Wildcat's Birthday

These are some pictures of Wildcat's birthday. Somehow the pictures got posted in backwards order, but we put trick candles on his birthday cake. Wildcat thought it was great. The rest of us laughed really hard at his facial expressions. I think we are a pretty easy group to entertain. Soon, I will post about Kapooka's party.

Posting On Hold

Well, our house is very disorganized currently. I just can't seem to get back on top of everything after nearly 2 months of everyone being sick almost continually. This weekend I did manage to find my sons' folders and reading book which had been missing for a week. He also found his glasses that he had put in a very safe place so his baby sister wouldn't get them. The hiding place was so safe, we could not find the glasses for 2 weeks.

All that to say, I don't like a blog without pictures. I have tons of cool pictures to post...birthdays, walking, sword fighting (you'll have to wait for the post). However, we can't find our cable to download the pictures. Hopefully I can put in a more focused search in a few days and I will be back to blogging bliss. I can't wait.

Statistics

I have some great pictures. However, they are still on the camera. I will try to get my husband to download them over the next couple of days.

However we did have check-ups on Friday.

Wildcat is 48th percentile in weight, 93d percentile in height, and 3d percentile in BMI (we call him a toothpick with ears).

Kapooka is 95th percentile in weight, 99th percentile in height, and 96th percentile in head circumfrence. She is a nice proportional baby!

Kapooka has also taken off walking. She can walk from one end of the house to the other. She can get up off the floor by herself, and she can do a 180 turn. She is quite proud. She also got a new hairbrush, so she likes to brush her hair!

That's all for now. We are all still fighting a nasty cold, so we are in pure survival mode.

Worship

Yesterday in church, I was so blessed. First of all, both of my kids felt very loved by our church members. They both got tons of cards, presents and hugs to wish them Happy Birthday. There was a funny moment when Kapooka found her new elephant that sings "Do Your Ears Hang Low" during the sermon. Thankfully, since it is my husband who is the pastor, he just laughed as the song was playing. However, what I loved the most was having my arms around my son and then realizing that he was singing during our worship time. This is my recent 8 year old who loves all things boy and especially football. There he was with a tender heart, loving God. I was so proud of him, and thankful to God. Above is a picture of Wildcat playing piano at our Christmas Eve candlelight service. I am so glad that he loves music.

Happy Birthday Wildcat!!!!

Here are a few highlights from Wildcat's birthday...

• He got to participate in the sectional spelling bee. He was nervous, but did a great job!
• He told his booster seat goodbye (literally).
• He opened his presents. He is excited about Pixos and his frog habitat.
• He gets a cake tonight.
• He gets to watch the Superbowl tomorrow.

All in all a good day for him. We couldn't take pictures at the spelling bee, or I would post one. He was adorable...errrr...cool (he doesn't like to be called cute in any form). What a great big boy!

What a Difference a Year Makes!

Kapooka's birthday is next week. I will probably reflect more on her first year later. Today, I will mostly let the pictures speak for themselves. From the NICU to gleefully stealing her Dada's hat and putting it on with giggles! We are so thankful.

Birthdays

Wildcat has a birthday this week. He gets to go to the state spelling bee on his birthday, so we celebrated this past weekend. For the most part Wildcat is a very content child. Part of that is as a toddler when he would whine we would have him quote Phillipians 2:14. Our version is "Do everything without grumbling, whining, or complaining." When he gets tired, he still needs these reminders. However, a month or so ago Wildcat came to me and was very upset because all of his friends have summer birthdays. He really wished he had a summer birthday so they could do something "fun" like football or swimming. As parents, we certainly don't indulge every wish he has, but I like to do good things for my kids (I really understand Matthew 7:9-10 much better now). After some research I found that one of our state parks had just opened a new aquatic center. You can check it out here http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/inns/abe/.

Given that the price was about the same as having a party for his whole class, we talked with Wildcat. Well, after a few bumps of finding a friend to go (one of his friends came down with mono 2 days before we left), Wildcat and his friend were ready to go. We had a fantastic time! The boys were all boy (little boy humor involves a lot of bodily function jokes!). They loved swimming. I loved that the water was only 3 1/2 feet deep and that there were plenty of lifeguards. The aquatic center was planned so that parents could be in one part, but still easily see their kids in another part. This meant that I could take Kapooka around the lazy river while the boys were in line for the water slide, but I could still see them. The boys also enjoyed the board games, the flat screen TV in the lounge, and the game room. We all enjoyed the extra large room with a beautiful view of the woods. Kapooka loved swimming. She was even putting her face in the water!

All in all, a very good birthday celebration for Wildcat. I liked it too. I have to say, packing a suitcase was much easier than planning a whole party.