Cody, Amanda, Cade, Chloe, and Cora Rose

I am a joke of a blogger...

2010-04-19T23:48:00.000-05:00

But here is some pictures of my precious babes... :)

SILLY!

My precious neice Eden(her and Cora are 10 days apart) and my very soon to be sister-in-law, Sarah :)

One of my best friends from high school, Lauren, got married Easter weekend in Wimberley. Chloe was the flower girl- she was adorable!! it was a beautiful, beautiful wedding....

Me and the bride!

Cora Rose

2009-09-08T20:09:00.004-05:00

OK I'm a month late on introducing our sweet girl, but we've been a little busy!!

Cora Rose Kaufmann
August 8, 2009
12:03Am
5lbs 9oz - 17 1/2 inches

Cora came into the world 4 weeks and 5 days short of her due date. They tried to stop my labor but she was ready to make her debut! She did have some trouble breathing and she ended up staying in the NICU for a week. It was not the least bit fun. I do not know how parents endure it for months. God gave me minute by minute strength to get through it and I bawled my eyes out everytime I left the hospital..She was also face presentation when she came out, so her face was incredibly bruised for the first two weeks. Oh poor baby. It was sad looking!! She was born the day before the one year anniversary of my dad passing away. So, her birth was really a HUGE blessing to a REALLY hard weekend..Since she has been home, she has been growing like crazy. I'm not sure of her exact weight but she is definitely over 7lbs. So far, she is a pretty easy baby like Chloe was. Praise the LORD for that when it's your third child. She still wakes up quite a bit at night but when she is done eating she goes right back to sleep =)
Cade and Chloe love her to pieces and have been nothing but sweet to her..They actually argue about who gets to hold her first. But who am I kidding? They argue about everything..haha..
You should've seen their faces when we loaded her in the car to finally leave the hospital! PURE JOY was the look on their faces!! Poor Cade would cry when we left her and say, "NO, we have to take baby Cora home!" (break my heart...)
We feel ridiculously blessed by our gracious God to have three beautiful children and are so happy to share the news of her birth with you all!

Happy Birthday Chloe girl!!

2009-08-03T04:33:00.000-05:00

I am a horrible blogger. Period.

BUT, a post is well deserved to say Happy 2nd Birthday to our precious Chloe!
I can't believe it has been 2 years! I remember feeling like Cade was so big on his second birthday, but I feel like Chloe is still my "baby"!!
Chloe has the sweetest little disposition and we pray her heart stays that way. She is quick to share with her brother (most of the time) and is always worried when someone is hurt or upset.
She is crazy smart. Most days I think she is the same age as Cade because she talks so well! She will say things and me and Cody are like...WHAT????
We are amazed by her everyday!
She is excited for her baby sister to be born and keeps asking, "When is baby Cora gonna come out and play with me?" It must seem like forever to wait for her and Cade! Just a few more weeks!
She loves to play with her baby dolls and take care of them and rock them. I know she is going to be a great big sister!
Chloe Adrienne, we love you more than words can say and are so thankful for your life and that God chose us to be your mommy and daddy! We pray God's good and pleasing and perfect will for your life baby girl!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

Oh me Oh my....

2009-01-29T20:57:00.004-06:00

I am a horrible blogger. Life has been craziness the past couple of months!
FIRST...we wanted to announce that baby #3 is on its way!!
I will be 8 weeks tomorrow and I am due early September. I am definitely the least sick with this pregnancy, although the fatigue is 10 times worse chasing around Cade and Chloe. But it's ok! I am thankful and grateful for the privilege to be a mommy again!
I actually had a miscarriage very early on at the beginning of December, which was tough. So, it is all the more sweeter! Praise God for the precious gift of life!

Second, I have not posted ANY pics of Christmas or our holidays. I'm pathetic.
Christmas was wonderful and busy. Cade and Chloe both had a BLAST and loved every minute of it. Cade was really into opening presents this year and "helped" Chloe open all of hers!
Here are a few pics....

Contest!!

2009-01-07T08:35:00.003-06:00

I'm having a contest on my Sew.Love.Create. blog to win a free apron! It ends tonight so get over there
if you can and either become a follower or just leave a comment in the post about the contest!!
Thanks!!

It's up!

2008-12-02T23:16:00.003-06:00

My new website, that is...
I am so excited to show you all!
Just call me the apron lady!!
Go check it out!!
Sew. Love. Create.

The first Thanksgiving...

2008-11-30T12:40:00.004-06:00

We hosted our first Thanksgiving this week. We had my mom's family over...all 22 of us!
It was lovely and I was surprisingly un-stressed..Maybe it had to do with the fact that Cody took the kids to his mom's family's Thanksgiving all day and I had the house to myself to get everything ready...haha..
Everyone pitched in and we had a great time and stayed up late and played games, ate a LOT of food, watched football, drank yummy apple cider, and made our game plan for Friday shopping(yes. I am crazy.)

me and my momma

me and cody

me and adrienne

the cutie pies!!

more pics.

2008-11-30T12:38:00.000-06:00

Before they had food all over their faces...
Uncle Aaron chillin in the playroom

my Aunt Kay!

Cade having too much fun!

She did it!!

2008-11-04T13:00:00.005-06:00

Well, Chloe made it through her tube surgery today...

She did great! She was pretty oblivious as to what was happening and I think that makes it a lot easier. She had fun playing with the other babies in the waiting area and she was pretty friendly with the doctors..she doesn't get quite as upset as Cade does...haha..

She just fussed for a minute when she woke up and she was pretty hungry, to say the least...but other than that it was a fairly calm morning..(Besides me being a bucket of nerves...)

Even though it is an extremely common surgery, I still get myself all worked up.

Thank you Jesus for giving me peace and for keeping our little girl safe and giving us a great doctor to help heal her little ears! All the praise to You!!

Here is the one "okay" picture we got of Cade on Halloween. We could NOT get him to be still and we don't have a camera that works well. This is taken from Cody's phone...

And here is one of them in Rockdale a couple of weeks ago. I love this picture. They are precious.

AMEN!

2008-10-17T15:15:00.001-05:00

Read this....

http://randyalcorn.blogspot.com/2008/10/not-cool-obamas-pro-abortion-stance.html

Third times a charm...or so we hope!

2008-10-16T06:36:00.003-05:00

Cade had tube set #3 put in his ears on Tuesday. I pray this is the last time. The doc told us that some kids have to have them until they are 6 or 7....ahhh!! EXPENSIVE!! I know it is such a minor surgery, but it is always traumatic...for me. Cody is so chill it makes me sick. Or maybe he is just putting on a brave face for me. I don't know.
This was definitely the best experience yet..
The past two times we had to hand him off to the doctors before he was put to sleep and that was not fun at all. Last year, he had his adenoids out too, so he had to get a yucky IV in his arm. Cade really liked that.(NOT!) But this time Cody got to go back with him and we were back in the recovery room before he woke up, so he never knew we were gone! Thank you Lord! I think they saw that he was going to be a hard one to keep still. He was kicking and fighting while the nurse was just trying to get his temperature and heart rate.
My kids cannot stand going to the doctor. I feel like mine are the only ones that you can hear screaming from the hallway...am I alone here??
So then Wednesday I took Chloe to see the ear doctor. I wish we could've scheduled them to have tubes the same day, because we found out she will have to have them too.
She has had some chronic fluid in both ears for 5 months or so and has gotten 3 infections in the past 3 or 4 months...we see the pattern here...
So, she will have tubes put in on Oct.28th.
I am already praying against all the crazy things that start going through my crazy head.
Pray for my sweet babes and their sweet ears!

A little bit of truth.

2008-10-09T23:06:00.002-05:00

Watch This!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxhYampIl7A

TAGGED

2008-09-18T22:42:00.002-05:00

Em tagged me to blog 6 random things about myself.

Here are the tagging rules:

1. Post the rules on your blog
2. Write 6 random things about yourself
3. Tag 6 people at the end of your post
4. If you are tagged, DO IT and pass it along

1. I am an obsessive-compulsive sweeper. We don't have a lot of carpet in our house so I am forced to look at the dirt ALL day. And trust me, my children track in a lot of dirt...and food...and who knows what else. I know that it would be much easier to just sweep once at the end of the day.....but I CANT!! I probably sweep downstairs in the kitchen/dining/living area 6 or 7 times a day...the dirt drives me NUTS!

2. I am currently reading 4 books. I really like them all and I can't seem to finish any of them completely. AHH...

3. I want to feed my kids super healthy food...but I just can't afford it. It seems pretty insane to me that the healthiest foods are so expensive and the JUNK is so cheap. Don't we all want our kids to eat good and not give them things that could potentially make them ill..OF COURSE. Then why do ho-ho's and ding-dong's cost 50 cents and grapes and apples cost 3.oo a pound?? I am baffled by that. So I do what I can with what I've got..

4. OK, being completely hypocritical of what I said above....

I LOVE coke...and dr. pepper. . . I have tried to give them up many times but to no avail. They are just soo yummy but do disgustingly bad for you. Posting this is making me want to try to give them up again. Thankfully, when I was on bed rest when I was pregnant with Chloe, they MADE me drink water and now I actually like to. SO, Im not completely dehydrated!

5. Hmm. I am a needy person. I need people in my life. I love people and I love to have them around. All the time. I don't do loneliness well. And Praise the Lord for my babies. Because with them, I am never lonely.

6. My great great great great great great grandfather was Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of the United States of America. Seriously.

Here are the people I'm tagging:

1. Laura
2. Jenn
3. Glenna
4. Tiffany Wall
5. Tiffany Reeves
6. Marissa

My thoughts.

2008-08-20T23:59:00.002-05:00

Grief. It is such a unreal thing.
I have never experienced anything like it, thats for sure.
It is completely unpredictable.
Monday was an okay day. I felt pretty good, no major meltdowns.
But the past two days have been super hard. I don't know if it is the gloomy weather and being stuck inside, but it just hit me really hard. I am learning what it really means to live in God's grace, moment by moment. To take every thought captive to Him.
Because I have some crazy thoughts and some crazy fears. Because when someone you love dies, you start thinking about other people you love, too. It is just ridiculous.
Because my hope IS IN JESUS and I know that i have NOTHING to fear...our hope is not in this world.
But I am being attacked by those thoughts and I am claiming His promises. One being:
Hebrews 4:16:
"Therefore, let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need."

Despite my heartache, even in the midst of the darkest moments, I have an inexplainable peace. A peace that ONLY comes from Jesus Christ. It is ONLY by His grace and mercy.
I do feel the Holy Spirit whispering things to me. Even some things Cade has said to me, I believe the Lord put in his mouth to comfort me. I am being broken and molded through this and I cannot make it through without Him. People keep commenting to me that I am so strong. But I'M not. HE is. I was telling Emily yesterday that I have been clinging to this song, just like she did in her hardest hours. I am so grateful that she posted it on her blog back in May. And Star, if your out there, I am so grateful that the Lord put this song in your heart. It has truly blessed me.

I am Strong in the Lord

I am strong in the Lord
and in the power of His might
I confess that my strength, it comes from Him.
On my own, I am weak
and I cannot see to fight.
But my strength, it comes from the Lord.

I lift my eyes up.
Where does my help come from?
It comes from the Lord,
Creator of Heaven and Maker of Earth.
He is the fortress of salvation
for His children as they cry.
You are the Lord,
you are the strength, the strength of my life.

You held out Your hand,
and Your healing power,
causing my eyes to see.
You poured down Your Word,
in my darkest hour,
teaching my heart to see...

That I am strong in the Lord
and in the power of His might.
I confess that my strength, it comes from Him, alone.
On my own, I am weak
and I cannot see to fight.
But my strength, it comes from the Lord..

Dad

2008-08-11T16:55:00.003-05:00

Words fail me as I try to write this post.

I want it to be eloquent and honoring, but my thoughts are so scattered right now.

My dad went to be with his sweet Jesus Saturday morning, August 9th.

My dad was an avid reader of this blog since he lived in Fort Worth, and I want to do him right by this post.

My dad was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis over 15 years ago. He has struggled for a long time with pain and other sickness that went along with the disease. We lost my grandma(his mom) in 1996 and he really struggled with that.

He would be the first to admit to you his faults and I feel like to bring him honor I need to give a little back story.

He struggled for many years with addiction to his painkillers.

In the last year, God had transformed his life completely.

He went to live in Fort Worth with a good friend from high school and his wife and daughter. They ministered their socks off to him and God brought forth the fruit. I had not seen him this happy in years.

He even got his drivers license on Friday and he had wanted that for years.

In the last year, he got to spend a lot of time with us and Cade and Chloe and with my brother. He was getting to ride a bike, and go camping, and play golf....things he had not been able to do for years.

But most of all, he was growing closer everyday to his Lord and Savior.

I am so thankful for that and for the fact that he died in his sleep, in peace.

I have no doubt in my mind that he is dancing with angels in Heaven and he is with his sweet mom, my Grams. I have no doubt that my God is Jehovah-Rapha and that my dad is completely healed and perfect.

People keep asking me the "cause of death" and we still don't know what is physically is. But I know that the cause of death is that God numbered his days before the foundations of the earth and that it was his time. I find such comfort knowing that this is no surprise to my God. He knew he would be called home at that exact moment.

I know that I will grieve and cry and mourn, and I am hurting more than I ever have, but I know that my dad would not want me or anyone to go around being sad for him. He wants Jesus to be glorified through his life and death and I plan to help that happen.

Last time he was in town, just a couple of weeks ago, he kept telling my brother and me how proud he was of us and how much he loved us.

He wrote me and Cody a letter.

He hugged Cade and Chloe so many times.

I just wonder if he knew. I believe that he might have. I believe that he might have been talking to God, a lot.

So, whoever out there is reading this, please pray for our family and for peace. I pray that other family members are finding peace in the Lord like I am and that I can share that peace with them.

I love you dad with all my heart and I am so thankful for you. I will miss you more than words can say. But I find such hope in knowing that I will see you again one day. Please know that your memory and life will live on and that with Jesus I will live to glorify your Creator through this.

2 Corinthians 4:16-18

"So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light, momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we do not look to the things that are seen, but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal."

* My dad was a youth pastor back in the day and still had a great passion for young people to be reached for Christ. If you feel so led, in lieu of flowers, we are asking for donations to the Greater Houston Region of Young Life.

You can send donations to:

Young Life Greater Houston Region

900 Town and Country

Suite 302

Houston, Texas 77024-2226

*His obituary can be read on www.chron.com. His name is Jeff Taylor.

Happy Birthday Chloe!

2008-08-03T22:15:00.002-05:00

OK, get ready for the mommy cliche'....

I can't believe my baby girl is ONE! Chloe had a great birthday today.

We are so blessed with family and friends who love her and her brother so much.

I will post some pics later this week of her party.

Chloe girl, mommy and daddy's biggest prayer for you is that in the Lord's timing, you come to know what Jesus did for you on the cross and you give your life to Him. We love you more than words can say and thank God for your sweet sweet life EVERYDAY!!

Happy Birthday baby girl!!

She walks and she talks....

2008-07-06T09:08:00.004-05:00

Our sweet Chloe started walking about 2 weeks ago when we moved into our house. She is getting pretty fast now and is really trying to keep up with Cade. My camera broke.....but hopefully I can get a walking video on here soon!

She is also trying to talk and babble like crazy. Her absolute favorite word is HAT and she repeats it over and over and over again. Its really quite funny. She is also saying Dada, Mama,

Tad (Cade) and Im pretty sure shoe is szoooo....haha. And she also loves to make puppy noises and thinks any dog is hilarious. She just went to the allergy and asthma doctor and we found out she is a pretty allergic kid. She has had a barking cough and other symptoms of asthma since she was born. I will spare you all the details of the appointment, but we are going to have to watch her pretty closely with food and things she comes into contact with. Now we have to give her breathing treatments everyday which is torture to watch her scream and scream and then just give up and lay there. It breaks my heart. I have prayed that she would have understanding and know that we aren't hurting her, and that Jesus would just give her peace. I am probably over dramatizing it, but she is my baby girl and she never cries, so it kills me to watch her scream like that.

I feel like I have talked so much about Chloe on here lately, so here are some Cade-isms of today.....

-First things first, he has an imaginary friend named Bobby that he talks to constantly. It is hilarious! He frequently tells Bobby not to run in the street, he always prays for Bobby's food, and he tells me all the time that Bobby is at work. There are many things that Bobby does, but those are the main ones.

-When we play shopping he always says, "thank you for shopping Home Depot!"

(he has been there with daddy quite a bit lately...)

-"Chloe bout get it!!" (when he thinks chloe is going for his toys..)

-"Hank bout get it!!"

-"mommy, i wanna hug and love you.." (my favorite)

-his laziness has come out so much lately and he tells me "I cant mommy, i cant get it, i cant reach it, i cant do it. most of the time, he is perfectly capable.

-peez have ooo-reee-ooo!!

- he loves to watch "So you think you can Dance" with us and tries to imitate all their moves...funny....

We are leaving tomorrow for Galveston for the week with my whole family so I am really praying for a miracle in that my camera will start working again. I really want some pictures! I know Galveston is not the most beautiful beach, but it is our vacation and Im thankful for a week away..especially for Cody.

Chloe is 10 months and MORE.

2008-06-03T09:49:00.002-05:00

Chloe lookin' cute...
Cade using his swimmin' skills...
Wow, what an incredible month it has been here at the Kaufmann house.

So much has happened in our family, I don't even know where to begin.

I guess with Chloe's 10 month birthday....

She is such an independent little lady. I am very thankful for that, most of the time. Sometimes I just want to hold her and she won't let me. Or she wants to get down and crawl around a nasty auto parts store and screams when I won't let her! She is a pretty good sleeper. She goes to bed at 7, wakes up for a feeding about 2AM and then sleeps until 7 or 7:30. She takes two 1 1/2 hour naps in the morning and afternoon. So I am NOT complaining. I really enjoy the few minutes of quiet time I get to have with her at 2 in the morning.

She loves to play with her brother and already thinks he is the funniest person on earth. It is too cute. She has started babbling A LOT in the past couple of weeks. I am pretty sure her first word is na-na (banana). Considering Cade's first word was cheese, it wouldn't surprise me if hers was a food, too.

Speaking of food, I would have to say that her favorite thing to do is EAT. I am so thankful for a good eater. She gave up baby food awhile back, but was able to chew everything pretty easily. Her favorite foods right now are strawberries,grapes,blueberries,bananas,broccoli,zucchini, cheese,chicken,turkey,sweet potato cubes, goldfish, and chicken enchiladas. I could name more. The girl would eat anything your put in front of her. And the occasional popsicle or Oreo when Cade is having one.

One of my best friends from high school, Kady, got married last weekend. It was a ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS wedding. I can't wait until I have some pictures to post. She was a stunning bride and I was so happy to get to stand next to her as she married the man she loves, who is a great, great guy.

We potty trained Cade this month. He has been so awesome. I have to confess, I only read about 2 articles on it and just prayed that he would get a hang of it quickly. Praise the Lord he did. I stayed home for about a week. The first 2 days I just let him run around naked and he realized pretty quickly that he needed to sit on the potty. Then, we went and bought some spiderman and thomas the train underwear. He had a couple of accidents for a few days and then he was good. Of course he still has them occasionally, but I think that will happen for awhile. He caught on very quickly and I couldn't be more thankful. I didn't make a huge deal about it, so I don't think he stressed about it either. It was a small miracle.

We also got a dog a couple of months ago and I just haven't posted about him. His name is Hank Aaron. He is a chocolate lab and he is really sweet and he is going to be really huge. HIs paws are MASSIVE.

We also bought a house! HOORAY! We decided to move to Friendswood. A lot of factors went into the decision. We prayed that the Lord would open and close doors for us and He was faithful to do so. We close on the house next Thursday, the 12th and will move in the same day.

We are leaving tomorrow for a family reunion(Cody's family) in Austin at this beautiful resort. Check it out. www.hollowsvacations.com

It is going to be like an actual vacation. I am totally excited. We won't be back until Sunday, so it will be a nice calm before the storm of moving. Then, hopefully, we will get to stop in Columbus and have a little birthday time with Grace since we are going to miss her party on the 14th because....

My step brother Brandon is getting married Saturday, the 14th.

So, needless to say, life is crazy right now. But crazy GOOD.

God is so faithful. We are so excited to move into our first home.

"Now all glory to God, who is able, through His mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Glory to Him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever, AMEN!!

Ephesians 3:20-21

Chloe is 9 months old!

2008-05-05T23:30:00.003-05:00

Miss Chloe turned 9 months old on the 3rd. She went for her check-up today and is weighing in at a healthy 22 pounds, 28 inches, and a HUGE head. I am not kidding at all. It is off the charts. Big headed babies really do run in our family(Anna, Austin, Ethan....) so it is not too much of a surprise. The doc said if she wasn't on track developmentally he might be worried, but since she is, we will just see how much it has grown at her 1 year visit.

I didn't really notice her head that much. It would cross my mind when I take pictures of her and Cade together and their heads are almost the same size. Haha. She is such a beautiful baby girl and I'm sure she will grow into it!

Chloe started crawling last week and now she is EVERYWHERE! She races herself around the house and Cade chases her on all fours. They just laugh and laugh at each other. It is priceless.

She is very attached to mommy right now, but seems to forget about me after I'm gone for a couple of seconds so that's good.

She refuses to eat baby food, so thank goodness she knows how to chew with only 6 teeth.

The girl will eat anything you put in front of her that she can pick up and I am thankful. Cade was a mighty picky eater.

She has the most contagious laugh and loves to laugh at herself.

Happy 9 months Chloe!! Love you lots and lots!!

Idol Gives Back.

2008-04-10T10:34:00.002-05:00

I am sure most of you saw American Idol last night.

If you didn't, it was awesome.

They sang "Shout to the Lord!!!!!" That is not just a song that says Jesus. It is a full out worship song!! (you can download it on ITunes)

I was so shocked and surprised by this and totally amazed that they would even put it on TV.

God is THE MOST awesome!!

If you didn't see it, it was the Idol Gives Back show. They raised 75 million dollars last year for children all around the world. The goal this year is 100 million. It is an amazing cause that involves several different charities.

I was so moved by all of the footage of children suffering from poverty,AIDS, and malaria in Africa. They showed little babies in the hospital dying. Babies the same age as mine. Just like mine. Every thirty seconds a child dies in Africa. WHAT? I knew that things like this happen in our fallen world, but God moved and shifted my heart in a big way last night.

They also showed horrible poverty in our own country. Children who have NOTHING. And I really mean NOTHING.

It makes me sick to my stomach thinking about the things that I complain about everyday. It makes me sick to think that I am worried about a new lamp, or a new shirt or whatever....when these children don't even have running water or electricity. I think most of us are so blind and naive to what goes on around us. I am not saying in any way that we should sell everything we have to feel their pain...unless God calls you to do that. I am just saying that I am thankful for shows like this and incredibly thankful for the life God has chosen for me! God used it to open my eyes and hopefully others.

If you didn't watch the show, you can go to

www.AmericanIdol.com

and watch some videos or donate if you feel compelled.

I am sprung to action. I am not sure how, but I am.

"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.' Matthew 25:40

Frightening.

2008-04-08T22:13:00.003-05:00

I have been totally over Oprah for awhile now. The things she had been saying and endorsing were starting to be really scary to me. Of course, I mainly watched it for the makeovers and girly things like that. But now...THIS. This is total blasphemy and all I can do now is pray that others will open their eyes to this. I really never get all hyped up about things like this, but this is truly scary. I feel I have to take a stand on this.

Watch THIS video- it is a little cheezy, but exposes the truth.

Umm Oprah, he is a "jealous" God because he wants us to put no other gods before Him.

God's living, breathing, inherent word tells us that Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. And no one will come to the Father except through him.

3 Years!!!

2008-04-02T22:46:00.003-05:00

Today is me and Cody's 3rd anniversary.

I would have to say that it has been a pretty eventful 3 years. We have already lived in 4 places, had 2 kids...the list goes on...

I feel like it has flown by and then, in other ways I feel like we have been married 13 years.

I guess because "most" people are married for awhile before they have kids. "Most" people finish college before they get married.

I know that everyone struggles, I just sometimes feel we are "the odd man out" because we are so young. (minus Laura and Preston)

With that said, I am incredibly grateful for Cody. I don't know many almost 23 year old men like him. I don't know many men like him.....period!

He is strong. Strong in his love for me. Strong in his love for Cade and Chloe. Strong in his love for everyone else in his life. Strong in his work. Strong in his faith.

We have seen each other change in so many ways the past 3 years. We have both grown up a lot. And hello?? How could you not?

I have also really seen Cody come out of his shell. He has always been a little "shy", and I have seen him gain so much confidence and that makes me so happy because he is REALLY funny and no one knew that before. HAHA!

I have always been outgoing and he has made me a little more homebody.

There is so many things I love about him and I hope many he loves about me.

We praise God for the past 3 years and for however many more he gives us on this earth together!

We are actually getting to go on a date tomorrow night, which never happens, so we are super excited about that!

Happy Anniversary babe! I love you!

Has is been a month? Really????

2008-03-28T23:11:00.003-05:00

I know, I know...

It's been a month since I have posted. Most of the time, I am so intrigued by everyone else's blogs, that I forget about my own. Hah!

Things have been crazy here at the Kaufmann house for the past few months.

Lots happening...

We are still in the process of making some big decisions for our family. The main one being whether or not we are going to stay here in H-town or head out to the country...somewhere.

That is our goal. To get out of Houston.

Not that we wouldn't miss our family, friends, church, everything terribly...but we want to raise Cade and Chloe and any future children in a slower pace of life.

Oh my word I never thought I would say that. Cody has ALWAYS wanted to move to a small town and I would ask him, "What would I do all day? Go to Wal-mart??"

Over time, my point of view has changed dramatically. I find myself wanting to stay home more often and finding fun things to do here. It is hard to get out with 2 kids! (can anyone back me up here? I know my girl Laura can!)

Every time we go see Cody's parents, I watch Cade in amazement. He has the best time of his life riding his Pop's tractor and 4-wheeler with his Daddy. Running around on 12 acres of land where he can roam free. Staying outside from sun-up to sun-down. He was born for that!

So, basically we are waiting on a job opportunity for Cody. There is a few scenarios that could happen.

We are praying for CLARITY right now! That the Lord would make our path clear so that whatever decisions we make would be HIS WILL ultimately!

Hmm, what else?....

Chloe started clapping her hands and bopping up and down to music! She is truly our daughter!

She also has started waving when someone walks in the room. She is still not crawling but manages to get what she wants. Cade gives her crawling lessons everyday but I don't think they are helping.

He is such a sweet brother. Today at the mall, he decided to just put his arm around her for a good 10 minutes while they were sitting next to each other in the stroller; and leaning over and kissing her head and saying "hey Co-e" in the sweetest little voice. I wished so bad a had my camera to capture that moment. It was priceless. Then, he grabs her hand and just starts playing with her little fingers and looking at it like he was just trying to figure her out. She was pretty annoyed at that point. Hah!!

Chloe will be 8 months old this week. WOW!

I will post on that later.

I hope everyone had an awesome Easter rejoicing in our Risen Savior!! We did! I just forgot my camera and we were at Cody's parents for the weekend.

Love to you all!

Here are a few recent pics...

We went to sing at Crier Creek a few weeks ago and got to spend the weekend in Columbus with our pals. The weather was awesome and Cade and Grace got to play on the splash pad at camp and had a blast! I know they are only 2, but they truly miss each other. When we see them, they hug in this long embrace. It is the most precious thing ever and makes Laura and I cry.

Here are Chloe and Fish. Still bound to the stroller. Before we know it, they will be running around too...

Here is Chloe, trying to get daddy's guitar...too cute!

This is what you look like when you get to the Livestock show and get to ride a tractor, see a bunch of animals and eat FUNNEL CAKE! His face is intense. He really thinks he is driving and believe me, he knows how.

This is what you look like after the Livestock show. Too much fun with Gammi and Pappi, too much funnel cake, and one too many pigs in your face. He missed his nap and fell asleep on the couch at 6 o'clock. Poor guy!

A couple more pics....

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me and laura at adrienne and mark's wedding.

all four of us.

A sweet one of Chloe!

Adrienne and Mark's Wedding...two months later.

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My cousin Adrienne got married on December 21st.

It was an absolutely beautiful wedding. So Christmas-ey and warm and wonderful. I was her Matron of Honor and it was a honor! She is such a special person in my life and I am so thankful for her. She married a wonderful, funny, sweet guy named Mark. We have gotten to know and love him well the past few years. I can tell you right now that they are going to be great parents. They love Cade and Chloe so much and they love them back! They say they aren't ready to be parents yet, though. But that doesn't mean they won't be....LIVING PROOF HERE!

Most importantly, they love Jesus and have chosen to live their lives to honor Him.

Anyhoo, the point of my post was to share a few pics from the wedding.

The pics are by Glenna Harding. She rocks.

My cousin Anna and Cade.

My cousin Megan and my brother, Aaron.

The Bride and Groom.

Me and Age.

A few more....

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Me and my girl. She looked PRECIOUS.

She couldn't hold it together...

Bridesmaids....

My totally handsome boy.

My brother and my Grandmama.

Laughter.

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Chloe has just recently starting laughing...i mean really laughing out loud.

I love to listen to her laugh at her brother when he is being silly or playing peekaboo with her. Or when Cody or I tickle her fat little neck and she just squeals and giggles.

I love to listen to both of my kids laughter. Cade can be quite theatrical with his laughter.

It brings such happiness and peace to my heart to know that they are joyful, happy children.

It makes me think how much greater is the Father's love for us. As his children, when we are joyful and happy in Him. No matter our circumstances, or what kind of day we are having; that we are finding our JOY in HIM and finding reason to Praise Him!

You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with JOY in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. Psalm 16:11

PSALM 42

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Since Cade has battled pneumonia over the past week and a half, my mind has wandered to some dark places. We praise the Lord that he has healed Cade's little body and he is well on the road to full recovery. We still have to be careful with him. I took him for a re-check yesterday and the doctor made sure I knew that I should not have taken him to church Sunday. He said his immune system is still down and he doesn't need to be in large crowds. Large crowds?? That's pretty much anywhere. This will be the second week in a row that he has missed preschool at Jenny's house.So, if anyone is healthy and would like to come over and play, we would love the company!! We may have to take him back for another chest x-ray because he is still getting out of breath really easily and there may be some fluid way down in his lung that is blocking his airway. If you are reading this, say a prayer for him. And that we would have wisdom to know whether or not to get the x-ray. (it is expensive..)

Anyways, the point and reason for my post was that I got a really comforting word from the Lord this morning. Here it is....

Psalm 42: 1-8

1 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, My God.

2My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?

3 My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me all day long, "Where is your God?"

4 These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go to the house of God under the protection of the Mighty One with shouts of joy and praise among the festive throng.

5 Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed in me? Put your HOPE in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.

6 My soul is downcast within me; therefore I will remember you from the land of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon - from Mount Mizar.

7 DEEP calls to DEEP in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me.

8 By day the Lord directs his love, at night his song is with me - a prayer to the God of my life.

He promises me that he is not just in the heights, but in the depths. The depths of my thoughts. "Deep calls to deep!" That I need to let him take me deep into himself. That he will give me peace there. And to keep on praisin' His name!!

In His Love,

Amanda

Happy "half" birthday to Chloe!!

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Miss Chloe turned 6 months old yesterday!

Here I go, sounding like a big fat cliche'....

It has gone by soo fast!!!

First, the stats.

She weighs 19 lbs. and is 27 inches long. TOP OF THE CHARTS people!

I know she will slim down..and we are glad she is a healthy girl.

She is rolling around everywhere and sitting up with a little support.

She is way more laid back than Cade. He was raring to go for everything. She just kind of sits back and chills. She's not in a hurry.

She is sooo smiley and happy and absolutely loves her brother. He adores her, too. He gets WAYY up in her face and talks to her and kisses her. That makes my heart so happy.

Our prayer for Chloe is Colossians 1:9-13

"For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully give thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light."

We love you Chloe girl!!

Cade and Preschool - Chloe and Bronchitis....

2008-01-31T11:29:00.000-06:00

SO, our big boy started preschool last week.

Now, let me elaborate. It is only one day a week(Thursday) from 9 to 2. And it is at my friend Jenny's house. So it is a very comfortable environment for Cade. She is VERY qualified and used to teach, but now stays home with her 2 year old. She felt the Lord wanted her to keep using her gifts and decided to do this in her home. She only took 4 children and her own, seeing as it is just her and them. (BRAVE woman) She has more patience than I will ever have in my life.

We went to visit the week before and saw all the fun stuff. Her house literally looks like a little school..We talked about it the night before and he seemed excited. I don't think he quite understood.

I prayed with him on the way there and when i was done I asked him, "Can I hold your hand?" He responded, "NO Mommy, move it and drive!" I am so glad he knows safety..haha!

Jenny said he didn't cry until after I left but that he was ok and had so much fun once music time started! (That's our boy!)

He ate ALL of his lunch, which he doesn't even do at home. And he ate raisins for a snack! WHAT?? RAISINS? I have never been able to get a raisin in that kids mouth. The power of peer pressure!

When i came to get him he was so excited and wanted to show me everything he did!

He didn't want to do his art project. He just wanted to pound the playdough. That sounds about right. ALL BOY.

All in all, it was a great day and I am so excited for him to have this time and for me to have a little time with Chloe. And while she is sleeping I can get some things DONE! Like update this blog! YEA!

And poor Chloe has had her first and hopefully only 'bout with bronchitis. It was nasty. She couldn't sleep at all and has had to do breathing treatments and take an antibiotic. She is the sweetest little girl and we have hated to see her go through this. She did weigh 19 lbs. when i took her to the doctor. She is quite the chunky monkey! Praise God she is feeling much better, but now she is teething! So, we still aren't sleeping, but it's cool.

One day we will.....

Cade and Chloe comparison...

2008-01-08T21:56:00.000-06:00

So, here is a picture of Cade at 5 months old and Chloe, today, at 5 months old. All of you out there who say they look so much alike....well...the pictures speak for themselves.

There is definitely some similarities; like the baby food covering their faces. HAHA! Kidding!

I know they look like brother and sister, and I'm glad.

But Cade looks nothing like me, with the exception of his eyes. So, would anyone dare to say that Chloe looks like me?? I think there might be a chance!

Happy Birthday to our sweet Cade!

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Seeing as Cade's birthday is super close to Christmas, we had his party a few weeks ago. We also had my cousins wedding Friday night, so things have been really busy for us. I was her matron of honor and Cody was an usher. So....I didnt get to post on his birthday because we weren't home. We stayed with my mom for 2 nights since the wedding was in Pasadena.
So, Cade turned 2 on Thursday. I honestly cannot believe how quickly 2 years has gone by. I know every parent says that, but it is so true.
Cade is certainly living up to his 2 year old expectations; tantrums and all!

Here are some things that Cade loves and is...

He is always eager to give us hugs and kisses.
He is 110% boy..RAMBUNCTIOUS!
He is a MAJOR show-off when anyone comes over!
He loves to call Cody and I by our names...When I am out of the room, I'll hear...."MEEENA!" (Amanda) Or he will say, "Cody, C'MON!"
He loves "pop-tops" AKA Popsicles....
He knows our route to church and when we exit off the freeway he says, "Church, church, crackers, Ella!"
He misses his best friend Grace and looks at pictures of her and says, "Gace. hug, hug."
His favorite words are Tractor, abbaga(excavator), dump truck.
He is so smart and when he knows Chloe is asleep, he says, "Co-e(chloe), nite-nite, play soppy(softly).
There is many many more things we love about you Cade Aaron! We are so blessed and thankful for you!! We love you so so so much!!!!

Check this out! My kids have been elfed! HILARIOUS!!

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http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1285670830

CHLOE is 4 months old!

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Time sure does fly faster the second time around. I cant believe our sweet girl is getting so big already. She went for her checkup yesterday. She weighed 16lbs. 8 oz. and is 25 inches long. 90th percentile for both. WOW! Everyone that comes up to us says, wow, she's a big girl...HAHA! I love it though. She is healthy! Praise God!

Cade is still loving his little sister and treats her like a little princess(with an occasional bop in the stomach..hehe.)

She is such a content baby. She just lounges on the floor and giggles and coos to herself. She has the sweetest smile and the sweetest little dimple on her right cheek. I can tell she is going to have her daddy's personality.(thats a good thing!)

Chloe Adrienne, you are a blessing and a half! We can't imagine our lives without you. We pray many blessings on your sweet little heart!!

It's been awhile...

2007-11-01T08:16:00.000-05:00

It's been over 3 weeks since my last post!

Chloe has been occasionally sleeping through the night and as I type right now, my sweet angel has been asleep since 8:30 last night and it is now 8:16AM. WOWWWW!

Cody is driving to the doctor with Cade right now to get his second out of three shots for an EAR INFECTION! what?? I thought that the poor boy having surgery was supposed to take care of that. Now, we have to see the ENT doctor again because the pediatrician couldnt even see the tube in his ear because the infection was so bad. It is no wonder the poor baby doesnt sleep. He has to be totally uncomfortable. I know that my God has a reason for everything. I am still trying to figure this one out. If it's to make me more patient and unselfish and humble, I am learning. FOR SURE!

Chloe is still a dream baby. I am thanking and praising God everyday. She has such a sweet and girly personality. She bats her eyes when she smiles and makes the sweetest noises.

Cade is talking so much and repeats pretty much everything we say. His personality is so cute and we see a lot of Cody and myself in him. Cody is taking him to see his parents this weekend and I am staying home with Chloe. This will be my first weekend away from Cade, EVER! It is a little bittersweet. I will miss him!

I am so looking forward to the holidays. Chloe's first Thanksgiving and Christmas!! And Cade is going to have so much fun this year! I pray they come to know at an early age the Real reason for the season!

Here are some pics from the Fall Festival last night. It was a lot of fun!

Who is Chloe looking like??

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Here are some recent pics of Chloe...anyone think she looks like me??

Cade and Chloe in action....

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Here is a little video of Cade and Chloe. They are too cute!

so much to say....

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Miss Chloe went for her check up yesterday. She's not 2 months yet, but we went a little early. That girl is a CHUNK! She weighs 11 lbs. 1.5 oz. and is 22 inches long. That means she has gained 4 lbs. and grown almost 3 inches in 5 weeks. WHOAAA! Its no wonder she sleeps AND eats so much. She is starting to get much more curious and loves to be sitting up and looking around when she's awake. She is so aware of her surroundings, just like Cade was. People always commented to me how "alert" he was when he was a baby. I thought that was kind of wierd at the time. Maybe it means they will be smart! haha! She is also trying to roll over when she is on her belly! So, our baby girl is healthy and perfect! Praise God!
And Cade has added about 50 new words to his vocabulary since the surgery. Im sure he can hear us and himself SOO much better. I didnt think it was affecting his speech, but I was wrong! And the sweet thing is keeping us awake more than Chloe. He is going "nite-nite" totally on his own(which is a HUUUUGE step for us), but he wakes up at least twice during the night. Last night he woke up at 1AM and dragged Cody in the living room(cody thought he was looking for a stuffed animal to sleep with), but NO, he tried to turn on the TV and climb on the couch. Poor little guy thought it was morning! NOT so much....the doc said the anesthesia from surgery could make his sleep wierd for up to 6 weeks, so we are hoping thats what it is. If not, i dont know..Has anyone else had this problem? we have let him cry so much and he would cry all night. it doesnt work. Needless to say, we are tired. But God is good and this to shall pass, right?? I am clinging to this passage today....
Psalm 63:1-8
"O Lord, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory.
Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands. My soul BE SATISFIED as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you. On my bed I will remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night. Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings. My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me."

A few new pics...

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Cade is still pretty sweet to Chloe(YEA!) and she is still sleeping a lot...(another YEA!)

Cade's Surgery

2007-09-04T16:13:00.000-05:00

SO,

Our sweet boy had his second set of tubes put in and his adenoids removed this morning. It is just a day surgery and he did great. Mommy was more nervous than anyone. I think that is pretty normal. They put him completely under general anesthesia; which is good. I would not want him to feel any pain. The saddest part is when they wake up and are so groggy and dis-oriented. He was not very happy and couldn't decide if he wanted mommy or daddy. He also had a nasty IV in his arm and kept saying, OFF! OFF!

But he came out of it pretty quickly and has been sleeping a lot today....which mommy doesn't mind too much. We are now just praying that this heals him and his sweet little ears. And praising God that he kept him in his arms and kept him safe. We are so thankful for Cade and love him so so very much!

Changes/Chloe's First Month

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Pic 1-Cade and Chloe Pic 2-Grace and Cade, Pic 3-Chloe and Fisher...and Pic 4-Chloe girl

Our sweet girl turned one month old yesterday! The month flew by so fast for our family. With her birth and the birth of our best friends baby boy, Fisher; learning also, that they are moving away; and getting prepared for Cade's surgery, we feel like we haven't stopped.

I want to stop and take it all in. Life goes by too quickly not to. How can a whole month go by and you not even realize it?? I look back and can't even remember what Cade was like when he was one month old. I want to remember. I want it to go by slow. I don't want my babies to grow up or our friends to move away. But I know that's not how God created life to be. It is always changing and moving. We have to soak it in as much as we can and revel in what God has blessed us with. And give Him thanks that he even gave us this short time on earth. I think the fact that life goes by so fast makes us realize how precious it is and that we should treasure the important things-Time with Him, and with our family and friends. If it went by slow, we would totally take advantage of it.

So, my goal for this month is that. To treasure the days with my babies, even when they are fussy and clingy and won't sleep or do what I want them to. To treasure the time we have left with Laura, Preston, Grace, and Fisher while they are here. To treasure my time with Cody and maybe go on a date or two. And most of all, to treasure my time with the Lord and every day he blesses me with.

First Outing....

2007-08-21T16:06:00.000-05:00

So, today was our first outing. Just me. Cade, and Chloe. I know, I am brave for venturing out this early, but Cade is BORED and Im just the kind of person to get out and go!
So, we went to the mall. I prayed the whole way there. When we got there I wanted to let Cade play in the play castle but I wasn't sure how I was going to keep track of him and watch Chloe. So, God had mercy on me and when I walked up to the play area I saw my friend Jenny from church and her son Caleb. So, we played with them for a while and ate lunch with them. Then, I did my shopping and just as I was almost done, Chloe woke up STARVING. So, we went to the car and yes, I had to feed her in the car. But, Cade was so good today and that was pure grace....
After I fed Chloe, we didnt even get out of the parking lot and both of them were OUT COLD!!
YEA!!!!
So, really, it was a good experience. Of course there WILL be bad days. And I just have to realize that it's really not that big of deal if they do misbehave. Its going to be ok. If worse comes to worse, you just drop your stuff and get in the car and go home. And if someone screams the whole way home; its OK! Everyone will be fine. Its not the end of the world. I just have to keep reminding myself of that!

Brotherly/Sisterly Love...

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I am truly amazed at how much Cade loves Chloe. Just the fact that he is so young, I can't believe he is interested in her at all. He wants to hold her and kiss her and he pushes our faces down to kiss her. I feel truly blessed that he wants to love her and not hit her...Im sure that will come later...

We do have to make sure he doesn't squish her though, he would lay on top of her if we let him...

Little Musicians

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Here are the little show-offs and future musicians, Cade and Grace. Everytime Grace comes over they fight for the piano....and everything else....but through it all....they love each other!!

Introducing....Chloe Adrienne Kaufmann!!!

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After a fast labor that resulted in an unplanned c-section, we are so happy to be home with Cade and Chloe!! Miss Chloe made her arrival on August 3rd, 2007 at 4;21PM. She weighed 7 lbs. 1 oz. and was 21 1/2 inches long!! She is a precious gift from above and we are so grateful to have her with us. She is a really good eater and sleeper so far...YEAH!!!! Big brother Cade loves her and has been really sweet to her; just not to mommy and daddy! haha! He will get better!! Keep us in your prayers as we adjust to life with 2 little ones!

Battling Impatience

2007-08-02T11:05:00.000-05:00

God doesn't do things by coincidence. That is not his style. It is unreal to me that someone can not believe there is a Creator who has planned out every second of our lives. Maybe they just haven't seen His power in their own lives. I have. He is always very quick to show me my faults. I am thankful for that.
I am doing small groups right now for Sunday School. I wasn't even sure I was going to do them since I am about to have Chloe. But I just felt a tug at my heart when they announced them at church. So, we are doing John Piper's book, "Battling Unbelief". If you've never read Piper, you need to. God has given that man so many good words. The book is about things in our lives that cause unbelief and sin. ALL of them are powerful, but this weeks chapter just happens to be, "Battling Impatience". WOW. After all of my complaining and anxiousness about when this little girl is going to come, it is just what I needed to hear. I cant count on doctors or science or my body for an answer. All I can do is wait on Him and His PERFECT timing. He planned Chloe before the foundations of the earth, and I certainly don't and shouldn't expect Him to change His timing just because I am a little impatient. I want my will to be in line with His. So, I just wanted to share a couple of sentences that Piper says at the beginning of the chapter. I wish I could type down the whole chapter because it all spoke to me. He says...

"Impatience is a form of unbelief. It's what we begin to feel when we start to doubt the wisdom of God's timing or the goodness of God's guidance. It springs up in our hearts when our plan is interrupted or shattered. It may be prompted by a long wait in the checkout line or a sudden blow that knocks out half our dreams. The opposite of impatience is not a glib of denial of loss. It's a deepening, ripening, peaceful willingness to wait for God in the unplanned place of obedience, and to walk with God at the unplanned pace of obedience-to wait in his place, and go at his pace. And the key is faith in future grace. "

-Amanda
"The Lord is good to those who wait for Him." Lamentations 3:25

AARON and LYNDSEY

2007-07-28T18:40:00.000-05:00

SO...apparently, my brother and his girlfriend were highly offended that we did not mention them on our page. Of course, they were joking and I tried to tell them that it wasn't about everyone else or I would have had A LOT of people to mention considering the size of our family and that it was mainly about Cade and Chloe. BUT, I decided to share this pic of them because it is so cute and we truly love them very,very much.

SO...this is for you Aaron and Lyndsey....

FINALLY!!!!

2007-07-26T22:17:00.000-05:00

Well, we finally got around to making a page for our family. We realize that Cade is 19 months old and we should have done it a LONG time ago...but life happens. We have been "inspired" by some of our friends who already have blogs and realized that their extended family and friends are probably a lot happier than ours. So...with the arrival of miss Chloe Adrienne coming very soon, we thought this would be a perfect time to start!! We will also post old and new photos and videos of Cade that are just sitting on our computer....

ENJOY!!

Chloe Update

2007-07-26T21:40:00.000-05:00

Mostly everyone around us knows all the drama that has surrounded us and the impending birth of Chloe the past month and a half or so....
The doctors and hospital have been our "best friends"....
I am VERY happy to be off of bed rest and able to move around again. Im sure Cade is happy his momma can pick him up again. We think he has been a little stressed by all that has been going on, but overall has been his normal, crazy self.
I am also VERY happy that it is safe for our baby girl to be born now. It has been tough emotionally and we Praise God for keeping her inside me through all of this! He has been so gracious to us in blessing us with Cade and Chloe and we are so thankful for their precious lives.
According to the doc on Wednesday, I am 2 1/2 cm dilated and 80% effaced, so now it is just a waiting game and we just pray that she is born healthy and happy and in HIS perfect timing!!

The Cookie Monster T-Shirt....

2007-07-26T21:28:00.000-05:00

I never thought I would let my children wear "character" shirts because I look back and ask my mom WHY she let me wear the things I did?? Because we loved them, she said. And Cade loves his Cookie Monster and Elmo shirts. And as much as he might ask me WHY? one day...you have to admit...he looks darn cute in it!!!!

Cade's Second Year-Part 2

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Cade's Second Year

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Cade's First Year-Part 3

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Cade's First Year-Part 2

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Cade's First Year

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