I still remember.
I am obsessed with this guy. Literally. Love his voice in so many of his songs.
I've heard this song so many times, but there is just something about this version that makes me hold my breath...
It's beautiful.
10.17.2010
On My Mind...
Third Eye Blind totally reminds me of high school. There are so many bands that I loved in High School, but I loved this entire CD. These songs are some of my favorites, but honestly every song is great...loved this CD. Can't believe I still have it and it isn't worn out from all the times I used to play it.
Been thinking about old songs lately. I have always been able to vividly remember songs and place them with events that happened. Sometimes a blessing and sometimes a curse. It's like I can relive a moment. I love music for that reason. These songs bring back such great memories.
Been thinking about old songs lately. I have always been able to vividly remember songs and place them with events that happened. Sometimes a blessing and sometimes a curse. It's like I can relive a moment. I love music for that reason. These songs bring back such great memories.
10.10.2010
SuNDaY PiCTuReS
I don't take enough pictures of Kai and Cic in their church clothes. Church is right in the middle of nap time so Sundays are usually quite hard. Today both kids were happy when we came home from church so I jumped at the opportunity to get some shots.
I bought this suit for Kai during Easter this year and it was HUGE on him. I have been waiting to see when he would hit a growth spurt so he could finally wear it. Today we tried it on and it fits so much better. Perfect timing too b/c today was a little chilly outside.
Playing around with the saturation... I love this face on Cic. This is the face I see all. day. long.
I love these pictures! Ben just has to stand behind me and make silly faces and the kiddos just crack up.
I bought this suit for Kai during Easter this year and it was HUGE on him. I have been waiting to see when he would hit a growth spurt so he could finally wear it. Today we tried it on and it fits so much better. Perfect timing too b/c today was a little chilly outside.
Playing around with the saturation... I love this face on Cic. This is the face I see all. day. long.
I love these pictures! Ben just has to stand behind me and make silly faces and the kiddos just crack up.
10.09.2010
"HaNoWeeN iS CoMiNG"
We are SO excited for Halloween this year. Kai runs around all the time saying, "Hanoween is coming, Hanoween is coming!"
My Mom is amazing and always finds a reason to send us "care packages" full of goodies for the kiddos. This time she sent several Halloween goodies and included a haunted (gingerbread) house for the kiddos (and when I say kiddos I mean Kai and Ben) to put together. Cic was interested at first and then we she realized that I wasn't going to let her eat all the candy I opened for the house, she wanted to get down and play.
Thanks for sending us awesome packages, Mom. It is such a highlight and we absolute love it!
I did manage to snap a shot of every one's "excited face" before the real work began.
Kai was in charge of separating the candy and took his job very seriously.
Ben is such a good sport about helping with activities like this. It isn't his favorite thing to do, but he takes one for the team b/c Kai LOVES it.
Making our path to the house.
All finished and ever so proud! I love this smile.
Every morning Kai wakes up and runs over to the kitchen table to make sure his haunted house is still there. His favorite part is the ghost on the front. (Kai's totally into ghosts at the moment. In fact the other day he dropped his toy in my room and looked under my bed to find it and told me that there was a ghost, "a mean ghost" under my bed. I try not to think too much about stuff like this. I reassured him that there was not a mean ghost under my bed, but seriously I watch too many scary movies not to think about the ghost under my bed every night before I fall asleep.)
Cic was so happy to take a picture with the haunted house. She smiled at the camera and said, "Cheeeee".
Pumpkin Patch
We thought about going to different places for a pumpkin this year and opted to go to a local church (again). It's so close by, there is no admission fee, proceeds go to support the youth mission fund, and the kids have a blast.
Even though the pumpkins are totally overpriced I justify it by telling Ben that we are helping the community.
Kai was so happy he jumped out of the car and ran around hunting for the biggest pumpkin he could find. Any pumpkin that was large he would yell out, "I foun my punkin! Dis one mine."
Ben was all for my plan in supporting our community, but we decided that we didn't want to support it that much.
We told Kai he needed to tone down the size and he opted for a smaller (but still quite large) pumpkin. We even let him pick out Cici's pumpkin and lucky for Ben, they are about the same size.
Kai also picked out a "baby punkin" and toted it around like it was his best friend for the remainder of our pumpkin patch visit.
My Mom is amazing and always finds a reason to send us "care packages" full of goodies for the kiddos. This time she sent several Halloween goodies and included a haunted (gingerbread) house for the kiddos (and when I say kiddos I mean Kai and Ben) to put together. Cic was interested at first and then we she realized that I wasn't going to let her eat all the candy I opened for the house, she wanted to get down and play.
Thanks for sending us awesome packages, Mom. It is such a highlight and we absolute love it!
I did manage to snap a shot of every one's "excited face" before the real work began.
Kai was in charge of separating the candy and took his job very seriously.
Ben is such a good sport about helping with activities like this. It isn't his favorite thing to do, but he takes one for the team b/c Kai LOVES it.
Making our path to the house.
All finished and ever so proud! I love this smile.
Every morning Kai wakes up and runs over to the kitchen table to make sure his haunted house is still there. His favorite part is the ghost on the front. (Kai's totally into ghosts at the moment. In fact the other day he dropped his toy in my room and looked under my bed to find it and told me that there was a ghost, "a mean ghost" under my bed. I try not to think too much about stuff like this. I reassured him that there was not a mean ghost under my bed, but seriously I watch too many scary movies not to think about the ghost under my bed every night before I fall asleep.)
Cic was so happy to take a picture with the haunted house. She smiled at the camera and said, "Cheeeee".
Pumpkin PatchWe thought about going to different places for a pumpkin this year and opted to go to a local church (again). It's so close by, there is no admission fee, proceeds go to support the youth mission fund, and the kids have a blast.
Even though the pumpkins are totally overpriced I justify it by telling Ben that we are helping the community.
Kai was so happy he jumped out of the car and ran around hunting for the biggest pumpkin he could find. Any pumpkin that was large he would yell out, "I foun my punkin! Dis one mine."
Ben was all for my plan in supporting our community, but we decided that we didn't want to support it that much.
We told Kai he needed to tone down the size and he opted for a smaller (but still quite large) pumpkin. We even let him pick out Cici's pumpkin and lucky for Ben, they are about the same size.
Kai also picked out a "baby punkin" and toted it around like it was his best friend for the remainder of our pumpkin patch visit.
Cici had a ball and ended up just following Kai around the pumpkin patch not quite sure what was going on but still happy to be there.
Kai and Ben put the pumpkins in the back of the car and on the way home we heard Kai talking to his pumpkins.
"Baby punkin, are you alright back there?"
Then we would hear the pumpkin answer, (in a voice sounding like Kai's)
"Ya, I'm alright."
10.05.2010
"EvEryOnE pOOps" (and Cic likes to do it in the potty!)
Yup! I haven't started potty training yet, but Cic decided she is "curious." She loves to sit on the training potty. Today she was concentrating a little too hard and I asked her if she wanted to try and go in the potty. She said, "uh huh" and walked right over to the potty and pooped in the training potty. YAY!
You would have thought that I had just won the lottery. I was so excited. I am still not ready to potty train Cic yet, but we are getting close I think. This winter I am going to go for it and we will see how it goes.
Congrats Cic...Almost 17 months and already showing interest in potty training!
Boy, n.: a noise with dirt on it. ~Not Your Average Dictionary
I should have posted these pictures with Kai's birthday post...
There were so many pictures that I liked, I know it seems like I didn't eliminate any...I did though. What can I say, I am so in love with this kid! I think that every (well almost every) picture is adorable.
I found this rustic spot in downtown Littleton and absolutely LOVE it. We are taking our Christmas card pictures this weekend and will probably return to this location.
"I'm this many fingers old."
Love this smile.
Trying "not to smile."
Serious pose.
l.o.v.e.
again...not smiling. Such a happy kid...this is like the only thing he can do NOT to smile.
I love when I capture a true "moment" with my kids.
Anyone who knows Kai, knows that his tongue is constantly sticking out. In fact, I had to keep asking Kai to keep his tongue in his mouth to take pictures.
Still find it hard to believe that Kai's already 3...yet it feels like I have known him longer. Like he's always been here.
Love him.
There were so many pictures that I liked, I know it seems like I didn't eliminate any...I did though. What can I say, I am so in love with this kid! I think that every (well almost every) picture is adorable.
I found this rustic spot in downtown Littleton and absolutely LOVE it. We are taking our Christmas card pictures this weekend and will probably return to this location.
"I'm this many fingers old."
Love this smile.
Trying "not to smile."
Serious pose.
l.o.v.e.
again...not smiling. Such a happy kid...this is like the only thing he can do NOT to smile.
I love when I capture a true "moment" with my kids.
Anyone who knows Kai, knows that his tongue is constantly sticking out. In fact, I had to keep asking Kai to keep his tongue in his mouth to take pictures.
Still find it hard to believe that Kai's already 3...yet it feels like I have known him longer. Like he's always been here.Love him.
10.04.2010
"SWeeT CaRoLiNe"
I recently took some pictures of my friends little girl. She was so precious. I instantly fell in love with her. Oh just being around her made me so baby hungry.
Have you ever seen a baby with more hair? She just needs to share some of these locks with Cici.
Congrats Laura, she is PERFECT!
Have you ever seen a baby with more hair? She just needs to share some of these locks with Cici.
Congrats Laura, she is PERFECT!
9.26.2010
"Me So Big"
I can't believe my little man turned 3 this month! I can still remember every single detail of his birth. I remember when they first placed him in my arms and the overwhelming love I felt for him. Love filled the room and I absolutely felt like my heart was going to explode. I bawled like a baby...and I mean not a cute girl cry. I was sobbing. Ben video taped it, so there is proof that I was totally emotional. I wasn't the only one crying. Ben and my Mom were both in the room and we were all welling up. He was beautiful. He was perfect (minus the extreme cone head). Kai changed my life. He rocked my world. He gave me perspective.
I never knew love like that existed until he was born. He blessed my life and continues to bless me every. single. day.
Kai I love you to pieces! You are my favorite little man. I love your sweet kisses. The way you tell me, "I wuv woo." I love the way your fingers wrap around finger when we hold hands. I love how excited you are about EVERYTHING! You love life. I love how you wake up in the morning and jump into bed with me to watch "cawtoons" in the early mornings. I love that you think my kisses are magical and make everything better. You are so handsome and still so perfect. You have taken up a huge part of my heart and I am so glad that you are mine. You are mine! I don't know what I ever did to deserve you, but I will take it.
Kai finally understood what a birthday meant this year. All week long he kept telling me "Fiday is my bithday!" He knew that meant that he was going to have a party with cake and presents. All week long he would ask me if it was his birthday yet.
I thought long and hard about his cake this year. He is still totally into Thomas trains and I was going to do a train cake. I spent hours researching Thomas images and trying to decide how I was going to do it. A few weeks before his birthday he decided that he wanted a "Spidimon" (spiderman) cake. Then it was a blue cake, then it was a red cake...I could go on and on.
I decided not to work really hard on a theme that he may or may not be into on his birthday. Instead I decided on a more generic cake...one that didn't focus on just one of his many obsessions. Who doesn't like presents on their birthday, right?
I took the easy theme but it turned out to be a time consuming cake.
The good news is that Kai LOVED it. It made all the time Ben and I spent well worth it. He was so excited. (He was pretty much excited all day long).
I told Kai I wanted a "big smile". I love this picture.
I am so grateful that Ben is willing to help me with some of my cakes. He knew this one was going to be time consuming. (Even though he swears this is the last one he will ever help me with.) It is just nice to have a second opinion on things.
Kai and Cic waiting for the party to start...
Both kids were decked out in clothes from my Mom. I love her...She has good taste. (So glad that it has improved since I was little.)
Right before the candles were lit.
Soooooo excited!
Loving being the center of attention.
Blowing out the candles.
YAY! I love this pic. He just has the best smile.
Baby Landree, Mollee, and Margot
Aaron and baby Liam
Omar, George and Deedee
Kaley and baby Olivia
Matt and Ben cutting the cake and scooping up ice cream
I know...Why does Ben need such a HUGE knife for such a small cake?
Colton and Kai ready to open presents.
I just had to include this shot. Kai got soooo many presents for his birthday and I told him he could only take one to bed. This is what I found when I checked in on him before I went to bed that night. Thanks for the Spiderman toy Jackie! Kai loves it.
I cannot talk about my kids birthdays without mentioning how much we love our neighbors Nick and Jackie. We don't live close to any family. (I am emotional just thinking about this right now.) They have become our family here. Nick and Jackie have been to all (yup, every single one) of our kids birthdays. That's a lot of birthdays! I think that as the kids are getting older, we appreciate it more and more. We have come to rely on them. Nick is always the cinematographer and Jackie is always the photographer. They are the social butterflies at the party...always making sure that everyone is happy and taken care of. When we are walking people out, they are helping to clean up the house and put things away. They are the people that you always want to be. I cannot wait...CANNOT WAIT until they have a kiddo of their own so that I can return the favor and spoil them way they have ours. We love you guys more than you know. Thanks for everything Nick and Jackie!
Here are some stats about Kai~
Height~32 1/2 inches (50%)
Weight~29 lbs (20%)
Favorite color~still blue (but red is a close second...ever since he saw the movie Cars)
Favorite shows~Little Einsteins, Phineas and Ferb, Micky Mouse Clubhouse
Favorite movies~Cars, Ice Age
Best friend~Andrew Hoopes
Favorite toy~Depends on the day. Still totally into trains, but now LOVES Lightning McQueen and Spiderman
Bedtime~7ish
Wake-up~6:30ish
Nap~most days he still takes one from 12:30-3:00
Proudest accomplishment (this month)~Learning how to do a somersault all by himself
Funny saying~
"Me so big" (Getting weighed at the doctors office)
"Peese bess Baby Noah. Baby Noah sick" (EVERY SINGLE PRAYER) (Noah is my friends kid)
"I wan you be happy" (Anytime I am not smiling. Maybe I have a sad face?)
"Dat's awesome" (When we ask him if he likes his new birthday toys.)
"Sun go nigh nigh. Now it's dak" (Every night he says this before bed.)
"Moon boken" (On nights when there is not a full moon.)
"I dying" (Mimicking what I had just said about being so excited about something.)
"O my's gosh" (I guess I say, "oh my gosh" a lot. Either that, or the Usher song is on the radio waaaay too often. I am working on not saying this now.)
I love that Kai is starting to communicate more and more. He says the funniest things. I am learning that I need to be more careful with what I say. Who knew that I had such horrible expressions?!
I can't believe that Kai is three! It has absolutely flown by and though it is so fun, I don't want him to grow up. I always want him to be my little buddy.
Love you Kai!
I never knew love like that existed until he was born. He blessed my life and continues to bless me every. single. day.
Kai I love you to pieces! You are my favorite little man. I love your sweet kisses. The way you tell me, "I wuv woo." I love the way your fingers wrap around finger when we hold hands. I love how excited you are about EVERYTHING! You love life. I love how you wake up in the morning and jump into bed with me to watch "cawtoons" in the early mornings. I love that you think my kisses are magical and make everything better. You are so handsome and still so perfect. You have taken up a huge part of my heart and I am so glad that you are mine. You are mine! I don't know what I ever did to deserve you, but I will take it.
Kai finally understood what a birthday meant this year. All week long he kept telling me "Fiday is my bithday!" He knew that meant that he was going to have a party with cake and presents. All week long he would ask me if it was his birthday yet.
I thought long and hard about his cake this year. He is still totally into Thomas trains and I was going to do a train cake. I spent hours researching Thomas images and trying to decide how I was going to do it. A few weeks before his birthday he decided that he wanted a "Spidimon" (spiderman) cake. Then it was a blue cake, then it was a red cake...I could go on and on.
I decided not to work really hard on a theme that he may or may not be into on his birthday. Instead I decided on a more generic cake...one that didn't focus on just one of his many obsessions. Who doesn't like presents on their birthday, right?
I took the easy theme but it turned out to be a time consuming cake.
The good news is that Kai LOVED it. It made all the time Ben and I spent well worth it. He was so excited. (He was pretty much excited all day long).
I told Kai I wanted a "big smile". I love this picture.
I am so grateful that Ben is willing to help me with some of my cakes. He knew this one was going to be time consuming. (Even though he swears this is the last one he will ever help me with.) It is just nice to have a second opinion on things.
Kai and Cic waiting for the party to start...Both kids were decked out in clothes from my Mom. I love her...She has good taste. (So glad that it has improved since I was little.)
Right before the candles were lit.
Soooooo excited!
Loving being the center of attention.
Blowing out the candles.
YAY! I love this pic. He just has the best smile.
Baby Landree, Mollee, and Margot
Aaron and baby Liam
Omar, George and Deedee
Kaley and baby Olivia
Matt and Ben cutting the cake and scooping up ice cream
I know...Why does Ben need such a HUGE knife for such a small cake?
Colton and Kai ready to open presents.
I just had to include this shot. Kai got soooo many presents for his birthday and I told him he could only take one to bed. This is what I found when I checked in on him before I went to bed that night. Thanks for the Spiderman toy Jackie! Kai loves it.
I cannot talk about my kids birthdays without mentioning how much we love our neighbors Nick and Jackie. We don't live close to any family. (I am emotional just thinking about this right now.) They have become our family here. Nick and Jackie have been to all (yup, every single one) of our kids birthdays. That's a lot of birthdays! I think that as the kids are getting older, we appreciate it more and more. We have come to rely on them. Nick is always the cinematographer and Jackie is always the photographer. They are the social butterflies at the party...always making sure that everyone is happy and taken care of. When we are walking people out, they are helping to clean up the house and put things away. They are the people that you always want to be. I cannot wait...CANNOT WAIT until they have a kiddo of their own so that I can return the favor and spoil them way they have ours. We love you guys more than you know. Thanks for everything Nick and Jackie!Here are some stats about Kai~
Height~32 1/2 inches (50%)
Weight~29 lbs (20%)
Favorite color~still blue (but red is a close second...ever since he saw the movie Cars)
Favorite shows~Little Einsteins, Phineas and Ferb, Micky Mouse Clubhouse
Favorite movies~Cars, Ice Age
Best friend~Andrew Hoopes
Favorite toy~Depends on the day. Still totally into trains, but now LOVES Lightning McQueen and Spiderman
Bedtime~7ish
Wake-up~6:30ish
Nap~most days he still takes one from 12:30-3:00
Proudest accomplishment (this month)~Learning how to do a somersault all by himself
Funny saying~
"Me so big" (Getting weighed at the doctors office)
"Peese bess Baby Noah. Baby Noah sick" (EVERY SINGLE PRAYER) (Noah is my friends kid)
"I wan you be happy" (Anytime I am not smiling. Maybe I have a sad face?)
"Dat's awesome" (When we ask him if he likes his new birthday toys.)
"Sun go nigh nigh. Now it's dak" (Every night he says this before bed.)
"Moon boken" (On nights when there is not a full moon.)
"I dying" (Mimicking what I had just said about being so excited about something.)
"O my's gosh" (I guess I say, "oh my gosh" a lot. Either that, or the Usher song is on the radio waaaay too often. I am working on not saying this now.)
I love that Kai is starting to communicate more and more. He says the funniest things. I am learning that I need to be more careful with what I say. Who knew that I had such horrible expressions?!
I can't believe that Kai is three! It has absolutely flown by and though it is so fun, I don't want him to grow up. I always want him to be my little buddy.
Love you Kai!
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