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Sunday, April 24, 2011
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Rhyme Time
Ainsley is into rhyming words lately. REALLY into them. I've heard words rhymed that I didn't even know existed. I can't decide if she is my future Shel Silverstein or Eminem? Atleast once a day Ainsley will say "Listen,(insert some rhyming words, i.e. Hat Cat) those rhyme." From there another 20-30 minutes of rhyming, atleast.
While this may sound a little annoying, and depending on the time and amount of times a day this happens it can boarder on annoying, but overall I love when she does this and tend to egg her on. I love watching her mind work and the pride she has in her 3 year old self that she has mastered this skill! I love that she's so excited to share her talents with anyone who will listen. I have got all the time for all her rhyme(s):)!
While this may sound a little annoying, and depending on the time and amount of times a day this happens it can boarder on annoying, but overall I love when she does this and tend to egg her on. I love watching her mind work and the pride she has in her 3 year old self that she has mastered this skill! I love that she's so excited to share her talents with anyone who will listen. I have got all the time for all her rhyme(s):)!
Monday, April 11, 2011
Happy Birthday to my Mama!
Yesterday was my Mama's birthday! We all got together on Saturday and brought all the fixings over to make her a great day! Belle was especially helpful by knocking her cake over so I had the great opportunity to make another. Thankfully her favorite cake is a Texas Chocolate Cake and I have the recipe pretty much memorized, as it's a basic cake, so it didn't take much time to make another.
It was a beautiful day outside and we spent a lot of time outdoors. There was much 4-wheeling, bike riding, tractor riding, playing on the swings and fishing in the pond. Everyone seem to have a great time and I was so happy to give my Mom a special day because she deserves it!
Ainsley riding her bike in the shed.
Ainsley and Paw-Paw doing some work with one of the tractors.
Mee-Maw, Ainsley and Kaylee taking a ride on the 4-wheeler.
Everybody singing "Happy Birthday" and helping to blow out the candles.
Ainsley doing a little clean-up after the party:)
It was a beautiful day outside and we spent a lot of time outdoors. There was much 4-wheeling, bike riding, tractor riding, playing on the swings and fishing in the pond. Everyone seem to have a great time and I was so happy to give my Mom a special day because she deserves it!
Ainsley riding her bike in the shed.
Ainsley and Paw-Paw doing some work with one of the tractors.
Mee-Maw, Ainsley and Kaylee taking a ride on the 4-wheeler.
Everybody singing "Happy Birthday" and helping to blow out the candles.
Ainsley doing a little clean-up after the party:)
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Show Your Work Night
The other night we had Ainsley's Show Your Work Night at Montessori. She was so excited!! We had been at another school function at Kaylee's school earlier in the night and while Kaylee stayed behind with Mee-Maw. All the way to Montessori Ainsley kept telling me all the things we were going to be doing at her school. When we got to Montessori there were A LOT of people and maybe a wee-bit overwhelming to little Miss A. Once we got in her room and sat down she was the first to be excused to find work. Again a little overwhelmed, and not entirely sure what to do, I could since her starting to cry. Sure enough the tears soon came. We sat for awhile, walked around the room a little and finally I got some popbeads off the shelf, one of her favorites and pretended to try and do them but just couldn't figure it out. The laughter and "Oh Mom" soon came and Ainsley was back! From then on she was all about showing us work and teaching us how to do it, because no matter how hard we tried somehow Brad and I just couldn't do it without her help:) While it was a very surreal experience being there for my little Ainsley I was oh so proud of her and so happy to be there with her!
Working on color tablets.
Putting Pop Beads together.
Success!!
Carrot Slicing
Working on color tablets.
Putting Pop Beads together.
Success!!
Carrot Slicing
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Another Milestone
Today was a big day! I was at work, my girls with my mom, my phone rings and here's how it goes:
Me: Hello!
Kaylee: Hi Mom!
Me: Hey, Kaylee! How are ya?
Kaylee: I lost my tooth?
Me: You what?
Kaylee: I lost my first tooth!!
Me: Shut-up! (Very loudly, while at work, then thought maybe not the most appropriate response to my 5 year-old, but in my defense I was shocked!)
So we talked a bit more, although poor Kaylee has had a cold so she doesn't have much of a voice. In some parts of the conversation I couldn't tell if she was crying or just horse.
My mom got on the phone and said Kaylee had been watching TV and came in and said her tooth fell out. It's her bottom left.
I couldn't believe it! I didn't even know it was loose. At our last dentist appointment, almost 6 mos ago (I know this because our next one is in 1 week 1/2), the dentist said her teeth were a little loose but it would be awhile. I guess I didn't really know what "awhile" meant:) I suppose I anticipated she would lose them soon, as she got her first 2 teeth by the time she was 4 months.
Tonight while at Kick's selling tickets for Towanda PTO, my mom and Tim brought the girls up for dinner and she showed me her new smile. The photo on here isn't that great, it was pretty up close and it's sort of hard to see it missing. I will be sure to get more photos, but wanted to get one on the big day that it was lost. She was so excited!!!
So the Tooth Fairy will be visiting shortly:)
It's so hard to believe that we are ready for Tooth Fairy visits. Weren't we just struggling with teething? I suppose not. Another great milestone reached on this awesome journey! Congrats Kaylee McKenna!!!
Saturday, March 19, 2011
WOW!
The other day I was wathing Oprah. I don't usually tune in but I happened to be flipping and stopped on her show. Since it's her last season she's been doing some interesting shows. I didn't watch the whole show, probably not even 1/2, but what I did see struck me. She was talking to families who have spouses, sons/daughters, etc in the Military. Some have lost loved ones and some have spent much time as a single-parent as their spouse was serving us overseas.
I have always had a deep respect for the Military. I feel like all of our freedoms are owed to them, past and present. When I was a senior in high school I talked to an Army recruiter and was heavily considering joining (Did I surprise you?). It's true. Brad was planning to go to the Navy at Annapolis, we were going to go our seperate ways and I had serious anxiety about college and my ability to succeed there and didn't want to potentially waste my parents money. This would have been a way to not only serve my Country and feel as though I was making a difference, but also a way to earn my own way through school. Don't get me wrong joining the Army gave me serious anxiety too:). Alas it was not meant to be, because of the severity of my asthma, the recruiter, after discussing my medical history, said I most likely wouldn't pass their physical and therefore wouldn't get in. So I just went straight to college.
Brad ended up not going to the Navy because he has such bad eyesight. Even after the Baseball Coach and a Naval Officer tried to appeal they still said "No". So he ended up going to IWU and playing ball. The rest they say is history.:)
I think things turned out the way they were suppose to because had only one of us gone down our original path then we wouldn't be the "us" we are today. Which means no Kaylee or Ainsley. That's a very powerful thought! I can't imagine my life any different than it is now. Someone more powerful than us knew better and the plan laid out for us was to be an "us".
It seems to be easier to see "the plan" when it is something that has been a positive. We don't tend to question those, we just give thanks. When things happen that I don't understand those are the times I question and analyze. I want to know the deeper meaning and see the bigger picture. But I suppose it's not for me to question and know right now. Those are the times I need to have Faith and to Trust.
Times like when the Supreme Court upholds a groups rights to protest at Military funerals. Regardless of your thoughts on war the reality is we are fighting one. So the least we can do is support those that are fighting for us and protecting us, rather than use the memorial services of fallen soldgiers as your platform to spew your hateful messages. The very soldgiers who are protecting your rights.
I have the priveledge of working with someone who has served many tours, most recently from 08-09. He's a Captain in the Army and has sacrificed a great deal for this Country. He is one of the most honorable people I know and Brad and I are so fortunate to call him our friend! He is also given me a great perspective on war and what serving your country really means.
When we see soldgiers out in their uniform we easily identify them and can take that opportunity to thank them. Their families, not so easily identifiable. The ones who support their choice, carry on with life the best way they can here and have to really rely on Faith and Trust. There sacrifice is huge! Processing it all really makes one thing "WOW"!
I have always had a deep respect for the Military. I feel like all of our freedoms are owed to them, past and present. When I was a senior in high school I talked to an Army recruiter and was heavily considering joining (Did I surprise you?). It's true. Brad was planning to go to the Navy at Annapolis, we were going to go our seperate ways and I had serious anxiety about college and my ability to succeed there and didn't want to potentially waste my parents money. This would have been a way to not only serve my Country and feel as though I was making a difference, but also a way to earn my own way through school. Don't get me wrong joining the Army gave me serious anxiety too:). Alas it was not meant to be, because of the severity of my asthma, the recruiter, after discussing my medical history, said I most likely wouldn't pass their physical and therefore wouldn't get in. So I just went straight to college.
Brad ended up not going to the Navy because he has such bad eyesight. Even after the Baseball Coach and a Naval Officer tried to appeal they still said "No". So he ended up going to IWU and playing ball. The rest they say is history.:)
I think things turned out the way they were suppose to because had only one of us gone down our original path then we wouldn't be the "us" we are today. Which means no Kaylee or Ainsley. That's a very powerful thought! I can't imagine my life any different than it is now. Someone more powerful than us knew better and the plan laid out for us was to be an "us".
It seems to be easier to see "the plan" when it is something that has been a positive. We don't tend to question those, we just give thanks. When things happen that I don't understand those are the times I question and analyze. I want to know the deeper meaning and see the bigger picture. But I suppose it's not for me to question and know right now. Those are the times I need to have Faith and to Trust.
Times like when the Supreme Court upholds a groups rights to protest at Military funerals. Regardless of your thoughts on war the reality is we are fighting one. So the least we can do is support those that are fighting for us and protecting us, rather than use the memorial services of fallen soldgiers as your platform to spew your hateful messages. The very soldgiers who are protecting your rights.
I have the priveledge of working with someone who has served many tours, most recently from 08-09. He's a Captain in the Army and has sacrificed a great deal for this Country. He is one of the most honorable people I know and Brad and I are so fortunate to call him our friend! He is also given me a great perspective on war and what serving your country really means.
When we see soldgiers out in their uniform we easily identify them and can take that opportunity to thank them. Their families, not so easily identifiable. The ones who support their choice, carry on with life the best way they can here and have to really rely on Faith and Trust. There sacrifice is huge! Processing it all really makes one thing "WOW"!
List Crazy!
Are you a list maker? I am, I make lists of lists I have. I carry around at least one notebook in my purse. Why? For lists. That and it also has all of Kaylee and Ainsley well-doctor visit height, weight and the respective percentages. Yes, I copy them every time I get a new notebook. Why? I don't know. I like having it handy for reference. Why? Again, I don't know. But I digress.
Lists! Yes, lists. I have several lists in my head currently that I continue to get my notebook out to transfer from brain to paper, but have yet to really do. Some, not all. Yes, they have to be specific to what I need and if they aren't well I start over. What lists am I currently working on?
-Ainsley's Friend Party; invite list; to do list
-Girls joint Family Birthday Party; invite list (although this is immediate Family I still make a list:) and to do list.
-Kaylee's Friend Party; invite list; to do lisy
-Girls Birthday wish lists. This involves 4 lists: What we are getting them, ideas for Brad's mom, my mom, and my Dad and Sallie. I try to give everyone a seperate list of ideas to avoid duplicates. Of course I also keep copies:)
-List of things around the house I would like to have done by the girls birthdays.
-Of course my general house list I keep for stuff that is on the "To do" list for the house in general that is forever evolving. What does that mean? A new list.
-Kaylee has decided for her birthday, from us, she wants her room redone (oh yes, this will have it's own post and emotional one for me, stay tuned:) and I need to track what needs to get done.
Do you think this makes me OCD? Maybe a little ADHD? I don't know. I just like to be organized. At work I keep things on my Outlook Calendar but also write them on my desk calendar. And just between you and me my desk calendar has things written on it with the dates highlighted in different colors. Yellow=work, so if it's worked related it's highlighted yellow, i.e. every other Friday for Payday. Pink=Girls, easy pick on the color:) So if the date involves them it's green, and so on.
Yes, I'm a list maker, to this I confess. I know they say the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem, but for me it's a wife of life. Without them...well then I'd have a problem:)
Lists! Yes, lists. I have several lists in my head currently that I continue to get my notebook out to transfer from brain to paper, but have yet to really do. Some, not all. Yes, they have to be specific to what I need and if they aren't well I start over. What lists am I currently working on?
-Ainsley's Friend Party; invite list; to do list
-Girls joint Family Birthday Party; invite list (although this is immediate Family I still make a list:) and to do list.
-Kaylee's Friend Party; invite list; to do lisy
-Girls Birthday wish lists. This involves 4 lists: What we are getting them, ideas for Brad's mom, my mom, and my Dad and Sallie. I try to give everyone a seperate list of ideas to avoid duplicates. Of course I also keep copies:)
-List of things around the house I would like to have done by the girls birthdays.
-Of course my general house list I keep for stuff that is on the "To do" list for the house in general that is forever evolving. What does that mean? A new list.
-Kaylee has decided for her birthday, from us, she wants her room redone (oh yes, this will have it's own post and emotional one for me, stay tuned:) and I need to track what needs to get done.
Do you think this makes me OCD? Maybe a little ADHD? I don't know. I just like to be organized. At work I keep things on my Outlook Calendar but also write them on my desk calendar. And just between you and me my desk calendar has things written on it with the dates highlighted in different colors. Yellow=work, so if it's worked related it's highlighted yellow, i.e. every other Friday for Payday. Pink=Girls, easy pick on the color:) So if the date involves them it's green, and so on.
Yes, I'm a list maker, to this I confess. I know they say the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem, but for me it's a wife of life. Without them...well then I'd have a problem:)
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