Sweet Boy

Just some pictures of my cutie patootie while we played outside after school today.....

What a good big brother pushing Kresee around in her car...She loves that thing:)

Patch Adams

I left last Wednesday after work to head to Ft. Worth with 9 other Speech Therapists in our district for the annual Texas Speech-Language Pathology conference....We didn't get back until Saturday, so it was a long time without seeing my sweet babies....I missed them and Kerry like crazy!...But we had a good time---didn't learn as much new information as I would have liked, but I enjoyed spending time with my other speech people because we rarely get to see each at work since we are all at different schools....We have monthly meetings and that is it....

Anyways, Patch Adams was the major speaker that kicked off the conference....I was really excited to see him and listen to him...He spoke for about an hour and a half and I have a feeling he could have easily talked all day...But he had arrived from Haiti late Wed night, spoke to us first thing Thursday morning, and then had an 11:30 flight out of DFW to catch--don't know where he was headed next....He was great and I loved hearing about him....

We got clown noses and so the kids had fun wearing it for the 3 minutes it lasted until Kresee tore it in half...Then she carried those 2 pieces around the rest of the evening and even sat with them at dinner wearing one on her head for awhile....Kohen was confused on why it was sticking to her head and I said I'm sure it has boogers or food on it to make it stick (haha)

Looking Out

Kresee loves to mess with the blinds...She likes to peek out the window...She was in our dining room the other day b/c she saw me looking out at the snow...So she thought she would stand up and take a peek too...Her hair is finally getting longer and is starting to flip up everywhere...Kerry had solid little curls when he was a little boy---so she might get some??

And her new favorite toy is the thermostat on the wall....If she sees one (b/c we have a million in our house)...She starts "uh-uh-uh" and pointing at it...She thinks its great to push a button and it lights up and then open and closes it...Great entertainment IF you didn't have to stand there and hold her while she plays with it!!

And of course she loves her brother....Loves to crawl all over him if he is sitting or laying in the floor...She does this with the dogs as well...Too bad, the dogs get mad at her and jump up if she lays on them....But Kohen will tolerate her:)....

On Saturday, Kresee REALLY REALLY wanted my coffee...So I drank all of it and let her play with my mug...She sat there and sucked on that thing forever like she was really getting some...But then I got a re-fill and let her try it out and she loved it...So she is already a coffee junkie...

Baby Grady

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Suzanna and Timmy Kidd's little boy was born 15 weeks premature....Keep this little guy in your prayers....

Birthday Invitations

Kohen's theme for his birthday this year is Football (shocker)....And I'm trying to add in "Coyotes" when I can....So I ordered his invitations off etsy yesterday (another shocker since I'm obsessed with etsy).....In a matter of 24 hrs, they put it together, sent me the proof, I gave it the go ahead and they emailed the final proof this afternoon...So I can now go print it wherever I want!!...So if you are needing some invitations, I highly recommend these 2 ladies...They were so easy and quick!!....

http://www.etsy.com/shop/andersruff

My Big Day

Well I woke up bright and early at 7:15...Wanted to get myself and the kids ready so I could be at the gym at 8:30 for a class....So I got everything ready and go to load my car and in the garage is this!!...He has written all over my car....

REALLY!!..So I was mortified....I come back in the bedroom and Kerry is just giggling and keeps saying "You weren't supposed to see that yet!"...Whatever...So I load the kids and head out the door, take them to Mimi's and off to the gym....As I drive down the road, I feel like everyone is staring at me:)...So I get to the gym, scan my card and the computer yells out "HAPPY BIRTHDAY"...scared and shocked me at the same time...Thank goodness hardly anyone was at the gym...For those that know me, I get embarrassed easily and DO NOT like to have any attention focused on me....
But I got my workout in, went home to shower, ate lunch at Pasqual's with my favorite sister, came home and actually laid down (didn't nap, but I rested), took Sage to the vet and then picked up the kids and we all went to Parkway Grill to eat some dinner in a loud environment...

We got home and I was determined to get a few pictures with the family....

So Kohen was our photographer...a little off-centered but hey we are both in there!!

Kerry and the kids got me some roses and a very sweet card---something about with sympathy on the loss of your 20's....But he at least wrote something nice in it....

Oh and my necklace is from http://www.lisaleonardonline.com/ Cute stuff!!

Then I had to look back and post my 29th birthday picture...Amazing how much all 3 of us has changed in just a year....Even Kohen's little face has grown up so much....

No matter what, these are my best birthday presents every year...Man I have been so lucky...I have some great kiddos....

30th

Today was my 30th birthday....I will write more tomorrow...But tonight I'm just going to say that I am so blessed...I have a lot to be thankful for tonight....God has allowed me 13 1/2 years with my wonderful husband and given me my 2 precious angels....This is my birthday present and I am in love with it....I love wearing it around my neck to remind me of them all day everyday....

Sick Kids

So both kids aren't feeling too great.....Kohen's poor allergies bothered him all last week...Then we went on a hour long family walk Saturday and it went down hill from there...Kohen coughed all night long Saturday...Kresee woke up yesterday with a right goopy eye and it ran all day long...Last night, he started complaining that his ears were hurting...And he was coughing so much, his throat was hurting him as well...He slept in our bed (which is not fun b/c he flips and flops all night long)...Kresee decided to wake up at 2 AM and wanted to be held...All 4 of us in our bed was definitely not fun....After 2 1/2 hrs of laying there, Kresee and I decided to go sleep in Kohen's bed....Kresee started sounding pretty snotty and her left eye was now running as well...SO Kerry and I took both kiddos this morning to see Dr. Yap...They both have little colds---Kresee's right ear has fluid and Kohen's left ear has fluid....We are all home hanging out...Kohen acts perfectly fine and doesn't act sick at all...He usually does well in the day and then it hits him at night...She doesn't act horrible, but you can tell she doesn't feel great.....
Basically, this has been a great first day of Spring Break!!

So here he is watching our portable DVD player for no apparent reason??

And since he won't let her watch his movie, she wanted to wear his jacket??

His Blue Car

Since this really is HIS blue car he has been riding it a lot lately....Kresee has really enjoyed it as well....The other day I think I pushed her in this thing 100 times around our cul-de-sac....

This is one of my favorite pictures of Kohen and it happens to be in his blue car....He was 19 months old.....

And of course now he is a big almost 4 year old boy.....

Putting on her seatbelt...........

Tattoo

Kohen really likes his Daddy's tattoo and would really like one himself:)...Kerry even drew one on his arm the other day, sat the pen down, then Kohen drew ALL over himself...I'm sure I can still see pen marks on his stomach and back...But we ran through McDonald's the other day for the sole purpose of getting him a Star Wars toy and it came with a Darth Vader tattoo....So for the time being, he thinks he's pretty cool:)

Part 3---1 yr. Check-Up

Kresee and Daddy waiting for Dr. Yap this afternoon....


Today we went for her 12 mos. check-up....Poor baby got 3 shots....Kohen was with us and wondered why we get shots:)....So Kerry explained that one to him....


She actually did better today than she has in the past...Didn't scream bloody murder when Nurse Donna weighed her....And she even set on the table while Dr. Yap checked her out without one of us holding her....


She weighed in at 19.2 lbs (she was 19.4 lbs at 9 mos but lost some in January when she got sick), so this put her right between the 10th and 25th %

She was 29 inches long....She grew 2 inches from her 9 mos appt....This put her right under the 50%....

She has just been such a joy and blessing this past year....It honestly goes so quickly...With the 2nd, time really flies....She has been the best little baby and I hope that continues as she transitions to being a toddler:)....

She still isn't walking yet...Will stand and maybe take a step or two...But really has no interest in walking....She has started telling the dogs "de" which means "get"...At the dinner table, that's all I say to them...So she now points her little finger at them and says "de"....But she still says mama, dada, nie-nie, hi, bye-bye, there "der" and thank-you "de-du"....Her favorite is still dada and pretty much EVERYTHING is dada:).....I'm ready for about the 18 mos mark when new words are spoken everyday!...

1 Year Pictures

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Click on the link above to see Kresee's one year pictures from Saturday....I have been a little worried about how they would turn out....Kresee was NOT having it and was a very bad girl (haha)!!!....She was not intested in having her picture made....If pictures were of her sitting in my lap the entire photo session, she would have been a happy camper....But if I even thought about sitting her down she would have a major meltdown....I was happy to see, though, that our photographer still managed to get some of her sweet face...Kohen had me so spoiled...That kid from Day 1 would do anything you wanted him to do when it came to pictures, but Kresee has not been that way....
Thanks Bev---they turned out perfect:)

Part 2--Sweet Face

I thought I would look back and pick out 2-3 pictures from each month over the past year to see how much Kresee has grown and changed in such a short amount of time....I had lots of smiles while I was doing this...She is just so stinking cute (of course!).....

Birthday 3/5/2009.....

March...first few weeks....

1 month....

2 months...

3 months.....

4 months....

5 months......

6 months.....

7 months.....

8 months.....

9 months.....

10 months.....

11 months.....

Had to add the chubby bootie and legs....

12 months....Such a big girl!!

Rocking her new shades (from her boyfriend Jack)....