Ahhh. After a rough morning we are having a decent afternoon thanks to Play Doh. These 2 would play with the stuff for HOURS! Apparently it is my "fake birthday" and they are making me a "rainbow cake" with candles and everything! They were also playing hotel and KFC!
On a personal triumph note....I have cleaned 90% of the main living area! THIS IS HUGE NEWS!!!! :)
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Blog? What blog?
Sorry! Sorry! Sorry!
Here's the latest....
Austin and Caitlin are growing like crazy. In a couple months we will be enrolling them in Kindergarten!!!! They are such sweet kids.
Last weekend Austin got to go on a business trip with Ryan. They went to Kentucky to see a game at Moorehead State and Austin was pumped that he got to help daddy scout. He was excited to sleep in a hotel and it was classic when they skyped us. Caitlin held her foot up to the webcam and Austin (without missing a beat) said, "tickle, tickle". Pretty funny! Despite his excitement, he was a little apprehensive about being away from his girls. It was sweet to see the huge hugs and excitement when they returned the next evening. Austin even brought us postcards that he signed! ADORABLE!
While the boys were traveling, Caitlin and I caught a movie...Tangled. Very cute. She cuddled on my lap the whole time! After the movie, we did mani/pedis for each other and ordered pizza for dinner. The thing she most looked forward to was having permission to sleep in our bed all night. She was so cute and snuggly and only kicked me in the head once! lol The next day she had swimming lessons and we had lunch at Olive Garden (her fave restaurant). Then we came home and she was impatiently waiting for her Austin to get home. :) She was sooooooo happy when her boys walked in the house!
We signed Austin up for some more bball "classes" and Caitlin will be starting gymnastics soon.
Other than that, we are anxious for the snow to go away and for Ryan's busy travel season to slow down. It has been a loooooong winter! :)
Hopefully I will keep this thing updated a lot better!
Here's the latest....
Austin and Caitlin are growing like crazy. In a couple months we will be enrolling them in Kindergarten!!!! They are such sweet kids.
Last weekend Austin got to go on a business trip with Ryan. They went to Kentucky to see a game at Moorehead State and Austin was pumped that he got to help daddy scout. He was excited to sleep in a hotel and it was classic when they skyped us. Caitlin held her foot up to the webcam and Austin (without missing a beat) said, "tickle, tickle". Pretty funny! Despite his excitement, he was a little apprehensive about being away from his girls. It was sweet to see the huge hugs and excitement when they returned the next evening. Austin even brought us postcards that he signed! ADORABLE!
While the boys were traveling, Caitlin and I caught a movie...Tangled. Very cute. She cuddled on my lap the whole time! After the movie, we did mani/pedis for each other and ordered pizza for dinner. The thing she most looked forward to was having permission to sleep in our bed all night. She was so cute and snuggly and only kicked me in the head once! lol The next day she had swimming lessons and we had lunch at Olive Garden (her fave restaurant). Then we came home and she was impatiently waiting for her Austin to get home. :) She was sooooooo happy when her boys walked in the house!
We signed Austin up for some more bball "classes" and Caitlin will be starting gymnastics soon.
Other than that, we are anxious for the snow to go away and for Ryan's busy travel season to slow down. It has been a loooooong winter! :)
Hopefully I will keep this thing updated a lot better!
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Christmas 2010
I apologize for the lack of posts to the blog, if anyone is reading this. It seems that Facebook seems to have taken the place of regular posts here.
I wanted to post some pictures of the festivities of late. A few pictures from our trip to the Orchestra, a few of the kids sprinkling reindeer food in the yard, and then quite a few of them opening presents this morning.
They went right to sleep at 9 pm last night. They woke up promptly at 1:30 am. We had them climb into bed with us thinking that they would fall asleep. I think only Kim and I fell asleep. We relented at about 5 am to go see what Santa brought (although Austin already had most of his stuff broken in by then). We then went back to sleep and got up at 8 to open the other gifts.
The kids in all their excitement were very polite and gracious.
Lynn, John, and Dustin stopped by at about 10:30. We had breakfast and then exchanged gifts with them. Our afternoon was pretty lazy and included naps for Kim, Austin and Caitlin.
It has been a great family day. We get so few of these it seems, and this one is the best of the year. I am not sure how many more we have to go with the pure joy that the kids display like the last few, but hope there are quite a few.
Merry Christmas to you, and may God bless you in the new year!
Ryan, Kim, Austin and Caitlin
p.s. I just wanted to add that this year both kids had their own favorite Christmas songs to sing along to...Caitlin just LOVES "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" by the Jackson 5 and Austin's favorite is a lesser known tune by Ricky Martin called "Ay Ay Ay, It's Christmas". He says it is about a boy who doesn't have a Christmas present for his mommy. lol
I wanted to post some pictures of the festivities of late. A few pictures from our trip to the Orchestra, a few of the kids sprinkling reindeer food in the yard, and then quite a few of them opening presents this morning.
They went right to sleep at 9 pm last night. They woke up promptly at 1:30 am. We had them climb into bed with us thinking that they would fall asleep. I think only Kim and I fell asleep. We relented at about 5 am to go see what Santa brought (although Austin already had most of his stuff broken in by then). We then went back to sleep and got up at 8 to open the other gifts.
The kids in all their excitement were very polite and gracious.
Lynn, John, and Dustin stopped by at about 10:30. We had breakfast and then exchanged gifts with them. Our afternoon was pretty lazy and included naps for Kim, Austin and Caitlin.
It has been a great family day. We get so few of these it seems, and this one is the best of the year. I am not sure how many more we have to go with the pure joy that the kids display like the last few, but hope there are quite a few.
Merry Christmas to you, and may God bless you in the new year!
Ryan, Kim, Austin and Caitlin
p.s. I just wanted to add that this year both kids had their own favorite Christmas songs to sing along to...Caitlin just LOVES "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" by the Jackson 5 and Austin's favorite is a lesser known tune by Ricky Martin called "Ay Ay Ay, It's Christmas". He says it is about a boy who doesn't have a Christmas present for his mommy. lol
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Our Little Girl Lost Her 1st Tooth!
Tonight while Caitlin was brushing her teeth, she brushed her 1st loose tooth right out! She said, "Dad, my tooth came out and there is a little bit of blood." She was a little shocked, but excited when she realized the tooth fairy was going to be coming tonight. Wanted to share a couple of pictures of her and a cute video Kim took right after the event! PRICELESS!!!!
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| From Caitlin's 1st lost tooth |
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| From Caitlin's 1st lost tooth |
Monday, August 23, 2010
State Fair
We went to the last day of the Indiana State Fair yesterday with Aunt Bubbles and Uncle John. We had a great time complete with the kids riding rides at a furious pace, a lot of fried food, and a lot of people watching!
It was a great time, and something we have done every year. We just need to make sure we get there before the last day from now on. Most of the animals were all gone!
Enjoy the pictures!
It was a great time, and something we have done every year. We just need to make sure we get there before the last day from now on. Most of the animals were all gone!
Enjoy the pictures!
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Arizona Adventure!
It has been way too long since we posted. We spent last week in Arizona and had a great time. We stayed for 4 nights in Scottsdale at the Westin Kierland Resort, and then spend a night in Flagstaff after seeing the Grand Canyon, spent part of a day in Sedona, then finished up with 2 nights at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort. Our 10th anniversary was on the 11th, so it all tied in with that.
The kids were extremely excited to go on a "jet plane" again. They love flying. When you stop and think about it, they have been a lot of places for being just 5. New York, Seattle, Florida, Texas, Arizona. Not to mention all the places we have driven through!
The Kierland resort was so great. It is nice and has a great balance of stuff for kids and adults. We spent A LOT of time in the pools, where they had a nice long lazy river to float down and a great water slide that we couldn't get the kids off of! One afternoon, the kids spent time in their kid's club, while Kim and I got some time to hang at the pool, and then the night of our anniversary they had a "pajama party" for the kids where they took them to dinner, watched movies, and messed around while Kim and I went out for dinner. We also got to spend an afternoon with my Grandpa and Grandma Klem who live in Sun City West, AZ. We haven't seen them in a couple of years since Travis and Kasia's wedding, so it was great. They brought a cake to celebrate our anniversary, and gifts for Kim and the kids. It was great to catch up with them. We couldn't have had a better 4 days there and highly recommend the resort to anyone looking for a great place to stay in Scottsdale.
The trip to the Grand Canyon was probably cooler for Kim and I than the kids. They were looking forward to seeing "the big hole", but got bored with it pretty quickly. It was the first time I had seen it, and I have to say, everyone should check it out. It is amazing. I couldn't fathom how wide or deep it was. I would have loved to spend a lot more time there, but the kids were getting bored with it! On our way back to Flagstaff (another great little town that looks more like somewhere in Colorado than Arizona) we stopped by the small town of Williams, AZ. It is on old Route 66. The kids loved it since the movie "Cars" talks about it. Austin was a little disappointed we weren't in Radiator Springs like the movie, but we stopped at an old school DQ for a little ice cream, and all was good.
The next day we spent quite a bit of time in Sedona. First, the drive from Flagstaff to Sedona through Oak Creek Canyon is one of the most beautiful drives I think exists. I can't really speak to the beauty of it, or really of Sedona. It was a perfect day weather wise, and as you will see in the pictures, the red rocks against the blue sky is something incredible. It is touristy, with lots of little shops and stuff, but what an amazing place. Definitely worth another trip sometime.
We had a pretty relaxing last 2 days back in Scottsdale playing in the pool and just hanging out. It was another beautiful resort with lots of kids stuff to go along with being nice for adults.
The week went quickly, of course, but not without some good stuff from the kids. Caitlin would ask every kid in the pool to be her friend. A few of them actually played with them quite a bit! They called the shallow end of the pool the "hollow end." The night in Flagstaff we stayed in a Springhill Suites. When Caitlin heard the name of the hotel, she asked if they had sweets that she could eat.
I have to thank Lynn and John and our neighbors Livia and Brad. Of course, we thought we could save from boarding Hoops by having them check on him and feed and let him out while we were gone. Well, Hoops wouldn't eat or pretty much move the first couple of days we were gone. The third day, Lynn stopped by to find diahhrea all over the place in our house. Livia was kind enough to take him to the vet the next morning and then the kennel. Seems that he was nothing but depressed that we were gone, and probably lonely. The vet said he was fine, the kennel said he was great there, and Lynn and John cleaned up the house and we came home with basically no sign of the disaster that had occurred while we were gone. We owe them all dearly!
Enjoy some of the pictures from the trip...I think we took around 450 of them during the week!
The kids were extremely excited to go on a "jet plane" again. They love flying. When you stop and think about it, they have been a lot of places for being just 5. New York, Seattle, Florida, Texas, Arizona. Not to mention all the places we have driven through!
The Kierland resort was so great. It is nice and has a great balance of stuff for kids and adults. We spent A LOT of time in the pools, where they had a nice long lazy river to float down and a great water slide that we couldn't get the kids off of! One afternoon, the kids spent time in their kid's club, while Kim and I got some time to hang at the pool, and then the night of our anniversary they had a "pajama party" for the kids where they took them to dinner, watched movies, and messed around while Kim and I went out for dinner. We also got to spend an afternoon with my Grandpa and Grandma Klem who live in Sun City West, AZ. We haven't seen them in a couple of years since Travis and Kasia's wedding, so it was great. They brought a cake to celebrate our anniversary, and gifts for Kim and the kids. It was great to catch up with them. We couldn't have had a better 4 days there and highly recommend the resort to anyone looking for a great place to stay in Scottsdale.
The trip to the Grand Canyon was probably cooler for Kim and I than the kids. They were looking forward to seeing "the big hole", but got bored with it pretty quickly. It was the first time I had seen it, and I have to say, everyone should check it out. It is amazing. I couldn't fathom how wide or deep it was. I would have loved to spend a lot more time there, but the kids were getting bored with it! On our way back to Flagstaff (another great little town that looks more like somewhere in Colorado than Arizona) we stopped by the small town of Williams, AZ. It is on old Route 66. The kids loved it since the movie "Cars" talks about it. Austin was a little disappointed we weren't in Radiator Springs like the movie, but we stopped at an old school DQ for a little ice cream, and all was good.
The next day we spent quite a bit of time in Sedona. First, the drive from Flagstaff to Sedona through Oak Creek Canyon is one of the most beautiful drives I think exists. I can't really speak to the beauty of it, or really of Sedona. It was a perfect day weather wise, and as you will see in the pictures, the red rocks against the blue sky is something incredible. It is touristy, with lots of little shops and stuff, but what an amazing place. Definitely worth another trip sometime.
We had a pretty relaxing last 2 days back in Scottsdale playing in the pool and just hanging out. It was another beautiful resort with lots of kids stuff to go along with being nice for adults.
The week went quickly, of course, but not without some good stuff from the kids. Caitlin would ask every kid in the pool to be her friend. A few of them actually played with them quite a bit! They called the shallow end of the pool the "hollow end." The night in Flagstaff we stayed in a Springhill Suites. When Caitlin heard the name of the hotel, she asked if they had sweets that she could eat.
I have to thank Lynn and John and our neighbors Livia and Brad. Of course, we thought we could save from boarding Hoops by having them check on him and feed and let him out while we were gone. Well, Hoops wouldn't eat or pretty much move the first couple of days we were gone. The third day, Lynn stopped by to find diahhrea all over the place in our house. Livia was kind enough to take him to the vet the next morning and then the kennel. Seems that he was nothing but depressed that we were gone, and probably lonely. The vet said he was fine, the kennel said he was great there, and Lynn and John cleaned up the house and we came home with basically no sign of the disaster that had occurred while we were gone. We owe them all dearly!
Enjoy some of the pictures from the trip...I think we took around 450 of them during the week!
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Pictures from Austin and Caitlin's Birthday Party
Here are pictures from their party. It was quite an event and all the kids had a lot of fun. Enjoy!!
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