Thursday, November 28, 2013

Thanksgiving and November Fun!

This kid got some Cowboy boots and he loves them. He wants to wear them everyday all day long!! He is a true Texan!
Kailie showing off some of her art work!
We babysat our friend Boston. We watched a movie and ate some popcorn!
We decided to go ahead and try the insulin pump again. This is the trial one she wore for 3 days. It didn't bother her at all. 
Putting up our thankful feathers for Mr. Turkey. Kailie is wearing pull ups still right about this time she suddenly just stopped peeing at night time. It was so crazy, she went from peeing out of her pull-up and all over her bed all the time to completely dry. We thought for sure she would take forever to potty train at night because of diabetes but her body just did it all on its own. So nice!


Kean helps Kailie hang them up!
Thanksgiving morning we went and delivered Meal on Wheels again to some senior people around San Antonio. It is such a great experience for all of us. And it truly gets our minds into the spirit of Thanksgiving and having gratitude for all that we have.
Then later we went to the Keck's house for dinner with the Widdison's. Justin had just had thyroid surgery because he found out a few weeks before that he has thyroid cancer. So he was not feeling great yet so we kept it really low key! All the kiddos getting ready to eat!

It was nice enough that they could eat outside!
I had found out about 1 month earlier that I was pregnant. It was kind of a surprise. I have been waiting for Jared to bring up the subject of having a third and on our anniversary date he brought it up and said we should probably start for a third. Well it turns out I already was pregnant by a few weeks at the time. Surprise so it happened much faster than expected. I was just starting to get really sick right around Thanksgiving. I never was nearly as sick as I was with Kailie or even with McKean. I just had moments of nausea instead of all day long and I only threw up a handful of times. It was nice to not be so super sick!
I also had this crazy rash periorbital dermatitis on my face. It was awful and at it's worst at this time. I couldn't put anything on it and couldn't wear make-up, I looked horrible everyday plus I felt sick so it was just super depressing!
Thanksgiving dinner was great, good food, great company.
The kids did a craft after dinner!
These two played together as well.!

The whole gang. Top L-R: Jared, Justin(and his straight neck from surgery), Andrea with Baby Bradley, Gina, Heather Widdison, Tate, Joe, Savanna, Madi, Josie, Coope, Neve, Kailie, McKean and Brinley!

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Kailie's 5th Birthday!

This cute girl had a very fun Birthday. We did a Cupcake Birthday Party. She loves cupcakes and loves to watch cupcake wars with me. This poor cake was supposed to look like a cupcake but it didn't quite turn out as planned. She didn't care, she still loved it!!

Some of our or her Favorite things:
Ice Cream: she is definitely her Daddy's girl
Swings: she could swing all day long!


Kailie: she learned how to spell her name this year and was so excited about it!
Bamastics: is how she pronounces gymnastics, it is super cute!
FootBall: she likes to watch football with her Daddy and brother.
Dare Devil: she is definitely still our little dare devil
Happy and you know: she loves to sing happy and you know it as her bed time song!
School Time: She loves to do school time     

Bike: she learned how to ride her bike with out training wheels and loves it!
Tree: How she pronounces three.
Fall back:???
Lap: she always wants to sit on my lap during dinner!

Memory: She loves to play the Memory game!
Stir Me: She always tells Daddy to stir her which means spin her!

Monster: Her and Kean love to play Monster with Daddy. Where he chases them and then throws them on the bed or couch.
Friends: She loves to play with friends. Any time we pull up to our house and kids are playing outside it doesn't matter if she knows them or not she wants to get out and play with her Friends.
Scooter: She still loves to ride her scooter.
I love Kean: Most of the time she loves her little brother. Some times they fight.

We love this little girl, her little chipmunk voice is so adorable and she is always wanting to do school time and learn new things. She loves to color and do crafts and sing. She is always singing!

Her party was fun and low key. First off they decorated their cupcake boxes to take their cupcakes home in.
Left to Right: Sophia Beckett, Brinley, Kylie Reeve, Savanna, Boston Fitzgerald.
Then we played pin the Cherry on the Cupcake.
Good job Kai Kai!
Sophia takes a turn,

Savanna and Sophia were there winners. Good job girls.
McKean and Madi take a turn!

Then it was cupcake pinata time. The pinata was full of all the decorations for the cupcakes so they had to get it open.
Boston takes a turn.
Go Kylie!

Sophia tries to find it.
Madi and McKean look on.
Savanna tries a swing at it!
Madi tries her best!

Go Brinley
Go Birthday Girl!

Little McKean takes a turn. So funny that I made the 2 year olds be blindfolded they can barely hit with being able to see!

Did I get it!
The second time around they got to do without being blindfolded and they finally got it! 
Time to decorate cupcakes! 
Decorating Fun!

Everyone hard at work! 
Madi enjoys hers along the way!
Looking good Boston!
Kylie takes her cupcake decorating serious!
Sophia is loving hers!
Savanna and McKean are having fun! 
McKean says forget decorating I am just going to eat them! 
Kailie hard at work!

They look good Brinley! 

Kailie all done with hers! 
Time to sing Happy Birthday and eat some Cake! 

Happy Birthday
To You!

Happy Birthday Dear Kailie!
Happy Birthday 
To you!! 

Tried to get a photo of Kaile and her Daddy this is the best we got. McKean downing his second or third cupcake!
Eating their cake and ice cream up in the fortress! 

Present time! 

Can you tell she loves Cupcakes!! 
I can't believe she is five. Where have the past 5 years gone? So crazy and so sad and yet filled with so many memories! 
Love you sweet girl!