Diaper Time

When we get home from church the first thing all of us do is go and change out of our church clothes. Well this Sunday was no different, except that once I got both the kids out of their clothes I didn't have the new ones on hand right away. So as I left to go get them clothes I came back to Eli and Mckenna rolling around on the floor laughing and having a great time. Then Eli tells Keith that he wants to hold Mckenna. That was fine because he has done this before but now that she is wiggly and without clothes it didn't work out very well. So we had to put her next to him. I thought it was great how he wanted to put his arm around his sister. Well the fun didn't end there as soon as we got Mckenna on the floor Eli then started to blow on her tummy. At this point we were all laughing. Who knew that my kids could have so much fun in just their diapers.

Getting So BIG

Mckenna is growing way to fast! She is now army crawling and rolling to get to everything that she can see. We have had to be really careful to make sure we don't leave any thing she could choke on on the floor. That means keeping some of Eli's toys away as well. He has been really good about helping to keep things away because the other thing Mckenna loves to do is put everything in her mouth. So the other day I wanted to get a picture of her army crawling and I got the best picture of her trying to crawl! For the past few days now she will get on all fours and rock back and forth. I just can't believe that she is at this point now!

Swim Lessons

This year we decided to start Eli on swim lessons. It started back at the first of November and ended Saturday the 13th of December. It was one thing that Keith really wanted to do with Eli and I was excited about having some one on one time with Mckenna. What was really great was every time we told Eli that tomorrow was Saturday he would get very excited and talk all about going swimming.

I went with Keith and Eli on the first day and took some video. It was great to watch both of them splash and laugh with each other. So the video we have is of his first day and about the last 15 minutes of his class. What they had the kids do was take a toy and throw it out in the water and then go get it. This was to help them get used to moving in the water. Well you will have to watch the video do see what happened next.

Needless to say that was the first and only time since that he has gone under water and come up happy. He doesn't like to go under water very much no mater what we or his teacher try and get him to do. Oh well, he still had a lot of fun and learned how to kick and move his arms at the same time and that is what we really wanted out of it. On his last day they did some swimming and then they turned on the slides and all the water works for the last 15 minutes. So I got some great pictures of Eli and Keith going down the big yellow slide and one picture of the great big smile on his face from having so much fun!

Hubby Tag

Ok so I wasn't going to do this because as I was reading Gina's I thought, "Man, Keith and Jason are like two peas in a pod!" I really didn't think there was much difference between the two of them until I got going on it. Most of all I wanted to tag some of my sisters so here it goes.

1. Where did you meet your husband? Through Jason Goodrich.
2. How long did you date? 2 years.
3. How long have you been married? Almost 5.
4. What does he do that surprises you? It really shouldn't surprise me any more but he is always so helpful and loving.
5. What is your favorite feature of his? His blue eyes and his physique!
6. What is his best quality? How he goes out of his way to do things for other people.
7. Does he have a nick name for you? Babe
8. What is his favorite food? Anything barbecued.
9. What is his favorite sport? Hunting!
10. When and where was your first kiss? Tuesday February 19th 2002 in my apartment. (thanks to my journal I remembered)
11. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple? Be outdoors.
12. Do you have children? Yes, two kids a boy and a girl.
13. Does he have hidden talents? That he can fix almost anything.
14. How old is he? 30.
15. Who said I love you first? He did.
16. His favorite music? Punk and talk radio.
17. What do you admire most about him? That he is a great husband and father!
18. What is his favorite color? Doesn't have one.
19. Will he read this? Yes.
20. Who do you tag? Joanna, Jaime, and Andrea.

Lights on the Christmas Tree

We got our tree about a week ago and I got some great video of us putting the lights on it. Eli had so much fun as you will see and just wanted to help Dad with every thing. Mckenna was all over the place wanting to get as close to the lights as she could. Having your kids be so excited about the tree helped me remember how much I loved it when I was little. I loved the smell of the new tree and seeing it come to life with all the decorations and lights. Mom always did such a good job of making the tree look so good. So now that I got to see my kids enjoy the Christmas tree it will be a lot of fun this year to experience even more of the Christmas season through their eyes.

Read All About It

Keith left the newspaper in a place where our now rolling Mckenna could get to it and need I say more. I tried to get some pictures of her waving the paper in the air but she was to fast and really all over the place. So all I got where these two but I thought I did a good job of showing off her mess. I guess she wants to keep up to date on all the current news just like her Dad.

New Trick

For the past few weeks Eli has learned a new trick. He can now roll his tongue. He likes that he can do it so much that every time I turn around he seems to be doing it. I have even seen him looking at himself in the mirror doing it. What is really funny is he will stop me as I am going about the house and say, "Mom look!" and when I look his eyes are crossed with his tongue rolled trying to see himself. So of course I had to get a picture of him doing it.