The Kiki and Mav Show

2009-06-03T14:54:00.003-04:00

I haven't blogged in forever...mainly because there's nothing exciting going on. Mav has become quite the 'Mama's boy', which leaves little to no time for me. It's ok though, they're only little once. It's just so darn exhausting. Why did no one ever tell me about these things??

Kiki never fails to entertain me! If she doesn't go into theater or performing in some form I will be shocked! I can't believe she's going to be 4 in 3 short months! Where has the time gone?

Speaking of the 'Mama's boy'...he's done with his snack, so I'll end now and hopefully will get a chance to blog more often.

Here are some updated pics of them.

CABIN FEVER!!!

2009-01-28T11:05:00.003-05:00

We have been stuck inside ALL week b/c of this crazy weather! First snow, then ice, freezing rain, and supposed to go back to snow this afternoon. It's no wonder we've all been so sick!! If I don't get outta this house tomorrow, I'm gonna go crazy!!

Poor Mav!!!

2009-01-19T12:30:00.004-05:00

Just a double ear infection....AGAIN!! My poor little man is so miserable. Going out in a bit to pick up his antibiotic. Hopefully it only takes one to kick it this time!!

Blah...

2009-01-19T07:42:00.002-05:00

It's bad enough that it's a yucky, snowy Monday...but now I have to make an appt. for Mav. I think he may have croupe, but have never dealt with that before. His cough sounds horrible and he has been having a low-grade fever the last two days. I hate it when they're sick...especially when he can't exactly tell us what hurts.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

2008-12-24T12:29:00.003-05:00

Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas in case I don't get on here tomorrow! Hope you and your families are as blessed as we are this year!!

Can you guess who's who LOL ;)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAVERICK JAMES!!!

2008-12-02T08:57:00.002-05:00

Happy Birthday baby boy...we love you so much!!!

Then...

Now...

How can it be...

2008-12-02T08:12:00.004-05:00

...that my "baby" is 1 already??? Seriously...where did the time go? And who's cruel joke was it that he turned one the same week as I turn 30??? Am I being punked or what???

Here is how his day is going so far...

Just waking up

Happy Birthday to you!!!

Seriously....I get to eat it ALL?!?!?!?

Mess...what mess???

Sesame street cars from Mommy, Daddy, and Kiki

All cleaned up...isn't he handsome ;)

Fryday Contest anyone???

2008-11-22T08:43:00.004-05:00

Yeah, I know I misspelled Friday...but for good reason ;) If you don't know already, I follow a blog called My Charming Kids...along with thousands of other people! Go check out her blog and enter the contest going on if you so wish :) While you're there, read about the MckMiracle known as Stellan...you will leave amazed and awed at the power of prayer and God!!!

We Are Thankful!!!

2008-11-16T08:25:00.002-05:00

Here's a pic from the kids' Thanksgiving playgroup on Friday. Do you know how hard it is to get kids to sit still for a picture...darn near impossible! I have other pics, but I didn't want to post the other kids' pictures without permission from their parents ;)

Clifford

2008-11-16T08:14:00.003-05:00

Completely forgot that we also saw Clifford at the mall yesterday. There was a storytime, but we decided to go look at the toy stores instead since there was another 30 min wait and the kids were tired of sitting still. Here are a couple pics of Kiana giving him hugs though.

Here comes Santa Clause, Here comes Santa Clause.....

2008-11-15T18:49:00.007-05:00

Yeah, yeah...I know...it's not even Thanksgiving yet. But the mall had the grand entrance of Santa today, and we decided it would be the perfect thing to do on a rainy Saturday!

As we stood in line (for an hour...after the hour long wait and performance before), I kept asking Kiana if she was going to sit on Santa's lap and tell him what she wanted. After last year, with her not wanting ANYTHING to do with sitting on his lap, I wanted to make sure the wait would be worth it. She kept assuring me that she would and was SO excited about it!! I was very relieved when she followed through with her promise. Not only did she sit on his lap and smile for pictures...even if it was for my camera instead of their photog's..but she also told him exactly what she wanted. The ice cream parlor (http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/ProductsByBrand.htm?BR=837&SBR=675) and fashion puppy (a puppy in it's own carrier that she carries around Walmart every time we're there). I was so proud of her!

Mav is of course a ham for any kind of pictures, and I was so glad that he took the waiting in stride and was perfectly behaved...as others were having meltdowns around us! He even got "interviewed" by the news while waiting in line LOL. He's destined to be a star..this is the second time in the last two months that he's been in the news/newspaper while at events. First for Halloween, and now for this. Maybe he can support his mama someday ;)

Without further ado..here are a couple pics of the kids with Santa...

Looking at my camera....

Still looking at my camera....

Hey....what's under this beard???

My personal fav...Mav is looking at her like "you want what...and you really expect to get that...???"

All Aboard the Polar Express

2008-11-15T17:52:00.007-05:00

We took the kids to the mall today to see Santa's grand entrance. They were giving out "train tickets" to the first 200 kids in line to redeem for a "special gift". We were numbers 24 and 25 :) And we only had to wait in line for an hour ;)

Then, we got complimentary cookies and hot cocoa and settled in to watch a preview of The Polar Express. It was performed by a very talented local performing arts studio. It was really cute...the kids were in a trance ;)

Next, we headed up to "Santa's house" in the mall to wait in line for another hour for pictures and our "special gift"...which turned out to be much better than I expected!!! A complete Polar Express set with the book, CD, and cassette, and the special bell! Just like the one I have...so now they each have their own copy!

Trick or Treat

2008-10-30T21:38:00.005-04:00

We took the kids trick-or-treating tonight. They both looked so cute in their costumes!! Here's my little scarecrow and Lion. Kiana got a ton of candy, and was a great Big Sister and gave Mav some too! She is now passed out in a sugar coma ;)

Pumpkin Patch

2008-10-22T21:19:00.005-04:00

I took the kids to the pumkin patch today to pick out some pumpkins, and of course get some great photo ops ;) Of course, Mav was the only cooperative one who sat through my endless attempts at taking pics. Everyone knows you have an obligation to take certain pics every year at the Pumpkin Patch for Mommy's scrapbook LOL. They seemed to love the smaller pumpkins, so we picked out a couple to take home. Then Kiana played on the swingset for a while. The weather was perfect!

Mommy's Little Helper

2008-10-16T09:31:00.004-04:00

Last night Kiana decided she was a "big girl" and could brush her hair and teeth all by herself. She did a pretty good job too :)

Then, Mav came crawlin' in, and she decided she would brush his teeth too. Little did she know that he would bite her LOL. She really is a great Big Sister!!

National Day of Remembrance

2008-10-15T12:27:00.003-04:00

Today is The National Day of Remembrance for pregnancy and infant loss. I never knew how many women suffered losses like this, until I suffered my own last year. Like many other trials in life, it's one of those things that you think could never happen to you. From the beginning of the pregnancy, I felt like something was wrong, and was anxious for my first doctor appointment to hear the heartbeat. I thought that once I heard the heartbeat, I could relax and enjoy the pregnancy. That day never came. About a week before my appointment, my sweet baby went to Heaven.

Unless you've gone through that pain and heartbreak, you may not truly know the emotional roller coaster. On one hand, I felt a sense of peace, as strange as it may sound. Peace, that my baby wouldn't have to suffer. Peace, that I knew he was in God's loving arms surrounded by love. Peace, that I would one day meet him in Heaven.

On the other hand, I was deeply sad that we would have to wait to meet him and see what a wonderful person he had become.

Even if you personally have not gone through a loss such as this, you can still lend your support for others on this day. Spread the word and don't let these wonderful angels go unnoticed another day!

Teddy Bear Fair

2008-10-04T17:03:00.013-04:00

We took the kids to the Teddy Bear Fair today at the local hospital. It was all set up to teach the kids about x-rays and other things done in a hospital to help them feel more at ease if they ever had to go.

They got to make their own teddy bear (similar to Build-a-Bear) complete with a little heart placed inside.

They also had all kinds of games and jump houses for the kids to play...Kiana loved this part!

Kiki also got to make a wooden firetruck in her lovely Home Depot smock :) We also got one for Mav to do when he's older.

Then, she got to meet the Teddy Bear and even got a teddy bear tattoo. Then, she went and got her face painted.

Mav mostly hung out in the stroller, but here's a couple pics of him ;)

Always good for a laugh!!

2008-10-03T19:05:00.004-04:00

Even when Kiki is sleeping, she never fails to make me laugh!!

She started out like this:

Then Mav crawled over her, so she decided to cover her head with it LOL.

Mav is 10 months old!!!

2008-10-03T11:03:00.004-04:00

I can't believe that in just 2 short months my baby will be a year old. His first year has gone by even faster than Kiana's did! My babies are growing up WAY too fast!!! Here are some pics I took this morning.

Breakfast of a Toddler

2008-09-30T08:30:00.001-04:00

Anyone wanna guess what Kiana wanted for breakfast this morning? Well, it starts out pretty normal. I asked her if she wanted a pancake. To which she replied "yea......with a pickle". "You want a pickle with your pancake?"
"yeah" she said like I was crazy for asking.
"that's weird Kiana!"
"it's not weird Mommy....it's yummy"

Life with kids is never boring that's for sure!

Pumpkin Festival Parade

2008-09-28T19:53:00.000-04:00

We took the kids to the annual Pumpkin Festival Parade today. Mav mostly just hung out in the stroller, but Kiana LOVED it!!!

She went wild when they started throwing candy. She's never been to a parade before, so this was all new to her.

It was so much fun seeing how she reacted to everything. The horses were her favorite. She kept waving to them and saying "hi horsies" LOL.

She also waved at the huge Chick-fil-A cow :)

There was a pirate there handing out gold coins to all the kids too.

The General Lee ended the parade with a bang :)

When it was over, she said "Mommy, that was fun at the parade". It takes so little to make them happy doesn't it? I love this time of year with all the festivals and parades. It's going to be so much fun this year now that she understands so much more!!

Check-ups

2008-09-23T20:16:00.000-04:00

The kids had their check-ups today..Kiana's 3 year and Mav's 9 month. Kiana also got to do the vision test for the first time today. She did very well...but when they asked her what the hand picture was, she said it was a stop light LOL. She thought it was the sign on the cross walk signal :) Mav weighed in at 20 lb. 13 oz (50th %), and is 29" tall (75th %). He's a full pound lighter than Kiana was at this age. Guess he's gonna be tall and skinny. They both got their flu shots today too. Kiana got the nasal mist and when they were finished, she said "now I can breathe" LOL. Mav didn't even cry at all when he got his shot...such a brave boy! He has to go back in Nov. and get his second dose of it. I can't believe my baby will be a year old in a little over 2 months. Where does the time go?

2008-09-22T21:47:00.000-04:00

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Kiana is 3!!!

2008-09-22T20:25:00.000-04:00

I can't believe my "baby" is 3 years old already!! We celebrated her birthday with a Strawberry Shortcake party on Saturday. Everyone had so much fun! Here are some pictures from the party.

The Birthday girl

The cake

Kiana's new bounce house

Mav's mohawk LOL

Mav with Uncle Mo

opening gifts

serving Daddy a piece of "cake" :)

Mav is 4 months old!!!

2008-04-02T13:16:00.000-04:00

I can't believe my baby boy is already 4 months old! Time is flying by, and he's growing sooo fast!! He is loving his exersaucer and jumperoo....but hasn't quite gotten the jumping down yet ;) No rolling over or anything yet, but that's ok...it's hard enough chasing one around right now LOL. He goes to the Dr. next week, and I'm anxious to see how big he is now. I love watching my babies grow and learn!

Loving his exersaucer!

Isn't it amazing how fast their moods change!!

But isn't the cutest pout you ever saw?!?!?

Church and dinner with family

2008-03-26T20:21:00.000-04:00

We all got all dressed up and ready for church on Easter morning. Kiana looked like such a little lady in her dress and Mav was so cute with his little tie :) The kids were both so good in church! I was really proud of both of them! Kiana fell asleep on the way home and took a nap. Then Grandpa and Carilyn came for dinner.

After dinner, we hid eggs for Kiana to find again, and with each egg she would yell "Easter...another Easter" LOL.

All in all, it was an exhausting, but fun weekend with lots of memories and traditions being formed with our little family! Even if Mav slept through most of it :)

The Easter Bunny came!!!

2008-03-26T20:02:00.000-04:00

Kiana woke up bright and early Sunday morning and we asked her if the Easter bunny had come. She went to the dining room window, looked out, and said "no...he not come yet". I told her to look on the dining room table (which she had just walked by) and she got all excited and screamed "Darby". The first thing she had noticed was her Darby doll from Tigger and Pooh :) She also got a scooter, some books, stickers, and a little bit of candy.

Kiana's Easter basket

Maverick's Easter basket

Hmmm.....what do we have in here?

Yay...a new "mommy torture device"!!!!

Vroom...Vroom!!!

Check out my basket....they tell me some bunny left it here!

Cracking...errr...coloring eggs

2008-03-26T19:58:00.000-04:00

Saturday evening, Kiana got to color Easter eggs. She dropped them into the dye so hard that they cracked a little. It took her all of 5 minutes probably to color a dozen eggs LOL.

Sprinkles everywhere!!!

2008-03-26T19:16:00.000-04:00

On Saturday, Ma-Maw and Pa-Paw came to visit. Kiana adores her Pa-Paw and keeps him busy the entire time he's here! That afternoon, we decorated our Easter cookies and Kiana went a tad overboard with the sprinkles. I think she ate more of the icing than she put on the cookies :)

Rolling out the dough

Cutting out an "M" for Mav

By the time she was done, she was covered in flour!

Pa-Paw helped her decorated the cookies with icing and sprinkles.

Spreading on the icing

Dumping on the sprinkles!!

Nummy....icing!

We're busy making cookies!

2008-03-26T15:55:00.000-04:00

Friday, Kiana and I baked sugar cookies for Easter. She loved being able to help me put the ingredients in and mix them up. Of course her favorite part was licking the beaters LOL.

Waiting patiently for Mommy to help

Cheesin' for the camera

Helping Mommy stir

Trying to stir the batter

The best part...licking the beaters

Easter Fun

2008-03-25T18:09:00.000-04:00

We had a fun-filled Easter weekend with lots of activities. Mav is obviously still too young to "get" it, but Kiana was really a lot of fun to watch this year. She had her first egg hunt of the year at playgroup on Thursday. After we had found all the eggs, she yelled "yay....we found Easter" LOL. She really keeps us laughing!