Happy 1st Birthday Kylee!!!

I can't believe it has already been one year since John raced me to the hospital while I was screaming in pain in the backseat just hoping we would make it there in time. Although everything was a little crazy and chaotic (no meds, only one triage room available, delivered in my regular clothes within 11 minutes), Kylee is completely and totally worth it!! She is a very smiley, happy girl and always has a way of making us laugh. She isn't walking yet but finds a way to get into everything now. She loves being outside and playing with baby dolls and blocks. We think Kylee is going to be quite the talker...she already can say a lot of words and she imitates whatever her big brother does (which isn't always a good thing). Since Chad is into Star Wars, Iron Man, and pretending to "shoot" things, now Kylee puts her finger and hand up in the air and says "pchoo pchoo" to shoot things too. Lovely...just what I wanted my little girl to do! Oh well. Happy birthday Kylee!! We love you very much!!!

1 Year Old

Minutes after birth

1 Day Old

3 Months Old

6 Months Old

10 Months Old

Happy 3rd Birthday Chad!!!

We can't believe our little boy is 3 years old!! Chad is a full of life, full of energy kind of kid! He goes from one activity to the next never sitting still for more than about 10 minutes. He LOVES being outside; can't get enough icecream or popcorn; and does a great rendition of "Pants On the Ground" (from American Idol auditions).

Here's a look back in time...

Chad @ 1 Day Old

1st Birthday
2nd Birthday

This year Chad celebrated his 3rd Birthday with his family and grandparents.

Chad with Grandma Lynn

Me Me Debbie, Chad, & Papaw Ken

Grandma Lynn, Papaw Bill, & Chad

Posing for the camera so he can start unwrapping!!

"Happy Birthday to You"

Make a wish and blow out the candles!

Kylee enjoyed Big Brother's chocolate cake too!!

Updates

Kylee celebrating her 11 month birthday

Last Friday was Chad's last day of his Mother's Day Out program.

He will be in junior preschool twice a week in the fall.

Last Day in Florida

Chad playing with his Grandma Lynn in the pool

Kylee and Lynn

Kylee & Chad "racing"

I think we had more pics taken of us together that week

than we've had over the past few years combined

Kylee is looking more like a big girl and not a baby

Smiley Kylee :)

Mary and Kylee

Chad with his Great Grandma Mary John with Grandma Mary and her dog Jack

The best one we could get of Kylee and Chad together

Aunt Lorrayne, Kylee, Chad & Uncle Gary

More of Florida's Finest

The weather was absolutely beautiful for the entire week we were in Florida. We went to Englewood Beach or went swimming every day. After visiting my Grandma and Uncle Neal, it was time to head to Englewood to visit John's family. We stayed at John's Grandma Mary's house; while his parents and his Uncle Gary and Aunt Lorrayne (who flew in from California) stayed two doors down at what used to be John's Grandfather's house, who passed away last year. Unlike his Dad, John has never really been that into fishing or swimming; however, Chad took an immediate interest to both. Everyday he would round up his Papaw Bill to take him fishing out back of the house off the dock. He would have spent hours trying to catch fish and turtles if we would have let him. He just kept saying "i gonna whack him down" and "i gonna beat his butt." Nothing like trash-talking helpless fish!

Chad fishing with his Papaw Bill
Throwing the fish back into the pond

Englewood Beach at Sunset

Kylee, John, Lynn & Bill

John and I

Our Family

Kylee and Me (and yes, Kylee is chewing on car keys...yummy right?)

The Girls

The Boys (minus Chad because he can't stand still!!)

Englewood Beach, Florida

Soaking up the Florida rays at Englewood Beach. Both kids had a blast playing in the sand and splashing in the waves. Chad wasn't scared of the ocean at all...which made us a little scared! Luckily, no one got sunburned. The top of Kylee's head turned a little red because she wouldn't keep her hat on but that was it.

Florida: Visit to my Uncle Neal's House

We were able to hang out with my Uncle Neal and his girlfriend Joyce at their new home one day since they only live about 10 minutes away from John's Grandma's house. We had a lot of fun swimming in their pool and sipping on strawberry daiquiris (I can't remember that last time I had one of those). My uncle said there is an alligator family that lives in the canal that's behind their house. While we were there, we saw the baby gator and Chad was super excited about it. I didn't take any pictures because my camera doesn't have a very good zoom and I was not about to get too close.

Chad is a great little swimmer with these floaties on

I think this is the only day she actually kept her hat on

Kylee playing in the pool with Joyce

Chad completely wiped out after swimming!!

"Maybe if I look cute enough, somebody will get me out of this thing"

Joyce, Uncle Neal, Kylee, John, Me, and Chad