Our family

There are some things in life that my little girl cannot get enough of, and that is kisses! I don't mind a little bit, its hard not to want a kiss off such a beautiful, sweet little girl! And my goodness, does she love kissing her new little brother. She is always so concerned about him, especially when he cries. She has to walk over to wherever he is and stroke his head and give him a kiss and wait around until he is calm, just to make sure everything is okay! ;) it just amazes me how in tune she is with how he is feeling. She tries to be soft with Sydney, but you know, a little girl who is not quite two is not going to have the ability to restrain sometimes from just whacking and poking. But its good that she also gives him space. Although she loves to hug and kiss her brother, Kaitlynn is really good about making sure she has time for herself and plays with her toys and leaves him to do what he does best....sleep. :)

And speaking of sleep, Syd (as everyone is calling him)....does SO WELL at night! He generally only wakes up one to, maybe, two times a night! Which is phenomenal for a baby who is not quite a month old.....wow, has it already been almost a month?! And is already weighs nearly if not exactly eleven pounds! He is also already fitting into some 3-6 month baby clothes. WOW! But its fun to have such a pudge as compared to my little miss. :) As is the case, we could never imagine our little family without Sydney. Both times we have been blessed with these babies I have been amazed at how much more complete our family feels. And admittedly, that is strange for me. I never really realized how much children can enrich our lives. And I must admit I am SO happy to have them...even though they may drive me crazy sometimes. :) Simon, of course, is just so ecstatic to have son! He loves both of his girls beyond words, but it was such a thrill for him to finally have a son. Must be the testosterone thing. You know what I am talking about, the idea of sharing time shooting guns, doing scouting and all the rest?! Yeah, he is pretty happy. In fact, we are both pretty happy.

We love our little babes and are so thankful for their health and joyful personalities. Kaitlynn is doing so well with things like walking!! She has totally decided that she loves to walk and is all over the house all the time. And I love it! And she loves it! She is talking alot more too. I mean we have communicated wonderfully up to now (I have been teaching her simple sign language and she says a few things) but she has taken off with talking as well. Its crazy, and i love seeing her grow. She loves reading her books and playing games and you know, for that

I am so grateful. She is such a smart, sweet happy girl. She loves spending time with her daddy too. Man, she loves him. Of course, daddies are always good at playing games and being silly. Simon especially. :) He is so good with kids. And he is so good at helping with them too. Thank goodness for such a wonderful, loving hubby as him. My life is so much better becuase of it.

Our house is coming along nicely. Our foreman says that if our group keeps working as fast as we are we could be in by JULY! I am so looking forward to that prospect! As much as I love my parents, it will be nice to have our own space and be enjoying our new home with our little family. Things are good and I am really thankful for all our blessings. Life is good and I must admit that it must all lead back to marrying the right man in the right place at the right time. Who ever would have thought that I would be blessed with two beautiful children and a husband that loves and adores all of us and works his bum off to make sure that we are taken care of. I love Simon so much. I hope you all enjoy seeing how the kiddies are growing and really, how beautiful they are! :) (I am not bias at all!!!)