Sunday, October 2, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Birthday Boy, number TWO!
Kyren turned 2 on Tuesday...
But the celebration started on Sunday night with Party #1 with his cousins and Gia.
He wasn't sure what to make of all the hoopla...
he just wanted to touch the candles and eat the strawberries off the pie:
Each of the cousins had made him a special card and gave him little gifts that he absolutely loved opening. He had no problem ripping off the paper!
On Tuesday afternoon we celebrated with Gramsy/Poppy, Grampy and Gramma Peg...
and not until we pushed his cake in front of him did we realize that last year, for his first birthday, he wasn't even allowed to EAT cake yet... so this was kind of like his first (ever) birthday cake!
He wasn't sure quite what to do with it at first...
so he took off all the truck candles and played with them...
scooped some graham sand around with the dump truck...
and realized the frosting was indeed edible!
after that, he knew exactly what to do!
he's a very SERIOUS eater...
and never cracked a smile during the whole process...
but we know he definitely enjoyed every bite!
and then for some play time to burn off all that sugar!
It was a birthday to remember for sure! We are so thankful for how far he's come since his miraculous Birth Day 2 short years ago. It's hard to believe he's the same little guy. If not for the scars on his back, you could hardly tell there was a story behind this cute little guy that would amaze you!
Love you, Koo Bear!
Birthday Boy #1
Someone Turned 40 Yesterday....
and it wasn't me!
we were all matchy/matchy ... not even on purpose!
On our way to The Orchard, a lovely way to ring in a new year.
Arriving in style in his new (surprise) aviators from his super awesome brother!
(just what he's ALWAYS wanted!...he was so surprised!)
On the porch of our little cottage
Reading one of his surprise cards from a close friend....
Such a blessed man!
then off to coffee, lunch, and a movie...
the perfect way to celebrate a new decade!
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Watch out MUM's-- Here he comes!
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Just dropped off a VERY excited little boy at his new school, wearing Uncle Seth's old army backpack from 1st grade.
We went to orientation last week, and he got to see his classroom, meet his teachers, and his 5 new classmates (they're going to get to know each other realllly well, compared to the 15 he was with last year!). at his request, he even got to ring the big church bell, by pulling the long rope that hung down from the bell tower in the chapel! He was most interested, however, in taking inventory of how many trucks would be under his charge each time he goes to school. He fancied one in particular, a Hess tractor trailer with a little ramp inside that sort of doubles as a car carrier. Ever since that night that is all he's talked about when it comes to conversations about school. (hey, whatever works!)
He has been mostly positive all week, with a few hesitant remarks here and there, quickly followed by positive ones. All i had to do was remind him that that Hess truck was waiting for him, and his anxiety seemed to disappear!
Last night we prepared by reading Clifford Goes to School, Spot goes to School, and The Kissing Hand, for good measure. He was too excited to sleep! This morning he ran in my room and said, "is it New School dayyyyyy???" with a little lilt in his voice. . . and i knew we were good to go! as we were getting ready, he ran up to me and said, as if to test me: "School might be scaaaarrrryyy!" and stared at me, anticipating my response. "Nooo! It will be SO fun!" I said, and feeding off of my excitement, he giggled and ran down the hall.
We got to school in 6 minutes, which is one of the main reasons we are going to this particular school... it was such a nice commute compared to 25 minutes last year! My big boy ran up the ramp
and opened the big door all by himself and said, "wow, this is what a real school looks like!" He walked right into his room, checked to be sure the Hess truck was where it should be, and to make sure it had new batteries like his teacher promised it would. Fortunately all was as it should be. He found his own personalized hook...
washed his hands... 
and turned around to find this little monkey smuggling said Hess truck outta the classroom!
Fortunately i pulled it out of his hands without too much drama, and Christian promptly returned it to it's proper place... but not before a kiss on the hand (for him AND for me). So sweet!! And off he went!
.... a refreshing change from the little boy i dropped off last year at his first day of school!
Can't wait to hear how it went--
In the mean time, i came home, put K down for the morning nap he still so often needs, and actually got my kitchen cleaned! hoorayyyy for school!
Just dropped off a VERY excited little boy at his new school, wearing Uncle Seth's old army backpack from 1st grade.
We went to orientation last week, and he got to see his classroom, meet his teachers, and his 5 new classmates (they're going to get to know each other realllly well, compared to the 15 he was with last year!). at his request, he even got to ring the big church bell, by pulling the long rope that hung down from the bell tower in the chapel! He was most interested, however, in taking inventory of how many trucks would be under his charge each time he goes to school. He fancied one in particular, a Hess tractor trailer with a little ramp inside that sort of doubles as a car carrier. Ever since that night that is all he's talked about when it comes to conversations about school. (hey, whatever works!)
He has been mostly positive all week, with a few hesitant remarks here and there, quickly followed by positive ones. All i had to do was remind him that that Hess truck was waiting for him, and his anxiety seemed to disappear!
Last night we prepared by reading Clifford Goes to School, Spot goes to School, and The Kissing Hand, for good measure. He was too excited to sleep! This morning he ran in my room and said, "is it New School dayyyyyy???" with a little lilt in his voice. . . and i knew we were good to go! as we were getting ready, he ran up to me and said, as if to test me: "School might be scaaaarrrryyy!" and stared at me, anticipating my response. "Nooo! It will be SO fun!" I said, and feeding off of my excitement, he giggled and ran down the hall.
We got to school in 6 minutes, which is one of the main reasons we are going to this particular school... it was such a nice commute compared to 25 minutes last year! My big boy ran up the ramp
and opened the big door all by himself and said, "wow, this is what a real school looks like!" He walked right into his room, checked to be sure the Hess truck was where it should be, and to make sure it had new batteries like his teacher promised it would. Fortunately all was as it should be. He found his own personalized hook...
washed his hands... 
and turned around to find this little monkey smuggling said Hess truck outta the classroom!
Fortunately i pulled it out of his hands without too much drama, and Christian promptly returned it to it's proper place... but not before a kiss on the hand (for him AND for me). So sweet!! And off he went!
.... a refreshing change from the little boy i dropped off last year at his first day of school!
Can't wait to hear how it went--
In the mean time, i came home, put K down for the morning nap he still so often needs, and actually got my kitchen cleaned! hoorayyyy for school!
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
so long, summer!
i managed to forget to blog the entire month of august-- partly because we've either been away or with out of town guests every day til today!
The first week we had with Maddy, playing in the pool and packing for the Lake. She brought us presents, took the boys on wagon rides, and played dominos with Christian, which basically made her his hero. She helped us clean and pack and get ready to leave, as always, giving up her vacation time to serve us! Such a special friend!
The second week was the long anticipated week at the Lake we've been looking forward to all year! The boys had a blast playing with their cousins and digging with their 5,000 sand toys and trucks! despite a fair amount of rain and choppy water, we managed to have a great time; hiking, boating, kayaking, swimming, and skiing. It was so good to reconnect with family friends, and just be in that place that feels like home... singing round the campfire and going to bed with a chill in the air... waking up to the smell of wet pine trees and woodsmoke... and a light mist on the lake. there's such a comfort in it, and such a joy, watching our kids experience it all through new and very wide eyes. we got to see several wonderful rainbows! christian climbed Baldy Mountain all by himself! Kyren loved that he could wade in the water all by himself! And there's nothing like watching your kid enjoy a s'more for the first time! UNfortunately i've been so busy ever since we returned, i haven't even looked at our pics or videos yet. hopefully i can post some soon!
The third week brought us home to Maddy again, and her birthday, which was a first! Sadly, it also brought us a nasty chest cold, and several scary almost-E.R. trips with K. . . and Dave suffered from a pinched nerve in his neck all week... and is still experiencing pain down his arm and numbness in his fingers...
The fourth week brought us Grandpop from Florida, accompanied by his Porsche Boxster! We got to have lots of fun bonding time with him, as well as the cousins, as we spent time playing, eating, swimming and even going on our first trip to the Phila. Zoo! The boys loved seeing the animals, and playing in the indoor treehouse. They didn't want to leave-- but alas, we were the only ones still there at 12pm on a saturday, thanks to the impending Hurricane Irene! (def. the best time to go to the zoo!). She brought us the heaviest rain i've ever heard on our skylights, a few tornado warnings, an inch or so of water in our basement, and a downed limb on our porch roof (which we've always hoped would happen), but other than that, we escaped pretty much unscathed.
This past weekend also brought us Danielle, in time for her birthday-- and she, mom and i got to go see The Help. It was so good!!!
Today we finally got to meet baby Ayriana-- just as Kate is being induced to deliver Baby T! So fun to be welcoming all these new little ones to the world! and NO it doesn't make me want another one :)
So, there goes August 2011! Just like that! I knew it would fly by, but that feeling of fall in the air is still a little bit of a surprise... after all the heat and humidity. i still get that pit of my stomach back to school feeling this time of year... and even tho no one here is really going back to school yet-- it hits me as if i were getting ready for my first day of middle school-- every time!
The first week we had with Maddy, playing in the pool and packing for the Lake. She brought us presents, took the boys on wagon rides, and played dominos with Christian, which basically made her his hero. She helped us clean and pack and get ready to leave, as always, giving up her vacation time to serve us! Such a special friend!
The second week was the long anticipated week at the Lake we've been looking forward to all year! The boys had a blast playing with their cousins and digging with their 5,000 sand toys and trucks! despite a fair amount of rain and choppy water, we managed to have a great time; hiking, boating, kayaking, swimming, and skiing. It was so good to reconnect with family friends, and just be in that place that feels like home... singing round the campfire and going to bed with a chill in the air... waking up to the smell of wet pine trees and woodsmoke... and a light mist on the lake. there's such a comfort in it, and such a joy, watching our kids experience it all through new and very wide eyes. we got to see several wonderful rainbows! christian climbed Baldy Mountain all by himself! Kyren loved that he could wade in the water all by himself! And there's nothing like watching your kid enjoy a s'more for the first time! UNfortunately i've been so busy ever since we returned, i haven't even looked at our pics or videos yet. hopefully i can post some soon!
The third week brought us home to Maddy again, and her birthday, which was a first! Sadly, it also brought us a nasty chest cold, and several scary almost-E.R. trips with K. . . and Dave suffered from a pinched nerve in his neck all week... and is still experiencing pain down his arm and numbness in his fingers...
The fourth week brought us Grandpop from Florida, accompanied by his Porsche Boxster! We got to have lots of fun bonding time with him, as well as the cousins, as we spent time playing, eating, swimming and even going on our first trip to the Phila. Zoo! The boys loved seeing the animals, and playing in the indoor treehouse. They didn't want to leave-- but alas, we were the only ones still there at 12pm on a saturday, thanks to the impending Hurricane Irene! (def. the best time to go to the zoo!). She brought us the heaviest rain i've ever heard on our skylights, a few tornado warnings, an inch or so of water in our basement, and a downed limb on our porch roof (which we've always hoped would happen), but other than that, we escaped pretty much unscathed.
This past weekend also brought us Danielle, in time for her birthday-- and she, mom and i got to go see The Help. It was so good!!!
Today we finally got to meet baby Ayriana-- just as Kate is being induced to deliver Baby T! So fun to be welcoming all these new little ones to the world! and NO it doesn't make me want another one :)
So, there goes August 2011! Just like that! I knew it would fly by, but that feeling of fall in the air is still a little bit of a surprise... after all the heat and humidity. i still get that pit of my stomach back to school feeling this time of year... and even tho no one here is really going back to school yet-- it hits me as if i were getting ready for my first day of middle school-- every time!
Monday, July 25, 2011
time for a little pick me up
i'm finally changing the blog picture to a bit more summery one... and giving the old blog a little tiny facelift. nothin cuter than a couple of nakey's playin in the water...
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