A Day in the Life...

Camdyn`s cheer

2012-01-14T16:29:00.002-06:00

The Last Few Weeks

2011-11-08T09:12:00.010-06:00

We have been super busy the last few weeks at our house and here are the pictures to prove it!

Camdyn has started doing competitive cheerleading and she has had things with that the last few weekends. Here she is at the Parent Spectacular (she was so excited she got to wear lipstick!).

Silas had to show during the spectacular as well. He does look pretty cute!

This picture is really dark but if you look closely you can see her doing her routine! She loves it!

We have also had Halloween happen around here (duh!). They both chose their own costumes: Silas wanted to be a KState football player and Camdyn a cheerleader. How fitting!

A picture of me and my two kiddos! Love these guys!

This past weekend Camdyn had her first cheer competition and she loved it! You can see her in the back of left of her group in this picture.

This picture she is the one being stood on right there...not my favorite part of the routine, hopefully it will be changed!

I'll leave you with a picture of our very excited cheerleader and proud daddy! Can't wait for the next competition!

Red Barn Farm

2011-10-07T13:26:00.006-05:00

Wednesday I got to go with Silas on his first field trip with his school. We had so much fun at Red Barn Farm! I tried to take lots of good pictures, but everybody was so busy to stop and look at the camera!

Waiting in line for the hayride. This is Silas' friend, Cali. They get a long great and have so much fun together (and Silas says he's going to marry her when he gets big :o) )!

Looking in at the geese. They even got to touch it's feathers and feet!

We saw lots of chickens and they got to touch the baby chick's feathers too! Silas wasn't sure about it at first but loved it!

Look at this lucky boy surrounded by all the girls! :o) He'll love it if that keeps up in 10 years or so! It was a great day, but we were all exhausted at the end of it!

New Table (Sort of)

2011-09-27T20:43:00.006-05:00

We got a new dining room table, sort of. When we moved from Topeka to KC we sold our large table b/c it wasn't going to fit in our apartment. We bought a small 4 person table for that place. We have now moved into a bigger house and our small table was just too small. My first thought was, of course, to buy a bigger table. Matt told me that he was going to make our current table bigger. I was not a big fan of this idea at all, but I am now eating my words!

Here is what our table looked like before. It was small, that's for sure.

He built out the sides and put a new top on it. I still wasn't sure about it at this point. We painted the black line around it b/c we had to fill screw holes and the stain wouldn't cover that. I now like the painted line, I think it gives it a little something!

We stained it a color that matched the rest of the wood in the house. We already had 4 chairs with wood seats, so we matched it to that. I like the contrast of the black with the stain.

Here is the table all stained and just waiting for the clear coats. I was really starting to eat my words at this point!

This is the finished product (pretty much), we just need to add one more coat of the clear stuff. I think we did a pretty good job of making it match! We also need to get some more seats since we only have 4. I am thinking about getting a bench as well as 2 chairs that are different from the others just to make it more interesting! I am so happy Matt did this and I really do like it!

Apple Orchard

2011-09-25T20:28:00.007-05:00

Today we got to do something so great and really made me feel like fall is actually here. We went to an apple orchard close to our house with some friends and had so much fun!!

We actually got an okay family picture together and everyone is actually looking at the camera!

We roasted some marshmallows before we headed out to the orchard and the kids loved that...at least they loved eating the marshmallows!

We got to ride a tractor out to the orchard and the boys were so excited about that!

The kids really got into picking the apples and got so many of them! I think we ended up with about 30 apples...now what to do with them!

The kids posing with a scarecrow. Camdyn was not going to sit next to it, but she was fine with Silas as the buffer!

The apple picking crew (minus the dad's) after our tractor ride back from the orchard. We had so much fun and I am sure we will be back soon!

Cheerleading

2011-09-22T18:57:00.007-05:00

This summer we gave Camdyn the choice of which physical activity she wanted to do this year. I told her she could do dance, gymnastics, soccer, cheerleading, softball, basketball, and the list could go on. She, of course, had to choose to do the one thing I knew nothing about...CHEERLEADING!!! I am going to be no help to her in this endeavor, good thing I have friends that know what they are doing.

Here is Camdyn in her cheer practice uniform. I was nervous she wouldn't wear it b/c she would not even wear a 2 piece bathing suit this summer, but she is okay with it. She has cheer every Tuesday night and she is excited to go the minute she wakes up that morning.

She is already learning how to do a cartwheel and is getting so much better at it after only 4 weeks of practice.

It's amazing how much muscle you can see in her little arms as she is doing this. Crazy! I'm sure you'll see lots of pictures of cheer as she starts competitions at the end of October!

I can't leave you without a few pictures of Silas too...here he is being a typical boy and climbing through the window of the playhouse and not the door!

Finally, a picture of my two sweet kiddos! We went bowling as a family one night last weekend, but all of the other pics are super dark!

Silas is in Preschool

2011-09-12T14:47:00.004-05:00

We've had one more big thing happen in the last few months...Silas started preschool! He isn't super excited about going yet, but really has fun after he's there!

He goes 2 mornings a week and I think it's going to be so good for him! He is at the same preschool Camdyn went to and there are some friends from church in his class. We just need to get over the trauma of dropping him off in the morning without crying!

And look at him...he HAS to be the cutest boy in the class!!! ;) (kinda looks like Dennis the Menace!!!)

***Keep Reading--There are 2 more blogs! We finally got real internet, so hopefully there will be more blogs in the near future!***

Camdyn starts KINDERGARTEN!!!!!

2011-09-12T14:33:00.007-05:00

I can't believe it, my little girl started Kindergarten! She was so beyond excited for this day and had been counting down for months!

Camdyn got to pick out her own outfit for this day and she was pretty excited about it! I think she looks pretty darn cute!

Nana got to come for this special day and it made the day even better!

Daddy even stayed home to help take her to school...her day just couldn't get any better!

Walking into the school she could barely keep from running.

Meeting Mrs. Gordon...she wasn't at back to school night b/c she was at a family funeral. This was their very first meeting (which made me a little nervous), but she is the perfect teacher for Camdyn!

While Camdyn was at school, Mommy and Nana painted and decorated her room. She was so excited when she got home. I had a hard time getting a good picture of the whole room, so this is the best I could get! It doesn't do it justice at all with how cute it is, but you get the idea. There are lots more things on the walls and such...it just looks great!

Silas is 3!!!!

2011-09-12T14:10:00.006-05:00

Silas turned 3 on August 13th and we had an awesome superhero party for him!!

During the party we made masks and had glow in the dark swords! They were a hit and Silas loved it!!!

We had lots of family and friends over for the party. The slip-n-slide was a big hit as well...we opened presents outside while playing in the water!

Just a picture of me and my 3 year old! Love him so much!

I will leave you with a typical Silas picture! He is one of the funniest kids I know!

Love you Silas! You bring so much joy to our lives. There is a never a dull moment with you! You are one sweet boy!

Super Crazy

2011-07-24T14:40:00.006-05:00

I can't believe it's been a month since I have posted anything! Our last month has been one of the craziest...EVER!!!! We have gone Minnesota, Colorado, moved into a new house, had a 5 year old birthday party and have had lots and lots of playdates!

Here is a picture of us with our 5 year old! I can't believe she is already 5! We had moved into our house the day before the party...we were running around like crazy getting ready for it!

I tried to get a picture of the cousins, but it was pretty close to impossible. They were all smiling in this one, so that's the closest I got!

Since we had just moved, I didn't have time to make Camdyn's birthday cake. Making her cake is always something I like to do, but I just couldn't this year. The cupcakes were great still!

Playing on the slip-n-slide at the birthday party! The kids had a blast!

The next day we had a play date with a bunch of our friends! They all came over here and went swimming at our neighborhood pool and then all played together for a while! I hope to get better at all of this now that we are settled, but I'm really not going to promise anything! Hopefully I'll take some pics of the new house soon and post those!

Wedding

2011-06-15T20:45:00.004-05:00

This weekend we went to a family wedding and had a blast! The kids had so much fun dancing. It was fun to be with family at such a happy event!

Matt and his Grandma Marilyn...such a good pic!

We celebrated 7 years on May 29th and being at this wedding reminded us so much of ours! (I wish we would have gotten pictures early in the night...)

My super cute family! Love them! (There's one more post, so keep reading!)

Super Fun!

2011-06-15T20:17:00.010-05:00

A few weeks ago, Nana and Papaw came to visit. We had such a good time with them and the kids got to spend LOTS of time with them as well. Here are some pics from their visit!

A cute picture of the two of them waiting to get Papaw from the airport...they were SOOOO excited!!!

Saturday afternoon we went to Kaleidoscope and played and had a great time!!!

Playing at CrownCenter in the Rainforest area! It was such a great day!

We met Nana at her hotel on a work layover and got to play with her for an afternoon (only 3 days after she had left). We played outside, had lunch with daddy, and went swimming!

Playing games while waiting for lunch with daddy and nana.

Silas is ready to go swimming...we have been swimming lots this summer!

Camdyn ready to go swimming! She has made such huge strides this summer with swimming...she can do a lot by herself and she is so proud.

Mother's Day and Such

2011-05-09T20:17:00.008-05:00

We have been super busy lately, but have been enjoying every minute of it! Here is our time in pictures! (I realize Mother's Day was 2 weeks ago, but my computer wouldn't let me upload pictures! Sorry!)

Our first big news is that Silas is officially potty trained! His final prize was a KState football uniform...here he is modeling the helmet!

Happy Mother's Day!!

Another "Happy Mother's Day" picture!

Silas and Daddy during the 7th inning stretch.

Camdyn walking in line to run the bases. They were both so excited (and so were the adults!).

Running the bases after the Royals' game. I had a great day and LOVE my family!

Easter

2011-04-25T20:45:00.007-05:00

We had a great Easter and spent it with lots of time with friends and family! We loved celebrating the REAL reason for the season...Jesus' death and resurrection! This year Camdyn was asking lots and lots of questions, it's so great to see her really start to figure things out.

We dyed Easter eggs one night and the kids had so much fun. We just did the normal dye, but it was still great. I wrote the kids names on one of the eggs with a white crayon and didn't tell them. When they put it in the dye and their names appeared they were amazed! It was so great!

And here is the finished product before they were COVERED in stickers! So much fun!

The morning of Easter we got all dressed up and ready for church. Camdyn couldn't wait to finally get to wear her dress and have her hair curled!

I couldn't get Silas to smile normally for the camera, so you get a true Silas picture.

I did get a pretty good one of the two of them though! I must say I have some pretty cute kids!

We did so many more things that I didn't get pictures of. We had 2 easter egg hunts on different days, a picnic, a fab Easter lunch, and a great time with friends that evening! I hope everyone had a fab time celebrating Jesus!

Washington in Pictures

2011-04-14T21:07:00.013-05:00

We went to Washington a few weeks ago and had so much fun. Here are some pictures of our awesome adventures! You will notice that most of the pictures are of Silas...this is because we didn't see much of the girls the whole week b/c they were playing so much. Silas didn't enjoy playing babies and barbies the whole time so he did other stuff!

All four kids eating together! Love them all and we had so much fun while we were there! Can't wait to do it all again!

Silas got to go with Papaw and Auntie to see Uncle Chris' truck...he thought it was pretty cool once he warmed up to how big it was!

Silas and Uncle Chris and their "finger 'stache's"...so funny!

Not sure what they are all looking at, but it was pretty interesting!

Pretty Chloe puppy at her 5th birthday party! I can't believe she is already 5!

Playing Hungry! Hungry! Hippos!

Silas wanted to hold Gunner all the time...he finally got his chance and was loving it!

Silas loved Gunner...he even got to help Auntie feed him!

Silas loves his Uncle Chris! He was so proud to be matching in his Army PT's! We did lots of other fun stuff like play at Charlie Safari, go bowling, and had TWO birthday parties, but we must have been having too much fun for pictures!

Birthday Week

2011-02-27T13:55:00.005-06:00

This past week has been really busy. We celebrated my 30th birthday and had so much fun doing it. My mom came for a few days to visit and Matt put together a party for me with my friends. It was great! Here are some pictures of the fun things we did!

Silas was walking around pretending this stool was his diaper...oh the imagination of a 2 year old!

Nana and Camdyn put together a tea party for me on my birthday. She was so excited and it was so much fun!

We always tend to bake when Nana is here and this time they made sugar cookies with sprinkles and had so much fun! Here's a cute one of Camdyn and Nana.

And here is Silas and Nana! The kids had a lot of one on one time with Nana this trip and loved it! They talk about her being here a ton!

I just had to add this last one of Silas...he's getting to be such a big boy and it's so fun to watch him develop such a fab personality!

Valentine's Day

2011-02-14T18:14:00.002-06:00

I just got back from spending 5 days in WA with Kimmi and her fam! It was so great, but I was so happy to be back to my family today! I had to take some good!

My cute kids modeling their Valentine's day outfits!

Silas wearing his "tie."

Camdyn looking pretty! Hope everyone had a great day!

It's a Winter Wonderland

2011-02-02T13:46:00.009-06:00

I'm sure you've all heard of the ridiculous snow storm we had around here yesterday. We got about 12+ inches of snow and lots of wind, making for quite the blizzard. This is out our back door yesterday afternoon.

Matt's office even closed the building for two days! We have definitely enjoyed being together as a family for 2 straight days. We've had to come up with lots of fun things to keep them entertained! We finally brought the snow in and let them play in the bathtub.

They played in the tub for more than an hour. They played with spoons, trucks, and spray bottles with food coloring in them.

They have already asked for daddy to bring in snow today!

Matt bought a drum set (Yippee!) and the kids have loved playing it. They can only do it when he is home and is with them, but they love it when they get the chance. Silas really loves the drums and asks to play them all the time.

Camdyn likes to play it too. They get to listen to music and play along with it. Hope you are all staying warm today!

Frosty the Snowman

2011-01-30T16:06:00.004-06:00

Friday it was super nice outside, but we still had snow on the ground. After nap the kids and I went outside to play and they ended up in the middle of the snow piles. I didn't care b/c they've been wanting to play in the snow for days but it's been too cold.

We were still outside when Matt got home, so they decided to build a snowman. (Why didn't I think of that?!) They had so much fun and could have cared less that they were soaking wet and their hands were ice cubes! They each got to roll one section of the snowman and help to pack the rest of it.

Here's our snowman before the scarf and hat, complese with carrot nose, stick mouth, Hershey's kiss eyes, and valentine heart buttons! They were so proud!

And the finished product! (Doesn't Matt look excited to be in this picture?) Every time we go outside to get in the car they want to see his face and say hi to him all the time. Pretty funny!

Bunk Beds

2011-01-27T14:27:00.005-06:00

Camdyn has been asking for bunk beds for over a year now. She has really wanted to share a room with Silas, but we didn't know how they would do sleeping in the same room. While we were in Colorado they slept in the same room and did great, so we've been on the lookout for a set of beds. This past weekend the kids went to Topeka and while they were gone we found a great set of beds and got their rooms all moved around!

Here are their new beds! They were so excited when they got home! They now say that they have a "sleeping room" and a "playing room."

Camdyn gets to sleep on top and she LOVES it!

Silas gets the bottom and has seemed happy with that too. He says it's his special cave! That's the excitement at our house lately. Camdyn and I are getting ready to go to WA to see Gunner (and the rest of the Shellaby's) as soon as he is born! We are SO excited!

Snow...Again

2011-01-20T20:23:00.005-06:00

It snowed, a lot, last night. We have been stuck inside a lot from the last snow, and now that we have even more we are really going stir crazy! We have had to come up with lots of indoor things to keep us busy...nothing too exciting, but it's all I got! :o)

One night we played some Wii bowling...Silas was multi-tasking and played ball at the same time.

We've played a lot of Toy Story Yahtzee as well.

Today we thought it would be fun to make Whoopie Pies. They were a little excited, can you tell?

The cutest Wolverine ever after he enjoyed our baking creations!

Camdyn enjoyed them too...such a good pic of her minus the chocolate on her face! Hopefully the weather will get better soon and we'll have some more exciting things to post about!

Snow Day

2011-01-10T20:36:00.008-06:00

We have gotten lots of snow today and it's still snowing. Every school within about 150 miles of us was closed, so we enjoyed a day inside! We baked cookies, played games, played dressup, and even played outside for a little while. Here are some pictures of our fun...

Being silly with sunglasses...they came out wearing them and asked me to take their picture! I love when they do that!

It was so cold out so we really had to bundle up to go outside, but they didn't mind at all! Here is Camdyn tolerating me taking her picture before she plays!

I couldn't even get a smile out of Silas! (He still looks darn cute though!)

Camdyn wanted to build a snowman so bad, but the snow wasn't good for that. She settled for a snow angel instead, but didn't really like the snow falling in her face!

They also wanted to have a snowball fight, but when they threw the snow it just broke apart! At least it was still fun!

Praying before bed, they thought they were so cool lounging on the Toy Story couch after praying!

First KState Basketball Game

2011-01-03T18:54:00.006-06:00

Friday we took the kids with us for their first KState bball game. They were so excited to go b/c we go a lot and they usually have to stay back. Silas definitely enjoyed himself a little more than Camdyn did.

Before the game started we moved down really close to the court so we could watch them warm up. Silas wouldn't take his eyes off of them. It was pretty great.

Silas and daddy enjoying the dunks!

A family picture...had to force Camdyn to smile at this point! She was having fun by the end though. She kept asking, "If the white team wants the ball, why isn't the black team giving it to them?" Ha!

A picture with grandma and papa. Again Silas won't take his eyes off the court! Needless to say, Camdyn doesn't really want to go back anytime soon. Silas, on the other hand, is asking if we can go now! (Keep reading there's another one!)

Christmas in Kansas

2011-01-03T18:43:00.004-06:00

We spent the weekend in Topeka to do Christmas with Matt's family. It was definitely a fun weekend. We didn't get many pictures, but here are a few that we did!

All four kids sitting together in the chair. Mya was in heaven b/c she was close to Camdyn and Silas. Camdyn was in heaven b/c she was holding Reggie.

Silas chillin' with Uncle Dan and holding Reggie. He thought he was pretty hot stuff!

We bought Mya a Sesame Street table for Christmas and she LOVED it! It was so great! She wanted to just sit at it with nothing on it!

Just a cute picture of Silas in his new Buzz Lightyear outfit! He looks so stinkin' old in this picture! We had so much fun!

Colorado Randoms

2010-12-30T21:40:00.005-06:00

These are just a few random ones I just found from our trip!

Silas got Toy Story Yahtzee! for Christmas and they loved playing it!

I think Silas liked the dice in the cup.

I tried to get a picture of Silas cuddling with Papaw on the morning we left and this is what I got. This is proof of how much they resemble each other...crazy! (Keep reading...2 more posts below!)

Build-A-Bear

2010-12-30T21:34:00.004-06:00

My Aunt Karen took the kids to Build-A-Bear while we were in Colorado. This was their first experience doing this and they had so much fun! They each got to pick out just what they wanted with clothes and everything!

Silas chose a monkey and named him George, of course!

Camdyn picked a pink (weird) puppy and named her Perdy.

Silas' finished product...a Colorado Rockies' monkey.

Camdyn's finished product...a Tangled (Rapunzel) puppy. Thanks Aunt Karen! This was a such a fun thing to do!

Christmas in Colorado

2010-12-30T21:11:00.003-06:00

This year we were able to go to Colorado for Christmas for the first time in 4 years! We had so much fun while we were there with so many family and friends! Here are some pictures from our adventures!

The first day we got there we had a cookie decorating party with the Oakes. The kids had so much fun and decorated/ate lots and lots of cookies!

Christmas Eve we always open one present (pj's). The kids were so excited to be able to open one thing, but not so excited it was clothes!

Silas got a train table from Santa (Nana and Papaw) and Matt had some fun setting it up on Christmas Eve.

Silas was super excited about his train table and I think this picture shows it perfectly! All week if he'd be playing with something else and he walked into the living room he would say, "Oh, my train table! I have a train table!"

Camdyn had asked for Bitty Baby from American Girl and she was so excited when she got it! She has not put that baby down since Christmas morning!

When Silas pulled back the wrapping paper enough on his toolbox he said, "Oh. My. Gosh." It was hilarious! :)

Camdyn was so happy all day on Christmas. She warmed up to all of the family and friends that came over so quickly (which is so different than in the past).

Craziness

2010-12-20T18:37:00.009-06:00

Things around here have been super busy and I haven't been very good about taking pictures! Here are a few pics of our random happenings:

Playing nicely together! This actually happens quite often, but it's still fun every time!

Thursday night we took the kids to see Tangled and had SO much fun! Both kids sat through the entire movie and loved it!

You can't tell Silas liked it from this picture, but I think he was mad that we were making him stop eating his popcorn to take a pic!

We watched some of our friends kids the other night and everyone had so much fun! My kids were stinkin' excited for them to come over, so we did fun things like eat pizza while watching a cartoon!

Camdyn and I got our hair cut this weekend and she thought we looked like twins, so we needed our picture taken together!

Silas wanted his picture taken with me too...looks like such a cheeseball!

Silas got his haircut today and he thought he needed his picture taken to show it off. You can't really tell what the haircut looks like in this picture, but it is different! We are headed to Colorado on Wednesday, so I'm sure we'll have lot of pictures to share from there!

Decorating Cookies

2010-12-08T14:46:00.005-06:00

Yesterday the kids and I decorated Christmas cookies to take to small group. They had so much fun doing it!

Here they are getting started.

Sticking your tongue out helps with concentration...

...must have some truth to it b/c they both do it (just like their Papaw)!

My cute kids! Love them!

Thanksgiving

2010-11-30T13:58:00.007-06:00

We had a great Thanksgiving break! Thursday morning we headed to Topeka and stayed until Saturday afternoon. The house was full of people, but we enjoyed ourselves a lot!

Being at Grandma's house means you get to help in the kitchen. Here are Silas and Mya helping Grandma with some of the cooking!

We are very lucky that we get to see Great Grandma's a lot. This is Grandma Lorene posing with all of her great grandchildren. So cute!

Silas enjoyed all of the food that was available to eat and he did a lot of that. He enjoyed the chocolate pie the most and was asking for more often. (Random thought: love his eyes!)

We tried to get a decent picture of all of the kids together, but it was a little more difficult than anticipated! Didn't turn out too bad though!

I also wanted to get a good picture of the 4 of us, but Silas was DONE taking pictures, so it didn't work too well! Oh well, such is life! **Keep reading there are 2 more posts!!**

Decorating the Christmas Tree

2010-11-30T13:53:00.004-06:00

We decorated for Christmas this past week and the kids loved it! We spent all day getting everything out and then when Matt got home from work we finished up the tree!

This is Silas hanging one of his ornaments. He had a hard time getting them to stay on the branches (I'm very surprised we didn't have more broken ones).

Camdyn enjoying every minute of it! She is still in love with it and always wants the lights on. She also wants the other lights turned off b/c the tree looks prettier, but we don't always do that one!

Posing next to the finished product (until I added the rest of the ornaments and evened it out a little bit).

Very Random

2010-11-30T13:42:00.007-06:00

These pictures are from a few weeks ago, but I still wanted to share them. One night I was able to get away and surprise one of my favorite people for her birthday in Manhattan. We had such a great night and some much needed time to catch up!

Jamie, Heidi, (Brecklyn), me, and Ashlee...loved hanging out with you girls!

We had some friends over for dinner one night and they have a 3 year old daughter that my kids loved playing with! They played so well together. This is Silas and Avery playing dress up and dancing together...they were so proud of themselves!

This picture is really random, but I think it's hilarious. One Sunday after church Silas took off his dress shirt and he looked like such an old man with his white tshirt and khaki's!

Weekend Full of Fun

2010-11-14T16:20:00.013-06:00

Friday night was KState's first basketball game and you would have thought it was a holiday at our house! Matt decided we should have stadium food for dinner, so we had hot dogs, nachos, and popcorn! The kids were in heaven! (Matt's really not mad in this pic!)

Saturday night we took the kids bowling withJayne and Josh and had so much fun! Camdyn has loved bowling ever since we got the Wii, so she was so ready to go!

Silas was excited, but he had no idea what he was doing at first! He constantly thought it was his turn, but he still had fun like the rest of us!

Watching somebody else bowl!

This is what Silas did while he was waiting for his next turn!

Camdyn just being cute! Think she was excited?!

Trying to get a pic of the two of them together wasn't so easy, so this is what you get!

This is a pic of the kids and me cuddled up watching football (even though this was last week!) Gotta love Sundays!

Keep reading there's one more!

Playing with Cousins

2010-11-14T16:12:00.006-06:00

Thursday we took the day (Matt had the day off) and drove up to Troy to visit the other Barnes'. We had such a fun day and the kids played together so well!

Camdyn and Silas both wanted to hold Reggie! I think Camdyn asked about 10 times!

Reggie was so sweet all day even though he was having tummy troubles! We didn't hear him actually cry at all and we all got to love on him lots! Love it!

Mya was so excited when we got there! I wish we would have gotten a picture of that! She was constantly wanted to hug them all the time! It was so great!

We spent some time dancing, playing, coloring, and much much more! Can't wait until we can do it again!

Happy Halloween!

2010-11-01T20:30:00.011-05:00

For Halloween we went to our church's "FamFest." It was tons of fun with lots to do and lots of candy to be had by all! There were lots and lots of people there, but last year we were in WDW so it doesn't really compare! :)

Silas in his army uniform.

My beautiful fairy princess! She was so excited to wear makeup and have sparkles all over her! She's so girly!

Playing in the police car bounce thing...it hard to get him out of this thing! He was very sober looking all night!

Waiting patiently to jump in the bounce house!

Riding on the train with Daddy.

Camdyn got her face painted for the first time...she's had many other opportunities, but she always chickens out and just gets it done on her hand.

The line of people for Trunk or Treat...it was about this long behind us too! Crazy!

So hard to choose only one!

Getting lots of candy and loving every minute of it! It was a great night, but would have been perfect without the wind! They are already talking about what they want to be next year!

Lots to Update

2010-10-31T14:20:00.010-05:00

We have been so crazy busy the last few weeks! It's been great, but we are ready for a breather. Here are all the pics and such! One night we carved a big pumpkin and the kids painted little ones.

Silas checking out what's on the inside, he wasn't brave enough to touch it though!

Painting their pumpkins...they could have done this for hours!

Watching Daddy finish carving...Sadly, I didn't get a picture of the finished products! Just know they were fabulous!

On Thursday, October 21st, Reggie Russell Barnes was born! We got to go to Topeka and see him! He was such a cutie and the kids loved being able to hold him! Can't wait until we get to see him again soon!

On a night we actually got to stay home we decided to have "movie night." This is starting to be one of the kids favorite things to do!

Nana came to visit us for a few days last week and we had so much fun while she was here. We had to go to the mall and ride the carousel, go to the Disney Store, and eat Panda Express! It was great! Camdyn thought she was pretty hot stuff putting the money in by herself!

Silas even enjoyed the carousel which is unusual for him. He kept telling me, "This is fun!"

We also baked Whoopie Pies while Nana was here! The kids just love to help in the kitchen!

Enjoying licking the batter! I think this is their favorite part! Matt figured out how to have internet using our cell phones, so I'll be able to update more often! I'll put up a new one tomorrow night all about our Halloween fun tonight!

Wedding!!!

2010-10-18T21:51:00.005-05:00

We had such a great time this weekend with Camdyn being in Jayne and Josh's wedding! The day was so great and we were so glad we could be a part of it! However, we were super busy so I didn't even get a picture of Camdyn with the bride, or of the bride and groom!

Here are the pics of Camdyn everyone has been asking for and as soon as (or if) I get some others I'll share those as well! Family picture before leaving for the BIG event! :) Silas wanted in on the action too! I didn't get many pictures b/c we were SO busy, but these are the best of the ones I did get...Hope you enjoyed!

Pumpkin Patch

2010-10-10T16:00:00.011-05:00

Yesterday we went to the Pumpkin Patch and had LOTS of fun! Here are LOTS of pics to prove it!

We walked through the corn maze...

...enjoyed some special time with Grandma and Papa...

...played on wooden horses...

...walked through tunnels...

...slid down slides...

...picked out the perfect pumpkin...

...took a hayride...

...enjoyed the sunshine...

...and took cheesy family pics! It was a blast!

On a different note, Silas got an army uniform from Auntie and Uncle Chris for his birthday! So cute! Here he is modeling it...it needs a little hemming, but it'll be perfect for Halloween!

Princess Pizza's

2010-10-05T15:48:00.004-05:00

Camdyn has a Princess cookbook that she has been begging to cook something out of since she got it. The other night I finally gave in and we made pizza. Doesn't sound too exciting, but she thought it was awesome! They worked very well together and had so much fun! Sadly, this is the best pic of the two of them I could get! Oh the life with little kids! :) The finished product. The other night Matt went to a Royals' game with some friends and wore his hat. Before he left Silas decided he needed a hat on as well. He has to be just like daddy, it's too funny! I tried to get him to give me a peace sign (with the help of Jayne), but he kept putting it in front of his face! Oh well...he's still pretty cute! :)

Computer Troubles

2010-09-30T15:43:00.005-05:00

So, the blogs are very few and far between lately! Internet troubles again, so I'll put up some pics now and who knows when they'll be up again! I apologize in advance for that!

We moved Silas to his big boy bed about 2 weeks ago and he's been doing fabulous! He doesn't get out of bed and he goes right to sleep every night! He loves it! And, no, they are not allowed to jump or stand on the bed...this was right after we had gotten it put together and Silas was exploring!

Grandma and Papa came to visit the day we set up the bed and we took them to the train restaurant! They loved it! The kids want to take anyone there that comes to visit!

Silas stole Papa's cherry limeade and loved every minute of it!

Family pic at the train restaurant!

Labor Day Weekend

2010-09-10T14:49:00.005-05:00

We had a great weekend and did lots of fun stuff! Here are a few pics to prove it! Saturday Matt and I went to Manhattan for the KState football game...the kids got to spend the day with the Cooper's and they had a great time! Here they are dressed to support our team! Me and my kiddos! Sunday we spent the day in Topeka playing at grandma and papa's. Silas got to swing like a big boy! Monday we enjoyed the beautiful weather and went to the zoo! Posing on the big lion! Here they are sitting with Papa! Hope everyone had a great weekend and short week!

First Day of Preschool

2010-08-31T14:45:00.009-05:00

Monday Camdyn started preschool and she LOVED it! Here are a few pics of the morning! Posing in the outfit she picked out by herself and wearing her backpack! Silas had to get in on the picture taking too! Daddy stayed home for the morning to see her off to school! Again, Silas wanted in on the picture taking! Me with my kiddos! Walking into school with her HUGE backpack on! Sitting at the table, annoyed that I wanted her to look at me to take a picture! All in all it was a great day! She did fabulous and Silas did much better than I thought he would! Day 2 is tomorrow!

Happy 2nd Birthday Silas!

2010-08-15T18:07:00.009-05:00

My sweet little boy turned 2 on Friday! I can't believe it, but we've had the best few days celebrating! Nana got to come in Thursday night and be here for the whole weekend! Friday night we ate at a train themed restaurant that he loves and open a few presents! Saturday we spent playing with Nana and then had a fabulous party, with fabulous friends and family that evening! Here are a few pics to show you the fun!

Opening his train set...

...playing with that train set! He hasn't stopped playing since!

Cupcakes! I was wishing I had done a train theme with how much he obviously loves them! I had no idea the love was deep! :o)

Posing on the train at from Nana and Papaw! Love this pic!

Opening presents...he loves all of the attention AND everything he got!

On his new Buzz Likear (Lightyear) chair from Uncle Dan and Aunt Kiko.

Playing in the sprinklers, silly boy! (we've seen a pic like this before!) It was a fabulous day and thanks to everyone who helped make it special.

Internet Woes

2010-08-09T15:46:00.012-05:00

First, I want to apologize for being absent for so long! Second, I want everyone to talk my husband into getting internet at our house! :o) I will try to catch everyone up on the past two weeks, but this post will be mainly pics (b/c I know that's what you want anyways)! Enjoy! After Camdyn's birthday Papaw came for a visit and we had so much fun! We went to fun places and just enjoyed him being here!

Silas loves his Papaw!

We went to Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead and played one morning!

Papaw helping Camdyn with the tractor bikes!

Little photoshoot before church...also known as: showing off for Papaw!

Last weekend we went to a Royals' game with our church family from Topeka and Matt's parents came! It was super hot but we all had fun!

Silas with Matt's foam finger he won!

Silas and Daddy being silly! Now, I will try to be better at blogging, but it just depends on the internet we have! Silas' birthday is Friday, so we'll have lots of fun pics from him turning 2!

Happy Birthday Camdyn

2010-07-19T15:22:00.017-05:00

This past Saturday was Camdyn's 4th birthday and we had such a good time! Nana and Papaw got to come for a quick visit over the weekend too! On Friday we took Camdyn to get her ears pierced and boy was she excited. She was such a trooper and LOVES them! Here she is modeling her new earrings. If you look close you can see them! Chillin' with nana...the smile did not leave Camdyn's face all day long! Sharing the leftover cupcake batter out of the bowl with Papaw! Nana making her cake creation! The final product! So good! Silas just being cute! All ready for the Luau! We were so excited! Opening presents (while Silas steals the ones alredy opened!), she had such a hard time with all the attention being on her, but she did a good job! Posing with her cake as everyone sings happy birthday! With her birthday buddy, Jayne! Using some of her new colors with Avery! Enjoying Papaw's sidewalk drawing! Silas enjoyed some of Camdyn's gifts as well! He played with the helmet and bat and ball all night long! (too bad they are all pink!) Please excuse the fact that he isn't wearing anything but a diaper! Just a fun picture of daddy and Silas...we took one just like this with him and Camdyn! (Which I can't seem to locate, but as soon as I do I will post that one as well!)

Just Playin' Around

2010-07-13T14:24:00.006-05:00

We haven't been up to much lately, so here are a few random pics of the kids just being kids! Ever since Camdyn started walking, Matt has been playing a game they call "hike" with her. They get down in a "football" stance and say, "Down. Set. Hike." Then Camdyn, and now Silas, will run at Matt and try and tackle him. This is definitely a favorite game lately. Camdyn doesn't really tackle him, she slows down and just jumps on him. Now that Silas is in on the action, Matt really has to be ready b/c he definitely runs and doesn't stop until Daddy is on the ground! Pretty funny! After the initial tackling is done, it's the kids turn to get "roughed up." It's pretty fun to watch! Daddy teaching Silas how to shoot a basketball. One of my new favorite games to watch them play together! To finish off, here is a pic of the kids playing so well together! Gotta love when that happens! It has been so stinkin' humid here that we don't get to play outside much b/c it's so unbearable! Hopefully that will change soon, until then let's go swimming!

4th of July Fun

2010-07-06T14:25:00.014-05:00

This past weekend was jam packed with stuff. Every 2 years Matt's family has a huge family reunion in various places, this year it was in Topeka. There were lots and lots of aunts, uncles, cousins, and who knows who else to hang out with. We were on the go all weekend. It's fun to have it over the 4th and have something else to celebrate. I didn't take tons of pics (mainly b/c my camera takes horrible ones), but I did take some! Silas loved all of the fireworks and couldn't get enough of seeing them and of doing them himself. Here he is throwing down some poppers in the garage b/c it rained ALL day on the 4th! Camdyn and grandma looking cute! Camdyn and grandma Lorene! Silas had to get a little time to sit on the motorcycle (which he is obsessed with) between throwing down poppers and running out into the rain! He had such a good time! Matt and Dan still thought they needed to shoot off some of their own stuff on the 4th, so they took the big umbrella into the street and had some fun. They didn't do anything big but still had fun. (We went to someone's house and did the big stuff Saturday night, before it started raining!) By the time the two of them were done, Daniel was soaked bc Matt kept taking the umbrella! Silas throwing more poppers! I think the 4th of July is going to be this boys favorite holiday! Earlier in the weekend we went swimming at Aunt Vicki's and had so much fun. Both of my kids love swimming and are no longer afraid of the water. Here is Camdyn jumping off the side to Daddy. Silas modeling his awesome goggles! Love it! And here is Silas jumping off the side as well. We had so much fun, but were definitely glad to be home and sleep in our own beds!

We Are Alive!

2010-07-01T14:35:00.007-05:00

Yes, we are here and everything is fine! :o) A lot has gone on though...Camdyn got her first stitches in her eyebrow, we had a garage sale, we made it back from CO, but nothing super exciting! The reason I haven't posted anything is because when I came home from CO I forgot my camera cord to charge the camera and to load pics on the computer. I finally got my cord yesterday, so I took some pics today at the park. Enjoy!

Caught him actually smiling for a picture! Yeah!

"I don't want to stop bouncing mom so you can take my pic!"

She didn't want to stop bouncing either!

Silas was driving "to get the mail." I don't know why he's driving to do that b/c it's not something he has ever seen.

Going down the slide for the 100th time! We had fun at the park and have loved this awesome weather we have been having! We are going to Matt's family reunion this weekend, so I'll post lots of pics after that! Happy 4th!

The Past Two Weeks...

2010-06-07T20:03:00.008-05:00

We have been super busy the last few weeks. Here are some pics to catch you up...

Matt turned 29 on May 27th and we had a small bday party for him at home! The kids loved it!

May 29th Matt and I celebrated our 6th anniversary and had a great weekend without the kids!

Memorial Day we went and spent some time with Matt's family...I didn't get many pics of the day, but here's a cute one of Matt and Silas!

We came to COlorado on June 2nd and have been here ever since. Matt went home yesterday, but the kids and I will be here for another week. We took some time to go to the mountains yesterday and had so much fun! The views were amazing and we saw all kinds of Elk.

Family picture...pretty cute!

Sunday Sunday!

2010-05-24T14:53:00.006-05:00

Sunday after church we headed to Topeka. First, we stopped at Grandma and Papa's house! We spent a lot of the afternoon outside. Camdyn learned how to hit a ball being thrown at her. Look at that concentration! Silas enjoyed running around the yard with Papa...I think this boy has endless energy! Relaxing after playing outside and just reading a book! Later in the day we headed over to Caeden's birthday party! We had so much fun! Here are the kids enjoying his new train table! Silas thought the train table was the coolest thing ever! He played and played with it! You can see the excitement! He had this look on his face almost constantly when he was playing with it. We finally got the kids to sit down and enjoy some pizza! What a fun day! After a crazy weekend, we were exhausted, but wouldn't have spent it any other way!

Rockies/Royals Game

2010-05-24T12:29:00.005-05:00

Saturday afternoon we went to the Rockies/Royals game and had so much fun! It was SUPER hot outside, but luckily we were in the shade. The kids did great and we had fun with our friends. Here are some pics from the game. Silas waiting for the game to start. Camdyn and Daddy in their Royals' gear! Josh is one of Silas' favorite new people. He was constantly yelling for him, sitting with him, taking his food from him, or sharing his snacks! This pic is Silas sharing his twizzler with Josh, now that must mean he REALLY likes him! :o) Cute pic of Camdyn and Jayne! We had so much fun and some of us were happy the Rockies came out on top! :o)

Such a Fun Day!

2010-05-21T22:31:00.010-05:00

Today was such a great day! Anna come from Topeka to spend the day with us. The kids were so excited for her to come that they were staring out the front window for 20 minutes before she got here! We started the day getting Silas' hair cut and then we headed over to Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead! This is the coolest place! There is so much for the kids to do...it is SO hands on! These were some cowbells on chains that the kids LOVED ringing! Looking at the baby cow! Silas thought they were so cool and he was even willing to pet one! Milking the cow, or at least the fake cow! Silas got in on the action too! He didn't want to stop doing it! We did lots of other things too: We saw baby goats, horses, ducks, chickens, and probably other animals I am forgetting. They got to ride on "tractor trikes." We took a break on this awesome wooden swing!This is what it's like to try and get a pic of Silas and Camdyn together. When I pushed the button to take the pic, Silas moved before it actually took. Ridiculous! Next time we come here we are going to make it an all day thing. Definitely going to come in the morning, bring our lunch and have fun! After dinner we went to Sheridan's for some ice cream! Daddy was out with friends, so we could actually enjoy our ice cream! Camdyn couldn't get enough of it out of her bowl. I think she would have licked it if that would have been allowed! Love it! Thanks Anna for coming to play! It was SO great!

Rain, Rain, Go Away!

2010-05-19T14:29:00.007-05:00

I feel like we haven't seen the sun for weeks! In the last two weeks I think we have had maybe one or two days of nice weather! We are seriously grasping at straws with things to do to keep the kids entertained. We are all going SO stir crazy!

Sunday the kids hopped on the elliptical and went for a ride. Daddy was nice enough to make it move for them, and as you can see they loved it!

Silas enjoyed helping when Camdyn was on it!

We also found these fun foam masks to make! Camdyn was super excited about hers! She had so much fun making it, she could barely wait for the glue to dry and put it on!

Silas enjoyed putting his together, but he didn't want to keep it on at all! (Keep Reading!)

Girl's Night Out

2010-05-19T14:24:00.003-05:00

For the last 2 years a group of friends and I go to the Kauffman Stadium, for Girls Night Out at the Royals' game. This is probably one of my favorite days/nights of the year! I love baseball no matter what, but this game always has some more fun to offer! We always wear our blue, have fun accessories, and have blue hair in one way or another!

Each year we have had some new experience happen that has gotten us into a special club at the ballpark. To make a long story, short, this year we ended up in Diamond Club with free food and drinks! I don't know how we're gonna top that next time! It was seriously like a dream come true!

I had so much fun with you girls! Can't wait until next time!

Are you still there?

2010-05-11T14:43:00.011-05:00

Just curious if you are still out there since it's been so long since I"ve updated! We had internet problems, but I think we r back in business. This blog will be lots of pics and not much narration, so enjoy! Fixing his car with daddy's tools! My big girl can ride her bike so good...we just need to get her a helmet so she can ride it farther than just on the sidewalk by our house! (which is like 10 feet!) Coloring together on the easel. This day was pretty warm outside (and windy, notice the hair) so when we came in for the night we enjoyed a nice cool popsicle! They both thought it was the greatest thing! The weekend before Mother's Day we went to Topeka to celebrate with the whole family. Here is a pic of all of the mothers. Cousins enjoying an after nap snack! This big ball would get stuck in the swing strings, and Silas thought it was hilarious! I think Camdyn went down this slide 800 times this weekend! Silas swinging with daddy! I promise to keep updating, if you keep commenting! If I don't think anyone is reading I don't have much motivation to post! :o) (How's that for a guilt-trip?!)

Dancing Machines

2010-04-24T20:25:00.003-05:00

We have really been into dancing at our house. Matt decided he needed to teach the kids the ChaCha Slide...if you know what that dance is this video will be a little more entertaining. If you don't know what it is, I'm sure you can still enjoy! (2 More Posts After This)

My Little Monkeys

2010-04-24T20:19:00.005-05:00

Friday we met my friend Sarah at a place called Little Monkey Bizness to play. We had so much fun! The kids just ran and ran...Silas was a little timid. He is going through a very anxious phase, if any child comes near him he runs away screaming. Any ideas how to make this stop would be greatly appreciated! When he wasn't running from kids he was having lots of fun! Camdyn has really come out of her shell and is all about playing with kids. I didn't see her for most of the time we were playing. Silas loved climbing all of the steps and going down the slides. He looks so big, it's crazy! They also had an art room where you could paint, glue, cut or do whatever you wanted! Camdyn was in heaven here too! I can definitely say we'll be back here again! (KEEP READING!)

Bedtime Rituals

2010-04-24T20:12:00.003-05:00

We have some pretty "set in stone" rituals when it comes to bedtime. I took some pictures the other night after they took a bath and I thought they were so cute! Here they are all squeaky clean and eating their bedtime snack of graham crackers and cantaloupe. Silas looks like he's the same age as Camdyn! :o) This night they both decided to climb up on daddy to read their story. Pretty funny to see them both try to fit on him...doesn't quite work! Pretty cute though! In other news, Silas is now officially bink free! So exciting to not have to mess with that anymore, although it just means he's a big boy now! Kind of bittersweet!

Just Us

2010-04-20T13:36:00.005-05:00

We haven't been up to much lately, so here are just a few random pics! It's been so nice outside and we have been spending so much time playing. The other day we went for a walk in the wagon, the kids LOVED it!

We have a random hole in our backyard. I don't like it being there b/c I'm always afraid the kids are going to fall in it. Matt decided it would be funny to take a picture of Camdyn standing in the hole.

Today I decided i wanted to get some flowers to plant in our pots out front (shocking, I know). The kids and I had fun getting super dirty and digging in the dirt.

They both would have just emptied the pot of it's dirt completely if we didn't have to put flowers in them!

I, of course, forgot to take a pic of the finished project. It's nothing too exciting, so no biggie!

The Excitement of Water

2010-04-16T14:44:00.005-05:00

It's been so nice outside and we have done lots of playing. I haven't found a park I like a ton yet, so we've just been playing at our house. Yesterday afternoon I had some stuff I needed to do in the house, but I didn't want the kids to be stuck inside too. I decided that I would put some buckets and bowls of water on the back patio and let them go to town! They weren't sure what to do at first, but they quickly got the hang out of it and had so much fun!

Silas experimenting with the water. He looked like such a big boy yesterday!

Camdyn would have played with the water until it got dark if that was an option for her.

They didn't fight for the whole hour while they were outside doing this. It's definitely going to be an activity we do often! Not much clean up for me and SO fun for them!

Here is a picture of Silas playing on another pink toy! :o) Yesterday he figured out how to ride the scooter the right way. He was so proud of himself! He was soaking wet while he was doing it, so his clothes look like they are hanging off of him! This is also the face you get now when you ask Silas to smile at the camera. He is saying, "Cheese!"

And a final pic of Camdyn, being Camdyn. She was so excited to wear this dress yesterday and loved the fact that I let her wear her crown hairbow...she asked me if I would take a picture of her "posing." Wonder where she learned that?! (I love Silas in this pic too! HA!)

We had the time of our lives...

2010-04-13T13:49:00.012-05:00

The kids and I just spent the last week in Colorado and we couldn't have had more fun! The kids loved being there and so did I. Here are a few pics of our awesome time. The pictures don't do the trip justice!

At home Camdyn likes to play Wii bowling, but Nana and Papaw had an even better game to play. Her and Papaw played running and she loved it! At first Silas just watched, but then he had his chance too!

They were all laughing and having so much fun together. Silas didn't get down from the table for at least 30 minutes (which is like an eternity for him!).

We got to have a small fire outside one night and it was so much fun. Silas loved to just sit with the bag of marshmallows.

Camdyn wasn't quite sure what to think at first. She hid behind Nana for a while.

Once we were out there for a little bit she warmed up to the idea and even helped roast the marshmallows for a little while.

We got to go to the zoo one day and the kids couldn't have done better. Both of them had SO much fun the entire time.

Standing by the polar bear, they look so tiny!

Chillin' in the stroller and havin' a little snack. They look so cute!

Saturday was my dad's birthday and we had a fun-filled day! First we went to my grandparents for lunch. Then we all went to the Rockies' game. This was the kids first baseball game and they did fabulous. They both lasted through 10 innings (the game went 14) and didn't complain at all! This is how you could see Silas most of the time we were in Colorado, sitting or playing with Papaw!

Camdyn and Nana eating cotton candy (definitely not my idea). Notice the crown in her hair. Nana had bought them both Rockies' shirts, but Camdyn didn't want to wear hers b/c it wasn't pretty, so Nana told her she would make her a Rockies' princess. Grandma King had sent this crown for her, so it works out perfectly!

One last really random picture of Camdyn eating the BEST ice cream ever. The first day in CO we ate lunch at GoodTimes (best hamburger place). They have custard and they have flavors of the day. This day happened to be New York Cheesecake and we all fell in love with it. Camdyn couldn't stop eating it. So Sunday night I decided we would go have some more and Camdyn couldn't have been happier. She barely wanted to stop enough to take this picture. She just kept tellilng me how delicious it was, and I definitely have to agree with her! We did so much more on this trip that I didn't take pics of like meet friends at the park (Oakes' and Miller's), at lunch with grandma King at work, went to grandparents house, and the list could go on!

Happy Easter...Warning: LOTS OF PICS

2010-04-04T20:27:00.010-05:00

Today was a super busy, super wonderful day! Easter is a great holiday b/c Jesus is Risen! We did lots of great things today so here are A LOT of pics:

My beautiful girl all dressed up! She was so excited to wear her easter dress today! She looks so grown up!

I can't believe I got such a good pic of the two of them together! LOVE IT! (Silas wouldn't stand long enough to get a picture of just him!) We headed to Topeka today and loved it. We decided we would go to church at TC3 and we loved being there. I miss all those people so much that it's like "coming home" when we are back! So great!

After church we went to grandma and papa's for lunch, nap, and some play time. After nap they were outside playing and the ice cream truck drove by. Camdyn was SO excited and LOVED her ice cream!

We stopped for a minute to take some pics of the 4 of us! I LOVE these guys!

Silas was still not 100% today, so he was a little fussy, which is why you will see him with his bink and woobie in EVERY pic! After naptime we went to Aunt Vicki's house for a HUGE easter egg hunt. The kids had so much.

The entire time we were hunting for eggs Camdyn kept saying, "Mommy, I am having so much fun!" It was so great to hear her say that, and I got to hear it a lot!

Camdyn found a ridiculous amount of eggs and was super excited about all of them!

I just had to throw in this picture of my niece, Mya. We got to spend all day with her and had so much fun! She's getting so big! Love her!

Easter Eggs...Sort of

2010-04-02T15:17:00.008-05:00

I have been going back and forth about whether I was going to actually do Easter Eggs with my kids. The idea of dying them with Silas gave me a headache just thinking about it. My wonderful sister-in-law was telling me about a commercial she had seen about doing rice crispies treat eggs and decorating those. I decided to chicken out on the real eggs and do the yummy ones! The kids were so excited and had no idea what they were missing out on! I was the "not-so-smart mom" that didn't make sure I had white chocolate, so we just made brown eggs. The kids had so much fun! Once again, Silas can't stop staring at his sister! Sheesh!Silas really went to town on sprinkling the "eggs." Camdyn was very precise on making sure she had every single color on each egg! These are the finished product! The eggs were very yummy! They actually reminded me of one of my favorite things to get at WDW...a Mickey Mouse rice crispies treat with the ears dipped in chocolate! I think Silas' favorite part was eating them in the end! He kept trying to sneak some in the middle of it, but never quite succeeded. Camdyn was just giddy the whole time. Anything crafty and fun she loves, so this was right up her alley! We had so much fun and I definitely think we'll make this a new tradition.

It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

2010-03-30T13:47:00.007-05:00

This week has been so beautiful and we have really taken advantage of it. Yesterday Matt got off work a little early so after nap he took them outside to play. For some reason they love playing in the vehicles and daddy is the only that lets them!

It was hard to get all of them to look at the camera since the sun was so bright...

...so Matt said, "Everyone take a drink!" They thought it was too cool!

Silas loves his sister SO much he can't stop staring at her! HA!

Today I took the kids to find a park to play on. They had so much fun just being able to run around outside. Camdyn was trying so hard to look at the camera while she was going down the slide! She's funny!

This year Silas can finally climb up and play on stuff all by himself, it makes life so much easier. He was so proud of himself going down the slide!

"Look, Mom, I did it!" It actually came out more like, "Gook! Swide!"

A Few Cute Pics

2010-03-28T18:14:00.004-05:00

We haven't been up to much so here are a few pics from the past week!

Today we played outside after nap, so we could clean out the garage a little. Silas found this Royals hat and wore it around most of the evening!

Just a cute pic of Camdyn with crazy windy outside hair! She's starting "sort of" resemble Ireland b/c she poses a little for every picture!

I feel like I always put up pics of Silas with food on his face, but this one I wish he didn't have food all over. He looks so darn cute and I love the face he is making. You can really see his personality in this one! (Just disregard the pretty necklace!)

Disney on Ice

2010-03-21T20:50:00.006-05:00

Tonight we took our kids to see Disney on Ice. They had so much fun and we are so glad we were able to take them. We saw Ariel, Tinkerbell, Cars, and The Lion King...of course you also had to have Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy! Here are a few pics from the night. Waiting before the show! This is a pic of Silas saying, "Cheese."

Camdyn AND Daddy were obviously too excited to look at the camera before the show!

Mommy and Silas...I got a haircut today and you can kinda see it here! I LOVE it!

Daddy let the kids get a snack at the show. Camdyn chose a Tinkerbell snowcone, it WAS huge! She loved eating it though!

Random Pics

2010-03-18T15:23:00.013-05:00

Sorry for the lack of posting. I have no excuse, really, except that I have been lazy and not motivated at all. We haven't been up to much, so here are just a few random pics of the last week!

First time on the naughty spot together...it was quite funny actually. I had a hard time at not laughing at the situation.

We went to a "Fairytale Village" last weekend. They had a bunch of the scenes from different fairy tales set up, so the kids could walk through them. They loved it, but it was super crowded so we are gonna go back during the week sometime. This pic is Camdyn being Sleeping Beauty!

Sitting in Cinderella's carriage...he never looks at the camera!

I got them "Window Crayons" to play with while I'm cooking dinner. I have a hard time keeping them entertained while I'm busy, so we have been getting creative. It's kinda hard to clean up but they sure loved it!

Silas loves it too!

The other day we went to a local community center for their "Toddle Time." The kids both loved being able to run around the gym. It was great!

Silas rode around on anything with wheels the entire time we were there...he's definitely a car lover!

Today we went to the library for storytime. I always let the kids get one movie to bring home for that week. This week Camdyn picked Princess Sing-Along. As soon as we got home she had to put a princess dress on so she could dance to it. Silas was dancing too. Here they are dancing together! Too funny!

Like Curious George...

2010-03-09T13:20:00.002-06:00

This weekend Grandma and Papa came for a short visit. Saturday morning we went to Barnes and Noble b/c Curious George was going to be making an appearance. Camdyn had so much fun listening to the Curious George books and getting her pic taken with him.

Silas could have cared less about George. He did get excited when he saw him, but didn't want to sit through the stories and wouldn't even go near the actual monkey! Silas really enjoyed playing with all of the trains though! He looks like such a big boy in this pic!

Here's is just a silly pic of Camdyn. She was playing around last night and wanted to put on daddy's gym shorts! It's crazy how big they are on her! Have a great week!

New Hairstyle!

2010-03-05T13:28:00.005-06:00

I took Camdyn to get her hair cut today for the first time at a salon. Anne got a job at a salon here in KC and I decided to take Camdyn today. She was SO excited and looks so darn cute after!

It's not a drastic change at all, but we did get a few inches cut off the end and some long layers put in to make it look a little fuller! Anne curled it and Camdyn thought she was so special! She looks BEAUTIFUL!

So cute! They really do love each other!

Silas wanted to join in on the photo shoot, but wouldn't look at me long enough to smile. This is what I got! He didn't get his hair cut, but he wanted to sit in the chair so Anne "did" his too!

Playing Together

2010-03-04T09:58:00.006-06:00

The kids and I went and played at the mall the other day. Nothing too exciting, but we sure did have fun. We are so ready for nicer weather so we can go to the park to play instead!

After going down the slide. He was so proud of himself!

Posing! I'm thinking about cutting her hair...ideas?

Playing so nicely together for a few minutes! Silas is becoming way too independent for Camdyn's liking. It's pretty funny to watch them learn to interact.

On the Mend

2010-02-28T13:43:00.008-06:00

After my last post the kids got a lot sicker and we had to actually go to the dr. Now they are truly on the mend and we are so thankful to have things almost back to normal. Here are some pics.

It's almost sad how computer savvy kids can already be at such a young age. Here's Silas playing with Camdyn's Barbie computer! We gotta get this boy some things that aren't pink to play with! :o)

Camdyn helping daddy look on the computer. Pushing the buttons he needs to, she just loves to do that!

We have all been going pretty stir crazy since we've been sick, so the other day we made a tent in the kitchen and they loved it! Silas didn't really understand that he was supposed to play in it, but Camdyn was in there for a while.

Friday night we decided to have another movie night and we had so much fun. This time we had furniture to sit on so that was nice for us big people! We watched "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatball" and it was pretty cute!

Cuddling with daddy on the couch. Silas looks super chunky in this pic, it has to be the way he is holding his head b/c he really isn't like that!

Today when we got home from church Camdyn had to take her breathing treatment so we were watching "The FreshBeat Band." If you haven't heard of that, it's a show on Nick and my kids LOVE it! Silas asks to watch it all the time! He was watching it like this today and we thought it was so so cute!

I thought I would leave you with Silas singing and dancing for you! Just imagine you can hear and see what he's doing!

Sick Sick Sick

2010-02-23T20:17:00.004-06:00

Our house has not been a fun one for the last few days. The kids came home from Topeka and were both sick. Silas was starting to feel better by the time he got home, but Camdyn was just getting started. This is how the poor girl looked all day yesterday!

She had no energy whatsoever and was just not herself. She ran a fever for most of the day and it spiked to almost 104 in the evening, but we were able to bring it right down. She was able to get some sleep that night and woke up this morning a lot better. She's still sick and had a fever tonight again, but she's much much better! She didn't sit much today, but this is her watching tv with daddy!

This is Silas today, as you can tell he's feeling better. He's still pretty whiney, but who doesn't love this smile! Tomorrow is another day! Matt goes to work tomorrow so pray all is well and he doesn't hurt too bad at work! His recovery seems to be going well. He's been walking on it more and not taking as much pain medicine so that's a huge answer to prayer!

Surgery

2010-02-20T18:52:00.004-06:00

Matt had his knee surgery this past Thursday and it has been quite the ordeal. He tore his MCL, ACL, and meniscus on October 19th. It has taken this long for them to feel like his knee had healed itself enough, so they could go in and screw it all up again! Thursday was a really long day for all of us. We got to the hospital at 9 that morning and didn't get home until 830 that night. Luckily, the kids got to hang out with friends and Matt's parents were there to hang out with me. The kids are with them in Topeka now and will come home tomorrow. I am so ready for them to be home! Matt has been in quite a bit of pain and this is how he is all day. They told us that yesterday and today would be the hardest days, so we are hoping tomorrow will be better. His pain pills make him like a narcaleptic (sp?) so it's hard to hold a conversation with him at all! Pray that he has a speedy recovery and is back to normal soon! Keep reading, there's another blog!

MIA

2010-02-20T18:41:00.009-06:00

I have been so horrible with blogging lately and I PROMISE to get better. Here are a bunch of pictures of the random stuff we have been up to.

This has become one of my favorite things to walk in on...my kids playing together. They have gotten pretty good about at least playing with same thing at the same time. They definitely have their moments, but they do love each other!

My precious girl, I can't believe how big she is getting! She sees a camera and has to pose!

It's been so cold outside for so long, so one day I decided to pop some popcorn and let the kids watch a movie before naptime. They thought it was so great!

Silas has become quite the copy cat. He loves to wear daddy's badge from work, his watch, and his shoes! He gets pretty upset when he can't walk in them, but he sure does try!

Silas has really started using his imagination when he plays. He loves to buckle things into his chair at the table and get them food. It's so great!

This is how you can find Camdyn playing 95% of the time. No matter what else she is playing with she has a baby nearby. She is such a good mommy! :o)

Playing with daddy is one of the favorites at our house. Here they are both getting tickled. They both laugh so easily, it's so great! (I think Camdyn may be forcing her laugh in this pic b/c I have the camera!)

Nana's Visit

2010-02-07T21:30:00.002-06:00

Nana got to come visit for a few days last week, so here are a few pics of that.

Riding the carousel at the mall. (Don't get to do that with just mom!)

Being silly for Nana! She brings out the best in them! :o) Just a pic of us at dinner...Camdyn actually took this picture! Pretty good! At dinner we actually got dessert (which we never do) and Silas was super excited while he was eating his ice cream! Too funny! We had such a great visit with Nana and can't wait for her next visit! Our computer is freaking out again, but I'll try to post again as soon as I can!

Fun in Topeka

2010-02-01T13:49:00.014-06:00

This weekend we went to Topeka for a few days. Matt spent all day Saturday in Manhattan for the KState/KU game and GameDay. The kids and I were in Topeka and had fun with some friends.

Jamie and Caeden came over to play for a little while and we had so much fun! We really miss our playdates with them.

Sunday we just hung out at Grandma and papa's, after going to church with them. After nap we got to eat some yummy dessert before we hit the road. Camdyn was so happy eating her brownie. I think she gets prettier every day!

Silas woke up in a fabulous mood and was just hamming it up while he ate his chocolate pie. He was hilarious.

Just a picture of my big, little boy. It's not the best pic of him, but he just looked so darn big!

Family pic...just disregard the mommy and it's super cute! :o)

The Recipe

2010-01-29T10:36:00.001-06:00

Here is the much anticipated Peanut Butter Playdough recipe. It's super easy. I don't know if this is the one grandma used, but it smelled and looked the same!

1 part peanut butter 1 part nonfat dry milk 1 Tbsp. honey per cup Mix pb and milk together and then add honey.

I did one cup each of the first two and then just one Tbsp. of honey. I added a little more milk in the end to make it dry enough to play with. This made just enough for my two kids to have plenty to play with and eat! Enjoy!

Peanut Butter Playdough

2010-01-28T13:54:00.003-06:00

Today the kids and I stayed home all day, so I wanted to do something fun with them. I always remember playing with peanut butter playdough at Grandma Will's house. We would spend so much time there during the summers and she would make it for us. We would sit at the orange bar in the kitchen or at the kitchen table and play forever! We would eat as much as we played, but that was the plus of playing with it.

My kids didn't play with it for that long, but they did love it. I think Silas' playdough was gone by half by the time we were done.

Camdyn enjoyed eating it too, as you can plainly see for yourself! I'm sure we'll end up playing with this fun stuff again soon!

Not too Exciting

2010-01-25T13:59:00.006-06:00

I've had lots of people asking me for pics of our new house and I've just been lazy and haven't taken pics and put them on here (mainly b/c it feels weird). So here they are:

Living Room 1

Living Room 2

Kitchen 1

Kitchen 2...Sorry for the boring post...but for those of you who wanted to see them, I hope you enjoyed!

Just Another Day

2010-01-24T20:14:00.006-06:00

Silas and Camdyn got a fun package in the mail from Nana and Papaw the other day. They were both so excited to open their presents, it was great!

Silas has really figured out what it means to open presents. He did it all by himself.

Camdyn was so excited about her new Minnie shirt. She wanted to wear it immediately, but I made her wait until the next day.

She also got a new "Dress up Minnie Mouse," as we call them. She has not stopped playing with this silly toy, she just loves it!

Silas got a new pair of Teva sandals and he loved them too. It's so funny to me how much a 17 month old can love shoes. He wanted to put them on right away. (He looked like Papaw with his socks on!)

Silas also got a new pair of Handy Manny pj's. The girls have never liked Handy Manny, but Silas really does, so it's a new thing at our house. He kept looking down at his belly and pointing to all of the tools. Also, notice his new big boy hair cut (you can tell the difference if you look at the first pic)...he looks so darn cute!

Lots of Visitors

2010-01-18T20:12:00.013-06:00

This weekend has been super busy, but super fun! It started Friday with Anna coming to visit. The kids were SO excited when she got here, it was great!

We hung out with her all day and I, of course, forgot to take any pictures. Anna, however, took a pic of me with the kiddos after bath and right before bed. They were both being super cuddly! It was great!

Saturday afternoon and evening, Uncle Dan, Aunt Kiko, and Mya all came to see our new house and hang out with us! We had so much fun just talking and letting the kids play. I, of course, didn't take many pics this time either. Here is the only pic of Silas and Mya sharing a snack! Sunday, we had more fun visitors. Grandma and Papa came after naptime and were able to stay all night. The kids were in heaven. Last night we stayed home and just hung out, but today we went out and had some fun. First, we went to lunch at TGIFridays. It was super yummy! (We thought of you Nana.) Camdyn loved having Grandma and Papa to play with. You can tell how happy she is in this pic! After lunch we went to the mall and played on the fun toys! The kids weren't really into it for some reason, but had fun for a while. THere is also a carousel at the mall and they got to ride on that for the first time. Camdyn was super excited about it and I think Silas could've done without! Riding the carousel with Daddy! She had decided before we even got there that she was going to ride a white horse and name it Princess. Too funny! Here are just a few cute pics of the kids from the weekend. Silas sportin' the cool shades! Hugging each other! They have been playing so well together lately, it's been so great! I know it won't last forever, but I am lovin' right now!

Our First Outing

2010-01-13T14:06:00.005-06:00

Monday I decided to take the kids out and do something in KC. I don't really know what there is to do here, and it was 15 degrees outside, so we just went to the mall. Camdyn acted like she had never been to a mall before it was pretty funny. They were both really excited and happy to be there. The mall is def bigger than the one in KC so it was great to Camdyn. It also has a carousel and the Disney Store, so it was like heaven to her. Here are just a few pics of the kids. Silas playing at the mall. He wouldn't sit still, of course, long enough for a picture. He still looks pretty darn cute tho!Camdyn was loving all of the new things to play on. She would have played there for hours!For Christmas Matt asked for gift cards so that he could buy a Wii. Saturday he finally went out and got it and it has been a hit! Camdyn has even loved playing it...her favorite is bowling and boy does she get into it!

Last night for a special dessert I made some pudding (gourmet, I know). The kids were super excited and Silas definitely enjoyed eating it. He got every last bit of the pudding out of the bowl, just maybe not in his mouth!

Movie Night

2010-01-09T20:18:00.005-06:00

I will start off with a pic I thought was so cute. It's of Matt and the kids sitting in front of the fireplace in the living room. The kids think it's the coolest thing that we have one and always want it to be turned on.Last night we decided to have a movie night in our new house. Dale and Marsha gave us a "Movie Night in a Bag" before we left. Camdyn has been dying to use it since then. We bought her Happy Feet for Christmas and this is the first time we got to watch it. After dinner I had her go get all of our pillows and blankets and lay them out in the living room. She had an idea in her mind of how she was going to do it and this is how it turned out.

We all snuggled in (Camdyn even put her jammies on) and watched the movie. We had popcorn and candy and special apple juices and they were both in HEAVEN! I wouldn't say that Silas 'watched' the movie, but he enjoyed the experience too!

Movin' On Up (or so they say)

2010-01-08T13:40:00.008-06:00

Sorry for the delayed post, but we have been beyond busy. We just moved to KC this week so we are trying to get things unpacked and the place we are living to feel like home. It's always interesting to go from living in a single-family home to a duplex type home.

This is before we left our house in Topeka. I was obviously busy doing something else and Silas decided to find the open cereal boxes and empty them for me. What a helper!

Matt and I were able to get some unpacking done before the kids got here, so their rooms were pretty much done when they got here last night. They were both so excited and have played so good since then. Love it! This is Silas' room (as much as you can see). We still have to get stuff on the walls, but it definitely screams boy!

Camdyn's room is all girl...we also have to do the stuff on her walls. She was so excited to be able to have her toys in her and no rail on her bed. She keeps running around the house telling me how much she loves everything. On a really random side note, SIlas has really started to develop his preferred tastes. He loves Mexican food and will eat it over just about anything. Here he is eating taco soup for lunch instead of pb and honey sandwich! Funny kid! Once I get more rooms presentable I will post them as well.

Don't Even Know Where to Start...

2009-12-28T20:15:00.013-06:00

This has been one crazy week and a half! I am going to be brief and then just post lots of pics! The week started off with our furnace quitting on us. We thought we had it fixed, but then Christmas morning it totally stopped working and we had to go stay with Matt's parents until today b/c we had the hugest snow storm ever and our house was FREEZING. (The furnace is now fixed.) Christmas Eve, Matt and my family surprised me with flying my dad in for Christmas. I was really bummed that I didn't get to spend any holiday with my family and that I didn't know when I would see them next. He definitely made my Christmas by being here! Now here are the pics from all of our Christmas festivities.

Waiting for daddy to get home so we can start our Christmas fun!What Silas was doing at most of our Christmas get-together...mooching off of someone for their food!She could barely stand still long enough for me to get a good pic!

So excited at Aunt Vicki's...lots of fun and kids to play with!Camdyn was just as (if not more) excited than me to have Papaw here! She went right to him and loved every bit of it!Silas opening one of his many presents...he got lots of "boy" toys to play with!

Posing pretty in some new dress-up from Nana and Papaw.

Even with all the boy toys, he goes for the princess cash register...hmmm?!

Camdyn decided to play with the trucks instead of the princess toys...I don't even begin to understand!

Looking so pretty amidst all the chaos!What a cute boy! Waiting patiently for his basketball goal to be put together!He's already got his jumpshot down!

As you can see by the faces in pictures, we still had such a great Christmas with family and friends. We didn't let a broken furnace, bad travelling, and a horrible snowstorm get in the way of anything!

Finally Found...

2009-12-15T13:33:00.008-06:00

I lost my camera cord after Kimmi and the girls left, so I haven't been able to get the pics off my camera. Silas found it for me today! :o) Here are a few leftovers from the visit with the cousins.

The weather was absolutely horrible while they were here, so we did some art projects one of the days we were stuck inside. Finger painting was fun...and a little messy!Silas was even able to enjoy the fun!

The final mess, only it was really x4!

Our dishwasher blew up a few weeks ago, so I've had to do dishes the hard way! Silas has found a new love for the bubbles, pretty classic face here!

Auntie wanted to pack Silas up and put him in her suitcase...he was all ready to go!

Super cute pic of all 4 cousins the morning they left!

Just a picture of Silas...we went to KFC for lunch after church and he was really enjoying his mac & cheese...notice it ALL over his face!

Family Pics

2009-12-13T20:54:00.007-06:00

We had our family pictures taken by a family friend about a week ago...Here are some of my favorites! We tried to get a good pic of all 4 kids...it was a little difficult! :o) Good thing they are all cute no matter what face they are making!

Chloe was not into taking pictures, but it was still fun!

Typical brother/sister love! My beautiful little girl! My sweet, sweet boy...don't you just want to squeeze him?! All four of us! Hopefully we'll be getting some made and Christmas cards in the mail soon!

Kissing Cousins

2009-12-08T20:17:00.011-06:00

We have had some fun visitors this week and have been loving it! Kimmi and the girls are here while Uncle Chris is at some training for a couple weeks. Here are some pics of our adventures.

Terry and Debi came over for dinner one night and played legos with the kids...they loved being able to spread out on the floor and play.

Today we made Graham Crackers Houses with the girls and had so much fun! Look at the concentration.

They were so proud of their creations...Love the face!

Camdyn's Creation

Ireland's Creation

Chloe's had a hard time standing...but it did survive!

Camdyn and Ireland posing pretty for a pics.

Playing Ring Around the Rosie before we head out the door!Silas has been sick this week which stinks! He seems to be catching cold after cold...he's been in a pretty good mood but hasn't been in too many pics. I bought him a new stocking cap and he wants to wear it all the time...it's too darn cute! The hat reminds us of his Uncle Chris!

Decorating for Christmas

2009-11-30T13:28:00.007-06:00

This weekend we got our Christmas tree put up and all our decorations around the house. We didn't put many things out this year b/c of the move, but since we decided to wait to move until after the first of year we actually got some stuff up. Camdyn actually got to spend a little time with Aunt Kiko all by herself before we decorated and when she got back she had a fabulous new princess dress...

She was so super excited when she got back. Silas, on the other hand, did not have such a good day. He woke up on the wrong side of the bed after nap and never recovered!

The only time he was really happy was when daddy was giving him all of his attention. They were bonding over goldfish and an empty Sonic cup!

Now, back to the Christmas tree. Camdyn was so darn excited about getting to help put the actual ornaments on. She was concentrating so hard!

Here she is, proud of her work! She was so excited that she could barely stand still! All of our ornaments are around the bottom and kind of clumped together, but it's too cute to move them!

Today we went to the mall and met some friends and played. The mall is one of Camdyn's favorite places (she's def my girl!) and she was so excited. After playing and eating lunch we went into Old Navy for a little bit. The girls were so excited to play with this plastic dog the whole time.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

2009-11-27T14:06:00.007-06:00

We had a great Thanksgiving...so much fun with the family. The day before Thanksgiving I decided to bake cookies with both of the kids and that was an adventure!

Silas thought it was so fun to try and stir the dough. Most of the dough that he touched ended up in his mouth though! I guess that's the fun of making cookies for the first time!

After the cookies were made I let them sit in the living room and watch a cartoon while they ate them. They loved it and Silas even watched for a little while!

Debi had covered the dining room table with paper so the kids could color and they loved it! Camdyn loved being able to "color ON the table."

Silas even had fun coloring on the table...he's such a big boy!

Ghetto Silas...I took his clothes off to eat lunch and as we were cleaning up Matt decided to put his vest back on...it was pretty funny! Silas thought he was pretty hot stuff!

Family Picture for Thanksgiving. Not a bad pic of all 4 of us...at least 3! The kids were laughing at Papa sneeze like Donald Duck, they think it's hilarious! We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and got to enjoy some time with family and friends!

Bathtime

2009-11-24T09:28:00.005-06:00

Bathtime is a much anticipated even at our house. You mention the word bath and Silas is continuously saying it until you put him in the water. I love that they can take them together now and they play so fun together.

Silas is usually splashing and splashing through the entire bath. By the time we are done I am soaked if I don't cover up with a towel.

Camdyn usually spends her time having a tea party with Silas (at least trying) or playing with her princesses.

They play so well together (for the most part) and the older Silas gets the better it gets!

Birthday's Galore

2009-11-21T21:01:00.012-06:00

We have had so many birthdays to celebrate in the last few weeks around here...it's a darn good thing we enjoy them so much! This week we got to celebrate to very special ones. First the kids and I traveled to Lawton to celebrate Ireland's 5th birthday. I can't hardly believe she is 5, what a big girl!

Getting ready for the tea party. All three girls got dolled up and loved every minute of it!

Blowing out her FIVE candles! SO CUTE! We even got to play outside without jackets on while we were there. All there kids had a blast! Silas would have had more fun, but he got a horrible cold while we were there and was just not happy! Outside made it a little better. The girls running in the yard...they would run back and forth from fence to fence. They were tired by the time they were done. Camdyn and Chloe in their matching outfits. They love each other so much. They play together great and wouldn't even look at the camera long enough to get a good pic. They were too busy talking and giggling! We had another birthday to celebrate today...Mya turned 1 yesterday and her party was today. It was so cute and very girly! It was a great party...I won't add anymore pics of that right now b/c I wanna let her mommy do that on their blog! Silas (looks like a 3 yr old in this pic) was enjoying Mya's new princess chair. He was kicked back and just watching the party go on around him...love that boy!

Back in Action

2009-11-15T21:39:00.004-06:00

We got out computer fixed, again. I think this time should be for good and should hopefully last until we get a new computer all together. This is gonna be short, but we are headed to OK tomorrow morning to visit my sister, so we'll have lots of pics from that. We'll be back to blogging shortly. Today was Grandma Marilyn's 80th bday party. We got to see lots of family and take lots of pictures. Here are a few for your enjoyment!

Sorry for the closed eyes and talking people in this one, but it's all I had! :o) Since we've been back from WDW we haven't really done too much. Silas went through a growth spurt (we think) and was totally out of whack for a while. We had his 15 month appt. on Thursday and he has grown 3 inches in 3 months. He is 33 1/2 inches and 27.5 lbs. He's definitely a growing boy and we love it!

Camdyn has been loving being home and playing with all of her toys. She pretends to be in WDW a lot and brings me her book to sign like I am a character. It's too funny. She is so darn excited to go visit Chloe and Ireland that she can hardly contain herself. She is really growing up and likes such "girly" things and not "baby" things. It's so fun to watch her develop!

**WE will hopefully be moving in the next 3 or 4 weeks...but that's a long story and I feel like keeping this blog happy! So just pray that all of it works out the way it is supposed to!**

Computers...

2009-11-08T10:12:00.000-06:00

We are having problems with our computer once again, so I won tbe putting up any blogs in the near future. I fyou would like to see pics from our trip to WDW please go to my sister's blog and take a peek! Hopefully we'll get this figured out soon!

Pumpkin Patch

2009-10-19T13:24:00.007-05:00

Today the kids and I went to the pumpkin patch with Jamie, Caeden, and Mya. It was beautiful outside and super fun!Scarecrow Camdyn.

All four kids together!

Jumping together...they had a blast!

Silas couldn't figure out how to stand up all the way, so he jumped like this.

Teeter-totter...SO FUN!

Sitting by the pumpkins!

Construction Zone

2009-10-17T13:45:00.005-05:00

For the last two days our house has been a construction zone. Our new countertop finally came in and Matt, his dad, and Dale worked on getting it installed. Home improvement projects are never as easy as you think they are going to be, but this one wasn't TOO bad.

The final product looks SO good too! We ended up having to get a new sink in the process, but it is done now!

The kids really enjoyed playing in the box from the sink. Silas wouldn't sit still for a picture, so I apologize that it's blurry! He loved to just climb in and out of it.

Camdyn was playing like it was a place for her babies to have a picnic, take a nap, read books, and pretty much whatever she could fit in there. It was so cute to hear her playing in room by herself having so much fun!

Camdyn got to run to the store with daddy this morning while Silas was napping. It seems that when that happens she comes home with a treat. This morning it was powdered sugar donuts, she was in heaven. She wouldn't even stop eating them for me to take her pic...I tried and tried!

Finally, another picture of Silas dancing. This time he was on the move and it was so darn cute! He's really becoming his own person and I love it! (As long as stinkin' teeth would come in already!!!)

Mr. Silas

2009-10-14T20:55:00.007-05:00

Silas has really been changing a lot in the last few weeks. He's learning how to say lots of different things, he loves footballs, or any ball for that matter. He's hilarious and lately has really loved to dance. Doing all these different things has made it really hard to get his picture though, so here's the best I could do!

This is a really bad picture, but I had to share it b/c it shows him carrying around his football. This isn't just any football, it is a FULL SIZE football that is about as big as he is. He will carry it around all day and if he's sad, you just have to ask him to find it! Too funny!

He wants to do just about anything Camdyn is doing as well. The other night she was coloring and when she was done he thought it was his turn to climb up and do that same thing. He was so proud of himself.

Silas' new dance moves...it's like he's dancing a ho-down. Pretty funny to watch him do it.

This is the second time I have gotten Silas up from his nap like this. His socks are ALWAYS off by the end of naps, but lately it's been his shirt too. I have to laugh every time...it can't be comfortable to sleep like that!

COMPUTER IS FIXED!

2009-10-10T09:34:00.006-05:00

Our computer got a virus and has been broken for over 2 weeks. It's definitely good to have it back. I haven't been taking many pictures, so some of these are from two weeks ago and some are more recent. Enjoy them anyways and I'll do another one soon!This is a picture of Silas after he ate his first oreo. As you can see he was happy as can be and so darn cute even with cookie on his face! Camdyn and Silas love each other. They really enjoy playing together and Silas thinks Camdyn is the funniest thing! Last weekend we went to Kohl's and there was a pic of a little girl with braided pig-tails and Camdyn loved them! Almost everyday since then she has asked me to make her hair "long"...it's just too darn cute! She wanted me to take her pic so she could show Nana and Papaw! :o) Silas is sportin' his Rockies' gear today. We have to support our team! I tried to get a cute pic of him in it, but he was too busy playing with all the food. He can always be found with some sort of food with him...play or real. It's too darn funny! We weighed both of them and they now officially weigh the same...29 lbs! Who would have thought!

Nothing Exciting

2009-09-24T13:49:00.003-05:00

We haven't been doing much of anything around here lately, so there hasn't been much to blog about. Here are a few pictures anyways... Silas has officially started walking. He started a few weeks ago, but wasn't too hip on it at first. He would only do it if you made him...that has all changed now and there is no stopping him! (Excuse the fact he doesn't have pants on...it was just before pj time!) Camdyn got a new paint with water book and it is the greatest thing for her...she can paint away and not get dirty! Love it!One night after bath they were both sitting around playing with Camdyn's sunglasses. Silas would actually leave his on until I got the camera out of course. They are really starting to play well together!

Too Cute

2009-09-16T16:20:00.005-05:00

Here are a just a few pictures from the past few days...

We went to Grama and papa's on Saturday night all decked out in or KState gear. Too cute!

They wouldn't sit still long enough together for a picture, so we get the generic individual ones!

The guys were working outside finishing up the new deck and Silas was just beside himself that he couldn't be out there too. You can see the worry on his face!

Here is just a pic of him in his super cute Army Jersey from Auntie and Uncle Chris...so fun! (there's one more post!)