Fancy Pants

I would like to take this opportunity to say how much I love "Fancy Pants" (verbiage coined with Katy B. late one night at my house.) I hear by place this term under patten, and if you use it, you must state the source in which you found it.

 I'm not so sure about the orange, but fancy pants are like the most comfortable thing in the world to me. They are perfect to wear to bed and super stylish under a skirt or dress. For more totally awesome Fancy Pants check me out.

I'm totally diggin' on this pair

Kellen is a Stud

This video is so funny to me, it really shows how much fun Kellen was having out in the snow. This is our back yard, still windy but not as windy as the front. This kid is so entertaining. We are going to be having snow fall for a few more days, if it warms up a little Kellen will get the chance to go play in it again. All I'm asking for is above freezing (current temp -4)

Freezing!!

Seriously! self portraits never get old

Taken out front of our House

This was Kellen's first change to go get in the snow, and I don't need to tell you that he thoroughly enjoyed himself. I was done after about 5 minutes, because the wind was just piercing. Shortly after this photo I moved Kellen and I to the back yard, the fence blocks the wind better. Kellen played hard, and loved every second being out side. When I was positive that he was a Popsicle, I brought him inside to thaw out and have some warm Tea. It was fun, but I am not that eager to get back out in it. After we came inside the weather went from cold and windy to a stormy white out. Crazy!

Saturday Morning

This was the first big snow of the season, which is saying something. Last year we had snow before Halloween, and it stayed all the way until like, May I think. And then it was winter/spring until mid July. So this year looks a lot better for us, in terms of snow... it is still ohhhh soooo cold!!! And yet we LOVE it here.

P.S. they never plow the roads here!! It drives me nuts, seriously I am from California, I don't know how to drive on top of snow, plow the dang roads people!

Tarzan???

I have no idea where Kellen came up with this. The other day he knocked on the bathroom door and then burst through and said something that should have sounded like "ta da." So now I think he is knocking on his chest like he would the door, just because he wants to do his form of "ta da." But the sound he does make is the way he talks ALL day long, it is really really funny.

Ever Changing

Does anyone else change there blog background as much as I do?? I get so board of looking at the same thing all the time, I swear I must change it every week. 

I took Kellen to the park earlier this week, the weather has been amazing. When I say amazing, I mean it's above freezing and not snowing yet. Besides that fact that we left with runny noses, cold hands and feet, we both had a lot of fun being outside for a change. Kellen is so darling and is growing up way to fast. He has now reached the point were he is wearing cloths out, instead of growing out of them. I had to throw away a pair of PJ's this morning because he put a hole in them. This day certainly snuck up on me, but he sure is getting more and more fun the older he gets.

The Maridian

Follow up article in The Maridian

City of Ember

There is a really good movie out right now called The City of Ember, it's based off a a series of books written by Jeanne Duprau, #1 being City of Ember, #2 the People of Sparks, #3 the Prophet of Yonwood, and #4 the Diamond of Darkhold. Thus far my favorite it the People of sparks, but I have not read the last one yet. None the less I think #2 has a great message that is very applicable to our day. So go watch the movie and then pick up a book, it is a great series that we will definitely read to Kellen when he is older.

My sweet Kellen

I just wanted to give everyone an update about how Kellen is doing. So.... We have discover that he is allergic to cow's milk (not lactose intolerant) and Wheat, and is sensitive to artificial food coloring. Kellen can still have some kinds of cheese and some kinds of yogurt, Kellen can drink soy milk, rice milk, or goats milk; so we try to do a mixture of the milks for him. 

The Wheat thing is a lot harder then I thought, but I have steeped up to the challenge and have Learn a whole new was of cooking, which is kind of fun. Thanks to our fantastic Grocery store here, I have been able to find alternative flours like Brown Rice Flour, Tapioca Flour, Potato Flour, & Oat Flour, to just name a few. Kellen has been able to eat Waffles, Pumpkin bread, Tortilla, Biscuits, Rice Pasta, All of which he loved and couldn't tell a difference. In fact Preston told me that I can't make my Pumpkin Bread any other way, because it is so much better with the rice flour. Kellen can have a little bit of wheat (like a bite) but, I notice that if Kellen does get to much wheat that he can't sleep at night. Yesterday Kellen had way to much Wheat at the Ward party with all the Rolls and cookies, and Stuffing, That he was up all night. I finally got him to go to sleep at about 9:45 pm and then he was up from 1:40-5 am (Preston took the 1:40-2:20 shift and I had the rest, little boys just want there mommies). We are really big on baked goods so this was a little hard at first, but we are doing really good with it now, and it is starting to become a way of life.

The artificial food coloring is another story entirely, If Kellen gets the slightest amount food coloring, 10 minutes is all I have. He is bouncing off the wall, falling down, running into things, hitting, ect. I can see a really big difference since we have taken this out of his diet. Preston and I normally look at food labels, but now we really have to look at labels, you would be surprised what has wheat in it or Red die #40. So we have taken our healthy eating style to a whole new level. 

He is still not talking, but we are hopping it will be soon, He is getting really good at signing though. He does Please, Thank you, All done, More, & Cup. I think I might teach him a few more, just to help out with the communication barrier. I have learned so much from this little trial already, including a new skill, and a little more patience. 

John Williams is the Man

Here is a little bit of laughter for you. Don't forget to turn off my music before you press play.

Enjoy!!