It's been awhile...

It has been a little while since the past post, so here is an update of what we are up to. It has been a pretty quiet last few weeks. Kind of nice to have some lazy weekends after the craziness of the holidays and the ski trip.

Landen continues to amaze us with everything he is learning and always puts a smile on our face with something he does or something he says (or tries to say). He is starting to get accustomed to eating more adult food...grilled cheese, hot dogs, and any kind of fruit seem to be favorites. He loves the warmer weather and going to the park in the neighborhood and playing on the slides. He came down with a little cold a few weeks ago, but fought it off like a champ. Still no teeth!!!

The biggest drama the past few weeks came with our dog, Kali. We noticed she had not eaten any food for quite a while and after about a week decided to take her to the vet. After several tests, the vet thinks it is some form of an autoimmune disorder where her bad blood cells are attacking her good blood cells. He put her on some medication that is really doing the trick and she is starting to put back some of the 4 pounds she lost.

Until next time...

1 year stats

Landen had his 1 year checkup (I know...a little late) last Friday. Besides not liking the evil nurse who gives the shots, he did really well. Here are the stats:

Weight - 21 pounds 3 oz.
Length - 29 in.

Doc said everything looks good...now we just need that first tooth!

Breckenridge and going to the park

Mom and Dad spent a few days in snowy Breckenridge, Colorado last week and had a great time taking to the slopes with Erron and Tina and our friend Joel. After 4 days of non-stop skiing...I think our legs were telling us it was time to come home and see our babies. Landen spent the week in Enid with Grandma and Grandpa. Here are some pics of Breck.

Hitting the slopes on the first day.

Coming home on the gondola after a long day on the slopes.

View from our condo balcony.

What a view!

Perfect Day!

After we got back from Breck, Landen went to the park with the Duke's from across the street. He is finally not deathly afraid of the swing!

Landen's 1st Birthday!

Landen turned the Big 1 on Sunday! We celebrated with a party at the neighborhood clubhouse and lots of friends and family showed up to help him celebrate. Here are some pics!

A little note from Mom and Dad...the past year has been the best year of our lives. Seeing Landen grow from a little infant to a 1 year old and turning into a little boy has been amazing. He is always making us laugh with his baby gibberish and we cannot wait to see what he will do next! We will keep you posted!

My first cake!

Wear it!

Where is the candy?

One good lookin' 1 year old!

My 1st pair of cowboy boots.

I am this many years old!

Ho Ho Ho...Landen's 1st Christmas

Landen enjoyed his first Christmas in Enid, visiting lots of family and friends. It was such a special memory that we got to experience as a family. On Saturday we got together with Kristen's family and opened more presents. Here are a few pictures of our eventful Christmas. Oh yeah there is a pretty cool video too.

Landen with Santa (lasted about 10 seconds)

All dressed up for Christmas Eve Service

Landen opening gifts

Santa Landen

Opening more gifts with Dad

All the cousins

Landen and friend Gavin having fun in the bath.

Getting ready for Christmas

Here are a few new pics...getting ready for Christmas!

All dressed up

Elmo goes down! The stiffarm...

The takedown...

Going in for the pin.

Eating the coffee table

Here is a video of a house in Plano we saw the other night. If you happen to be in the StoneBriar Mall area, it is worth a trip to see. The address is: 4665 Quincy Lane Plano, TX 75024.

Something's funny...

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

Kristen turned 30!!! Welcome to the old person club!

We celebrated Kristen's 30th birthday with dinner at BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse and then a night of laughing at The Improv comedy club. We went to see Mark Curry, aka Mr. Cooper from the TV show Hangin' with Mr. Cooper. H was extremely funny and even got Kristen up on stage at the end of the show (Kevin somehow ended up on stage then also...). Mark was cool enough after the show to hang out and take some pics.

Getting ready for the show

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper!!!

Since this is Landen's blog...here is a pic of the little guy

Halloween Recap

Landen's First Halloween in Pictures


Landen at the Pumpkin Patch

What are these orange things?

Can't wait for it to get dark so I can

go Treat or Treating.

Our little monkey


Rosey and Landen

7:30 & passed out from all the fun .

The Morning After...Election 2008

It is finally over. Over the past 2 years we have been blasted with political ads on TV, the radio, in the mail, and over the phone. It all came down to the most important presidential election this country has ever seen and I am proud to say we voted in this election and were able to see history made last night.

Although my preferred candidate did not win last night, we are all waking up this morning as AMERICANS. Yes...the political party system will always exist, but whether you are Republican, Democrat, Independent, Green Party, Libertarian, or whatever, we are all AMERICANS. This country has always been the greatest place to live on this planet and it will continue to be the best on the planet because of the people who live here.

I will say I do not agree with a lot of what President-Elect Obama (Wow...that sounds strange to say) stands for or what he wants to do, but starting January 20th, 2009 he will become the leader of the most powerful country in the world. He deserves the prayers and support of everyone living in this country. In these crazy times, he will need the guidance of the Man upstairs and I sincerely hope he bases his decisions after careful and thoughtful consideration and prayer. This country and the Constitution were built on Christian principles. It should continue and always continue on these principles as they are what makes it such a great country.

It is time for all of the bickering and partisan politics in Washington to come to an end so we can get stuff done and get this country back on track. Regardless of where the blame falls for the issues this country is facing, we all need to come together and move forward. Our kiddos deserve to have this country and planet in a better situation than we we inherited it.

As our Pledge of Allegiance says...'One Nation under God' and what is printed on all of our currency...'In God we trust', I hope this country continues to abide by and follow these very important statements.

Thanks for reading and...

GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS
and
GOD BLESS AMERICA!

I'm walking...with a little help!

Tiny Romo

Landen was cheering on his favorite team and favorite player this past Sunday. Unfortunately the real Romo is out with a broken pinkie finger and if you look closely, Landen even went as far to put a bandage on his pinkie to be just like Romo. The Cowboys BARELY escaped with a win over the Bucs!

OU/TX & (OSU) weekend

So, as many of you know our friends were in town for OU/TX weekend. It was a busy weekend. We started off with the OU/TX game, which Kevin would rather forget about. Then we went to have all of the kiddos pictures taken together. That was an experience. That evening we had a couples shower for our friends Denise and Bill. Finally, it was time for OSU to kick Missouri's booty. Needless to say we had a very fun filled weekend and Landen enjoyed playing with all his friends.

Ella, Julia, Landen, and Taylor playing

Taylor loves the swing

So do the boys!

Magan and Denise with Landen

Enjoying the shower

Landen cheering on OU

Landen and Mommy cheering on OSU