sweetest little legs and painted toes now! These groceries are good to her!

We are so thankful to share our first Thanksgiving with Lovey and Papa in 5 years and very blessed to have family willing to travel this far to see our sweet babies.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

My Bulldawg Is What Color?

2010-11-21T17:28:00.001-08:00

Many Floridians assume that, because we have a bulldog in our front yard, that we are Georgia fans. We. Are. Not. In fact, thanks to the artistic direction of our creative 5 1/2 year old, our bulldawg bleeds all sorts of colors.

Monkey had a little fun with his sidewalk chalk while Daddy washed the truck over the weekend.

So proud of his work!

He definitely inherited the artsy stuff from his Mama!

Proud of the chalk dirt!

Our Monkey is just so stinking smart and cute!

Big Brother: Protector and Entertainer!

2010-11-09T18:42:00.001-08:00

Monkey really, really loves his sister! I'm pretty sure the feeling is mutual too. She lights up and giggles, slobber pouring from her mouth, when she hears or sees him!

He thought it would be funny to give Baby Girl a third eye....she didn't seem to mind.

The pictures below are not the most flattering of our sweet ones but Monkey insisted I take a picture tonight of him holding his baby. He wants her to call him 'Bubby' when she starts talking and he is positive that will be her first word!

We tried out the rice cereal tonight and it was not a hit. She prefers her meals in liquid form.

Sweet Pea had her 4 month check up this week:

Weight: 16.10 lbs (97%)

Height: 24.5 in (75%)

These past 18 weeks have flown by with two little wild ones but we have a feeling that it only gets better and better!

Too Adorable Not to Share!!

2010-11-01T18:12:00.000-07:00

Watching Skippyjon Jones in the Character Parade at school.

Scroll down to the next post to see more!

Monkey'in Around!

2010-11-01T17:57:00.000-07:00

As he said earlier, "I'm a maaaddddd Monkey!" I'm pretty sure he meant this in a good way! Our little fellow has been growing and changing even faster since he started Kindergarten. He is the BEST big brother a little girl could ask for and, of course, a huge blessing to Jeremy and I.

Last week, Monkey was part of the Character Parade at school. Students had to dress as a character from their favorite book. Not one to join ordinary-dom, he went as the one-eyed chihuahua from Skippyjon Jones, Lost in Spice. It's a must read for all youngsters!

Below is the Christmas List we've been working on the last few weeks. His eyes are bigger than his parents' bank accounts! I'm sure Santa will take care of him this year.

*Grandparents-if you need ideas for gifts (but please do not feel obligated to buy!), call me!

Monkey is excelling at school. He can now read and write the days of the week and months of the year with no help. At home, we're reading Diary of a Wimpy Kid and he can read a ton of words and sentences!

We're so proud of our firstborn and cannot wait to see what he'll be doing next!

It's Been 4 Months Already?

2010-10-27T17:53:00.000-07:00

I can't believe Sweet Pea is 4 months old today. It's amazing how much things have changed at the Greer house this year-new house, new baby, new school, new stay-at-home job....we've been blessed in so many ways!

M is growing like a weed. Baby Girl giggles and talks a lot more than she sleeps. She follows voices around the room, holds herself up with her arms, has rolled over once, is extremely ticklish, loves just the sight of her big brother, is teething and drooling, and loves to be held as much as possible (I don't deny her the last one).

When Monkey was a baby, Jeremy and I would fight (playfully) over who would get to rock him to sleep. Now we rotate-one reads with Monkey before bed while the other rocks baby to sleep. Both are wonderful so it's impossible to choose our favorite!

Monkey-he will be an extremely scary mummy/skeleton for Halloween this year. Beware! He has been doing so great at home and in school so the Big Man will get a post all of his own later this week. We're so proud of our Kindergartner!

Happy Halloween!

Vacation, Mississippi Style!

2010-10-12T17:44:00.000-07:00

There are so many wonderful things to do while vacationing in Mississippi:

1. Play with your (future) dinner.

2. Give Bully a ride.

3. Visit Granddaddy.

4. Roll around on the ground with Bella.

5. Tire + Swing=Fun!

6. Take the most adorable nephew to Bass Pro for some light shopping.

*On a side note, doesn't Austin look a bit like Sweet Pea????

7. Take family pictures beside a giant igloo (after eating at said igloo).

We are so thankful to see so many of our friends and family while in Mississippi. Monkey and Sweet Pea both enjoyed the 'spoiled rotten time!'

My Kids Are Adorable!

2010-09-29T07:13:00.000-07:00

Monkey joined the '100 Club' at school!!! We're so proud of him for counting to 100 for his teacher. It's really not a huge feat for him (he can count to 200+) but we've been trying to get him to take more of an interest in school. He's bored to tears and acting out (talking) so this was a little fun for him. We immediately went to Wal-Mart for his reward! I love my Monkey!

We're working on our skeleton and mermaid costumes for Halloween. Monkey found these glow-in-the-dark gloves at the Dollar Store-it's still hot here and he wears these all the time, even to bed! It's a little quirky!

Sweet Pea is growing into a chubby bunny and we love it! Her short temper is starting to show (she inherited this from her Daddy) but we are still blinded by her general sweetness.

I LOVE chubby baby feet!

Do not let this picture fool you: it's still hot here but we had one 'cool' day where she had to wear pants to get Monkey from school. She's not a fan of the rain but we're dealing with that :)

We can't wait to see friends and family next week in Mississippi!

Bumpo Baby!

2010-09-22T17:42:00.000-07:00

In honor of Sweet Pea turning 11 weeks old today, we tried out her Bumpo seat. Results: she loves it! She prefers to sit up straight anyway so she can see her entire surroundings but this makes her a little more independent. Now she can sit and talk to me while I do things around the house.

If you look closely, you'll see my dream is coming true-her hair has a red tint to it! I love it!

While playing Batman with her brother, she had to check out Ringo, the ceiling fan, to see what he's up to. Big Brother likes having her close by.