Snow Days!!!

So Christmas break started a few days earlier for this crew!  We didn't have school yesterday or today and we were not one bit bummed!  We have got the house cleaned, laundry all caught up, we are packed, and ready to head back home tomorrow for a few days to be with family and celebrate Christmas with all those that are so close to us! :)  It was SO COLD yesterday, but we did venture outside for a total of maybe 5 minutes! :)  Just long enough for me to get a few snowy pictures!

Love this! Carson and Kellen watching Daddy move snow

Carson being a super helper! 

Kellen attempting to help as well! 

All bundled up!

I think I caught a shot of snow flying in his face! 

Such a great 'Daddy's' helper

Last night our entertainment--these 2 were easily entertained by parts of the vacuum cleaner!

Being silly

and again. . .

It's only day 2 of break and we are all LOVING LIFE already!  So great to have FAMILY time! :)

Frosting Sugar Cookies!

This weekend we were at my parents house on Saturday and Carson got to help frost cookies.  He loved it and loved the chance to eat what he had created when he was done!  Below are a few pictures of him frosting!

You can tell he is concentrating--look at that tongue! 

The Observers 

He made one for Aunt Christin--the frostin is sliding off this cookie!

Wordless Wednesday!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!  There is so much we are thankful for in our life!  We are truly blessed!

Hope you all had a blessed day!

Kellen's 1st Birthday Party!

Sunday we celebrated Kellen's 1st birthday!  We all had a blast with friends and family!  The theme this year- Sock Monkeys!  The day started off with all of us heading to church together.  After church, the party began!  We ate dinner, played, opened presents, played, and then indulged in cake and cupcakes!  The afternoon was a blast and our little man was WIPED OUT at the end of it!

Flash back: I year ago yesterday I was released from the hospital in Harlan and got to head down to finally see my little man for the first time since giving birth.  That was the longest 3 days of my life!  As we celebrate Thanksgiving tomorrow, I am so thankful that this year we will be spending it as a family! Last year Gabe and I spent Thanksgiving in Omaha eating our Thanksgiving dinner in the hospital dining room; Carson was with my parents.  So blessed to have family that is always there for us through everything!

Below are some pictures of Kellen's Sunday Fun!

Cake Table!

Our little monkey

Baughman Clan!

Kloewer Crew!

Present Time--there were A LOT of them!

Cleaning up after himself! 

Lego Time!

Grandpa's trying to figure out potato head!

Cupcake Time!

Carson thought he had to have his shirt off as well! 

Eating cupcakes together!

Kellen thought he needed to try Carson's frosting! 

At this point he was on a sugar high! :)

Bath Time!

Happy 1st Birthday Kellen!

Happy 1st Birthday to our baby boy, Kellen!  

It's hard to believe that it was only 1 short year ago I was sitting in a hospital room waiting for Doctor Markham to come tell me when I could have you!  3:30 couldn't come soon enough as we had waited 9 months to meet you!  Little did we know that you would be taken away in a helicopter just 6 hours after being born and not see me(Mommy) again for the next 3 days.  Watching you leave and knowing that I couldn't go with you was the hardest thing I've ever experienced as a Mommy.  You then spent the next 11 days in the NICU down in Omaha.  Emotions have been flooding my memory this last week of all that we went through as a family just a year ago. 

Today, however, you are the healthiest little boy and bring so much joy to our family!  I adore your playful personality and all your smiles and giggles!  I am so blessed to be your Mommy and I can't wait to see what this next year of  life will bring!  

We Love You So Much Kellen!  Happy 1st Birthday!

Wordless Wednesday!