Daddy Daughter Sweetheart Dance

Kaila talked about her last dance with Ryan all year, he is such an amazing dad/friend/husband, and our littles are turning out to be pretty amazing themselves!

Josiah and I went on a date out to dinner and frozen yogurt, and Donovan made out pretty well himself with two middle school babysitters ogling over his cuteness and pandering to his will all afternoon. 

...baby steps...

...they don't even realize what's in our backyard yet...

The Facts of Life

I just looked out the kitchen window to see the two kids staring, frozen, at the ground below their vantage point from up in the play structure. I looked to see what could possibly keeping a 5 and 4 year old standing still for that long, to see a rooster and a hen mating. She was not pleased.

I watched my kids for a second then tested them by asking " hey!? What are you looking at?" Josiah turned to me and gave me the rundown...

"He's putting fertilizer on her. She was running  all around before because she didn't want him to put fertilizer on her....daddy told me that"

Quote of the Day

Want: To leave the table without eating much dinner.

Logical Arguement from a 3 year old: 
Mom and Dad: K, you need to eat a little more dinner if you want some dessert.
K: I can't I cant! I don't like it, I can't!
Mon and Dad: Thats fine, but you hardly ate anything so if you want dessert you need to have a few more bites.
K: I cant I can't
Mom and Dad: Why not?
K: Because I can't breaaatttheeee (whiney voice) when I eat. I can't breathe!!

Want: To not put her clothes on in the morning.
Logical Arguement from a 3 year old:
Mom: Kaila, go put your clothes on please.
Kaila: (starts whining and whining and whining)
Mom: (ignoring the whining)
Kaila: (whining, whining..)mom?...I can't! (points to the giant baggy neckline of her pajama shirt)...it hurts my neck every time I put a shirt on....

Technologically Savy

In this day and age they say it's important to train our kids up being technologically savy. This afternoon I found Kaila practicing on the Ipad all by herself.

She is playing the computer game "cut the rope" on her "ipad" (yes that is a rock).
Our little over-achiever.

Random Glimpses

A few glimpses into our last few months, 

 Ryan took this ladybug/flower photo on his phone...amazing! I love my man!

 

 Church Picnic, face painting, fun, pie eating contest, potluck..

 Cuteness, a puppy and a tiger..

...and a really, really sad puppy realizing that face paint must be washed off some day.

Early sunrise run with my sister! Gorgeous!

Birthday Season Begins!

The Big One 

Happy Birthday to our baby boy! 

You have been such a blessing every day since you were born. Grandma and Grandpa came over and gave you your first birthday gift ever on Oct. 6th, and the next day Great Grand Mommy, Carolyn, had us all over for a sushi lunch and cake and ice cream.

 Eyeing the cake, grabbing a fistfull,...followed by ferociously smashing it in his mouth.

 Movin' on to the the ice cream, grabbing a fistful...followed by ferociously smashing it in his mouth.

He found out he has a bit of a love-hate relationship ice cream, at least when eating it like this!

After a few uncomfortable whines he left the rest to melt on the plate.

Let the Birthday Season Begin! Josiah's birthday is tomorrow...