Some more pool fun in action!

Kali and Nathan had a really good time in the pool the other day. I just had to film her obsession for the day. As you will see she kept wanting to fill up her water bottle and dump it out... over and over again. It was so cute and Nathan really played with her like a good big brother does!

Busy afternoon in the sun!

Papa Foley and Uncle Ray showed up around 4:30 to work on the deck. As you can see Daddy is "supervising", he says it's because Papa won't let him use the power tools! :-)

While the guys started on their work we played outside. Kali insisted on driving up to her pool. It was hard to get her to step into the pool but once she was in and felt how warm it was she was very willing to walk around and get her pants wet. She wanted to make sure it was good for JoJo and Kaelyn when they came over later.

After checking out the pool Kali decided she needed some of my water to cool off! She is drinking from big cups whenever she can these days. She does such a good job!

After dinner all of the kids got in the pool. We filled it up around 9am today so by the time we got in at 6pm it was like bath water. Kali and Kaelyn were first to get in. The girls chose their sides! :0)

We have had this pool 2 weeks and this moment was the first time Kali had ever sat in it. She LOVED IT!!

Nathan came home early from his mom's house and when he did it was right into the pool! Look at the smile on his face. The temperature at 7pm was till 92 degrees!

I didn't capture it very well but Joseph kept kicking his legs in enjoyment. The water was JUST RIGHT!

Anyone buying the mean face? I think that Kaelyn threw a toy at Nathan shortly after I took this picture of "Tough Guy"!

As much as this was more for Nathan's enjoyment, Kali actually was laughing when he dumped water on her head. Stranger things have happened I guess.

Kali looks like a dog stuck in the rain here... too cute!!

It's blurry and Mike hates this picture because of his "hillbilly cut sleeved shirt" but it's all about Kalin and her arms waving through the air. She was throwing in the towel, so to speak. She is running from the pool to her daddy and yelling... done.. done. She played so hard and just wanted some milk and to go to sleep.

Gotta love the dirt... Kali sure does!

We are in the process of wrapping our deck with lattice so that we can use the under area for storage. With putting up a frame come a bit of dirt the be tossed around... dirt for Kali to play in!!

This face says BUSTED doesn't it?!

Big girl seat!

Kali has been asking to sit in chairs a lot lately. So... we figured she was ready for a booster. Here she is enjoying lunch at the table like a big girl!!

There is her high chair in the distance... it will stay clean for a while now! It's new home will be the basement. Bye bye highchair!!
Mmmmm, this looks like it might taste good! Chicken and yogurt mixed... MMMMM!

The yogurt sure is tasty and I'm going to get every last drop off of my face!!

Some Catching Up...

Sorry that I haven't posted anything for a while. My camera, or rather my rechargeable batteries, have been on the fritz!! Not a ton has gone on since Mike's birthday. Kali and I were both sick since the wedding so Kali went to the doctor last week. There were two pieces of good news. One was that she just has a virus and actually the day after our visit to Dr. Williams her fevers stopped and she improved greatly! The other good news was that she is 22lbs and 10oz!! For those of you who keep up that's almost 3lbs since her 18 month appointment. She is 21 months now... WOW!! She is doing great! She may be in her age size of clothes before we know it!! :-) Anyhow, Mike is now battling a cold but won't let that stop him. As I type this I can hear him setting up for a mini band practice on his new drum set. His left ear is full of fluid though so we'll see how long it lasts. Kimberly and Nathan are trying to stay busy with their summer break. The are going back and forth between here and there mom's house. As long as we get them to the pool once in a while and let them have a friend over once a week or so they seem to be just fine. So for now, I have a picture of Miss Kali below... escaped from her diaper!! Enjoy!!

Check out THOSE sweet cheeks!!

Wedding Pictures!

Here are some of the pictures that have trickled in from friends and family. I will add to this as they come in. Be patient guys... I know you want more pictures and I WILL deliver!! :-)

Here is Amanda and Dad at the rehearsal. I'm sure Dad was saying something inappropriate at this time... he always does! :-) Doesn't Amanda look pretty??!! The rehearsal dinner was at Chuck and Amanda's friend's house, Beth Fontana, and it was oh so good!!

Here is my favorite picture of Amanda and Chuck so far! The view from the reception was amazing!! Don't they look happy!!

Happy Daddy!!

Yesterday, June 10th, was Mike's 35th birthday. We celebrated with presents, swimming, pizza, and a Dairy Queen Ice Cream Cake! We enjoyed the cake out on the deck since it was such a nice evening. All day long we all tried to teach Kali to say Happy Birthday Daddy. All we could get was Happy Daddy... very close! Once she figured out how to say that she couldn't stop. Happy Daddy.... Happy Daddy! She helped Daddy blow out his candles too. I think she'll be ready for her candles in September!

Big girl Kali decided that she didn't need to use her spoon to eat her ice cream cake... hands work just as well! She freaked out when it melted and seeped around her diaper! Yikes!!

Kimberly's eyes were so big when she saw the piece of cake I cut for her. She is a choc-o-holic and went right for the crunchy candy middle layer. Good stuff!!

Kids today are very electronically inclined, it's funny! She grabbed the camera off of the table, turned it on, and snapped this picture of Nathan. She is so silly.

Kali's gift to Daddy was a picture... taken by her!! :-) Atleast Daddy made it in the picture!

This is what was left of the yummy DQ ice cream cake!! It sure was tasty!!

Congratulations Aunt Manny and Uncle Chuck!!

Chuck and Amanda got married on Friday and wow what a beautiful wedding it was!! Amanda wore a beautiful dress and Chuck looked so nice with is white and black shoes!! The colors were green and pink and everything went very well!! Our day started off early at Amanda's with our hair, 9am to be exact. A friend of Amanda's, Emily, came over and did our make-up too! It was so fun. Kali wasn't quite in the napping mood with all of the women running around the house, so she played with cousins Nina and Nicole. They were the best!! Everyone else went out for lunch and I drove Miss Kali around so that she would nap. After about an hour she was good to go! We weren't really all that hungry so it was all good! We headed off the the church to get ready and take some pictures. When Amanda was ready it was time for her to see Chuck. It was so sweet... we were all crying!! Pictures went well... except for when Kali was told to smile and pose... again thanks to Nina and Nicole for playing with her. She did very well and then it was time for the wedding to start. I was the Maid of Honor and so Kali was to walk behind me with Nina... NOT GONNA HAPPEN! Turns out I had to carry Kali down the aisle... with her basket... and my flowers. I held her at the alter for about 10 minutes and then off to Daddy she went in the audience. The service was beautiful, Pastor Bob honored the memories of our Papa and Chuck's grandparents. It was very sweet and perfect in ever way! The rings went on without a hitch and FINALLY Mr. and Mrs. Schoening!! The reception was super fun!! It was held down town in an art gallery and had quite an urban feel to it. The decorations were so cool!!! The colors were pink and green and it was perfect! The food was good, the cake was awesome, and the music was perfect for the night. Of course on the list of important items was a speech! Yikes! I didn't prepare a speech. Kali broke the ice by screaming into the mic a couple of times. Everyone thought it was funny and so did she! And well my speech, was hard to give! I am a blubbering baby and seeing my baby sister married and happy really brought up some serious emotions. I cried and couldn't talk but did muster up the one liner: Who would have thought you were marry our dad??!! Those who heard it really did laugh. If I could do it again I would have mentioned that all that Amanda really wanted was to be Mrs. Schoening... and now... you did it! I really am so happy for them!! ... okay, sniff sniff, I'm crying just writing this. Next was the dollar dance and Amanda made $129 and chuck make $40 something. Hmmm... Manny won!! Before our night came to an end Kali shook her little tail feather on the dance floor. Everyone circled around her and she LOVED the attention. I wish that I had pictures to post but for now the words will have to do. My camera is on the fritz and so I'm hoping to obtain some pics later and post them for ya!

Yummy corn!!

I bought some fresh corn from the store the other day and went out on the deck to shuck it while Kali was playing. She was very quickly interested and grabbed an ear for herself. After I cleaned one off really well and sat it down on the table.. Kali quickly grabbed it and took a big old bite!! It hadn't been cooked yet but she didn't care. I guess we will have an extra taker at the table when our corn comes in!!

I just want to sink my teeth into this beautiful piece of corn!!

Oh it is so lovely!!

And so tasty!!
I don't want to let it go just yet!
Gotta get the last bit of juice!!

Keeping busy!

Earlier in the day I took Kimberly, Nathan, and Kali up to Grandma and Papa Coldwell's house to see Nana. Kali decided that her lunch wasn't good enough so she dug into Grandma's cereal cabinet. Yummy Raisin Bran!!

Mike and Nathan play a lot of catch these days. The weather has been so nice!! Kali tries to play catch but usually gets sent away. There is Miss Kimberly in the back on her bike.

Kali loves to have Daddy follow her around with her car.

Baby fits perfect in the back of the car. Too bad Kali won't put clothes on her for anything!! Kali won't ride in this car without Baby. It's super cute!

Kali loves her new wheels!

Kali got herself some new wheels and she is in love! She likes to put her baby in back and get in and out... in and out... in and out! She hasn't quite figured out how to actually drive the car. I'm sure that will come later. Enjoy the video!