Not for the faint of Heart

If you get grossed out easily then these pictures are not for you - Last Saturday Talen had 4 bloody noses in less than 24 hours - It was completely awful - but we made it through - I'm just glad that they stopped - he had the first two while sleeping about 2 hours apart and then he had one at church that morning, and another one when we got home from church - It was very traumatic for him - I think he was pretty disturbed by it - Finally on the fourth bloody nose the initial shock factor was over and so we took pictures. Poor little Dude. Hopefully they won't be coming back. If anyone has experience with little dudes or dudettes that get bloody noses we are open to any advice or expertise that experience has taught you :)

It's been a while

A lot has happened in the past little while - I'm so sorry to have not kept up on the blog - my two brother's and my sister-in-law and my little adorable nephew came to visit a couple of weeks ago and we had a great time together - so hopefully after today I'll keeping up more regularly again - below are some pictures from their visit as well as a really cute scrapbook.



Ward Hoedown - dressed to impress (Cory (youngest) Carlie (middle)Cameron (oldest) Bethany (Cameron's wife)


Talen, Kendal, and Kashton (Brother's cute baby boy)


Cameron and Cory Hatching (Children's museum)


Cory and Kashton (Children's Museum) You kids are so handsome!

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Talen's photo shoot

I wasn't planning on taking pictures of Talen, but he jumped into the frame and said, "Mommy take pictures of me now." So I did and besides the breakfast crumbs on his face - they turned out pretty cool.

Kendal Photo Shoot

So I'm still learning how to use our camera and I'm not nearly as good as Jared, but I'm learning - so disregard the inconsistent lighting, color and blurriness.

Not Quite

Talen built this train track all by himself for the 2nd or 3rd time ever.

He kept saying, "Mom, I'm going to build a track for you, look mom, this track is for you." I kept saying "okay, let me know when your finished." So he finished it and said, "Look, look, look mom I built a track for you!" It was so cute and he kept asking me where the rest of the tracks were and I was trying to explain to him that we didn't have anymore tracks. I love the way it was engineered - it just made my day.

It Actually Snowed in Virginia?

Yes it actually did snow - the 2nd maybe 3rd time this season -but this time it actually stuck a few hours! We were completely shocked when we woke up to find this beautiful layer of sparkly snow on the ground - We got the kids fed, Jared left for school, and I told Talen to hurry and get dressed so we could go outside and build a snowman. I didn't have any gloves - I know I'm a horrible mother - we've never needed to buy any - it just doesn't get that cold here - and so I thought about putting socks on their hands but figured they'd be off so fast and wondered how much they'd actually do to protect their hands.

Anyway we finally got outside and all the snow had almost melted - I was so disappointed. All that was left that hadn't melted was the snow that was still in the shade. Well we played for a few minutes until I realized that both their shoes hadn't held up - and that their feet were soaking wet - so we went inside to warm up our toes and noses. It was fun but didn't last. I really wanted to build a Virginia Snowman. (Virginia is so inconsistent today's weather was 70 degrees)







If you noticed that Kendal has different bows in her hair in every picture there is an explanation - I'm trying to set up a little shop on etsy to sell bows and so I was trying to kill two birds with one stone by letting the kids play outside, take pictures of the snow and get pictures of my merchandise. If you want it check it out the site is kenjakinsboutique.etsy.com
Getting their toes warm and watching a bit of PBS after playing hard in the "snow" - more like slush if you ask me.

poor little guy

A few days ago we found this on our way up the stairs to go to bed. Most likely around 11:00 pm or so.









Sometimes he has a really hard time falling asleep at night, and it looks like this time he just wanted to come down the stairs and snuggle with mommy and daddy. We keep telling him he can't fit through the gate, but he still tries. It broke our hearts. Then we got over it and took these pictures. He was so out the flash from the camera didn't bother him in the least. So sweet.

Fun at the Park

This was Kendal's first time at a park where she could actually walk and play on the equipment by herself. We haven't been to a park in like 3 months due to weather, etc. So it was fun to see her play with her brother and play on the playground. It makes me crazy how big she is getting - she's like a toddler now and not a baby - I hate seeing my babies grow up : ( Could someone out there just freeze time a bit - so all of us moms can enjoy our babies a little bit longer?

Our little Drama King

Show me a Silly face...






Show me an Angry face...









Show me your happy face...





Show me your Nervous face..










Show me your scared face....





What a little actor!

Messy Messy

Kendal has been feeding herself since she was about 9 or 10 months old ( with her fingers)- but we didn't give her a spoon until she turned one. And you'll see why below. Let's just say Layla always knows where to start cleaning up after dinner. It's hard because I like to feed her so she doesn't have to have a bath after every meal, but it's so nice that she can feed herself - but the cost is food in her hair, food down her back, stains on all her clothes, and a gigantic mess to clean up afterward. That's my big girl.