Gamer in Training!

So, Kaiden discovered daddy's gameboy today! He has been non-stop playing sims. It's hilarious! He doesn't exactly do anything, the people keep passing out, but he runs around and shoots a weapon, or does whatever, I'm still not sure. He tells me, mommy he wants pizza, he wants a shower, he has to go poddy, cuz it pops up on the screen. He's so funny. That picture was him chillin on his Thomas Train couch gaming out! I had to snap it! And as I did Kalan smiled extra big trying to show us all his teeth. He's proud! And let me tell you, when eating on the right side, at initial contact, he uses them puppies too! OUCHY! Now, pure torture comes when he gets the top ones too! I do not look forward to that day! Stay toothless honey, for 4 more months! HEHE!

Some Pics to Share

We took these a week ago or so and they are so darn cute. I totally forgot to put them up. And no, Kalan doesn't have an ear infection mom!! LOL! He always put his hand behind his head for some reason, and he was in mid reach. This is him in Kaiden's seat he eats in and Kalan is sitting up so good I tried it out. He loves it!! But of course big brother doesn't love Kalan in it, so we only get him in it when Kaiden is preoccupied.
AHH, and here Kaiden is showing you how much he disapproved of Kalan in his seat and decided he was going to sit on baby. When I laughed, then he played it off and thought it was funny and, thankfully, didn't put all of his weight on Kalan.


And here Kalan looks so big don't he? Like he's climbing into the seat? I wish! He was falling out gracefully! LOL! He started to fall and caught himself like this! He's so funny!

And the best pic of all!

I love these little boogers! OH, Kalan has 2 teeth now!! The two bottom ones! And, although he's not in a full fledge crawling, yes he's taking his time, he now scoots himself forward with his tippy toes, so it's only a matter of time! WOO!

Turkey Day!

So today was Turkey Day! We went to Mee-Maw's house and the kiddo's had a blast. Well Kaiden did, Kalan just hung out from lap to lap! HEHE! Kaiden LOVES it at Mee-Maws cuz he gets away with tons and runs around like a nut. Mee-maw loves to spoil that little booger!
This pic of Kalan looks pretty nifty don't it? It was outside and Daddy and Aunty Crystal decided to be creative?? LOL!

This is Derek and Crystal. Derek is AWESOME! Crystal got her a keeper!! He treats her so good, and she deserves it!



This is Kaiden with Ray, Charlotte's boyfriend.




So we had lots of fun today! It was packed full of DELICIOUS food! MMMHMM! The turkey was juicy! I made homemade macaroni and cheese, Sweet Potato casserole, homemade biscuits, and cherry dump cake and everything came out really good. Charlottle made everything else and it was delcious as usual! She made this chicken the other day and it was RIDICULOUSLY tender!! ANYWHO, So then we had dessert after resting the tummy's for a bit, while the men-folk watched football. Especially enjoying the dallas cowboy cheerleaders! I missed my family tons though and especially my GRANDPA!! :( I really miss him! First holiday without him and first Thanksgiving without him. I can only imagine how emotional it was when he wasn't there to say the prayer as usual....I MISS OKLAHOMA!! Well I just wanted to share the pics! Hope everyone had a great Turkey day!!

Chucke Cheese

So today was family time! I originally was going to go to a brunch but dear hubby told me he really wanted to spend time with us, he's so SWEET! So, we decided to go take Kaiden to Chucke Cheese! His first time! It was ok, but very dissapointing. He couldn't really do much and his attention span is there and gone, so he'd basically put in a token stay for a second, and jet! LOL! But OH WELL! And just in case you don't know, the tickets are a scam! You can buy the toys cheaper than winning them. I guess everyone probably knows that, but I didn't think it would be this ridiculous. So we got up to the counter and only had 80 tickets and we looked at all the things we could get and saw 1 small basket full of plastic spiders and things that cost 2 cents a piece! So, we ended up buying them 2 small rubber footballs, which they both LOVED, and gave our tickets to a cute little girl!

Doesn't Kaiden look happy? HAHA! We made him eat pizza, horrible horrible thing, before he got to play! Bad mommy and daddy I know! :) So then they were off. Kalan and I hung out and actually tasted our food, as opposed as swallowing it whole, and I fed him some delicious baby food. Then we went and followed the 2 boys around as they darted from game to game! I think the game Kaiden liked the most was the one's where you throw the balls into the holes and rack up points. He likes to throw things! We only saw the mouse 1 time and didn't get to catch him in time for a picture, but that's ok, Kaiden saw him and really wasn't too interested.


Mee-Maw stopped by when we first got there, she timed it perfectly! She was there doing something at the mall I think! So we snapped a pic and then the kids were off! And this picture of Kaiden is too funny. He got up into this train slide thing and every picture I took he was banging on the glass saying HELP, because all the kids were doing it!

All and all it was a great outing for everyone, until poor Kalan was drenched by mommy. Yes it's true, I'm a bad mommy! Dennis was taking Kaiden to the bathroom and had me hold his pop while I was trying to pay for the 2 balls. We were waiting in line FOREVER and I bent over to get Kalan and the darn pop spilled all over the boy, well mainly on his leg/booty. AND THE PEOPLE NEXT TO US WERE LAUGHING! As my poor baby was crying! People are ridiculous! No workers even offered to help me clean it up or anything! I had to leave Kalan crying soaked and go to a table and get a thing full of napkins! I just left the ice, cup and napkins laying on the floor after I finished. I assumed they could at least clean up a mess, since they couldn't give me anything to clean it up myself. HOOKERS! An eventful day! But fun and both boys took a nap when we got home, tuckered out from the excitement. But I do have to say, we probably aren't going to go back there anytime soon. It just wasn't really worth the price and Kaiden wasn't into it. But it is so nice to be together as a family again!!

1st Tooth!!!

It's HERE! Kalan has his first tooth! Just noticed it today. It's just barely sticking up from his gums but it's there! I'm hoping that is why he's been sleeping so horribly the past week or so! I'm so absolutely EXHAUSTED! I had 3 tests today, so I got no sleep last night! I'm seriously about to pass out right now, but HAD to announce the tooth we just discovered. My little man is growing up. I'm happy about the tooth, BUT NOT! Because this just give's him a weapon to GET me with when he's eating! LOL! NO FUN. But he hasn't yet, so I'm hoping it doesn't. Well, I'm off to enjoy the silence, now that the kiddy's have gone off to dreamland!

Life with Daddy

Well it's been a week since daddy's been home and life is great! Poor daddy isn't used to the insanity of 2 kids, so he's dealing well enough though! :) Kaiden is a handful of energy even after running around like a nut all day long! Kalan is getting so darn big, well bigger. He's actually a tiny little guy, but he himself is getting bigger. He's eating a ton more, but still not sleeping very well through the night!! ARGHH! The past 2 nights have been relatively sleepless. And I know, everyone's saying that I'm spoiling him blah blah, let him cry it out, AND I DO! He cries and cries! It's not like I can just put him into another room or something! We already have all the rooms filled up! So I'm stuck listening to the crying! Dennis is such a heavy sleeper that he doesn't usually wake up until the end of the ordeal! LUCKY! I don't know what I'm going to do! ROAR! Anywho, I'm so busy with school. Next week is already THANKSGIVING! So, I have 3 tests this week, and 2 in the short week of Thanksgiving. We are out from Wednesday to Friday. I welcome the break! But I don't really have a break because I have a huge statisitcs assignment due the Friday of the week we come back! GOSH! So we have Thanksgiving!!! Sweet Potatoe Casserole! Although I can't make it as good as Auntie Donder, I shall try and enjoy as best as I can. And then it's CHRISTMAS! AHH! The end of the year is packed! Dennis went to Virginia for the OCPD tryouts, but they weren't even hiring full time anyways! They told him that they were hiring seasonal and would hire full time from those you were there for a few summers! WHAT? Seasonal doesn't have benefits so, that's pointless! So, next is Salisbury PD. We shall see how that goes. AHH! PRESSURE!

Surgery Sucks

So, I had surgery today. It was more of an exploratory surgery, with the hopes of finding answers and possibly relief. But, negative Ghost Rider! I have stumped the doctors once again! She said that she saw no endometriosis. She found, and I quote,"scar tissue I cut and your uterus is spongy, but is supposed to be firm" Ya, I got lots of info!!! NOT! Did I personally sit and talk to the doctor? NO, she told my husband, poor Dennis, who doesn't know how I hurt or all of the questions that I had. How would he, he's not in my head! Then she went on her way home, But I told them to page her so I could ask questions, but I basically got the same answers and forgot to ask a few because I was doped up! GOSH! I HATE THIS! Now I'm in pain from the surgery, mainly from the gas they inflated me with, no worries, they tied a string to my foot so Dennis wouldn't lose me!! HEHEH! I asked her why my uterus was spongy and she has NO CLUE! Come back in 2 weeks, CLICK, the end of the conversation! I love this don't you? NOOOOOOO! FRUSTRATION ABOUNDS I TELL YOU!

Back Together Again

Dennis is finally home and it is such a huge relief! Although it wasn't as bad as when he was deployed, being apart for 4 months was insane! Right now, it's weird to say, but it's still strange to have Dennis actually home. I've only known Maryland without him and especially living in this house with just the kids and I. Even he said that it doesn't feel real, kind of like he's just on leave and has to go back. Life without the Army? Now that's an adjustment! But a VERY good one indeed. I just want to thank all of my family and friends that have been our support through this whole ordeal. The mom's group that I'm in is so amazing! They have to be the best group of people I've ever known. They have been the one's who listened to me whine the whole time! LOL! Thanks lady's! Now that the hubby is home, it's time for a MNO, SERIOUSLY! :) I wish that life could hold for a few days, so we could get used to eachother again, but of course it doesn't. Today Dennis is going with his Mom and Sister to get a suit for his testing in Virginia this weekend, while I'm at school. Then we gotta go get some groceries to keep that man fed! It was so sad last night, because Kaiden was going nuts when we put him to bed. He was so scared that Daddy was going to leave again! I tried to reassure him, but with no luck. So Daddy gave him some much needed TLC and cuddled with him until he fell asleep. BUT, he woke up at the butt crack of dawn this morning, which he hasn't done in forever! Tonight we're going out to eat with the family, but besides that, there is just going to be a lot of time spent with eachother! Kalan was really tired when Daddy first got home, so that mixed with not knowing Dennis, he was a bit whiny and clingy to me, but it really didn't take him much time to warm up to Daddy at all! Our family is whole again!!

HE'S HOME!

More to Follow.

Only 3 More Hours!

So we made some signs the other night and couldn't wait to put them up! Kaiden fell asleep before he could actually help me make the signs, but he certainly helped me put them up! He's the best little helper! Right now is just passing the time, because I just called Dennis and he said he's about 3-4 hours away! They are finally in Maryland! We are excited I tell you! It' going to be so great to finally have our family together again! We can't wait until we can all wrap our arms around Daddy! Kalan has gotten so big in the 4 months that he's been gone. I can't believe that we have spent so much time apart! But now we are DONE, D-O-N-E, with the Army! OHH! It's weird thinking that, but awesome at the same time! The Army brought us together, but kept us apart more! We aren't doing anything too fancy when he gets home, just lot's of spending time with eachother! I'll let you all know when he's home!

Daddy's Almost Home!

Can you see how excited we are that Daddy is almost home? We can't wait! Charlotte flew out this morning to go to Lawton. They are staying one more night to rest up and then starting the tedious drive to Maryland bright and early on Monday morning!
Life is going to be GREAT when daddy get's home. The other day in the car Kaiden kept telling me, Mommy, I NEED DADDY! He was very forceful in his words and kept telling me over and over, I need daddy! It was cute and sad all at once. It's been 4 months since we've seen him! That's a lifetime when you have kids growing up! Kalan is already so big and Kaiden has started talking so much more. He's just a little adult running around here talking up a storm in full sentences! He says things that you couldn't imagine his little brain even could understand! I LOVE THESE BOYS! God has really blessed our family!
I sit and wonder if I had made different choices in my life, would I have these 2 angels still? I know that I made some really retarded decisions in life in the beginning, but it all worked out SO AMAZING! I know that God had this all planned out before, but I still am astounded at how really blessed we are. Dennis just was telling me yesterday, as we were going over our finances, that times are going to be really tight in this new transition we're embarking on. We are both starting over in our careers, a big step normally, but enormous when you have a family to provide for also! But he said, "the money always seems to come in right when we need it" And it is so true, God always provides for us! I don't know how people do it without faith? So daddy will be home sometime on Tuesday!! Only 2 1/2 more days!! WOOHOO!

Halloween!

Halloween was sooooo busy! We went to our daycare lady's, Teresa, neighborhood. We got started late, because we had a LOAD of people and were waiting on a few. But we got started and only halfway through, had enough candy for a month! It was so funny, Kaiden started out so hyped up and full of energy. I was so nervous, because I was pushing Kalan in the stroller and Kaiden was just running about like a nut. Luckily there were plenty of adults, so we all kept eachother's kiddy's together. THEN, about halfway through, Kaiden began to drag! It was so funny! He ENJOYED the whole candy thing though. He kept trying to eat it and I just had an image of my son on LSD or something!! LOL! Kalan was so good. He was awake until we got halfway, and then he was out. It was way past his bedtime anyways! He is such an early sleeper. But he got candy too and he was so stinking cute! It was nerve racking and my brain was fried when we got finished, but we lived and headed home. Then aunty Crystal came over and saw the kiddo's before they went to bed. Kaiden ate some candy, which I know BAD MOMMY, candy before bed, but he earned it!! :) Here's the pics!!

Kalan's Hawk

We Went to a Halloween Party with the mom's group that I'm in, and everyone was asking when I was going to give Kalan a Mohawk like his big bubba. It's so funny, because the top of his hair is growing like Kaiden's is cut, specifically for the hawk! So, the next morning before daycare, I just HAD to try it out, and he looks so stinkin cute!! He is a darlin ain't he? SO I got to snap them together too! I think there is something on the lens, which ISN'T a surprise, so that's why there is a littly blurry part at the bottom, but anwho! My 2 little mohawk boys! I don't do Kalan's like that all day, because I'm not sure how his scalp will do with the hairspray, but it was cute for the day!!