Well it is that time of year again, time to prepare for Halloween!
Ken and I absolutely LOVE Halloween and hope that our kids love it as much as we do as they get older. But I have noticed that we always have issues when it comes to picking out Kenny's costume. It is just so hard to find a unique costume at a low price. I always swore growing up I would never get my kids the generic costumes from Wal-Mart.
Growing up I remember my mom making most of the costumes or wearing hand me down ones she had made for my older siblings. One year she made this beautiful bride costume, another year I went as a ninja turtle, and one year I went as a lack and white clown. All made by her! When my niece Hilary was a baby she made her this adorable elephant costume that they still have today.
Anyway, Ken and I need ideas! I can't make him a costume since I don't have a sewing machine, so I need help. Please post some comments on what you think Kenny should be for Halloween.
Oh, you are probably wondering about baby girl. Well, since she will only be 2 weeks, most costumes will not fit her. So, I made her this adorable pink tutu that we are going to pair with a onsie and some infant fairy wings. The onsie is going to have an iron-on applique that says future ballerina.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Saturday, August 22, 2009
WOOHOO!! 32 Weeks finally!!
I uploaded a ton of new photos today to Kenny's 27 month album and one new pic to the baby 2 album. I can't believe how much of a big boy Kenny looks in his pictures now. The other day I measured him and he is now 37 inches tall and about 30 pounds. He has grown 6 inches this year!
I am back to babysitting Val and Tori this week, which has been very exhausting! I think being this far along and trying to chase a 30 month old, a 27 month old, and an 18 month old, is just too much for me. That and the new schedule of having to be awake by 7am is going to take time to get used to.
Kenny and I are getting ready to go visit my mom and dad next Friday. I am so excited that I get to spend an entire weekend with them, I only get to see them a few times a year since they moved to Holland.
Other than that, nothing new is going on. Just very unpatiently waiting for baby girl to arrive!
I uploaded a ton of new photos today to Kenny's 27 month album and one new pic to the baby 2 album. I can't believe how much of a big boy Kenny looks in his pictures now. The other day I measured him and he is now 37 inches tall and about 30 pounds. He has grown 6 inches this year!
I am back to babysitting Val and Tori this week, which has been very exhausting! I think being this far along and trying to chase a 30 month old, a 27 month old, and an 18 month old, is just too much for me. That and the new schedule of having to be awake by 7am is going to take time to get used to.
Kenny and I are getting ready to go visit my mom and dad next Friday. I am so excited that I get to spend an entire weekend with them, I only get to see them a few times a year since they moved to Holland.
Other than that, nothing new is going on. Just very unpatiently waiting for baby girl to arrive!
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Good morning!
Our first family update on our new blog. So, very exciting!
I am now 31 weeks along and all three of us cannot wait to meet baby girl. Kenny seems excited about her, although I don't think he understands that she is coming to stay forever. He loves to go into her room and point at everything and say sissy's.
We have picked out a name for her, but we are keeping it a secret. Very few people know what her name is going to be. It took Ken a long time to warm up to it and figure out how to pronounce it (don't understand why because it is not a strange name), but he likes it now and loves talking to her through my belly using her name.
Ken has been working his normal 4o hours a week lately. We really miss the overtime he used to get, last summer he was averaging about 8 hours of overtime every 2 weeks. It has made it even more tight on our bank account. But, we manage to make work and Ken's mom has helped out a lot over the years.
Kenny is almost 28 months old now. He was 37 inches the last I checked and weighs about 30 pounds. He has really thinned out with this last growth spurt! He is extremely active and loves to be outside, but with me being pregnant and it being so hot our time outside has been limited this summer. He has been testing us a lot lately trying to find his boundaries. He has learned he can get away with a lot with daddy and Grandma, but not mommy. He has been in quite a few time outs this summer and has lost all toy privileges twice now. He is starting to talk up a storm, but don't count on him talking to you if see him. He only talks once he is very comfortable with his surroundings, mainly at home, the car, and Grandma's house. He has been using 3 and 4 word phrases to tell us what he wants or needs, which I love! He is using a lot less grunting and pointing, although Ken sometimes lets him get away with it and won;t force him to use his words.
As for me, I have been getting extremely exhausted lately and have been needing to use Kenny's nap time to nap as well. Which means I am losing out on cleaning time, so the household chores have been lagging a bit. Oh, well! I try to use the time Kenny is at Grandma's house on Fridays to do most of the big cleaning and once Kenny is in bed for the night I try to get the dishwasher loaded and unloaded. I also get Kenny to help me with laundry (he loves to help out) by running around the house and picking up all of daddy's clothes and putting them in the washer. He also helps put all the clothes from the washer to the dryer and then gets them out of the dryer for me too (my belly makes it really hard to do it alone).
Well, I guess that is all for now! Check back later in the week for more updates. Love you all and we hope you have a safe and great week.
Our first family update on our new blog. So, very exciting!
I am now 31 weeks along and all three of us cannot wait to meet baby girl. Kenny seems excited about her, although I don't think he understands that she is coming to stay forever. He loves to go into her room and point at everything and say sissy's.
We have picked out a name for her, but we are keeping it a secret. Very few people know what her name is going to be. It took Ken a long time to warm up to it and figure out how to pronounce it (don't understand why because it is not a strange name), but he likes it now and loves talking to her through my belly using her name.
Ken has been working his normal 4o hours a week lately. We really miss the overtime he used to get, last summer he was averaging about 8 hours of overtime every 2 weeks. It has made it even more tight on our bank account. But, we manage to make work and Ken's mom has helped out a lot over the years.
Kenny is almost 28 months old now. He was 37 inches the last I checked and weighs about 30 pounds. He has really thinned out with this last growth spurt! He is extremely active and loves to be outside, but with me being pregnant and it being so hot our time outside has been limited this summer. He has been testing us a lot lately trying to find his boundaries. He has learned he can get away with a lot with daddy and Grandma, but not mommy. He has been in quite a few time outs this summer and has lost all toy privileges twice now. He is starting to talk up a storm, but don't count on him talking to you if see him. He only talks once he is very comfortable with his surroundings, mainly at home, the car, and Grandma's house. He has been using 3 and 4 word phrases to tell us what he wants or needs, which I love! He is using a lot less grunting and pointing, although Ken sometimes lets him get away with it and won;t force him to use his words.
As for me, I have been getting extremely exhausted lately and have been needing to use Kenny's nap time to nap as well. Which means I am losing out on cleaning time, so the household chores have been lagging a bit. Oh, well! I try to use the time Kenny is at Grandma's house on Fridays to do most of the big cleaning and once Kenny is in bed for the night I try to get the dishwasher loaded and unloaded. I also get Kenny to help me with laundry (he loves to help out) by running around the house and picking up all of daddy's clothes and putting them in the washer. He also helps put all the clothes from the washer to the dryer and then gets them out of the dryer for me too (my belly makes it really hard to do it alone).
Well, I guess that is all for now! Check back later in the week for more updates. Love you all and we hope you have a safe and great week.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
My Very First Blog
Good Evening
I just wanted to say welcome to the Roland family blog. I decided to start this blog because I know with baby number 2 on her way I will no longer have time to keep everyone updated on the various sites everyone belongs to. This way I will only have to post updates and upload photos to one site.
So, don't risk missing a single moment and become a follower of the Roland family blog! I am going to try to post at least once a week the things that are going on in our lives.
I just wanted to say welcome to the Roland family blog. I decided to start this blog because I know with baby number 2 on her way I will no longer have time to keep everyone updated on the various sites everyone belongs to. This way I will only have to post updates and upload photos to one site.
So, don't risk missing a single moment and become a follower of the Roland family blog! I am going to try to post at least once a week the things that are going on in our lives.
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