Jaden in photos

Here are a few of the photos taken for Jaden's 1 yr birthday. We missed having Daddy there. But he was still in recovery from back surgery.

Enjoy!!

Love the munchkins. Our whole world in two little people. Amazing.

Jaden is ONE!

I can not believe it. Our little man is one. He such a handsome little guy and quite the Mamas boy.. much to my pleasure. He has been walking for quite some time now and loves to get around the house at his own will. He especially likes to make his way downstairs to play. He has really began to like playing by himself these days. He received his first tractors from Gma & Gpa Breuer. Not sure who is enjoying them more, Ella or Jaden. We may have a battle over who is going to buy the farm one of these days. Oh wait! Mom & Dad have to actually BUY a farm first! Cart before the horse, I guess. ;-)

Jaden Glen November 2009

Jaden November 2010

We are all here in ND for Thanksgiving this year. Jason had back surgery this past Thursday for a L5 herniated disk. He is hanging at home recovering. Hard for him to do nothing, but that is the surgeons orders. He is very pleased to be virtually pain free.. minus the whole surgery thing ;-)  We will be happy to have Daddy back and going when the time comes. 

Wishing everyone a happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday this year!!

Candy Nabbn' 2010

I think I can speak for both Jason and I when I say that neither one of us can remember a more fun Halloween... EVER! Oh to see holidays through our children's eyes is a.w.e.s.o.m.e. We had fun at Dori & Noah's house for dinner, joined by our buddies the Powell's. What a fun night! Thank you to the Hardee's for hosting Halloween 2010!

Our babies were way cute! They were little greasers this year. I took full advantage of the "strawberry" on Jaden's bicep and 'tatooed' his love for his Mama on his arm. I had been dreaming of this day since the day that thing started turning red. Ella was pretty stinkn adorable herself. We ordered a little poodle skirt with her name on it.

 Ella's childhood boyfriend here... Noah. Could these two really be any more awesome?! Dori and I have been dreaming of these giddy-ups since we met earlier this year!

 Jason teaching the philosophy of candy nabbing to his little girl. Don't make any mistake here, this was NOT for her good. All for snagging the treasures for himself! heheh

The kiddies thoroughly enjoyed their roles of trick or treaters on Barley Ct!!

Can NOT wait for next year when Jaden gets to learn this tradition. That kid is gonna go NUTS!! Now on to Christmas. Holy... what fun are we going to have this year!

We have entered a new phase of life.

One. Ella is done with diapers. Ok, maybe Mommy is done with diapers. However, as we all know once Mommy is done... so is kid. She is doing quite well despite some not real awesome refusals of pooping on the potty. Ugh. Ready for this phase to be done.

Two. Jaden is off. And I saw "off" instead of walking because this kid doesn't have a walking bone in his body. He will run. Everywhere. Whenever possible. No video of course because first, it shocked us all and second because the video camera is DEAD. Always. Always, Dead.

What?! Wait.. He is HOW old?

Honestly. This has been the fastest, busiest, stressful, wonderful, most fulfilling... ok you get it.. 10 months of my LIFE! 

I can not believe Jaden is 10 months old today. That means in some households the 1st birthday party planning begins. Huh... Yeah right.

Such a sweet, snuggly little man. He is a force to be reckoned though when he doesn't get his way or his Big Sis takes something from him. This could prove to be a challenge in the coming years. He does really love his Big Sis. He follows her around the house like a puppy. They are going to be so much fun to watch grow up.

(Wrote this on the 23rd. However, with technology throwing me fits, I couldn't get the pictures loaded till today.)

I really feel like a new person

I was just glancing through some older photos today... switching to my new beloved computer!!!... and I came across these photos. What a difference 9 months will make. And I really do feel lighter than I look too! All contributed to hard work, determination and very, very supportive family and friends that I have surrounded myself with. Had to share because it really does even shock me some times. Thanks Hubby for telling me I could do this all along!! And thanks Dori for teaching me a new side of me!

Who knows where I can go from here?!?! No worries not checking the scale for goals any more. Just really enjoying toning what I have worked hard to get!

Living in ND

I have been wanting to take the photos since we moved here. I finally got them done! These are some wild flowers I have been wanting to grow by our drive way since the drifts melted. They have looked like weeds all summer. They are beautiful now!

Ella & Noah's Afternoon Date

After a children's health fair bust this afternoon, my friend Dori and I decided to take the kiddies out to a different park. Quiet with equipment THEIR SIZE! These two are just too stinkn adorable.

Cowboy UP!!!

Jason and the kids enjoyed a saturday afternoon shopping trip to Tractor Supply!

We have a climber!

He is on the move and NOTHING will get in his way. He may get hung up every now and then, but it won't stop him!

And can not forget big sis...

Mommy & Daddy Wedding Weekend

So imagine. Here we are traveling down the road, car all packed up, Ella letting us know (quite verbally) that she wants to watch a movie and Jaden letting us know (quite LOUDLY) that he, as a matter of fact, does not want the bottle that I am trying to give him. Jason and I have been looking forward to our friends Lisa & Jake's wedding in Kansas City since the evening I got the phone call they were engaged. And this is how the weekend was started. And then it hits me... the CAMERA! Nope. Neither one of us grabbed at least one of the very nice cameras we have in the house. I had to take mental photos of the whole weekend. I wish I could share them with you... they are phenomial. I am simply relying on the power of Facebook to provide some of the photos to me. Here are a couple to share...

Classic Lisa & Kamille.

Out following the Rehearsal Dinner. Awesome catching up with old friends.

The BEAUTFUL Bride & Handsome Jake. (And the cake is for you Mom.)

Us at the wedding. So far the only photo of the 2 of us.

What a great night! My legs were actually a little sore from dancing. It was fun to cut loose with Jason and friends for an evening.

The kids spent the weekend at Grandma & Grandpa Breuer's. And we were so thankful for them being willing to spoil  watch them for the weekend. I know Ella had a blast!Every time we now get in the car in the evening and tell her we are just going for a car ride, she is for sure the trip will again end at "Grandma Judy's House". 

Jason & I are running in the GoFar Challenge this weekend in the Fargo Marathon events. Friday night 5K and Saturday morning 10K. I think we are ready.  Mom will be coming up to run with us on Friday. She is my inspiration to keep fit for the rest of my life. I won't tell her age... but she is no where near resembling it. We have been training with our friend Dori and she has done a great job getting us kicked into shape. She and her husband will be running with us too! I will be packing a much lighter load than I would have a few months ago. As of yesterday I reached a total lose of 30 lbs!! This could not have been done without the awesome support of Jason. He has been my cheerleader and mental coach through much of this. I am excited that I feel great and looking forward to getting more fit and trim with Dori. Can you tell?.. she is awesome! She has really got me focused back on weight training!

Maybe will have some photos from the weekend I can post. In the meantime, we are enjoying totally awesome weather and loving waking up with the windows open again! Ella is loving the freedom of going in and out of the house because it "is sooo nice out, Mommy". She makes me smile.

Nap Time!

I came home yesterday afternoon and caught my girls taking a nap!  How Precious!

The weather has been absolutely BEAUTIFUL, the past ten days.  Ella is loving being able to run and play with her "outside" toys.  Jaden had his 5 month birthday yesterday, he is beginning to grow like a weed, finally!  We started giving him rice cereal yesterday and he loved it!  Kamille is anxiously awaiting Lisa's wedding in a week, she has been adhearing to the weight watchers point system stricter than a recovering alcholic going to AA meetings.  I am very proud of her for loosing the weight, my fear is that it has now become an addiction and she is going to "blow" away in a few more months.

As for myself, I have been busy talking planting/seeding for the last week or so, it is nice to finally quit talking about it, and actually working with it!  For those of you that need a planting progress report, the sugar beets are 60 to 70 % complete with 5 to 10% emerged.  Small grains are 75 to 90% complete in the Valley with a few points less in the central part of the state.  Some wheat is starting to emerge as well.  I was talking with a farmer yesterday that said he doesn't remember the last time there was a spring like this, he thought maybe '89 was this early!  Most people are going to wait until around the 10th of May to put in their soy and edible beans as they are much more susceptable to frost.

Well, i think that about covers it, have a good weekend, Jason

Weekend in Iowa

The ole wise tell of April showers bring May flowers isn't holding true for this spring, so far!   This weekend, Kamille met up with friends in KC for a wedding plannning party, while the kids and I decided to hangout at Grandma Judy and Papa Breuer (as Ella would say).  The weather has been absolutely GORGEOUS outside.  Ella has been so excited she doesn't know who to play with.  Sara came over and painted her toes, she thought that was "very fun".  She also helped Grandma Judy bake chocolate chip coookies, she said that was "this exciting".  She also spent some time outside, on the 4-wheeler with Grandpa and LOVES driving thru the concrete culvert.  Oh, and she rode with me hauling corn to town, once she found out that the elevator lady gave her a sucker, she was all about that!  Oh, and she found out that the neigbors have a trampoline, she had fun playinng with Katie and Jacob.  I am sure i am missing some other activities, but these were the highlights!   Here are some pic's we grabbed the last couple of days.

Kylee and Jaden had a fun time hanging out on the patio.

Grandma Judy and her girls!

Kadence and Ella, love playing together.

Kylee and Ella attempting to make the car a "two seater"

Ella is planting a big ole kiss on Kylee

That's all for now.  Hope everyone is enjoying the spring weather, Jason

Easter 2010

Although we were not with either one of our families this year, we did manage to have a great Easter. The weather was beautiful! And we had the chance to invite some friends over to our house for the day. One of Ella's favorite people here, Holly, and our neighbors all joined us for our Easter lunch and egg hunt.

Ella had such a great day. I actually loosend up a bit and allowed more chocolate and candy to enter that little body than I usually do. I am working on releasing my reins on her! She loved and it was fun watching her enjoy her Easter candy. However, this little girl could NOT go to sleep! She exited her room for the last time last night at 10:50 pm. Her eyes were wide open! Gonna be a while til we have that much sugar again.

Ella is talking up a storm. There are days I just listen to her and really have to wonder where she learns half of what she says. The other day I made a cake. As I shut the oven door she yelled out "Amen!". She is my child.. I could not have put it any better.

She is so smart! And her memory is amazing! She can count pretty much (with a few numbers left out every now and then) to 10. Knows her colors and even knows a few letters! She amazes me! Now if we could just get the potty thing down. She just thinks it is so fun to be in the bathroom still. I just can't manage to get the novelty of it over with. Once we get past that, I think we are good to go with ditching the diapers!

Jaden enjoyed his Easter Sunday by sleeping it away. I think the boy was up only about 5 hours the whole day. He has to be growing with all of the bottles and naps he has been taking lately. We are working on our rolling. He almost gets there and just can't seem to figure out what to do with that arm to let him go the rest of the way. Still skinny little man. If all he has on is a diaper, it manages to work its way almost off. He has no meat on his bones to keep them up! He is such a happy guy! Cool as a cucumber. Love his presence..

Spring is on the way! I find myself having more and more energy these days! I am not sure if it is the end of winter and coldness that is giving me my spunk or all this baby weight I have managed to work off! I started Weight Watchers at the beginning of the year and have been a fairly committed to my workouts. It is working! It has been fun "shopping" in my closet again! I do have a goal. 1 May.. Lisa's wedding! I am keeping that dress in mind with every workout. We are very much looking forward to her wedding and I think I will enjoy it much more not worrying about any baby weight being left over.

Jason has been keeping very busy with work. I am worried for when the planters start going again this year. I am pretty sure we won't be seeing to much of him. He has joined me in my workouts this past week. We are in a running 'class' at the gym and he is working on getting back to his Kansas City Corporate Challenge physique!

My Lasik~ I am really enjoying not having to wear my glasses any more! Still adjusting to not having them or needing to find them to put on... still a little strange. I am going to be honest with anyone thinking about it.. the first 4 hours I was really questioning my decision. Not comfortable at all. However, I have been healing quite nicely and enjoying seeing even clearer and farther now than I ever did with my glasses. The whole process it amazing!

For those of you who have been following this little blog from the beginning (pretty much our parents), do you remember this photo of our little peanut?

Well that little peanut now has a little brother. At first I didn't think they looked alike... however after evaulating this below I think my mind could be changed.

That is all for now.. I will try to get back on here later. Oh yes and for those of you who might be concerned about my eyes... yes I can see. Very well in fact.
More to come...

Big Day for Mommy

Today is a big one. I am finally going in to get my Lasik surgery done. Jason gave me the money to get this done for Valentine's Day 3 years ago. Well, 2 babies and a move later... today is the day! I have had glasses or contacts since about 4th grade. What on earth will it be like without them? I can't get all of my emotions under control this morning. Can't be worse than child birth, right?!

Ella and Jaden are doing fantastic. Ella put herself down for a nap yesterday... all by herself. I was feeding Jaden and she told me she wanted a nap, so I mentioned to her that she knew where her room and bed was and to shut the door and lay down. SO SHE DID! I couldn't believe it. She slept for a good 2.5 hrs too! Now that is nice.. having a 2 yr old lay herself down. I could get used to this self sufficient stuff!

Jaden's nights are a heck of a lot better these days too. He sleeps until at least 5 everyday. And on lucky days we can go as far as 7! Yesterday morning he woke up a very happy little boy after 9 HOURS of sleep. Fantastic!  Mom helped me get a better night schedule while she was here last week and it is paying off!!

Will report back later with an update on seeing without glasses. I just don't believe that can actually happen yet.. I will find out in a few short hours!

Our Beautiful Babies

We have gotten a couple good photos of the kids in the past week.

Sara took this one and I changed the colors on it. Oh yea... I will be printing a larger size of this!!

Our handsome fella... He is going to be such a charmer.

A Birthday & A Baptism

What a weekend we have just completed! We totally enjoyed having our family in our house this past week and weekend. I just don't understand how it goes so fast though!

I won't be writing much, but I will post a bunch of photos from the past couple days.

And our little man....