4 years old!

at 08/15/11 1:39PM

It seems I only update this once every 6 months or so. Here goes...

Our sweet girl is 4 today! I don't feel like enough time has passed to have a 4 year old! It just seems like yesterday that
we brought her home! She'll start pre-school in the fall and is super excited about it.

She's been such a joy to us all!
Happy 4th birthday Kayden! We love you!

Aww, I bet she'll love pre-school! Can't believe it's been four years :)

by jenniferlyn at 08/15/11 7:17PM
Wow, 4 already?! Hard to believe time flies so fast!

by crystalized at 08/16/11 11:17AM
Happy 4th Birthday Kayden!!!!

by crazy_mama at 08/16/11 12:47PM
Hope she had a wonderful birthday! I can't believe she's already 4!

by beckyd at 08/16/11 2:02PM
sounds like a plan!

by laughing_eyes at 04/26/12 7:52PM
The nef review is in. With each bite he said "oooooooo!" And deemed it YUMMY not yucky

by laughing_eyes at 08/25/12 1:54PM
LOL :)

by laughing_eyes at 11/02/12 8:56PM

It's been a while

at 01/24/11 6:38AM

It's been a while since I updated... I'm one of the many that mostly updates on Facebook. This school year - we hit the ground running. It seems like it's taken us longer to get accustomed to our "school schedule" as opposed to our summer one. This year has been much better for Fred. Last year he had lots of stinkers all in one class which made for a miserable year for him. I guess it takes a crummy school year to appreciate the good ones :-) K will be 3 1/2 next month which blows my mind. I can't believe I almost have a 4 year old. Where does the time go? We're hoping to get her into preschool this fall - it would just be a couple days a week but I know she'd enjoy being with other kids her age. We're looking forward to the summer and hoping to get lots of projects done around the house. K and her cousin Ashlyn are both getting so big! They love playing together and love being together. They are so sweet to watch :-)

Glad everything is going well! And I can't believe she's almost four either- I remember back to Pals when you were about to have her- crazy!

by jenniferlyn at 01/24/11 9:56AM
Have you found a preschool yet? I am putting Rylee back in preschool this fall as well. I can't decide if she will go back to the one we used last year or if we will try somewhere else.

by tracey at 01/25/11 6:49AM
both of you should come look at Park Row.

by hd at 01/28/11 4:17PM
That is so sweet! The girls have been coming out of their little shells more and more lately. This after months of training them to speak and rewarding them for their friendliness with people they don't know as well. I also think they're getting to know the Arlington church more and more, which is exactly what we want!

by kaceyatthebat at 03/09/11 7:02AM
Thanks for the prayers! How are things with you three?

by marmee at 03/22/11 1:59PM
Thanks! I feel like I haven't talked to you in forever. Hope things are going well for you guys!

by crazy_mama at 03/24/11 12:29AM
Thanks for going to Chef Point with me. I had a great time :)

by laughing_eyes at 04/03/11 8:02PM
Yes, yes, yes -- LUNCH!

by laughing_eyes at 06/18/11 6:37PM

Busy summer!

at 07/13/10 12:42PM

We've had a very busy summer this year! Fred is trying to lose 100 lbs by August 23rd and he is doing SO GREAT!!! I'm so proud of him! We have K in swim lessons each day for two weeks. She's been taking 3 hour naps when she gets home so I really don't want the lessons to end! We're just enjoying our time together as a family :-)

In other news... in an attempt to squeeze every dollar out of our budget, I managed to squeeze out about $85.00 by making a few phone calls. Most of this was changing insurance plans, calling AT&T, etc... But not too shabby!

Hope you all are having a great summer and are staying cool!

Great job!

by kaceyatthebat at 07/13/10 12:45PM
Aw, yay Statler!

by kaceyatthebat at 07/13/10 12:46PM
Way to go on saving money! Very good!! Good for Fred. Frederic lost alittle over 100 lbs. over the last year and his life is totally changed for the better. He still has 60 more to go so we'll see if he makes it.

by crazy_mama at 07/18/10 10:09PM
Wow that's awesome!!!

by sharon at 07/25/10 1:30PM
Great job! And, yay for Fred!

by laughing_eyes at 08/10/10 3:09AM
Ken dressing up like Mr. Noodle?! I love it! I think he would go for it, too. Of course, that would be over the top and mostly for the girls' benefit since Statler doesn't really know Mr. Noodle, but how great would that be!

by kaceyatthebat at 08/17/10 12:13PM
Yes, I missed last night because I needed to go to bed really early. I think I was asleep by 8:30pm even though I napped on the couch from 7pm on. I am planning to go tonight and Ken is staying home with the kids.

by kaceyatthebat at 09/14/10 7:52AM
Thanks for the tip. I'll swing by and check it out.

by laughing_eyes at 10/05/10 5:29AM
She loved it. She's very slow to try new things, and normally I wouldn't push her to do something she was truly uncomfortable doing, but this was a chance to work with her on stepping out of her little zone and trying something new. She loved it. We'll be back for class on January 2nd as well. We're going to talk up the Bible class again and see if she'll agree to walk in more willingly next time. Thanks for being patient with her. She's a sweet girl and just loves her little routine. Doing new things is intimidating for her. :)

by kaceyatthebat at 12/28/10 6:17PM
Amanda recommended it to Margaret, who got it for me for Christmas. It's one of my favorite gifts!

by kaceyatthebat at 01/06/11 9:18PM
Completely agree- we do need to get together! The lessons this weekend were really good.

by beckyd at 01/23/11 2:23PM

Almost summertime :-)

at 05/10/10 9:09AM

Now, especially since Fred is a teacher, we LOVE summertime around here! I just wish it wasn't so hot--like at 9:00 in the morning! This summer should be more fun than last because we have some things planned to do (mostly indoors) and Fred shouldn't have too much teacher stuff to do as he did last year. This school year has been a really rough one for him due to several stinkers in his class. Even his team lead said he should get an award for what he's endured and the spirit with which he's done it. That doesn't surprise me in the least bit... he know's He works for someone else ;-) Because of this rough school year, this summer will be so much sweeter than usual. It's an adjustment since K and I get used to our own little routine during the week, but by the end of the summer, we miss him so much! Hopefully, this summer will also bring the 2nd annual string of "Mommy Mondays" - this is the day in which he tells me to go do whatever I want to do and to not come home until I'm ready. :-) Some days I just go to the book store and look around, or to Michaels and window shop and then go get some lunch or a coffee, but last year, my favorite was going to breakfast at this old place, going to the Japanese Gardens and taking lots of really cool pictures, window shopping (and a tad bit of real shopping) and lunch. At first I felt a little guilty about Mommy Mondays but I come back a refreshed mommy afterwards and that, is priceless! I think every mommy should get a Mommy Monday :-) Happy Summer!

happy almost summer...i don't really like that season much, so i don't count down the days. :-) enjoy your Mommy Mondays!

by aikenape at 05/10/10 11:38AM
Sounds like your Mommy Monday is good for Fred in the long run, too, if you come back all refreshed for the week! He knows a good thing when he sees it.

by iloveponds at 05/10/10 11:40AM
Hooray for summer! I'm glad y'all get to spend the extra time together. And Mommy Mondays are a great idea! I've been going to a ladies game night two Tuesdays a month and it is SO refreshing. Kyle completely encourages it because of the difference that it makes for us all.

by beckyd at 05/11/10 7:58AM
That's nice to have a Mommy Monday!! Wish I had something like that!!!

by sharon at 05/11/10 11:22AM
Fun!! You are so blessed. Enjoy your Mommy Monday's and summer.

by sunshinebear at 05/17/10 1:27PM
I sent the box off today! Again thank you for your patience and your kindness in making the meal for us.:)

by stambering at 05/20/10 11:24AM
I saw on Stacy's blog that you wanted to do an Amazing Race thing....we should totally plan that!! :)

by sheshe at 05/24/10 6:37AM

Contentment

at 03/20/10 9:39PM

"Godliness with contentment is great gain". There have been times in my life where one of the blessings that God gave me was the amazing gift of contentment. I'm sorry to say that I didn't appreciate it as much as I should have at the time. It seems now that this is my newest challenge/test. Contentment is such a difficult thing to obtain sometimes. Yet it seems, at least for me, that often, when I'm not searching for it, that's when He blesses me with it.

:) ... and this Friday ... I do have to get my teeth cleaned

by laughing_eyes at 03/30/10 6:35PM
it should ... however I have to get my taxes done ;)

by laughing_eyes at 03/31/10 7:34PM
What kind of seat do you have? All the researching got me wondering about which seat you used since K is SO tall! I'm about to get 2 Graco Nautilus car seats. They forward face (do not rear face at all) in a harness up to 65 lbs and are super tall. Then the harness comes off and it's a high back booster and then a backless booster when baby is ready for that. I'm also considering the True Fit, but in the end, I bet we get the Nautilus because it will be the last seat we'll ever have and the True Fit would still require a booster seat purchase when the time comes. We're going to go look at the seats at BRU and Target tomorrow. We're taking all 3 kids to the dentist in Rowlett! Fun! :)

by kaceyatthebat at 04/07/10 1:18PM
that would be awesome!!!!

by sharon at 05/02/10 12:48PM

4 years old!

It's been a while

Busy summer!

Almost summertime :-)

Contentment

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