Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Fun Day
Kate and Maddie--ready to head into the pool for the first swim lesson!
Kate's face when I asked her if she was excited about her swim lessons!
Kate and Mason at Chik-Fil-A...the day just kept getting better and better.
Kate's actually going down the slide at Chik-Fil-A now, but got a little upset when another little boy in the playplace wouldn't stop screaming in her face. Can you blame her?Wal-Mart Anyone?
It's been so much fun for Kelsey and I to watch our kids together lately. They really have become buddies and totally feed off of each other when they play. This was so cute...Kate was going shopping at Wal-Mart and Ross got to go along.:) He's not going to fit in that cart much longer.:)
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Kateisms
There are so many hilarious things Kate says...yesterday I was on all fours chasing her around the living room. When I growled at her, she got scared, jumped up on the couch and turned to me and said..."Mommy, you not a monster, you just a nice guy. You just a yittle guy." HA!
Then in the car the other day she said "Mommy, you hold my hand?" So of course, I finagled my arm back to hold her little hand, and then she says "Mommy, you my bestest friend ever!" *Melt Mommy's Heart*.
In the car on the way to Aunt Keke's house, Kate (who watches a lot of Pooh and Tigger) says to me "Mommy, Baby Ross is my buddy boy!"
And don't think for a second kids aren't playing us! Kate's listening ears have caught onto something recently...every time she does something she knows she's not supposed to and I call her on it, she starts screaming and crying and saying "I tired Mommy, I just tired." I guess the exhaustion crutch is out!:)
Then in the car the other day she said "Mommy, you hold my hand?" So of course, I finagled my arm back to hold her little hand, and then she says "Mommy, you my bestest friend ever!" *Melt Mommy's Heart*.
In the car on the way to Aunt Keke's house, Kate (who watches a lot of Pooh and Tigger) says to me "Mommy, Baby Ross is my buddy boy!"
And don't think for a second kids aren't playing us! Kate's listening ears have caught onto something recently...every time she does something she knows she's not supposed to and I call her on it, she starts screaming and crying and saying "I tired Mommy, I just tired." I guess the exhaustion crutch is out!:)
Christmas Cruise Pictures
We had such a fab trip to the Bahamas, St. Thomas, and St. Marten over Christmas. We got to go with 29 people on my Dad's side of the family. My grandparents treated everyone to the Christmas Cruise in honor of their 57th wedding anniversary. Quite a reason to celebrate if you ask me...and there's no one else in the world that I would rather spend vacations with than family! If we include everyone on both sides of Jared's and my family we might be able to have the boat to ourselves. HA
Kate visited the allergist right before we left on the trip, and we were sooo excited to find out she is not allergic to milk or eggs any longer. So the only she wanted to do on the boat was EAT! If you ask her what she wanted to do..."I go on big boat and eat pancakes!". And eat pancakes she did--Jared and I cracked up every morning watching our sweet little girl woof down 5 or 6 pancakes at a time...making up for lost time I guess.
She experienced the ocean and the beach for the first time--what fun to watch her soak up the sun, play in the sand, and paddle around in her floatie vest. She had a big time, and was as easy going as could be. Having my cousin Luke on the trip made things even better for her--Luke is almost exactly a year older than Kate...so she thought he was quite cool, and everywhere we went they had a buddy so that was really fun.
People ask me what my favorite parts of the trip were--
1. We did a Kayak, Hike & Snorkel on an uninhabited island off of St. Thomas with some of my favorite cousins, my parents, and my aunt and uncle. It was soooo cool--got to see a SHARK, lobster, barracudas, sting ray, octopus, and all kinds of other really cool sea life. Plus the group we were with had a hermit crab race, and HOLLA, guess who's crab won?! Yup, mine. They let us hold sea urchins, and starfish...all around the best excursion I've ever been on.
2. In honor of my Grandparents Anniversary, all their kids put together a Jeopardy game of their lives. It was really cool--not only because my team won (can you see the competitive streak in me yet?) but because we got to learn a lot of the details of my Grandparents life together...they are quite the inspiration.
3. Duh....the FOOD!
Thursday, January 08, 2009
Merry Christmas???
Hey Ch'all! I know I know...it's been FOREVER! I'm so bad, but here are a few pics to tide you over until I have time to sit down and truly update.:) Hoping you all had a wonderfully Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year!
Friday, November 14, 2008
Trunk or Treat
For Halloween we attended our church's event--Trunk or Treat. It was fun and our little ladybug and her cousin the sweet pea enjoyed themselves. Kate got her facepainted, went "fishing" for candy, played all sorts of games, and even got to go with us through the giant box maze--she slept well that night!
Monday, October 27, 2008
Sweet smiles
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
I've been Blog Tagged
Ok, I've been blog tagged by one of the cousins...so here are 6 interesting/amusing facts about me.
1. We moved to Guam when I was four--lived there for 3 years while my dad was in the Navy. I went to first grade on the naval base that we lived on. My first grade teacher was Mrs. Cruz...I was one of two caucasian kids in my class. I can still sing "Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer" in Guamanian.:)
2. I once slept walked outside when staying at my grandparents house in Alaska. I was seven, and my grandmother was soooo worried that I would get charged by a moose that she stuck all the kitchen chairs in front of the door each night we were there.
3. I have incredibly weak enamel on my teeth, and therefore, out of 32 teeth only 8 of them are completely originals. My mom-- to this day --blames it on the fact that she was soo sick when she was pregnant with me that she couldn't keep enough nutrients down to fully form my teeth...who knows.
4. As a freshman in high school I got whooping cough, yes WHOOPING COUGH. Thought I was going to die--got down to 115 lbs--super nasty skinny and sickly. Yes, I got the vaccine, and yes, I still got it, go figure.
5. I was a pole vaulter in high school. Yes, little ol' me. I actually got to go to state and placed fourth with a whopping vault of 9' 3"!
6. In my college dorm, there was a full kitchen on the second floor...my roommate and I got hungry one night and went to raid the fridge/freezer. We found a brand new, unopened half gallon of vanilla icecream (those of you who know me, know I am a chocoholic so you can imagine how desperate we were for a sugar fix)--not only did we steal it (some poor college student had to wonder who would steal a 1/2 gal of icecream at a Christian college), but we literally ate the whole thing by ourselves in less than 15 minutes. YUCK! And I totally couldn't figure out why I went home 25 lbs heavier that year. Justice I suppose.;)
Now I tag Mandy Smith, Kristi Matthews, Cat Hoyle, Amanda Gabriele, and Stephanie Qualls. Can't wait to read 'em girls!
1. We moved to Guam when I was four--lived there for 3 years while my dad was in the Navy. I went to first grade on the naval base that we lived on. My first grade teacher was Mrs. Cruz...I was one of two caucasian kids in my class. I can still sing "Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer" in Guamanian.:)
2. I once slept walked outside when staying at my grandparents house in Alaska. I was seven, and my grandmother was soooo worried that I would get charged by a moose that she stuck all the kitchen chairs in front of the door each night we were there.
3. I have incredibly weak enamel on my teeth, and therefore, out of 32 teeth only 8 of them are completely originals. My mom-- to this day --blames it on the fact that she was soo sick when she was pregnant with me that she couldn't keep enough nutrients down to fully form my teeth...who knows.
4. As a freshman in high school I got whooping cough, yes WHOOPING COUGH. Thought I was going to die--got down to 115 lbs--super nasty skinny and sickly. Yes, I got the vaccine, and yes, I still got it, go figure.
5. I was a pole vaulter in high school. Yes, little ol' me. I actually got to go to state and placed fourth with a whopping vault of 9' 3"!
6. In my college dorm, there was a full kitchen on the second floor...my roommate and I got hungry one night and went to raid the fridge/freezer. We found a brand new, unopened half gallon of vanilla icecream (those of you who know me, know I am a chocoholic so you can imagine how desperate we were for a sugar fix)--not only did we steal it (some poor college student had to wonder who would steal a 1/2 gal of icecream at a Christian college), but we literally ate the whole thing by ourselves in less than 15 minutes. YUCK! And I totally couldn't figure out why I went home 25 lbs heavier that year. Justice I suppose.;)
Now I tag Mandy Smith, Kristi Matthews, Cat Hoyle, Amanda Gabriele, and Stephanie Qualls. Can't wait to read 'em girls!
Friday, October 03, 2008
Good eatin' thanks to our Bow Hunter
Last year's kill--about the same size as Kate :)
This year is quite a different story--WAY TO GO DADDY!Check out that rack!
Monday, September 29, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
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