Cupcakes for Kory and kissy-lips for mommy!!
Bucky's Birth Story
11 years ago
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Rewind...
Friday afternoon the kids helped me "clean up" after making Kory's birthday cupcakes.
Cupcakes for Kory and kissy-lips for mommy!!
Cupcakes for Kory and kissy-lips for mommy!!
Monday, January 21, 2013
Tic Tac Toe, Three in a Row...Birthdays that is! January Birthday #2 - Kory
Sunday January 20 was Kory's 7th birthday.
Since it was her weekend to go to her mom's, we celebrated her birthday Friday night. She chose to have a sleepover with the girls from her Sunday school class. This was her first sleepover and boy was she excited!!
The night consisted of making pizza, eating cupcakes, making bead jewelry, opening presents, making sand art, *loud* karaoke "singing", eating popcorn, watching movies, *very* little sleeping, and *lots* of playing, playing, playing. The girls seemed to have so much fun and it was really fun watching and listening to them. We're so blessed to have some great Christian friends to raise our kids with!! I know these little ladies are forming lifelong friendships. :)
All the girls were so sweet to Kip, too. They didn't mind and even enjoyed having him tag right along with them. Such sweeties!!
*Since I didn't get permission to share these photos online, I'm going to blur the girls' faces to respect their privacy.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEET KORYAHNA!!
We love you very much and you bring so much joy and pride to our lives!!
Since it was her weekend to go to her mom's, we celebrated her birthday Friday night. She chose to have a sleepover with the girls from her Sunday school class. This was her first sleepover and boy was she excited!!
The night consisted of making pizza, eating cupcakes, making bead jewelry, opening presents, making sand art, *loud* karaoke "singing", eating popcorn, watching movies, *very* little sleeping, and *lots* of playing, playing, playing. The girls seemed to have so much fun and it was really fun watching and listening to them. We're so blessed to have some great Christian friends to raise our kids with!! I know these little ladies are forming lifelong friendships. :)
All the girls were so sweet to Kip, too. They didn't mind and even enjoyed having him tag right along with them. Such sweeties!!
*Since I didn't get permission to share these photos online, I'm going to blur the girls' faces to respect their privacy.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEET KORYAHNA!!
We love you very much and you bring so much joy and pride to our lives!!
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Don't forget to shut the door!! Scary parent moment #4,398
Eric was headed off to work this morning when he decided to run in to use the restroom really quickly.
As you enter our house from the garage you pass through the laundry room into a hallway and the bathroom is directly across it.
Kip and I were in the living room. I was looking through grocery sales papers while Kip was trying to destroy them. Eric heard me fussing at Kip, so he thought he was with me...which he was. Until he saw Eric go into the restroom. I saw Eric too and saw Kip run off in that direction. I took the opportunity to quickly glance through the rest of the papers then proceeded to clean them up and get on about my to do's. I figured Kip was in the bathroom with Eric, because let's keep it real, when you have a little one, you ALWAYS have a potty partner. :)
As Eric headed back out, I heard him in the laundry room and called out to him to grab his SPARK I'd made him. Before he could respond, I hear him say, "Kip! What is Kip doing outside?!" I of course run in to find Eric holding him. I'm confused because there are 2 doors between the hall and the garage that stay shut and one of them has a baby proof handle.
Eric had left BOTH doors open as he ran in to use the restroom. As Kip headed to visit him in the bathroom, he noticed the doors open and headed left rather than right. Eric DID close the bathroom door though, so he never even saw Kip over that way.
No big deal, it's just the garage, right?? The garage door was up. At first we were glad he had just stepped into the garage, because that's where Eric saw him. But when I reached for him, his pants were wet and his feet cold and muddy.
That's right, our 16 month old was out in the drive way roaming around without us even knowing he was missing!!
It scares me to death to think what could have happened to him, even in that short amount of time.
Sooooo thankful that God was watching over him, then and always, as we struggle to do our best!!
As you enter our house from the garage you pass through the laundry room into a hallway and the bathroom is directly across it.
Kip and I were in the living room. I was looking through grocery sales papers while Kip was trying to destroy them. Eric heard me fussing at Kip, so he thought he was with me...which he was. Until he saw Eric go into the restroom. I saw Eric too and saw Kip run off in that direction. I took the opportunity to quickly glance through the rest of the papers then proceeded to clean them up and get on about my to do's. I figured Kip was in the bathroom with Eric, because let's keep it real, when you have a little one, you ALWAYS have a potty partner. :)
As Eric headed back out, I heard him in the laundry room and called out to him to grab his SPARK I'd made him. Before he could respond, I hear him say, "Kip! What is Kip doing outside?!" I of course run in to find Eric holding him. I'm confused because there are 2 doors between the hall and the garage that stay shut and one of them has a baby proof handle.
Eric had left BOTH doors open as he ran in to use the restroom. As Kip headed to visit him in the bathroom, he noticed the doors open and headed left rather than right. Eric DID close the bathroom door though, so he never even saw Kip over that way.
No big deal, it's just the garage, right?? The garage door was up. At first we were glad he had just stepped into the garage, because that's where Eric saw him. But when I reached for him, his pants were wet and his feet cold and muddy.
That's right, our 16 month old was out in the drive way roaming around without us even knowing he was missing!!
It scares me to death to think what could have happened to him, even in that short amount of time.
Sooooo thankful that God was watching over him, then and always, as we struggle to do our best!!
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Happy Birthday Braydon!
Today is my nephew Braydon's birthday!! I remember the day he was born like it was yesterday...but it was actually 19 years ago...WOW! I feel old!! I was playing Super Mario Bros 3 on my Nintendo (not DS or Wii, just Nintendo, as in the original) and I was on level 7 when they called to say he was born.
Braydon hasn't had a very easy time. He's been dealt some rotten circumstances at times and honestly some crummy genetics (mostly from his dad's side). He isn't where he wants to be, but he is a hard worker and I know that he has some great things that will come to him in his future.
Happy Birthday, Braydon, we love you!!
And happy 16 months to this little guy...
Braydon hasn't had a very easy time. He's been dealt some rotten circumstances at times and honestly some crummy genetics (mostly from his dad's side). He isn't where he wants to be, but he is a hard worker and I know that he has some great things that will come to him in his future.
Happy Birthday, Braydon, we love you!!
And happy 16 months to this little guy...
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
I Know What the Teachers Must Have Thought When They Saw Her!
Have you ever wanted to ask your kids, "who are you??!!" or "where have you been the last __ years as I've been raising you and training you??!!" I'm sure it's a daily occurrence when they hit the teen years.
Like the other day when I picked Kory up and she had something red all down the front of her. As I suspected, it was ketchup from lunch. It was all raised and crusty, as if it hasn't even been wiped. When I asked her if she had used her napkin to wipe it off, she replied, "I didn't think of that." Ugh! Really??!!
Then today when we got home and she took her hood off, I noticed that one of her "poofs" had fallen. This has happened before while she's been at school so I asked her when during the day it had happened. She thought for a minute then proceeded to tell me that when she woke up this morning it was like that. WHAT??? You WENT to school like that??? Now, let me explain how she got by me without me noticing.
Since Kip still doesn't sleep through the night and you never know how much or how long he'll be up during the night, Eric does the morning with Kory - making sure she's up, getting ready on time and drops her off at school. Kip and i usually get up just before they leave to drop her off.
A few months into the school year, Kory was not having time to get ready and to school in time for breakfast. This was a result of Eric oversleeping and Kory piddling. So I set up her alarm and a morning 'To Do' list and she was thrilled to have some independence. Kory doesn't have trouble getting up in the morning, especially for school...she LOVES school!! So this plan has been working out well, except for the couple of times we've forgotten to turn the alarm on (usually Mondays of course!).
On her morning list, when it says "hair" she is supposed to go to Eric and have him FIX her hair. Usually it just requires applying some product for frizz and maybe pulling it back again. I do the most part of fixing it when I wash it, so in the morning it's just "touch up".
Anyway, this morning when I got up, she was already ready to go with her jacket on and her hood on her head. I told her to put her heavier coat on since it had snowed and to wear her penguin Anita had given her. She went into her room, out of my sight, and did just that. When I saw her again as she had her penguin hat AND coat hood on...therefore, I never saw her hair this morning.
She admitted that she just skipped the step of fix hair on her list...UGH!
But another question I have is, how did she get past Eric, who is supervising her morning routine, without him noticing?? ;)
Like the other day when I picked Kory up and she had something red all down the front of her. As I suspected, it was ketchup from lunch. It was all raised and crusty, as if it hasn't even been wiped. When I asked her if she had used her napkin to wipe it off, she replied, "I didn't think of that." Ugh! Really??!!
Then today when we got home and she took her hood off, I noticed that one of her "poofs" had fallen. This has happened before while she's been at school so I asked her when during the day it had happened. She thought for a minute then proceeded to tell me that when she woke up this morning it was like that. WHAT??? You WENT to school like that??? Now, let me explain how she got by me without me noticing.
Since Kip still doesn't sleep through the night and you never know how much or how long he'll be up during the night, Eric does the morning with Kory - making sure she's up, getting ready on time and drops her off at school. Kip and i usually get up just before they leave to drop her off.
A few months into the school year, Kory was not having time to get ready and to school in time for breakfast. This was a result of Eric oversleeping and Kory piddling. So I set up her alarm and a morning 'To Do' list and she was thrilled to have some independence. Kory doesn't have trouble getting up in the morning, especially for school...she LOVES school!! So this plan has been working out well, except for the couple of times we've forgotten to turn the alarm on (usually Mondays of course!).
On her morning list, when it says "hair" she is supposed to go to Eric and have him FIX her hair. Usually it just requires applying some product for frizz and maybe pulling it back again. I do the most part of fixing it when I wash it, so in the morning it's just "touch up".
Anyway, this morning when I got up, she was already ready to go with her jacket on and her hood on her head. I told her to put her heavier coat on since it had snowed and to wear her penguin Anita had given her. She went into her room, out of my sight, and did just that. When I saw her again as she had her penguin hat AND coat hood on...therefore, I never saw her hair this morning.
She admitted that she just skipped the step of fix hair on her list...UGH!
But another question I have is, how did she get past Eric, who is supervising her morning routine, without him noticing?? ;)
Monday, January 14, 2013
Almost...
have all of the Christmas stuff packed up and ready for the attic!! Then there's the issue of the lights still on the front of the house, in the bushes and down the sidewalk...errr.
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