Photographer Kacie!

Dear Kacie and Kalvin,

What a week we had!!

Poor Kacie was teething so she was sick and tired for three days!

But thank goodness for Tylenol, or else I never would have caught this precious moment.

You get very cuddly when you are sick Kacie and your dad and I love that because most of the time you are always on the move! So I was getting ready to nurse and I started to lay Kalvin next to you while I got ready but you started pointing next to you saying 'Kawin! Kawin' so I laid him in your arm next to you and you both just smiled and giggled! You two sure have our hearts!

The next day I thought you were feeling better and so we got you dressed and ready to visit daddy at work, and then you threw up and cuddled on the bed like this.

And you were so peaceful curled up on my bed so I basically sat in my nursing chair for 3 days.

When my parents were younger they didn't have cameras on their cell phones… I mean, they didn't even have cell phones! 

So they have pictures but not a lot of just the two of them and I often wonder what they were like and how they looked just on an everyday basis. So Occasionally, when I actually put clothes on and do my hair, I will make your father take pictures with me so that one day if you guys wonder like me, you will have a little glimpse.

Most of our time is spent playing and taking care of you kids but we still like other things!

These days your dad loves watching baseball and BBQing. He's gotten pretty good at making our dinners perfectly on the grill. That's his favorite food these days, anything BBQ, and popcorn with Mega M&M's. When we move to Missouri he will be going to some live Cardinal games cause he just loves that!

Even though he doesn't like school much he is really interested in all the things he learns. He is often telling me about all these personality theories that he learns. I'll admit that my brain cells are a little behind these days from having and dealing with two kids so I don't always know what he is talking about but I love that he gets so into that stuff!

I am really into crafting. It's kind of a bummer because I really don't get to do it much because I can't spend a bunch of money on things that will just sit around or get thrown away. But my favorite thing to do is make decorations for our living room. It's really fun to make one and see how awesome it turns out and then have it displayed for everyone to see!

As I mentioned before my brain has started to feel a little like it's dying lately. I feel like I need some stimulation for my brain cells! So whenever we get into a place of our own in Missouri I am going to start school! I am super anxious about this. I still want to be an ultrasound technician. I think that would be really interesting. So I am starting off with the BYUI Pathway Program and then we will see where we are at that point.

Well, because you are teething you have still been grumpy, just not throwing up. We were at Maceys and you didn't get something you wanted so of course you needed to throw yourself on the ground!

Good news, you got over the grumpiness enough the next day to help me make some cookies!

You were such a big helper to me that I even let you decorate your own cookie! You were so proud of it.

You love to take my phone and take pictures on it. You will walk around, setting things up, and then taking a picture. You've really got an eye for things like your Grandma Sandra… well, kind of. I delete most of your pictures but occasionally you get some impressive ones that just really capture the beauty around us.

I call this one "Bun in the Way"

And this one is "Knives and a Candle"

So here are my test run cookies for your Fruit themed birthday party!

I am pretty amazing, if I do say so myself!

We love you!

Dad & Mom