Kyrie Foundation Fundraiser

My sister is such a talented artist, but also has a heart of gold. She donated some of her artwork for a silent auction to benefit the Kyrie Foundation. I went to the benefit tonight to support my sister and her artwork, but what a reality check I got. Kyrie was a little girl that died of pediatric brain cancer. They showed a slide show that brought tears to my eyes as they reminisced of Kyrie's life. As I watched the slide show, I found myself holding my own daughter tighter and tighter. I can't imagine what it would be like to lose your baby. The organization is small and just starting out, but it is for such a great cause!! http://www.kyriefoundation.com/

Oatmeal.. Yum

As you can see from the look on Katelyn's face, Oatmeal was a big hit. She is now getting rice in the morning and oatmeal for dinner. She is an awsome eater!!

Night-Night Kater!!

We started a new routine tonight. Camden was so excited to read a night-night book to his baby sister. He was absolutely adorable. He even gave her a night-night kiss :~)

Happy Voting!!!

Camden and I had a fantastic time voting together this morning. He has been so into this election. It's funny what even preschoolers can pick up on. I guess that just goes to show you how much this election has been in the media and on TV lately. He was so excited when trick-or-treating to see all the signs in the yards. He even wanted me to take a picture of him by his favorite candidates sign!! I think he just likes saying, "Barak Obama."

The past five years I have gone to the same polling station and I have never had to wait in line. I have always walked right up and voted, but not today. We were in line for 45 minutes. It's a good thing we got up early:) May the best man win!!!!

Night with the True's

We got some bad news about our monthly play date with my good friends last night. The Dickerson's son, Dominick, woke up very sick on Saturday morning, so we had to cancel and reschedule for a later date. Since the True's live close and we both had the night blocked off anyway, we called them to see if they would like to meet us somewhere for dinner. We went and had Mexican together and then came back to our house to play. Here is a picture of the little cuties. Reese is such a "mommy." She wanted to hold Katelyn all night long. She is going to be a fantastic big sister come April!!!!

Spooky Night

Katelyn's first Halloween was PERFECT!! The weather was absolutely beautiful!! Who would have thought on October 31st, we would be outside without coats enjoying 70 degree weather!! We had parent-teacher conferences at school on Wednesday and Thursday, which meant I was there from 8am-8pm. Exhausting!!! I guess it has it's advantages because I didn't have to work on Friday- HALLOWEEN. I got to spend the entire day with my kids. We took Camden for his IQ screening in the morning and had friends over for lunch at noon. We had a really good time!! Camden and I carved his pumpkin before dad got home, so he would be ready to hit the streets. We managed to get a few pictures of Katelyn in the grass before we carved her pumpkin up. It was a fantastic day!!!!!!!

Camden was a scurvy pirate. Yes, a scurvy pirate not a plain pirate, but a scurvy one- like on the Backyardigans!!! He was fantastic! He walked around saying, "Arr, Ahoy Matey" all night long. Katelyn was a beautiful Monarch butterfly! She did not enjoy her costume so well because her feet were in the inside, but we got a few pictures.

Happy Halloween

I love my sparkly new shirt. Thank You Aunt Cathy!!!!!

My big girl!!

Katelyn is getting to big way to fast!! This week she started holding her own bottle when she eats and today, she started sitting for short periods of time. It's more about toy location than sitting, but she was so proud of herself. She loves her toy poodle and when you put that baby inbetween her legs while she is playing, she can keep her balance for about 40-50 seconds. She loves sitting up. I think she can keep a closer eye on her brother when she is upright!!! We all need to know what he is up to at all times :~)

Cousins

What a fun weekend!! Zoe came down and we all got together to get cousin pictures. The kids had a blast running around the lake, playing in the leaves, but most of all just being together!! Zoe was quite smitten with Katelyn. I think she was happy to have another little girl in the family. She kept telling me she was going to teach her how to be a princess!!!

Katelyn 4 Months

A Night at Children's Mercy

Last night was Camden's big night at Children's Mercy Hospital. The doctors are trying to figure out if Camden doesn't sleep due to his ADHD or if it could possibly be something else. The only way to do this was to do a full sleep study at the sleep clinic. Mark packed up the kiddo and off they went. We talked a lot about how he was going to spend the night at the hospital and how the doctors were going to put sticky things on his tummy and his head. I did not prepare him for the oxygen tube in the nose. My poor little guy. He called me to say goodnight and he was screaming. He was absolutely terrified!! It's a good thing he was exhausted from being sick on Sunday and Monday. He fell right to sleep. He did a great job!!!

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