Happy Birthday, Everett!

Everett had a great birthday even though it did not start out that way.  He got a flat tire on the way to Oklahoma this morning.  He did make it back home tonight, and we were able to go out to eat!  Rachel came over to watch the kids so that we could take our time. 

 

His "cake" this year was one of those big decorated cookies!  It was yummy!  Chloe kept wanting to go over to it and smell it!  I finally told her that if she would sing Happy Birthday to her daddy, then I would cut her a piece of cookie.  Here's the video of her singing to him!

Happy 34th Birthday!

Easter 2008

Kyle and Chloe before church on March 22nd.

We started our Easter celebration yesterday by going to Easter service at Fellowship Church. We had not been there in awhile, but we always enjoy the services when we do go. We had been trying out another church, but a few weeks ago when we went, we got turned away, because they were too full. I did not like being told I could not go to church, but if they didn't have room, then there was nothing we could do about it. We just have not gone back to that church since then.

Back to Easter....

Chloe and Kyle woke up on Easter morning and found out the Easter Bunny had hidden baskets for them. Chloe had fun looking for it, and she had even more fun opening all the eggs and finding out what was in them!

We went down to Everett's parent's house for the Annual Easter Egg Hunt. Last year, Chloe had a head start since her 8 cousins are older and expert egg hunters. She ended up getting the most eggs (and money), so this year she started out with all of them. Rachel, Tony and Lorenzo also came down there for Easter. Easter dinner was Crawfish! Rachel and I don't eat crawfish, so we ate other snacks instead.

EASTER BUNNY

Well, we made it to see the Easter Bunny today. Let me tell you......This was not the same person in that Easter Bunny costume that was there 2 years ago! It wasn't a very enthusiastic Bunny. I think he/she was taking a nap for a few minutes while we were waiting in line...seriously! He didn't move for awhile, and then he finally looked up and stretched his arms out. Chloe was so excited, but when we got there, she did not want to go sit by him. Everett went over to her and told her it was ok, because the Easter Bunny was sleeping. The Bunny nodded his head, so I guess we thought right! We did get the picture, though. What a deal! ha! $12 for a 5x7 picture of a sleepy Easter Bunny, a crying one year old and a not-too-happy three year old!

Talking?!?

Kyle is really trying to communicate with us!  The "real" words that he says are dada, daddy, mama, no-no, and mi (milk).  Everything else sounds like a different language.  It is so cute!  He has facial expressions and moves his hands when talking.  We have no idea what he is saying, but he sure seems like he knows.  We hear alot of da-ca-da-ca talk! :)  Here are some video clips of Kyle talking!!  I'll add more video as he continues to express himself!  ENJOY!

Chloe and Kyle's First Snowman!

WHAT A DAY!  It looked like a blizzard outside today.  There was lots of snow, then rain, then snow with thunder....don't think I have heard that before.  I can't remember seeing flakes that big either.  Chloe kept wanting to check on her tricycle to see how much snow was on it.   I am glad we did not have to be out on the roads......we just stayed in and watched it come down!

After Chloe and Kyle took their naps, we went out to build a snowman.  Today's snow was the perfect snowman building snow!  We counted 4 snowmen and a snow fort on our street.  All of the kids had a great time!  Everett even made it home early to play in it.

Happy 3rd Birthday, Chloe!

Happy Birthday to Chloe!  Chloe turned 3 this past Saturday, and she had a great time!  Check out the video clips below of her 3rd year.  It starts out with Chloe playing in the backyard on her 2nd birthday!  

1st and 3rd Year Pictures!

Here are a couple of pics of Chloe and Kyle. Kiddie Kandids took them. They were both in a great mood that day! They only took 6 pics and all 6 turned out!

Birthday Party!

Chloe and Kyle had a great time at their birthday party on Saturday, the 23rd!  Saturday was Chloe's real 3rd birthday.  Kyle turned 1 last Saturday.  

It was a beautiful day, so the kids had fun playing with bubbles and balls outside.  Inside, they played with legos, blocks and making playdough birthday cakes.  They also made picture frames and played "Put the Hat on Kyle" and "Put the Bow on Chloe".  For weeks, Chloe has talked about blowing out her own candles, and when it came time for her to blow out the candles, she did a great job!  Kyle's favorite part was eating the ICE CREAM!

Click on the video to see all the fun!!

Chloe wrote her name!

Chloe wrote her name all by herself today!  I was so proud of her!  She was busy over there marking on her new markerboard.  She said "Look Mama, it's Chloe!"  I thought maybe she had drawn a picture of herself, but when I went over there, I saw that she had written her name!  I told her not to touch it while I went to go get the camera!!

Happy 1st Birthday, Kyle!!

Kyle turned ONE yesterday! We sang Happy Birthday to him as he woke up in the morning. I got it on video, and if I figure out how to put the video on here, then I will post it! He was very excited and was jumping up and down in his crib. Last night, Rachel, Tony and Lorenzo came over. We had take-out Snuffer's hamburgers and cake. We didn't do much birthday celebrating today. Kyle and Chloe will have their real party next weekend!

Valentine's Day!

Chloe decorating her Valentine bag!

Kyle loves the wheels on everything.  He turns anything with wheels on it's side and just turns and turns them!!

Happy Valentine's Day!  We had a great day!  Chloe had a Valentine party at school and also went to a friend's house for a party!  It was a no-nap day, but both kids did very well!  It was a day full of sugar, so we made sure we brushed those little teeth extra good!!

  

DOODLEBOPS Concert!

My mom and I took Chloe to see the DOODLEBOPS on February 2nd. It was fun watching her sing the songs and dance in the aisle. She told us that her favorite parts were "Dee-Dee, Mo, Rooney, watching dancing, singing, eating popcorn!"

Kyle's First Pro Haircut

BEFORE

AFTER!!

Kyle had his first haircut on Saturday, January 26th. He was so good! We gave him a sucker to eat to keep his mind off of what was going on. I couldn't imagine he would look any cuter than he did before, but he sure does look handsome!

Kyle is 11 months old!

Kyle turned 11 months old today, January 16th! He is growing so fast and doing so many new things every time we turn around. His newest milestone is WALKING! He has been taking a few steps here and there for a couple of weeks, but he now walks across the room without falling! Here is the monthly pic in the rocking chair. It is not as easy to take this picture as it was the first few months. He kept wanting to leap out of the chair every time I got ready to take it!

Our Little Dancer

Chloe started tap and ballet on Saturday, January 12th! She loves her new tap shoes! She was dancing all over the place! She cannot wait to go back next week!

Happy 5th Birthday, Madison!

Our cousin, Madison, turned 5 on the 1st, and we went to her birthday party last weekend. Chloe had a great time! We hope you had a great birthday, Madison!

Happy New Year!

We wish you all a Happy 2008!

Christmas 2007

We had a great Christmas! Christmas Eve was spent at our house with my side of the family. My sisters, brother-in-law, nieces, nephew, mom and dad all spent the night with us! We had LOTS of Mexican food and desserts. We stayed up until 1:30 putting all the toys together! It was so fun to watch Chloe this year! Kyle had fun ripping the wrapping paper up!

We went to Ev's parents' house on Christmas Day to eat and spend the day with them!

Kyle is 10 months old!

Kyle turned 10 months old on December 16th!

Things he does now:

Stands on his own
Says mama, dada, nana(for no-no)
He took one step on 12/19 and kept standing, but he hasn't done that since.
Waves bye-bye and says "ba" for bye
He has 8 teeth!
23.5 pounds!

We are so blessed to have such a happy baby!

SANTA at the Gaylord

We went to the Gaylord Texan on Sunday, December 9th, to visit Santa. This is the third year in a row we have gone there. We love to walk around and look at all the decorations. Chloe also loves to look at all the trains! Tony, Rachel and Lorenzo met us there this year.