I know its been since last October since I've written. I guess time just got away from me. I've been playing on facebook (an interactive social network) that is easier to use and keep people informed on life events. But since one day I want to print these off for my journal, I wanted to capture some further detailed information.
Well lets see we had Halloween- Kelson was an adorable ladybug and Dumbo (I bought the outfit off ebay for $25- normally double that price online). She looked adorable. I was Cinderella (sexy version) and Jason was a roman soldier. Me and all my girlfriends dressed up as princesses. It was so much fun. Even Jason Miller dressed up as a princess- Jasmine. It was HILARIOUS. Mike Myerson dressed up as my dad- it was hilarious- had the bald thing carrying around a Xango bottle. It was so funny!!! Daddy was a great sport about it too. Halloween is always so much fun.
Christmas was quite eventful- we had so much going on this year. Kelson was soooo into Christmas so that made it even funner for us. She is quite the little diva. She even gave up her pacifier to Santa- we said that she had to give them to the little babies so she could get some Kai Lan toys- and it worked. She did AWESOME on giving it up. She was a little over 2 years old when she gave it up. Did much better than me- and she hasn't discovered the "thumb" ;) Whew! Anyways, mom and dad went to Keri's this year for Christmas, so we had Christmas early at our house, then did Christmas Eve night with the Alberts. We were supposed to do Christmas morning with Nanny and Memere, but both had health issues, so christmas presents got delayed. Which was ok cause it gave us more to look forward to. Kelson seemed to really enjoy Christmas and is still (in Feb) singing Christmas songs. She even learned the one from a Wonder Pets episode. So cute. She catches on and remembers things so well- it amazes me at how smart she is.
I know I'm missing all kinds of thinga and details. Kelson is now 2 1/2 years old. I still can't believe how fast time has flown by. She gets lots of comments on how GREAT she can speak and how adorable she is. I've been told that her personality is so much like I was :) Lucky girl. LOL! She's prob around 28lbs, is 3 feet tall, and has beautiful blonde hair and blue eyes. She still looks like 50% me, 50% Jason. Its cool- I wouldn't want it any other way. She has been so healthy and has brought so much joy to this whole family and corner ;) Her favorite shows/movies are: The Wonder Pets, Kai Lan (which has taught her a few chinese words), YGG, Chipmunks, Nemo, Dumbo, Mickey Mouse and friend anything, and disney princess anything. She can draw a full attached circle with two eyes and a nose and a mouth in the perfect position. I've heard thats pretty advanced. She loves for you to challenge her. She knows almost ALL the animals I can think of and their sounds. I'm working on her with identifying numbers and letters. I'll have her spelling and writing her name soon- I guarantee it :) She is smart enough to do it and catch on.
Recently Jason and I took Kelson to the Hsv Marriott to partake in the National Discovery Network selection process for finding kids who they deem as cute, something unique, fun, photogentic, and lots of personality. Well she made it through the evaluation selection and now has been invited to partake in the Gulf Coast 2010 Convention located in PCB, FL in May. The National Discovery Network has a grade of A+ from the Better Business Bureau. The Convention costs $495 for the registration fee, $400 for hotel, $200 for photos, and a couple hundred for gas.
She will be in the Divison II group - 2 to 3 years old. She will partake in a runway presentation on Sat morning that I will assist her in. At that time the business sponsor names will be announced and a headshot and body shot will be showing in the backdrop of the runway. Because of her young age she doesn't get a chance to "show off" her talents. The older kids have a chance to do a commercial reading and partake in some workshops, so we shared our concern with the NDN director. She assured us that if Kelson is personable and adorable that we should get a callback on Sunday, in return that's when the agent(s) (national agents- the ones who represent the BIG BOY companies- disney, parents magazine, fisher price, etc..) select your child for possible model, commercial, or films. This is when they will get a chance to see her perform and show off her "Kelson personality". So we are hoping that will be the outcome. Although we are not promised anything. After discussing it, if we can get some financial assistance to do this, we would love to partake in this. If the outcome isn't successful at least we will have the experience. I set up something on facebook asking for donations for us to do this for Kelson. We financially needed help to do this. I knew that if family/friend could help, that they would. What great friends/family we have :)
So may is going to be a busy month. We have the PCB convention to attend and Keri and Keith have paid for our family (mom/dad, us, their family, and Kyle/Renee) to go on a 10 night Disney Cruise traveling throughout Europe :) We fly to Spain and leave from their on the boat. I am soooooo excited. I got to go to Europe last May with Keri (we went to Amsterdam and Paris). So exciting that we get to go by boat- this time we are going to different places in Europe, so that should be most interesting. Plus Jason and Kelson get to be with me this time. I love cruises, so a 10 night one, disney-related, seeing Europe, and being with my family is top notch! What a neat experience. We are hoping my godmother Paula will be working the flight to make things go much smoother. She was such a sweetheart on the last flight to Amsterdam- free everything, sweets, drinks, the works. Love her. So anyways, we have lots going on right now.
Mom and dad just moved down to Florida last weekend. It still hasn't hit me, but I know they are so excited about it. They've been wanting to go back down there since we all go out of high school. Keri and Keith bought another house for mom and dad to rent, so its a win-win for all of them. I'm very happy for them. At times I wish I could just pack up and move to FL too- I would love to be closer to my sister and family and all of Jason's family too. BUT.... there is a lot here too, so its too hard to do anything major right now. With that being said, we are discussing adding on to our house- AGAIN :) I said I was done, but we've done some house searching and I am just not impressed with what I see for the price we can afford. Our bedroom is bad ass so its hard to beat that in a regular house. We love our house and location so if we can just make it a little bigger and re-arrange a few things, we will be so much happier. We are hoping to have another baby in the oven after we return from the cruise, so a bigger house would be nice for that too. Lots to think about.
Jason is no longer a part of Heartland- he has ventured off to do the Jason Albert Band thing. He is super happy and loves the guys. Never any drama there. They are still signed with Herb Graham and his label, but things have pretty much slowed down. Some of the guys are doing their own things too, so its best for everyone. I've even been doing some booking for the JAB. Trying to get them down to Orlando and stuff :) But we aren't sure still if Jason's COUNTRY career is over- we still have a few ideas going on, so don't give up hope on that. If this is where his career ends for Nashville then its cool with us- what a neat experience and so much fun it has been. We got to do so many things and experience so much. I'm fine with whatever he wants to do. I'm here no matter what.
Well I think that about wraps things up for a while- I'll try to start writing again more often. Kelson is our little entertainer and singer- she sings for people at the cave now- imagine that. She likes to do it and that's what makes me happiest. I can't imagine my life without her. Adding to our family can only bring bigger and better things. I can't wait for that. BTW- Kelson said she wants a little sister. If that is true- another girl- then we may have to try one more time for a boy. If its a boy, then I'm not sure if I can handle Kelson NOT having a sister. I LOVE LOVE LOVE having a sister and think every girl needs one. As long as we are doing fine in our marriage, financial stable, and happy I'll have as many as we can/want :)
I'm still working on getting back to pre-Kelson weight. I'm considering trying out te P90X program- hard core- but I'm willing to give it a try. I need something and only have two months before I'm in a bikini on a cruise. Plus I signed up for a "scale back Alabama" competition up at work. So I have to lose 10lbs so our team can get put into a drawing to win some $$$. So wish me luck. So far I haven't had much motivation, but I feel a change coming on and I'm ready to take it on.
Life is great!!!
