Sis 2 Sis Gossip

2009-11-10T22:13:00.003-06:00

Just wanted to let everyone know...
We are dedicating Ethan on Saturday 11/28 and my graduation is on 12/19. I truly do not expect any one to be at either... but I get in trouble for not telling you guys dates. We will take pictures and share.

Abby tested for her yellow belt and passed with flying colors! So proud of her!

Starting to train for a 5K! It would be fun for all the girls to do a race together!

2nd annual Mii Family Wii Bowling Tournament

2009-11-10T14:51:00.004-06:00

Okay, Sisters, dust off your TROPHIES & start practicing because our bowling tournament is just 2 weeks & 2 days away! (I do expect the trophies to come back to be passed on to this year's winner to be proudly displayed for the year!)

Consider this your invitation to this year's Family Thanksgiving Dinner & Celebration at our house. I plan to start organizing the menu by email later this week. I hope everyone will help prepare the meal by bringing one thing & will share three NEW things that you are thankful for this year!

& DID YOU REALIZE...

this will be the FIRST TIME that all NINE kiddos are together in one place. We are so blessed! What a perfect occasion for that to happen.

I can hardly wait!

11-10-9

2009-11-10T14:37:00.004-06:00

My little cutie pie is growing sooo fast!

Cade would wear this Batman shirt EVERY day if I would let him!

Today he wanted me to take his picture in it. :)

My Little Preteen

2009-11-02T17:29:00.002-06:00

Kinda hard to tell with the dark shirt but we cut about 4 inches off and she has bangs!

Misc Pics

2009-11-01T16:04:00.002-06:00

Trick or Treat!

2009-11-01T14:29:00.004-06:00

Happy Halloween!

lost video

2009-11-01T11:27:00.005-06:00

I don't know why these videos didn't upload to my computer before, but both Cade & I were laughing when we watched this video of Ethan & family's visit earlier this month.

While you can't really see this video, this was one night when Camden joined Cade's bedtime book reading. Cade read our favorite book, Snuggle Puppy, to Camden. awww...

Happy Halloween!

2009-11-01T11:11:00.006-06:00

Trick-or-Treating

Cade's Pumpkin Decorating

Our Jack-O-Lantern

Our Happy Ghost

Buzz Lightyear

Best Friends Woody & Buzz

Sorry, the best video of Buzz was when I forgot you shouldn't shoot video sideways on my regular camera. You'll just have to watch with your head titled. :)

Cade's 3rd Birthday Circus

2009-10-27T23:24:00.010-05:00

I don't know why it's cutting the right side off? So, here's the youtube url:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuXOoX8uIio

Happy 3rd Birthday to Cade

2009-10-20T22:18:00.005-05:00

We started the day with cupcakes for breakfast.

Look at my cutie pie...three years old...I can't believe it!

We spent the morning at Dynamo Gymnastics' Play Zone.

Cade had a ball. Camden slept the entire 90 minutes.

We ate lunch at home & spent the afternoon playing with all Cade's toys & watching his newest favorite movie, Toy Story, again & again.

For dinner, we went to Chuck E. Cheese's.

Cade had a ball. Camden slept the entire time we were there.

(This is the same picture, but I thought it was funny to share!)

He is such a good baby!

Then we came home to sing Happy Birthday, blow out candles, & open presents.

Here's my cutie pie with his Toy Story ball.

He also got a Toy Story remote control car AND...

a REAL Buzz Lightyear!

(The camera batteries died before we got a picture of him, sorry!)

whew...what a day! and we still have his party to go...

See you all at our Circus Party!

cousins!

2009-10-16T13:24:00.003-05:00

YEA! Ethan finally made the trip to Oklahoma! What a cutie pie & oh, so sweet!

and that hair...no fair! :)

Camden (5 weeks) & Ethan (4 weeks)

Brady (2 weeks shy of 4 years old) & Cade (1 week shy of 3 years old)

happy 1 month birthday, Camden

2009-10-10T22:20:00.001-05:00

It sounds cliche, but it really is hard to believe Camden is one month old. Time is flying by, yet I don't remember my life without him in it! Okay, so I do remember the sleep :) but we are so thankful to hold this precious little one in our arms.

Camden finally gets to meet GREAT-Grandma Mim & GREAT-Grandpa Jay!

2009-10-10T21:33:00.004-05:00

After a productive Friday with Chad's help at home & a decent night's sleep, I sent Chad to Norman to enjoy at least one tailgate & football game this season, and I headed to Enid to finally take Camden to meet GREAT-Grandma Mim & GREAT-Grandpa Jay.

Grandma was just thrilled to hold & rock & cuddle & coo our little Camden. Camden is her 13th or 14 great-grandbabies, so she definitely has the touch! He really doesn't ever just cuddle up on anyone's shoulder when he is fussy, but she had a way to get him to settle in. *awww* So sweet!

BUT seeing the tears in Grandpa's eyes when he got to hold Camden... *gulp* These are the moments I'll never forget.

So those weren't the only times I was choking back tears during our visit:

When Cade spilled his chocolate milk on their carpet while I was nursing, I wanted to cry.
When Grandma & I were 'fighting' about which of us shouldn't be on the floor cleaning it up... really!
When Cade knocked over the glass tree and the glass vase 2 times on their glass coffee table... Poor Cade, he really was good while we were there. It's just that, as I told Kati, I felt like a bull in a china 'shop'. (How is THAT, Abby?)

There isn't much I can think of to take to entertain Cade for very long at their house. Fortunately, he loves going for a 'ride' with Grandma. Thankfully, she (acts like) she loves doing it. The basket under her seat works great for some make-shift basketball, too. He also gets a big kick out of using their pole-grabber-thingies, too.

I just hope they use a full bottle of Lysol & Clorox wipes on EVERY surface after we go. :(

Here's the other funny thing: I had to take a picture of all the stuff I was taking for our day's outing. Actually, I thought I did pretty well, but it did take 2 diaper bags: one with all the basics & the other for major problems.

I think, though, I'm passing my over-packing habit on to Cade. He needed two stuffed toys, two sport's gear (football/helmet/jersey & baseball/glove), two movies (we watched neither), colors (he didn't do that either), & snacks (we didn't eat those). :)

Okay, I had to insert some humor for you, it really wasn't too bad at all. Camden slept in the car all the way both ways, & Cade slept part of the way both ways, too! Although I'm sure even if they had both screamed the entire time, it would've still been worth it. It was a great day & an awesome trip.

Dimples!

2009-10-01T18:46:00.003-05:00

I caught a pic of his dimples & had to share...

Thought this was a good pic of our little sweetie pie...

Update on Camden

2009-09-28T15:13:00.003-05:00

Well, hello! I am finally finding time to catch up. I'll try to add some real updates later. For now, the pictures will have to do...

not yet loving bathtime, 6 days old

finally caught him with his eyes open at 10 days old!

so tiny in his car seat at 11 days old:

more & more awake time at 12 days old

first OU game watch party with Mommy

while Cade & Daddy went to the game, 19 days old

Cade's 1st OU game

2009-09-28T11:49:00.005-05:00

September 19, 2009

Brady/Abby Tae Kwon Do

2009-09-23T19:24:00.005-05:00

The kids started Tae Kwon Do and thought ya'll might enjoy some of their training.

Home

2009-09-20T10:06:00.003-05:00

Well we got to come home yesterday afternoon! First night was full of peeks into the bassinet but Ethan is doing really well! I know night one.... wait a week! The biggest issue was trying to figure out how to get in and out of my bed. A step stool and some pain pills seem to have worked and it felt nice to be in my own bed! I have been having pain on my right side which seems to be getting better but I don't remember having it with my other ones. Brady and Abby are enjoying Ethan. Today Abby held Ethan while I took a shower. My goal today is to take a family picture and some more with Abby but here are some more pictures!

Some Pics of Ethan

2009-09-17T08:32:00.002-05:00

Welcome Ethan James St John

2009-09-16T22:25:00.000-05:00

It took about 10 shots to catch his eyes open. He was occasionally opening them but I was usually too slow.

Here he is all wrapped up snug as a bug.

This is Abby and Brady's first look at their baby brother Ethan.

I think they are pretty excited that he is finally here.

Kati, I am so sorry I couldn't stay longer and get more pictures. Please please please upload yours to Kimi's sis2sis room on the snapfish website. She said you hadn't signed up yet but please do so I can get pictures of each of you with Ethan and a family shot and a kids shot. He is so precious. I can't wait to get to hold him. Love you all!

Jenni

2009-09-14T15:14:00.001-05:00

Here is the before and the after on one of Jenni's pictures.

I really love doing this. I think it looks incredible if I do say so myself!

Big Brother

2009-09-14T14:38:00.000-05:00

How's this for a gorgeous shot! I wish the blanket on Camden had been down a little.

Mom and her boys!

2009-09-13T21:52:00.000-05:00

Ok so I have literally sat on the couch all day trying to learn as much about Photoshop as I can. Now I'd like to say that I learned this and was able to create this portrait on my own but I downloaded some actions from Pioneer Woman. They work awesome.

Camden's at home!

2009-09-12T20:53:00.000-05:00

We came down to the city so the kids could meet their new cousin. They were released from the hospital today so we gave them time to get home and get settled and we stopped by. Jenni was in love with Camden. She talked and talked about him on the way home.

Welcome Camden Hugh Vesta

2009-09-10T21:53:00.000-05:00

Isn't Kimi just glowing! This is minutes after Camden was born

Here is Cade holding Camden for the first time!

What a sweet baby boy!

Here he is without his blankets. We were trying to wake him up to eat again.

Cade just kept kissing Camden on the head and was constantly wanting to hold him.

What a proud daddy!

What a beautiful family!

Cade and his baby brother under mom's careful supervision.