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Saturday, November 27, 2010
Monday, November 22, 2010
Love At First Sight
My friend Tina beat me to the post! :).
If you read my blog, you will recall that my BFF Tina was pregnant at the same time as me and we had our babies exactly two weeks apart (she had an adorable son - Luke). This was the first time we had gotten together since having our second children, and we were excited to see each other and introduce our new arrivals! Steve, Brett, Kaia and myself went up to Chi-town over the weekend, and here are some adorable pictures of our kiddos.
Tina, did an awesome job of explaining everything, so I recommend on clicking on her post in my blogroll (Cute Times 4) to read more...
As I have mentioned before, since Tina had a boy, we are going to marry off our kiddos one day :). Follow are Kaia and Luke's first time meeting
A little shy at first....
But they soon warmed up, as Kaia played with Luke's little ear...
And, all four of our kiddos, Luke, big brother Evan, big brother Brett and Kaia
If you read my blog, you will recall that my BFF Tina was pregnant at the same time as me and we had our babies exactly two weeks apart (she had an adorable son - Luke). This was the first time we had gotten together since having our second children, and we were excited to see each other and introduce our new arrivals! Steve, Brett, Kaia and myself went up to Chi-town over the weekend, and here are some adorable pictures of our kiddos.
Tina, did an awesome job of explaining everything, so I recommend on clicking on her post in my blogroll (Cute Times 4) to read more...
As I have mentioned before, since Tina had a boy, we are going to marry off our kiddos one day :). Follow are Kaia and Luke's first time meeting
A little shy at first....
But they soon warmed up, as Kaia played with Luke's little ear...
And, all four of our kiddos, Luke, big brother Evan, big brother Brett and KaiaAlso to note...Brett and Evan are becoming quite good buddies...it gets more and more fun to get our ever growing group together each time :).
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Blueing Up
What was meant to be a pictorial blog about Kaia and her cute giraffe hat took a different turn when I noticed just HOW BLUE her eyes looked in these most recent pictures of her. I've noticed the change happening gradually, but man, it really is obvious now. Looks like she'll have her mommy's eyes! How funny...I thought both of my kiddos would have their daddy's deep brown eyes. Shows what I know!!!
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010
Christmas Cards
Yes, I'll admit I am selling my soul a bit. But it's for a GOOD CAUSE! Shutterfly is going to help our family, with 50 free holiday cards: Bloggers get 50 free holiday cards from Shutterfly http://bit.ly/sfly2010 (and you can't beat that!), just for writing a blog about them. So, I will start our by saying that we used Shutterfly for Miss K's birth announcements (and they were beautiful), and I've used them in the past to create collages of BMan, which I've given as presents. And, I've also ordered a hardback photo book from them.
As far as their Christmas offerings go, you can order holiday cards:
photo holiday cards to http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery
And they are good quality..I am looking forward to picking mine out :).
Quality wall calendars:
Wall calendar to http://www.shutterfly.com/calendars/wall-calendars
A great way to share pics of your family.
Photo Mugs:
photo mugs to http://www.shutterfly.com/photo-gifts/photo-mugs
I got a cute one for Steve last year of Bman for him to have at his office.
Anyway, I can't wait to take some adorable pics of Bman and Miss K and create a fun holiday card. I'm sure it will be a bit more challenging to get 2 kiddos to pose for the camera this year, but I'm up for the challenge :).
As far as their Christmas offerings go, you can order holiday cards:
photo holiday cards to http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery
And they are good quality..I am looking forward to picking mine out :).
Quality wall calendars:
Wall calendar to http://www.shutterfly.com/calendars/wall-calendars
A great way to share pics of your family.
Photo Mugs:
photo mugs to http://www.shutterfly.com/photo-gifts/photo-mugs
I got a cute one for Steve last year of Bman for him to have at his office.
Anyway, I can't wait to take some adorable pics of Bman and Miss K and create a fun holiday card. I'm sure it will be a bit more challenging to get 2 kiddos to pose for the camera this year, but I'm up for the challenge :).
Saturday, November 6, 2010
2 months old and 2 1/2 years old!!!
On Monday (yes, the day after baptism and trick or treating), Kaia had her 2 month and Brett had his 2 1/2 year well child visit.
It's so interesting to see how my children are growing...especially how they are growing so DIFFERENTLY.
Every day, I'm more and more convinced that Brett is a mini Steve and Kaia is a mini me.
First, B man:
26 lbs. (9% - however he'd been sick, so I wonder if his weight was down)
38 inches (86%)
And. now, Kaia:
10 lbs. 13.6 oz (53%)
22 1/2 inches (56%)
And her head was in the 38%
So, Brett is still on the path to long and skinny, and Kaia is on the path to average...sounds like they are taking after dad and mom, respectively :).
Of course, teddy bear chair pic...and cheetahs even made their debut this time! Made for quite a crowded picture! :)
It's so interesting to see how my children are growing...especially how they are growing so DIFFERENTLY.
Every day, I'm more and more convinced that Brett is a mini Steve and Kaia is a mini me.
First, B man:
26 lbs. (9% - however he'd been sick, so I wonder if his weight was down)
38 inches (86%)
And. now, Kaia:
10 lbs. 13.6 oz (53%)
22 1/2 inches (56%)
And her head was in the 38%
So, Brett is still on the path to long and skinny, and Kaia is on the path to average...sounds like they are taking after dad and mom, respectively :).
Of course, teddy bear chair pic...and cheetahs even made their debut this time! Made for quite a crowded picture! :)
Friday, November 5, 2010
Trick Or Treat!
So, finally, Sunday night after Kaia's baptism, and the party and all, it was time to Trick or Treat.
Remember, Brett is still not 100%, after being in the ER Friday night. But, still I couldn't deny him trick or treating. Last year he wanted nothing to do with it, and this year he was finally interested and excited.
We went through the neighborhood adjoining ours, since the houses are a bit bigger and are more full of families (our neighborhood is quiet by contrast as the houses are smaller and full of empty nesters). Good choice, as it was HOPPING. Brett was a super trooper and about halfway through got the whole "Trick or Treat" and "thank you" thing down at each house. He loved it and now has a ridiculous amount of candy.
Kaia, meanwhile, was content to be held or chill in her pumpkin seat in the stroller. She didn't trick or treat this year, but she sure made an adorable pea pod!
Cuteness to follow...
Remember, Brett is still not 100%, after being in the ER Friday night. But, still I couldn't deny him trick or treating. Last year he wanted nothing to do with it, and this year he was finally interested and excited.
We went through the neighborhood adjoining ours, since the houses are a bit bigger and are more full of families (our neighborhood is quiet by contrast as the houses are smaller and full of empty nesters). Good choice, as it was HOPPING. Brett was a super trooper and about halfway through got the whole "Trick or Treat" and "thank you" thing down at each house. He loved it and now has a ridiculous amount of candy.
Kaia, meanwhile, was content to be held or chill in her pumpkin seat in the stroller. She didn't trick or treat this year, but she sure made an adorable pea pod!
Cuteness to follow...
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Kaia's Baptism
Kaia had her baptism on Sunday. It was the third weekend we had tried for to get it scheduled. Nothing seemed to go right on getting this date on the books. But somehow we pulled it off! The ceremony went well (after Kaia got her pacifier while we were up at the baptismal font), and the party at my parent's house after it was all over was really nice. In retrospect, it was probably a good date for her to get baptized, even though it was Halloween (which was not the ideal date I had wanted), because for Lutherans, that is Reformation Day, and this year Reformation Sunday fell on the actual Reformation Day (which just happens to be Halloween, go figure!).
And, yes, Brett was sick, and a trooper through it all... and I had managed to get Brett's illness too, but I made it through the day as well!
Note: Kaia's gown is made from my mother's wedding gown...kind of cool...before Kaia wore it, my niece Paige wore it for her baptism. Brett's gown that he wore for his baptism is a gown that's been in Steve's family for ages, so I was glad that since we have 2 kiddos, we were able to incorporate both traditions. Also, Kaia was able to wear my own baptismal shoes and ring...it was so neat to be able to incorporate MY old things this time too :).
And, yes, Brett was sick, and a trooper through it all... and I had managed to get Brett's illness too, but I made it through the day as well!
Note: Kaia's gown is made from my mother's wedding gown...kind of cool...before Kaia wore it, my niece Paige wore it for her baptism. Brett's gown that he wore for his baptism is a gown that's been in Steve's family for ages, so I was glad that since we have 2 kiddos, we were able to incorporate both traditions. Also, Kaia was able to wear my own baptismal shoes and ring...it was so neat to be able to incorporate MY old things this time too :).
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Zoo Boo
We had a very adventurous Friday night!
After work I picked the kids up from my parents house to go to Zoo Boo. Brett was feeling not so great, but we went anyway. After all, I'd promised him that he'd get to be a puppy and go to the zoo... and he'd been looking forward to wearing his costume for a week, so we went.
The kiddos had a good time. We got there about an hour before they closed, as we picked Steve up from work and just spent a little time there...they were out of trick or treat bags, but Brett still was able to pick up some candy from the stations and got the gist of it all.
Then when we got home, I could def. tell Brett was feeling BAD. In fact, he climbed 3 stairs and was out of breath. We scooped him up and took him to the emergency room. We finally made our way home after midnight with a nebulizer and Brett spent the weekend using it. More posts to come on our super busy weekend, and Brett was a super trooper through it all!
But here are pics of the kids enjoying Zoo Boo... Brett was a puppydog and Kaia was a peapod (or sweet pea!).
After work I picked the kids up from my parents house to go to Zoo Boo. Brett was feeling not so great, but we went anyway. After all, I'd promised him that he'd get to be a puppy and go to the zoo... and he'd been looking forward to wearing his costume for a week, so we went.
The kiddos had a good time. We got there about an hour before they closed, as we picked Steve up from work and just spent a little time there...they were out of trick or treat bags, but Brett still was able to pick up some candy from the stations and got the gist of it all.
Then when we got home, I could def. tell Brett was feeling BAD. In fact, he climbed 3 stairs and was out of breath. We scooped him up and took him to the emergency room. We finally made our way home after midnight with a nebulizer and Brett spent the weekend using it. More posts to come on our super busy weekend, and Brett was a super trooper through it all!
But here are pics of the kids enjoying Zoo Boo... Brett was a puppydog and Kaia was a peapod (or sweet pea!).
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