my 5 year old

2 days into this whole "having a 5 year old", and this 5 year old in my house has been super sweet!
he's gotten in trouble a few times this year for hitting.  after pretty much getting that under control (thanks to a "no sweets if you cant be sweet" rule that resulted in missing out on the first candy canes of the season), his teacher has been trying to get him to stop making his "mean" face to his classmates.
yesterday, apparently one of his classmates said something to him about making a mean face, to which he replied "i'm working on it!"  so my sweet boy does know that he needs to control those faces!  probably would help if his "mean" face wasn't super cute and didn't make his parents laugh....perhaps thats a parental fail!
c: "mommy, i can't see bubble guppies!"
me: "isn't my face better than bubble guppies?"
c: "yes, but i do like bubble guppies too!"

5 years old!!

Hard to believe my first born is 5!!
We started our celebration Saturday with an avengers party at a local frozen yogurt cafe. It was a blast and was perhaps my favorite party he's had.
Today he woke up before the crack of dawn to find the elves, dizzy and izzy, had decorated his room and the living room with streamers!
We had a laid back day, hanging out at home, fielding birthday calls (to a 5 year old playing with a roomful of new stuff, this was met with "another one?!l)
Tonight we had my family over for Christmas dinner and exchange of presents. The kiddos (ok, us parents too) got way more than needed and had so much fun with all the new stuff!
Tomorrow, we are taking doughnuts to his preschool class, so the birthday festivities will continue for one more day!

thanksgiving 2012

counting, caedmon style

caedmon is big into counting, and all things numbers.
after asking me how to add 15 and 15 on his hands (yikes!), and then counting to 100 on our hands, he asked me "can you count to 20 hundred?"  i said "um, no. that will take forever."  funny kid said "i can!  1 hundred, 2 hundred, 3 hundred, 4 hundred..."   he's a mess.

*as i was typing this, caedmon asked if he could "help".  he wanted to type to 100, but you can see he got tired early ;-)

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pumpkin patch

Beautiful Flowergirl

here's a few pics from bekah's wedding in october!

mr. cranky

 isn't she stunning?!

love this one

 a little excited over a bus driving by

 sweet siblings at the rehearsal dinner

sweet boy

18 months

On Sunday, Finley girl was 18 months old! She is something else!
At 18 months:
- weighs right at 22 pounds
- wears size 3 or 4 diapers...I'm still undecided on which fits better.
-wears 12-18 months clothes and size 5.5 shoe
-is a PICKY eater. Loves waffles, yogurt, oatmeal, muffins, pretzels, and natural cheese puffs.
-LOVES her "bubba" her favorite phrase is "hi bubba!" When we pick him up from school, she runs to his classroom and they give each other the biggest hug. Melts my heart 3 times a week.
-communicates really well without words! Can say a lot more than she chooses to say. Some favorites are "hepoooo!" (Help), "here mama", "uh uh!!" (Said very emphatically) and "opa" (open).
-loves all things chocolate like her mama.
-will not sit in a high chair at restaurants. You would think they were toddler torture chambers.
-naps well and sleeps all night.
-can pitch a a good fit. New territory for these parents as her brother never pitched one the way she does!
-is a firecracker and as headstrong as they come. Laughs all the time and loves to cuddle!

Lots of yummy Popsicles

Last night as I was talking to Caedmon before bed, he told me he was "going to dream about lots of yummy Popsicles. Green ones and purple ones and rainbow ones and lots of yummy ones." You don't think he likes popsicles do you?!

Caedmonisms

This boy keeps us laughing and is sweetest thing in the world!
Tonight he had us tearing up and laughing!
As I was getting him out of the car, I said to him "Caedmon do you know that your daddy and I are so blessed to have you and Finley as our children" and his sweet, make-your-parents-cry response was "yep because when I was in your belly, daddy was looking for a guy to be his best friend"
We have decided four and three quarters is a very sweet age. He is constantly saying to me "you are the bestest mommy ever" and tells his daddy every day "you are my best friend. You will always be my best friend"
As for the laughing part tonight? In an attempt to say what we think was "chicken bits", he definitely came out with something that sounded exactly like "chicken b!+@h!"

Just because she's cute

Show & tell

For show and tell this week, Caedmon had the choice of something that started with the letter "i" or something blue or brown. Initially, he planned on taking his iron man "pewer" but when I informed him that the other kids may want to look at it and play with it, he quickly decided he needed to find something else. This morning he was on a mission to find something brown. His final decision? A brown football because "this is something everybody can play with"

First day k4

I have better pictures on my big camera but here's my boy on day one of k4!

Little monkey

Seriously, this girl keeps me on my toes! I never know where I'm going to find her, and usually I just leave her because she can climb faster than I can get her down. Caedmon never, ever climbed anything, so this is new territory for me!

Wordless Wednesday

Bows

Isn't she so cute with a bow? If only she would leave it in for more than .5 seconds. Her collection of bows sure look pretty on their bow holder, where they have sat unworn for about 7 months!

Somebody got a Hershey kiss...

Kids camp

Me: "Caedmon how was kids camp?"
Caedmon: "it was great. I did everything!"
Me: "what did you do?"
C: " well I can't really tell you because I don't remember. But I did hula hoops. And spoons. And I was on the orange team!"

Wordless Wednesday

Gotta kiss it!

2 thanksgivings ago (2010), caedmon was eating pez from a santa dispenser and I told him that he had to kiss santa to get his candy. to this day, over a year and a half later, anytime he has a pez dispenser, he kisses it before every.single.piece. It may be the cutest thing i have ever seen.

new tattoos

ha! just kidding! finley girl had allergy testing done today (after dealing with almost 2 months of an unexplained rash). 2.5 hours in the dr office with a busybody 13 month old is NOT my ideal way to spend a monday morning, nor do I prefer to pay $194 to hear "it is probably the heat". in other words, there is NOTHING we can do about it, since we live in the hottest place on earth! But at least we have ruled out food allergies and she can go back to eating whatever she wants (boy was she excited to get her hands on a blueberry waffle this afternoon!)

Fathers day!

Happy fathers day to my sweet husband! He makes life so much better and I'm so thankful he's my partner in this crazy thing called parenting. His daughter adores him and his son is obsessed with him! We are blessed beyond measure!

"ribercats"

I don't think I ever posted anything about Caedmon playing tball this spring. He played at west side and we absolutely loved it. He was not very interest in playing in the field. But he loved batting and running the bases (though not always with much speed!). We can't wait for fall ball!

Water princess

Wordless Wednesday

Things I will miss

I know soon Caedmon will stop saying some of the phrases and words that we love so much. I know he has to grow up, but this momma's ears sure do love hearing my boys signature phrases such as:
"I telled ya!"
"mommy can you tell daddy..." which actually means "can you ask daddy"
"the weegie" for Luigi
"checker bunnies" for cheddar bunnies
"bitamins" for vitamins

Love my boy!

One year?!

I've been waiting to do this post from my computer so I could add pictures, but the pictures will have to wait because I need to post about my one year old!!
Happy belated birthday to my sweet angel!
Finley,You are our princess! I could never have imagined how perfectly you would complete our family. What a complete joy you have been since the second you were born. You make us laugh everyday. You love everybody and get lots of attention every where we go. You are tiny in stature but tough as nails! You and your brother love each other so much and I love watching your relationship develop. Can't wait to see what your next year holds Finley girl!
At 1 year you:
weigh 18.1 pounds and are 27.5 inches (6th percentile for both)
wear the same size diapers (3) and clothes (6-12 mos) that you did at 6 months old!
eat muffins, waffles, yogurt, and a little bit of banana. You love to snack on graham crackers
can now say "mamaw", a version of "grandad", "aunt b", and you've said "pops"
prefer your brothers toys over anything we've ever bought you
LOVE the water
can be found standing on y'alls table or playing in the toilet if you leave my sight
dance anytime you hear music
are a momma's girl, no doubt!
Love you more than life, my most favorite girl ever!!

wordless wednesday

caedmonisms

"sister, your hair is crazy. you look like the grinch"

"mommy, did sister go to sleep? i'm so proud of her!"

"i'm proud of you for making cookies mommy. i think daddy will be proud of you too"

caedmon had become addicted to the wii, so we implemented a token system and now he says "mommy, when we get home i'm going to turn in to a token to play the wii" makes me laugh every time.

finley 11 months

isn't she stunning?  

wow 11 months old.  1 month shy of ONE YEAR!  mommy is in full party planning mode!  

this little angel is so much fun.  she is sweet, sassy and super cute to boot!

at 11 months the little miss:

• weighs 18.2 pounds, per my scale this morning.  that was with her dress and diaper on, so tiny might probably hasn't actually broke the 18 pound mark yet.  she's a petite little thing.
• wears 6-12 month clothes
• wears size 3 diapers
• sleeps 7ish-5ish, nurses then back down to 630ish.  woo hoo!  
• naps unpredictably, but usually twice a day, but i never know if it will be 30 minutes or an hour and a half.
• can say "mama", "dada", "bubba", "bye bye" and "hi"
• can sign more
• loves drinking water from any cup she can get her hands on, preferably her brother's.
• will only eat what she can feed herself.  mommy makes lots of whole grain muffins filled with sweet potatoes, pumpkin or spinach.  
• loves to climb in caedmon's rocking chair and onto his push toys.
• is WALKING!  everywhere.  the girl never sits down.  she walks around and around and around the house ALL DAY.  
• LOVES her boys.  she will hunt her daddy and brother down if they leave her sight.  its so sweet.

we look forward to celebrating little girls first year in less than a month.  we are so thankful God gave her to us.

lucky charms

we aren't lucky....we are BLESSED!!