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Apple Pie

Kayson had a reading project due today, and this was a fun one! He was to cook something that was mentioned in the book he chose, which is called Bone. Mommy said that they totally took a shortcut with the store-bought crust, but it turned out delicious! I enjoyed eating some of the apples before they were cooked, yummo! Kayson also drew some of the characters from the book just for fun. Great job Kayson!

Turkey-rrific Thanksgiving!

We were fortunate enough this year to have two Thanksgivings! On Thursday we went to my Meme and Popo's in New Braunfels. The food was great and we had TONS of desserts. I had fun with my cousins, we played a lot. I got my first taste of chocolate over the holiday too, and I loved it! Mommy thinks that will be a good bribe when potty training begins, just might work!

Kayson and I helped mommy with her baking and got to lick the spatulas, yummo! I even was brave enough (for about 2 seconds) to sit on my great-popo's horse. Next time I might stay on a bit longer, but she is BIG so I was a little nervous. Overall we realized once again that we've got so much to be thankful for. Now it's time to get ready for Christmas!

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Happy Birthday to ME! #2

Today I celebrate two years of life! What a crazy and wonderful two years it has been! We've come a long way baby! I celebrated yesterday with a lot of my relatives. My family cannot sing very well so I had to cover my ears when they sang happy birthday to me, ha! But I did enjoy eating my monkey cake and banana pudding (as you can see!). I got lots of great toys and for the first time loved opening them. I also had a blast chasing my birthday balloons around the house! What a true blessing it is to be two!

Growing like a weed!

Tomorrow this little guy will be 7 weeks old! He weighs nearly 12 pounds and is doing great. He's already outgrown the newborn and 0-3 month clothes and is wearing 3-6 months! I think that in a few years we're going to be tearing up the town (or at least our house!).

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Can you believe that I'll only be this many for a few more days?! I'll be TWO on Sunday! WOW!

Kayson's crazy dragon!

Kayson had another school project, and he rocked it! His assignment was to use recycled items and design (and build) something creative and useful. He decided to build a dragon that dispenses peanuts. So with mommy's help they did just that. Isn't it awesome? The best part is that it actually works. You drop a peanut in the back of his neck and it slides down to a box in the dragon's belly. The box has a string attached and you pull the string to get out your tasty little snack. He received the "Most Creative" award for his artwork. We are over the moon proud of him! Way to go Kayson!!

He also received his awards this past week for Perfect Attendance and More A's than B's. To top it all off he has read over 350,000 words for the Accelerated Reader program (at a 5th grade level!) to boot. Keep up the great work big bro!

Crash and burn...

On Wednesday, mommy, Kylar and I took advantage of the gorgeous weather and played outside. If you guys know me at all, you know that I don't walk anywhere, I run. I was doing what I do best and I bit the dust in our the gravel driveway. Prior to that Mommy told me to slow down and hold her hand, but I had my own agenda. This (photo above) is the result... and it actually looks much better in the photo. I barely even shed a tear, but promptly grabbed my mama's hand and proceeded. It's all okay though, because I am Super Koup!

Kudos Kayson!

Wow! I am so excited about my big brother's latest accomplishments! First of all he got one B (an 89!) and the rest all A's for his first nine weeks report card! Isn't that fantastic!? We are so very proud of him.

And as if that isn't wonderful enough, he won a school-wide art contest! His school held a contest recently and the winner's artwork will be the cover of the yearbook. There was one winner from each grade level and then one big overall winner. Friday monring all of the winners were announced and the big grand prize winner was KAYSON! That's right, his gorgeous drawing is going to be published for all to see! The whole class erupted in cheers when his name was read during morning announcements. It was such big news that his teacher called mommy on the spot and let Kayson share the news with us himself. I sure hope that someday I can follow in his footsteps.

Way to go bro!




Oh and how could I forget to mention his awesome echidna project? A couple of weeks ago Kayson did a life cycle project on echidnas. Before his project we didn't even know what an echidna was, but now we know a lot about the little critters. The model he made took over 750 toothpicks that Kayson put in one by one. He worked very hard on this and we think it turned out great!

The things I gotta do around here...

Yesterday mommy's friend Lauren came to visit! She did an awful lot of holding Kylar, so I had to make sure that I got her attention too, by doing sill things like this... Yes people, it worked! She looked through a book with me and laughed with me a lot. I was able to show off my new vocabulary and signs. It was fun seeing her and I wish she lived much closer! She is starting a new adventure with her hubby and dogs right now and we wish them all the happiness on their latest journey.

Halloween Happenings

Jack-o-lantern designed by Kayson, and carved by Kayson with PawMaw's help.

Fabulous Fall Friday

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Fun down on the farm!

On Sunday we ventured out of the house down to the Big Red Barn! They had all kinds of animals and activities for us to do. We saw a beautiful garden, ducks, peacocks, turkeys, pigs, rabbits, donkeys, horses, and even lamas! My favorites were the horsey and the chicks! We went on a hay ride and played bean-bag toss games. It was a a lot of fun. Kayson even threw a lasso a couple of times around a steel steer and dug up bones! Kylar was very good the whole time and just slept. It was a beautiful day for being outside.

Kylar is more like me than we even know!

Kylar’s cardiologist visit went great today! He was the very first patient seen for the day and the nurses said he was a good boy. The first thing they did was an echocardiogram. Having this test done isn’t that fun, but it’s over quickly. My mama and dada were there to hold his hands and talk to him through it, which made it easier. Next the doctor listened to Kylar’s heart and verified that he does have a murmer, but it was a very “normal” murmur (who knew there was a “normal” murmur!?). Then more good news followed.... she said that his echocardiogram looked EXCELLENT! Dr. Porische was very thorough with Kylar and even looked at my medical chart to see what my heart defects were. Because I also had issues with my heart they decided to do an ultrasound, just to make sure Kylar was okay. They found a tiny little hole between the two upper chambers called an Arterior Septal Defect or ASD, which I have too!

The great news about this is that it’s so tiny we don’t even need to worry about it! Kylar will go back when he turns one to check on the ASD, but other than that he is all good! We are so thankful that he continues to be a healthy little brother.

Thanks be to God for. His indescribable gift! 2 Corinthians 9:15.

Horns & Heart

HORNS - We are so excited that the Texas Longhorns won the Red River Rivalry (against Oklahoma) on Saturday! It was an ugly win, but we're 6-0 nonetheless! Hook 'Em Horns!!

HEART - My little bro decided that he didn't want me to have all of the attention of special doctors...
He had his two-week check up on Friday, and he is already weighing in at 8 lbs and has stretched out to 21 inches, can you believe that?! Our pediatrician discovered that he has a heart murmur. They tested his oxygen level at the doctor and he had 98%, which is great! We're very hopeful that it is nothing serious. He will be seen by a cardiologist on Monday to get it all checked out. He wasn't lucky enough to get MY doctor, Dr. Patel (whom we LOVED!), but it is someone from his same group, so that's great! We're glad that Kylar is being seen first thing on Monday morning and we'll keep you guys posted. He also had to get his PKU test done, he screamed the whole time! He only had to be heal-pricked one time, so that's great. I was just relieved that we were at the doctor for Kylar this time and not me (for once!).

PSALMS 31:24 Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD.


Colossians 3:15 And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful.

Yummy, yummy bath time...

Last night mama and dada gave Kylar a bath, and he loved it! I'm pretty fond of bath time too, so I can't wait until we can play together in the tub! He's pretty lucky because his umbilical cord fell off at the hospital during his alarm removal, so he's able to be completely submerged in water. He was a very good baby while he was scrubbed clean. I wish I still fit in that cozy little tub, but now I swim and splash around the big tub. Mama says her favorite thing washing him with Burt's Bees Baby Wash and then slathering on Burt's Bees Baby Lotion because it smells heavenly.

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