Our GORGEOUS children!

In honor of Halloween (one of my top three favoritest holidays), i got some fun teeth and the good ole' dollar tree! i think they look quite natural, don't you? well, kempton has to get some teeth first to put over them..., Some random fun in the tub i thought y'all should see!

A Little Help HERE???

does anyone know why i can't publish my posts in paragraphs?????

I HAVE the GREATEST friends!

Thanks everyone for your well wishes and thoughtful comments. My mom and sister ended up going up to vegas from phx and after some crankiness and misunderstandings, everyone is in good standing with everyone else, needless to say, i did Not brave an expensive plane ride to sin city with a baby with an ear infection. we just felt it would probably be better and easier this way. i appreciated the advice of going at a later time to help with cleaning things out (thanks cheyenne ...i think?) anyways, not much else is going on here. ... Kempton is now 7 months, wieghing in at 15 lbs 6 oz, and 27 3/4 inches tall.. he's our tall n' skinny boy! which makes the hand-me-downs from tj a little funny, and VERY loose! tj was more on the short and stout end. In fact, because Kempton IS so tall, it's hard to snap his onsies, and so last night he somehow got out of his onsie, AND his POOPIE diaper, and it got allllllllllllll over his play pen (he sleeps here at night in the other room until i can trust sb and tj with him in the mornings). ... SOOOOO, lets just say that we are very glad that TODAY was trash day! YUCK! Kempton updates: way past the crawling, standing and turning while walking a long the furniture... and I SWEAR, annalie will back me up, he said "MAMA" while reaching for me! he really is a fun baby. He likes to be moving, won't sit still for anything but cheerios. will eat baby food, but prefers to feed himself, LOVES yogurt and fruits! not so happy about veggies.... (brad's son!) Alright, sorry i haven't put pictures up, i'm having some, uhm issues, we'll just call them issues. OH YES, and the little lambs sale was today (for all those not in alabama, it's a semi annual children's consignment sale) and i have to say, slim pickin's for the prices... oh don't get me wrong, plenty of wonderful things, but i'm not paying $12.00 for a pair of second hand pants! RIDICULOUS!

Sad Day

• My Uncle passed away today. He had an agressive form of lymphoma, and i'm not sure really how i feel about it. of course i'm upset, and when my mom called me, tj had just had a stinky accident in his "BIG BOY" underwear (yes, we are potty training!) so i immediatly ran into the bedroom where brad was and was crying (which made brad extreemly concerned) and said tj just had an accident, so in a way it was a little funny. We weren't extreemly close, but i do love him and am so greatful for having known him and remembering all the different experiences and times we had to visit together. i know my mom always looked up to him with love, respect and admiration, and because of that, i do too.

• But this is my concern, my uncle wasn't extreemly religious and his family are pretty reserved, which is just fine, but sometimes it makes it a little hard to be close to them. Anyways, they are not doing any sort of service, just a "gathering." and my aunt was suprised to hear that my mom (my uncles sister of course) and my sister and i wanted to go and pay our respects. So out of my respect for their wishes, i will not be going, (i have to admit i am a little relieved since i'd have to fly out with kempton and arrange for the other 2 while brad is at school and work), but my mom and especially my sister are pretty hurt by this. is this odd? does anyone have any suggestions on how one might help and be supportive from afar for both sides?
• on an even more depressing note... (don't read if you want to stay happy i guess) how sad is it that now my mom is the sole living member of her immediate family. my grandfather was married 2 times, and with my grandma had my uncle tom (who passed away in feb of 06 due to cancer), my uncle jamie (who passed away today of cancer) and then my mom. my grandmother passed in 1981, and my grandpa in 1986. She has a great older half brother (uncle mike) and 2 half sisters. but it still isn't the same. there is no longer anyone to share the intimate memories with anymore, and it scares me that since they have all passed away so young, and from cancer, will i still have my mom around in a couple of years. i know that a lot of people loose a parent at a young age. even brad lost his dad when he was 19. but i honestly don't know what i would do without my mom. we talk normally at least once a day, if there are no crisies going on, and i'm pretty sure my sister would fall apart as well. not really any more thought to that, but just needed to get it out at this point.

What NOT to Wear

Tj has this thing about ALWAYS having some type of clothes on... except when he sleeps, (which is another post in and of itself;) anyways, we've been working on potty training and I try and keep just his underwear on with a shirt. it just seems easier, and less laundry to do when accidents happen. but tj doesn't see it that way... I just hope he always stays this modest! so he couldn't find any of his shorts, and finally he came out with these on looking for a shirt. it tooke me a minute but i quickly realized those shorts were kempton's! What a silly boy... they DID fit okay though, but a little too bunchy in the front area!

Where oh Where are my little kids?

SO Lately before we go to bed one of us will check on the kids, take sb potty, tuck them in, ect ect ect... (well, we do that anyways) but lately this has been what we find....

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we open the door, and where are the kids??

They're NOT in their beds!

They're NOT in the closet...

They're not behind the door! Where are they? They're on the FLOOR!

So now I wonder why we even have beds??? would it be so wt if we just got rid of the beds?

Okay, so it's been a long time coming. Kempton is actually almost 7 months old, but here's a recap of everything from 5 months on.

• actually puts himself into a sitting position (end of 5 months)
• really FOR TRUE crawling, not just the creeping he's been doing since 4 months (end of 5 months)
• Pulling up on the furniture/people, starting exactly on his 6 months day
• In the last week (6.5 months) walking along the furniture!!!
• and last night 9/5/08, he started to think he could let go of the furniture and stand by himself... which he can't. he just falls on his face... it's so sad to watch. but he's learning super fast.

Below are a few video clips. one of when he first started to REAL crawl, one of him when he saw his reflection in the window and thought he had a new friend (actually a couple of those ones ;) and one of him pulling up on the couch! my how time flies!