Kei's Second

So Sunday was Kei's Second Birthday! We went out of town for my cousins wedding shower and since Oma is in the hospital again we decided to do his little party there to help cheer her up.

It was still kinda crowded just for a handful of people but it was fun. I'm so glad Kei let us share this with Oma!
These were brownie batter cupcakes. They were so awesome if I say so myself. Iced with homemade cream cheese icing. Can you tell I'm loving being at home? Cam helped decorate. We made things in parts since we were traveling but it tasted fine even if it didn't look awesome.
He was SOOOOO cute with the candles! I think he was a little bit surprised it was for him.
Uncle Josh helping with cupcake duty!
He just wanted to play with "Dos" so we let him sit on the floor and make a huge mess.
He was making me clean up his mess from EVERYTHING. After we got the icing off, he then sat on his cupcake and got brownie goo everywhere, lol.
I think the nurses were a little upset about the cupcakes with Oma's diabetes, but they were fab and have been taking such good care of her! She did only take a couple of bites, then it was all out war over the leftovers, huh Aunt Vikki? Haha.

It took Kei some time to open his presents. I forgot how fun it is for a little bitty one to do this. He was so excited about every little part of the whole thing. Big brother was a little impatient, he just knew he was going to love sharing with Kei.
Kei LOVES "Bubee" and even let him help with unwrapping and playing.

This was just so cute. He got excited over the wrapping paper. He'd tear off a little peice and hand it to Aunt Vikki saying "loo!" Like, "Look! Isn't this the coolest!"The crew. Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa too for being so cool about us not doing a big party at home and thank you for the truck and I'm posting pics of that tshirt!
After every gift he opened he got up to show it to everyone, mostly Aunt Vikki. He was so happy!
So he got lots of Thomas and friends stuff. He likes the big boy stuff but that's bc of big brother.
He's thanking Aunt KayKay for his Nelson at the Quarry set. You should have seen the track we made in the living room yesterday ya'll!

He actually got to open one on his own!Cameron decided his brother needed a big engine and he picked out Emily. We had to remind Cam though that it was for his brother, but he really has done well. It's really the first time that Keiler has gotten his own things that Cameron has wanted as well. Sharing motivation.
So we ransacked the joint. You can see the color changing hot wheels and let me tell you-they both LOVE those!
Since we drove in that morning he'd only gotten in like a 30 minute nap. We also spent majority of the day in the car. He was a little bit cranky.
...but I did get a smile.

So on Kei's actual bday we were headed home and since it was rainy we decided to stop and eat at the McD's in Jacksonville. The have a really cool indoor playground. It's a little big for Kei but he still loved it. They even had hotwheels in the happy meals. We seldom eat out so a happy meal in itself was a big deal.I'm not sure what he was saying, but he looked mad. He was just being silly though.
He got to playing this little piano with his hiney eventually. Didn't get any good pics of that unfortunately.


He was waiting for Bubee to come down the slide. He calls Cameron that and that is of his own doing.

Haha! I saw this shirt and thought, "oh that's cute." It was just a tshirt and a cute one, but I died when I saw the cape on the back later! That is the funniest thing! He was super cute playing in it today. I wish I could have gotten a better shot of him sword fighting with Cam. He'd place his legs so that it looked like he was about to take off.
So a huge thank you to everyone who got him stuff for his birthday. It was fun time and we love sharing it with you all!

June Backblog #3

This may not stay up for long. I was a bit hesitant to post this but it turned out so cute, er, cool. I made this and framed it for our Stars fanatic Dad. Adam really liked it and it was fun to get to do this sort of thing again. I haven't really gotten to since I 've had the kids. You'd think now is perfect timing. Maybe when Cam starts school.

So we drug out all of our Stars stuff- which isn't a lot so we did the best we could- to make the player pictures for Adam's spread.














Out of order but for the sake of the post, moving on. I was playing with my camera and I had fun with this feature. Need a faster camera so bad.














Kei was less than cooperative for the shoot. He DID NOT want to hold the stuff or for sure wear that stupid hat.














He's pouting because I wouldn't let him have another chocolate cupcake.














This is the picture I used in the project. I at least got one shot of him smiling and I'm pretty sure it's because I'm jumping around like an ape.


















Isabelle-a.k.a Izzy or IzzyBell, got to come and play with us some this summer too! It was fun and I think she liked it too? Whatcha think Mrs. Laura? lol














Kei loved having his friend come and play. He was a bit rough- we're used to the man hugs around here.














Oh, this. I could not decide if I wanted this pic or the one I used. Cam's explanation of his expression, "This is my hockey player face" made it hard to choose. Hey, I think he's got a bit of a Zuby face goin on myself.




































Yeah, see? Not HAPPY. At ALL.














And because I loved my Mother's Day questionnaire I did it for Adam too.

1. What's your dad's name? Adam
2. What does he do? He goes to work and helps his friends.
3. How old is he? I don't know...15?
4. What does mommy call him? Adam
5. What is his favorite color? He likes blue and yellow at work, but he really likes black like me. He really likes rainbow.
6. What is his favorite food? He likes apples and peas and carrots too.
7. What is his favorite movie? He likes Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Up and he likes
daddy's show. (Mythbusters)
8. How many brothers and sisters does he have? Um...He has a lot!
9. Where does he like to take you for fun? The park and fishing.
10. What would you like to tell your daddy for Father's day? I love you and I like your hugs!

It is just amazing to me the things they notice. Like the fact that he wears blue and yellow to best buy or that he helps people there. I can't wait to do this with Kei! Well, yes I can.

I'm so behind, but at least still working on it. Hugs to you all!!!

May (Backblog #2)

This was, as some of you know, Kay's senior year! She's actually headed off to UNT (University of North Texas) in just a couple of weeks. So I decided to post a couple of Pictures of her senior prom. I thought she looked absolutely gorgeous. I even got to do her makeup!



























We have a friend that Cam just adores and he has quite a few tattoos. So instead of going bonkers every time Cam sharpied himself to blackness I decided to let him use his WASHABLE paints...hmmmm...he hasn't tattooed himself since. Must not be as much fun when you are allowed to do it.







Yes, that is Kei playing World of Warcraft. He logged in all by himself. His daddy was so proud.

Mother's Day

Okay for backblog #1 I'm telling you about the most wonderful Mother's Day I've had yet!
It's full of action, adventure, romance and food. Haha. Seriously, it was a crazy day. I was woken up by Cam with some orange juice and Adam followed with an omelet I doubt I could forget! Forget any kind of presents because breakfast in bed is the absolute best! Adam took care of the daily chores while I enjoyed the kids and I made me and Aunt Vikki shrimp and asparagus risotto for dinner. I also decided to make a Sopapilla cheesecake for desert to share with my mom for her mother's day gift. I decided to go outside and play with the boys while it baked and the most random thing happened. A squirrel fell out of the tree and landed on ME!!! It scratched down my chest and that kind of hurt but more than anything it scared the life out of me! Of course the kids are laughing hysterically and what could I do but laugh? What are the odds of that happening?! So we come in and Adam had bought me the most amazing chocolate cupcake EVER! Seriously, EVER! I'm still trying to crack that recipe and when I do I'll let you know.
I of course recieved all the cute school crafts that I'll miss this year since we aren't putting the boys in school and I really couldn't handle working there either. One of the things I got was a Mother's Day Questionaire. It was so cute!!

1. What is your Mom's name? Effie
2. What does she do? pushes me on the swingset
3. How old is she? 5
4. What does daddy call her? Effie
5. What is her favorite color? Grey
6. What is her favorite food? Carrots and pickles
7. What is her favorite movie? Little Bear
8. How many brothers and sisters does she have? 3
9. Where does she like to take you for fun? Kid's Station
10. What message do you want to send her for Mother's Day? I love you!

Okay, I have to give it to him he did pretty good on a bit of it, but grey? Really? I could even see where he'd think Little Bear was my favorite given it was all we used to watch. The only reason I can think of the carrots and pickles answer coming from anywhere is possibly I over act eating my veggies to entice the wee monsters to eat theirs. Who knows? I love that I'm only 5 too. Hey, 5 is older than 3. I did the same thing for Adam on Father's day.

I'm not 4!

Yesterday was Cameron's 4th birthday! So he wakes up extra early and we have this conversation:
"Good morning Cameron! Happy Birthday!"
"It's not my birthday."
"Yes it is."
"No, I'm not 4 yet."
"You turned 4 in the middle of the night.'
"But, I'm not tall."
He really looked sad and didn't believe he was four since he hadn't grown taller than me. He got over it pretty fast because he saw me working on his cake.
Aunt Vikki bought him cheese pizza for dinner and then when the grandparents got here we had a small family party. I thought about inviting friends from school this year, I just am still not ready for that all out party experience. He got lots and LOTS of Thomas and Friends train track stuff, lots of books, and a new bike! Oh and sort of a dog. I owe you a lot of back-blogs.
So after presents his aunts and him put up his new bridge and train tracks and played with all of his new trains. Then played a round of hockey with brother with the hockey stick pops made him and stayed up extra late watching his new movie Jungle Book with daddy and reading his Thomas book with me. He is so amazing. It's amazing the things they learn and how they grow, how their personalities develop. I have two teenage sisters so he's picked up quite a bit from them but things I would have never thought about. He's great at sarcasm and loves to "just kid" like when he's telling me no and man, this kid can tell you stories! His imaginary friend, Grekk, just had a birthday too. He's older than Cameron, but they still play fine. Anyways, Grekk got a dog, Claude. He's a little puppy unlike our big puppy and he's black and white. Cameron has quite a vivid imagination. He's really grown to appreciate his little brother and they play really REALLY well together now. I'm nervous about the temper (which he undoubtedly learned from me) but so excited about how he's changing and growing more and more into a great little boy!
On to the pictures! The grandad's did the photos this year so thanks guys!

This was not my first year to make a cake but to try and go all out...it's been a few since I've decorated cakes, but Cam liked it none the less.
He was ready to get to the presents part.
Little brother picked out Scarlowey...Needless to say he thought it was for him.
Okay, we have these Winnie the Pooh (Kei's obsession) cups and Cam BEGS for Eeyore.

My dad made this for Cam bc he loves to play hockey. It's nearly been banned as an outside toy-twice.
These are the Thomas tracks from Grandma and Grandpa. I'm glad he likes these rather than those high end train pieces or he probably wouldn't have any.
Brother was keeping it safe until Cam figured out what it was for.Cam got a picture clue. He figured it out pretty fast. I should have made it harder.



We didn' t do party hats so we got him these goofy glasses. I forgot to give them to him at the party though.
Our first game of indoor hockey. Kei did pretty good as Turco. Cam kept saying "I'm Mo, I'm Mo!" Turco is the Stars goalis and Mo is Mike Modano for those of you who aren't up to speed on NHL or all things Dallas.
"SCORE!"