Seriously Spring, SHOW YOUR FACE!

The weather did not cooperate quite as nicely as we had hoped on the day we decided to head South for a picture and play day at Botannical and Wilson park.. but I think we still managed to get some adorable shots for as cold as it was... Seriously Spring, SHOW YOUR FACE!

Jaxson is 5 and Kellen is 13 months... Kellen is impressed with ALL kids, but he of course thinks his big brother Jaxson is big stuff and watches his every move and wants to be a part of everything he does. If Jax is playing the wii Kellen is right there trying to get ahold of a wii remote and play too, if Jax is in his room Kellen couldnt be happier doing anything but setting in the middle of the floor with him. For the most part Jaxson tolerates having the side kick, ha.

'The Brodes!' ... Brody is the baby of this boyful bunch.. He's a happy baby with big bright eyes, and of course his Aunt Jen couldn't be happier about having a smiley baby around to get pictures of...The weather may not have participated but our Brody sure did!

The FIVE........sigh 

A day on the greens...

Or an afternoon in our living room, same thing if you're one! We plan to tag along with Jon one day soon to the golf course and let him experience the REAL greens, but for now the living room carpet will have to do.

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Family and play time, Kellen's 2 favorite things...

Well, his Momma is his favorite, but family and play time run a close 2nd and 3rd...(haha Jon). In between the rain and cold temps we've manged to get some outdoor playing in and he soaks up every second he can. He will be (already is!) an outdoor kid. The love for his red wagon just keeps growing, and more importantly when his family visits and takes him for a stroll around the block he is a happy happy boy!

Mimi and Pops , 2 of his favorite people

Notice the finger up and pointing, I think here he is telling Pops which way to go

And it's always a treat when Grandma Ida visits! Great Grandma's are a hoot, at least ours is ! We love her dearly:)

Went to Mimi and Pops for a play day with Brittany and Lily, two of the silliest most fun girls we know!


Lily and Kellen are buddies now.. they both light up when they see each other, and Lily is an awesome older cousin to her 'baby Kellen'.. We asked her to hold his hand and walk around the drive way so we could get some cute pictures so she grabs up his hand and says 'c'mon baby kellen lets go get married.' and then giggled and laughed. She knows shes a card.

This was his response to what she said.. lol

                                  These two laugh and play and are great friends.. gotta love your family!

A red wagon and some overalls...

A day away from 13 months.. Practically running everywhere. He communicates so well and is very responsive to what were saying. I can say 'kellen you want to go take a bath', and he will walk to the bathroom and stand by the bath tub. Or Kellen, do we need a diaper change. and he'll go to the room where we change his diaper. Speaking of, I am being a little lazy about the potty training thing so far.. Mainly because its hard to admit that my teeny little baby could possibly be old enough for this already.. but one day last week I decided I would try it out.. I took him to set on his mini 'throne' and at some point of me talking about what it was for he went! So I tried to praise him and all that jazz that makes a grown person feel like a total idiot (potty dance included).. Later on, Jon and I were in the kitchen and I saw K tugging on his shirt and I said, do you need to go potty?' and he ran to the bathroom, sat him down and he went again! I dont think its going to take long I just have to train MYSELF to start taking him and working with him on it.. and like i said, part of me is in denial that my little 6 lb baby I brought home from the hospital is even big enough to do this... sigh. -- Like all toddlers he is all about the finger foods and feeding himself. But he will still eat the shakes I make him along with his finger foods. Several months back I started blending him up shakes with spinach,blue berries, bananas and carrots and whatever else I happen to have (strawberries,zuchinni,avacado).. They turn out bright purple but they taste like bananas and he loves them. For him, this is about the only way I will get him to eat this stuff as he is not going to pick up a piece of dry spinach leaf off of his plate and eat it and go back for more. Even on days he only takes 5 bites I still feel better about the fact he is getting those vitamins and nutrients. and he loooves him some green beans. YUM.. or mmmmmm as he says :) --  The Veggie Tales dvd 'God Made You Special' is a HUGE hit around our house.. its part of his morning routine along with his waffle and apple juice. Jon and I walk around singing the songs and humming them in the car. We've concluded we are officially thooooose parents... what can ya do!  I do recommend this dvd though its adorable.. I find myself wishing these blogs were a little more interactive.. I basically blab about my child into the wind with no feedback or thoughts or opinions in return.. It would be cool if I could find a little network of friends/ fellow bloggers (some are just extremely bored at work and look for anything to pass the time.. trust me, i get it. that is why i started a blog in the first place.).. who, just like myself were newer parents just struggling through trying to do the right things for their kiddos while working , paying bills, and enjoying familly life.. blah blah.. anyways.. Kellen LOVES to be outside. Now that the snow is gone he acknowledged the grass and realized he loves it. We take wagon rides around our block about every day that the weather is remotely nice. He will point and laugh and enjoy himself. Usually the neighbors dogs or cats will come up to say hi or at least bark and he yells at them or barks back.. ha
                                     
When we get home he thinks it is his turn to pull the wagon, and he tries so so hard to do so. He gives it such an effort that I usually try to help him out so he thinks hes pulling it a little ways..

He is such a good sport when I have the camera out.. Here he is literally humming and ignoring me though.ha

My parents have lots of pictures of me running around wearing overalls and my hair in pony tails. We brought Kellen home in overalls. something about a baby in overalls is just adorable to me... Osh Kosh really needs to pay Kellen and I for these ads...  :)

Double Trouble...

Cousin Brody came over again...These two had a good ol time on a leisurely wagon ride through the back yard.. After several minutes Kellen realized I was focused on getting some pictures taken of Brody so he started doing funny things to try and get my attention. A barrel of laughs... If these two aren't a wagon full of mess then i don't know what is.

"Cousins are those childhood playmates who grow up to be forever friends."- Anonymous

"A cousin is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost." - Marion C. Garetty

Getting so big at 7 months old.. He was loving the wagon ride with Kellen and hangin with Uncle Jon.

Those meteorologists get it right every time...

Those meteorologists get it right every time... NOT

Just like everyone else in our area we are itching for some Spring like weather. When Jon said lets go to the Tulsa Zoo last Saturday I thought, its february but what the hay. He had afterall checked weatherchannel.com and the highs were 70 degrees..

'Tulsa, it's like the Paris of Oklahoma.' -- Chandler Bing

Arriving in Tulsa it's 40 degrees.. on our way to the zoo we watched the temp go up one degree per 5 minutes until we arrive and its a sweaty 44 DEGREES.. I mean what are ya gonna do! If you dont go ahead and go then ya took a 2 hour drive to eat at mediocre Applebees..we have one of those 5 minutes from our house! So off to the zoo we go, frozen fingers and all. and it was probably one of the funnest trips there we've had.. low stress, funny kids, and plenty of non present animals to make fun of the zoo for not having and ourselves for being there! Fun day.

Jaxson enjoyed the penguin show.. and Jon is in short sleeves because he insisted that i wear his coat because I was cold and he wouldnt take no for an answer. He's great like that.

                                           that birds gotta biiig head.                                          

RAWRR

4Wheelin Some Trails, Splashin through some mud!!

Just kidding!! He may not be tearin up the trails with caked on mud just yet but give him a few more months and he'll be well on his way!

Ofcourse it took a few tries to get this 4wheelin thing down.. technical difficulties in figuring out which leg to hike where.

"hmmmm, I did what you told me to do mom and it didnt work!"

Now what...?

Put the camera down and help me figure this out!

OK, ok, i got it

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K had a play day with his cousin Brody, 'The Brodes' as Aunt Jen likes to call him.

They are finally to the point they will set together and acknowledge one another without Brody crying because Kellen is trying to scratch and claw and poke at his face. Only about 5 months apart so it will be fun watching this little friendship bloom.

Man, isnt this fun to set on the same blanket and chew stuff together.