"Monkey See, Monkey Do!"

We went on a family bike ride to the park today after Chad got home from work. Lola does everything that Kyan does - here is the proof!

She was really thinking about following him?!

This one cracks me up! Poor Kyan is never going to catch a break from her!

Fun times going down the slide - although it looks like I am having more fun than she is! And yes, my kid sports the Walmart knees! She is always dirty!

Kicking it in her part of the bike - the back! She loves just chillin' in that thing and watching us bike around her!

Hanging w/ the girls

This is a new fav of the two of my kids together! Wish you could see more of Kyan's face, but just love how the two of them are so good to each other - mostly Kyan to his sister!

Lola kicking it with her straw

Lola, Kyan, and Avery

Kyan giving his sissy some LOVE

Lola hanging with her girlfriend Avery

Avery Keilman

Avery and her mama Camille

Kyan on the tunnel at the playground

Lola playing at the playground too!

Only pic I got with Camden and Candis

Me and my kiddos! We had so much fun together!

Today we went to meet up with Candis, Camden, Camille, and Avery at Desert Ridge for some shopping and playing! Camden was feeling a little out of her element, so Candis and her left kinda early - we were sad as we don't get to see them too much these days! Hopefully she will be feeling better soon and we can play!
Camille, Avery, Kyan, Lola and I managed to have a blast! We let the kids play at the playground for a little while - Lola was very interested in Avery and her carseat! Kyan was a climbing away on the tunnel! He was hoping the trampoline would be open for business, but no one was operating it, so off we went to look in the Carters store and then to eat at Paradise Cafe (they have the best salad!) Outside of the cafe they had a water feature and the kids loved watching the water and playing on the ledge that led up to the water! In fact they preferred to go up and down on that rather than actually play in the water! We will definately be back there when it gets a little hotter! It was fun to watch them play there and will be fun to see them get wet! Got some cute photos today and talked with Camille who I don't get to just kick it with all that much anymore either! Was nice of her to go all that way to hang out! Avery is cute as a button and her daddy's mini me! Except for her beautiful red hair like her mama! We could only stay for a few hours and then it was off to take Brion to his radiation appointment. It was a nice final day off for spring break and we had a good week!

Take us out to the ballgame!

Today we went to see a Spring Training game with Susie, Jearel, and Jayla! The kids and I went and had a blast for two hours out in the hot sun! I can't complain, they kept their hats on almost the entire time and I got to get a little suntan! Not bad for a Wednesday afternoon! Thanks Garrett family for the invite! We had fun!!!

We walked to the fence in the outfield after the 7th inning stretch to catch a closer look! Kyan was not thrilled to take a picture of the three of us. The things I make him go through...

Lola is so good about drinking her water from a sippy cup! That thing was full when we got there and had just a tiny swig left by the time we got to the car.

We tried our best to semi-shade our spot for the kids! It was rigged, but did the trick!

Kyan in cotton candy heaven! Thanks Jearel for the sweet treat!

Just chillin' at the game! Everytime a song came on she was wiggling and dancing! She loves music!

Our view from the lawn

Brother and Sister

Jayla and Susie

Lola and I

Cheesin' it again!

JayLo

Another brother and sister shot! Lola loves her brother and checks to see what he does, then she copies!

My kids both crashed out on the way home!

Bye Bye Grandma and Grandpa

We Love You and had so much fun while you were here!!!

Fun in the Sun

Hose + Mixing Bowl + Hot Afternoon + 2 Kids = So Much Fun!!!

Kyan Update!

Kyan had his 4 year check up yesterday, and it was traumatic! It is so much easier getting shots when he couldn't really fight back! Kyan, fought back. Chad had to hold down his legs, I had to hold his arms down and pry his one arm off of his shoulder to let the nurse actually give him the shots - and not just one shot, four shots! It was horrible, I felt like a bad mom, and I was embarrassed that Kyan was going so crazy. It all started when he got a shot in his bootie when he had pneumonia. From then on, his has been deathly afraid.
But despite the shots, the appointment went great. Kyan had a vision and hearing screening and checked out everywhere else just fine! He was in about the 75 percentile for both height and weight! 42 and 1/4 inches tall and he weighed 40 lbs! He is now all ready for preschool!
I made him fudge (and my mom too, as a thank you for helping out this weekend!) and that is him licking the spoon and loving it!

JayLo together again!!!

JayLo in their birthday party hats for their Auntie Chrissy Swisher! She turned 30 last weekend and celebrated this Sunday!!! Happy Birthday Chrissy! Frank's youngest son Aiden referred to JayLo as "the twins" all day long! They share the same birthday, so they could very well play this off one day!

What you don't see in this picture is either Uncle Jearel or Auntie Susie behind me making a fool of themselves to try and get a picture of the two girls smiling at the same time, even looking at the camera at the same time!

I am pretty sure that this is after Auntie Susie gave back Lola's piggy that Jayla stole. Seems they swap their animals out when they see each other, they want what the other one has! Jay has Miss Kitty and Lola has her piggy!

I love this picture of the two of them - one only wonders what they talk about!

I love getting these two girls together and it is fun to watch them grow up with one another. It is so fun to have a friend that has a baby that is the exact same age as your baby! Ok, Susie and I were lucky that they were both born on the same day - but even having a friend with a baby that is almost the same age as your little one is fun! With Kyan, I was the first of all of our friends to have a baby, and no one was even thinking kids then. So now, I treasure our moments together with Jayla! See you this week hopefully Jay and Sue for more JayLo time!