HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY MOM!!!

In appreciation of mothers day, here are some wonderful things about my mother. 

*She raised 5 troubling kids into 5 wonderful adults.

*She is dedicated. 

*She went back to college and graduated with a degree in Radiology. 

*She has 2 granddaughters and 7 grandsons. 

*She is a great cake decorator. She has done all of her kids wedding cakes, birthday cakes and other peoples as well.

*Is a loving wife to my dad.

*She is a wonderful Grandma.

*A great listener. 

*She is a great quilter. She has made baby blankets for all of her grandbabies.

I could go on and on about my mother. She is such a great person. I LOVE YOU MOM!!!!

Egg Roll at the White House

We were able to get tickets to go to the Egg Roll at the White House this year. In the past you were supposed to wait in line the night before to get tickets the next morning. David was actually excited about waiting in line with friends to do something for his family. Apparently DVD's are brought and pizza is usually ordered and it is a fun event with other dads. This year was different in that you got tickets online instead. We are lucky to get some. It was a huge mess and the site was super busy. It took us an hour of refreshing the page over and over and some tense moments to get the tickets. 

Anyways, the event was the day after Easter. We were all excited and told the kids we were going to the White House. McKaila kept saying the whole way there that we were going to the White House. I asked her if she knew what it was and of course she didn't. I told her its where the president lives and she responds with "Oh! Can I open it?". I responded with "McKaila its where the PRESIDENT lives, its not a PRESENT." Silly girl. 

We decided not to take strollers because we knew the kids would walk the whole time and wouldn't want to be strapped in the stroller. We didn't want to have to worry about keeping an eye on our bags and stroller while trying to have fun with the kids. The kids did so well walking. They walked from the parking garage to the metro and the rest of the time walking to the White House, around the White House and back to the metro and van. They were exhausted to say the least. 

The Egg Roll is basically when you take a hard boiled egg  and roll it down a little hill with a big  serving spoon. We didn't even do the egg roll because the lines were huge and once you got in it was over in less than 30 seconds from the looks of it. We actually didn't get to do too many activities. We stood in line to see some characters and the kids dyed eggs but that was basically it. They also had jump rope making, an egg hunt (in which you didn't even get to keep the eggs...so glad we didn't do that one or we would have had some tantrums), a kids cooking show, face painting, and a few other things. 

They also had some famous performers. Fergie was there in the morning (we were in the afternoon time slot), the Imagination Movers, Ziggy Marley, Jessica Jarell, DJ Jordan Heiitz, and SteveSongs.

We were glad that we were able to go and get our wooden Souvenir Egg but if we don't get tickets again we won't be disappointed. It was very overcrowded and not organized very well. I heard today that they let in 10,000 more than they did last year. That is a lot of people and explains why it was so crowded. I hope it isn't like this again.  THe kids loved it and didn't really care that we didn't do anything extra. 

We took lots of pictures so I picked out the best ones. I hope you enjoy them. 

This is the view in front of us as we waited to get into the White House. There was even more behind us. 

This is how the kids felt about waiting in line. Kameron was not to happy at all but McKaila was fine.

 Story time with Ben Olson from D.C United Soccer Team

They sure do love each other. 

The Electric Company from PBS kids were  performing on the stage behind the kids. 

The kids and I with Max from the cartoon Max and Ruby. The kids thought he was the Easter bunny :) It was nice because the line to see him was much shorter than the actual Easter bunny.

This is the egg on the commerical with the boy who has really fast hands and he is stacking cups. Its the Incredible Egg.

Incredible Egg

I love the clouds in this picture.

Family picture in front of the White House. 

Kameron is 2

Today is Kamerons birthday. He is 2 years old today. My time has flown by. Kameron is such a sweet boy. I always get comments on how good and how cute he is. For example, we were at the gym for Kiddie Tyme (a gym full of bikes and slides and outdoor toys) and Kameron was mad because another kid was trying to take his toy away. Kameron was upset and hit the boy. I immediately went over and told him we dont' hit and I went and put him in time out. He was really good and stayed in time out even when I walked away. That's not the best example at how good he is but he listened very well with his time out and afterwards went up to the boy and said he was sorry and gave him a hug. Kameron loves his baby brother and his big sis. He loves going to nursery and is such a big helper at picking up the toys at the end when it is time to go home. Kameron is such a loving child and I am so glad he is in our family and I get to be his mother. Here a few pictures of Kameron from birth and then now. 

Happy St. Patricks Day

 Happy St. Patricks Day to everyone. Time flies by so fast. Kameron turns 2 next Friday. It is so hard to believe how big my kids are getting. This week seems to be filling up fast and I still need to make birthday plans for the big boy. We aren't going to have anything big. We are just going to have a few people over for dinner and cake. Today I have to take or dog JoJo in for more shots and check to see if his "tummy wormies" are gone. The vet said he got them from his mama. So more deworming shots for him. Well the kids and I are off to the gym. Enjoy the pictures.

What can I even say about this picture? He is such a good baby and I love his hair. This is how it is pretty much everyday. We know its bath day when his hair no longer sticks up :) 

Kameron is becoming such a big boy. I love this picture of him. After church on Sunday, David thought it would be fun to put his shirts on McKaila and Kameron. Kameron was the only one to wear it all day and even wore it to bed. 

McKaila is such a goof ball. She always does this with her hands. I think I need to buy her only pants with pockets. Otherwise she carries things around in her under wear :)

Jayden is so strong. All David is doing is keeping him from falling over. 

It is crazy how much she looks like me.

This is all Kameron needs. His "keekee" and his two fingers. 

Aren't my kids the cutest????

I know as their mother I am biased and everyone thinks their kids are the cutest but check this out :) I could just gobble them up. 

Been a while

Sorry it has been a while since my last post. Things have been crazy around our household lately. We were able to have David's parents out for the weekend a week ago and had a blast with them. David and his dad built a work bench and some shelves out in the garage and it looks fantastic. 

We have had two well baby visits since my last post. Jayden had his 2 month appointment (he was 2 months and one week old) and weighed 12 lbs 13 oz (75%) and was 24" long (90%).  The doctor was please with his growth. The Dr. said his weight and length are perfect proportion with each other. I'm thinking he'll be like McKaila. Speaking of McKaila, she had her 3 year well check last week (only a month and a half late). She weighed 31 lbs 1 oz (50% FINALLY) and I can't remember her height ( I have it written somewhere though) but she was in the 90th % for that. I am glad she is finally in the normal range for her weight. She has always been in the 25% for a long time. Maybe all that chocolate milk is doing her some good :) She didn't have to have any shots but poor Jayden had 5 pokes in the legs and an oral vaccination. 

We also got a puppy at the beginning of the month. He is a week older than Jayden and he is a beagle/hound mix so they say. He is a very cute puppy and is finally housebroken. He loves to chew on his toys and is very good to only chew on those. His name is JoJo. Here are a few pictures till I get more of Davids camera. Enjoy.

JoJo

Jayden relaxin on the couch :)

The kids and their Grammie.

Jayden laughing at his HaHa (Grandpa Lee)

I love having a GIRL!!

I am having so much fun trying new hair do's with McKaila's hair. I have to let her watch cartoons or bribe her with a chocolate to get her to sit still long enough. Hopefully the more I do it the better she will sit still. I have done a new style for the last four days and here are the pictures. Enjoy!!!