Summer Time!

So, I haven't blogged in a while, been so busy! We have been working outdoors, going to softball games, hanging out with friends and family, going to open houses and baby showers! Gotta love summer! Us girls threw Sara a baby shower and now we get to see sweet little Mason William born June 16. We also went to a Jake's Event for Joe's Turkey Federation that he's in. I have been trying to get ready for California for weeks now and am getting packed already! We are flying now, Praise the Lord! Although we are sad we won't be able to see Mike and Jen and the kids, we know it will be a lot more sane hopefully! Pray that Joe won't be too nervous on the flight, I can just see me now: Pushing Joe in the wheelchair and Kylie in the stroller, hehe. No, I'm sure it will go fine! Here are some pics of what we've been up to lately.

ABC'S OF ME

I saw this and thought it was cute:

A - Age: 25 almost 26!
B - Bed size: Queen
C - Chore you hate: doing the dishes
D - Dog or Cat: Dogs, I don't like cats
E - Essential start your day item: Shower and Cup of Tea
F - Favorite color: Purple
G - Gold or Silver: Silver
H - Height: 5' 7"
I - Instruments you play(ed): Piano, Flute
J - Job title: Mommy and Receptionis
K - Kid(s): Kylie
L - Living arrangements: Joel and Kylie
M - Mom's name: Beth
N - Nicknames: Ma/Babe (my husband calls me that)/Betty (the girls at work)
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Laporoscopy?
P - Pet Peeve: toothpaste in the bathroom sink
Q - Quote from a movie: "Get to the Chopper"
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: 2 Brothers
T - Time you wake up: 6:30-7:30, whenever Kylie wakes me up!
U- Underwear: Hmm....that's a little personal!
V-Vegetable you dislike? Brussel Sprouts
W - Ways you run late? getting Kylie out the door
X - X-rays you've had? Teeth, I think that's it!
Y - Yummy food you make: Banana Bread, Choc Chip Cookies
Z - Zoo favorite: Monkeys, Lions

Tulip Farm

We went to Veldheer Tulip Farm for the day!
Kylie got her first pair of wooden shoes and we
saw fire trucks, ate stroop waffles and had so much
fun! She is growing up so fast and actually went
pee on the potty for the first time this week!
You can really tell your a mom when you're
excited about that! Joel has been working on
his boat so we can take it up north in 2 weeks!
He is busy with cadets finishing up, turkey meetings
and now softball season for church, on top of work that is.
I have been garage saling and had a garage sale with my friend.

Spring is here!

So Spring is here! We are loving being outside all the time, Kylie cries when we have to come in. Joel caught a huge fish and Kylie got her first fishing pole! Kylie and I have gotten to spend some time with Jenny, Jude and Peter too. We have also been doing lots of shopping for our trip to California in 4 months. We both have our dresses and now just have to do some alterations! Here are some pics from the past couple weeks.

Fun and Owies!

So this week my husband broke his elbow, Ouch! He fell on some ice while chasing a dog, and still didn't catch the dog. Anyway, he is in a sling and they say it will take 4-12 weeks to heal. Thankfully, he can still go to work! This week was busy, I had Kylie's 18 month check up and it went good! She's in the 40th percentile for weight and height and still 98th for head-she has a big head! She is also ahead in her language skills and fine motor so that's neat! We also went to the Children's Museum today with her favorite cousins Jude and Peter-she follows Jude everywhere and loves him! They had so much fun together!

Kylie's New Favorites

Kylie is all better now! She had a virus for a week with 105 temps and didn't want to eat anything! We were in the ER twice with her, but finally she is on top! We started her on Iron drops for Anemia and she is doing great! Joel has been working a lot and so have I! We have been pretty much staying home, Joel's been working on his boat and snowplowing, and I have been busy being a mommy. Kylie has a couple newfound favorites the past couple weeks: Raisins, her fur vest, her cow slippers, playing the piano and she's walking all over. She is so much fun!

Teething

Gotta love teething. Kylie is getting 4 teeth all at once, so she has been a little crabby, to say the least. She likes to knaw on carrots and her new found-love is grapes! She is over her ear infection though! Darn tubes don't do much....oh well! Joe has been working a couple days this week and I am actually working close to 40 hours this week! We celebrated my Grandma's 90th birthday this week! The Lord is good! I am going to enjoy my day off tomorrow and sleep in! Kylie has been so cute lately, she knows all the body parts and likes to find everyone's belly buttons! She is walking too!! It is so much fun to see her grow up..she's already 17 months but she'll always be my baby!