Thursday, February 25, 2010

Cousins




My sister Tracy had a baby boy on Thursday Feb. 18. 6 lb 2ooz, 20in long. Lots of blond hair. I was lucky to have been in the operating room when Matthew was born. We went to go see him again and took Autumn. She loved him. She kept holding his hand and stroking his arm and head.

Friday, February 19, 2010

Kyle

Kyle and his wild hair. He would wake up with a sweaty head and wild hair everyday. Probably still does.
Handsome boy!

What kind of mother would I be if I didn't embarrass Kyle. Who made you try on this outfit?


Kyle has always done everything on his own. He just couldn't wait for dinner, so he was going to have himself a bowl of cereal(the biggest bowl in the house). He is also sporting a sweet mullet.



Our Baby Boy

Kyle turns 21 on the 20th. He was born on a Monday (Presidents Day)1989. Everyone use to tell me he was too cute to be a boy. Grandma Anna use to say he looked just like a little bug with his big brown eyes peeking out at everything, those brown eyes now green. We use to call him bug! As he got older I use to call him buffalo(don't know why).

Kyle's first baseball hat, he had to start somewhere! I am so bad about putting dates on pictures, he was about 3mo old.

My very favorite picture of all time! Kyle was sitting at his little picnic table grandma and grandpa Shugart made him for Christmas. He was sitting out on our balcony and it was a nice warm day out, very warm for a winter day. Cool inside but we didn't need the heater and outside there was a very slight breeze kinda cool in the shadows, but if you sat down in the sun you could just feel the warmth on your face and arms and get shivers from it because it felt so good.You could hear the WHOOCOO! from the quail and you could smell the orange blossoms! We had just gotten back from a trip to Snowflake and at that time of year you can tell when you are getting closer to Phoenix because the smell of the orange blossoms hits you right at Fountain Hills, and if the timing is right you can see the Fountain from the Beeline Highway. It was a perfect day, Kyle sat eating a snack at his new table and I sat thinking how the day was perfect just like the day we had brought Kyle home 11 months before.
Phoenix usually gets a warm spot mid January to mid February right before we get March winds and rains. So every time we get a nice day like that when I can HEAR the sun on my face I think of the day Jack carried that car seat up to the second floor of our little studio apartment. Could I have predicted that 21 years later he wouldn't be spending his 21st birthday in the Arizona sun but the snowy cold of Minnesota (high of 23 today) playing at the Metrodome, not in a million years, but I did know Kyle would always make us proud!

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Kyle's Metrodome Trip











A few pictures from Kyle's trip to the Metrodome in Minniapolis. Keep in mind he used the same toilet that Kirby Puckett and the infamous Brett Favre used.















Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Metrodome

Kyle made it back from his game in Minneapolis. He said it snowed the whole way. He played in the 6th inning at the Metrodome. I am waiting for him to post some pictures and a story! So story to be continued later.....

Beautiful Baby

We submitted a photo of Autumn to Regis and Kelly Beautiful Baby contest. You can see her picture on the photo gallery at www.livewithregisandkelly.com go to A and under her name, she is about the 13th Autumn page 525, the page number changes as they add new entries, but on the thumbnail you can see her eye and she has her tongue out and you can click on it and see the full pic. She looks kinda like a boy, but we think she is cute.

Friday, February 5, 2010

14 years old.

Karen's Birthday.
Karen turns 14 today, we went to dinner on Wed. and had cake. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! We were able to recycle Jack's candles from two years ago.



Monday, February 1, 2010

Delicate Little Girl?

Autumn learned that she has lint between her toes. Now she will sit and pick it out. She decided to hide under her highchair (which usually she is pushing around to chase the dogs)and pick her toes.


Autumn also found worms in the dirt digging with daddy.