wow...how time flies

                                               Happy birthday Katie!!!

Yes, its true...I now have a 2 year old on my hands!! Where in the world did the time go?? These past 2 years have flown by. But its kind of strange because katie seems so much older than 2... she is very independent and stubborn (lol..kind of like someone I know...ME!) The way Katie and Carson interacts is so cute!! Carson is really sweet to her sometimes..always singing her favorite songs..i mean.. one liner songs!! lol..The barney - I love you you love me song and the wheels on the bus go round and round!! Katie seems to be adjusting to daycare adequately- she still cries a lot when I drop her off  - which just breaks my little heart! And i have to admit I am just a tad bit jealous of when Chad picks her up from school because she just calls out his name and runs to him- and jumps in his arms..and she will knock down anyone who gets in her way! Carson loves the new daycare, however he will be transitioning into prekindergarten on monday so we will see how that works out. I have noticed that since they started the daycare in July, Katie is trying to talk more and carson is by far a lot nicer and calmer..for a while there i was a little worried..he was always so angry and yelling - I that has stopped since we started the seay center. We went on vacation to seattle..it was really great!! But the airplane ride there was my ultimate sign that I am done having kids...I thought Chad might hesitate, but he has already packed up all the kids stuff and given them to christine. Wow..what a small fortune that was!! 

Seattle on family vacation 2012!!!

another day closer to summer

boy does it feel like summer already!! Its in the low 90's and we are sweating bullets! I dont know how we are going to do it in July and August..I have a feeling that we will be at the pool a lot!!!
Boy, Carson only has a few more weeks of school at Seton's Ark. It seems like these past few months have flown by!! I just hope that I can keep Carson's little mind active during the summer time. I have poured through tons of sites for teaching toddlers their numbers, alphabets, fine motor skills, etc..so I hope that is enough to last during summer. Carson is very artistic -some of his art work amazes me!! He is getting so stubborn lately - always just wanting his daddy! thank goodness that Katie always wants to go to me!! That girl is my sweet little girl!! Stubborn like her daddy and attitude like her mommy!! :P She has been doing better with potty training - thank goodness..but we still got a ways to go but at least she has the concept down. She has just started to be interested in books (I was starting to get worried there for a bit)..she will bring me a book and want me to read it to her time after time. She is getting so big!! I cant believe she's a toddler- riding carson's little red tricycle all over the house- she's trying to ride the regular bike with training wheels..but it takes her too long and she will hop off and just run along side Carson! :P. My kiddos LOVE to dance and move to music...Katie cracks me up and Carson...I think he is getting his dancing talent from his daddy! lol
Katie is doing a lot better with dealing without her pacifier - but we still give it to her at night and when she is going crazy!! Carson is still sucking his thumb but is doing better leaving his little lamb at home - instead of EVERYWHERE he goes.

carson turns 4!!

Happy birthday carson!!!
Having a blast!!!

Carson got a bike for his birthday from mommy, daddy and katie!!!

wow...its been a busy busy year so far!! I cant believe its already april..and whats more important is that I cant believe carson is turning 4!! carson narrowed his choices of where he wanted to have his birthday party between chuck e cheese and going bonkers - and going bonkers won out! it did not disappoint! He had a lot of fun...of course I think its because pou pou and grandpa came for his birthday and his nin nin and papa d were there to join in the celebration as well! Katie had a blast at the party too...you would have thought it was her birthday! She was going up and down the play structures...she has no fear! Carson is getting so big..so talkative..and such a helpful little kiddo. But boy does he have an attitude sometimes! ...on days that Im lucky he will tell me, " mommy Im going to be good today."..thank goodness for those days! lol. Katie isnt talking much yet...she says only a few words. We are going to the ENT tomorrow. Katie is getting so tall..she can reach the doorknobs and open the doors. Its pretty cute..she has to tip toe!

katie and carson posing!!

Katie had a boo boo on her finger and didnt want to touch anything!

Happy New Year!!

wow...this year has just begun and today has felt like the longest day ever. The kids have SO much energy it is unreal! Katie is everywhere and into everything and Carson is into the whole crying bit - which gets old really quickly. We were all at home depot today and We stuck her in the big portion of the buggy and Katie literally fell out of the cart because she was trying to get to everything. Thankfully, I was holding onto her coat and caught her so she didnt hit the floor. Boy did that scare me, and taught me a lesson to NEVER put her in the big part of the cart. I look at Katie and am so amazed with how much she has grown this past year. I think I look at her like she's older because she acts a lot older than 16 months. Boy does she have a lot of attitude!!

We went to shreveport for christmas this year... Carson and Katie had a blast! Carson is old enough to be really happy when he opens presents. His first present he opened just happened to be dress up costumes like police, chef and a knight and he was SO excited..he kept saying, I got costumes..I got costumes!!

family portrait for christmas 2011

cousins club!!

ANd he thinks that Santa claus only comes to visit him at pou pou's house. He had so much playing with pou pou and papa and all his little cousins!! There are so many kids to play with. The kids got SOOO many toys it was crazy. IT filled up half of the van. They loved it.

4 am and Carson was still kicking it!!

We are redoing the kitchen so have been without a sink, stove or microwave for the past week. Man has it been challenging!! We went to the heard museum yesterday to see the dinosaurs and it was such a beautiful day, who would have thought that it would be in the 70's! Carson loved watching the dinosaurs and Katie was really intrigued with the leaves and rocks. It reminded me of hansel and gretel..she was collecting everything so she could leave a trail!!

Roar!!! riding the dinosaurs at heard museum

Well..its the new year...I am going to get rid of all the candy in the house- and go cold turkey with the kids. they need to eat healthier, and its so easy to eat all the sweets!! we will see how that goes. Well, katie has been waking up at 430 every morning for the past month and half...chad keeps giving her milk and thus the cycle begins. Going to try to give her the pacifier and try to go self soothe back to sleep.

Carson's favorite time of the year!!!

State Fair!!
Well...fall has arrived!! We have gone to pumpkin patches, to the state fair..yummy, and tonight we went trick or treating!

Such a happy camper!

This was Katie's first halloween where she could actually go up with the bigger kids! And I have to say that I think this will end up being Katie's favorite holiday as well. The kids had a blast..we have dressed up so many times..carson has been a fire fighter, a ninja and a cowboy riding a pony. and katie has been alice in wonderland, a lion and dora the explorer!! Carson had a great time at his school halloween party too...he was "running with the bulls".

me amore!!

Katie has been getting into everything..and getting very vocal. She wants EVERYTHING that Carson has. She still has a hearty appetite..I sure hope she doesnt get much heavier soon...my back is killing me! We had a halloween dress up family dinner yesterday..it was a lot of fun. Chad was popeye and I was olive oyl.

Katie understands everything that I say..I am just wondering when she is going to start talking. Oh..we bought a mini van this past friday..it is really roomy. I cant wait to see how it is on road trips! ANd we decided to remodel the kitchen..gosh, it is soo tiring to do all the planning. But I am so excited to finally get a nice kitchen!!

katie's first real haircut

Neat little car!!
Ok...yes...I have attempted to cut katie's bangs..and was VERY unsuccessful. So, I decided to take her to a professional. Christine was able to come with katie for support. When we first walked into the salon..it was so neat..they had special "car" seats for the kiddos. and you could pick out a dvd if you wanted to. So, I picked out Dora the Explorer for katie..and off to the cars she went.

Hmmmm

Getting her hair done!

She was a little uncertain at first...and then as the stylist started to spray her hair with water...she was sure she didnt like what was going on. Whoa...Katie has some powerful vocal cords!!

Lol..I was looking at some of the pictures when she was getting her haircut and I looked at the stylist face as katie was crying..and it was just hilarious.

Well..we have been battling a horrible stomach bug for the past week.

Katie getting over the bug!!

Ugh...I dont even want to think about it anymore. At first Katie got it, then I got it, then Titi got it, then Chad, now Diana. Luckily, Carson hasnt gotten it yet. Hopefully it stays that way.

katie turns 1

Birthday in Hawaii!!!
Ok ok ok...i know, its almost 2 months after Katie's first birthday- but it has been a busy last few months!!! At least I am blogging it..better late than never..right??!

Well, we celebrated Katie's 1 year birthday in Hawaii..she and Phillip had a birthday party together ...the theme was a girls in pearls party and a guy in ties party! It was a lot of fun! Then we had a princess in pearls party in plano.

The Princess!

With her crown and crest

The princess and her followers!

Katie didnt want to dig into her birthday cake, her aunt stephanie had to get her hand and dig it in the cake.

On her actual birthday, aunt christine and uncle eric made us breakfast..and Katie had a birthday stack of pancakes. It was DELICIOUS!!

Living it up with uncle Eric!

She really enjoyed the company of all the family that shared in her big celebration. I cant believe that she's already 14 months old...wow...how time flies. She is getting so vocal..she KNOWS what she wants...and usually she wants it NOW. She loves to dance..everytime music comes on..she's shaking her body. its soo cute. She loves playing outside...she really has no interest in the tv- which I like.

soccer!

First practice session
Go Carson!
Well, chad took carson to his first soccer practice and we were in new york for his first game so pou pou and papa took carson to his first game. Apparently, carson wasnt having it on saturday and was more interested in setting up a concession stand for his fellow teammates! Uncle Eric and I-Yee went to watch carson play soccer and boy was uncle eric great with motivating the other kids as well as carson. Mommy and Katie took carson to his second game yesterday and all carson did was stand around on the field and run with the other kids. He did kick the ball once. It was pretty bad...it was like he didnt know what was going on and he wasnt even interested. He kept coming to the sideline and giving me kisses. Half way across the field he would pucker his lips and walk to give me kisses. And he was so interested that our blanket was dirty from the grass and he kept wanting to shake out the blanket. The coach and his wife both said that Carson did better this second time than the first...which isnt really saying much for carson.

I was watching some old videos of carson and katie yesterday...and gosh it seems just like yesterday that they were that little. they grow up so fast! They really get along for the most part and I am glad we had a boy first because he does a great job watching Katie- he is very protective when other kids come around her and he always likes to help take care of her. He is always feeding her, playing with her, buckling her seatbelts, etc. And katie just adores him. Its so cute to watch her give him a kiss.

Making sure Katie is buckled in!

Having fun!!

Boy is Katie getting vocal...she knows what she wants and she will definitely let you know. She can getting pretty loud. Its amazing how much Katie understands..I will tell her to put her shoes on, where is her pacifier, give carson a kiss,etc and she understands everything!! I cant believe is is about to be 14 months old.

my little katie

Time is flying

I cant believe its been so long since my last post. So Much has happened since then. We went on family vacation to Hawaii in august..Katie was crying for most of the ride there...she was better on the way back. We stayed in a beautiful house overlooking the ocean! and had a great time with the family.

View from our house

Building sand castles with Papa

We celebrated Katie's birthday...a princess in pearls party. We celebrated twice..once in hawaii and once in plano. we had a swimming party at Nin-Nin's house and I rented a bounce house. Katie had no clue what was going on! Katie is growing up so quickly. she started on whole milk and she eats EVERYTHING in sight.

Katie turning 1

Carson is such a good brother, he helps to take care of her! Just today he told me that he was going to potty train Katie..whew...what a relief for me, one less thing I have to do! :P

Carson and Katie's Nin-nin got remarried...wow..we partied so much that weekend. And it was nice to get to play with all the other grandkids!

Best brother and sister ever!

Its halloween coming up soon...mommy keeps changing her mind on what she wants us to be for halloween..but I bet it will be cute regardless. We went to the arboreteum to see all the pumpkins, wow...there were SO many. We had a great time just walking around.

SOOO many milestones!!

So, what can I say... carson swam, and katie took her first steps. Boy, do these kids grow up so fast. I couldnt believe my eyes when I saw it!! This past week has just been amazing for the kids!! katie is doing something new every day, and I love to watch the two kids play together!

My little Katie!!! My little angel!!!

Carson and his baby sister katie!!

this past weekend we went to the museum of nature and science to see the chinasaurs.

Katie with her Nin Nin

We got to go with Nin-nin, papa D, trent, travis, antonio and travis's friend. We ate a picnic and got to play!! The big boys got to go see the imax movie.

Last night, Carson and I stayed up and went to see the fireworks in Frisco. We almost didnt go,but carson was sooo set on really really really wanting to go see it. So, at 930pm we ventured out to find a good spot to see the fireworks. Thankfully my car is an SUV..we hopped the curb and sat on top of the car to watch the fireworks. At first, carson was SCARED, but when he saw other people doing it, he was ok with it. I enjoyed taking him to see the fireworks. It was so beautiful!!

a man of many hats

My lil katie resting after a day of swimming
Wow...a week has already passed us by..I cant believe its going to be the 4th of july next week. This year is going by soo fast. This past friday, I went to a banquet where thr gave me a check for $2000 to donate to my charity of my choice..which I chose to give to My friends house here in plano. It was a lot of fun, but we had to slip out before it ended. I went to the red cross training for disasters, I think its time that I get back involved with the red cross. Katie is moving sooo fast, she zooms up the stairs and she loves dancing to music. She has the cutest laugh ever!! Carson is so protective over katie when we go out. He is always loving on her and doesnt want anyone else around her. She is very observant, she will watch carson do something and next thing you know..she is copying what he was doing. One thing she does as well as carson is eat!! This kids are going to eat me out of a house when they get bigger! I love my family! they are so awesome!!! Carson found my different props for my photobooth that I had set up for a birthday. He loves the glasses..hopefully he wont inherit my bad eyesight!!

5 year anniversary

5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY~~~

Wow, Its hard to believe that I have been married for 5 years already!! My parents got us the best anniversary present ever...they agreed to watch both of the kids for the weekend!! Yippee!! Chad and I didnt know what to do without the kids and our conversations revolved around the kids. Of course I couldnt go a day without seeing the kids, I stopped by the house to see them!! We went to the boardwalk and to the casino and to our favorite restaurant..ernests. Chad even ordered a cake from the cakery that made our wedding cake. It was as yummy as I remembered it.

Carson and katie had a great time spending the weekend with thier pou pou and paw paw. I think they adjusted well - thank goodness for a schedule!! Carson just soaked in all the attention he received from them!! I think it wore my mom out though... lol...my mom is a tough gal, but taking care of a baby when you arent used to it can be very tiring!!

Carson is taking swimming lessons, he is doing pretty good..although at first it took the good first half of the session for him to even get in the water. He is practicing blowing bubbles thru his nose, digging and kicking. The teachers are trying to teach him to put his head in the water when he kicks..I asked him how come he didnt look down in the water and he said he didnt have his googles. lol - that boy...and his reasoning...he's got a point!! Sometimes he is so silly..I always say, carson..you're so crazy! and he responds and says..mommy..you crazy too! lol...

And katie...she is crawling like a champ now and cruising on all the furniture, it wont be long before she is walking...i hope she is still crawling when we go on vacation! I can tell she is going to be very independent - I have no doubt that she will be able to stick up for herself against carson!

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