Us!

My Kids are my World!!

Thanks Cass

Cass tilled up the old front yard (dead and full of weeds), planted new grass, laid out bricks for landscaping, planted Rhodies (which aren't doing too well so we are going to get different shrubbery), planted a tree and pulls weeds. The flowers along the house are courtesy of my mom and Bob. WE LOVE IT!

My Sweet Baby K!

What's been happening...

-slowly but surely I'm getting more sleep
-Miss K is getting so big and giving big smiles! 8 weeks on Friday.
-volleyball open gyms have started. I'm getting so excited for the August when the "real" stuff starts.
-Nathan is potty trained. That's right...poop and pee in the big boy potty.
-Cass MIGHT switch to a graveyard shift. That will be a big adjustment for us all.
-4th of July celebration in Redmond at my sisters. My brother is coming and bringing his girlfriend Nhi who we have not met yet. She's in for a real treat:)
-My goal is to lose AT LEAST 25 pounds. My diet is on track but need to really make my exercise a priority.
-Nathan has a marble jar to track good and bad behavior. 5 marble = reward. So far its working. He even gave Cass a marble for Cass' good behavior!
-I rely on coffee more now than ever before.
-Nathan really wants to go to preschool in the Fall but I haven't registered him yet because I'm in denial that he is going to be 3 years old in August.
-Will sit outside in the sun as much as possible this week to get some color before being in the presence of beautiful people this weekend.
-Will end this post because I have a lot of cleaning to get done before Friday.

KIDS!

4am

So a few weeks ago, Kendall was showing signs of colic. Her uncomfortable time was usually between 7pm and 10pm. Somehow this time has shifted and now comes consistently at 4am. Poor girl gets really gassy and uncomfortable. It usually only lasts about an hour.

She also has really bad baby acne. I think it is caused by the heat when we snuggle her at night. See, she hates to sleep by herself. Cass and I are working hard to break this habit. Last night she slept in her crib for two 2.5 hour stretches!!! Woohoo, progress.  At 2:30am, however, it wasn't so easy and of course I was too tired to be consistent and she slept with me. We'll get there...we are determined to make good habits.  To help her, I bought a white noise machine that was recommended by a friend. I can't wait for it to get here.

Nathan and I are addicted to the Wii. He likes to sword fight and I like to do the three point contest (in which I am the record holder!). We play it far too much during the day but what else can we do when the weather stinks. Nathan is also an amazing bowler! His record is 145!!! He can bowl three strikes in a row. TURKEY!!
Nathan loves when Kendall smiles at him, which she is doing more and more of!! It is one of the highlights of our day.
I am trying to be more productive around the house. Kendall wants to be held ALL THE TIME so it is hard. Cass has today off so I want to get through some cleaning projects I have on mt to-do list.

As tough as the days can be, I feel SO blessed to have two beautiful kids and an amazing husband!!! Life is good, no doubt about it!