Landon slept through the night!!

I never thought I would be writing this(hahaha), but our little man slept through the night last night!!! Jason and I finally got 8 hours of straight sleep!! Yeah!! It felt so refreshing!!! Landon slept from 9pm until 7am!! So exciting!! Lets just hope he keeps this up. I feel like a new woman!!!

Santa and the train!

We went to Breton Village last week with my friend, Juleen, and all the kids. They always have a big train village display, which Kennidee loved last year, so we all decided to go again this year. The kids loved it!! I forgot my camera, so Jason and I took Kennidee and Landon back again the next evening to see the train and to sit on Santa's lap!! Kennidee was a little nervous to sit on Santa's lap, so we put Landon on his lap first and he loved it!! He was hamming it up for everyone and just smiling away. Kennidee decided it was her turn and hopped up on Santa's knee. She looked a little nervous, but she did tell Santa what she wanted.....a horse and a barn for the horse....too cute!! She wouldn't even look at Santa, but we were just glad that she sat on his lap.

She loved the train village too. What a display they have!! The had four different trains going around, one was Thomas which Kennidee recognized right away. The have a big mountain with animals, a farm, a city, a church, a fishing marina and so much more. They also have two koi ponds there with numerous fish which Kennidee loves to look at and throw penniess into the water. There is also a pet store wich we have to visit too while we're there. Kennidee and Daddy always have to pet the cats and look at the crickets. What a fun time!!

Meijer Gardens!

I just wanted to post a couple of pictures from two weeks ago when we went to Meijer Gardens with our friends, The Dresslers. We both have memberships to Meijer Gardens so we decided to take advantage of it and went to visit their "trees around the world" display. They had numerous trees there which were decorated with themes that represent different countries from around the world. My favorite was the tree from Mexico which had very bright colors...so pretty!!! We didn't get to see many trees, b/c the kids were so busy and they really didn't care about the trees(suprise, suprise!!). The main highlight for Kennidee & Noah was the trains!!! It was so cute b/c all the kids would follow the train wherever it went...you new where the train was b/c all the kids swarmed to it!! What a fun time!! They also had a big fish tank there and a gift shop wich the kids enjoyed too. Thanks for a fun time, Dresslers. Can't wait for next year!!

Landon Reid-4 Months

It's hard to believe that our little man is four months old already. It sure is going fast. We just had his four month appointment this past Friday and he's doing great. He had to have two shots in the leg and an oral vaccination which he didn't like either!! We can't belive how big our buddy is getting...he weighed in at 16lbs 8oz and 26 1/4 inches!!! No wonder he isn't fitting into 3-6 month clothes anymore. Apparently he has a big head too b/c he was 95% for head circumference!!Just for fun....I looked back at Kennidee's baby book to see what her stats were and she was so much smaller(13lbs 11oz and 25 1/2 inches)!! Landon is quite the little ham now. He loves to smile at his sister, the camera, mommy and daddy. He is always moving around and is grabbing at everything. He even grabbed two handfuls of his sister's hair the other day!! It was pretty funny b/c Kennidee was all dramatic about it..she said "my hair, my hair". I on the other hand thought it was pretty funny b/c he's just getting her back for all the hair pulling and slaps on the head she's given him!! HAHAHA He's settling into some sort of routine now. He still wakes up once a night and usually goes down for the night at 8pm and is up in the morning at 7:30am. He's taking two naps...still in his swing...I tried for a while to put him in his crib and he only lasted 30-40min and then he was up!!! I had enough of that, so back in his swing he went and he took two 2hr naps today!! Yeah!!
What a blessing he is to our family!!! Enjoy the cute pictures. I even trid to spike his hair up a little.

Kennidee went poopie on the potty!!!

Our big girl went poopie on the potty!! Kennidee woke up from her nap today and I asked her if she needed to go pee before I put a clean diaper on her and she said "yes" and went right into the bathroom. I was holding Landon and watching her go and she said "mommy go in the living room" apparantely she needed some privacy. So, I shut the door and went in the kitchen, then I heard Kennidee proclaim..."Mommy I pooped". I ran into the bathroom and sure enough there was some poop in her little potty!! I was so proud of her and she had a big smile on her face and said "I get a sticker now"!!! I not only gave her a sticker, but a little piece of candy too. What a big girl. I can't believe she went poopie...one less diaper I have to change!! We are so proud of you Kennidee!!!

It's Potty Time!!!

It's potty time around our house!! We're working on potty training Kennidee. I wanted to wait until after Landon was born b/c I hear they regress after a baby is born, so I didn't want to waist her time or mine. Well, we haven't been really pushing the whole potty thing. We got a potty a couple of months ago and it's just been sitting in the bathroom collecting dust. Occasionally Kennidee would sit on it when her friend, Conner, came over to play(he goes on the potty) and she never went. Well, I think it just started to "click" in her mind that she should go pee in the potty. The last three days she's gone once on the potty and then today she went three times!!! We are so excited!! She's so excited to get to pick out a sticker after she goes pee...we'll work on the whole poop issue after we get the pee thing down. I think she'll get a piece of candy if she goes poop. =) We are so proud of our little girl and can't wait for her to be potty trained. Our little girl is growing up before our very eyes.

Oh....here is a funny Kennidee moment...the first time she went on the potty she was standing up!!! HAHAHA I think she was watching Conner and Daddy go potty and figured "I can stand up too". I walked into the bathroom and saw her standing up peeing over her little potty & holding herself!!! She actually made some pee in the potty and the rest on the floor!! HAHAHA...I then had to explain to her that girls sit down and boys stand up. Luckily she understood what I said and hasn't sttod up since. Too funny.

Let the potty training begin...wish us luck. =)

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving...we have so much to be thankful for and we thank God for everything. We had a great Thanksgiving celebrating it at my Grandma Timmer's house(my mom's side). We had all the fixins...turkey, cheesy potatoes, snickers salad, finger jello for the kids, mashed potatoes and gravy, pies and to top it all off oreo cookie dessert!! Can you say...YUMMY!! I was able to get a couple pictures of the kids. The picture of Kennidee and Landon was the only picture of the two of them that looked half way decent...Kennidee is seriously a spaz when it comes to pictures I can't get her to look at the camera and smile...she is just too busy. Landon was all about hamming it up for the camera...he looks so cute sitting on Great Grandma's couch!! I was even able to get a picture of all the cousins on the couch and Tiana(my youngest cousin). We had a great time hanging out with family. Suprisingly Kennidee took a nap in her pack in play with all the commotion and noise going on....she must have been so tired!! We hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving and we are so thankful for all our family and friends.

Winter is here!!

Winter is here!! Last thursday we got our first big snowfall and we took full advantage of all the snow and went outside to play. Kennidee was itching to go outside, but I told her we had to wait until Daddy came home b/c I didn't want to bring Landon outside. Jason came home early(I had to take Landon to the doctor) and when Kennidee woke up she couldn't wait to go outside. It took like 15 minutes to put all her snow gear on....she looked so cute. He gloves kept falling off...I think we need a different pair that will actually stay on her hands. She loved the snow...mommy and daddy were both able to take her outside while Landon took a nap. She loved pulling her sled all around and even asked to walk around the block!! We built our first snowman of the year too. We can't wait to take her outside again!!

Landon's Baptism Pictures

Landon's Baptism

This past Sunday we celebrated Landon's baptism at our church, Evergreen Ministries. Landon was such a little trooper and he did great the whole day!! We were kind of nervous on how Landon would do during church b/c the pastor announced before the service that he would be doing the baptisms (there were 4 of them) after the sermon. We all thought....oh great...how are our babies going to last the whole time!!! I had to take Landon out of the service during the sermon to feed him b/c he was getting fussy and I new he wouldn't last the whole time, let alone for the baptism!! He did great!!! Pastor Tom put the water on Landon's head and apparantely Landon's eyes got really big and he started kicking his legs and moving his arms. He didn't seem to mind one bit. Kennidee was chatting away up in front of church too....Jason and I kept having to shush her b/c she kept talking!! She said..."no put water on Landon's head" and "what's Pastor Tom doin"!! Hilarious. We had lunch right after the service in the courtyard of our church. It was nice to have it there b/c I doubt everyone would have fit in our house!! Both Kennidee and Landon feel asleep on the way home. We were hoping Kennidee would stay sleeping when we brought her inside, but that didn't happen.....she ended on the couch and slept next to daddy for an hour. Landon and mommy took a much needed nap too. What a wonderful day!!! Enjoy the picts....what a handsome little man!! =)

Fall Pictures-Our Family

Here are a couple of recent pictures of our family of four. We recruited my dad to take some fall pictures of us, so he met us at Wedgewood Park one day. It was the week when it was so nice out, so we weren't freezing our butts off. It was so hard to get both kids looking at the camers!! Kennidee was a little stinker the whole time, she did not want her picture taken and we again had to get out a sucker so she would smile for a couple of pictures. She was more interested in feeding the ducks and running around(typical 2 year old). Landon was more interested in looking at the leaves on the ground then looking at grandpa!! Oh well, we did get a couple of good picts.