Friday, October 23, 2009

Almost normal . . .

For those of you who care
(I know you are just dying to check my blog daily to see the progress--wink)
This is by no means a flattering photo of myself (keep in mind this is not an acne treatment, but a treatment for acne scarring) but I look almost normal! I don't think I scared too many children at the grocery store today!

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Good 'ol Kal

Just playing around this morning
Kal's sheer joy in showing off his gloves, hat, and shoes with silly faces for the camera was very reminiscent of a certain Flammer uncle . . . any guesses???









Kal's toes were poking out of Jocelyn's old crocks (which they both enjoyed wearing on the wrong feet). He was super excited about trying on all sorts of shoes. There were very few shoes that fit his gynormous (and super thick) feet, luckily they were shoes he liked that he can put on and take off all by himself! He likes to stomp around in these because they light up!

Day 3


Getting better & better! Just super itchy!

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Peeling

YUCK! No pain today, just itchy! But I can smile today!

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Racoon Eyes


Day 2:


My brother-in-law, JJ, gets some great tan lines on his temples from his sunglasses every summer. I think I may have him beat on the "sunglasses tan line" look. What do you think?

Monday, October 19, 2009

Ny fafe iv num

Brandon did a rotation with a plastic surgeon (Dr. David Dellinger) at Ohio Valley Plastic Surgery. He does laser surgery, among other things, and I went in for a consultation because he gives students a great discount. I have never loved my complexion, so I went in for a consultation. He said a laser peel and profractive laser treatment should get rid of my acne scars (thank you Argentina). The best part . . . he did it FREE!


Here I am right after (Jocelyn took the photo for me--she's getting good!)

I'm not mad. My face is numb!!! Here is a short video of me after, for your viewing pleasure. I talk funny. My eyes were numb, too. It was wierd because it felt like they were closed, but I could see. I was dentist numb all over my face.


Ok--now after watching that (I was a little loopy at the time) it reminds me of Joker. Scary what drugs will do to you!

Hogle Zoo

We had a fun day at the zoo! I don't think I got photos of everyone, but Jen & Jaden, Britany & Will, Lindsay, Mae, Ian & Noah, Sandra, Kari & Hayden, Me, Jocelyn, Kal & River all went. Five strollers and a herd of kiddos. It was crazy but fun. Here are some photos:

Kal and Hayden

So big!


(This reminds me of pull-ups, "Mommy, Wow! I'm a big kid now!)

These tigers were really fun to pose on.






Most of the kids were trying to measure up to the gorilla.

It looks like Jocelyn is trying to be big like Mae. It is fun to play with the big cousins!

Here we have Mae, Jocelyn, Hayden, Kari, Ian, and Kal


It looks like Jocelyn is photoshopped in, but it's real!

This was a very friendly giraffe posing for photos!


River spent part of the time in the pouch.
She spent the rest of the time shaded in the stroller--but she wanted it in the sitting position, rather than laying down. I guess she wanted to see what was going on!
She was a good little munchkin!


Kal the Brave


We had a great time! Thank you, Aunt Janice, for driving all the way up there to get us discounted tickets! Talk about going the extra mile! We sure had a great time!

Friday, October 16, 2009

TODAY . . .

After dropping Jocelyn off at school, Kal, River, and I went to the YMCA. We went to the padded room first . . . to play! Kal had a blast while River watched and cooed.

When we got home from the Y and picking Jocelyn up from school, the power was out. So we ate and played at McD's. The cable company was laying new lines in the complex and cut a major power line. Instead of calling the power company, they tried their in-house electrician first. Three cold hours later, they finally called the power company. Brrrrrr!

Here are the kiddos watching them work through the back window.
The electric company guy was fun. He saw them and came up to the window and made faces. They got a kick out of that!
We finished off the evening with pizza bread, fruit and Scooby Doo! We ate in the living room. It was a fun pizza party!

What's a party without donuts? Mmmmm. . . . All snug in their jammies!

We are enjoying our family journey.

Here is a video of our girls enjoying each other!

Aren't sisters great!

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Kal's Birthday

Kal turned 2 on September 11!!
(he'll tell you he's 4)
We went to Price Park with some friends to celebrate.
I made 2 cakes for the occasion--one for the kiddos, and one for adults.
Kal had a baseball cake. It was almost impossible to frost (you can see why . . . tiny fingers)


He was definitely spoiled by grandparents and friends!
Thank you!


Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Miss River is so big!


Here she is enjoying her exersaucer and bumbo chair!


"Talking"

Focused

Tiny Mouth

Bumbo!

Tuckered Out

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Birthday Tribute to Brandon


The most wonderful husband EVER!
I love you, Brandon!
You are the best decision I have ever made.
You are an awesome father and your kiddos just adore you!
Jocelyn says, "I just love you! I like when you hug me."
Kal says your name is "Batman" and he says he like to give you kisses and tickle you.
and River loves you, too! She loves to coo and smile at you.

Thank you for spending so much time with us, despite your busy med school schedule. You are a wonderful husband and father and we know you will be an excellent doctor as well.
Happy Birthday!


For all the rest of you viewing this post, here are a couple childhood photos of Brandon . . .

What an adorable little boy!

As Batman
(with Robin--aka Brickton)

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Monday, August 24, 2009

Jocelyn vs Kal vs River

Here is a comparison of our kids as newborns and at 2 months. When did Jocelyn and Kal get to be so big?

Jocelyn

Kal

River

2 Months
Jocelyn



Kal

River