Thursday, August 27, 2015

SK is 14 Months old and Landon continues to amaze and Delight!



August 17, 2015
 She has a new tooth on the top that will join her 2 bottom teeth soon!

This girl LOVES the water!

She loves to give kisses, hugs and laughing with her brother

She loves going on walks with us!






Landon's last day of Cowboy camp

Our trip to HSC August 26, 2015





Can you believe this boy is 5 and getting so tall!
He reads chapter books on his own, loves Legos and any other building material.

Saturday, July 11, 2015

Sweet SK


This girl loves some watermelon!


She loves cake too!



She loves to play in the sand and mud

On Wednesday, SK woke up from nap with a fever of 103.8.  It continued for 48 hours and then we took her back to the doctor.  She was sent to the ER with a white blood cell count of 30,000.  After many tests, they found she has an UTI.  Phew!  We were really worried and are so grateful for all of our family and friends who offered support and kind words and prayers.  We are truly blessed!




New signs:
Book
Fish
Bird
Bug
Hot
Tree
Want

Perfected signs:
Water
Please
Dog
All done
Shakes head No and Yes 

New words:
Ball
Ba woon (balloon)
Ni Night (Night night)
Quack (for duck)


She goes and gets her shoes off the rack when asked and sits down to try and put them on.  She LOVES pointing out Flowers, Trees, and Dogs on our walks.  She likes holding and carrying books, but she's not so fond of reading them.  

Favorite foods:
Black beans
Corn
Avocado
Watermelon
Cherries
Blueberries
Scrambled eggs
Cheese
Crackers
Brahms dipped in milk
Peas
Green beans

She claps to the song "If You're Happy and You Know It"



Stomps her feet, 

and says "Hooray" at the end with arms up stretched!









Landon is 5 years old!!

This sweet boy is growing up so fast!  He Loves to laugh, read, play Legos, karate, and LOVES his family. 

These two kidos love each other very much.  As SK gets older and more capable, they play with one another.




Landon LOVES his karate class.  They are learning important skills not only physically, but also socially, emotionally, and behaviorally.  Landon has earned his Focus badge and is now working on his Respect Badge.  Though he does loose focus at times, we can remind him about this skill and reward and he quickly pays attention.


This lamb lily is till his beloved and he carries it with him most places.  She rides on his bike handles and sits at the table next to him while he eats.  


LEGO Ninjago is a favorite in our house.  He loves to watch the show and build and play with his Lego sets.  


Oh how quickly the years pass!!!

My best friend!

My 5 year old walking buddy!


To bed as a 4 year old,
 awake and playing Legos as a 5 year old!









Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Happy 1st bday Sarah Katherine!

19.4 lbs (10%)
28 inches long (40%)




Wow! What a different a couple of days makes!

This girl began her last week as an 11 month old by taking her first steps!
From a few tentative steps to RUNNING towards the waves, this girl is WALKING!



She signs:
More
All Done
Dog
Cheese
Please
Cracker
Daddy
Landon
Banana
Milk
Up
Bye Bye
Shakes Head for "No"

She says:
No
NiNi (Night Night)
Mama
Dada
Fla wa (Flower)
Wawa (water)
Brother "Brov er"
Meows like a cat
Moos like a cow
And attempts to copy many of the words and sounds we make such as 
"Che" for Chesse and "Sh" for shoe


Loves 
"If You're Happy and You Know It"
"Head Shoulders Knees and Toes"
Eating
Walking and carrying blocks
The Beach
Bath and Pool time


Doesn't like:
Diaper changes (she flips, turns and wiggles like crazy)
Being Alone (she LOVES being with other kids and of course her daddy and me)






Friday, May 29, 2015

All about Landon

Friends are very important to Landon now.  He loves to play outdoors at parks and Legos and video games inside. 


He received his Yellow Tip Belt in Karate this week.  We are so incredibly proud of him.  He has done an excellent job paying attention in class so he also earned his focus badge.  

This kid LOVES to read and he's EXTREMELY good at it.  He is reading chapter books as if they were baby board books.  He puts emotion and inflection in his voice as he reads and also brings the characters to life by adding voices and sound effects!  We are so proud!  He is learning to spell and write letters and numbers correctly.  

He loves to be outside climbing trees, riding his bike, scooter and playing ninja.  He also loves to take walks and runs with his daddy and me. 


He finished up Preschool last week and we are really going to miss his teacher and all of his friends.  We have a lot of play dates scheduled for this summer though, so hopefully we can keep in touch with his friends. 


He still loves to dress up and engage in pretend play.

Here he is pretending to be a ninja fighting the bad guys on the top of a mountain.

Our biggest struggle right now is dealing with his ears.  He has gotten a few ear infections and has a lot of fluid built up in both ears so we've been to the ENT to see what we can do. After many attempts to drain the fluid and get rid of the goo way down in his ear canal, we are going to have to do an out patient procedure to clean the ears.  No one is excited about this, lease of all Landon, but it must be done.  Once the goo is removed the ENT will give us more information on what to do next. 
The above picture is Landon passed out with an ear infection and fever :(
He loves Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

Making wishes on dandelions, swinging


playing in the media table with SK

And most of all: Camping!