The Crazy Life Of A Mayfield

Summer day are here

2010-05-27T15:53:00.005-05:00

This Saturday we opened the kids new swimming pool that Grandpa John and Grandma BB got them for their birthday. They were so excited waiting for Daddy to finish blowing it up. I brought pitchers of hot water from the kitchen to help even out the cold water. I decided to not put swim suits on them since we were in our own back yard. Dallas and I soon decided that was not wise with the sun out in

OH I LOVE MY BOYS!

2010-05-27T15:14:00.005-05:00

Ethan saw Dallas in our bathroom shaving his face one day. Ethan started asking questions immediately. "What are you doing Daddy? What is that? Why you doing that Daddy? What are you DOING?"Dallas explained to him all about shaving when you are a big boy. Since that day Ethan has wanted to shave. Every time the child walks remotely near our bathroom it reminds him. "I need to shave like

Mother's Day 2010

2010-05-26T15:57:00.022-05:00

I really wanted to take the kids to Fossil Rim this year for Mother's Day. It was kind of expensive for all of us to go, but thanks to a good friend of mine we got in for free! It was such an amazing way to spend the day!If you don't already know, Fossil Rim is a natural wildlife reserve that you can drive through located in Glen Rose, TX. We packed everything up the night before and were ready

Goodies from Grammie :)

2010-05-25T13:43:00.012-05:00

If you remember from the birthday blog, Grammie was unable to attend the party because we got her sick. Her symptoms did not show up until the week of the party and she was so under the weather by that Saturday. It was very odd not having my Mom at the kids birthday party. We missed her very much!It was a few weeks after the party that we finally could get together. One Saturday after nap,

We love to dress up

2010-05-25T10:41:00.007-05:00

The kids are at the age of pretend play. They love to dress up and pretend they are in some of the craziest situations. I absolutely love this stage!!! I try my hardest to make time when the kids want me to join in one of their make believe journeys. I have to remind myself that those dishes will be there later and my kid's childhood won't be.Aunt Wendy bought the kids their first official

Our new tables

2010-05-25T09:40:00.010-05:00

Grand Daddy and Nana decided to make the kids tables for their birthday. Paige has a small table and two chairs in her room, but it was not big enough for company tea parties. I knew that they would end up making amazing furniture, but the end result was more than I could have ever imagined!Ethan's table is a square table with four chairs that slide in under the table to make a big cube. It is

My Babies Turn 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-05-10T11:39:00.051-05:00

I have been working on this blog forever! I am tired of reading it so please excuse any gramaticaly and/or formatting errors. :)Ethan and Paige's 3rd birthday was almost a month ago already, and I still can't believe my babies are 3 years old!! It just amazes me how quickly time really does fly when you have kids. We planned the party at Abbey’s Playtown this year. We have loved that place since

Let the celebration begin...

2010-05-06T11:05:00.005-05:00

The kids turned 3 years old on Sunday, April 25th. We started the birthday festivities with a small party at their daycare. They wanted a Dora theme so I brought plates, napkins and Dora cups for all the kids in their class. I provided pretzel sticks, juice and cupcakes too! Ethan and Paige were so very excited! They have 19 kids in their 2 year old class so it is always some one's birthday.

Easter with my family

2010-04-28T10:32:00.022-05:00

This year we celebrated Easter on Good Friday at our house. We dressed the kids for pictures and the egg hunt and then put them in play clothes. I love that our family is able to roll with the punches. We never have to have something a certain way. Whatever works out best for everyone especially the kids works for us. As long as we spend time together it is always special.Grannie and Pap Paw

Easter Egg Hunt at Daycare

2010-04-28T09:39:00.018-05:00

The weekend of March 26-28th Dallas and I went out of town together for the first time in at least 2 years. We went to Shreveport for the weekend while Grammie kept the kids for us. It was the first time we have ever left the kids with Mom that long. I like to have two adults in charge especially when we are out of the state but Mom did an amazing job. I don't know why I was worried it's not

Finally an answer

2010-04-27T11:50:00.003-05:00

As many of you know we have been dealing with what we thought was allergies with Paige for quite some time. She has a nagging cough at night and has for at least a year and half. Some nights she coughs a lot and other nights not at all. We have had her on Singular and Clariton for years. She has also had numerous ear infections that last forever. I finally made an appointment with an ENT,

Jake and Abby turn 3

2010-04-27T10:27:00.016-05:00

My niece and nephew, Abby and Jake, turned 3 in March also. Their poor parents were blessed with all three of their children in the same week! Their party this year was held at My Gym in Plano. They have attended this gym for a while now and really love it. Ethan and Paige were extremely excited to go to the party. They love parties in general but they really enjoy playing with their cousins

Happy 1st Birthday Lily

2010-04-16T11:17:00.015-05:00

My niece, Lily, turned the big ONE in March. I still can't believe she is already one year old! The last of the little rug rats until my younger brother starts having twins. Ha! He would die at even the thought of that. We celebrated Lily's big day at her house with pizza, cupcakes and lots of fun!Paige had to check out all of Abby's new kitchen additions. She loved Abby's little picnic

After school fun

2010-04-16T11:07:00.004-05:00

Zoe and Kurt came over to play after school one day. They all had such a good time destroying our house. We ordered pizza and Amy brought them four huge cookies for dessert. They played until bedtime then they were out like lights! Paige made a huge mess with that cookie... Ethan did not waste a bite. The girls were rocking out!Ethan was the back up dancer!What do you get when you put four

Birthdays Galore

2010-04-16T10:57:00.008-05:00

The kids have so many friends with family, our friend's kids and their friends in class at daycare. Apparently everyone in our class has a birthday in February, March or April. We were going to at least one birthday party per weekend sometimes two. We finally had to turn down a few invitations before we went broke on presents!Dallas took the kids to Hunter's birthday party but he did not take

Kurt & Zoe turn 3

2010-04-16T10:35:00.010-05:00

Twins are such a large part of our lives. Not only do my brother and I have twins but both our 1st cousins do as well! I met some through my twins club and Zoe and Kurt were meant to be our friends. We met them at our daycare at least 6 months ago. They are a few months older than Ethan and Paige so they were in our same class. Paige, Ethan and I immediately loved Zoe, Kurt and their mom,

Kai is one, already?

2010-04-12T16:27:00.010-05:00

Kai the last official baby among my closest friends turned one in February. I just can't believe our youngest little stinker is over a year old already! He is just about as cute as he can be.My wonderful friend April and God daughter, Miss Reese.Of course the only thing they ever like is the tissue paper :) I don't know what Paige was doing but she looked like someone on star trek. Baby toys

February Snow in TX

2010-03-23T10:15:00.013-05:00

By now everyone knows we received an unprecedented amount of snow in February. It started snowing on Thursday and Dallas was still out of town. The kids and I waited patiently for him to come home before we went to play. We had a great time! Dogs enjoyed it as much as we did. Believe it or not I did not mean to color coordinate them. Starting the snowman. They were big helpers with the

Just a few pictures.

2010-03-23T09:49:00.005-05:00

I found the few pictures I took on our first family vacation. Turning the lights off and on was one of the high lights of the room. Reading books and showing off our art work to Grandpa John and Grandma BB.I still can't believe these are all the pictures I took of this special trip. :(These are just pictures from a random day before school when I thought they looked cute. My sweetie pie really

Kids Valentine's Day Party

2010-03-19T13:47:00.009-05:00

The kids' Valentine's Day party was held on Friday, February 12th. Diane let me leave work to attend the party which I appreciated so much. The kids really like me to come and I love seeing them interact at school. When I showed up they were already putting all the Valentine's into the boxes they had decorated. I helped Ethan and Paige put ours in all the boxes. After they were done, they

Our first family vacation

2010-03-19T13:42:00.005-05:00