9 months and more..

Kendlee and her "rings" like Saturn.

  Kendlee kissing her favorite Baby Brother "Turtle."

The dreaded "Naughty step" complete with pouty face.

Slade's 9 month picture.

Slade 9 months, Kendlee 35 months.

Slade is ever growing. He has found his way to the dog water dish a few too many times now. He loves the dangling balls on the tree (but never goes over there unless I put him there!)  He loves anything that sings and makes noise. That includes Kendlee. She is a great entertainer! He drinks 6 oz every 3-5 hours. He eats pretty much whatever he CAN eat. He hasn't been sleeping all night, though I know he CAN. He just really wants to be with Mama THAT much! ;) ;) Uh huh, right, whatever gets me through the day, right? :) --I haven't weighed him yet and I know I can't hold him still long enough to get a length. He says Mama, Baba, Pup Pup.. but no Dada. He just laughs when we ask him to say Dada.

Slade Pulls up on anything and everything he can. Crawls all over the place. Drools on everything. Yup. He's ALL boy thats for sure! Girl toys are of no excitment to him. Hand him a dolly and he gives you a strange look. Hand him a toy truck and his face lights up. He loves when you drive the toy cars over his head. He also enjoys play food (who doesn't?) and pestering Jazzy.

Kendlee's imagination has not slowed down, thats for sure! Currently she is into the movie Monsters Inc. She likes to sing and read and play computer/ipod all day long. She also loves to play with her CAREBEARS and play food. But no dollies for her. No sir-ee! She would rather play with a care bear than a boring old dolly! Care Bears still do everything with us these days. I've even found them sleeping in the christmas tree branches! My oh my! Sometimes they even fall out of the sky! (We launch them over the banister of the stairs, much to daddy's dismay!)

Kendlee is experiencing some pain the last couple of days. The dr thinks she either has a bladder infection or kidney stones. I think its a kidney infection. It seems as though the medicine is helping some. Poor girl. But when she feels good shes her normal Kendlee self. Talks-a-lot bear. ;) :)

Russel.. well.. we're still trying to train him. He really is a pain in the butt. As fas as I know we are still keeping him. But he has to be in his kennel alot because hes such a trouble maker! The one good thing about him being here is that the kids get in trouble alot LESS! Ha! I'm too busy chasing the dog to see what the kids are in trouble for. Or maybe I'm just less irritable with them because what he does makes the kids look like Angels! :)

Its cold now and we try to stay home as much as we can. Its so hard to bundle up two kids and then stick them in carseats. We do manage to make it to gymnastics, the grocery store and MOPS. But other than that we've stuck pretty close to home. Of course our trips to Minot are still in play but that doesn't count. We have Mamaws and Papa's up there to keep the kids warm! And boy do those Mamaws and Papa's LIKE to keep the kids warm!

I'm being called.. Mama Mama Mama... So long, for now!