Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Memorial Day May 25, 2009

We didn't to very much this Memorial weekend. Broc had a baseball tourney in Ellisville so Saturday Dennis, Kyrah, Broden, Raya and me went to watch his 2nd game and brought him home. He won both games on Saturday. Sunday Raya went to stay with my sister Tina and Dennis and I took Kyrah and Broden to Broc's game. That was much easier just having one kid per person and Raya got tons of attention from Tina, Grandma, Lydia and Nick. Here is Raya with her pretty headband.


Monday it rained most of the day so we just hung out at home in the morning then went to my Mom and Dad's for dinner. Last year I took a picture of all the grandkids at the cabin so I was able to get a picture of all of them this year as well. It is not at the cabin because the cabin still does not have any electricty from the storms last week. Hopefully I can take this picture every Memorial Day.
Memorial Day 2008

Memorial Day 2009

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Baptism 5-17-09

This past Sunday was the Baptism for Raya and Broden. They each did very well during the service. Broden spit up on Daddy but no one noticed and Raya had to have her pacifier half way through it, but overall it was good. Here are some photos I took today when they were happier. Believe it or not Kyrah's dress was longer then Raya's is.

They didn't wear the hats for the service, but I had to get some shots of them in it.
Broden's hat reminded everyone of horse jockey's hat. It had a little button on the top.

Yeah look at my big smile.
After the Baptism both sides of the family went to the local park where we had lunch and all the kids played. It was a great day. Sunny - chilly in the shade but nice in the sun. Kyrah had a great time too. She was awful in Church. She would not sit still. She had fun at the park, but it was during her nap time so by the time the party was over at 3:30 she was exhausted. I hate getting her off schedule but sometimes it can't be helped.

Monday, May 18, 2009

2 Months Old and Mother's Day

Starting with Kyrah...There are so many things I love about her at this age. She does such cute things. She walks around the house babbling and I have no idea what she says but her little voice is adorable. She also makes funny faces and puckers her lips up and will wiggle her tongue and make la la noises. When she runs it is that little toddler Frankenstein run with stiff legs. She dances by swaying, turning in circles and throwing in some feet stomps. She helps me do laundry. I hand her the clothes from the washer and she puts them in the dryer. The problem is that she gets mad when it is time to shut the door. She will grab my finger and lead me to this place or that - so cute. This is just a few of the wonderful things. But with toddler-hood comes challenging times as well. She still screams when she doesn't get her way - just an ear piercing top of the lungs scream. Oh and just recently she will scratch at my shirt collar when she doesn't get what she wants and her nails dig in. She is being a pill about eating and staying in her chair to eat a full meal. She used to be such a good eater. She won't lay still to get her diaper changed. But as soon as she does something bad she turns around and does something cute and adorable so it is hard to stay frustrated too long. Here she is throwing one of her trantrums where she sits on the ground and cries.

Happy 2 mths old to the twins on May 8th! Broden weighs 8 lbs 14 ozs and is 21 inches long. He is doing much better with his eating. He seems more content between meals now. I have spoken with many Mother's of twins and one woman told me just as soon as you think you have them each figured out they switch on you. Well she was right. For the first month Raya was my angel baby. Eating well sleeping long periods of time, going to sleep on her own, not fussing. Now Broden is eating 4 ounces and going right to sleep after. He will fall asleep on his own in the swing on in a vibrating chair. He doesn't need a pacifier or any help falling asleep (except swaddled up of course). He has really filled out and has lost that bug eyed look (Daddy's description not mine!). He has started smiling this month and will also coo once in awhile. He likes laying on his belly so tummy time is usually not a problem.

And here is Miss Raya. She is becoming a little chunk. She is 11 lbs 4 ozs and 22 1/4 inches long. She eats 5 to 6 ounces every 4 to 5 hours. She is still the better sleeper between the two and has slept through the night on a few occasions but typically she only gets up once around 4 or 5 in the morning then goes back to sleep. The doctors still say she is eating too much, but she is not content if we don't give her at least 5 ozs. They are both getting cereal in there bottle now which is helping them stay content. Raya started cooing this past month and saying "ahh" when she is playing on the floor. She also smiles once in a while. Whereas Broden smiles all the time and coos once in awhile. They are still opposites at everything!

Not the best pictures of them, but crying babies means you have to hurry.

And finally my attempt at a picture of me with my children on Mother's Day. Kyrah is too mobile now to sit still for pictures. This is as close as I could get to a picture of me with all three.

Friday, May 8, 2009

How we roll...

How do we get from here to there ....this is how...


Kyrah is on the back of the bike with Dennis, I have the twins in the double stroller and Broc has his own bike. We are quite a site on our nightly walks.

Kyrah is just starting to get into dress up play. Here she is with her butterfly wings on. She still likes putting gloves or socks on her hands mostly.


Yesterday, May 7 was Kyrah's field trip at daycare. We all went to a local park. She had a great time climbing on the jungle gyms, swinging and going down slides. She even did the big slides all by herself. By noon she was very cranky. She didn't get her morning nap and she had woken up at 4:30 that morning (back to sleep by 5:15, but still). Overall she had a great time and I am sure we will be spending many days ahead at the park.




Her new favorite word is Bye Bye. She says it all the time even when someone just leaves the room. She also says "no" now. Before she just shook her head, now you get the word no as well. I still haven't gotten her hair cut so I have to put it up everyday to keep it out of her eyes. ,I will probably get it cut soon, but will not do bangs, just a trim. She is still really good with the twins but you have to watch her sometimes she gets a little agressive with them. She has also started licking them which is her way of giving them kisses!