New Doo!!

Well we finally decided to break down and shave off Kyles crazy fuzz..lol..We had been debating doing it for a while and we finally got tired of people always talking about his hair. John does his weekly shave every Friday so this week Bubba got in on the action. He loved getting it shaved..he sat there patiently with a big smile on his face!! He looks so adorable with a shaved head. He looks like a toddler now instead of a baby!! I love it!!
BEFOREAFTER

Kaylee Update

I thought since I updated on what Kyle was doing these days I might as well do the same for Kaylee. She is almost 27 months old now..although she thinks shes about 16. She is miss independent and likes to do everything herself. She loves to swim and she is doing really well with it. We get in the pool almost everyday. She also loves to color..she usually sits in my bed to color and she would sit there and do it for hours if I would let her...I usually limit her coloring time to only when I can be right there with her because she has proven that she isnt quite ready to be turned loose with the crayons just yet (aka coloring on the walls and floor) She is loving spending time at the park..we were going a few times a week but it is soo hot now that we hae had to either go early in the morning or late afernoon which messus up our dinner and bedtime routine, so we havent been able to go as much!! She loves spending time with her friends..her best friends and Jonathan and Mylee and Isaac and Noah. We usually try to have playdates with them every week. Monday we went to the zoo with Monica and the kids and Kaylee had a lot of fun. She loves animals and wants to touch everything. She really likes to do the water park but it was too crowded because they were having a special event that day..so we are going to go again soon so she can play there. We are trying again with the potty training. This will be the third try. Im feeling more confident this time that she will get it because she always tells me when she goes in her pants and she doesnt like being in a wet diaper. We are only on day 2..but she is doing really well...she is going on the potty a lot more times than in her pants...so thats a start!! She went through a little biting phase last week, she bit her brother twice and also bit me once and a friend...she got in big trouble every time she bit and I also made her tell her daddy when he got home each day and he talked with her...so I think we might have broken her of it..she hasnt done it since!! She is starting to love going to church to her class..up until recently she would cry if you even mentioned taking her to her class..but lately she has been asking to go and happily waving goodbye when I leave. I am so thankful for this..I hated leaving her there screaming (even though she always stopped as soon as I left) So thats pretty much all Kaylee is up to these days...just a kid enjoying her summer!!

9 Months old

I havent been as good as updating each month with Kyle as I was with Kaylee..I guess its a second baby thing haha. But today he is 9 months old. He has changed so much within the last month. He has always been a lot more laid back than Kaylee was and she started doing things a ot sooner than he did...but slowly but surely he starts trying new things. He only has two teeth so far. (I think Kaylee had about 6 at his age) but it doesnt stop him at all from munching on practically anything we have. The other day Kaylee was eating a hamburger and I looked away for a second and she started screaming...he had grabbed her whole hamburger and was trying to eat it. lol. He is finally sitting up now for long periods of time...I thought the boy was never going to sit...and he can also go from laying down to sitting up. Its so cute to watch him. He doesn't crawl normal..he does a sort of army crawl..but he is fast. He doesn't want to be held anymore..he just constantly wants to go go go!! He is also a screamer..not crying..but just screaming to hear his voice...and its loud. I am trying to break him of it because he of course does it at the most inconvenient times. He is a happy baby and loves everyone..he has the biggest smile I have ever seen. You can even make him smile while he is crying haha. He has extremely crazy looking hair and John and I have been debating shaving it for a while now because everywhere we go people are always talking about his fuzzy hair. He is a terrible sleeper..he wakes up at least twice every night..I should let him cry it out for a few nights like I did Kaylee..but its just easier to go in and give him a bottle or binky instead of letting him cry and wake her up. He got his first spankings a couple weeks ago (well if you want to call a pop on the hand a spanking lol) because he likes to mess with the buttons on the cable box at my parents house. I would tell him no and he would give me this big smile and do it anyways..so I kept popping his hand and FINALLY he decided he would stop touching it...this is now a daily battle :) Overall he is such a sweet little guy and I wouldnt change a thing about him (ok maybe his hair) but other than that he is just awesome and I can't wait until he gets a little older and I can tell more about what his personality is going to be like!!

My Babies

I love these little guys more than life itself....they are especially sweet when they are all tuckered out!!

Biter Biscuits

I gave Kyle a biter iscuit for the first time the other day and as soon as I took th picture of him when he was finished I immediately thought back to when I gave Kaylee her first biter biscuit...I now remember why I am not a huge fan of the things LOL
Kyle age 8 1/2 monthsKaylee age 7 1/2 months

The Park

Sine my dad works from home a lot and he is on calls a lot I try to get the kids out of the house as much as possible so they aren't being loud while he is trying to work. There is a really nice park right up the road from us, Ed Austin Park..and we have been going a few days a week. Last week we even had a picnic at the park with Tracy DeLaCruz and her kids. Kaylee loves the park..and she is a lot braver than I thought she would be...she has always loved to swing but now she runs all over the playground and is not afraid to climb to the top of the biggest slide and come down all by herself. Most days the first thing that comes out of her mouth when she wakes up is that she wants to go to the park haha..she loves to meet new friends at the park and she even bribed a litle boy to share his skittles with her the other day haha!! Kyle also likes the park...he enjoys swinging and he likes to watch the other kids play.

My little fish

Before we moved to my mom and dads house Kaylee wasn't a real big swimmer. She liked to sit on the side of the pool and ut her feet in, but she didnt have much interest in getting in. She didnt even really like to get in if you were holding her...but that has all changed now!! The first week we were here she was the same way..she would get in on the stairs and put her feet in but she didnt want anyone to hold her and she definently didnt want to swim by herself. That weekend, the Slegers were over helping us move and the kids al gotin the pool..as soon as Kaylee realized that her best buddy Isaac could swim and that he was fine..it was all over. She hasnt stopped swimming since. She started out swimming with a life vest type thing and now she uses water-wings and she does great with them. She swims all over the pool by herself an even jumps in off the side. I am so glad she isnt afraid of the pool anymore..we have had such a great time hanging out by the pool!! Kyle has liked the pool from the time we started putting him in it. He is our little fish..he loves to just float all over the pool in his little froggy float and soak up the sun!!

Me and the kiddos in the pool..my mom took the pic and she cut my head off hahaMommy and KayleeMommy and BubbaMy big girlIm not sure what she was doing

Tree Hill

Last week, the kids and I went with Monica and her kiddos to Tree Hill. Apparantly the place has been around forever but none of us had ever been there. It was a really neat place. They have a little museum type thing that has replicas of different habitats and they have a room with reptiles. Kaylee wanted to touch all the animals...even the frogs. She definently doesn't get that from me!! Thank goodness the only animals you were allowed to touch was goats!! Kaylee and Isaac loved the goats..Noah wasn't to sure about them :) They also had a really neat butterfly room that you could walk around in. The kids loved that but they didnt understand why they couldn't touch them. We walked on one of the trails but there were lots of spiders (Monica is deathly afraid of spiders) so we didnt go too far into the trail..we decided we would wait until John and Jay go back with us and they can knock all the spider webs out of our way..haha!! It wasa really neat place and the kids really enjoyed it. We decided next time we will pack a picnic for the kids and make a day of it!!
Isaac, Noah and Kaylee in the reptile roomKyle and Cambree chit-chatting..hahaIt was soo hotKaylee showing off her butterfly necklaceComing out of the butterfly roomPretty girl CambreeNoah loved the snakesIsaac and Noah with the bear...Kaylee was afraid to stand up there with themPretty KayleeIsaac and Kaylee with the goatsKaylee called them "doats"They were holding hands...so cuteBubba really enjoyed his crackers..can you tell!

My Birthday

Last week I turned 22 and I had a really good time celebrating!! Thursday was my actual birthday and my day started off with a new car...Ill do another post about that..then my mom brought me lunch and a gift, then later my mother-in-law and my grandparents came by to give me a gift!! That night John took us to Chuck-E-Cheese to eat pizza and play games...the playing games was more for Kaylee but I didnt mind her having a little fun on my birthday haha!! Then Friday I went shopping for a new outfit with Monica and Jessica and all the kids (6 kids...that was definently an adventure) then that night John and I and our friends Jay and Monica and Jessica went to PF Changs for dinner then we went to Whiskey River for a little fun and Farryn met us there!! We had so much fun..I got to ride an electronic bull for the first time which was really fun!! A big thanks to Katelyn who gave up going out with us so she could stay home and watch my kiddos :) Overall I had a really great birthday and I am so thankful to everyone that made it special!!John and Jay at Whiskey RiverMe, Jessica and FarrynWe ran into Drew at Whiskey River so he hung out with us!!

Birthday Kisses

7 months Old

Kyle is 7 months old now and he is finally mobile...he isnt crawling yet but he is rolling all over the place and can get anywhere he wants!! He is such a sweet boy...I just love him so much :) He still isnt sitting up, but his dr said its nothing to worry about. He would probably be able to sit if he wasnt so interested in chewing on his feet all the time which makes him tumble over HAHA!!! He still doesnt sleep all night..but it doesn't really bother me like it did with Kaylee..I just calmly get up and get him a bottle and go back to bed!! I know I should probably not let him eat in the middle of the night and just let him cry it out like I did with Kaylee...but it just breaks my heart to hear him cry because he is always so happy...that is as long as his mommy is around!! John kept them the other night while I went out to dinner with some friends and he cried the whole time!!! He is just not used to being away from me and as long as he is with me he is happy as can be. I dont even have to be holding him he just has to know that I am around!! Kyle is my little swimmer...Kaylee didnt like to get in the pool much when she was little and she is just now getting to the point where she wants to get in but she is still not so sure about it!!! But Kyle loves the pool...we got him this little baby float with a little shade on it and he loves to float around the pool...he doesn't even seem to mind that its still quite chilly lol!! I think we are going to have so much fun this summer with the kids being outside and doing fun smmer activities!!

Mowhawk!!!

Just had to show everyone how cute my little man looks today with his mowhawk lol

2 Years Old

Kaylee turned 2 years old on Friday. I am still in shock that my little princess is 2 years old...where did the time go!! These past 2 years have been the best 2 years of my life..Kaylee has been such a blessing to us!! I was thinking last night about what I would do for this post and there is just so much to share about Kaylee I could never fit in all i one post!! Kaylee is full of life...she has a very strong personality and has no problems getting her point across :) She is so funny! She keeps me laughing all day!! She is very independent and doesn't want you to do anything for her unless she absolutly can't figure out how to do it fo herself!! She loves to watch her shows on Playhouse Disney and her favorite movie is Shrek (she watches it EVERY single day) She loves to eat chocolate and will do anything you tell her to if she thinks she is going to get some :) Her favorite thing to do is play outside..she would stay out all day if you let her....she loves to swing and slide and pick up leaves!! Lately she has been asking to "get in water" everytime we go outside...which means she wants to get in the pool!! I have to keep reminding her that it still isnt quite warm enough outside but she will still try to put her feet in haha...last summer she didnt really care for the pool to much so I am hoping this year she will enjoy it more!!! Kaylee loves her Emma so very much..Emma is the first thing she asks to see when she gets up in the morning..for those of you who do not know, Emma is our chihuahua. Kaylee will play with Emma al day..she loves to give her treats and hold her and she always wants to know where Emma is at!! Kaylee also loves her little bubba..she loves to help me feed him and she knows to give him his pacifier when he cried...if she cant find his then she will give him hers. It is so sweet!! Kaylees is such a daddy's girl..she opens the garage door numerous times throughout the day to check and see if he is home from work yet.. she loves cuddling with him, and especially sharing ice cream with him lol!! So now that you know some of the things that Kaylee likes..Ill tell you some of the things she doesn't like...

Kaylee doesn't like to go to bed at night..she will do her best to stall. She will tell me shes hungry and that she needs her diaper changed and she wants to give daddy hundreds of kisses so that she doesn't have to go to bed. Its really cute and John falls for it every time..he says aww just let her stay up with me for a little bit. LOL!! She also doesn't like to take naps..she has to go in her room every afternoon for at least an hour and have quiet time..she usually stands at the door for the first 20 minutes and yels "mommy help im stuck". Kaylee also hates having her hair washed. She loves taking baths..but when it comes time to wash her hair she says "all done" and tries to climb out of the tub!! She hates to get her pull-up changed..she is still working out the potty training but for now she is in pull-ups...its like pulling teeth to get her to lay there while I change her!! Kaylee also hates to share..she thinks all the toys are hers and she doesnt want anyone touching anything that she wants!! (We are working hard to break her of this)

Well I guess that about sums up what Kaylee is doing these days...she is such a fun kid to be around and I am so lucky to be her mom. These first 2 years have been great..i can't wait to see how the next 2 years will be :)

Kaylee loves to play in Kyles JumperooShe jumped herself to sleepKayle loves baby dolls..this one here is one of her favorites..she loves the hair!! She is so sweet to her babys!!

6 months old!!

As usual I am a little behind on my posting but last week my little prince turned 6 months old!! I can't believe its been half a year already since we brought him home. It is very bitersweet for me...with Kaylee I couldn't wait for her to get older and do new things. I am like that with Kyle to an extent..I love watching him grow and learn new things..but I am also sad because I know he is my last baby and I am gonna miss not having a baby so part of me wants to keep him a baby forever :) These past 6 months have been amazing. He is such a sweet little boy and I can't even begin to imagine our life without him. He is such a good baby...he rarely ever cries. The only time he really gets upset is in the church nursery..because he doesn't really like to be away from me!! He isa mommas boy FOR SURE!! He is starting to eat more baby food now and has started cutting down on his bottles. I havent found a single baby food yet that he wont eat. I just startd giving him the baby food meats and hes not crazy about them..but he eats them!! Last week, John asked me why we havent started giving him snacks yet, like puffs and yogurt bites since we had already been giving them to Kaylee at his age. I told him no reason really..I think it was just one of the ways I was trying to keep him a baby..haha!! So John got him some snacks and he is loving them. He is finally rolling over now which is fun..if he sees a toy he wants he can slowly but surely make his way to it now. Kyle is much easier to get to bed that Kayle was at his age. I feed him, change him and lay him in his bed and he plays until he falls asleep. He still doesnt always sleep all night which is a little frusterating, but most of the time I dont have to do anything with him, he just plays and talks for a little bit then goes back to sleep :) He has figured out how to scream and talk so we have been limiting our outings to kid friendly places and have been eating at drivethrus more than resturants haha!! Kyle loves his big sister very much and she feels the same about him. He laughs and smiles when he sees her and he loves when I let her get in his crib with him in the mornings and play with him!! Kyle has been such a blessing to our family and I can't wait to see what the next 6 months will be like with him!! Thank you Jesus for our sweet healthy baby boy!!
Kyle in his new big boy carseat!! Kaylee asks every time we get in the car if she can ride in Bubba's seat!!Kaylee was pushing Kyle around the house in the stroller and he was having a great time!!Kyle drinking out of a sippy cup. What a big boy!!Hanging out in his walker. He is getting pretty fast in that thing lol...you have to watch your toes when he is on the loose hahaKyle in his new jumperoo..he really loves this thing..he can bounce in it and it has lights and music...he really enjoys it!! Kaylee likes to play in it too haha..If she doesn't think Kyle is bouncing high enough then she will hang on the side and bounce him. He cracks up!!