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Saturday, July 27, 2013

July 2013

It's a little earlier than normal...but July has just about run its course :-) We have an upcoming adventure so I decided to go ahead and glance back at this month.  This month was full of excitement as God prepared me to be more flexible.  He included in this preparation a growth spurt for Kaitlynn followed by her sitting up! She is a strong sitter now and loves being upright! We were packing for a couple of weeks this month so it was a lot of fun to see the kids play together and enjoy one another now that Kaitlynn is so interactive.  She is quite happy most of the time but just like me, when she doesn't get her way, she lets you know it lol with a squeal which Jeremy absolutely adores.  William is such a big boy now with so many more words than he had last month and he finally started eating a little more food making both of his parents a little less concerned about him on a daily basis. Kaitlynn started this sweet little thing at night.  She goes to bed before William does, but as soon as he is good and asleep, she lets me know she has just been waiting...waiting to have a party with her parents without her big brother. It is so sweet. She just wants to be picked up and cuddled with for five to ten minutes and then she goes to bed again with no peep. lol Jeremy and I absolutely LOVE this special time with her! Aunt Ali bought Kaitlynn a beautiful dress this month and she absolutely loves it (really, she likes to even chew on the frills on the front!).  We got to play with cousin Tegan a couple of times this month and the kids really loved it.  We had lots of visits from sweet friends!!! One of our favorites was Mrs. Ginny and lil Mr. Preston :-) 
We spent time with family a little extra this month. The bad thing about pictures and blogs is that most of the time you only see the events and times that are either just our family snaps OR out of the ordinary such as visits from family out of town.  What you don't see is my kids playing with those people who spend the most time with them.  You'll see pictures of my mom and step-dad this month and that was a special time but you won't see the folks who come help me every week.  You won't see how the kids laugh and play with their Gramm and you won't see their special bond they have with their Aunt Cindy.  You won't see those because they are here when mom has to clean the church next door, do the yard, scramble to get the laundry and dishes done, and she isn't behind the camera.  They are the ones who are here when I'm so tired I can hardly smile.  They are the ones who love on my kids when I don't have the energy or time to even fix them lunch because I'm so busy taking care of our responsibilities so we can live where we do.  That is so sad to me because I need pictures of those moments for my kiddos and those people who mean the most to me to have to cherish over time! The funny thing about pictures, if you haven't experienced it, is that you remember based on them.  So I am going to try to do better with taking pictures of our family with the people who love them well! (including more of them with daddy, gramm, and aunt cindy!) So although, I have left out some of the most precious moments of the month :-) Here are some pictures from what I took this month (not in order):
First time in Moby facing out

Fourth of July

Time for fun together!

The precious look I get when she is ready to get up from nap


5 months old!

Cool cat!

Sitting up with her daddy's truck just like her brother did. 

New truck from a sweet friend


A visit from Yaya equals a horsie ride that was pretty awesome!

Little ones make everyone feel young and energetic

Yaya with William and Kaitlynn looking at the deer across the street

Streaker!

Fourth of July...you can tell who likes the camera :-)

Fun together

Sweet big brother

Maybe she looks like her mom...a little

Too sweet!

We started a little video time this month...he absolutely loves it!



Are you ready!


new stage=new fun

pose with yay a

Go yaya go!



Loving on Miss Kaitlynn!

The Deer!


She doesn't know she is only 5 months old.  

Our furry friend who lives out back. 

Monday, July 1, 2013

The Rest of June

So if you've seen our blog for more than a week, you know I usually post a ton of pictures and that's about it...that isn't changing this month :-) here are my favorites for the rest of June 2013.
loungin in the baby bath tub



What?

That's what!




A visit from Brady!!!! SO MUCH FUN!!

And Christy and my baby brother Edward!!!!!!Special time for me!

Uncle Jeremy time

All in the day of a dad

cousin pose time


flying with daddy




William didn't like that his cousin was getting all the lens time

um...yes sir, I'm paying attention.

kisses


yes i know it's sideways, I forgot before I loaded it and I'm not starting over :-)

where's William?

There he is!


Kaitlynn was dedicated June 9
After her dedication she rolled over for the first time.

Visit with Preston. He likes the ladies. 


head rub for sister

all in


Picture we submitted to the Ferst Foundation for an upcoming newsletter: William reading his favorite Ferst book!

His funny face in the back camera

too sweet to delete this one!

REALLY, dad doesn't stand a chance!


he had notes to take and not enough time in the day

thoughtful

look closely; this was how she was dressed at a 4am spit up episode, yes it's backwards and inside out.


after a major poop explosion, a good bath helps everyone


practicing at the table with the family for the first time

burrito William

First time trying to stay in the lines


watch out on the road people


reminds me of puss in boots, seriously google it, you'll see

too sweet

she loved visiting with Christy and Edward

Mr. Jones better get this boy of his!

Got to visit with sweet Abby! And she found William's old helmet

Got shots and wanted to play even though she was too tired


Uncle Logan loving on our family!

Kaitlynn is sitting up pretty good this month (with a little assistance)

somebody's got to do it


He is so excited that she is playing now