The Armes Family

A Few Months Later...

2011-12-14T01:39:00.002-07:00

It seems as though life is flying by and I am not keeping up with this blog! Hopefully in a few words I can update you on our lives these past few months.

Since our last post...
Taylor turned 2 on August 24th! Although she really didn't have any desire to talk in the past, her vocabulary has taken off! It's so fun to hear her sweet voice, which seems to be lower in pitch than Kaitlyn's. She FINALLY started saying Kaitlyn's name. Well, it was more "Kate" but it was good enough for us! However, yesterday she started using 2 syllables for Kaitlyn. It's amazing how her vocabulary expands by the day. If she's anything like Kaitlyn, she'll never lack in conversation. Our favorite thing about her is that she truly loves life. Life is a party no matter what the case. She gets excited about everything! We love her enthusiasm. Hopefully it will stay that way. I will say, however, that nothing melts my heart more than snuggling with her. At night during our bedtime routine, I love it when she pulls me close to give me a kiss through that pacifier of hers. As we snuggle she loves to join in singing with me and prays by herself. These are moments I'll treasure forever.

Kaitlyn will be 5 in March- less than 3 months away! Where did that time go? She's growing up. I suppose it's bitter sweet for me. I love that she and I can do special activities and have the conversations we have but I just want her to stay young. I'm not ready to send her to Kindergarten in August. I'm not ready for her to start this phase of life. It's hard to imagine her not being in my care all day. At least I still have several months to get ready. When I taught Kindergarten we had a "Boo-Hoo Breakfast" for parents the first day. Yep, need to prep for that!!!

Kaitlyn LOVES to learn! I pray she'll keep that enthusiasm for learning. She's reading simple books, sounding out words phonetically and writing a simple sentence. And I must say, she is a great learner in the kitchen. She loves to help me bake. I figure it's never too early to teach her the meaning of fractions, right? :) Aside from this, my most favorite moments are our conversations at night. It's fun to lay with her and talk about our day, talk about our plans for tomorrow and share stories from when I was a child. She LOVES that! She told me the other night, "Mom, I love you the most and I love Daddy the most. I love you and Daddy and Taylor the same height." This heart of hers is tender and compassionate. I know I'm the mom but I think she exemplifies this sometimes more than other children her age. At night we pray that she'll always have a beautiful heart, a heart that loves God and others. These moments with our sweet Kaitlyn are ones I will treasure forever.

Jason and I are doing well! I'm so proud of the hard worker he is. He is a PTO and now trains new officers as they come out of the academy. Teaching in the field is right up his alley. He's such a leader and a man of many talents! Boy, the girls and I are so blessed! With one of his many talents he plans on going to Zambia this summer on a medical mission trip. Last year, the medical personnel saw over 16,500 people in just 6 days. Wow! He's very excited to take his God-given talents to the people where many have never seen a doctor, ever. He'll be gone for about 2 1/2 weeks. He will have such an amazing time! We'll miss him but what an amazing experience he'll have.

Well, here are some pictures of our past few months! Enjoy!

Pictures of the past few months

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Bella

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Bella is now almost 6 months old!

A Long Overdue Update!

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Oh my! It's been quite a while since I've updated. I'm not even sure I've put a picture of our dog on here. Bella is our little black lab who LOVES the girls and the girls adore her. Let's just say she's a puppy. For those of you who have ever raised a puppy you know what I mean. : ) She is incredibly patient with Taylor who tugs, pulls and bosses her around. So good natured and incredibly sweet.

Kaitlyn is approaching 4 1/2 in September. Taylor will be 2 in 14 days, already! I'd better be figuring out what exactly I'm going to do for her birthday. It will be here before I know it. Kaitlyn is as sweet as ever. The problem is, she just won't stop growing up! She enjoys being such a big helper with the dog. I love that she and Taylor can now play together. It's funny because she reverses the roles when they play. Taylor is the mom and she is the baby (or one of them is the dog which I thought would stop once they got a dog). Recently, it was rather precious when they were playing in Kaitlyn's kitchen and they each brought Jason breakfast in bed. Boy were they proud of their pretend creations! Kaitlyn loves to be a role model for Taylor which is great because Taylor wants to be just like her.

I have started preschool with Kaitlyn. She asks me to do it with her which makes it even more fun. I pulled out a lot of my teaching stuff from when I taught kindergarten and it's coming in quite handy!

Taylor is finally starting to talk. She said her first sentence on June 9th! "Don't touch" came out of her mouth much to our amazement. It was after that I realized I really do tell her that quite often. I guess it's proof she does listen! Since then she's added MANY more words to ber vocabulary as well as a few phrases. Taylor's not quite 2 yet and just about potty trained. She wants to be like Kaitlyn so much that she has done this all herself, amazingly! I love it! Hopefully the diapers that I currently have will be the last diapers I will ever buy.

We had the opportunity to take a family vacation to San Diego this summer. It was a much needed vacation. It was so nice to just get away- just our little family. We went to Sea World, the San Diego Zoo, a Padres baseball game and of course the beach. The girls LOVED the ocean. Thankfully we took our tent with us because it allowed us to stay one day for 5 1/2 hours! We were there for 6 days which was absolutely relaxing but I must say, it's always good to come home. :)

Since I haven't been good about updating the pictures you will be surprised just how much the girls have grown. Enjoy pictures of our last few months!

San Diego Vacation

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Pictures from the last few months

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New Addition

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Our new little addition will be here on April 23! She's going to be absolutely adorable. We will pick up our little black lab in 2 weeks. Kaitlyn is beyond thrilled and Taylor doesn't have a clue what's going on. She loves the IDEA of dogs but gets scared when they get near. Bless her heart, she doesn't have a clue how her little world is going to change. : ) Check back in a couple weeks for new pictures!

A Long Overdue Update!

2011-04-10T21:10:00.021-06:00

I was looking at the date when I last posted and it was in December! This is, for sure, a long overdue update on the family. Since we last posted, Kaitlyn celebrated her 4th birthday at the beginning of March. Four years old! Can it be? She's growing up so quickly. Lately, Kaitlyn has really started enjoying sounding out words and writing them. In fact, today she wrote made a card for her Great Grandma that said, "Hab brda grat grno." For those of you who are quite fluent in phonetic spelling it says, "Happy birthday great grandma." I only helped her with her finger spacing between her words. I was ever so proud of her! She was creating words with sidewalk chalk the other day outside. I was quite surprised when she wrote "crstl" (crystal). She is also sounding out words as we're reading. Of course the teacher in me takes advantage of these teachable moments that come daily. : ) Kaitlyn has enjoyed learning about telling time and can tell and show you time on a clock in the simplest form (1:00, 3:00 etc.) She thinks she hot stuff being able to identify and demonstrate this! Taylor is doing very well and is already 19 months old. Although she is still determined not to talk, she's a smart little thing. She doesn't miss a beat. She does say some words but she is more than happy at keeping that total at a minimum. I told her tonight that she'd do awesome in charades! She's quite amazing at that. : ) Taylor's newest favorite thing to do is her dancing video. Okay, really is a ballerina DVD that does a few different dances to the story of Cinderella. It's actually quite adorable. She is constantly pulling out her princess dance mat and then attempts to turn the DVD on herself. Such a smart cookie! She loves to imitate especially ANYTHING that Kaitlyn does. Taylor adores her older sister and they play very well together, for the most part. Taylor's hips are doing well. We go back in at age 2 for another x-ray to make sure she's still on track. Boy, that's only 5 months away! Both of the girls recently had a nasty bout of RSV. I never knew just how horrible that virus was and just how contagious is was as well. We were down and out for about 1 1/2 weeks. Thankfully we're through it now. One more sickness under their belt to help create an immunity for later, right? Hopefully we'll be well for a while now.

Oh How the Time Flies By

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(This post is from 12-13-10. I couldn't get the date to change from when I first attempted to create this post.)

Is it REALLY middle of December already??? We have enjoyed Fall here. It's hard to believe that it's been so warm. Going to the park in long sleeves in the middle of December should be unheard of! Oh how I wish for snow though. I want to play in it with the girls.

The girls are growing so fast. We are quickly approaching Kaitlyn's 4th birthday! It seems that she has grown up so much lately. She loves her weekly sleepovers at her grandparents. She continues to love that Taylor is getting old enough to really play with. However, she's doesn't always truly comprehend why Taylor doesn't always want to be a dog or to be carried around. In her perfect world she would be a mommy with a dog. :) Kaitlyn has really taken interest in helping me with the dishes and sweeping. She recently told me that it was now her job to sweep. Nice!

Taylor is as cute as ever with her scrunchy face. She can be quite a ham in front of the camera. Boy is she a busy little baby! Taylor is just as smart as her sister too. However, she just chooses not to talk- stinker! She does know a few words, however. When we try to get her to say a word she just laughs at us. Really, she does! I think she figures we say it just fine so why should she attempt? :) We're getting really good at figuring out what "uh, uh" and "this" is. Of course, Kaitlyn thinks she's a pro at figuring out what she wants. Even though Taylor is a petite little thing, she can sure keep up with her sister. Let's see...she loves her belly button, climbing, playing on the stairs, "trying" to go potty on the toilet, more climbing, touching skin when she's tired, bear and her pacifier. Of course there's more but we'll end it at that.

What can I say other than we are so blessed! We are continually thankful to God. Here's a few pictures to share with you what we've been up to the past couple months. The zoo pictures are from the middle of November!

Kaitlyn made an outfit out of a plastic bag. She put her feet in and made leg holes! So creative!

The girls in "night crawlers" (as Kaitlyn would call them)

Halloween Fun

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Halloween has already come and gone?!! Our little SWAT officer and ladybug had a great time. They were able to enjoy their costumes twice- once at church and then on Halloween night. Such cuties! Taylor really got the hang of the whole trick-or-treating and Kaitlyn was a great big sister in helping. I think Kaitlyn likes the fact that Taylor is getting big enough to share in the fun with
her.

Enjoying the Last Days of Summer

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It's hard to believe that Fall is here! I'm SO excited!!! I thought I'd better put up some recent pictures and LOTS of them. :)

Daddy told her no more popcorn so she problem solved. She went and carried a stool over to the counter. Stinker!

Sisterly love!!!

Playing with a ladybug

Just had a popsicle

Fun with bows!

one..two..three..bite your lip! :)

One of Kaitlyn's favorite things to do...

listen to books on tape/cd

Kaitlyn segmented the word "cat", identified the sounds

and wrote the letters in order to create the word-

all by herself!

Balloon Fun!

2010-09-10T21:32:00.009-06:00

We got up at the crack of dawn- no it was still dark- to go to the balloon classic! Taylor wasn't thrilled about waking up at 5:15 a.m. but definitely enjoyed it as much as Kaitlyn. The girls were troopers even though they were tired and cold. It was a really neat experience for them.

Happy 1st Birthday, Taylor!

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Sitting in daddy's high chair!

Sitting in daddy's high chair :)

Wedding Dress Fun!

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We had the opportunity to go with cousin Hannah while she did some wedding dress shopping. Needless to say, Kaitlyn had a blast trying on a variety of flower girl dresses. She was so precious to watch! Here are some of the pictures of her in the dresses.

New Floors!

2010-08-20T09:57:00.005-06:00

We got new hardwood floors installed last week. They turned out beautifully! We are very pleased. I must say it is nice to have our house back in order though. It was in quite disarray! If you need some work done in your house, we know just the guy.

Vacation (and Some)

2010-07-31T10:01:00.018-06:00

We have had a busy summer, filled with fun! Not only have we done a couple of camping trips, we took a mini vacation to Denver. We had so much fun at The Aquarium and Water World. Believe it or not, Taylor went down the slides with us! Jason had the responsibility of holding her though! In the evenings we walked the 16th street mall. Even with all the crazies there it was still a lot of fun. People are very interesting to watch. Kaitlyn REALLY wanted to ride the buses that go up and down 16th street so we did that. She thought that was pretty neat. Hey, free entertainment! After Water World, that evening we took the E-Line train to Union Station which Kaitlyn loved. It was such a wonderful vacation and exactly what we needed. I must say, Water World is in our future here in the next couple weeks!!!

A Little of This and a Little of That

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Sitting in the BIG chair at the zoo

Taylor taking the road less traveled

At the zoo

Taylor doing one of her favorite things...playing!

Little Mommy- even to a fish!

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This is Kaitlyn singing to the fish she caught. Poor fish! It finally gave up. :) She continued to rock it and sing to it. It was so funny!

Camping Trip

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The Blessing of Family

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Notice the mess that Taylor made. She was very pleased with herself.

Memaw and the girls. We had a great time together!

Kaitlyn enjoying her first fishing pole

Kaitlyn helping me plant flowers

Our trip to Bass Pro Shops

(Kaitlyn took this picture)

We got to spend time with the Bullock side of the family recently.

This is Great Grandpa Bullock with the girls

Taylor and her Aunt Andrea

The cousins

Nana and Taylor

Nana and her gradchildren- minus 3 (we miss you Hannah, Caleb and Elizabeth!)

April Showers brings May Flowers...and Snow and Cold!

2010-05-17T23:34:00.009-06:00

May is here and so is the snow and cold...still! This spring, so far, has been a bit chilly and the snow is still coming. I do hope that it will be a wet spring though.
Things are going well! The girls are doing wonderful and growing so quickly. Kaitlyn is loving that she can go out in the backyard by herself to play like a big girl. She loves to help us in the yard. When Jason mows, she gets her doll stroller and follows him around "mowing" behind him. She has really taken to following him in his footsteps no matter what he does. :)
Taylor is taking advantage of her freedom of crawling and gets where she wants to go, fast! Not only has she become a pro at crawling but she has mastered pulling herself up on everything. Unfortunately, she's quickly learning that not everything supports her in doing so. I'm thankful that she has figured out how to get back down on the floor after standing up. Whew! That presented some issues there for her for a little bit. :) It's hard to believe that she'll be 9 months next week. I keep telling both girls not to grow up but it's just not working!!!

Taylor has discovered her "scrunchy face"

Kaitlyn enjoys playing dress up!

Taylor playing with Kaitlyn's kitchen

Kaitlyn getting all dolled up before the Cinderella musical

Kaitlyn and her friends Adelyn and Paige

Oops! Taylor found the colored pencil Kaitlyn left on the floor!!

If You're Happy and You Know It...Laugh at Your Sister

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One thing that brings me so much joy is to watch Kaitlyn and Taylor interact. Taylor will just laugh and laugh at Kaitlyn and her silliness. I pray that they will be best friends as they grow up!

The Joy of Wildlife

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We really enjoy having a field behind our house. There is so much wildlife that we get to watch! Just last week we caught a momma fox and her 2 pups in our neighbor's yard. Of course we took video while they put on quite a show for us! Later on the momma fox came into our yard to bury her latest kill. As she buried her mouse in our wood chips, she pulled her already buried kill, a large snake, and took it with her! The pictures are from her visit in our yard.

Spring Means New Things!

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Taylor's newest skill!!!

Taylor playing in her sun hut as we work in the yard

Cute in hats!

Crib pictures

Picnic and playing outside

Kitchen fun!

Just hanging out

Taylor fell asleep while eating

This is how Taylor plays Candyland

Daddy and his girls

Kaitlyn loves her new big, big girl bed!

Having Fun!

2010-03-23T22:50:00.005-06:00

We have definitely been enjoying the weather! I thought I'd put some pictures on to share our fun times together as a family.

Taylor at the zoo

The girls at the zoo

Kaitlyn actually took this picture of us! She did a pretty good job, I must say!

This is a picture Kaitlyn drew a couple days ago in the bath tub. It's a snowman

with a hat, eyes, a nose, and arms. Now, she made sure to tell me that the right hand is showing "I love you" on his fingers in sign language. :)

Taylor is ready for our family bike ride!

Awww, Daddy!

Happy 3rd Birthday Kaitlyn!

2010-03-16T22:32:00.008-06:00

Yes, Kaitlyn is already 3! Where have the last 3 years gone? We have so many wonderful memories and so many more to make. Kaitlyn had just a few friends and lots of family come for her birthday party. They had a great time. The kids decorated a piggy bank as an activity. I was pleasantly surprised how long it kept their attention. Thank you to everyone who helped make Kaitlyn's birthday extra special. We love you all! (I tried to get everyone in the pictures but wasn't able to get Bob or Grandma Bullock- sorry! I did my very best as I had Taylor in tow . :)

An Unexpected Guest

2010-03-10T22:49:00.005-07:00

As you know, Kaitlyn's birthday was on the 4th. However, our household was visited by an unexpected guest...sickness! Unfortunately, he has well overstayed his welcome. This is the 2nd year in a row that Kaitlyn has been sick on her birthday. Even though we had to postpone her birthday party, we still did a little something on her special day.

I took a few pictures of her while she was sick, poor baby! She walked out of the bathroom after looking at herself in the mirror and said, "I look miserable!" It was really cute. So of course I grabbed the camera to get some pictures of her. Happy 3rd birthday Kaitlyn!

Wow! Money for the piggy bank!

Kaitlyn loves to play games

One Little, Two Little, Many, Many Smiles!

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Such a sweet girl

Grandpa Armes and Taylor

Grandpa Armes and his girls

Dressing up in Mommy's clothes

Giggle, giggle, giggle!

Got my toes!

Just finished sharing the brownie batter

with Daddy which is a weekly tradition

Growing and Growing and Growing

2010-02-24T21:49:00.008-07:00

That's right! Our little girls are growing so quickly. Taylor is now 6 months and Kaitlyn will be 3 years old on March 4th. Taylor is sitting up and absolutely loves it! She can now be more of a part of what's going on. It'll be interesting to see when she crawls. She has the motivation just not the skills yet. She's ready to be off and running! I guess she has to keep up with Kaitlyn who is very energetic. She did try some finger food for the first time today! I'm sure you'll be able to figure out her response to that by looking at the pictures below.

Kaitlyn is really into playing games right now. She enjoys playing Mickey Mouse Yahtzee and The Lady Bug Game. I have also recently taught her how to play Uno. I, of course, take out the "fancy" cards. She does very well. It's really enjoyable teaching her how to play new games. There are so many great skills that come with learning how to play games! And no, she doesn't win every time. :) I think it's important for her to learn that others win games as well. Then, when she plays a game with her friends, she doesn't always have to be the winner. We talk about what a good sport is. She has taken well to it. We definitely have fun here in the Armes household. :)

Homemade Fun

2010-02-19T12:54:00.006-07:00

Who says you can't going camping in your own home? Kaitlyn and I had our own little camping trip today. What's better than roasting marshmallows and hot dogs on chopsticks over red pajama pants fire? Or going fishing in the swing full of fish? And sleeping under the tent made from a Mickey blanket, stools and a doll high chair? Don't forget the hot chocolate!! It was quite a fun adventure but it is always good to come home. :) Here are some pictures of our trip!

Glimpses of Our Lives

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Family game time

Ready to play in the snow!

Look at me sit up all by myself!

Trying to make a snowball

Making a snow angel

A New Year Begins

2010-01-16T16:03:00.012-07:00

Happy New Year from us! I am hoping to keep up with the blog a little better than I have lately. I finally was able to add some video so I am thrilled! It's fun to show you the girls in action- to show you what we enjoy everyday! As the time goes by our girls continue to get older. Really, this shouldn't be. :) It seems that Kaitlyn has all of a sudden "grown up" lately. She keeps us laughing on our toes with witty comments, questions and energy. A couple nights ago I was putting her to bed. This was our converstion...

KAITLYN: "Mom, can I sleep in your room?"
ME: "No, you may not. You need to sleep in your room."
KAITLYN: "But I asked myself if I wanted to sleep in my room and I said no." Too funny!

The things Kaitlyn comes up with is truly amazing for a 2 year old. No longer can we talk about whatever we would like when she is around. Not only will she repeat it later on but she has an impeccable memory. Don't ever promise her something you can't carry through with.

Taylor would love to keep up with Kaitlyn. She absolutely LOVES Kaitlyn and loves watching her no matter what she's doing. She even has sympathy for her when she's in trouble. I have also seen Taylor encouraging Kaitlyn with some not-so-good behavior by smiling and giggling. Oh boy! :) Taylor is now eating rice cereal and she is enjoying it. She is also rolling over and is getting so close to sitting up by holding herself. She will last for a few moments before her leaning becomes a topple. Have you ever seen a happy baby? Not until you've met little Taylor! Her smile and giggle is incredibly contagious. We have been so very blessed with our two little girls!

Laser Fun, Teeth and Lots of Giggles!

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Jason pulled out his laser pen the other night and Kaitlyn absolutely loved it. Who said cats are the only ones who can have fun chasing a laser?! We thought we'd capture her excitement!

This is Taylor giggling. Can't resist sharing this! :)

Kaitlyn brushing her teeth (spitting is her favorite part!)

This is Taylor telling us all about her first experience with rice cereal

November Pictures

2009-11-29T23:05:00.001-07:00

We continue to be thankful for the blessings God has given us, 2 of them being our little girls. Kaitlyn is such a sweet little girl who is sometimes too smart for her own good. :) Her new favorite thing to do is set the table. Every time she sets it, she always gives herself a big cup and Daddy a little one. She even makes the effort to take the cups to the bathroom sink to put water in them. Too sweet! Taylor is learning so many new things. She really enjoys hitting her little duck and butterflies hanging from her play mat. Her hips are responding wonderfully to the brace that she has on. Hopefully only another month in it. She has recently attended her first couple of Bible classes and LOVES it! Today she sat the entire class time enjoying watching the activities. She's quite a little social baby and loves to talk and smile at just about everyone. She has even giggled a few times, mostly when I am undressing her. It's adorable! I can't wait to hear more of them.

The Good Life!

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October Days

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Daddy & Kaitlyn getting ready to carve the pumpkin

Jason and Hailey who's now living it up in doggy heaven. We sure miss her!

Kaitlyn always tells us, "I love my baby sister!"

Mommy and her girls

Kaitlyn did Taylor's hair

The girls and Hailey

Kaitlyn and Taylor doing tummy time together!

I caught this little princess dressing

when she was to be napping

Mommy's big helper

Taylor who always full of smiles!

Kaitlyn LOVES to help around the house. The other day she just insisted on mopping the floor for me.

Taylor is all about talking to whoever will listen. She's definitely a social baby. Taylor was having her own little conversation with Kaitlyn. Pretty sweet!

Our Life, Updated

2009-09-26T09:36:00.010-06:00

Taylor is growing so quickly! She had her 1 month appointment this week and she is almost 9 pounds. I think it's safe to say that she's a good eater. Kaitlyn still adores her. We have to remind Kaitlyn to let up on the hugs and kisses every once in a while. She just can't get enough of her.

Kaitlyn-isms

2009-09-26T09:28:00.003-06:00

So a friend created the word "Kaitlynisms" and I liked it! Kaitlyn has said some pretty funny and sweet things these past couple weeks. I thought I'd share a few.

*We were on our way to church last week and Kaitlyn pipes up and says, "I have gas." Okay so we thought it was really funny!

*Today, Kaitlyn was trying to address her teacher. She started with Miss...and couldn't think of her name. The teacher proceeded to tell her that her name was Teresa like her Grandma's name. She then asks, "What do you call your grandma?" Kaitlyn replies, "Grandma."
"Yes, but her name is Teresa. Does your Mommy have a name?"
"Yes, Mommy."
"Yes, but her name is Teri. Do you know your Daddy's name?"
Kaitlyn sat and thought for a minute and then says, "Honey."

* Kaitlyn was talking to her Grandma and said, "I turned into a big sister!"

* Since I had a C-section I was unable to hold or pick up Kaitlyn for a couple weeks. She recently asked, "Mommy, is your tummy better?" I said, "It is!" She said, "Wahoo! Now you can hold me!"

* As she is attempting to go potty she says, "Mommy, can you shake it out of me?"

* As I'm tucking her into bed at night she says, "Mommy, I'm a blessing and a miracle." The next morning she crawls into bed with me and whispers, "I'm an answered prayer."

Welcome Taylor! August 24th, 2009

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Taylor's sucking blister from sucking her hand in the womb

Taylor

6 pounds 10 ounces

20 inches

Baby Countdown!

2009-08-20T16:58:00.002-06:00

We are now on a baby countdown! Little Taylor will be here on Monday, August 24th! Since she is still breech, the C-section is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. We have to be there bright and early at 5:30. We're very excited! Check back for pictures and updates on our newest family member!

Summer Pictures

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Family Time

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Big hugs from cousin Hannah and Caleb

Hat fun with cousin Caleb

Exercising with Uncle Craig

Kelsey, Kaitlyn and Hannah

Jammy time!

Watching for the elephants at the zoo!

Nothing like a spaghetti picnic!

Relaxing in the shade

Kaitlyn reading

2009-08-13T21:24:00.005-06:00

Kaitlyn really enjoys reading books.
I love to catch her reading!

Message for cousin Hannah

2009-07-01T09:40:00.004-06:00

Hannah, we hope you have a wonderful 4th birthday! We love you!

Pregnancy Update

2009-06-02T17:50:00.005-06:00

Things are going great! I had an ultrasound today and got some cute pictures. I put more information regarding the appointment on our home page (see link to the right).

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Baby Sister's Name!

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We will let Kaitlyn share her baby sister's name. Listen carefully!

A Tender Heart

2009-04-28T21:19:00.006-06:00

We truly have a "girly-girl". Tonight Kaitlyn was watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. On one of the commercials they were singing the song "Daisy Bo-Peep has lost her sheep and doesn't know where to find them." We looked over at Kaitlyn and she was crying, poor thing! She was heartbroken for Daisy because her sheep were missing. Kaitlyn's little lip came out and down came the tears. We had to comfort her and assure her that Daisy did end up finding the sheep. I knew she was tenderhearted but didn't know she would be affected by sad things she watched at such an early age. Too precious. No more Daisy Bo-Peep for us, I suppose.

Easter

2009-04-23T13:48:00.013-06:00

Kaitlyn had to have her Easter egg hunt inside because we had lots of snow outside. She didn't know the difference and she loved every moment of it.

Bubble fun

2009-04-23T13:37:00.013-06:00

It's a girl!

2009-04-23T13:19:00.013-06:00

We had our ultrasound at the beginning of the month. I had fun sharing what we were having at mom's group. I brought cupcakes for dessert. It was fun to watch and see who caught on first. I think the pictures tell the story. :)

Do you see the pink frosting in the middle?

Big Girl Bed

2009-04-04T13:20:00.004-06:00

Kaitlyn now has a big girl bed and with that she has new found freedom! She actually has done quite well, better than we thought she would. I peeked in on her today during nap time and this is how I found her. How precious!

More pictures of Kaitlyn

2009-04-02T22:06:00.007-06:00

Joys of Parenting

2009-03-27T12:50:00.007-06:00

It's so fun and I must say incredible to watch as Kaitlyn learns new things everyday. I captured some on video recently. True treasures.

Pregnancy

2009-03-27T12:47:00.002-06:00

The pregnancy continues to go well and Kaitlyn is enjoying watching my tummy "grow, grow, grow." The other day she was eating her snack. I asked her if I could have one, which she so nicely declined. I then asked her if the baby could have one. She agrees, pulls up my shirt and proceeded to feed my tummy a snack. She was so sweet to share!

2 year pictures

2009-03-12T12:19:00.001-06:00

Kaitlyn's prayer

2009-03-12T12:13:00.004-06:00

I just had to share Kaitlyn's prayer she said at lunch today. It was so precious I wrote it down so I could share it.

"Dear Father in heaven, thank you for the cows. Thank you for the stars. Thank you for the ABC's- next time won't you sing with me. Thank you for Daddy. Thank you for my cups. Thank you for Mommy. Thank you for Kaitlyn. Thank you for my food. Thank you for the cats. Thank you for loving me. Jesus name, Amen." Many times she thanks God for the "ketchups", spoons and forks as well.

Poor Kaitlyn!

2009-03-03T22:33:00.007-07:00

Kaitlyn had a sort of traumatic experience tonight! You know you see this on TV and you think, "My child wouldn't do that." Well, Kaitlyn did it. She got her head stuck in the dining room chair. She was crying and very scared but please know that she was not hurt at all. And of course, as good parents, we got it on video.

Hula Baby

2009-03-03T22:25:00.004-07:00

Kaitlyn's favorite show to watch is Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. I just happened to catch her mimicking Minnie hula dancing.

Out of the mouth of babes...

2009-02-06T16:52:00.008-07:00

Today has been a rather funny day. It's so funny to listen to Kaitlyn talk and talk and talk. We were sitting on the bed today and a commercial came on. The two individuals were introducing themselves. Next thing I hear is, "Hi! I'm Kaitlyn and this is my mommy." It was just precious.

Pregnancy story...

So as you know I'm rather sick which requires several "visits" to the bathroom. I try to make sure that Kaitlyn is busy as I make my visits. Well she followed me in today and came over to see what was happening. She looks and then starts gagging. She then backs up to the door and said, "close the door!" I thought for sure that I would be cleaning up her mess off the floor when I was done. Quite hilarious! She did this the other day too except she asked what it was.

Princess at Play

2009-01-30T15:51:00.004-07:00

There's nothing better than waking up, putting on your princess dress and playing "Ring Around the Rosy"

Jason's award ceremony

2009-01-30T14:13:00.011-07:00

Jason was recently awarded the "Life Saving Award" at work. I put the clip from the awards ceremony on here. It was such a neat ceremony! I'm so proud of him!!

Jason and I

Jason and his friend Brad

Jason and his Dad

Jason and his Grandpa

Jason and his Mom

Jason's ceremony

Kaitlyn- 22 months

2009-01-14T10:29:00.012-07:00

sliding with Daddy

what a naughty princess! (notice the crayon on the wall???)

Lookin cute!

playing at the park

counting to 20

saying ABCs

2009-01-14T09:40:00.002-07:00

Well, since we recently got a new video camera I realized I can't download the videos to our other website. So I decided to change websites. Bear with us as we figure out how to work this one. :)