Hanging with Friends...

A girlfriend of mine, Stacey- my old workout buddy- brought her kids over to visit. They are sweet kids. So cute too. It was neat to see Kelson around other kids and one that is younger than her. Lola is 3 months younger and almost the same size as Kelson :) Charlie is 4 or 5 - I can't remember. He is a sweetheart. He wanted to take pics with Kelson and we asked him if she was his girlfriend and he said YES- AAWWWW. I hope one day that Kelson and Lola become good friends and go shop, work out, and hang out together like Stacey and I do.

Kelson n Friends

Happy 29th Bday to ME :)

In Alabama you never know what the weather is going to be like... I woke up Sat morning (my bday) to snow on the ground. It was AWESOME. Then.. I got a happy bday phone call from my niece singing to me. It was so sweet. Keri had sent me a present a few days back and wanted me to open it with her on the phone. I got a wallet that I wanted (that she accidently told me she was going to get by including me on the e-mail) :) and a gift card to Bed, Bath, and Beyond. I LOVE that place. There was another package to open. I initially wasn't sure what it was (looked like a little notebook) and then I opened it and there was a letter that stated- READ ME- so I started reading it- With Keri on the phone- and it said that she was starting to save up money for this year to take me to EUROPE for my 30th bday next year!! I started crying- I couldn't believe it- I've always wanted to go there. The note was in a passport holder. What an awesome treat and I don't mind turning 30 AT ALL now :) What an awesome sister I have. Course I have lots of people that want to join in the fun. Thank you sis.
About that time- Kelson woke up so I let Keri go and went to get Kelson. She was in her "happy morning" mood, so I knew it was a good time to go take pics. I left her PJ's on and just added a few layers and grabbed her raincoat- only coat I had that was thick enough. So we went outside and I took a few pics of the yard, eers, and Kelson. As i was walking out, Lucy and Theana, were coming out with the dogs, so they assisted me. I got a few shots of Kelson sitting on the cave dock in the snow. Lucy mentioned she had a winter coat, so she grabbed it and we got a few more shots. Kelson didn't have much of an expression- she was cold- haha! A few times she reminded me of the little boy from A Christmas Story movie. "I can't put my arms down"- hehe! She was a great sport. We were heading inside to Memere's house to warm up and drink some hot chocolate and BAM... eers ran off- got off his chain somehow. So I passed Kelson to Theana and started running after eers. He DID NOT want to come back - he just kept going and going. So I was freezing since I just had a little jacket on. I finally caught up to him and had to take off my jacket and tie it around his collar like a leash, so by this time I was really cold. There was NO WAY i was carrying a 60lb dog all the way back home. Luckily lucy brought the car and picked us up. WHEW- what a morning. All this happened before 9am! :)


So anyways, I went and worked out and got a well needed pedicure. It was a nice and relaxing day. I got home and Jason had just arrived from being on the road, so that was nice to have him here for my bday too. We pretty much laid around and played with Kelson. Went to eat at Red Lobster, then went to Hog Wild 2 to meet up with friends. We had a great time, went back to the cave, and ended staying up till 8:30AM! The sun was shining so bright and we all couldn't believe it. The night had FLOWN by. We were playing games, dancing, singing, listening to music, etc. It was a lot of fun. Jason and I went to bed and woke up around 1:00pm- Lucy had errands to run and brought Kelson to us, luckily, she was tired, so I laid her down for a nap, and she slept another 2 hours- and so did we :) Got up around 4 and took a shower and got dressed to go eat dinner at Lucy's house. They made lasagna- it was very good. Mom and dad came over and we had dinner, opened presents, and ate ice cream cake & played the Disney bday song. I got some really cool things for my bday. Thank you EVERYONE for making my bday a special one!

BIG 30 next year- BRING IT ON!!!! :)

Snowy Morning
Bday Night/Cave

Parents.com

Thanks to Aunt Jeannette- I put Kelson's picture in at parents.com for the "cool hat" contest. This is the picture I submitted. People vote on it for fun, but they do actually choose a winner after a few weeks of entries. You can win money or something. I just wanted to post Kelson on her cause she is so darn cute. Funny thing- I e-mailed my sister to put her kids on there and she had already done it. Thinking alike. You can check it out and even vote at this website.
VOTE FOR KELSON

Kelson's ID# 2461100003
My nephew Corgan's picture is ID# 2457000010. Vote for him too :)

Strike a pose....

Daddy and I are in "taking pics" mode. Esp with our fantastic new camera. As you can tell- from all the albums I've recently published. Daddy's fav outfit on Kelson is NAKED. She has so much fun and its almost like she's sighing when you let her free. She plays with her toys and eats her hands most of the time. She is so much fun. Here are a couple of "posing" shots. Also, Jason stuck the cowgirl bib on her and she looked sooo cute. If only we combined the two outfits ;)

KELSON MODELING

Happy 3rd Bday Elliot!!! Thanks for inviting us!

Kelson went to her first bday party. Her cousin- Elliot, Louise and Chris's grandson turned 3 years old. They had party hats, balloons, cake, pizza, and presents- all the things a 3 year old would love. Elliot was SOOO excited when I arrived, cause I was running late- working out :)- so when I arrived he was allowed to open presents, so right when mom and I walked in he screamed- "Aunt Kelly is here- PRESENTS!!". It was soooo cute. He was so ancy & ready to bust open the presents. I watched him open his presents and all the clothes- he just threw over to the side- so funny and typical. Since his mom and memere would say- this is from so and so- he would open it, look at it, and try to hand it back to the person who gave it to him. It was hilarious. They would say- No its for you- for your bday. He was like Oh ok- and then start on the next thing. He got a ball and bat from someone and Kelson was playing with. She was a natural and born to be an athlete. Jason and I got Elliot a few cars from the movie "Cars"- I've never seen a more INTO cars like this little boy. He carries his cars with him EVERYWHERE. Its so cute. Kelson bought him a big ole gravedigger truck. He loved all of his presents. I kept jokingly saying that it was sweet of them to decorate early for my bday. His bday was the 7th of March.
Around 8:30 (Kelson's bedtime) she started getting cranky and ready to leave. Nanny and I were playing on the piano, so I asked she come see me and let her bang on the piano- she LOVES it and she even placed her fingers out individually to play each note. It was adorable. She stopped being fussy too. Her Aunt Nin has taken some lessons, so I'm hoping the days she babysits she will work with Kelson on it. Kelson's Aunt Deena also plays, but isn't local, but maybe on visits she can teach her too. There are some pics in the slideshow link below.

I'm soooo anxious for Kelson to start talking cause that leads to SINGING. I'm so excited about the months to come.


Pics from the bday party!
Elliot's 3rd Bday Party

Spring is NEAR...

We had a beautiful day a few weeks ago and Jason decided to take Kelson outside and play and take some pics. She played in the middle of flowers, a tree, and leaves. She makes the cutest faces and you can tell that she is a happy girl by her expression. I've gotten her used to accessories since she was a newborn, so a hat, hair thingy, or glasses don't bother her a bit. I'm glad to cause i'm all about accessorizing. Keri started Annabelle out really young and she LOVES to dress up, so I'm hoping the same will happen with Kelson. I can't wait for springtime so we can go to parks, play outside more, and watch movies on the big screen. Having Kelson here will be such a NEAT experience! I'm trying like heck to get her to see the Easter bunny. Not sure how she is gonna react, but I think she'll just stare and want to gnaw on him. Kelson still has no teeth coming in- she is going to follow her daddy's footsteps in that area too. She is starting to sit up more and more on her own. I'm sure she will be crawling pretty soon.

Spring Pictures

Biscuits, Toast, n Apple Juice...

Kelson is a HUGE fan of the biter biscuits and melba toast. When she is gnawing on it and i'm eating she smiles so big. I think she likes the fact that she is "eating" solid food. We tried giving her apple juice a few weeks ago and she didn't really care for it, but now she really likes it. Hasn't got the concept down of holding the sippy cup, but that will come in due time. Everytime she eats her bis/toast she ends up with it ALL OVER HER FACE (see picture above). She is such a sweet girl and really showing her personality lately.

More pics at this link:
Kelson

Bob and Lucy's Bday...

Bob and Lucy surpringly have the same bday so they get to celebrate together EVERY YEAR. Pretty cool. So this year, we went to Indigo Joe's to eat and celebrate. Bob was 58 and Lucy was 59. We had a really good time and some of Bob's Ruggby buddies came by (Ruggby's as in the bar, not the sport) hehe. We had a great time. Jason was on the road, so he couldn't join in the fun :( Kelson didn't have much time to sit down- with all the holding and playing she did with everyone. Here are some pics from that night...

Bob and Lucy's Bday Pics

Trying to catch up...

Sorry I've been slacking, so much going on. New job, back to the gym, almost 7 month old :) Lots to do!!! I have TONS of pictures to upload- just have to find the time to do it. My bday was AWESOME. I'll write all about it soon.