Kyle is 18 months old!!

Here's the 18 month pic in the rocking chair. I said I would stop taking these at 12 months, but I thought I would take just one more! :)

Look at how he has grown!

Kyle turned 18 months old on Saturday. He had his 18 month appointment today, and here are his current stats!

WEIGHT:  28.2 lbs. (80%)

HEIGHT:  I don't think his height was measured right.  They measured him standing this time.  He was very wiggly, too.  3 months ago he was 32 1/2 in, and today they measured him as 32 1/4 in.  So, there was a mistake made on one of those times.  I'll have him measured again when we go in for his flu shot.

This was our first visit to the new pediatrician. We really liked her! Our last doctor moved away in March.

Things Kyle does:

He now puts himself in time-out when he knows he has done something wrong.....Not sure how effective time-outs will be for him. He doesn't mind them much at all!

He loves light switches. He reaches up for someone to hold him just so he can turn the light on or off.

He still takes 2 naps. I am trying to get him away from the 2nd nap just so we aren't tied to the house every morning. He loves that nap, and if I have him skip it to do errands, then he is not a happy little guy anymore!

He is very active. He does not slow down from the moment he wakes up until he goes to sleep. That's why he is such a great sleeper...he wears himself out!

New Favorite foods:

Popcorn: He loves this, but it is such a hassle, because I go through the bag inspecting each one he eats to make sure he won't break a tooth.

Chips

He LOVES any kind of fruit! The other night, he ate club crackers, blueberries, grapes, strawberries and a banana for dinner.

New things he says:

"ha" for hi

"ba" for ball

"num-num" for yum-yum

"goo-da" for good job

"ba-bi-ba" for basketball

He points to nose and eyes.

He is still very good-natured! He smiles all the time!

Chloe's Gym Class

Chloe was promoted to the next gym class.  She has been listening to her coach and following all of the obstacles very well.  She is now in a class with 4 and 5 year olds.  She did awesome her first day with the new group, so we'll see if she is able to continue to keep up with them.

Here is a video of her year and a half in her gym class.  It starts out in February 2007 when we were in a 'Mommy and Me' class.  However, on this particular day, it became a 'Daddy and Me' class, because I was having a hard time keeping up with her when I was 9 months pregnant with Kyle!

VIDEO

Laughter

Children's laughter.....Isn't it the best sound?

Kyle was laughing so hard today when Chloe was building towers of blocks and knocking them down. He was laughing so much that he was having a hard time finishing his lunch.  I wish I could have gotten more of his laughing, but by the time I got the camera turned on, he was slowing down.

Hope you smile as much as I did! :)

CIRCUS!

Everett and I took Chloe to the Circus on Saturday. Kyle stayed home with Grandma Julie.

We watched the elephants, tigers, acrobats, tightrope walkers, dogs doing tricks, and a human canon! Chloe's favorite parts were the clowns riding around in cars and the little dogs doing all their tricks for us. She also loved eating Twizzlers and Popcorn!

The show was over 2 hours long.  Chloe had fun the whole time!  We did, too!  We realized that it was a good thing Kyle was not there....he never would have sat still that long for anything!  He might be ready to go in a few years!

On another happy note....We'd like to wish my parents a very Happy 46th  Anniversary today.  Hope you are having fun on your trip!  

Summer 2008

No harm done.....He fell, and then sat right back on for some more fun!

This is how Kyle gets from here to everywhere.....RUNNING!

How have we come along on our summer goals? Some are goals for both of us, but most are mine! :)

Chloe swimming across the pool: YES

Baby books up-to-date: YES

I have already filled one whole book full of Chloe. I will have to buy another book to continue on! Kyle's book is getting very full, too, and he is only 18 months old! These little ones just do so much during the first few years! I guess how some people love to scrapbook....I love to work on baby books! :)

Hardware (doorknobs, cabinet knobs, hinges...) replaced in house: Most of it is done! We just need to get some new faucets!

Master Bedroom painted: NO

Read 3 books: NOPE.....I started on my first one last week (for the new book club I'm in)....Hopefully, I'll get to the other 2 by the end of the year.

2008 pictures put in an album: YES

Getting home video on DVDs: YES

I had 18 months of home video on the computer taking up all the space. I was afraid that our computer would crash, and I would lose it all!! I was finally able to get them on DVDs. Yeah!

Kyle feeds himself with a spoon: STILL WORKING ON THAT ONE

VIDEO

Here's some video of the kids this month! It might look like from this 4 minutes of video that we stayed home all month, but we did get out quite a bit!

Fruit Orchard

taken by Tiffany

taken by Tiffany

On Friday, Chloe and I went with a group of friends to a fruit orchard to pick some fruit! The kids had a fun time picking peaches and apples off trees. They were even able to taste a couple of them. On the way home, Chloe kept telling me, "I had alot of fun, momma." We will definitely have to do it again sometime.

VIDEO AND PICS

Big Boy Haircut!

Kyle had his hair cut this week! He was such a big boy. I told the lady to cut his hair much shorter this time. He sat in the chair all by himself and did not move. It helped that we gave him a sucker to eat while they cut his hair. It also helped that Everett was getting his hair cut at the same time. Kyle had fun watching his daddy!

He looks so cute!

Kyle had fun playing in the backyard. He loves to run up and down the hill.

Weekend Birthday Party

Taylor and Chloe splashing in the water!

Kyle sportin' his camo attire,

Ben splashing around in the background

Taylor and Chloe

Kyle.......yummy blue and red icing!

Chloe ate the icing and then the cupcake.....haha.....

That's my girl!

Here comes Super Kyle!!

Chloe and Taylor playing chase!

Chloe and Kyle's friend, Taylor, turned 4 on Saturday. We were so happy to celebrate with him at his Super Heroes birthday party. All the kids had fun splashing in the water, playing on the playground, eating hotdogs and eating SuperTaylor cupcakes! Hope you had a super fun birthday, Taylor!

Cousins/Grandkids Pictures

Here are the 5 cousins/grandkids from my side of the family.

Emma, age 8

Annie, age 12

Chloe, age 3

Jake, age 14

Kyle, age 1

This is the first time we have had them all together in one picture. I was wanting one to frame, and I know my parents wanted a picture of all their grandchildren together. So, when we went for a visit this week, we made sure we got at least one!!

The 3 of us (Joan, mom, and myself) were taking pictures at the same time. Together, we took about 40 pictures in 5 minutes. Here are some of them from my camera! :)

This year, I'll have to work on getting a picture of all 10 cousins/grandkids together on Everett's side of the family.

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!

We spent the holiday as we have the past few years with the exception of the big crowd that we usually have over.  We did not want a lot of kids in the pool.  It just makes us too nervous!  Tony, Rachel and Lorenzo came over, and we cooked out and swam in the pool.  The kiddos had a late nap, so we thought we might make it to see the fireworks, but we didn't get around to it!  Maybe next year!

I was very excited for Kyle today.  He had his arm floats on, and he was kicking his legs and moving his arms to stay above the water.  He was having a good time, because we didn't have to hold onto him the whole time.

Chloe and Cousin Madison

Aunt Brenda and I took Chloe and our cousin, Madison, to a movie on Wednesday. We saw Kit Kittredge: An American Girl. They had a very fun time at the movie and playing in the mall after it was over. Here are some pics.