Kaiyah is ONE!!!

May 29th Kaiyah turned one year old! Why are we a few days late writing this post? Because we have been busy having parties and making cakes! I think the final count was 5 cakes! Crazy, we know. There is a long explanation as to why she had so many cakes, but that isn't what this blog is about. Rather, this is a celebration of God bringing a sweet, happy, sometimes opinionated little girl into our lives and we are so grateful for her. As with every baby, it has been an amazing year watching her grow and develop and continually learn new things. She is worth every one of those cakes and the work that went into them :) Enjoy the pics . . .

Zeke Stories...

So, Zeke has been getting out of bed at 6 or 6:30 in the morning lately, so Tami had an idea that she heard from somewhere to buy a clock, pull the minute and second hands off, and color the clock a certain color (in our case, red) around the time you want your child to get out of bed. So, we colored the clock from the 7 to the 8 and told Zeke to get out of bed when the clock gets to the red. While we were coloring the clock, Zeke pointed to the 5 and 6 area, and said, "We need to color here, too." I'm not sure he realized what he was asking or if he just wanted to color some more, but it was pretty funny. Then, when it was bedtime, we explained again about the clock and said our nightly prayers. Zeke prayed and thanked God for the red clock. When we finished praying, he said, "I pray the clock get in the red." He's pretty cute.

Earlier that day, Zeke closed his finger in the cabinet door and started crying like it hurt really bad. Dan kissed his finger and Zeke said, "That not make it feel better." Tami said, "Do we need to take you to the doctor?" Zeke answered, "No Mommy, doctor not make it better, God make it better." Anyway, we've got a cute boy and though he can throw some fits these days, he's really sweet and we're grateful for him.

More videos...

Here are another couple of videos. Be sure to scroll down and see the other 3 if you didn't already.

Video Catch Up!

We aren't very good about taking video, much less posting them. So, this blog is a video catch up of the last couple of months. Here are three. There should be a couple more in another post. Enjoy!

Kaiyah's Dedication...

Today we had Kaiyah dedicated. It was a special way to celebrate Mother's Day. She did great. It fit her personality getting to be front and center for a few minutes! Here are a few pictures:

What's new about Kaiyah?

So, after living in Brazil for two years, where all the baby girls have their ears pierced, Dan thought it was a good idea to have his daughter's pierced should he have one. So, after moving to our current location, where many baby girls do the same, he continued to think that it would be a good idea for Kaiyah. Tami was a little hesitant at first, but eventually got tired of everyone around us telling us that they thought Kaiyah was a boy, even though we continually dressed her in pink.

So, yesterday we took Kaiyah to a local pharmacy (where they pierce ears) and had her ears pierced. When they finished, Dan asked how much and they said (about the equivalent of $3). Dan said that at $3, maybe he'd go next. We think we'll wait on that, though. Kaiyah did a great job, though. She cried for about 10 seconds, but after that, she was fine and hasn't acted like they hurt at all since then.

Glasses, anyone?

So, do you think our kids will need glasses? Just so you know, we are trying to teach them not to sit so close.