Kids grow so quickly

Happy March! We are THAT much closer to spring! The sun is shining today and it's a glimpse of warmer temps to come. This past weekend I was able to get out and run with some friends and it felt GREAT! My goal is to run the Fort Wayne Half-Marathon again this year and to also complete a 5K race in under 26 min.!! My PR for a 5k is 26min. 9 sec. so we'll see what happens! Our first organized running event will be the end of this month and I'm so excited! I guess that means I'm a runner when I get excited about it right? I just like to take off those cold months in the winter. ;)

Around the house we've been keeping busy. We've had two scheduled showings on our house. Only once did we actually show it though. They gave us positive feedback and said they may want to come back and see it again! And as you can imagine with two little ones...it's a full time job just to get the house in the order in needs to be. I get one room done but then look behind me and there is still a trail of toys or other various kitchen cabinet accessories across the floor.

The kids have been keeping themselves busy. Keira goes in spurts on what she is interested in. Right now we've made it back around to Play-Doh. She has to get everything out and make sure she's got options! She also enjoys coloring. Markers are her favorite and she's getting really good at covering an entire page with color! Staying inside the lines is really not an option at this point. She loves color and lots of it!!

A side note on little miss Princess Keira....I was putting her down the other night for bedtime and she says "Mommy, when I'm older (a lot of conversations have started this way lately!), and I get a Tinker Bell toy (I think she saw something in Walmart that she wanted and I had said 'not today.') and have a baby sister and name her Ariel, (NO we're not pregnant, a lot of our friends are having babies and most have had or are having girls) then I will get my doggy Logan back! Yup, that's what's going to happen." :) Where she comes up with some things, I don't know! But they make me smile.

Then there's Kanaan who is becoming very adventurous. No cabinet, no drawer, no set of stairs is safe! He's climbing the stairs!! And is very proud of himself. He gets so excited. Kanaan is more and more vocal as well. Squealing and grunting up a storm. He's also starting to vocalize his wants. Whenever we've got food or drinks out he'll look at you and point and grunt letting you know beyond a doubt that he wants some too! Kanaan is about to pop thru his two top teeth. We've had some miserable nights and some crankiness, but he'll look so different with those top teeth! My little guy is going to be 1!!

Happy Wednesday! Everyone!

February Catch-Up

It's been a little while since I've posted on here, so I figured I would post some pictures and catch up a little bit...

Kanaan has developed quite the personality over the last couple months. He and Keira both get each other laughing and squealing, sometimes even screaming at each other. The happy scream. Kanaan is also walking!! He toddles around the house wherever we go. Usually with his hands out in front and a big smile on his face. :)

One weekend we were able to go sledding together 'in the back woods' and tried to have fun. I think we lasted 20 min. Here Daddy, Keira and Aunt Chell are at the top of the hill.

Ready or not....here we go! Keira's not a big fan of sled riding just yet. For one, it's cold out. Two the snow gets in her face and three she can't quite walk around in the snow. But with more practice, and the bigger she gets, I'm hoping she'll come around.

I just can't believe how big Kanaan is getting. This year has truly gone fast. Next month we'll be celebrating the big 1!!
I hope this post finds you all doing well and healthy! That's been another challenge for us this winter. I feel like we've spent the last month/month and a half trying to get and stay healthy. It's been a challenge to say the least! Luckily we've come out of it with only having to go to the doctors once for Kanaan's first ear infection and a follow-up visit to make sure both little ones were on the mend. The fevers, aches, and meds are all gone. But the runny noses and coughs still linger. Let's hope as spring keeps trying to show it's face we'll be able to all breathe a little easier. Love you all! Happy February!

Thankful Thursday

I have much to be thankful for on this Thursday. Lately the 'winter blues' have seemed to have gotten the better of me. Growing up we, as kids LOVED winter. We would go outside and play for hours it seemed. And so I vowed to myself to one day do the same thing with my kids so that they too would have the love of winter and the love of snow. Needless to say my plan isn't working out so well. However, today was a good day. I attend BSF (Bible Study Fellowship) each Thursday and the kids go with me. It's quite a feat to get all three of us up, eat breakfast, get dressed and out the door by 8:30 in the morning. Usually we cut it close but today we made it out in great time! So I'm thankful for a reliable car to get us where we needed to go. I'm thankful for a reason to get ourselves up and out the door this morning. I'm thankful for a good discussion group today with encouraging women.

After BSF the kids and I went out to lunch and proceeded onto the store to pick up some things. Keira had been given a one dollar bill by a friend from church, we'll call him Uncle Andrew. And she was super excited to be able to get some stickers. Our challenge was going to be to find some stickers for just $1. But we were successful and Keira had such pride going up to the cashier, putting her stickers down and paying for them.

I'm thankful for the little things like paying for stickers :)

And I'm so thankful for our little princess! God is good....all the time!

First snowstorm of 2011!

Yesterday was our first big snowfall of the New Year! The skies dropped an unofficial 4-5 inches! The roads and grounds are still covered and I think we've only seen like 1 snowplow come down our street. We also ventured outside today to test out and see if it was good packing snow for our first snowman. We got ALL bundled up...luckily Keira's gotten pretty good at getting herself dressed so it didn't take too long. But we were out there maaaaaaybe 5 min.?? Enough to get these photos, make half an angel, fill a sand bucket with snow, dump it back out and then head inside and take everything back off. :) ....yes, I love snow, but with two little ones - not so much. Is it springtime yet??? If we're lucky we'll have three more months of this stuff. I guess that just means a lot of trips to the library!

Here's how he really feels!

Ohwell, at least we tried :)

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

This past weekend we celebrated our last family Christmas and brought in the New Year! We are so thankful for all of you and can't wait to make 2011 our best year yet!! Here are some pix...

Opening up some Christmas PJ's

Yay for PJ's!!

Gotta leave some milk and cookies for the big man...er little santa man :)

Christmas morning at the top of the stairs! Kanaan doesn't look quite awake yet

Believe it or not, but a flashlight was one of her favorite gifts this year :)

Kanaan got socks!

Santa's big gift was a pull out couch/bed for each of the kids. Keira's was princesses...

...and Kanaan's was Toy Story. Again, a little less than thrilled. But he'll get the hang of things next year.

Then it was off to C-Bus. Tiffer was there too!

A LeapFrog light-up and talk to me puppy. We even programmed it to say Kanaan's name!

Keira even got some princess dress-up clothes! Here she is as Cinderella.

Here she is as Belle.

And some Ariel PJ's!! And sadly, our last Christmas picture. That's all we took this year! May you all have a Happy New Year! If you haven't received your Christmas card yet, it's probably still on it's way :)