Welcome home/Happy birthday Bryson!

A couple of weeks ago, we were able to go to a party for our little friend, Bryson Clark (We had family in town, then went on vacation so I'm a little late with the post). Bryson was adopted from Ethiopia this year and we are so blessed to know him!

Bryson with his momma, Suzanne (my baby food friend mentioned in my last post)
Bryson was fun to watch...he loved the water!

His first birthday cupcake...we all felt sorry for him because it didn't have any icing! Suz claims it is because he doesn't like icing.

Michael enjoyed the hotdogs, doritos and cupcakes (with icing)!

Michael liked the big slide too and did NOT want to leave the party.

Homemade baby food!

So, my friend Suzanne came up with this "great" idea a couple of weeks ago...we could each make homemade baby food and trade. She has a little boy that is only a couple of weeks older than Kaitlyn. My job is green beans and carrots, and she will be making peas and sweet potatoes. It was a rainy day here in Bardstown today, so I thought I would go ahead and get my food ready and put it in the freezer. If she had not put me up to this, I would have quit earlier in the day!! I've got it figured out now, and it will be much easier next time though :)

Cooking the Beans and carrots...the easy part!
I gave Michael some crayons and a coloring book to keep him occupied...it later turned into playdoh, which he and Samson both tried to eat!

My little food chopper was not "cutting it" so I had to resort to my magic bullet, which did the trick. I later heard giggling from Mr. Michael. I turned around and saw that he took some of the packaging from the bullet and thought it would be funny to put it around his sister's head!

Poor Kaitlyn!

My kitchen was nice and tidy before the day began...this was after! Since I saved lots of money today, I think I need a shopping spree!

Our two little blessings

Here are some recent big brother, little sister shots. I just love how sweet they are to each other...hopefully this won't change!

Sorry we didn't get a good picture of Kaitlyn's face at the pool

Snuggling with daddy before bathtime

Kaitlyn, aka "Sissy"

Miss Kaitlyn is already 5 Months old!!! I can't believe how fast time flies. Here are some recent pictures of our little girl.

She is quite the little roller...I put out two blankets to give her some more room one day and she still ended up on the floor!
Her 5 month picture in a new dress Showing off a new bow from Stephanie at www.brilliantbows.com

Ryan is going to have a fit when he sees this, but I just had to put it on here. This is my favorite bow from my recent order and for some reason Ryan actually let me try it on him :).

She loves her first baby doll...I'm determined to make her a girlie girl

Her beautiful smile that melts our hearts!

"Momma, How many pictures do you have to take of me?"

Kaitlyn with MeMa Su-Su (as Michael calls her) on a quick 4th of July trip

Michael Man

Mr. Michael has been keeping me busy lately and is growing so quickly! He's quite the talker now. It's so fun watching him figuring out the world.

These are his two new hands. He takes these two vehicles EVERYWHERE!
Michael LOVES PaPa! Michael has asked for him everyday since he was here on the 4th of July

Michael's first trip to the neighborhood pool (look at the car and truck in his hands :)

He looks like a big boy with his hat on.

He currently has hand, foot, and mouth disease (which is bad news) and has not been interested in eating due to blisters in his mouth. He got to try popsicles for the first time this week...he liked it for about one minute then played with it

Here he is one day after sweating bullets outside. His hair was wet, so I just had to mess with it!

I love that smirk

Well, with his weight being below 30 lbs, he is supposed to wear a life jacket that has something in the back around his neck...the picture shows he was not a happy camper in it so it went back to the store and we found something else!

He LOVES putting on his daddy's shoes!

The picture says it all...the boy likes pasta

Happy Father's Day!

I want to wish my wonderful husband a Happy Father's day! I appreciate all he does for me and our little ones.

Here are a couple of pictures from after church today before daddy got home.
Michael made his daddy a "#1 daddy" crown today...

It did not last too long though! There were not enough staples to withstand Michael's hands!.

Lastly, here's a recent picture of daddy with his two babies on a typical evening at our house after supper. They LOVE their daddy! The gingerbread man by Kaitlyn is Samson's. He brings it to us all the time to play fetch with him. Ryan doesn't like to admit it, but deep down, he really likes ol' Sam :)

We love you daddy!!

GA Trip

We made a Georgia trip a couple of weeks ago...and I'm just now getting around to posting about it, sorry! We had a great time and Kaitlyn made her debut to much of our extended family for the first time.

Check out these cute shades! I got two pairs for $5, but her brother will keep his on for maybe 1 second!
Michael loved being outside at my parents' house and someone always seemed willing to grant his request. Now that we are home, he is often disappointed when momma can't take him everytime he says "outside" so sweetly! The above picture is of him enjoying an indoor playroom at my parents' church on a rainy day. The picture below is of Michael and his Papa enjoying the wheel barrel.

We were able to meet our cousin Callie for the first time while we were in GA, she is just 6 weeks older than Kaitlyn. They both enjoyed the activity mat.

The Mommas with the baby girls