10 Months

Sunday Kyle turned 10 months old...I can't believe he is so close to being a year old. No more babies around here!! Kyle is changing so much so fast. He is crawling all over the place and pulling up on everything!! He is absolutly FEARLESS!! He puts EVERYTHING in his mouth and will eat anything you give him!! He is really starting to enjoy playing with toys now and will sit in his room and entertain himself. Of course Kaylee thinks every toy in the house belongs to her so...the sibling rivalry has begun haha!! I am working on getting Kyle transitioned to solid foods..he has 4 teeth so I have been introducing more and more new things and so far he hasn't turned anything down. I love the convience of the baby food but he is getting to where he is too impatient for it and he makes a HUGE mess with it. Yesterday he had his first peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch and he ate it all..he loved it!! I am trying to get him weaned from his bottle..I hate bottles and I weaned Kaylee cold turkey at 9 months. So yesterday I decided to do the same thing with him...he hasn't had a bottle since early yesterday morning. I was a little worried how he would do going to sleep last night but he did fine...so I am pretty sure he is done with them. I haven't gotten rid of them yet just in case..but I think he is going to do fine!! I am so sad my babies are growing up so fast..but happy to see them learning and accomplishing new things. Excited to see what this next month will bring

Silly Bands

I have seen so many kids lately with tons of these "silly bandz" and I thought about getting Kaylee some because she LOVES anything "pretty". I checked out the prices of these things and they are like $5 for a pack of them...so I decided she wouldn't be getting any haha. So the other day I was at Walmart and I found these...which are "Googly Bandz"!! They are exactly like the others except they are 12 for $1. I got her some and she was completly thrilled..she has been wearing them everywhere and even sharing them with all her friends :)

Naptime

So im trying desperately to get my kids taking naps at the same time again..I miss it so much!! So yesterday I put them in their beds and came into my room and this is what I heard through the baby monitor:

Kaylee- "Bubba lay down"

Kyle- laughing

Kaylee- "Momma, bubba stand in bed"

Kyle- more laughing

Kaylee - "jump bubba jump"

haha..these kids are hilarious..they went on and on for at least an hour..I ended up getting Kaylee up because it just wasn't working out!! This is how I found them when I went to check on them.

Im not sure why Kaylee has her eyes closed..I think she thought she was in trouble or something..she thinks if she closes her eyes I can't see her haha

4th of July weekend

I love holidays..especially holidays where my hubby has time of of work and we get to do fun stuff :) This 4th of July weekend was lots of fun. We had lots of time to relax and just enjoy being together and with friends. Friday night John made some really good cheddar bacon burgers then we hung out in the hottub. Saturday we hung around the house all day and relaxed...anyone who knows me knows that I am not a big fan of staying in all day..but every now and then its nice to relax. That night my dad cooked us all a really good dinner...fried rice with sasuage, shrimp and peppers..it was so good. Thats the other thing I love about holidays..good food!! Sunday morning we went to church and then John and the kids and I went to Panera for luch then shopped around walmart. Sunday night we had another yummy dinner then John did some fireworks for Kaylee..she loved them..she really loved that she was allowed to hold a sparkler haha..we were able to sit in the driveway and see lots of big fireworks, its nice to be able to see them from home and not have to fight the crowds downtown or at the beach!! On Monday we took the kids out to Hugenot to play at the beach with our great friends the Slegers...we spent most of the day out there and had a blast!! Kaylee waiting patiently for the fireworks!!Kaylee and Daddy doing sparklersThe night wouldn't be complete if there were no tears!! She was upset because John took her sparkler because she was trying to touch it to her face hahaShe loved doing it by herselfJordan and Taylor doing sparklersKaylee and MamiClapping for Daddys fireworksKaylee and Uncle PhilMommy and KayleeMom and Dad

Kaylee eating her burger daddy made her
Kyle in his tent at the beach getting ready for his nap
Jordan came to the beach with us and he got stuck digging in the sand with the kids :)

Kaylee collecting shells in her bucket

Doctor Visit

This was while we were getting ready to go to the doctor..Kaylee always says she wants to hold "it" meaning her brother..haha

Kyle did pretty good. He was supposed to get shots but since he still had an ear infection in his right ear they weren't able to give them to him. They put him on a different antibiotic for ten more days and hopefully that will knock it out. He weighs right at 20 pounds...he is in the 50th percentile for weight, 75th percentile for height, and they said his head is off the charts..lol..poor boy has a big head :) The only time he cried was when the male nurse was messing with him..he is usually fine with strangers but he wasn't a big fan of this particular gentleman. Other than that he was a champ and let them do what they needed to do. Now his sister on the other hand.....Notice the swollen eyes??? Well thats because she cried pretty much the entire time we were there...which was about an hour and a half. She was fine in the waiting room but as soon as she went back it was all over. She didn't want them to touch her, look at her or even talk to her...typical Kaylee..haha. She screamed when they tried to put her on the scale and had an absolute fit when they tried to measure her head circumference...the nurse finally gave up and I had to do it. I felt really bad for her because she was really scared but she was being extremely overdramatic. She screamed and kicked the doctor when she had to check her ears and throat and banged her head against the wall when they told her to stand there so they could get her height...they tried bribing her with candy and lolipops but nothing was working..I finally just had to hold her down. She weighs 27 pounds and is in the 50th percentile for both height and weight. She had to get one shot and they gave me a labslip and said she needed to have her two year old bloodwork done..boy am I sure not looking forward to that!!As soon as we put them in the car they were both out..she screamed so hard she wore herself out. Later that afternoon after they had naps and were in better moods...we went to the park!

She always wants to climb on this thing but I never let her so she was extremely excited I let her go all the way to the top!!

Kyle was in a great mood!!

They were both exausted at this point and were just laying down on the slides!!!

1st Beach Trip

Everyone is so shocked when I say that I have never taken my kids to the beach...in fact I havent been to the beach since John and I were dating...well up until today that is!! I have been wanting to go forever but John isnt a big fan of the beach..he doesnt like to get in the water and he hates the sand..he would much rather go to the pool. I was always nervous to take them by myself because there are so many people there and you have to take so much stuff..especially when you are taking a smile child like Kyle...but I wanted to go really bad and my friends have been talking about it for a while so today we broke down and went. We had a BLAST!! It was a lot of stuff to take..and we brought home TONS of sand..but it was really fun. Kyle didnt fuss at all and he even took a little nap in his tent. Kaylee loved to play in the water with me and she enjoyed building castles in the sand..she kept saying that she wanted to build candles..haha!! I wasn't sure if she would like the water or be scared but as soon as she realized that her buddies Isaac, Noah and Michael liked the water she immediately wanted to join them. Even Kyle and Cambree liked to splash around in the water..the water was freezing so we only got in to about our ankles lol...but the kids had a really good time and so did I. We ended up going to the beach on base since we have a friend who lives on base and was able to get us in. That was nice because it is a lot less crowded than Jax beach!! We packed a lunch and lots of toys and spent all morning there. I am so glad that now we have done it and it wasn't nearly as hard as I thought it was going to be. We will definently be spending lots of time there this summer :)He loved the sand...he had it all over him when we left...evem after his bath I could still feel sand on him haha
We found this neat little tent that folds up into a little bag and pops open when you need it. It is perfect for Kyle at the beach..he even took a nap in it for a little bit!!Kaylee loved it so muchKyle was watching the birds

Zoo Days

We have been going to the zoo once a week for the past couple weeks with friends who have passes...its so nice to go for a few hours as soon as they open before it gets really hot. The kids LOVE it and its a great way for them to burn off some energy!! They really like the water park..Kaylee didnt really care for it up until recently because she isnt a huge fan of getting water in her face...but now that doesnt stop her..she would play in there all day. Kyle loves it too...he crawls all over the place and likes to splash around in the water. Kaylee is really big into animals now and loves to tell you what noise each animal makes...Im really impressed with how many she knows. Her favorite part of the zoo is petting the goats...or "doats" as she would call them...she would spend the entire time in the goat exhibit if I would let her..she usually puts a brush on each hand and just loves all over them. Its really sweet to watch her!! There is also a really cool play ground there that I never knew they had. It has big slides and ropes to climb on and lots of other neat things...Kaylee loves to climb around in it with her friends!! I think we have decided to make it a weekly thing since the kids just love it so much!! Here are some pictures from our trip this past Friday.I love when my babies are sweet to eachother!!!
Kyle and Mommy at the water parkKaylee hugging the goats :)Kaylee, Kyle and Michael playing in the splash parkKaylee trying to climb up the ropessharing mommys drink..it gets soo hot out thereShe loves to use the little brushes to pet the goatsRiding on the manateeHanging out in the netShe loves to play on the stairs at the playgroundKaylee playing on the animalsKyle and Cami Kyle is so happy to be outsideKyle is perfectly content reding around in his stroller playing with his toys...Im so thankful for this because Kaylee was not a stroller baby!! It makes it much easier to do outings with him!!

Kyle

I can never seem to capture cute pictures of Kaylee..I guess its her age..shes ALWAYS on the go!! But Kyle will smile for the camera any day...

Sick Boy

The past few days Kyle hasn't really been acting himself so I thought maybe his teeth were bothering him. So thismorning he got up around 6am and was extremely fussy!! Those who know him know that he is rarely ever fussy!! especially if he is with me. He is definently a mommas boy!! I noticed that he had some blood in his ear and he just looked like he didnt feel good so off to the doctor we went!! My poor boy has a terrible infection in his right ear and a slight ear infection in his left ear!! He is such a good baby..even when he isnt feeling good he will still give that big smile to anyone that talks to him!! The doctor put him on an antibiotic and said he should start feeling better within a couple of days!! Poor little guy :(

Fathers Day

We had a great time yesterday hanging out as a family on Fathers Day!! We went to church, then headed to lunch at Sticky Fingers with my family and my grandparents for lunch..I love their ribs!! Then we came home and relaxed while the kids napped..then went to McDonalds for dinner and then the park. We had such a fun time just being with eachother. Kaylee loves the park so much and she especially loves when John and both take her!! We played at the park until almost 7:00 and her and Kyle were worn out!! They both passed out on the way home!! John and I finished the evening watching the movie When In Rome!! It was such a nice day.