Poor little pumpkin is home from Mother’s Day Out again today.  She woke up all congested, coughing and sniffling.  She looked so sad and said “I’m just not having a good day.” LOL  And now that she knows she’s not going to school, well . . . . even sadder.  Hopefully she’ll be able to go back to school tomorrow because she loves it sooo much.  I’m guessing a lot of cartoon watching is in our future for today, especially since I woke up with a super sore throat as well.  Ugh.  Holden still has his cold too.  We really need to kick this crud to the curb.

Here’s our silly girl enjoying a treat of watermelon yesterday.  It’s not as sweet as in the summer, but still good.  I love these pictures because Kasen is doing what Kasen does best - being silly.  That’s our girl.  And look at those eyes, aren’t they just gorgeous?!!!!

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Love this shot of Kasen that I took this week.  I asked her if I could take a few quick pics before she dug into this sugar bomb and she obliged . . . for a little bit.  Her eyes about popped out of her head when I pulled this treat out of the pantry.   It is a chocolate covered marshmallow dipped in more white goo, sprinkled with peppermint chips, and topped with a bright red jelly bean.  Just enough sugar to make her bounce off the walls for a while!  Thank goodness for Wii during these gray, rainy days - worth every cent!!

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Little dude in his crib this afternoon.  The sick little guy was cooperative for about one minute, then the wailing began.  Good grief, can he ever cry.  Whew, exhausting.

Long day - Holden whining, my knee has been aching terribly all day - I’m ready for bed, but Holden is in crazy rare form.  On the other hand, Kasen was great today.  I’m super thankful for that!

Good night!  See ya’ later!!

Kasen snapping pics of me today with her toy camera.  It flashes and also has a cool shutter noise.  She thought it was funny to be taking pics of me while I was taking pics of her.  We were finally able to go outside for a bit today because we’ve been cooped up in the house for so long.  Everyone has been sick so that hasn’t helped.  Kasen is finally better, just a bit tired still. Brad and I are both sick and Holden really has it bad right now.  Poor little guy.  He had one rough day today.  Here’s hoping that tomorrow is better for the little man.

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I wanted to share my other cutie real quick because she was awesome yesterday and let me take some photos.  Even though she was at home sick from Mother’s Day Out with a horrible cough, her mood was still great.  She’s still home today, but I think she’s doing a ton better.  I know she’s ready to stop coughing and so are we - it’s hard to hear her like that.  Anyway, I got some wonderful pictures of our little tornado.  I was so happy because I’ve been asking her for a while and she promised me on Sunday that I could do a “mini photo shoot” on Monday - yep, we even shook on the deal. LOL

This is certainly not my idea, I’ve seen other photographers do pictures similar to this one, so I thought I would try my hand at it as well.  I love how it turned out.  Kasen thought it was pretty cool too.

There are so many pictures that are just hilarious, Kasen is SO expressive.  However; I chose this pic of her adorable face smiling because it reminds that for *maybe* a few seconds each day, that she can actually be still. LOL  I’ll have to make a collage of the other ones though, because they really showcase her fun and vibrant personality.  Love, love, love that girl.

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Holden is STILL in the 95th percentile for weight and the 90th percentile for height - exact same percentages from his last doctor’s visit.  Yep, he’s a bruiser, but a sweet one, and a consistent one at that.  He had his six month doctor’s appointment this morning, even though he turned seven months old yesterday.  It was too hard to get him in when he turned six months, because that was Christmas time and then, well, I had this little knee surgery to contend with.  Anyway, it’s done and he did GREAT.  This is the little one who can cry buckets of tears at home when something doesn’t go his way, but today he cried just a little and NO TEARS.  I could not believe it.  Where were those tears that flow so freely on a daily basis?  Seriously, I’m not complaining, just surprised, pleasantly.  The doctor said that he looked like a banker with that bottom lip sticking out all the time, the nurse took one look at those thighs and there came the linebacker comment LOL, and when I checked out, I was told several times how cute he is.  Yes, yes, I know we have a cutie on our hands!!

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Our sweetheart, our son, the  final chapter in our long family building journey.  He has such a sweet nature, loves to cuddle, he’s very sensitive, crazy strong, his big sister makes him laugh the most, and when his father enters the room, his whole face lights up. He has the best giggle and he can hurt your ears with his screeching like a dinosaur. LOL He is one precious little guy!

I decided to do a quick photo shoot this evening and I got tons of cute shots - Holden was really cooperative.  It was so cute.  Kasen was hugging him tonight and said “I really love Holden.  He’s a rock star!’ LOL  Yep, he is.

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Soft, sweet, cuddly, adorable, lovely Kasen:

Then there’s funny, spirited, silly, energetic, exuberant Kasen:  Shower spitting - a new sport. LOL

Two sides of our incredible girl - love her to pieces!!!!

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Yep, poor little guy.  Teething, disturbed nap from taking big sister to school, mad at Mommy for not getting his bottle fast enough (I still don’t move too fast after knee surgery!).  Just plain all around cranky.  Not even five seconds after taking this pic I had him laughing.  And then we went right back to cranky.  He’s now sleeping thank goodness.  Time for me to put my knee up and rest it a bit - there’s a reason why my doctor didn’t send me to physical therapy.  He asked if I had little ones at home and when I told him “yes,” he said, “Yep, there’s your therapy right there.” LOL  Truer words have never been spoken.

Doesn’t this picture just make you want to scoop him right up?  And yes, I did.

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This week’s theme for I Heart Faces is “We Are Family” and must have at least one adult in the photo.  I went in my daughter’s room one night and saw my husband with our children during story time.  I knew I needed to seize the moment on film, so I ran and grabbed my camera.  I’m so glad I did because it melts my heart every time I see this pic - knowing how special this is each and every night.  It’s one of the special times that I remember sharing with my Dad and my brother every evening. I love that my children are experiencing the same thing with their father.

“The best inheritance a parent can give to his children is a few minutes of their time each day.” ~ M. Grundler

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