65 Years Married...and 5 Years Old

This weekend we had two celebrations...My Grandparents have been married for 65 years and Peyton Youngblut turned 5!  Saturday night we went to mass for my Grandparents...they had reserved seats for us in the first pew...4 kids 4 and under (Nolan was there a well) in the FRONT pew in a mass that lasted over an hour it was oh so fun!

By the end of the mass ALL of the kids were outside!  Thank goodness we had lined Grandma Marilyn to pick them up (taking 3 kids 4 and under out to eat at 6:30 at night is also a recipe for disaster)  However Fred and I had a great time celebrating with family and not having to chase kids around was extra nice as well!

Here is the happy Couple!

I had hopes of getting pictures with Grandma and Grandpa and the kids....but that did not happen!

Then Sunday Kreighton got to go to Peyton's Birthday Party!!!  It was at Chucky Cheese's and Kreighton was all about getting as many tickets as she could...I kind of felt bad because she thought if she got enough tickets we got to go to Disney World!

Chucky and the Girls

She LOVED this game!

All of her tickets!

Playdate...and then no camera for 4 days!

Kelly, Allison, Dana, and I have been best friends since....well forever!  When our kids get together they have so much fun! It is crazy no fights or anything...they just have fun being silly!

All out wrestling!

Pure Chaos!

I love this picture of Abe...with his mullet/mohawk and his facial expression in priceless!

Emee has some wrestling moves!

And Kyle was still recovering from tonsils/semi fall so he loved playing by himself!

And such great friends!

We all went home after Dana fed us a great supper....it was then I got the text that I had left my camera in Jesup...ahhhh I take pictures almost everyday of my kids!  I felt like I missed so much!

1. We went on picnics...I love picnics no lunch mess to clean up and it wears the kids out before naps!
2. It was on one of these picnics that Kyle took off his shorts and put them in a mud puddle...so he ran around the rest of the time in his shirt and underwear!  Before I had Kyle I totally would have judged a mom for letting their son run around at a public park in their underwear!
3. It has been raining in Iowa so Fred can't be in the fields so he started on our new DECK!  I am so excited and have been waiting on this since we moved in!
4. So last minute Fred and I took all 3 kids to Menards and it was up to me to keep all 3 kids entertained while Fred talked "deck" with the Menards men!  BUT they have forklifts in Menards which kept Kyle entertained!
5. Kyle has spent most of the week naked...the kid hates clothes I put clothes on him and he takes them off...outside, in bed....wherever!  
6. We have a sprinkler ball the kids LOVE...
7. Kyle's face looks awesome...I can't believe how fast it is healing!
8. There was a backhoe at our house...Kyle was so excited, but was still a little punked from tonsils and wanted to come in the house....but so mad I missed getting a picture of his face when he saw it!
9.  I loaded the kids up to and took them to Cedar Falls to get our oil change on our van...a free one at the dealership we bought it from...AFTER they did the oil change I realized I took the van to the wrong dealership....who knew Mark and Dan Deery were different dealerships a block apart!  I had to pay $50.....for my oil change!
10. However since I had to drive to Cedar Falls I was able to stop in Jesup and pick up my camera!

Kael-8 months!

Kael is 8 months old already!  He is my fast moving, drawer opener, toy snatcher, paddy caking, loud talker, almost always happy boy!  He LOVES exploring in the kitchen getting drawers open is his daily mission, and pinching his finger and then looking at me with his sad face like mom why did you let that happen!  He loves to eat...but not to be fed...he would much rather feed himself and he thinks baby food is for babies...and in his eyes he is as old as Kreighton and Kyle!  He even got a hold of chips at our picnic and LOVED those -I am pretty sure Kreighton did not get chips until she was at least 18 months!!!!

He and Kreighton have developed a special bond and Kreighton loves playing with him and making him laugh!  She will actually pick him up and carry him to her room so they can be alone and play!  In her words "Mom it is just easier so Kyle doesn't bother us!  And outside she is always on mouth patrol making sure Kael doesn't put things in his mouth!  The other day she actually was brooming off the driveway before Kael got out there so he didn't put anything in his mouth!  

Kael-I would have to agree with most people that he looks like his Aunt Sissy!

Strong Man and Anniversary Cake!

On Wednesday Kreighton and I went to Will's circus he was the a "strong man"....it was cute.  Even though I think Will might be the skinniest kid in his class :)  After the boys woke up from naps we headed to Manchester where Grandma and Grandpa's friends had a little celebration for them!

Will being a ham! 

Look at those muscles!

Grandma and Grandpa have been married for 65 years...holy cow!

Somebody was all smiles!

Poor Kyle....

Saturday Kyle went with Fred to pick up some Pro Boxes...since it meant he got to just ride in the semi and come back it was safer than trying to keep that monkey to rest in the house.  Well that was not the case...Kyle fell off the back of the semi and broke his fall with his face!   He was pretty banged up so Fred and I decided to take him to the ER because we thought he might have needed stitches and were worried he could have started to bleed where his tonsils were taken out.  He checked out ok...it was still pretty scary and Kyle was pretty sad and sore on Saturday!

Kyle didn't want Bappa Glen to leave...and of course you couldn't tell  Kyle no when he was so sad!

He woke up Sunday morning pretty sad because he thought his face would be better...he kept saying"mom it is still there, my owies are still there"

But today he is doing much better I am sure the tylenol with codeine helps!

Kyle's road to Recovery....

We got out of the hospital this morning at 7:30...which made us all very happy!

I was expecting to come home having to take care of Kyle and say a lot of

"I know it hurts buddy but take this medicine and it will help"

"Let's snuggle for a little bit"

"What movie do you want to watch next"

"Please just try and take a few sips of water"

"Here let mom rock you"

But instead this is what I am saying....

"Please don't climb on the counters you could get hurt"

"Let's rest for a little bit"

"Your brother is not a horse stay off of him"

"Ok...so do you want more to drink"

"I guess if you are feeling ok you can go on a skidloader ride"

"Please don't jump off the couch"

This kid amazes me and this is not at all like his sister's recovery!  Even the tylenol with codeine isn't slowing him down!  Kreighton didn't eat, talk, and barely drank the 1st week we were home.  Kyle is yelling, I think would eat chips if we let him, and is drinking like a champ!

I am know that I am naive to believe that he will be like this the whole time and I am sure we will have some bumps in the road...but I will take what I can get for now!  However I was looking forward to  some extra cuddle/snuggle time with my little buddy...but not so sure that is going to happen!

Snuggling with Daddy before Daddy went home to work on the planter

Sissy came to see us and spend time with us!

And she came equipped with a bucket tractor!

HOME eating ice cream in mom and dad's bed with Grandma Sharon...what more could a kid ask for!

Tonsils Out!

Kyle is all done with is tonsils and is resting comfortably with Fred!  The Doctors said he did great and that his tonsils were huge and needed to be out!  He didn't even cry coming out of surgery and already asked for water and ice cream. And he is also very concerned about the planter being broken....I guess he is a true farmer!  He said "me and Daddy have to fix it"

So hopefully we will be able to get out of the hospital 1st thing in the morning I have house stocked with pudding, ice cream, yogurt, and lots of juice!!