Brother and Sister

Tyler absolutely adores his big sister. He can hear her coming and he freaks out! He wants to be close to her all the time. Of course he mostly wants to get what she has or is playing with at the time! She still thinks he should play the way she wants him to.

Tyler's New Tooth

Tyler's second tooth on the top finally came through!!!!! He now has 4 total. Yesterday was a good napping day and he only woke once last night. Maybe he and I can receive relief. (At least for a little while) Once you think they have a routine nailed down something changes! They keep you guessing. Please excuse the big nose shot but this was the only way I could the picture. He has an awful dry skin rash that I have been treating but hasn't went away.

Tyler Swinging

We were so thankful for a couple of days of warm, sunny weather. We found out that Tyler loves to swing. The giggling you hear is Kaylee because she thought it was as much fun to push him as he thought it was to swing.

They Grow Too Fast!

Since the last blog was about Kaylee, I thought I should do one for Tyler. The other day I left him on his back chewing on his foot (he can take his sock off along with his diaper) but when I walked back in the living room he was sitting up!!! I haven't seen him do it yet but evidently he can push himself up to a sitting position. He also loves to get under the bed.

Happy Birthday Kaylee!

Kaylee's birthday party was Saturday the 17th. I'm just now posting because we had a computer problem and just got it back from the shop today. She had a cheer leading birthday which I think was the party of her dreams. We were lucky enough to have two gracious and lovely cheerleaders from French Camp come and do some cheers with the girls. They did this out of the goodness of their hearts and we thank them with all of our hearts. They really made the party come to life. The girls were in awe. All the girls dressed in their cheer suits, they decorated pennets and we had a jumper. We had so much fun we almost forgot to open presents. Kaylee didn't even ask about them. Tyler took it all in stride. He was really good. He feel asleep right before we left. I put him in his bed when we got home and he slept for a long time.

The Week After a Holiday

School started back this past Monday. Kaylee didn't go because I am going to keep her out for at least a month maybe two. She has not been sick since school let out for the holidays so maybe avoiding exposure is working. She will eventually have surgery but we are trying to put it off a little while since it isn't pressing. She isn't happy about being at home and entertaining her has been a job all in itself. I have been trying to get things back in order from the holidays. Things that should have been done while I had John around to help but I put them off so we could have some family time. The kids and I didn't get out of our pajamas for a couple of days while I cleaned and organized a little. They pulled out toys as fast as I could put them up.

Kaylee loves having her picture taken so she had to pose for a picture in these pajamas a friend of ours gave her. Tyler was so big sitting on his truck but it only lasted long enough to take the picture. He loves his sister's tent. I think Kaylee has mixed emotions about his ability to play with her. She likes that he responds to her but he doesn't play like she wants him to!

I hope everyone is recovered from the holidays and best wishes from our family to yours.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to everyone!!! I'm not one for New Year Resolutions but there are a lot of things I am going to try to do differently or better than last year. As a mother, most of you know how easy it is to let your spiritual life go by the wayside. I am reminded of the verse "Seek ye First the kingdom...." If my relationship to God is were it needs to be than everything else will be as well.

John and I brought in the New Year the same way we always do, by sleeping. Although, this year we woke up at midnight to someone walking around our neighborhood throwing firecrackers in people's driveways and under their carports. Kaylee shot fireworks at Granny's house on Monday night and a few on Tuesday night. We had a devotional at church on Wednesday night.

Tyler is much better now but was suffering from an ulcer on one side of his top gums. He was up for 3 nights straight screaming. The doctor thinks it was caused by some trauma to his gums. He is teething, if you couldn't tell from all the drool, so he could have chewed to hard or wrong on something. He is also getting mobile so he could have bumped his mouth on something. He is still in discomfort from the teething but his gums look a whole lot better.