I will try this again...

So, I got the first update done with the intent to have the second update done soon after. Well, things got a little busier than I thought. The last week of October I started working at Costco at night. I was working 5 nights a week and was not getting home until 10 p.m.. I was really not in the mood to blog. So, I have stopped working and things are getting back in order. So here is update 2. Enjoy.

Krew's Birthday Pictures.....

Krew's 1st birthday...

We planned on doing a birthday party for Krew the day we got home from Utah on 10-10-10, however our plans were scrapped when Zane went into the hospital. So, we did not celebrate his birthday until the end of the month. He shared his birthday with Aunt Janette. We had a big family breakfast with lots of fruit and sausage for the little guy. Our traditional doughnuts don't work for him. He 0pened gifts and even had a cupcake made without egg and milk. It was yummy.

Krew,

This year has gone by so fast. I have enjoyed cuddling and snuggling you as long as I can. You love to sleep next to me and you are a big time mommas boy. At times, I get a little frustrated with it, however, most of the time I love it. You are a smart little guy and are into everything. You always try to do what the big kids do and you are just as big as the rest of them. You are my sweet angel and I love you.

Happy Birthday Krewbie

You Silly Boy....

I have no idea why, but ever since Krew was able to crawl he loves to put shoes on his hands. He loves to play with shoes. He will find any pair of shoes and put them on his hands and walk around.

Halloween 2010...

Halloween this year was pretty crazy. Zane was just finishing up his treatment and I started working at Costco that week. So, I was unable to go trick-or-treating with the kiddos. Thus, we have no pictures of the kids dressed up. Emilee was a dancer, Garrit was Indiana Jones, Zane was Jedi, and Krew was a fighter pilot.

Happy Birthday Junior!!

We went up to Utah for Thanksgiving and while we were there we celebrated Junior's birthday. We order dinner from Wingers and had dinner, gifts, and cake at home. Just the way Dad wanted it to be. He loves things simple and doesn't like people to make a big deal out of him. However, he loves to make big deals out of everyone else birthday.

Happy Birthday My Love!

Merry Christmas 2010.....

We had such a great Christmas. On Christmas Eve we went over to Janette's house and had the yummiest dinner. Symen had put together a Mexican dinner that was to die for. I can't wait to do it again. We played games and ate. We brought the kiddos home, and they found a gift from the elves on the front porch. SUPRISE, it was... pajamas.

Christmas morning it was just the 6 of us, something we have not done since Emilee was a baby. We opened gifts and played with toys all morning. Emilee got girl stuff, clothes, wallet, jewelry. Garrit and Zane both got wiggle cars, books and toys. Krew got cars and fruit snacks. We enjoyed a Christmas dinner at Grandma Becky's. The kids all got movie cups, popcorn shirts, and movie passes. The fun did not end there. Grandma and Grandpa VanderLinden came over Christmas night and the kids got all kinds of fun toys.

It was so wonderful spend this time of year with the family. The Lord has blessed me with such a great family.

Shhhhhhhhhh....

SLEEPING KIDS... believe it or not this was all in the same night.

You never know what you are going to find...

When you have boys. One day lazy Saturday the boys decided that they were going to catch a leper con. The best part about it, was that Emilee really got into it and would set the trap leaving little toys or goodies.

Andrew and Makenzie's wedding.... Zane is convinced that Andrew is his brother. He loves Andrew so much. Every time Andrew is around, Zane is always by his side. Zane was the ring bearer for the wedding. He was the cutest thing ever and did a great job.
The wedding was beautiful. Watching the two of them reminded me so much of Symen and I when we got married. So young, so in love, the world was ours. The day we got married I thought love didn't get any better. I love Symen so much deeper and stronger now and I know it will continue to grow the older we get.
It is hard to believe that my sister is a mother-in-law!!

She looked great, she is one hot mother-in-law.

Holly Cow.....

Part One..

I have no idea where to even start. October had to be the CRAZIEST month of my life. It has taken me 2 weeks of November to get back on my feet. I keep putting off the blog, however, the blog fairy has not stopped by yet. So, that leaves me to do it.

So Here I Go....

September 28th...

Janette came home from Iraq. What a great day. Her flight was delayed and delayed again. It was like waiting to go into labour. You know it going to happen, you just don't know when. All the families gathered at the National Guard hanger at Sky Harbor. They opened the big hanger doors and the troops came in lined up in formation. Some big wigs said something. Really who cares, just release the soldiers. It has been great having her home. I forget half the time that I can call her anytime I need to. I missed her so much, so glad that is over.

September 29th...

Krew starts walking. He had been taking a lot of steps, however, he never took more then one or two. I keep saying, "he is going to wait until Janette gets home." And sure enough, he did.

October 1st...
The start of Fall Break. Symen and I thought it would be a great time to take the kiddos to Disneyland. So, we load up the kiddos and off we went to meet Grandpa Symen and Granny in California. We spent 2 full days in Disneyland and we had a BLAST!!

Going during October is so fun, it is all decked out in Halloween. My sister would love it, her two favorite things Disney and Halloween.

We spent the first day in Disneyland. We did it all. It was great, Zane was exactly 40 inches. So he was able to go on all the rides, except Indiana Jones. The kids loved the railroad roller coaster, honestly it made kinda sick. But I did it. Zane thought that space mountain was a little scary, but he did it! It was great we got there when the park opened, went on all the big rides before lunch, had a picinc lunch, and was back riding rides. Grandpa had us on a schedule for rides. He would go and get fast passes for us while we were on one ride, then send us off to another when we got off. It was great. The weather was prefect. On the second day it rained a little, not enough to stop us though. My favorite part, was the pineapple float. Pineapple soft sever with pineapple juice. YUMMY!!

We spent day two in Califorina. I keep telling Symen, Grandpa, and Granny how fun Toy Story is. We had to do it first, and of course it was closed. Emilee LOVED Screamin California, I think she went on it 4 times. I got to go on Soaring California this time, that was a cool ride. We had so much fun. Little Krew was such a tropper. He just went along for the ride. The kids want to do it again next year.

11 Months....

I am 11 months now and driving the car to take my parents to crazy town. I love to get into everything. I like to climb on top of cabinets to get to the computer. If I see something I want, I will do what every I need to do to get it. I am a great climber and I have learned to the fine art of throwing a fit. I can scream with the best of them.

I am refusing to walk, I can stand all by myself just fine. However, I don't want to walk because I can get there so much faster crawling. My mom is hoping that I start walking in the next couple of weeks.

I am a happy little guy, as long as I get what I want. All is well and I am looking to my first birthday next month.

Talk to you later,

Krew

Rock Candy...

The kiddos and I like to make something fun each weekend. Last week we made Rock Candy.

1. We boiled the sugar and water. We added food coloring and flavoring.

2. We poured them into jars and placed a pipe cleaner attached to popsicle stick in each flavor. We made 5 different flavors. Cherry, Lime, Raspberry, Orange, and Strawberry.

3. After letting them sit for 4 days, we had rock candy.

It was a fun project, however, I don't know what I thinking letting the kids eat pure sugar.

What to eat...

So after a couple rounds of allergy testing Krew is allergic to

Peanuts

Milk

Eggs

Potatoes

Rice

Chicken

So right now, the kid is eating a lot of hot dogs, fruit, veggies, and lunch meat. And, I thought that PKU was hard to adjust to.

Mom's little helper

I decided to take on the task of defrosting the frezzer. And with EVERTHING I do, Krew is right in the middle of it. He loved playing in the water and trying pick up the little pieces of ice. It took me a little longer then it should have, however, he had fun.

Friday Night Lights.

Brett is a Senior this year and is playing on the varsity team at Red Mountain. The first game of the season was amazing. The were behind at half time, but they rallied and won in the last few minutes of the game. So far, they are undefeated.

Mom and I go to the games on Friday night. We have such a good time. I can't wait until Janette can join in on Fiday Night Lights.