Micah 3.5 {Watch Me Grow Video Style}

Well my little buddy is 3.5.
You seem so different from Lo at this age but very similar if that at all makes sense?!

I went back and watched Lo's video and I just love seeing how much they have changed. Her voice is so different now, so I cherish these little interviews. Most of the time they just make up random answers, but I suppose that comes with being 3.


MW is 3.5 video from Michele Keethler on Vimeo.

Some things I want to note are:

*You would eat PB and honey for breakfast, lunch and dinner if I would let you.

*You use to be the best at bedtime, now you have locked into your sister's excuses and ways and join in on the bedtime run around.

*You also never use to get out of your bed, now you join us by about 1-2a every.single.night. Some parents are put off by this and really I am, but I know it is temporary. Matter of fact {praise the Lord} right at age 5 Lo stopped coming in every night and she started at around 3.5...so at least I have hope now. ;)

*You love coming to gymnastics with mommy.

*You can't write your name yet and have zero interest.

*The biggest news is that at 3.5 no more paci! This happened many a moons ago, but it still bears mentioning as I wasn't sure that day would come.

*You have been playing more and more by yourself, which is great considering your playmate is headed off to school this year! :(

*You are full of personality--ranging from the sweetest most loving, cuddly child to a fearsome, dramatic and willful toddler. You are full of jokes {always looking to get a laugh out of people} and still have one of the best laughs I know. It still sounds like a 6mo baby laugh. It gets me every time.

 This was funny b/c you acted as if you found a long lost twin and just kept kissing and playing with your mirror image.

 Momma's little love bear!!

STATS:
Ht: 3ft2in
wt: around 30#
Clothes: 3T
shoe: size 9-10

Routine:
Bed 8p-630a
Breakfast +show
Off to work with mommy
Lunch 11/1130a
Nap 130p-3ish
Snack +show
Dinner 5ish
Play time outside
Bedtime snack +show
Bed +story+prayers

I love you my baby boy. Remember you promised to be my baby boy forever! This is our year buddy--just me and you. I can't wait to see how you continue to grow and change.

Happy 3.5 MW!!

Thatchy Beau Jangles {First Birthday}

Yesterday {June 29th} marked Thatchy Beau Jangles FIRST birthday.
He is one wild and crazy puppy. Whom I love with my whole heart.
He brought love and joy back into my heart after losing Tobias. 
Losing Toby was gut wrenching. I loved that dog so much and I never thought another one would ever compare. Some may think I am silly and that "it's just a dog," but to us they are family, our children. God knew my broken heart and blessed me with Toby's kindred spirit--Thatcher.

Thatcher is probably the most loving and loyal dog I have ever owned. He loves each one of us dearly. Sometimes I find him eqi-distance from each person in the house because he doesn't know who to be with. {Although, usually me or sass is his first choice. ;)}

Happy Birthday to our crazy, quirky, loyal, and wild puppy. The one we were told would be no more than #5; instead took our love and grew and grew. The one we find on the table eating leftover breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks---or really anything he can find to put in his mouth. The one I am pretty sure is potty trained, but prefers the indoor bathroom. The one who has destroyed every kid toy we own, along with 7 pairs of undies, and 4 pairs of shoes. But we wouldn't trade you {most days} for anything!!

Although Tucker is less than thrilled.

His 2nd favorite person, right after his momma.

She was so excited for his birthday that she made him cards, presents and PB covered dog biscuits. He is one lucky doggy.

iPod Photo drop

Look at me 2 posts in 2 days.

Today I finally took the 3 minutes needed to load my iPod photos on my computer. Why? Because today we said good-bye to our "Zach Morris" phones and joined the technology age and got our first smart phones...evah. This is all made possible by my wonderful parents who added us to their plan, which some how made it affordable for us otherwise it could have been another 6 years. HA!

{Taken today. Lo picked out my color}

So without further ado the iPod dump. Apparently this goes clear back to May.

At the end of May I took my level 2s to districts to compete! It was a super fun weekend and we took home 3rd. Not too bad.

Unfortunately while I was gone we got the news that Chad's grandfather had passed away. We are so thankful for his life and that he is now pain free and living life with Jesus in heaven. It is such a blessing to us to know we will all be re-united again one day.
These photos are from the funeral we had some time to waste between the service and graveside. So why not got to the park in your Sunday best?!

It was a tad unseasonably hot for early May here, which required early swim suits wear and water fun.

Rainbow toes! Yes, those are my son's feet at the end. I know people think I am nuts for painting his toes, but in his 3yo mind it is just fun to paint things...I am sure as the sun rises in the East that one day he will realize that only girls paint their nails and will run screaming from our nail brushes.

 Let me show you my level of lazy...somehow these loaded upside down...not even going back to fix it. Um, once again my son in princess dress up. What can I say he loves to dress up.

Went to a friend's birthday and her son apparently needed all the ice pops! HA!

Our little neighborhood garden. It is out of control now...we shall see what we produce.

More dress up. See they can dress gender appropriate sometimes. HA!

Ah, a little craft project for me. So I heart instagram and have all these cute photos I want out, but let's face it not really frame worthy. So I came up with a way to display my IG photos. I loved how it turned out.

Summer sprinkler romp that lasted what 2-3 minutes?!?! Sounds about right.

Meg and I getting our sweat on. We are trying hard to get back into shape. Trying being the operative word...HA! What can I say we like chocolate too much.

First pool swim of the summer. Now that it is June you would think we would go more, but now it's all rainy every other day...boo.

Whilst preparing for my garage sale, Lo stumbled upon a boxed up collector's edition Olympic Kid gymnastic doll. Her eyes lit up. This doll was given to me on my 15th birthday. I love cabbage patches and it was during the 1996 Magnificent Seven's run {getting us the GOLD!} Gosh, I still get goosebumps remembering that moment. This doll hasn't been outside that box for 16 years! When Lo saw her I just knew she had found a home. I am sort of all toy story when it comes to toys and dolls and I literally felt bad that this cabbage patch had never been loved until today. {yes, I am a weirdo}. So my little pre-teamer for working so hard to move up she is now yours. {I actually have no idea what she named her...I should ask. HA!}

More "vintage" toy finds. Daddy's bat mobile from his childhood!

During the garage sale they made rainbow loom bracelets and sold hand-drawn pictures and made $4. $4 people. All for just being freakin' cute. They decided to donate their monies to their churches. Super cool.

Garage Sale helper...

My creative thinker. Car port for her cars.

Here is Lo's finished dresser! I went with the tiffany blue and white with krylon gold handles.
I was leaning that way anyway, but when I walked down the aisle of Ace and found a gallon of mis-tint tiffany blue for $5 I took it as a sign.

I think her room is nearly complete...for today. HA!

This boy is my love bear. He snuggles and snuggles...even if it is all night in my bed. {Whole other story} MW just can't get enough momma loves. Who am I kidding I can't get enough of this boy.