29Mar 2008 by Kaylene 3 Comments

Family Vacation

Family Fun
Well, here we are.  A dozen people in one place all gathered to celebrate Joseph's birth, and blessing this weekend. My Mom, and two of my brothers, Ryan and Jared, are here.  Mark and Peggy, my IL's and Kevin's brother Sam and his wife Sara are here too, but they're staying in a hotel on the other side of the city as all the hotels locally are all full, thanks to the NCAA finals in our backyard. So far we've just hung out around here and gone to Olive Garden lastnight for dinner.  Kevin took Ryan, Jared and Aiden to Fry's Electronics, that's a big deal, Fry's is a super electronics store.  It's got computer components, books, computers, macs and pc's, projectors, office furniture, camera's and camera equipment, full theatre…
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26Mar 2008 by Kaylene 2 Comments

Chocolate Mix Skittles

Family Fun, To new beginnings
So I decided to try something new.  I would have never tried them before, but I've been given a "your favorite chocolate and music" theme in a gift exchange I'm participating in, and while browsing through the chocolate aisle at Sam's I thought they may be interesting, and if they were gross at least I'd have something funny to laugh about. They're actually pretty good.  Not real creamy melty chocolate, more chewy, like tootsie rolls, or the vanilla tootsie rolls (in the blue wrapper) you can get at Halloween, coated in a normal skittle candy shell.  They have five flavors, vanilla, s'more, chocolate caramel, chocolate pudding, and brownie batter.   I could see them being a real hit if people can just get past the "Chocolate Skittles?!?!?!  That could be nasty!" shock.  No,…
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23Mar 2008 by Kaylene 10 Comments

Why is it that when…

Baby Joey, Family Fun, Pictures
You think everything is blissful, and everything is going great, and that you get all googley eyed, reality hits, and everything isn't all rose colored? Today has not really been a pretty day. Nothing terrible, just a bunch of cranky people stuck at home. Here's some pictures just to brighten my night. Joey has become a natural model, he's already smiling for the camera. I guess there's something happy about a giant eye (the lens from his perspective) and Mommy getting all giddy with every smile.
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21Mar 2008 by Kaylene 5 Comments

I Can’t Believe it’s Not……Saturday

Baby Joey, Family Fun, Pictures
It really feels like it should be Saturday night to me... Kevin forgot that he had today off for "Good Friday." So when I called him at work at about 4 yesterday he had a nice surprise for me, as it was for him earlier in the day when it was brought to his attention. It was really nice to realize that he'd be home today, but because he's been home it's felt a lot more like a Saturday than a Friday. So I keep gearing up for church in the morning, but we have one more day first, hahaha. This morning we went to play group's Easter Egg hunt and had a great time. Tara B. made some beautiful Easter Bunny cakes that were so adorable! AND Yummy! Other…
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17Mar 2008 by Kaylene 10 Comments

Surfside Vacation Photos

Aiden, Baby Joey, Family Fun, Kevin and I, Michael, Pictures, Slide Shows
Here are some photos from our trip. You're welcome to come see about 55 more here! (click here)   Once the boys finally drifted off at about 11. (no the lights weren't on, that's my flash bounced off the ceiling)   Sunrise   Playing in the morning surf   Joey in his stroller for our walk along the beach.   Toes in the sand, Joey's first time touching the sand and ocean.   Why I'm in Trouble 2. Won't give Mommy [and Daddy] a break.
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15Mar 2008 by Kaylene 4 Comments

We went on vacation!

Aiden, Baby Joey, Dreams, Family Fun, Kevin and I, Michael, Pictures
We went down to the beach and enjoyed a night on the ocean in Surfside Texas. Joey's first vacation! We stayed in a little place called "Cedar Sands Motel" not the nicest place, but not bad for the area and right on the beach. The bathroom was HUGE! We had a kitchenette and a large table with 4 chairs. They even had the Disney Channel. We woke up early (twice, LOL, Michael and Aiden couldn't go back to sleep when Joey woke us up for his 3 AM feeding), and went out and experienced the sunrise. It was breath taking! And not just cause we (mostly Kevin) had to keep running after Aiden. There were these clouds on the horizon that almost looked like a whole island out there between…
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08Mar 2008 by Kaylene 2 Comments

We Went to IKEA Today

Aiden, Baby Joey, Baby Wearing, Family Fun, Kevin and I, Michael, Pictures
Warning: VERY long post. If you wish, just scroll through the pics. :D Yeah, it's a favorite spot. We walked up just as they pulled breakfast off the bar, so we got lunch. Then I dropped Mike off at Smaland. No sooner had I dropped him off and walked upstairs and just started getting going did they page me back... Ugh! Kevin and I gave each other one of those glances, all parents know those glances, and I headed back to get him irritated that in less than 10 minutes he'd managed to get me paged back. As I was heading down the stairs another Mom said, "It's a false alarm, they're all going off, you'll just get a new one." Whohoo! Mike was hopefully NOT in trouble. Sure enough…
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