Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Kaleb's 4th birthday party



Ahh, what a great time Kaleb had at this birthday. All the kids (and some parents too) were dressed up. In this pic, we are missing 2 little ones, but overall, it was the best pic I got. Do you see the birthday boy?? He knows to sit all the to the back of the couch and I was unable to get him to move forward to be seen. It was a fun filled weekend with his MeMa and PaPa being here and all the fun activities.

Kaleb loved his cake. In fact, we just finished it last night. Sams Club did a great job! They made his cake to look like a pirate scene and I made sure they spelled his name right. We had such a fun time. Tonight is Halloween and I'll get a few pics of the kids tonight and then post those as well (our silly pumpkins too). Have fun and stay safe tonight.

Monday, October 1, 2007

Kaleb's big boy bed!!




It's done... finally. This bed took all weekend to get ready. We were given the mattress so that needed cleaning. Then we bought the bedding and it got washed.....it felt like 10 different loads. Once the frame was put together (after injury to Nekol's toe when it married the pieces on the floor.....which lead to major carpet cleaning from the pool of blood it left) we needed to add his headboard from his 4 in 1 crib....."it just bolts up"....not!! Clif had to drill holes in it and find different nuts and bolts so it would stay together. I guess I know a good christmas present for him, more batteries for his drill. That was the main reason this took so long, his batteries kept dying on him. After all of that, Kaleb loves his new big bed.


"It's more comfy" he says. The best part is that he has stayed in his bed all night long.....and no little boy accidents!!! I think Dexter is happy too. We finally got the windows done as well. We've had "temp" window coverings up for 3 years now. Isn't that the way it seems to go. Finally we got the blinds up and a valance. Of course they will stay with the house if it ever sells.

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Welcome

Ahh, our first entry into our blog and not much to say. I know, exciting. I guess I'll start off by giving you an update. Clif and I have been married now for 6 years and have 2 kids.....Kaleb who is almost 4 and Klara who is almost 19 months. Let's not forget Dexter (our Boxer) and he's 6 now. We currently have our house for sale and we have no plans on where we would go next. We REALLY want to move to Colorado Springs, but we fear (yes fear) that Phoenix may be more the reality. However, we know it will become clear to us when this house actually sells. We've only had a handful of viewers to see our house and no takers. I feel desperate at times since we have neighbors that are less than neighborly.


Kaleb

We are currently working on Kaleb's pirate/costume party for Oct 27th. Now how fun will that be....plus it's a good excuse to wear those costumes more than once. We are also "home-schooling" him with pre-school material. He is doing great. This is a picture taken today of him 1st tracing and then writing his own name!! He is all about Spiderman, swords, guns, pirates, and sleeping on the floor. He has decided that he does not like his toddler bed anymore and has waited long enough for a "big boy bed". Since his crib/toddler bed converts, we will be getting his full size mattress tomorrow. Maybe then he will stop sleeping with the dog.
Klara

Are all girls over the top drama queens or just ours? What a ball of fire she is. I didn't know girls were this much fun. I already love playing with her hair and seeing how fast I can get it done before she wiggles. She loves her brother and tries to keep up with him. Words are improving past the "mommy language" stage...you know, the words that only mommy understands because I'm around her 24/7. She grunts for her sippey cup, says "uh oh iioh" Uh oh spaghetti-oh, "huh uh" no, "uh huh" yes, "bye-bye y'll" bye-bye ya'all, etc....wow, translations are harder than I thought. She struggles to stay at 20 pounds and is currently teething yet again her bottom first molars.
Dexter
What can I say....he's a great dog with the kids. He sure puts up with quite a bit. Here he is sporting the Superman cape, posing for the picture, and can't wait to have this removed. He has been kicked out of his bed multiple times during the week by Kaleb barging in. Klara likes to play in his water bowl and all Dex wants is to sleep in the sun.
Well, that's a brief update. I hope you enjoy and I look forward to comments. I'll do my best at keeping this updated, but for now, dinner is ready!!