Taya Kaye Knight

Taya was born on 11/1/10 and weighed in at 5 lbs 9 oz.

The boys sure love her.

She is our little princess and we are so glad to have her!

Happy Birthday Jaden!

I can't believe we have been parents for five years. This year he wanted a train cake and so I gave it a try. He said it was his favorite thing about his birthday so I guess I succeeded. Jaden, we love you so much and are so proud of you!!!

Little surprises

I love all of the little surprises that I find around the house every day. Sometimes it's Kian's messes like crayon all over the wall, milk dripping down the counter and onto the floor, and my personal favorite when he empties out a whole container of wipes and tosses them all over.

Now with Jaden it's a little different. Usually I can count on finding rocks, nails, paper clips, and money randomly on the counters or in with our laundry. Sometimes I open the dryer door and it rains all sorts of surprises. Well today was a new surprise. I opened the dryer and to my surprise a crusty 3 inch long grasshopper came plopping out. I'm not sure if I should rewash that batch of laundry or not.

Jaden is a little collector. He collects rocks, money, gatorade bottles, and for some reason he likes to save the tags that come off of new clothes. One day I cleaned his room and moved all of his treasures because I was tired of looking at it all and boy did I hear about it. After many many tears he went and found it all and put it back.

It keeps my life interesting and usually quite busy!! Love it!!

Stick-Horse Race Champion

We went to the Rodeo here in town and Jaden wanted to enter every event. He was able to do the Critter Chase and Stick-horse race, but they didn't have enough sheep for him to be in the mutton bustin. Thankfully he wasn't able to catch any of the rabbits or chickens in the critter chase because we wouldn't have know what to do with him.

He did great in the stick-horse race and came home with the winning buckle. (he is so proud of his new shiny buckle) Here's a video of his big event

This was half of the group then they had the winners of the two groups race.

Hilarious...well it was at the time

#1-I pulled out a package of hamburger so that I could portion it and freeze it. Jaden shouts, "Mom, is that brains? It sure looks like brains." Then about 5 minutes later, "It smells like brains. What color is our brains?"

#2-Jaden knew that I had received a birthday present in the mail for him and that he wasn't allowed to see because it was a surprise. Well a couple days ago he and a neighbor found a package before I did. He brought it into me and said, "Here, mom another birthday present came, but I didn't look at it."

1st clue of mischief- He said he didn't look at it.

2nd clue- How did he know it was a birthday present for him?

3rd clue- As I looked closer I could see that the larger packing tape that was once there had been removed.

4th clue- This box had unusually been wrapped with thin scotch tape.

5th clue- An additional piece had been added perpendicular to the other one that must've not been enough to hold up.

So I ask him again, "Are you sure you didn't look inside?" And you could see him start to sweat. Now Jaden you know how important it is to always tell me the truth and not lie, right?

Jaden with a big smile, "How did you know?" Me with a bigger smile, "Mom knows everything."

Our older neighbor girl had helped him open it and retape it. They both thought that I would never know.

#3- Kian woke up and went into the bathroom and came back with my deodorant. It was funny to watch him try and locate where his arm pit was. Next he went for his knees, toes and elbows.

Thanks boys for the laughs everyday. Life would be so dull without you.

Jaden and Kian

Kian