Terrible confession

Some times when my kids are sick I secretly enjoy it. No, I do NOT enjoy a sick child. But I enjoy the fact that they are snuggly, calm, and don't want to do anything but watch movies all day. I get sooooooo much done around the house. I also get to relax more than on normal days. Kade is on the mend from a stomach bug but not 100% feeling better. He has for the most part wanted to lay around all day. We have watched Cars 2 twice and are on round three as we speak. He looks so sweet just laying there with his snack watching his favorite movie.





I have gotten a lot done around here and if only this little cutie would partake in snuggly movie watching, I could relax too!




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Change of plans

So yesterday I had big plans of documenting our day and blogging about it. You know, just a "day in the life of Kade and Ella." When I look back in the future those will be the posts I treasure most, the simple things like what our days were like. All was going well until about 11, when tantrums (like the big bad kind) were thrown and tears were shed by all, including me. So I gave up in trying to document the day. I was so flustered and in a bad mood the rest of the day that I figured I would just try again another day. But I was looking at pictures this morning and figured there was no reason not to post them! So here is a little glimpse into the first 3.5 hours of our day!




Breakfast of champions, waffles and bananas.




Love him!




Love her too!




After breakfast Kade danced...




And Ella worked on her walking skills.




Then as I was getting my self dressed and everything ready to go Kade did a little water coloring.




Then we loaded up to head to the gym then to the library! It was Ella's first time riding forward, she loved it!




Kade pre-meltdown




Ella kept fake coughing because I would turn to look to see if she was ok, she would giggle every time :)
And that's all! Maybe soon I will get our entire day!
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Ella Claire- 11 Months old

On July, 27th, Ella turned 11 months old. I short month away from turning 1 year old. Excuse me while I cry a river. I honestly can't even believe that we are this close to her first birthday. This month we had two big milestones. First being her first tooth! Hooray! I was beginning to worry we were going to need  baby dentures if there is such a thing! Second is she took her first steps! She is now walking about 50% of the time and getting better by the day! It is hard to believe that this fall I am going to have two walking kids. YIKES! What a fun (and exhausting) 11 months it has been!

Side note, Ella's ability to move at incredibly fast speeds makes it impossible to take pictures of her anymore. Honestly, I have never seen a kid crawl as fast as she can. And I think she would be walking more if she would try to take her time. She is a nut! So this was the best I was able to get!

And below is what every other picture looked like. Actually, this is a good one compared to the others..

Dish washing girl

Where ever I am, Ella is right there 'helping' me. She is into everything. Everything. Yesterday she climbed on the door of the dishwasher and then couldn't figure out how to get down. She was turning in circles to get off saying "uh ohhh" over and over again. It was hilarious! I ran to get my phone only to have it die the moment I tried to use it. So after charging I put her back on to try a reinactment but she just sat and stared at me the entire time. She is a mess!




And one more picture because she is so cute!



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Car wash

I love kid friendly businesses. This particular car wash not only had giant windows for Kade to watch but these buttons he could press that would spray water out of a firetruck inside the car wash! He was washing every car that went by! Fun fun!




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Summer Days

We have been spending a lot of time at our neighborhood pool this summer. Bryan says it is more like a water park than just a pool, which is really true! The kids LOVE the splash pad. I love it too because Kade can run around with out my help and Ella can crawl around everywhere! It is fun for everyone! Since Bryan is out of town this week, I took the kids up for an evening swim/splash! There was hardly anyone there so I got my big camera out for pictures. It was perfect! We even had dinner at the concession stand! Fun times with my babies!

Conversations with Kade

Bryan and Kade were sitting in the sunroom playing the guitar last night. Bryan gave Kade the guitar and K was making 'his own song.'

Bryan, "Dude, that is a mellow song you are playing."

pause...

Kade, "ya... This is a marshMELLOW song."

pause

Kade, "MAMA...DO YOU HEAR THIS MARSHMALLOW SONG?"


Funny funny little guy. I wish I knew what all went on in his little mind :)