Well Baby Visit- 12Months

It has been really quiet for almost 10 days since the older boys have been gone. It has giving me a little extra bonding time with Kiernan. I am not sure if it is his age or the one on one time I am blessed with but I am falling more and more in love with my boy. I am not sure if the reality has finally set in that I am no longer on my time. That my needs are just not as important. Or that my half painted toenails can wait another night because when KK finally goes down I am too exhausted to pamper myself. Maybe it is the fact that when people see him their face lights up. I get so many wonderful compliments that he is such a beautiful baby. I know I am bias but I couldn't agree more. :)

 He seems to be much happier now that he is walking. I think before he just couldn't get to where he wanted to go. I think I have got into a rhythm and have the swing of things.

 He had his well baby check up today and I woke up with a strange feeling. I had anxiety over him being in pain after he got three shots. I thought about it all day. I was nervous and kept checking my watch because I thought I was going to miss the appointment. My hands were sweating as I waited for the doctor. She checked his ears (since he had an ear infection just last week) and they were all clear. She looked at him all over and said nothing but great things about him. She said to keep trying finger foods and if I had to back it up with stage 3 gerber until he was more interested. She assured me it was no big deal that he wasn't just eating table foods like crazy. She told me to give him time and to keep trying.
Height: 30.5 - 78% long long long (hmmm....)
Weight: 21 lbs 5oz
Head: 46
All in all right on track.... She noted a SLIM LONG baby!!!!

 Once she left the nurse came in for the shots and yes he screamed but I got through it. I wrapped him up after the third shot and just held him. He is not really a cuddlier so it was nice to have him hold on to me for dear life. He calmed down and I gave him a bottle as we headed out the door.

No problems tonight when we got home. He played like a champ. Such a sweet boy. I am cherishing all of these wonderful times with Kiernan. I am sure I will look back shortly and think, "Where did the time go?"

Disney- Day 2

So since we were out super late our first night at a fabulous Mickey bar-be-que. Why not be at the doors of Hollywood Studios bright and early the next morning........

Best Family in the World!!!

It was STAR WARS WEEKEND!!!! So we were greeted at the gates by a droid (is that their name?).

Roy and the coke guy

Me and the boys... I hadn't quite got Roy into the Disney spirit but it's comin'!

 We entered the character lunch with Handy Andy. I love to see Gavin melt into their arms.

 Oh to be a kid again.... I just wish I had some childhood memories. Mom says I have done all this stuff but I can't remember a thing. UGH!! Guess I'll live vicariously.

 Oldest and Youngest having the time of their lives...... I think!!

 Hands down, Toy Story Mania is the best family ride out there. We had no idea when we first stood in line how lucky we were to be going on it. By the time we realized how fun it was, the line was too long and even the fast pass was too late in the day. So we rode it once but had a blast. I had Kiernan on my lap and in the middle of it he got freaked out and boy did my score reflect it. I think I only got like 30,000 points. I think Bill cleaned house with over 300,000.

Boys ready for Toy Story!!!

 We did a little window shopping and the boys had fun trying on some new hats.

 Finally we rode on the Star Wars ride. Bill, Gavin, Roy and I headed in our spaceship. Gavin got a little scared but seem to recover nicely. We headed out on our mission when all of a sudden we look up and my face is on the screen and I am being called a SPY!!! LOL!! It was such a fun ride.

We stopped in and watched The Little Mermaid where KK decided to take a nap! YAY!!

Mom and her baby

Disney- Day 1

Well I thought the day would never get here but sure enough time didn't stop and the time for us to catch our flight came. We had the whole neighborhood outside. I am not sure if they were happy for us to go or ready for us to leave. But we loaded up and headed to the airport.
Roy and Rocco decided to be seat partners.

KK did pretty good and then began to get a little fussy. That is when I passed him off to Daddy and the next time I turned around I found him out like a light.

He woke up just in time to tell the plane occupants that he saw land and we were getting close.

We somehow got to out hotel room. We stayed at the Port Orleans Riverside. It was such a pretty landscape but thought we needed to take another bus just to get to out room. Once we found our room, KK found a little hiding spot.

We decided to start the trip off with a bang and scheduled a character dinner that night. We thought he had plenty of time and somehow lost track of time and headed out a little late. We had no idea how the shuttles worked but were sure it was easy and could figure it out. We had only 20 minutes to get there. We boarded the shuttle and mom started a conversation with the lady next to her. Boy are we glad for that lady. She basically gave us the 411 on Disney and told us we had better RUN or we will never make it. She showed us a boat when we go to MK and said that is the one. All 12 of us begin running. Oh and the lady ran us there too. Love her!!

 We made it just in time... well like 6:05pm but the party had just begun. Mickey and Minnie were out first stop.

 Bill and the kids were dancing near the stage when they began to call out birthdays. Bill stood there and clapped for each kid's name that was read. So the cowboy noticed him and decided since Jillian and Gavin's "dad" was so into the show then his kids needed to come up on stage. Jillian was ready and willing but Gavin took some major talking to but finally he joined Jillian.

 Can you tell Jillian is loving life and Gavin is a little worried!!!

 The the western themed music began and even KK joined in the fun.

 And Bill did the chicken dance.

 I was so ready for my bed. As we were leaving, we thought we should take our first group picture which was just the beginning.

 When we got back to the room the Disney fairy had somehow found our room and brought some much needed products for the hot days to come.

I would say day one was a complete chaotic success. But I just don't think we could have it any other way. Especially since Ash and I decided on three kids each. WOW!!!

Kiernan is 1

Kiernan turned 1 on Friday, June 15th. I feel so bad that we have been so busy that I can't even get around to posting about my boy. I guess that is the way summertime. I still have not got around to posting anything about our Disney vacation.

 Here is a couple of shots from our little photo shoot.

 He is real into his tongue.

 And he is all about walking these days too.

 And of course he got his smash cake!!

He is full of life. He loves his big brothers. He is trying to walk everywhere but still falls down a lot. He sleeps through the night. He takes a nap at 9 and 2 everyday. I just took him off formula and now he is doing whole milk only. He is IN LOVE with yogurt. It is the only thing I can get him to eat. I am starting to think it is a problem. When he goes to daycare, she says he eats all kinds of stuff. Hmmmm.... Not sure what to do. I would say this is the hardest part for me right now. I am not a cook anyway and Bill and I do not eat great so trying to cook for a 1 year old is imposing problems for me.
He got a four wheel from John and Lisa for his birthday and that has become his new favorite toy. And he LOVES balls. He says, "ball", "Boo" (the dog), "Mama" and "Dada". He puts everything in his mouth even all the dirt off the floor. This drives me crazy. Not sure what else you want to hear about him. I do have a check up with the doctor scheduled so I will let you know those stats soon.

VBS

I volunteered at VBS this year since we had the boys. I took on Jillian and Gavin's kinder class. We have 15 happy crazy kids that we herd for 3 hours every morning this week. It's a blast.

 The theme is FLY!! So here is Gavin flying to the song.

 And Jillian flying....

 And even Rocco came over to hang out with Aunt Mashure for a little bit.

 We get 30 minutes on the playground every morning and we try to work these kids hard to get out all that energy. We have youth helpers that the kids just adore.

 I even got Roy to volunteer and he is in charge of all the extra games on the playground. He complained a little but every time I look out this is what I see. He has really come around these last two weeks. On the first day, I had the leader of the outdoor part find me and tell me how wonderful Roy is with the kids and how he helps tremendously. THANK YOU LORD!!!!! I am proud of him.

I will all end tomorrow. We have our big finale and daddy even said he is going to come up there and watch. Can't wait!!

1sy Birthday Party

I can't believe a year has gone by so fast. We had our friends and family over for the celebration. Our wonderful neighbors let us use their back porch. It was really hot but turned out to be super fun.

 Mom and Dad, my sister and Bryan, Bill and I set everything up. It turned out awesome.

 Here is my lil' man ready for his special day.

 I set up his memory table for everyone to see his progress. My sister has worked so hard on his first year book and  had it on display for everyone to see. I absolutely love it!

 My hubby started the grill and got the party started. We didn't have any food left. They ate it all!

 The kids eating Mickey Mouse chicken nuggets. Seriously, what will they think of next?

 My talented mother made his birthday cake. And did I mention it was super yummy too.

 Here is the family celebrating our one year old's day!

 Kiernan feeding me some of his cake.

 Everyone relaxing and enjoying the night.

It was really nice of everyone to come. It all came together. I really appreciated everyone that helped me. I got to see some friends I hadn't seen in awhile. What an awesome day!! I love you KK!!

Sorry I have been MIA in the month of June.... lots going on with the boys. We just got back from Disney World so I will have to do lots of posts from the trip. I just need to catch my breath first.