Daniel had his 3 year old well check up... and I am not sure if I got his exact numbers but he is 55% for weight and between 85 - 90% percentile for his height! He did amazing... after all, he loves Dr. Jones!
I had scheduled Katelyn's 4 month and Daniel's 3 yr visits for the same time but then I canceled them because we were out of town so then I couldn't get another appointment with the two of them together so she just got to tag along and look pretty!
Daniel was a little nervous as he hasn't had a check up since he was 2 years old but he did great! He was even mocking Dr. Jones before he came in and said, "Mom, I am Dr. Jones... 'Hey Guys! How are you doing? Daniel, you were a good boy... would you like a lollipop and a sticker?" I started cracking up laughing because he imitated him exactly in his voice, gestures, and everything!
There were no shots this time... just the routine flu shot which they didn't have in yet so Daniel just had a pleasant visit. However, as I sat in the exam room, I thought... Am I really sitting here for Daniel's 3 YEAR OLD CHECK UP? Was I not just in here for his 6 month check up and now he can imitate the doctor and ask me why there is a roll of paper on the exam bed? How do these kids grow up so quick and get so smart?
Daniel, you are just amazing...your heart is soooo beautiful! Like tonight, when you were so excited to get all of your lollipops from the treasure hunt at the birthday party... you ran up to me and asked me what color of lollipop I would like and even took one out to share with daddy later. You made my night because I know how important every lollipop is to you=) Love you, big boy!
Yesterday, my heart literally almost burst inside my chest... I held her so tight and closed my eyes because my love for her was so overwelming! Every day as her personality blossoms and she is able to express her love more for us, it is the best thing that has ever happened to us! I just drink her up and get intoxicated on her love.
Most of you know that I am just as girly girl as it gets... I think I bleed pink, I love bling, I adore princesses... you get the picture! So, at 20 weeks old... what does Katelyn get? Painted Toes!
Our pediatrician does not recommend solids until 6 months but he said that we could try it if we think there is a chance we could get 12 hours of straight sleep out of her instead of 8 so we did... and SHE LOOOOOVVVEEEEDDD it!
She opens her mouth like a little birdie and you just better be ready with the shovel to pour it in! However, it didn't work and she still likes her nursing session at night=) So, we stopped giving it to her routinely until 6 months! However, she won't take a bottle very well anymore so if I have to leave her for a little bit, I leave cereal and formula to mix the cereal in and she will take that. I have a feeling I have a big eater on my hands!
Her new obsession... her toes! Do you think it has anything to do with the fact that she liked her pedicure too? hehe!
Baby girl, you have brought sheer delight and joy to my soul... I had super high expectations, dreams and fantasies about having a little girl and you have superseded anything I had imagined about having a little baby girl! Thank you for being such an amazing gift.
Well, I have not caught up on the kiddos for a while now! The last weekend in August, we had a couple of birthday parties to attend... one was for Libby at her community's splash pad!
So, I think Arizona has something like 350 days of sunshine a year... this one Friday morning happen to be one of the 15 days that the sun wasn't out! LOL! So, we ended up going back to Libby's house for cake, presents and play time! I LOVE CLOUDY DAYS as they are a total luxury around here!
The very next day we went to Logan's birthday party... unfortunately, I don't have any picture from that party as I had both kids by myself and juggling two kids when you only have two hands doesn't give me another hand for the camera!
Do you ever get that itch to get something new for your house? You just want something to new to look at and go... ahhhh, I LOVE it! I got a couple of fun new things for our house this week and because everything deserves a picture, here they are:
My mother in law from South Africa is coming in a couple of weeks so I thought it would be nice to freshen up her room with something new! I got this cool candle holder... I have always LOVED candles but now I am really into home scents and this candle smells AMAZING! Right now, I put rocks in the holder for a nice zen feel but I am thinking filling it with autumn leaves for the fall or shiny ornaments for Christmas!
So, my mom had these two lanterns on her outdoor table last week and I told her I loved them and she surprised me with my own set! It was my "thank you" gift for watching Phillip this past week. We had this entertainment center built and I have yet to put anything on the top shelf... I know it needs more than these two lanterns but we are getting there! Now, I just need to get some pumpkin scented pillar candles to put in there=)
Well, here is a super cool before and after picture! This pendant light has been hanging above our stairs since we moved in and I have wanted to change it since the day we moved in! However, this week I decided enough was enough and it came down!
Here is the beauty that was put in its place!
Well, that is all for now from the Casade Wilson! I love having a few new pieces to ohh and ahh over!
This evening was a lot of fun at Alexa's 3rd birthday party! Her mommy did a great job decorating and planning a super cute birthday party... the kids were just adorable and the fun was heard loud and clear in their giggles and loud birthday horn blowing=)
So the theme was Barbie Mermaid... but what is a Mermaid without a pirate? Paulina even thought about the boys and had a special role for them to play!
Colin joined in on the fun too... seriously, these two are soooo sweet!
Colin's brother and Daniel's sister chillin' poolside!
Now... it was time for the treasure hunt!
I know my son very well... so, there were coins, jewelry, candy, erasers, and other little trinkets for the kids to find and I JUST KNEW Daniel was going to only pick out the lollipops... his FAVORITE! Sure enough... when I got the bag back from him, it only had lollipops in it - LOL!
Did I forget to mention that the Barbie Mermaids had beautiful long hair in various exotic colors?!?
Kendall and Daniel!
Kendall TOTALLY cracks me up! Just look at this face... everytime I see this picture, it makes me burst into laughter! I told Kim tonight that Katelyn is just Miss Personality and I am just really anxious to see this personality develop over time and she told me Kendall was the same way! If you know Kendall, you know this little girl is a total hoot to be around=)
And here is Kim... Due with Baby KT on Thursday! WOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! The disgusting thing about this picture is how beautiful Kim looks... I did NOT look like that at 40 weeks!
EVERYONE asks me where I get Katelyn's ADORABLE headbands from... well, my friend Janelle makes them! Her e-mail address is: janelle_hyatt@hotmail.com and just tell her what you want! As you can tell she is amazing! She is opening an Etsy store soon so you better place your order now before she gets out of control busy=)
Regardless of where you are in your connection with the Lord, there is something here for you to consider, thoughts shared from one of America's most read authors and speakers. I trust that you will read and consider these words and reflect on the purpose your Creator has for your life. You will enjoy the new insights that Rick Warren has, with his wife now having cancer and him having 'wealth' from the book sales. This is an absolutely incredible short interview with Rick Warren, 'Purpose Driven Life ' author and pastor of Saddleback Church in California .
In the interview by Paul Bradshaw with Rick Warren, Rick said:
People ask me, What is the purpose of life?
And I respond: In a nutshell, life is preparation for eternity. We were not made to last forever, and God wants us to be with Him in Heaven.
One day my heart is going to stop, and that will be the end of my body-- but not the end of me.
I may live 60 to 100 years on earth, but I am going to spend trillions of years in eternity. This is the warm-up act - the dress rehearsal. God wants us to practice on earth what we will do forever in eternity..
We were made by God and for God, and until you figure that out, life isn't going to make sense.
Life is a series of problems: Either you are in one now, you're just coming out of one, or you're getting ready to go into another one.
The reason for this is that God is more interested in your character than your comfort; God is more interested in making your life holy than He is in making your life happy.
We can be reasonably happy here on earth, but that's not the goal of life. The goal is to grow in character, in Christ likeness.
This past year has been the greatest year of my life but also the toughest, with my wife, Kay, getting cancer.
I used to think that life was hills and valleys - you go through a dark time, then you go to the mountaintop, back and forth. I don't believe that anymore.
Rather than life being hills and valleys, I believe that it's kind of like two rails on a railroad track, and at all times you have something good and something bad in your life..
No matter how good things are in your life, there is always something bad that needs to be worked on.
And no matter how bad things are in your life, there is always something good you can thank God for.
You can focus on your purposes, or you can focus on your problems:
If you focus on your problems, you're going into self-centeredness, which is my problem, my issues, my pain.' But one of the easiest ways to get rid of pain is to get your focus off yourself and onto God and others.
We discovered quickly that in spite of the prayers of hundreds of thousands of people, God was not going to heal Kay or make it easy for her- It has been very difficult for her, and yet God has strengthened her character, given her a ministry of helping other people, given her a testimony, drawn her closer to Him and to people.
You have to learn to deal with both the good and the bad of life.
Actually, sometimes learning to deal with the good is harder. For instance, this past year, all of a sudden, when the book sold 15 million copies, it made me instantly very wealthy.
It also brought a lot of notoriety that I had never had to deal with before. I don't think God gives you money or notoriety for your own ego or for you to live a life of ease.
So I began to ask God what He wanted me to do with this money, notoriety and influence. He gave me two different passages that helped me decide what to do, II Corinthians 9 and Psalm 72.
First, in spite of all the money coming in, we would not change our lifestyle one bit.. We made no major purchases.
Second, about midway through last year, I stopped taking a salary from the church.
Third, we set up foundations to fund an initiative we call The Peace Plan to plant churches, equip leaders, assist the poor, care for the sick, and educate the next generation.
Fourth, I added up all that the church had paid me in the 24 years since I started the church, and I gave it all back. It was liberating to be able to serve God for free.
We need to ask ourselves: Am I going to live for possessions? Popularity?
Am I going to be driven by pressures? Guilt? Bitterness? Materialism? Or am I going to be driven by God's purposes (for my life)?
When I get up in the morning, I sit on the side of my bed and say, God, if I don't get anything else done today, I want to know You more and love You better. God didn't put me on earth just to fulfill a to-do list. He's more interested in what I am than what I do.
That's why we're called human beings, not human doings.
Daniel, you are just amazing...your heart is soooo beautiful! Like tonight, when you were so excited to get all of your lollipops from the treasure hunt at the birthday party... you ran up to me and asked me what color of lollipop I would like and even took one out to share with daddy later. You made my night because I know how important every lollipop is to you=) Love you, big boy!
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