I tried to post these in my other post but I couldn't put them where I wanted without typing everything over again. By the way, Caleb is already trying to stand up by himself. He pushes himself up and then lets go. Sometimes he falls right down and other times he balances for a few minutes.
Caleb had fun bowling, too.
Karissa new BIG bike. It has all the bells and whistles.
This is the little Kylie and J.T. The kids we babysat from across the street.
I haven't blogged in the last 12 days.
1. Saturday 13th We babysat our neighbors 4month old and 3 yr old. 6 kids is a LOT more than 4.
2.Mother's Day...breakfast in bed. YEAH!
3. Monday 15th Kylie had a severe Asthma (they have finally diagnosed her) attack. We had to give her breathing treatments every three hours for 48 hours. Hey, I 'm already up with Caleb so let's just stay up all night!
4. Tuesday 16th We went bowling at Main Event and had a great time. They have cool automatic bumpers that pop up for kids and down for adults. 1\2 price Tuesdays are great.
5. Wednesday 17th Mom and Debbie and Mike came for a visit. Karissa got a brand new 20 in. bike(Thanks Debbie and Mike) Cara learned to ride Karissa's old 16 in. bike with training wheels. Yeah...now we can take walks. And Cara and Kylie got the cutest summer hair cuts(Kylie's first ever).
6. Thursday 18th Took Kylie back to the doctor to find out they wanted to put her on Singulair which runs $100 a month. Luckily the doctor had samples!!!
7. Friday 19th Karissa's friend Raven spent the night and we hung out out side til late.
8. Saturday 20th Karissa had a birthday party. Boy was it hot.
9. Sunday 21st Kirk and Karissa went to Hurricain Harbor and had a blast(thanks Amanda) and the other three and I went to a birthday party.
10. Monday22nd Went back to the doctor. Caleb has an ear infection. He hasn't slept well since last Tuesday. Boy am I tired or maybe just too old for this.
11. Tuesday 23rd cleaned house, did laundry, changed diapers, fed kids, played treasure hunt with kids, bathed kids( while Kirk helped fix the neighbors air conditioner) put kids to bed. Have I mentioned what great neighbors we have?!!
12. Wednesday 24th Caleb is finally sleeping...I should be, too.
Cara is learning to drive the truck. It is very scary. I can only imagine driving with them when they are 16. Cara just runs into things and over things. Kylie can't drive the truck yet so she is at Cara's mercy. I think she is very easily distracted. I bought Caleb his first baseball caps. Having a boy is so much fun!! He even leaves his hat on. The girls would never wear hats.
Big news in the Wimberley house...Caleb can sit himself up. He has also mastered crawling backwards. I bet in a few days he will be crawling forwards, too. He can pretty much stretch or roll or scoot to get anything he wants. We are having a relaxing at home weekend. Today we mowed and worked outside and then cooked out with our across the street neighbors. After over a year we finally have neighbors on both sides of us. Both of them have teenagers. Bummer. At least there are some kids across the street. Our neighbors across the street had their tailights stolen from their truck last night. How strange is that!! He said they sell on e-bay for about$150. We feel really safe in our neighborhood and then something like that happens. We are all healthy and enjoying the cool air and rain before the heat of summer sets in. Cara is in the lying stage and Kylie can't tell a lie. It makes for an interesting dynamic in our home. Hopefully, we can pray about Cara's lying and she will get past it soon(Hey...it worked for Karissa). I guess that's all I have for now. Unfortunately, I don't have any video of Caleb because our camera is broken.
Karissa and Raven after the 100yd dash.
Karissa is the farthest one to the left and Raven is right behind the winner. 
Karissa is on the blue scooter board. It is kindv'e a crab walk on wheels.
Karissa had field day today. Kirk went to work late so we all went to watch her. It rained last night, but not enough to have to cancel everything. It was so much fun to watch her today. She and Raven were partners in the scooter board race. They came in 2nd in a very close race to the end. Then she filled in for a girl who was absent in the 100 yard relay. She wasn't really sure how it worked but had a huge smile on her face. They came in 7th. Then she ran the 100 yard dash and the 75 yard dash. She placed 6th and 3rd. One of her teachers said "It wouldn't matter if Karissa placed 100th she'd still have a huge smile on her face. That's just how she is." I am so thankful she is such a great kid at school. The teachers and students all seem to love her. Her friend Raven did really well, too and was a great cheerleader for Karissa. Overall, it was a great experience, although a little caotic.
For Amanda and everone else who is sick of my old post.
Five Movies You Can Watch Over and Over Again:
1. Pretty Woman
2. Notting Hill
3. Cinderella Man
4. Armagedon
5. Sound of Music
Five Embarrassing Songs You Know All the Words To:
1. Barney
2. All My Ex's live in Texas
3. She Thinks My Tractors Sexy
4. Teen Angel
5. Alabama Clay
Five Memorable Halloween Costumes:
1. Mary (made from my bedroom curtains)
2. Fat referee
3. Tinker Bell (Kylie)
4. Belle (Cara 4yrs and counting)
5. Cinderella (Karissa)
Five Celebrities You Believe May Secretly be Aliens:
1. Angelina Jolie
2. Billy Bob Thornton
3. The Cable Guy
4. Cher
5. Michael Jackson
Five Occupations You Could Never Hold:
1. medical
2. Mortician
3. engineer
4. Auto Mechanic
5. swimsuit model
Five Books You’ve Recently Read Outside of School:
1.Treasures of the North
2.Ashes and Ice
3.Rivers of Gold
4.The Witness
5. Going Home
Five Ways to Perfectly Spend an Afternoon:
1. at the pool
2. reading a good book
3. at the beach
4. hiking in the mountains
5. planting
Not Your 5 Favorite Foods, But the 5 You’re Most Likely Eating:
1. pb & j
2. spaghetti
3. tacoes
4. cereal
5. chips
Five Lines You Blatantly Stole From a Movie, TV, a Commercial, or Song:
1. Buyah
2. I'll be your huckleberry
3.
4.
5.
Five People Who Must Immediately Respond:(Don’t worry “immediately” is relative)
1. Amy...come on it will be fun
2. Josh
3. Laura
4.
5.
Karissa had her first school play last night. She was very nervous. She did great and afterward she said "you know mom I kind of enjoyed that." The other kids loved her play. They all sat entranced for 20 minutes. Kylie even wanted to go back and see it again today. My Mom came down to see the play and she helped me do some decorating. It is amazing what you can do with things you already have!! I'll try to post some pictures this weekend. For now I will leave you with my pictures of the day for yesterday and today.
Kylie is trying to give up her nap. Today she didn't quite make it. She fell asleep at 4:30. Yeah
This weekend we traveled to Longview, Tx. I have never been there before. It was beautiful. As I was driving by all the pine trees and through the forest I had a new appreciation for God and the beauty He surrounded us with. The trip was a little long with all four kiddos in tow but very worthwhile. We went to the Newberry family reunion. That is Kirk's grandmothers family. I had never met any of them and Kirk only knew a few from many years ago. It was held at a hotel and we just hung out, played cards and dominos, ate, swam and visited. They were all so friendly and welcoming. Karissa met a cousin who was 9 and they had a great day. It is amazing how much they resemble each other. Anyway, I was just amazed at the friendliness and kindness. It was wonderful to meet family I didn't even know about!! Granted ours were just about the only kids present, but everyone just loved our them. We came home Sunday and did yard work and had dinner with our neighbors. Cara went home with Memaw and will stay in WF until Thurs. She called after their 7 hour car ride and was very happy to be "home." She alsoThings have been a little quiet around here. Caleb is trying to crawl and almost there. He can get on all fours but can't move yet. Karissa has her first school play Thursday. She is very nervous. She only has to sing in the choir but she doesn't want to get up in front of everyone. Kylie is doing well. The east Tx air was a little hard on her. We have had to give her breathing treatments the last couple of days.
By the way, does anyone know where Easter came from? I checked it out on the net. It is almost as bad as Haloween. Not that we will stop using the word Easter or having egg hunts but it is good info to know. We had a great Easter weekend. We headed to Wichita Falls on Friday. We finally made it to Grace to see all our old friends. We had great family time Saturday and Sunday.
We also got to see my great niece again. She and Caleb are only a day apart. She is so tiny!!
Just a quick note. I realized recently how blessed we have been by this move. We have wonderful neighbors who we love to hang out with. I have a wonderful new friend who lives across the street and stays at home with her kids, too. Our kids play daily so I get to visit with and adult!! We have a great house and a wonderFUL family to fill it. We have a great church with a small group that feels like family. I have a moms group and a womens in-depth bible study. Our kids have friends. I feel like I tend to take the day to day things for granted so I just wanted to give thanks for all the blessings we have been given.
On another note, Caleb is almost crawling. He is definately moble but not officially crawling yet. He seems to have allergies which is not good with all the wind around here. Kirk has been working a lot of late nights lately. It reminds me of when he is in school. I have worked out a great bath routine. Karissa and Caleb bathe in one tub and Cara and Kylie bathe in the other. That way they all get clean at once and I roam back and forth and then help them get out. Then on to teeth, stories and bed. It has been a little hard to put them to bed when it is still light but they are getting used to it.
Well we survived the vasectomy. I think it might have been worse for me than Kirk. Now I know how he feels watching me go through labor (I didn't watch but he gave me a play by play afterwards). He said the shots hurt like heck but the rest wasn't too bad. He has even been up and around all weekend. Just a little slow to get up or sit down. His aunts brought him a nuts gift basket. It had a t-shirt(it's all fun and games until someone loses a nut), an empty can of nuts and things like mounds with no nuts. Kirk thought it was great. Oh yeah, he brought the parts they cut out home in a jar!!
In other news, Kirk's parents bought a puppy today while they were visiting. He is an 8 week old brindle boxer. So cute but doesn't have a name yet. The girls and Kirk are in love.
This is for those of you who don't get to enjoy Caleb's baths all the time. I hope it makes you smile. He is so irresistibly cute !!! It makes me laugh just to watch him!!
I'm BACK!! We have had a run of sickness. Kylie got a stomach virus for four days so we missed our family retreat. Then Karissa and Cara broke out in rashes that looked like someone slapped them in the face. They apparently had Fifth's disease. It starts with a respiratory symptom (that we were never aware of) and two weeks later you get the slap face rash, which can last 2-4 weeks or reoccur. Yeah!! Karissa's covered her whole body, Cara's is mainly her arms. It can be itchy and is irritated by heat, sun, and sweat. So last Friday Karissa runs her school 1 mile Fun Run and that afternoon the nurse calls and tells me all this. I am the mom of the year!!! I made Karissa do the run even with the rash, of course, it was before I knew what the rash was. Caleb had his 6 month check-up Friday. He weighed in at 19lbs 2 ounces and 27 inches long. He is so happy and chubby. His ear infection wasn't gone so we started a second round of antibiotics. He hates it!!! It must taste really bad. At least it'e not pink! Anyway, Wednesday Karissa had her teeth cleaned. They look really great. Then I took her to school and an hour later the nurse called because she had fever. When I picked her up they said she needed to stay home today as well. Karissa was crushed because today was her class fieldtrip to the zoo. She did OK today but still ran fever so I guess we will keep her home until Monday. Tomorrow is the big day for Kirk. His vasectomy is at 11:30. Wish us luck and pray for the doctor.
I am almost giddy with excitment because I have made two new friends. I feel so blessed. As you know, we have moved away from W.F. a few times and always returned. This time we feel like we were in God's will and He is blessing our family. So one friend lives right across the street. She is a stay at home mom and we hang out in our yard or hers most afternoons. She has a three year old son and a 2mo old daughter and she watches her neighbors 14mo old little girl. My other new friend is a part of my small group on Thursday morning. We had a great lunch last Thursday. I have always struggled with initiating friendships. These two were so easy and I am truly blessed.
My Movie Stars!!!
Our Spring Break shoe project. It only cost about $3 a pair!!!
Caleb's first sit up bath. He loves to splash!!
My Cutie Patooties
It has been so long since I have posted I am going to start from today and work back. We have had a busy Spring Break. I didn't think it would be busy but it was. Today we went downtown and watched the implosion of a 30 story building. It was cold and rainy but definately cool. It is amazing that the building falls straight down and is gone in about 13 seconds. Go to Kirk's blog for the video of it. Then we went to Joe's Crab Shack. I wasn't impressed with the food but the decor was great. Caleb couldn't figure out what to look at first. The kids had fun but definately want to go again when they can play on the play ground. Yesterday, Karissa lost her 7th tooth at Payless Shoes. She almost made herself sick she got so scared and nervous about it falling out. Memaw also bought the kids their spring shoes. Thank-you!! We found three pairs of shoes for Karissa at the resale shop for the price of one pair at Payless. Then we came home and decided to cut Kylie's hair, for the first time. Yesterday was a big day!! Kylie looks soo cute...like a little pixie. We found her Tinker Bell skirt at a resell shop down here. It has tiny Tinker Bells on the end of each strand.
Last night Kirk's mom was here so we went out to celebrate our tenth anniversary. Yeah..we made it!!! We ate at the Olive Gardem. YUMMMMMY Then we went downtown to Pete's Dueling Piano Bar. It was really cool. I really enjoyed the music and the show part but morally I have issues with the crudeness of the entertainers and the waste of money spent in a bar. Kirk and I discussed it on our drive home but we differ in our views. It was disturbing to see how the college kids of today spend their time and money. Of course I never lived the party scene in college so I guess I don't understand it. I love to people watch and this place was great for that. I guess you just have to be able to be entertained without using your maral compass. I don't know. I guess I was just convicted about the content of what I was dwelling on. You know...whatever is pure, and just and right etc.
