3 years old

I can hardly believe that my princess turned 3 two days ago. John and I were talking the other night and we were saying that we feel like I was just finding out I was pregnant with her but then again we feel like we have had her forever haha!! Kaylee spent all of last week celebrating her birthday and she doesnt even realize that actually her birthday was only one day lol. We decided this year not to have a big party for her but instead we did a bunch of little things celebrating at different times with different people. We started out last Monday night at Chuckee Cheese. It was just John and I and Kaylee and Kyle and we had a blast!! We went right when he got off of work and it wasnt crowded at all. Both kids had a blast playing the games and Kaylee even got a little birthday cake!! Neither of the kids were too sure about Chuckee when he came out. They didnt cry but neither of them wanted to touch him and they made sure they knew where he was at all times. Then Wednesday we played with Kaylees best friend Michael at "Chickenla" (chick-fil-a). Friday we spend the afternoon with Grams then Saturday we spent the day with Michael again (per Kaylees request lol) Saturday night we had dinner and more cake at Johns parents house and the kids enjoyed playing in the yard. Then Sunday my Nana and Papa had another little party for her at the park!! Needless to say she has done a lot of celebrating and we are looking forward to a low-key week. She got lots of nice things for her birthday and her and Kyle have been entertained all morning going through all her new stuff :) She cried every time we someone sand happy birthday to her (not sure why) lol but then she would sing it to herself hen no one was around haha!! **Kaylee 3 year old stats** *She weighs 30 pounds and wears 3t clothes *She is an extremely picky eater and would rather eat nothing than eat something that is good for her *She LOVES to drink hot milk and has at least 2 glasses per day *She is fully potty trained and insists we check out the restroom EVERYWHERE we go *She loves her little binky and we are having an EXTREMELY hard time getting rid of it *She enjoys to color and paint and does so on a daily basis *Her favorite thing to do is be outside *Her favorite place is the Zoo!!

The Zoo

Now that the weather is warming up I am sure we will be spending lots of time at the zoo. We went almost once a week last summer and now that we live closer and have passes I am sure we will be there all the time. We went today with some friends (the Slegers) and we had a blast...its so much fun now that the kids are a little bigger and I dont have to spend the entire time taking care of a baby :) We thought the waterpark would be open but I guess it still has a few weeks before its up and running...it was definintly hot enough for it today!! The kids have so much fun running around and playing..I think they like all the little parks and things they can climb on more that they like seeing the animals. I keep Kyle in his stroller for as long as I can because once I get him out he does not want to get back in. I think Kaylee's favorite part is still the goats...I got Kyle out so he could go in and pet the goats and he wasnt so sure about it at first, but after he saw that his friend Cambree was touching them he figured it was alright!! We had so much fun and can't wait to spend many more summer days there!!

The Library

I took the kids to the library for the first time about a month ago. Kaylee LOVES books so she was in heaven..I quickly realized I had to give her a limit on how many books she could get each time because she was just grabbing handfuls and putting them in our bag lol...I let her get 10 books and she was thrilled!! They also have a little play area in the childrens section that the kids enjoyed..I told Kaylee before we went in that we had to be very quiet in the library and she did really well...of course Kyle was loud as usual haha..every time he would make a noise she would say "quiet bubba this is the libary" lol. She was a little upset the next time we went back when she realized that I was putting "her" books in the book drop. haha. She calmed right down when I told er we were going in to get a bag full of new books lol...We have been going about once a week and they are really enjoying it :) I'm so glad she enjoys reading!!

Swimming

Kaylee has been wearing her bathing suit around the house for weeks now and has been asking if its time yet to go swimming. So last Wednesday I told her we could take her swim stiff to Mami's and see how cold the pool was...it was cold...really cold, but Kayle didnt mind. She only stayed in a few minutes because no one wanted to get in with her but she enjoyed herself. This was Kyles first time getting in without being in a baby float. I put one of those little life jacket swin suits on him and a pair of water wings and he enjoyed splashing around on the steps. It was a little to cold for him and he only enjoyed it for a few miniutes before he got out and sat by the back door waiting to go in lol. Kaylee has been asking everyday of we can go swimming again..the girl loves to be in the water!! Im looking forward to Summer...they are going to have so much fun :)
He looked so cute in his swim gear!!Acting like she was going to jump inThe pool was to cold for him...he just waited patiently by the door until it was time to go inReady to take her "wing wings" off!!

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Picnic Lunch

Today was such a nice day that I decided to let the kids have a picnic lunch. Kaylee couldnt believe it when I told her we were going to have lunch outside lol..Usually therule is we can go outside after we eat our lunch. Kyle seemed a little confused why I was taking the food outside but didnt really mind. As long as he is getting lunch he doesnt care where he eats it at lol!! They were so sweet eating together and playing nicely together. I love seeing them have fun together, and I love that it only takes something as small as a picnic for them to have such a great day!! They are such a joy!!
PB&J and cheeseballs!! Yummy!!She said I needed to take a picture of her becasue she is "Super Kaylee" hahaI should have known he wasnt actually going to sit at the table and eatI LOVE this boyMaking sure he had the whole sandwich in his handsI think someone is getting ready for a nap :)

BUSTED

This girl LOVES her candy!! I mean who doesnt right?? We have been trying to limit the amount of candy and sweets she has because she is a very picky eater and would just eat junk all the time if we let her. So now she gets candy as a reward and in much smaller portions than she is used to. We always have tons of candy in our house...I think every time someone comes over they bring some kind of goodies and of course Kaylee knows this. I used to keep in in a kitchen drawer but she realized where it was and started helping herself..so then it had to be moved up ono a shelf she couldnt reach. I guess thismorning it was left in her reach because I heard a loud noise and she said "Its okay mommy I dont need you to check on me" haha I knew immediately I better see what she was into. She wasnt very happy when I told her she had to pick up all the candy and couldnt have any since she tried sneaking it lol!! Silly girl!!

Jax Zoo Dino-Alive

This week the zoo opened up a new attraction called Dino-alive and Tuesday and Wednesday night they had a members only preview. We dont usually go out during the week nights but we figured the kids would enjoy it and you never really get to go into the zoo at night so we thought it would be neat and it was. They have been announcing that dinos were coming to the zoo now for a while but they werent giving any details..so no one really knew what to expect!! We went on Tuesday afternoon and it was really neat..they have made a whole new section in the back of the zoo and had animatronic (spelling??) dinosaurs all in the woods. They moved and made noises and were really cool!! We didnt get to stay too long because the weather was cooler than we expected and we werent prepared for that..but Kaylee loved looking at the dinosaurs..you could tell in her face that she was enjoying it but she sat on daddys shoulders the whole time and was very cautious of everything around her lol. We had so much fun that we decided to go back again Wednesday night..this time we were better prepared and heven took the camera :) Kaylee wasnt as nervous this time since she knew what to expect and she even wanted to walk around. It is a really neat addition to the zoo and Im sure we will be visiting the dinos again soon!!Family Picture

Kyle wouldnt take his eyes off the dinos for a pictureKaylee and Daddy!! Can you tell she was HAPPY!!!

I think I can I think I can!!!

I have been struggling with losing my baby weight since well....about 3 years ago when Kaylee was born lol...I gained over 50 pounds with her and wasnt even close to losing it when I got pregnant with Kyle and gained more..so needless to say I have a lot to lose. I have tried many different diets and I would stick to them for a few days and then give up!! Man it is hard to lose weight. But summer has come and I have promised myself that this time I am going to do it...I AM goingto get this weight off!! I started weight watchers a few days ago and I think that it is something I am going to be able to stick with...I have done the pasrt couple days with no problems and I dont feel deprived which is usually why I give up. I even took the kids to McDonalds thismorning to play and I made sure I ate before I got there so I wouldnt be as tempted and I did it...i got nothing. Those of you who know me well know that is a major accomplishment because McD's is my weakness!! I LOVE it. I have also been going to the gym and I took my firt ZUMBA class last night...it was so much fun and a great workout. I loved it. I know that the weekend is going to be the hardest time of week for me, but I am praying that I will be able to stick with it because I really want to be able to wear my bikini at the beach this year lol....wish me luck!! I have 39 pounds to lose to get to my goal weight. I CAN DO THIS!!!

My Girl

My sweet little girl has not been so sweet today!! In fact she has been the opposite..we are having a VERY rough day. The morning went fine but as the day progressed things went downhill. She had been asking to go outside and play all morning so I told her that after she ate lunch and cleaned her playroom I would take her out to play. Of course as soon as I mentioned cleaning her playroom the waterworks started...she HATES to clean her playroom!! It is like torture to her lol!! I told her there was no need to cry and if she ate all her lunch I would HELP her clean it. Next she cried because I wouldnt let her have doughnuts for lunch...what a mean mommy I am haha!! Her Gram brought over a dozen heart shaped valentines day doughnuts and she thinks that she should be able to have them for every meal until they are gone. We finally setteled on a ham and cheese lunchable and some blueberries...but after I got it all out on the table for her she didnt want that either so she cried....and cried...and cried!! I ended up just telling her to forget about lunch and we would move on to cleaning...She did get the playroom picked up although she cried the whole time. So I said we could go outside for a while thinking that would cheer her up. It worked for a little while but then she started crying about every little thing and I got frusterated and told her we were coming in to call daddy. I always threaten to call daddy but never have actually done it..but this time I had had enough. So I called daddy and he told her to go get in bed!! She cried for about two seconds and then passed out...I hope she wakes up happier. I want my sweet girl back!!

FINALLY!!!

I finally got a new card for our camera so i can take pictures again...I am so happy!! I love taking pictures and I have felt like I missed so many memories not having my camera haha. I finally realized that it was just the card for the camera that was scratched up so we picked up a new one and it works great!! Here are some pics of the kiddos from thismorning...they had heart doughnuts for breakfast since its valentines day :)
"Happy Balentimes Day Bubba"Enjoying his breakfast :)Pretty girl

The Binky

I have a love hate relationship with these things..Heres the thing!! Both of my kids are completely addicted to them! And I kind of am too because without them my kids are cranky and dont sleep well!! My peditrician said that they need to be taken away when a child turns 2...so for Kyle to still have his is not a big problem but Kaylee will be 3 next month..so it really needs to go. I have tried taking it away numerous times and she went a couple of weeks without it and I thought we were going to finally be able to break her, but somehow she ended up with it again!! I know that I need to take it from her but I keep coming up with excuses because I know how much she loves it and how hard its going to be for her. It is already starting to mess up her teeth and I know its time its just hard. So Ive been limiting her MOST of the time to having it only when she sleeps (although she is sitting here right now with one in her mouth). That is kind of working but since Kyle walks around with one all the time she ends up finding one or taking his.

The other night I decided that we were quiting cold turkey, this was mostly due to the fact that I could only find one and I had already put Kyle in bed with it!! So she went ahead and got in her bed...she of course kept asking me for it and I told her that I wasnt sure where anymore were but if I came across one I would give it to her. Well she sand and played and talked to herself for a while then after a while I realised I no longer heard her but now Kyle was up playing and screaming. I went in to see what his deal was and sure enough she had taken his binky and curled up and went to sleep. I didnt have the heart to take it from her while she was sleeping, but I couldnt find another one so Kyle ended up having to go to bed without one. He finally fell asleep although it took him a lot longer than it normally would have.

So I say all that to say this. I think in order for me to get it away from Kaylee I am going to have to get rid of them all together!!! I am SOO not looking forward to this and I am sure we are going to have a few sleepless nights and some miserable car rides but I know its gotta be done!!! So wish me luck. We are starting next week!! I decided I would enjoy my peaceful weekend before the torture begins!! haha

Sick AGAIN

My sweet babies just can't seem to stay well for more than about 2 weeks. I think we have been to the doctor at least once a week for the past month and a half. I took them yesterday because they both had really nasty coughs and fevers. They were acting fine, happy and playing, but I wanted to get them checked out before it turned into something else. Im glad I decided to take them because they both have bronchitis and ear infections. They have had so many ear infections lately...the doctor said if they keeo getting them we would have to talk about doing tubes. They had ear infections 2 weeks ago and were on antibiotics then I took them back last week for their re-check and they were fine..so I was shocked when she said Kyle had a very bad infection in one ear and Kaylee has infections in both ears...one of Kaylees ears was so bad it started bleeding when she put the thing in to look at it...it was so sad!! I can't wait until summer time...we seem to have a lot less sickness around here when the weather is warm :)

2011

I have been neglecting my blog for so long now that I almost decided to do away with it. I keep meaning to update but my camera is broken and I feel like I cant post anything without pictures..haha silly I know!! It's been so long I barely even know where to begin!! Things around here are going great. Christmas was busy but a blast!! This was the first year Kaylee was actually excited for Christmas. She asked me on a daily basis from Thanksgiving until Christmas day if it was time for her to open her presents lol. She got so much stuff and she is still talking about Christmas haha. She was not thrilled about taking down the Christmas tree and the big socks (aka stockings) lol..I guess she thought they were permanent decorations. I assured her it would all be safe in the garage until next Christmas haha. Kyle also enjoyed Christmas...he didnt care to much about opening the presents but he sure liked playing with them. He wanted everything out of the box as soon as it was opened...haha!! We got a zoo membership and a MOSH membership for Christmas so Im sure we will be visiting those places lots this year. We also got tickets to the alligator farm in St. Augustine so we are going to visit there soon!!

The kids and I enjoyed having a few weeks off from school but were glad to get back. Things go much smoother when we stick to our routine!! The kids had a little bit of a rough time their first few days back after spending so much time at home with mommy...but they quickly got back into the swing of things!! We have had to visit the doctor way too many times already this year..Kaylee got croup, then both kids had bad colds, they both just got over double ear infections and now Kaylee is getting a nasty wet cough again so we will be making another trip to the doctor again tomorrow. I think its this weather...freezing one day and hot the next. Ill be glad when summer is here....they seem to stay much healthier during summer. Kyle has had a weird thing going on with his hands for the past couple of weeks..they will sometimes turn blue for no reason like he has no circulation to them. It happens randomely and the doctors are still trying to figure out what is causing it..more on that later!!

Other than all the sickness we are all pretty muchenjoying life. John is working a lot as usual...but we make up for it on the weekends!! We have been having a blast doing anything and everything. Both kids love to be out and doing things. They love to play outside and Kyle is such a little monkey....he is fearless and loves to make his momma nervous. Their new favorite thing to do it ride on Johns dads go carts and mini bikes..Kyle especially loves to ride and cries every time he has to let his sister take a turn...they are so funny!! I guess that about sums up what we've been up to!! Hopefully I will have a camera up and running again soon so i can get some pictures on here!!

Random Pictures

I was having a hard time uploading pictures to my blog for a while so since its finally letting me I thought I would post a few :)My sweet babies...I just love footie pj'sSanta Baby
This was the first Christmas dress I made for Kaylee...I have made a few since then but don't have any picturesMy little monster learning to climb on the couch"Skeeping" as Kaylee would call it lol

Christmas Break

Today is the first day of Christmas break for the kids and I. I wish everywhere gave a 2 week Christmas break so John could be with us...but unfortunantly thats not the case!! I actually really enjoy my job and the kids like going to school so I know we will be anxious to get back after these 2 weeks are up. We dont have much planned but I do know the one thing I will not miss is packing lunches and backpacks...this is my least favorite "mommy chore" (even worse than changing diapers) Today is going to be a cleaning and laundry day so we can have the rest of the week to just hang out!!

My Little "Helper"

This boy is ALL over the place these days!! He is all boy and full of energy. He thinks he is grown now and doesnt want me to help him do anything lol. He LOVES to be outside and will stand at the back door and cry until we take him out. He knows exactly what to do to get what he wants!! He gets hurt all the time trying to climb on stuff and do things hes not supposed to...but hes tough, he barely ever cries!! Johns dad says we should make him wear a helment because he is constantly falling and hitting his head!! He tries to do everything that he sees Kaylee do. The other day he saw her with the broom and dust pan so when she put it back he went and grabbed it and was walking around the kitchen with it. He would scream when anyone came near him because he didnt want anyone to take it from him lol...He is a little handful..but I wouldn't trade him for the world!!

For some reason blogger isnt letting me add pictures to my posts...so once I figure out what is going on then I will try to add the pictures!!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!

And today it sure feels like it too!! Its"weezing" outside, as Kaylee would say!! Our tree is up, our outside lights are up...and we are enjoying the Christmas season!! This is the first time Kaylee really understands Christmas and it is so much fun!! She keeps asking me when it will be Christmas as she points at her presents!! She is waiting so patiently!! She loves to plug the tree in and go outside and look at all the lights!! I sewed her a Christmas dress and she wore it to church last week. She was so proud of it haha..I think she thought she helped because she was sitting with me while I made it :) I am looking forward to seeing all the Christmas projects she will bring home from school!! I just love this time of year!!



Kyle of course has no clue whats going on..all he knows is that there is a big tree in the living room with lots of balls on it that he wants but cant have haha!! Kaylee is the tree protector...she yells at him anytime he goes near it lol. Im excited to start some new traditions this year with the kids and looking forward to spending lots of time with family and friends!! Have I mentioned how much I LOVE this time of year :)

My new hobby is...

...sewing!!! My friend Monica and I had been talking about learning to sew for close to a year and a few months ago she got a machine and started learning. When I saw all the cute things she was making I decided I had to learn myself!! I had never touched a sewing machine in my life and had NO CLUE how to even turn it on..but I was determined I wanted to learn!! So I asked my nana if I got a machine if she would be willing to teach me and she told me that my aunt in Ocala had a machine I could have!! I was thrilled..so my nana and papa picked it up for me when they went to visit and I got it a couple of weeks ago!! It hadnt been used in a while so it needed to be cleaned and oiled so my sweet friend from church who is a seamstress offered to take it home and get it ready for me. She brought it back to me on Tuesday and taught me how to thread it and shoed me the basics. I came home and started playing with it and fell in love. It is so much fun seeing what you can come up with to make. So far I have made a dress, some leggings, headbands, baby doll clothes, and a little purse for Kaylee. It is so much fun and I can't wait to get some cute fabric and try to make Kaylee a Christmas dress!! Ill post pictures of my creations when I find my camera!!

Thanksgiving Festivities

We kicked off our Thanksgiving celebrating last Friday at school...we had a schoolwide Thanksgiving Feast and it was so much fun!! Pastor T and the kitchen staff made a big traditioal thanksgiving dinner and all the kids invite their parents and siblings and we have a big feast. All the classes do different thanksgiving crafts and that is what the table are decorated with. All the teachers have to serve, so my mom and dad came to sit with Kaylee and her class. (Kyle's class did not participate) It was so much fun!! Kaylee made a little indian hat that she wore and she made a placemat with her hands and there was a little picture of her sitting at her spot that her teacher had made!! It turned out really nice and everyone really enjoyed it!!

Then yesteday on Thanksgivig day Johns family came over and celebrated with us. Rene' made all the food and brought it over. It couldnt have been any easier for us :) Everything was really good and we even had a honey baked ham, my favorite, Ive already had some this morning haha. After lunch we went outside and spent the rest of the afternoon putting up Christmas decorations. Well, John put them up and the rest of us sat around and watched!! Kaylee loved the christmas lights..she kept telling everyone "my daddy got these for me" lol. Kyle fell of his little riding car and got a big scrape on his forehead :( It was his first big bobo!! He is tough though..he barely even cried. After it got dark we came in for round 2 of food and some sweet potato pie. It was a really nice day and we all enjoyed ourselves!!

I can't believe thanksgiving is already over and we are quickly approaching Christmas..this is my favorite time of year and its flying by :) I have pictures from yesterday but Kyle misplaced my camera last night..so as soon as I find it I will add them to this post!!