One little thing

A few months ago Kellen kick out one of the bars to his crib. Us as parents being completely dumb founded, were not sure how he did it, or what to do with the problem.  So for a shot while we turned his bed into a day bed, while the statically placed wood glue, dried on the shoddily made WalMart bought Crib bar. He did very well for a few night in his day bed, until he figured out that he was not trapped by a fourth wall of bars. It was all down hill from there.  After the glue was dry we put Kellen prison back together, but things did not get much better. Our little monkey discover another way out... over the top! Our evenings were spent with frustrations and countless one sided discussion about how it is bed time, and you need to stay in bed. The not so fun game ended some where between 10:30 - 12:30 pm. A few weeks ago Kellen kicked out the same bar. This time our reaction was," or whatever, it was already broken." 2 days latter Kellen kicked out the bar right next to it. Our reaction to this was, "Are you kidding me, what kind of crib is this?" none the less I think there was still a "whatever" in there. Because the crib was officially broken, and we didn't really want to try to fix it again, just to see it brake, we thought it might be time to take the next step, A big boy bed. I was really nervous. Not that Kellen would fall out, but that my alone time with Preston would be seriously infringed upon, by a little boy who didn't know how to stay in bed. My expectations were not disappointed. The only way Kellen stayed in bed was if I layed with him, and stayed there until he fell asleep, but in the end he still found his way to our room and climbed in bed with us. 

Since Kellen has started his Detox and Fish Oil supplements this routine has changed dramatically! We all climb in bed with Kellen and read 1 or 2 books, (this part is still a real struggle, no kid wants to go to bed) Preston says good night turns off the light and leaves. I lay with Kellen in his bead until he starts to fidget, I say good night and then leave the room. I leave the door open a crack so I can see him, so when he starts to get out of bed I can tell him to lay back down, and so I am not constantly walking him back to bed. For the past 5 days now Kellen has not moved!!! I leave the room, watch him for a few minutes, and then leave. When I go to check on him to make sure he is not out of bed playing with something, he's asleep!!! Asleep! You have no idea what that means to us. We have been struggling with bed time for almost 6 months, and now after a week of Detox and Fish oil, it's like it was never even a issue. And to top it off, Kellen is consistently sleeping through the night. He's 2 and he is just now sleeping. Most nights he would get up 2 or 3 times and come into our room. It is kind of strange to have him fall asleep in his own bed and wake up in his own bed. There is a lot of other small things we have noticed, but this is the biggest improvement that we have seen, and the one that still surprises me.

A Small trial

We took Kellen into see our doctor to get check out on Monday,(not a pediatrician) just to make sure all the falls that he's had haven't knocked something loose. The Dr did find a few things. Kellen Has ADHD (NO Surprise there) and Dyslexia, that one was a little bit of a shocker. 

We have a long road ahead of us but, I know that everything will work out. This is a small trial compared to some. I know this is the will of the Lord, and I can feel him blessing us already. The good part to all of this is that Kellen's ADHD and Dyslexia can be helped. Kellen has been seeing the Doctor for about 2 or 3 minutes every day (anymore then that and Kellen just looses it). He take a few drops a day of an herbal supplement to detox his body.  I give him a drop and then he makes a face and says, da's yuck! I tell him he needs one more and he will open his mouth for another one, and again he says da's yuck! It's really kind of cute. The other ones I sneak into his food. I will keep you posted with his progress.

May the Lord bless all of us who are going through trials right now.

Birth Day Photos

I know these photos are like 2 weeks late, but they're here now. These are the photos from Kellen's birthday. 

When Kellen first came down stairs all he wanted to do was play with his balloons, for about 15 minutes that's all he wanted to do. But I guess that's why I got them, because he loves them. He was really excited to see all these balloons for him to play with.

We finally got him interested in his presents, and he did a great job of ripping them open, a lot better then his first birthday and even better then Christmas.  He still needed help though.

And by mistake, I gave him the wrong present first, and all he wanted to do was play with the cars he got. Kellen loves cars right now, and wants to play with them all day long, inside and outside. It took us anther 15 minutes to get him interested in another present. 

Kellen also got this alphabet magnet set, I am sure you all know what it is. Kellen has been wanting to play with the Magnets on the fridge for a while so he really like this one also. It took him a while to figure it out, but now he goes over to it and press the button that sings the alphabet song and he starts dancing. Dancing is new for him, he's never been a dancer, but loves it now.

Other presences that Kellen got, but we forgot to take pictures of were, Legos from Grandpa, and Grandma Potter, Bean Bags that I made for him, 3 new Dr. Seuss Books,  and a Sponge Bob DVD. So yeah he was spoiled, but I thought it would be ok, It's not like he has a ton of toys.

I didn't make a cake for Kellen this year, because I really wanted to get him one of these Cup Cakes. There is a little store here that sells just cup cakes. Kellen chose the one at the bottom left corner, Lemon pie.  Preston and I shared a Lemon blueberry. I am telling you these cup cakes are amazing.

Kellen did a much better job of not getting it all over the place. I felt kid of bad for letting him eat the whole thing (in 3 minutes) because I am sure he had a tummy ace. All in all it was such a wonderful day, and I can't believe that my little boy is 2. I love him so much, and I am the luckiest mommy in the world.

I.O.U.S.A

My Dad sent me this, and I felt like sharing it with you all.  Information is power. Enjoy, and I hope you will all watch this when it comes out.

My two Cents

I hate to debate politics, always have, always will. But I will say this, know your facts. It is so easy to just get online and look at the facts. And it is so easy to just listen to what we are told, or what commercials have to say. Because lets be honest a commercial would never lie. By the time elections roll around we all should be experts, and know everything there is to know about McCain and Obama. And just because your "for McCain" doesn't mean you don't have to do your homework for Obama. And just because your "for Obama" doesn't mean you don't need to research McCain. 

(Obama) http://www.barackobama.com

(McCain) http://www.johnmccain.com

Everyone that is voting needs to make an educated decision. 

Computer trouble

We have been having some computer problems lately, so Preston took the Lap Top up to campus to the mac store to see what the trouble was. Well... we are still not entirely sure what the problem is, other then we bought a broken mac. They had to whip the Hard drive and back up all of our stuff. And some how, when they put all our I-Photo stuff back on to our computer we ended up with 5000 photos!!! evidently all the photos that we burned on to CD's and deleted off the computer, weren't deleted "the right way". They just weren't in I-photo, or in the trash, or any where really, they were just some where... some where deep and hidden. So all those birthday photos I took will have to wait, they are some where mixed in with the other photos, and it's kind of a mess. But I will find them... eventually. 

So I am going to take this moment, while I have 5000 photos on my computer and reminisce, about nothing. This should be interesting. and if your wondering, no I do not have specific photos or stories in mind that I already have planed on sharing.

This photo was taken on September 14th 2006. How do I know the exact date you ask, because the very next day Kellen was born. I was HUGE!!! People would always ask me it I was having twins, Oh how I wanted to cry. But I can truly say "I loved being pregnant" and just to give you a size comparison... that is Preston's shirt I am wearing. 

This is Kellen's first moment here on earth, Preston was so wonderful to take so many photos right after he was born.

The brand new Daddy. I told my nurse to take a picture for me, and I am so glad I did. This is one of my favorite photos of Preston and Kellen.

I think Kellen is about 3 months old here. Just look at that darling face, I just want to kiss him all over he is so dang cute. This is one of my favorite outfits that Kellen had, complements of my Mom.

I have no idea how old Kellen is here, but I do know this was taken in AZ the day of Karen's wedding. So Karen, when was your wedding again? I am so lame, I know.

And this is Kellen's first Birthday mess. Not a single bite made it into his mouth, all he did was play with it. after he was done we scooped some of it off the try and put it into his mouth, he really like it but was still not sure how to get it into his mouth by himself. And to think Kellen is now 2.

"Little boy should never be sent to bed... they always wake up older"

Happy Birth Day Kellen #2

He was not like this all day, thank goodness, but the fact that he had to stop moving for 5 seconds was absolutely devastating to him. Despite the tantrum photo shoot, it was a spectacular day. I think I was more excited about his birth day then he was, at least until he opened a few presents. More photos to come later. 

In loving Memory...

11 years ago today my brother Michael, and my sister Sandi died in a tragic car accident. A truck driver hit my sisters Van from behind, killing them both almost instantly. I by the tender mercy of the Lord, was some how saved, either by being thrown from the car to safety, or by the help of Angles them selves. (I don't remember the accident so I couldn't tell you)

I know the photo isn't a very good one, but it was all that I had. The memories that I have of them seem almost like a dream now, but a good dream at that. They were such an example to me of what a Christ like life should be. I love them dearly and I am proud to call them my family. I am proud to tell people all about them, and I proud that they have graduated from this life to the next. I am who I am today because of them. Overcoming this tragedy was hard but, not imposable.

I love you Sandi and Michael, and "I miss you like the Sun misses the flower".

My life revolves around Kellen

These are just some random photos that we have taken over the past week. I thought I would share them with you so you can see just how cute my little mess make is (aka Kellen "the rock" Lindsay).

Kellen and I are watching Sponge Bob together. To me Sponge Bob is little better then Barney, it's all senseless, meaningless, mumbo jumbo. But Kellen seems to like it A LOT, so I just endure and love on my Kellen.

Just look at that darling little boy and that cute little tushie! Oh it just doesn't get much better then that. Some day Kellen is going to hate me for showing you guys these photos. And why are bath time photos so much fun?

And yes that is a stick in his hand.

I love you Kellen!

This kid is a stud, and honestly did anyone expected something different, I mean after all he is mine

My big swimmer

I have been trying to upload this video for weeks, and it just wouldn't work, and then just now it decides that it will. What's that all about? Any way, this is a short video of Kellen swimming all on his own for the first time. Which is really a big deal to me. He has been nearly terrified of the water since his fall, so at this point he was just getting over that. He completely over his fear now, thank goodness.

This was during our trip to Sacramento.