Thursday, August 13, 2009

This is how I found Lucy, dead asleep one night....really? How does she do it?This was the surprise I found in our bed one night as I was getting ready to sleep...notice all the details, she didn't just slip in our bed, she set up camp. Her water, "beary", beary's blanket, her blanket, pillow
So sweet

(notice that there are no sleeping pictures of Kadence...I'm scared to wake her...she's so peaceful when she is sleeping, and I never know what I'll get if I accidentally wakes up!)

This post is dedicated to my good little sleepers. I love lazy mornings, Lucy snuggling in bed with me, reading books. We wait for Kady to make some sort of peep over the monitor. This morning nothing came so we decided to get up and start getting busy. After a while I wonder if Kady is breathing, it's 9 and I haven't heard anything. 9:30, still nothing--yet I'm getting a lot done. Why when our kids sleep so much we are inherently grateful, yet I always have to wonder, what's wrong? I don't dare open her door and wake her up any earlier than she wants to get up though, she is quite the bear if she is tired. I wish I could totally enjoy these mornings. But I get over it, get more cleaned up and accomplished.....by 10:30 Kady is just starting to make some noise in her room. AHHH, she was breathing this whole time. What a happy girl, sleeps 14 1/2 hours and is still ready for her nap at one! So much like her mommy!
Lucy is definitely a different type of sleeper, like Jim. She parties in her room after we tuck her in, usually for 2 hours. Pops out of bed in the morning ready to go, always before I am. "I get up fassss mommy, why do you get up so slow?" Once she is out she is out, on the floor, in her bed, wherever it might be. Sometimes naps at this point, other times she has quiet time but really doesn't require much sleep.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Avalanche Bay

We spent last weekend up in Boyne with my family at the indoor waterpark! We celebrated 35 years of marriage of mom and dad, and also Simon's first birthday! I can't believe that it always takes us so long to spend time together now that we are all in Michigan! The kids were all troopers as were the adults (late nights and early mornings!). We had a great time swimming, riding all the rides, hanging out, buying salt water taffy in Charlevoix (ps--never let Jeremy direct you using google maps), and just spending time together!

JJ chillin in the hot tub
The lazy river really did it for Jovie Kady was perfectly happy sitting on the edge with her cup!
Story time...Grandpa was all tucked in!
Simon is ONE! and LOVED the cake
opening his gifts...good thing he has such big cousins to help him
The chef for make your own pizza night!
Party goer Lucas
Jovie and Lucy
Uncle Chris feeding the kids pop rocks!
Where did Aunt Stephanie go??
THese people are crazy!
all three girls, tired out after such a long day
Breakfast

Monday, August 3, 2009

welcome

It is a fact: Lucy was the first in our family to own a MP3 player.....but I have finally joined whatever century it is. Yes, I now have my own ipod shuffle...complements of working at Spectrum for 10 years. Now to figure out how to actually put music on it. Busy, busy people...it's not as easy as it may seem (I feel like my mom telling me she had no idea how to work the VCR!)

Monday, July 27, 2009

Happy birthday!




Happy Birthday to Jim: my husband, partner, and best friend!
(note to self or others: needing pictures of just Jim and I together)

Good food, good times




One of my favorite summer pics!
She insists on starting from the bottom
I love the fact that Kady is such a good eater. She eats well, yet is pretty particular in a way. One day she will eat the whole bag of grapes, but another pushes them away and makes faces like I'm trying to poison her. Gotta be in the mood I guess.
There are also no guesses about what she ate, because when she is done she does what I like to call "decorating". Kady styles her hair in great ways using leftovers on her plate. Ranch is a favorite, but anything wet, sticky, gooey, or colored seem to work quite well!




Thursday, July 23, 2009

gooey goodness (part 3)

So in addition to eating like kings and queens at every meal (and the whole time in between) we were also able to enjoy smores this year! We had an awesome fire pit to sit around. Everyone loved them, especially Reagen, Lucy, and Kadence. There is just something about the mixture of crunch, goo, and chocolate that I find irresistable!

"you wanna kiss?"

Don't worry, I'll get my own


Lucy and Reagen


YUM

Here, I have two, I'll share!

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Cousins (cottage part 2)

Kady giving kisses, what a sweet, sweet girl
Lucy and Reagen at Stephanie's salon. Fingers and toes were the special that day
Reagen and Lucy "doctored" Joseph and Mya, what good little patients they had
Story time
Eating breakfast on the stools...the two big girls
Lucy loved playing with Joseph and Mya
Kisses from Kadence
Cute girls in matching pj's
The 3 little kids
Mya and Lucy making funny faces
One day they will appreciate how close they are all in age. Five kids under the age of 3. Every year we love to see them together. This year Lucy and Reagen actually played together which was so fun to see. They disappeared in Reagen's bedroom to jump, play, read, and just be silly. The younger 3 were angels. All good natured, happy, and fun--Mya papaya, Rea-Rea, Lucy-goosey, Jo-Jo, and Kady (no good nicknames for Kadence), we love you guys! Until next year....bets on if there will be any newbies by then?