Photo of the week

Wesley was sleeping good the other night when chris went in to check him and found he was wet. He leaked thru his clothes. So chris changed him out of his clothes and wet diaper while still lying in his baby bed. Chris then went over to the shelf to get a diaper and glances back at wesley. He comes in to get me and we go back to find that he had curled up turned over and went back to sleep. So here he is sleeping and sleeping good! While I grabbed the camera to take a quick photo (this is all like 10 pm) he pee's again and he ends up getting a bath, and the sheets changed and everything!









Then isabelle with Curls in her hair :)
Dad says often she sounds like shirly temple when she says a certain thing
















Isabelle is singing more then ever. Today she fussed at me. And, while I doubt this is the right thing to be doing back, I acted just like her back. I crossed my arms and frowned my eye brows and said the exact thing back to her (Dont right me about being a bad mother that isnt my point!) So she got louder and louder. Something like "No! I wanted to do that! No ME!!"
So i walked off quietly. I sat down in the kitchen and she came after me. "Mommy what are you doing!?" she seen she upset me and right away hugged me and said she was sorry for being Ugly to me. She didnt want to be like that. Hugged me more. I hugged her and said I was sorry too. We both learned I hope not to be like that to each other. (She has 3 year old amnesia so maybe for a few hours anyways) But it was sweet to see how precious she was. She knew we had been ugly, she knew she needed to correct it. She hugged and loved and kissed and smiled and asked for forgivness. The other day she was asked to pick up the toys in her room. I hadnt seen or heard from her in awhile so i went to check on her. She was up on her bed trying to make it!
She had went above and beyond! It was so precious she knew what she needed to do. She is something else!

Wesley has been taking more steady steps all week. He is getting brave. Just early last week he had taken steps when we bribed and begged. Now he lets go on his own and goes from one object to another. He takes about 8 but mostly 4 and 5 that are steady and smooth. He will catch himself falling and turn fast the other way and that stops him from falling. He is growing up. He likes to show off. He is impressed by some of the things he does. He talks with his fist and in a low deep girle.. like he is preaching to us.

So, he just woke up while i was typing this. He always wakes up crying. He loves to love on whoever picks him up. So im sitting in the chair with both kids and he is running his hands all over my head. Isabelle hugs him and he puts his faces on her face. She says to him "Awwaw Love on your izzybell" She also has been saying "and" in front of her sentence. Much like chris does. "And he's done!" "Or not"
They crack me up!

Watching out the window.

Besides Birthday...

here are some other things we have been doing lately.

The kids enjoy being outside and taking turns on the swing. (note their matching outfits :))







I watched the boys one afternoon and Logan decided he wanted to go with us.
*- we were all dressed in yellow but its hard to see in the photo
*-Wesley hanging out in the van with me. (no, we were not moving we were in a parking lot.. moter off!)
*- Isabelle and Shaen at the Library reading program. We try to go once a week and she hears a story and they make a craft :)
*-a few weekends ago, Chris Isabelle and I met up with some family and friends at went to the local circus.
*-Im borrowing one of jessica's wraps and here isabelle is on my back :) (she is seriously the queen of wrapping)










Wesley after his birthday party looking at his presents and cards. He loved the card that makes sounds when you open it. Sounded like a truck reving up to take off! All of these are from my camera phone so pardon the poor quality. I enjoy them either way!

More :)

The kids playing with one of wesleys new toys. It looks like she is being sweet and holding his precious hand, but she isnt. She is keeping him from touching and moving the parts off!







More birthday fun :)

1.. Already?

Just a few photos of Yesterdays wee birthday party.
I took like, no photos! I am counting on family who snapped photos to send me some :)(Aunt Nicky? Jessica?)

Thanks Mallory for the incredible
cute cake! (call Mallory for all your baking needs- (shameless -promotion) Thank you grandma for the chicken salad!
We had a good time and Wesley enjoyed being passed around by friends and family. He also seemed to like his cake :) Altho he was tired he still enjoyed some good icing :)

I had asked if anyone wanted to bring something besides a card, bring something to give to our local PRC. Several brought clothes and toys and stuffed animals and thanks Aunt S. for the money donation! I was blessed that everyone was so thoughtful and generous. Wesley walked away with a few nice gifts and some neat cards too! Isabelle received some good stuff too! :) Both of them got a coordinating USA clothes! They are gonna look so cute! (there were a few items, one for Wally and one for the PRC that had no tag or card with it.. im on the hunt..?)

Almost 1

Here our big man is almost 1 years old! He still thinks he is a baby, so we think he is still a baby. We will probably be calling him Baby wesley for like.. 10 years!

See if you don't think he is 'such a baby' too! He is a precious sweet baby!



He still curls his feet up just like he did as a newborn!

Stories

I rarely put up funny stories from the kids. Once it happens I try to make it a permanent impression in my mind so when im 80 with purple hair I can think back to how these babies have blessed us. Also, its hard to retype up a good story. so for the mean time how about a video.
***ok so i cant get the video to work so chris will have to work on that later.. check back for some video!***

OatMeal

I tried giving Wesley his oatmeal yesterday morning. He threw a fit! I wasn't sure at first what the big deal was.. then I discovered. He wanted to be a big boy. He didn't want his moma feeding him! So Between Isabelle and himself, this is what happend! So much fun, but wow what a mess! The floor was twice as bad!

A Blessed Easter

We had a wonderful easter, altho easter 'eve we weren't sure it was going to work out for us. Chris went to bed that night with a fever. He always done this every spring just this particular way. Anyways, I didn't want chris to miss easter service.. I didn't want to go to easter with just me and the kids but Thank the Lord, chris' fever broke just intime to drag himself outta bed!
Anyways, I really enjoyed Mikes msg. That will be up avaible later at http://parklandchapel.org/

We went back to my parents house after church. Mom had fixed Soo much food. It was soo nice and tasted excellent! She had worked for days to get the house ready for crawling babies and running big kids and food for canivars and vegans alike!
The guest list include My grandma, Mom and Dad, Andy Kristy and the boys, Jessica, Steven and baby and my family! Then a bit later some friends stopped by, Josh and Mallory (Or isabelle would say mannery) She satisfied my taste with a beautiful home-made Carrot Cake. I had been craving and thinking about a carrot cake for weeks so she so willingly and kindly made it.. I like to think it was just for me! However, everyone.. EVERYONE LOVED it!

This was Alex and Wesley's first Easter. That was such a blessing. Those baby boys are to sweet. Actually, all the boys are sweet.. Logan Can be. :)

So I have more I would like to say but lets just get to the photos! (click each collage to view larger)




A few more photos and these are of the kids participating in the the Pine Log Baptist easter program. They did coloring, candy, story, songs.. and candy :)

Birthdays Birthdays!

A New Door goes in
Birthday cake .. :)




Cup cakes..

More birthday cake!





More cup cakes..!





What a fabulous weekend. We started off Friday eve with a shower for our Pastors wife. I know three gals all having babies in April and one is down and 2 to go! (Come on Jen'fr!!)
Then saturday my parents came down and put up our second new door in the L.R.
Birthday party for Big D saturday after noon and a visit with family from out of town Sat. Eve.
Sunday church, and birthday party for big A!
What a busy and fun weekend. Here are a few photos :)
One more cake that we dont have a photo of is a cake we ordered from D.Q for my mother in-laws birthday. What a weekend of cakes! Happy birthday Pearl, and baby boys!