One Cutie....

and his TIRED MOMMY!

This one is for you Jenni! I let Ryan take a photo of me last night. He cut the top of my head off but BALD is BEAUTIFUL right? Boy am I getting brave with posting no make-up, tired looking pictures of myself! haha. I like that my eye color can be seen in this picture. Many think I have blue BUT oh no....they are HAZEL. I believe Kara will end up with my eye color (well Chris has almost the same color too)...we don't know where Ryan got his baby BLUES.

the best birthday gift ever...

I haven't been feeling too peachy lately. I know I said I thought I had a sinus infection on my birthday post but I don't think that is it. AND NO I AM NOT PREGNANT! (had to clear that up before the calls start coming in! ha)

I just feel run down and at times I have an annoying sinus pressure around my eyes and at the bridge of my nose. I hope it passes soon...it is hard to take care of two little ones when all you want to do is stay in bed all day.

Last Thursday (my birthday), I felt very crappy but I wanted to have a fun day with the kiddies so I decided to dress them up in their "big bro and baby sis" shirts and do a photo shoot. Ryan is obsessed (I mean seriously obsessed...I have many posts about this coming in the future) with cameras lately. It was fun acting goofy and playing with them. It made me not think of the aches and pains for a little while...

I thought Ryan and Kara sleeping in past 9 am was the best gift but they went a step further and were complete angels for me! They both napped and Ryan not only was on his best behavior but he also helped with things around the house. It was as if they knew that it was Mommy's special day and she needed extra love because of being sick too. At the end of the day, my wonderful hubby came through the door with bouquets of flowers that he later made into one beautiful arrangement. He cooked a yummy dinner and had stopped at Blockbuster and rented Made of Honor (a very cute movie!)....he then told me to go upstairs and relax. About an hour later he came up with kids and they all gave me cards. I have to say, Chris is getting really good at picking out cards!! As I hugged them all tight and cried "happy" tears, I realized something...the best birthday gift ever is MY FAMILY. This gift just keeps on giving and giving and giving. How lucky am I to have such a loving husband and two beautiful kids! I don't need anything else in life...just the love of my family.

Not only do I have the love of my family but also my friends. I can't tell you how many emails, calls and comments on the blog I received from everyone. I felt so much love that day. Thank you to each and every one of you!

So here are some photos from my fun day at home with the kids....

Mr. Ryan

(aka the Ham)

Miss Kara

(aka the Peacock)

Big Brother with Baby Sister

(such a cute pose!!)

and then he didn't want to hold her anymore....*sigh*

We can't get through a photo shoot WITHOUT Mr. Ryan saying "my turn mommy...please!!!" So I allowed him to take a few pictures....here's one of Kara and me-

WARNING...this is a picture of a 'still her pj's, sick, no shower, and no make up MOM'...please excuse my appearance!

I may not look my best but Ryan did a good job taking the picture. :)

and just for FUN...

I call this one...THIS IS MY LIFE. enjoy.

LIVE...LOVE...LAUGH

Ryan ~ My first Dentist Visit

On Friday, Ryan had his 1st visit to the dentist to get his teeth checked and cleaned. He was SO EXCITED and couldn't wait to see the "teeth doctor"- remember...he is obsessed with doctors so naturally the dentist would be known as the teeth doctor.

Mommy had her teeth checked first and she is happy to report NO CAVITIES! She is very proud of herself for making it 32 years, including 2 sets of braces in her teens and never having a cavity! It is quite the accomplishment. :)

Ryan was next and he went from SO EXCITED to very serious in .2 seconds! He did great though and listened to everything Dr. Fiset asked him to do. He even made his mama proud when he showed Dr. Fiset how he can spit in the sink. haha

Ryan is also happy to report that he has No Cavity Bugs! What can we say, he was born into good teeth genes. ;) Good Job Buddy! Mommy and Daddy are sooo very proud of you!

ummm....mama, what is going to happen now?

say AHHHHHH
Ryan the pro spitter!
His reward for doing such a great job! (he picked a bouncy ball)

The Door Master

Do you see these?....

They are getting put on all our exterior doors, the basement door, the pantry door and finally Ryan's inside knob on his bedroom door. WHY...you may ask? Well here's a little story for your enjoyment...

A little flashback ~ In the past week, Ryan learned how to finally turn the knobs to make a door open. He is quite excited about this, as any 2.5 year old would be. He's been practicing his new talent instead of taking naps and in return, we have a cranky kid on our hands which hasn't been fun.

Today ~ It's nap time and I decided to catch up on some much neglected laundry. As I was about to turn on the washer (our laundry room is on the 2nd floor of our house- yes we know how lucky we truly are!), I hear his door knob start to rattle. I quickly jump over the laundry and grab his door knob from the outside and hold it tight! Hah HA!

We play tug of war for at least a minute (he has no clue that mommy is holding the door!) and finally he gives up. And this is what I hear... "Hmmmm....it's stuck." Then he mumbles something I don't understand and I hear him climb back into bed. SUCCESS!...hope this teaches him to stay in bed and take that nap! Doubt it...but a mommy can dream, right? :)

So today's score is:
Mommy ~ 1 Ryan ~ 0

Peek-A-Boo ~ Happy Girl

Hi Everyone.

This is a video of me playing my new favorite game called Peek-A-Boo with my mommy. In the video you will see my mommy trying to get me to smile by making her grrrrr and googoo noises. She is so silly. I was not in the mood at first but to make her happy, I gave her a few smiles and coos. I hope you enjoy my fun video.

Love,
Kara

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Restless in Reading

Midnight Conversation with Kara Ellasyn.

So my little one decided that she wasn't ready for bed after her last feeding at 11:30pm. So here we are at midnight...just mommy and daughter. Too bad she stopped smiling and cooing once the camera was on her. Her smile is contagious...love it! Hopefully soon I will get her smile on video! For now, enjoy her telling mommy that it is not time for bed yet...

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**Update- Kara did fall asleep shortly after this video was taken. Nighty Night- Sleep Tight!