Katie & Kyle's Wedding

Katie and Kyle's wedding was this weekend.  It was a beautiful ceremony and lovely weekend.  Congratulations Katie & Kyle!!

 

 

Brady is 4 1/2

I told Brady that he was going to be 4 1/2 this weekend.  His response was that we needed to have a party.  We tried to explain that you normally only have a birthday party once a year, but he was pretty adamant that we celebrate 4 1/2.  At Christmas time I had bought some stocking stuffers that I hid so well I didn't find them until well after Christmas.  They were perfect for the party!!

Ellie - 10 Months

Ellie is 10 months!

Unofficial Stats:

Weight: 18 pounds

Height: 27 inches

Other highlights from the past month:

• Sleeping -  Ellie is still a good sleeper.  Typically she sleeps from around 8pm - 7am. 
• Favorite activities - Getting into the pantry.  Finding and eating little pieces of things on the ground. 
• Dislikes - Brushing/wiping her two teeth.
• Notable accomplishments - Clapping. 
• Eating - Ellie is eating more table food.  She is still having baby food at most meals.  She exclusively drank breast milk for 9.5 months, but started having some formula during the day a few weeks ago as I stopped pumping at work.
• Other notable activities - First Sporting KC game.

Easter 2013

Easter is not complete without the annual Easter egg dyeing.  We settled on four eggs, one for each family member. Cory and I both like eating hard boiled eggs, but they lose their eating appeal when they are dyed.

Brady has a late afternoon soccer game on Saturday so we got a late start heading to Wichita.  It was a short trip, but was good to see everyone as always.  Grandpa Larry sang in early service.  Afterwards we had a big lunch and the kids had a Easter egg hunt. 

Brady's 1st Soccer Game

Brady is playing organized soccer for the first time this spring.  The league is setup so the first 30 minutes are practice and the last 30 minutes is a 3 vs. 3 game.  Brady loves soccer and loves playing with his friends from school.  There is no score keeping, but the Thunder (team name) definitely won their first game by a landslide.  Brady made several goals and was very excited!

Cerner Easter Event

Cerner put on another great kids holiday event.  Brady ran into his good buddy from school which made the morning even more fun.  Brady did great in the Easter egg hunt.  They had it divided into three different age group.  Ellie's age group was 0 - 2 so I thought she would do OK picking up a few eggs since it was all little kids, but she freaked out with all the people and kids around her.  You will just have to imagine a cute picture of her picking up eggs because if I had taken a picture it would have had tears.  Maybe next year.

When I grow up

Brady has been talking a lot about what he wants to be when he grows up.  Currently he wants to be a trash man.  He's going to drive the truck with his school buddy Finton.  His best buddy Marcus is going to drive the other truck and Barrett is going to be the collector.  I asked him what he would do as a trash man and he explained that he would drive the truck and push the button (we have high tech trash trucks).  This morning was trash day and typically the recycling truck comes by right around 7:30 when we're leaving the house.  He ran outside to watch because he needed to get some tips on his future job.  I told him that trash men don't make too much money and he told me that it was OK he only needed a little bit of money.  I'm glad he has a plan and I will try to be my best to be supportive of his trash man ambitions.  I have to remind myself that I wanted to drive an ice cream truck when I was his age so there is plenty of time to have a change of heart about desired profession.