quiet morning with kinley :)

last week i had a awesome quiet morning with kinley while kya was at school. kinley is such a sweet girl and i just love spending time with her. her smile of gold makes my day! we had such a wonderful time reading books, coloring and playing with her new doll house! i want to soak up these moments with my girls while i have them at home...before i know it they will be in school full time. i feel soo blessed to get to spend time with them while i can!

valentines day :)

it was a snowy valentines day and the girls enjoyed playing outside together! mark and i enjoyed staying indoors and keeping warm watching our sweet girls! we had a great week celebrating valentines. kya had a school party and also was invited to a valentines tea at her friends house. we also spend a lot of time doing various crafts. kya LOVED making valentines for everyone! she even snuck out of her room early valentines morning to make mark and i valentines cards. she is such a sweet heart! we just enjoyed loving in each other! we feel so blessed to be in a marriage where we are so in love with each other and to have 2 amazing daughters we love dearly!~

kinley's baryard party

i decided to do a barnyard theme for kinley's 2nd bday this year. even though we just had family over for a small party i wanted to make it cute for her. i ventured out this year and made her bday cake. it was FAR from perfect but it tasted good :) i have fun setting out farm toys that all the kids could play with. kinley loved it and we had a great time :)

her barnyard invite and the piggy cake :)

i made cupcakes as a favor for the adults. they were piggy faces and piggy buns :)

the excited birthday girl :)

the 2 year old :)

fun times with the cousins. we painted piggy banks :)

opening gift. she was so excited for her new doll house :)

blowing out the candles :)

just for fun :)

both my girls on their 2nd birthdays!

happy 2nd birthday kinley hudson!!

happy 2nd birthday!!

i cannot believe you are 2 already! i love you so much!

kinley you are such a special little girl! from day 1 you were a joy for our family! you were a easy baby! you were the the perfect addition! even though you are still tiny you have had a HUGE impact on me! your joy and your spark for life is contagious. i love how you get excited for things! it is a rare day to not have you have a smile on that sweet face of yours!

i love how you love to cuddle and suck on your 2 fingers while holding on your ear.

i love how you give everyone hugs so generously

i love how you love to read books

i love how you do things in "your time"

i love how you sing along to songs in the car

i love how you love to rock with your mommy before bed

i love to listen to you talk when you are trying to go to bed at night

i love how you think you are a dog at times and pretend to eat like one :)

i love how you love to swing and can do it for hours

i love how you find a kitchen towel and a baby entertainment for hours

i love that you hide treasures in my pots and pans...i never know what i am going to find left in them :)

i love how even though you are small you think you are just like all the other big kids

i love how you kiss the phone when talking to people

i love your joy for life

i love how you will cuddle up with anyone

i love how you have little fear :)

i could go on and on..

i have treasured being your mommy! i cannot wait to see what the Lord has planned for you! i know it is going to be amazing!

i love you so much kinley hudson!

happy birthday!

our family the day we took you home and our family now! what a gift you have been to us!

i have loved watching you with your sister. you both love eachother soooo much! i feel sooo blessed to have you both really treasure eachother! i have loved watching your friendship grow and can only imagine how close you will be in the future!

FEBRUARY!!!!

i cannot believe it is february! my computer crashed so i have been absent from blogging.

it has been a great start to 2010!~ we have really enjoyed this year and are excited about what the lord has planned for our family this year. we are praying for a healthier 2010 with less illness :) but we are also praying for a year of spiritual growth. we have made some high goals this year to help us in alot of areas in our lives. i am praying to really stay focused and stay faithful to what god has placed in our hearts.
mark is doing great! i have been overwhelmed this year by the support we have gotten during the diagnosis and adjusting to life with marks sarcoidosis. i can honestly say i feel he is doing GREAT!!! i have seen a huge change in his energy these last couple weeks! it is sooooo exciting to see him start to feel "normal" again. we are praying hard that this disease does not flare up this year and we keep heading in the direction towards remission!!

kya is also doing awesome. she is loving school ! she also started at a new dance academy last month. she is in a ballet/tap class and is having a blast!!! i love watching her dance and interact with the other little girls in her class. kya has such a caring and sweet spirit and i am so proud of her! i feel like i learn so much from her each day on how to treat people the way god calls us too! she is one special girl! we just got her all signed up for kindergarten. she starts the beginning of july right before her 5th birthday! i cannot believe my baby girl is going to be in kindergarten! i can't talk about it much or i start crying. i am so excited for her, but am going to miss her SOOOO much!

kinley is amazing! she is running now, climbing everywhere! she is a total monkey! you would never have known she was so delayed in her gross motor skills! i am amazed in the progress she has made since she started walking in september! in 5 short months she has progressed sooo much! she has also had a much healthier start to 2010! she has had a couple little colds, but it has been amazing to see her bounce right out of them and not get double ear infections with each little bug! taking her adenoids out and replacing her tubes has helped her a ton! we also did a followup hearing test in dec and her hearing is back to normal. there were some concerns if there was going to be any permanent damage done to her ears from her 20+ ear infections. we are so happy for this and can't wait to see her speech progress now that she can actually hear! we are getting her back into speech therapy this month. kinley is a ball of fun and i am loving watching her learn new things every day!

i am also doing great! i am loving my life as a mom and wife! i feel so blessed to be given the opportunity to raise my girls to be the best people they can be. i feel blessed to be in an amazing marriage. i seriously have the best husband in the world who loves me soo well! i am back to working 2 nights a week. it is much busier, but is going great! i love my job, and am so thankful to have a job where i can still be home with my girls everyday and make money for our family! i feel sooo blessed in my life !

mark and i are so excited that in april we get to go to mexico! we had planned this trip last year, but then mark got diagnosed 2 weeks before we were supposed to leave so we cancelled. but i am soooo excited that we were able to re book and are going THIS year!

i also am lucky enough to be going on a trip with my sisters and mom in may! i am going to be one spoiled mama this spring with 2 trips to mexico!! i can't wait to lay on the beach with a margarita in my hand and just relax...ahhh :)

well here are a couple pictures of my sweet girls from last night. i promise to blog more often now that i have my computer back! :)

christmas 2009

marks dad, stepmom and sister came to colorado this year for christmas! this was the first time they have ever been here for christmas so we were very excited! everyone stayed here and the girls were so exctited to have everyone sleep here :)

there was alot of game playin, book reading, and just over all fun!!

auntie kerry got a nice family shot before we headed to church on christmas eve

the girls got the traditional pj's and slippers on christmas eve night along with a couple of little fun gifts

two excited girls :)

kya christmas morning...so happy :)

stocking time :)

the one thing kya really wanted a music box, kinley was a little sleepy but has LOVED her lincoln logs :)

we celebrated christmas with my family at my mom and dad's house the sunday after christmas...here is all the kids opening their stockings from gaga and papa :)

we had a FABULOUS christmas and made many fun memories with family!