Our Daily Madness

Ruby 6 weeks

2009-05-18T13:42:00.000-07:00

Getting bigger! (Still not much sleep)

Lexi turns 3!

2009-05-18T13:37:00.000-07:00

We had a great time at Lexi's birthday party, we love spending time with our friends! Keller had the sugar high of a lifetime.

Ruby is a month old!

2009-05-18T13:33:00.000-07:00

The first month has gone by so fast! We are still not sleeping that much but we spend our days at the park and hanging out, taking it easy. Back to real life in about a month....but hey, I still got a month to chill.

Mimi's Visit

2009-05-18T13:31:00.001-07:00

We had a great time when my Mom came out to visit. Here are a few shots from our day at the park.

Daryl Babysitting

2009-05-18T13:29:00.000-07:00

Ruby will have her own laptop very soon, I'm sure.

The Whole Family

2009-05-18T13:27:00.001-07:00

Here we all are at Easter:)

My Nerds

2009-05-18T13:17:00.000-07:00

Daryl and Keller share some bonding time over the internet!

Ruby's first days home

2009-03-31T14:20:00.000-07:00

Keller meet Ruby!

2009-03-31T14:17:00.000-07:00

Keller loves his new baby sister:)

Labor Day

2009-03-31T13:57:00.000-07:00

Well here it is, Ruby's birth story:

On Wednesday March 18th I was having really small labor pains all day. By the early evening I was sure that this was the real thing and we should start to time the contractions. At 8pm they were about 12 minutes apart so we figured we would put Keller to bed because it could still be hours before we go to the hospital. Our plan was to drop Keller off at our friend Rebecca's house and head straight to the hospital when the contractions got to be 5 minutes aprt for an hour. Well, at about 3am my contractions were only about 10 minutes apart but really quite painful. We decided to call the hospital and they said to wait until they were 5 min apart. Highly annoyed and in lots of pain, we waited until I had one major contraction and my water broke!

As I made my way to the bathroom, I was feeling so much pain and contractions on top of each other, 2 minutes apart. I was also feeling this overwhelming urge to push. I thought to myself "I can not have this baby in my bathroom." I told Daryl to call 911 because I knew I didn't have long it felt like she was coming out now matter if I pushed or not. Our friend Rebecca headed for our house to stay with Keller and arrived shortly after the ambulance.

The Ambulance ride was prretty intense. The paramedics were telling me not to push and I was telling them I wasn't. We arrived at the hospital and they immediately got me into a room and as soon as the Doctor arrived I pushed twice and met my little girl Ruby.

Daryl arrived 5 minutes later and he was so bummed to miss the birth but it turned into pure joy when he got to see Ruby!

Time with the little man

2009-03-31T13:52:00.000-07:00

Still enjoying my maternity leave with the little man. Our days are really tough they consist of, pancakes in the a.m., park play, naps, and jumping on the bed. Life is tough for 2 year olds, let me tell ya. These pics were taken 3 days before Ruby arrived and I am so glad I got to have some time off with Keller and Daryl before the birth.

Getting Close

2009-03-31T13:46:00.000-07:00

I was so excited to start my maternity leave! I think the last time Daryl and I had a Saturday off together was when I had Keller. We thought it was a good idea to go hike a local mountain (Cowles), with a toddler and a 9 month pregnant lady. The first hiking path was a little much, Keller was falling all over the place and I was getting funny looks from other hikers.

We decided to move it over to a more mellow part of the trails and that was probably a good idea. We hiked along a stream and stopped to throw rocks in the water. Keller and I were both pooped after. All in all it was a great Saturday:)

New Deck!

2009-01-16T14:01:00.000-08:00

So here is the deck that we added to the front of the house. Daryl's Dad (Bill) came out for Thanksgiving and help Daryl get started and Daryl just finished the side rails. We still have a ways to go, next we are going to put a pergola top on it then sand and paint it. We are going to leave the flooring redwood and stain it. Someday we will get new windows and paint the house also, but one thing at a time!

Christmas Eve

2009-01-06T21:21:00.000-08:00

We had a few friends over for Xmas Eve. We enjoyed mexican food and lots of yummy appetizers. Keller was very lucky and got some really nice presents from Rebecca and Loyd, as soon as he opened them, he put on his new clothes and had to drink out of his new water bottle. He was just a little excited!!!

Keller's new toy

2009-01-06T21:18:00.000-08:00

Keller got his hands on one of my Halloween props. I thought I would post this picture just to horrify people. I hope it worked!

Kate's work party

2009-01-06T21:10:00.000-08:00

Here I am at the end of my 6th month. Daryl's mom knitted me the sweater I am wearing.

We had our work party at the salon this year. It was fun lots of good food and we played guitar hero. Daryl brought Keller for a little bit and then I stayed to hang out with friends. It was a really good time:)

New Camera!

2009-01-06T20:56:00.000-08:00

Kind of blew it out with the flash

Jumping for joy!

It has been a while since I have blogged anything, the holidays were crazy! We had so much fun and it started with Daryl giving me my Xmas present early....A new digital camera. I can't even begin to describe how much I (we) love it. It is a Cannon Rebel and it makes capturing a toodler's moments so easy! The camera has no delay and the pictures come out amazing. I am getting better with the features, but here are a few shots from my first day with it at the beasch with Keller for our Xmas card shoot.

Keller turns 2!

2008-12-08T14:37:00.000-08:00

This was Keller's gift from Papa and Grammy, He LOVES it!

Thanks for the play dough Mimi!

We cannot believe it has been 2 years since Keller arrived in the world. It has been the busiest 2 years I have ever had, but also the most fun and rewarding. We decided to have a little brunch at a local park and let the kids have a ball! Thanks for the playdough Mimi!

USS Midway Museum

2008-12-08T14:26:00.000-08:00

It was getting close to naptime and Keller thought that the rescue plane made a fine place to take a snooze

Keller touching a missle!

Papa Bill joined us for Thanksgiving this year. We decided to take the day after off and take him to the Midway Museum. The Midway is a retired Navy ship that is now permanently docked in San Diego. They spent millions of dollars restoring her and making accommodations for the public to tour it. It was a wonderful day out and I think we all had a blast!

Lake Murray

2008-12-08T14:21:00.000-08:00

We have a really nice (man made) Lake by our house. It has a huge bike path around it that we like to take Keller to. He loves riding in the bike seat, but, I think he likes throwing rocks in the lake too. He is such a boy.

Winter

2008-12-08T14:19:00.000-08:00

As you know we don't have much of a winter here. So I thought I would give you a glimpse of Keller's Winter attire:)

Halloween

2008-12-08T14:15:00.000-08:00

I has been a hell of a busy month! I haven't posted in a while so here are a ton of new pictures!First is the dinosaur and Cinderella at Halloween. and taking a break after trick or treating in their spooky pajamas!

5 months pregnant!

2008-10-27T21:12:00.000-07:00

This pregnancy is going so fast! I am already 20 weeks (starting month 5). Daryl and I are so very excited and nervous. Keller has no idea what is going on. When I try to talk to him about it he just says that he would like to name the new baby Elmo or French Fries. We are choosing not to find out the sex and the new baby is due on St. Patrick's Day.

2008-10-27T21:10:00.000-07:00

Hanging out in the back of Dad's truck

Pumpkin Patch

2008-10-27T21:04:00.000-07:00

This weekend we went to the pumpkin patch. Keller had a great time, there was so much to do! We went on a hayride, fed the animals, went on the jumpy house and down the big slide. Last of all we picked a huge pumpkin for carving and 2 small ones for Keller.

Ferry Ride

2008-10-07T13:41:00.000-07:00

A few of my friends and I decided to take the kids on the ferry across San Diego Bay. We had such a great time as did the kids, the ride was only 15 minutes each way (perfect for toddler attention spans). We also played at the park, had lunch, and got to go on a carousel ride. The day ended with the Red Sox winning......I think because Keller wore his Papelbon shirt!

Keller's new shiner

2008-10-07T13:38:00.000-07:00

This is what Keller did while jumping off our couch!

Children's Museum

2008-09-22T14:27:00.000-07:00

Today we went to the children's Museum. It is brand new just opened this year. Keller had so much fun he loved it! They have so much stuff for kids his age. We played in the bubbles, then with clay and ended with helping paint a REAL VW Bug! Keller was upset to get paint on his hands, I think it was just getting close to naptime:)

Rebecca and Lloyd's Wedding

2008-09-22T14:21:00.000-07:00

We had such a good time at the wedding. Rebecca looked beautiful, the hair came out great and even though it rained it was still amazing, Hooorayyyyy!

The Little House

2008-09-22T14:08:00.000-07:00

O.K. it's official my cousin Tina owns the tiniest house I have ever seen. It is so cute and even though it is tiny, it has the best use of space. It has a loft that Keller and Daryl loved playing in and we all had a slumber party too! The next day we took the canoe out on the lake and it was the most calming moment I have had in a while. The air was fresh, the water was clean and warm. I can see why my family loves it up there.

Our Friends In Maine

2008-09-22T14:02:00.000-07:00

After our stop down the Cape, we headed up to Maine. We got to visit with some of our old friends and Keller had a buddy to hang out with. We had a great view of the sacco river and we took a ride to the beach. It was a little cold because the remnants of Hurricane Hannah were coming but still so beautiful.

Trip Back Home

2008-09-22T13:50:00.000-07:00

We recently went back East to visit some friends and family our first stop, Cape Cod! Keller had so much fun we spent most of the weekend at Aunt Peg and Uncle Pete's house (thanks guys!) We got to play at the beach, see lots of family, eat good seafood, it was awesome.