Our trip to the Christmas tree lot 12/09/07

The time has come for us to pick out a Christmas tree and yesterday the weather was BEAUTIFUL so off to the Christmas tree farm we went!! Grammy & Poppy decided to go with us this year so that they could see Jaydin pick out his perfect tree and we all had so much fun!!

Jaydin enjoyed helping daddy pull the tree holder, but he got too tired and had to sit down and take a break!!

It was kinda hard to find the perfect tree but once we finally found it, Jaydin helped daddy cut it down!! FYI...we cut that long branch off the top and it looks perfect now with our tree topper (I will post pics of our decorated tree later)

The Christmas tree farm was really neat...they had a jump house and a petting zoo so Jaydin had lots of fun feeding the animals and jumping his little heart out!! He was definitely ready for his nap by the time we got home!

11/24 Kenna's new carseat!!

When Kenna was born my uncle was kind enough to give us the money to purchase her a "big girl" carseat when the time came for her to need one! Although her infant carrier goes up to 22 pounds (she's 15) and 29 inches (she's 26 1/2) her big girl carseat goes all the way from 5-40 pounds so I could have moved her into it whenever I was ready. She will have to face towards the back of the car until she is 1 year old AND 20 pounds (Jaydin didnt get to face forwards until he was almost 16 months old) and then she will ride in this carseat until she is 40 pounds and then she will move to a booster seat. I am IN LOVE with her carseat because it is completely pink and obviously girlie!! There is not doubt when you look in my van window that I have a daughter, and I love that feeling!! I would like to say "thank you" to my Uncle Butch for being nice enough to buy her such a beautiful carseat and she will definitely gets lots of years of use out of it!!

Jaydin's first cleaning!!

Jaydin has been going to the dentist since he was 15 months old and although this was his 4th visit to Dr. Apostle's office...it was his first cleaning. The office said that they dont usually try a cleaning until the kids are 4 years old but they decided to give it a try since Jaydin is such an easy little guy. He walked into the office calling for Dr. Apostle even though there was no way that he could have remembered him!! The hygentist was so good with Jaydin. She started off showing him the polishing machine and letting him touch it with his hand. She slowly put it into his mouth expecting him to freak out, but since this is Jaydin we're talking about...nothing like that happened!! He layed there like a good boy and let her do the complete cleaning AND flossing!! Then Dr. Apostle came over and checked his teeth and said that he has wonderful teeth! When the hygentist started to fill out his "report card" she was surprised to see that he was only three years old!! He did such a great job and he definitely has a great dentist. After his cleaning and check up he was able to pick out a toothbrush and a toy. He picked out the pooh bear toothbrush (he must have an addition to them because he picks out the same one every time!) and a toy spider that he immediately put in my purse to hold for him!

On another note...I asked Dr. Apostle at what point Kenna should have her tongue surgery to avoid messing up her teeth and he asked who her ENT is and what he said. I told him it was Dr. McLeod and that he wants to do it when she is two and he said he would like to see her before I set up surgery because he likes to hold out a little longer than that. So next Nov. when Jaydin goes for his cleaning...Kenna will make her first trip to the dentist!! You might wonder why I talked to the dentist about her tongue surgery: One of the complications of a tight frenulum (being "tongue tied") is that your tongue is not able to help your bottom teeth properly align and the teeth can grow in very messed up, sometimes beyond orthodontic repair.

Jaydin & Kenna's trip to Chuck-E-Cheese on 11/09

We went to Chuck-E-Cheese on Friday night as a reward for Jaydin's good behavior and the kids had a blast. I wish that I could have gotten more pictures of Jaydin but he was busy running from game-to-game so I didnt get a chance:( But I did get quite a few of Kenna enjoying some rides for the first time!! It was fun because at Six Flags the only thing she is allowed to ride is the Merry-Go-Round so instead of having to sit aside and watch us have all the fun...she was the one playing this time!! It is nice because Jaydin still doesnt have the concept of whether or not he's REALLY playing a game so it is really cheap for us to go!!

By the way...Kenna was at the doctors yesterday and she is now up to 15 lbs 1 oz!! Just to show you how little that actually is...the other baby at her daycare just turned 4 months last week and she is already 15 pounds!!

Kenna's sitting up!!

I am so proud to say that Miss Makenna Rylee is now able to sit up unassisted!! Although she is unable to get herself into the sitting position, when we sit her on the ground she is able to keep her balance for quite a while before she decides to fall over!! I am sooo proud of all the advancements she is starting to make:)

Jaydin and Kenna are getting much closer the older Kenna gets. Jaydin has been absolutely IN LOVE with her since the day she was born but she is just now starting to love him back!! It is sooo cute to watch them play and to watch Jaydin share his toys with sissy. He LOVES to try to feed her dinner and he insists on washing her hair when they take their baths together:)

Halloween 2007

We had such a nice Halloween this year. On the Sunday before Halloween we made a trip to the pumpkin patch and let Jaydin pick out the "perfect pumpkin" Although he ended up needing some help, we got some GREAT pictures during the process!

After the pumpkin patch we went to Mammy & Poppy's to carve and paint our pumpkins. Jaydin did a great job painting his pumpkin and Kenna just played on the ground like a good girl.



Halloween evening was very hectic but fun. Mommy got off work early and went and picked the kids up and then brought them in to trick-or-treat in her office and then to mammy's office. After that we headed up to Mammy & Poppy's house and Poppy took Jaydin trick-or-treating around the block. After that we headed to our normal spot off of Stony Pt Rd to hit the houses for candy!! Jaydin didnt really want to walk much this year and Kenna was fussy so we cut it short pretty early but Jaydin definitely got more than enough candy!!

Kenna's getting big!!

We decided to take advantage out of having season passes to Six Flags and we took the kids again yesterday. We started off looking at the land animals since we didnt get a chance to do that last time and then we split up and I took the kids to kiddie land and Justin went to ride some of his rides. Splitting up was a decision that he ended up regretting.

While we were in Thomas Town Jaydin was playing at the Thomas the Tank Engine table and I was kneeling down next to the table while Kenna held onto the ledge. I realized that she was holding on quite well and that her legs werent wobbling so I let go and with the help of the ledge...KENNA WAS STANDING!! I was sooo happy and glad that I had my camera and I caught her big moment on camera:) Then when we met back up with daddy, she was so proud of herself that she grabbed onto a planter box and stood up again!! It amazes me how quickly they learn new things!!

Jaydin had so much fun yesterday and we cant wait to take him back. They are open year round now so we will definitely be going back soon. A guest relations employee told me that they bring in snow during the winter and that they have an ice rink so I think Jaydin would LOVE to see the snow and Vallejo is a whole lot closer than Tahoe so he just might be able to!!