Friday, June 15, 2012

BABIES!

Our baby birds are hatching!!!  1 started hatching today and we got to see it as soon as it hatched!  The pictures below are within 4 hours of each other.  The ones with no fuzz are the initial pictures and the ones with fuzz are 4 hours later.  I did a little research and I think the blue speckled eggs are common house finches and the brown speckled eggs are brown headed cowbirds (which lay eggs in other bird nests!).  3 of each.  The bird that hatched is a brown headed cowbird if my research is correct.  I knew they should be hatching any day due to my research, so we kept checking yesterday and today.  The boys LOVED it!  Kelton "talked" very excitedly about it, even though we didn't understand what he was saying.  He was very enthusiastic though!  And Kasen wanted to look at them every 10 minutes.  He had SO many questions (like always)!  He is definitely going to keep us busy... 

Many of you may have experienced this many times and aren't overly impressed, but this is a first for me (except watching chicks hatch at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago)!  I think I loved it as much as the boys did!  BTW, every time I talk, the baby bird looks in my direction and opens his mouth looking for food.  I'm sure he does that for any noise, but I thought it was SO precious!  Life is so amazing!








Wednesday, June 13, 2012

June 13

Evening walk. Great day. Kai and I had a date this afternoon and I was reminded again of why I fell in love with him and continue to on a regular basis. Sometimes life with kids gets busy and chaotic and I get caught up in meals, cleaning, activities, schedules, etc. Just taking those extra moments when we can focus on each other and laugh together make such a difference. I'm so grateful for those times!


- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

A Cozy Little Home

Look what I found tonight while plucking flowers from my petunia baskets! I can hardly wait to show the boys in the morning! I can only imagine how much fun we'll have waiting for them to hatch. Now I have to dig up some egg and bird stuff from my teaching days! Such fun is in store!


- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Saturday, June 2, 2012

High On Life










- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Friday, June 1, 2012

Where Babies Come From

Kasen told me tonight as I was putting him to bed that he knew where babies came from: "Mommy, I was born from your heart.". It may not be anatomically correct, but it is certainly true! Yes, my eyes misted and I hugged him closely. I love my boys and the simple truths they share with me!

- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!




Yes, our child is a gold digger.

- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Saturday, May 26, 2012

PGA

Today we watched some of the PGA.  It was fun to witness some amazing golfers! Kasen picked up some "clubs" of his own :-)  Happy Memorial Day weekend! 



Thursday, May 24, 2012








Another beach day. Had a fun time with friends at "our" beach. Kelton has started walking marathons. He started walking almost 2 months ago, but has been content to just cruise and hold onto things, but all of the sudden yesterday, he let go and has literally been walking non-stop!!! Guess he wanted to be great at it before he really jumped in. He sports the biggest grin too. Love our boys!

- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Sunday, May 20, 2012

I surprised Kai with a getaway to Chicago for his birthday weekend. Left the kids with grandma and we savored time together in a great city. It just so happened that his birthday weekend also happened to be the NATO Summit, so we got to witness large scale protests with more police force than knew existed in Chicago. We also had brunch at one of our favorite restaurants overlooking the Magnificent Mile and just happened to see Obama and his motorcade drive by!! So funny that we keep accidentally running into Obama (last year we were at Albany airport when he arrived and took off on Air Force One-Kasen LOVED that!)! I worried a little when I found out about NATO (after planning the trip), but I'm SO glad I didn't cancel because the city was relatively quiet, traffic wasn't bad, and with police on every block, we felt extremely safe!

By the way, dating after kids is so much fun! I think every minute is that much more valuable!














- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Happy Birthday Kai!!










Happy birthday to my amazing husband! I'm so glad God brought you into this world and brought our lives together. I couldn't imagine my world without you in it. Hoping for many, many more years! (picture taken at my MIL's house for birthday lunch).

- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Thursday, May 17, 2012




- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Stormy Sunset

Our sunset as a storm rolls in. Can't wait! I love a great light show! Took the boys to a kids museum today and did a little shopping. As we got on the elevator (like we've done a thousand times) to go to the top floor, Kasen got a worried look on his face. I asked him what was wrong and his reply was simple and hilarious, "Mommy, I don't want to go to outer space right now.". Guess we've talked about space a lot lately...


- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Monday, May 14, 2012

Beach evening

On our walk tonight. The boys are soaking wet from throwing rocks and sitting in the lapping waves. As I write this, I'm still sitting on the sandy shore with the love of my life in the late, warm, evening sun watching some of my most favorite people in the world relish the last moments of this day. And I am so grateful that God has blessed us so richly.











- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Happy Mother's Day!




- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Home after church! Casual family shot. At least the boys. Are looking at the camera! Love my family!


- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Friday, May 11, 2012

May 11




- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Cheese!




- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Monday, May 7, 2012

Family Day

Taken at the Museum of Science and Industry today. Great place for kids!


- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Friday, April 13, 2012

Almost Forgotten

I realized after completely filling up my phone storage space that I had a ton of pictures on my phone that I haven't shared with my blog readers.  So, enjoy! 


Looks innocent, huh?  Well, long story short, we had some good friends come and visit this past weekend and the boys (actually, just Kasen, but he loves to show off when his friends are around) managed to flush this down the toilet.  Kai had to take the toilet off and snake the toilet in order to get it out.  Thankfully, he's a pro at stuff like this, so we saved an expensive call to the plumber.  


Kasen vacuuming Kelton's room.  He loooovvves to do this and begs me to "let" him.  How can I say no?  


Picking out Daddy's new "toy".  Kai was actually really excited about this purchase even if it means a little more work for him.  


Kelton's first birthday celebration in Sabbath School.  


Our "sushi" night at home.  It's actually "Kim Bop" in Korea and this is a recipe from one of my good Korean friends, Yuri (English name), who taught me how to make Korean food while we spent our year there.  This is now a regular tradition in our home.  


Beach day a couple of weeks ago.  I love living near the beach--especially with kids! 


St. Patrick's Day with friends at a local upscale bakery in the area.  I both love and hate the introduction to this amazing place filled with all kinds of unimaginable decadent treats.  Kasen had a simple cupcake and look at the restraint he managed ;-)  





Yum! 


Lincoln Logs from a good Chicago friend.  Kasen loves them! 


Our sunshines in Sabbath School learning about creation.  


At the Air Museum.  We have memberships here since it's near our home and this day they were letting people inside the planes.  What an awesome treat!  


Kasen at Sabbath School celebrating his 3rd birthday.  


And for our small family party at home for Kasen's 3rd.  I need to post pictures of the boys big party, but those are not on my phone.  Maybe later...


At the Museum of Science and Industry with a good Chicago friend.  This place is AMAZING for kids!!  And with a reciprocal museum pass, you can get in for free! 


Where's Daddy?  (At the museum still)


Another from the museum.  Kasen loves trains and was captivated by this expansive setup.  


Last museum picture.  The boys thought this was pretty impressive!


My life.  
I added this to our laundry room.  


Date night!  So thankful for grandparents!  


Seeing Louis Zamperini in person!!  Wow!  He is who the story of Unbroken is about.  He is in his 90's and is still completely with it and is unbelievably inspiring.  


On our CA vacation.  Honestly, we were packing as lightly as we could!  Traveling is starting to get exhausting! 


Kasen showing George the airplane.  


Getting ready for our 1st of 2 flights.  


Again in SS.  Apparently I use my phone here a lot!  Learning about the day God made the animals.  


Another beach day this winter.  


Kelton is such a good eater!  He loves everything I give him.  (SUCH a difference from Kasen!) Unfortunately I just took him for his checkup and his pediatrician told me he was only in the 10th percentile for weight :-(   Sooooo, now I am trying to come up with creative ways to bulk him up a little...


I loved setting up the playroom.  Kelton apparently did too.  We have 2 of these and they have been invaluable with all the toys we have acquired.  


One of our evening projects this winter.  Such fun.  Although, in case you didn't know, fondant tastes gross. 


Kelton cruising several months ago.  


Riding the penny horse at the grocery store.  Makes shopping a treat for the kids.  


Kasen's broken arm :-(  Thankfully after seeing the orthopedic surgeon, he said it was a minor break and since Kasen had full range of motion and was able to put all of his weight on it, it only needed to be splinted and not casted.  I was so relieved for that news.  


A random picture of some of my faithful blog stalkers.  Thank you for checking so often for updates :-)  


At Grandma and Papa's house where eating is extremely tough work and requires a prompt nap.  


Halloween 2011.  


Bringing Daddy lunch at work.  


Kasen thought my driving was a little risky, so he took an extra precautionary safety measure.  





Auntie Stephanie and Auntie Katie gave Kasen a new look.  


Singing along in church.  


The outfit that Kai called disgraceful.  It's okay.  I guess I can understand, even if I do like Baby Legs.  


Another beach trip when Kelton was teeny.  This was while we were in CA.  


Trying to embarrass our children ;-) 


Another date night.  Kai let me pick this night and he endured painting pottery ;-)  

At another kids museum.  Kelton is an astronaut.  

It was such fun being able to go back and see all of these pictures!  So much has happened in the last few months.  Haven't even touched my actual camera pictures yet...  



Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone