Fun Times at King's Island

My best friend, Kari and I took Mekyla to King's Island while we were home in Cincinnati visiting. Here are a few pictures from our fun day with the Smith princess.

One Dedicated Baby

This past Sunday, was the Baby Dedication at church. Every year on either Mother's Day, or in this case, Father's Day, our church holds the annual Baby Dedication. I hated for Rob to miss it, so I had a friend take pictures and a video so he could see them on here.

We are so proud to dedicate Kreid to our amazing God. We are so blessed to have him, so blessed to have come through the medical complications that we've had in the past year, and so blessed to have our amazing church, so it made for a great event.

Just Kreid

Just Kreid... being Kreid. He's so much fun to watch now. I can't believe these past 11 months have passed so quickly.

Stay-At-Home-Mom with a Sick Princess

So, today is my first time as a stay-at-home-mom taking care of a sick little one. Mekyla woke up this morning with an upset stomach and was sobbing, because she knew her day was not going to go as planned, and she wouldn't be able to go to the water park like she wanted. She hasn't kept anything down today and hasn't gotten off of the couch if she didn't have to. She has been such a little trooper though, after having to cancel her plans. She is probably milking it for all that it's worth, but she has enjoyed watching Disney Channel ALL DAY LONG, and says she is feeling better. I had to post these adorable pictures though, because it was like Kreid knew she wasn't feeling well.

I had given Mekyla a piece of bread to try to eat, and Kreid found it. He wanted it SO bad but he knew he wasn't allowed to touch it. I thought it was hilarious when he actually laid his head on the table next to it. Priceless.

LOOK AT THAT SWEET BABY! He did this a few times throughout the morning. I don't know if he knew she wasn't feeling well or what, but he would just walk by her and lay his head down. It was just so sweet.

Safety Day 2009

Every year, Rob's unit has a Safety Day event. They have all the aircraft out for the kids to see, tons of booths set up from different entaties of safety in our area, and lots of fun for the kids. This was my first year being able to attend (without Rob, unfortunately), and we had a blast. I thought you'd enjoy the pictures. Oh and just for the record, Xzayvier is spending his summer vacation in Texas with his mom, to explain why he is not in any of the photos. Enjoy!

Kreid was enjoying his shady stroller.

Mekyla and her best bud, Emma were all over the place.

They were glamming it up on the bouncies.

Kreid and I enjoyed the day.

2009 Formal

This was an exciting year for us to attend formal, it was the first one that we were able to attend as a married, non-expecting couple. Our first formal, we were not married yet, and we missed every one in between, until last year. So, I am willing to show the pictures from this year, since I wasn't seven-months pregnant this time around. This year, I didn't look like a tent, and I wasn't exhausted by 8 p.m., so we had an amazing time.

Rob and I were all dressed up. I love formal, it's like prom, for big kids. :)

The formal part is over and the coat is off... that means it is party time!

Gary Sinece and the Lt. Dan Band! They were GREAT!!

Bad Blogger

I have not been a very good blogger lately. Things have been busy, but that just means there have been a lot of things I'd like to share with each of you. So I will attempt to give you a few updates on us, and what is going on in our little section of the world.

As mentioned in a previous blog, I quit my job to stay home with the kids. I am only a couple of weeks into it, but I am loving every second of it. The funniest thing to me, is that I seem to be even more busy now, than I was when I worked full-time. The kids and I are having fun, and I feel like I am actually getting something done from day to day. It's a great feeling! Of course, I still feel like I have a million other things to do before summer's end, but I will manage.

Currently I am anxiously preparing for my trip to Honduras. I know it is still an entire month away, but to prepare for that I have to get Mekyla to Florida, get everything I can think of together for Kreid to spend the week with our sweet sweet friends, Amie and Josh, and get myself prepared, both physically and mentally. I received my packing list the other day, and I have a lot of preparation. Along with that were a list of reminders, such as "don't open your mouth while in the shower." Which seems so bizarre to me, but of course they advise that you steer clear of the water. I am looking forward to this venture, but I am certainly reserved about my preparation. I can't wait to update the blog with details of my trip. Hopefully by then, I will not be such a "bad blogger." ;) Although I cannot promise anything.

Okay, onto the next blog. It will have pictures. ;)