Valentine's Day parties

Wow - when you have 3 little Valentines there are soooo many cards to fill out, cookies to decorate, etc! Cade and Kennedi celebrated Valentines on Friday the 11th at Country Home. They each took Valentine's to their classmates and cookies to share. Carson had his Valentine's party at kindergarten on Monday the 14th. I got to join Carson at his party. Everyone had a great time!

Basketball

Carson is on his first basketball team!  He is playing for Texas Team Sports on the Tarhills!  He has a great coach and seems to be learning a lot.  Although, I have to admit it is a little stressful for me.  The competitiveness in me is coming out!  I just want to jump out there and tell him what to do so bad!  I am trying to refrain and remind myself that he is 5 and just there to have fun and learn.  GO TARHILLS!!

Snow in SA!

Yesterday was a rare snow day here in San Antonio!  I think the news said we got 0.4", but the kids were so excited that school was cancelled and we had SNOW!!  It was their first time to see snow. It wasn't enough for a snowman and wouldn't stick together for snowballs, but never-the-less, it was SNOW!  It melted by noon, but here are a few pictures from yesterday morning...

Happy Birthday Kennedi!

On Monday our sweet, sassy, smart, beautiful baby girl turned 3!  She was so cute!  We had her party last weekend, so she was a little confused that Monday was her real birthday.  When she woke up and we gave her birthday hugs, she asked, "it's my birthday again?"  I explained that we already had her party, but today was her real birthday.   Still a little confused, she asked, "so, am I 4 now?"  No, Kennedi, you are 3...don't rush it!!

Kennedi is definitely the child that keeps us on our toes.  Being a middle child, I think she sometimes struggles with wanting to do all the things Carson does, and getting a lot of attention like Cade does.  However, she is our only girl...so I try to play that up everytime I get the chance.  Often, I take her shopping--just the girls, or we go to a shower, or something that are "girls only".  I can't wait for the day day when we go to get pedicures together, followed by lunch and an afternoon of shopping! 

Kennedi is just as smart as her brother, in fact, may be a little ahead of where he was at this stage, only because she learns so much from him.  She not only says her ABC's, but recognizes all her letters, and knows all their sounds.  She counts to 20, knows all her colors and shapes.  She has quite a vocabulary too!  This morning she told Jason that, "mommy antagonizes me"!!

Kennedi is always shy when we enter a room. She is not quick to be social, even with the people she knows and loves. She can throw a tantrum with the best of them, she gives the BEST hugs and kisses ever, and wrestles with her brothers like none other. She loves tea party, Dora, "pink lips", and purses, but is beginning not to want to wear dresses. She can hit the t-ball almost as far as Carson can, and you can't play basketball without her joining in. I just love watching my baby turn into a little girl...but wish it wouldn't happen so fast!

Happy Birthday Kennedi Brooke! We love you so much!!

100 days of school

Tomorrow is the 100th day of school!  Carson's class, like most other kindergarten classes, were asked to make a 100 day project.  They were to gather 100 small objects and display them in a creative way.  It ended up being a family project at our house...and turned out really cute!

Dora and Diego Birthday Party!

Well, I don't know how long I am going to get away with it, but I did this year!  We combined Cade's 1st birthday (1/7) and Kennedi's 3rd birthday (1/31) into one big birthday party this weekend!  Jason and I rented  the community center and decorated Dora and Diego style!  We had about 40 friends and family there.  Everyone had a great time!  I can't believe my babies are growing up so fast!  Here are some of my favorite pictures from the day...

We started the party with a Dora movie!  Thanks for letting us borrow your projector Trae and Bethany!

Cade is 1!

Watching the movie

Great picture of Jennifer, Stacy, and Charlotte

Cade wants to walk so bad...it won't be long!

Dora and Diego cake

One of the food tables

Tim made balloon art for the kids and it was a hit!  Thanks Tim!

Chayse and Aunt Kristy

Uncle Mark, Lexi, and Aunt Cassie

Singing Happy birthday!

Birthday boy!

Birthday girl!

Ahh..to be 3!!

Opening gifts

Cade and one of his many awesome new toys!

And...Kennedi's new Barbie jeep!

And she drives....watch out!

Follow up

For those of you that follow the blog, I just realized that I left you hanging with Cade's hospitalization.  In fact, we were discharged Saturday night at 7:00 p.m.  Since then we have been doing nebulizer treatments and inhaled steroid.  He also completed 4 days of oral steroids.  Cade seems to be feeling much better!  At first he wasn't sleeping well and a little irritable, but I attribute that to all the steroids.  Now, he is back to sleeping all night and being my happy baby!

Today I took him to the pediatrician for his follow up.  His pulse O2 was 99.  She still heard a little bit of wheezing, but overall he is much improved.  We are going to continue the treatments for one more week and next Friday I will take him back for his 1 year immunizations.  Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers!