Roo is going to be 2!!??

I can't believe my baby is going to be 2 already....she is my little sunshine.

Love ya like a sister!!

Adrienne and Bella are best friends....and they act like sisters! They want to be with each other but not "near" each other. They fight over toys, dolls, food, cups....you name and they fight over it. At Kenny's party they were fighting over the same toy the whole time!

Kenny Jr's 4th Birthday

Kenny turned 4 on May 1st and celebrated with a 3 day party! He got his first scooter from Grandma and Grandpa Young on Wednesday, followed by a trip to "Chunky Cheeses" on Friday with Aunt Bre and his official birthday party was Saturday at Jumpin Jack and Jills in Sumner. He also got a special birthday cake on Thursday from his cousins. What a lucky boy!! Needless to say, it took him 3 days to recover!!

Dance picture....

Adrienne and I go to a Mommy and Me class on Monday nights. It is a great time for her and I to bond and she loves the social interaction. There is really not a lot of "ballerina" dancing going on but she does like to shake her booty!

Emerald Downs

Kenny Jr and Adrienne have started "racing" each other on their seperate horses. They giggle endlessly when they do it. Although I know Adrienne would prefer the big horse to her little one!

Kenny is a photographer

Kenny Jr has really been into taking pictures on my camera lately. He gets a kick out of taking one and saying "show it to me please". So we do that over and over again. Here are a couple samples of his work.

My Little German Girl

I love this picture of Adrienne. It reminds me of when I was little and my grandmother made me little German dresses for my dolls. She loves to sit on the counter and mess with everything.

Jeeping

So, Kenny is always begging me to go jeeping with him. I finally gave in and went up with the group on New Years Day. Mostly because he got a new rig that is enclosed, has heat and a normal seat belt. Of course, we started out great but soon realized there was a blizzard of snow moving in as we moved up to Evan's Creek. We had a total of 5 rigs with us and at one point, everyone was stuck on one road because of the snow and ice. Us girls hid in the warmth of the trucks while the guys worked tirelessly to get everyone out. It was hilarious.
It has to be said that this is they guys' normal idea of fun while jeeping. However, the girls didn't find it very entertaining. We were led to believe this was a nice ride up to a campground to build a fire and play in the snow. We left Orting at 10am, arrived at Evan's Creek around 3pm, headed back down at 5pm and didn't pick up our kids until 9:30pm! I was exhausted and I can't imagine how the guys felt since they did all the work!!

Good Friends

I saw this picture on my girlfriend's Facebook and loved it!! These girls have been my friends as long as I can remember. We've been through a lot together and still have a blast when we hang out. I hope we are still good friends 70 years from now, drinking beer, reliving stories from school and gossiping about old boyfriends!!

Snow Days!

I messed up my blog! But now I have some of it back. Here are some pics from the recent snow!

Cutest girl ever....

I really do have the cutest little girl in the world...hands down!

Christmas Pictures

The kids recently had their pictures taken with their cousins. It has become a tradition that I really enjoy...

Lightening McQueen and the Sunflower

Sorry, we're a little delayed with the Halloween update. Kenny Jr had a great time. He had a party at preschool including a costume parade and treats. Adrienne had fun trick or treating which mostly consisted of me chasing her through lawns and up and down drive ways. She went to a total of 4 houses to actually get candy....good times!!

Making his Daddy proud....

Kenny Jr went to the pumpkin patch with his preschool yesterday. I wasn't able to go but my Aunt Sheila took him. They had a good time and I asked her later if he had any little friends at school. She said none of them really stood out until they were on the hay ride. They were sitting next to a little girl with brown curly hair. Kenny Jr and the girl were kinda smiling and giggling at each other. Then Kenny Jr looked up to Aunt Sheila and said "I love her..."!!!!! What the heck!!?? When she said that I immediately thought, "Not my baby!!" So later I asked Kenny Jr what her name is and he said, "Taylor".....oh boy, is it supposed to start this early??

My Baby

I am so sad because my baby is growing up too fast....

Pumpkin Patch

We ventured to the Maris Farms Pumpkin Patch yesterday. We were there for 5 hours!! They have added so many fun activities for the kids including a Monster Truck ride. I think Kenny Jr's life is complete after doing that. He was beside himself with excitement. Adrienne had fun too although she wasn't quite big enough for some of the activities...maybe next year!

Addiction

I am now aware, more than ever, of my addiction to the internet. Yesterday, we had no internet connection at home and Comcast couldn't make it out to our house to fix the problem until this morning. I was okay with that only because I knew I would be back to work this morning where I would, once again, have access to the internet. Well, I get to work this morning and....NO INTERNET!! Not only that, we had no access to the main program we use for scheduling...which is my only job. So, needless to say, I was at a loss. I had no idea what to do with myself....so I called Chrystal!

BFF's already....

Chrystal and I have been taking the girls to a Mommy and Me class at a dance studio on Bonney Lake. It is just a half hour on Monday nights. The girls love it so far though they rarely listen to us or follow directions. Their main goals are to run from us, try to raid the instrument bag, make friends with the other girls by getting very up close and personal (they don't all like that!) and making a run to the other Mom's purses.

This last Monday, Roo and I were a couple minutes late so everyone was already in a circle doing a song activity. When we walked in, Bella got super excited and ran over to hug me when we sat down which melted my heart. Anyway, later on Bella went over and sat on a bench and Adrienne was close behind her. Another classmate came over and sat between Adrienne and Bella. Well, Bella was having none of that. She got an irritated look on her face and nudged the other girl until she got down. Chrystal and I were laughing although Chrystal was slightly horrified by Bella's protectiveness of Adrienne. So once this little girl left, Bella got the biggest smile on her face and patted Adrienne assuringly....appearantly nothing and no one comes between these two!! I have a feeling they are going to be a force to be reckoned with!!

Counting

Conversation from dinner tonight:

Kenny Jr said, "Why does Daddy have two cups?"

Mommy said, "Because he has milk and beer."

Kenny Jr said, "Oh. I am going to count all the cups here." (Counts outload while also counting on his fingers.) "ONE (one finger), TWO (two fingers), EIGHTEEN (three fingers), EIGHTEEN (four fingers), FIVE (five fingers)!!

Now add a look of pure satisfaction on a boy's face for getting it right!

Adrienne learned something new....

Adrienne has picked up a new phrase from her big brother......