Happy Memorial Day

© 1999 by Michelle Keim,
Commander of Royersford VFW Post 6341 in PA.

As we stand here looking
At the flags upon these graves
Know these flags represent
A few of the true American brave

They fought for their Country
As man has through all of time
Except that these soldiers lying here
Fought for your country and mine

As we all are gathered here
To pay them our respect
Let's pass this word to others
It's what they would expect

I'm sure that they would do it
If it were me or you
To show we did not die in vein
But for the red, white and blue.

Let's pass on to our children
And to those who never knew
What these soldiers died for
It's the least we can do

Let's not forget their families
Great pain they had to bear
Losing a son, father or husband
They need to know we still care

No matter which war was fought
On the day that they died
I stand here looking at these flags
Filled with American pride.

So as the bugler plays out Taps
With its sweet and eerie sound
Pray for these soldiers lying here
In this sacred, hallowed ground.

Take home with you a sense of pride
You were here Memorial Day.
Celebrating the way Americans should
On this solemnest of days.

Tonsils Be Gone!

We always thought Caden was just a loudly snoring child! He was that, however, the enlarged tonsils were causing it! My good friend Heather referred us to her son Luke's ENT and we love him. He said that because Caden had sleep apnea, that was the reason for them wanting to remove them. He was not the typical candidate because he had not had strep 3 or more times in a 6 month period, it was simply the apnea that led them to remove the tonsils. Last Friday he had them removed and he is a different child because of it!

Here he is with his Buzz Lightyear toy and his Mickey Mouse socks and hospital gown waiting on the Dr.Mommy and Caden
'Hmm...I wonder how today will go...'
Caden telling Daddy a story!
I'll spare you all the sad little pictures from after surgery. He had quite the time coming out of anesthesia! It was very scary watching him flip around and become very agitated. We made it through, but it was scary nonetheless!

Here he is after he got home watching one of his movies.
Thanks to all of you for the calls and emails and texts checking on him. I think it was much more rough on us all seeing him go through the sleepless nights after surgery and the the fever and not wanting to eat. He is on the mend now and speaks so much more clear! He is talking non-stop which we think is too funny! Thank you to Mom for being there so I could look at you for assurance that whatever was going on was normal!

Thanks to GiGi and Poppa for coming up and bringing all the coloring books, movies and 'surprises' throughout the weekend and to Mary and Don for the colors and coloring book. He loves it all.

As a side note, Sunday night Tim, Mom and I watched Avatar and Caden came running to me and said, 'Mommy, I go tee tee on the potty.' He is in love with the idea of potty training but has not quite grasped it so I was skeptical when I got up to follow him to the potty. To my amazement, he hopped right up there and tee teed! I was over the moon and he flushed the toilet and then ran into the media room and told everyone and gave us all high fives! Of course he has not done that since, but it was an accomplishment anyway!

Caden's Vacation

The week before Caden's surgery, Caden got to spend a week in Conroe visiting Bella, Lane, Auntie Kay, Auntie (yes he calls him Auntie), Scott, GiGi and Poppa. He had a blast and we want to thank you guys for keeping him. He had so much fun that he never wanted to talk to Tim and me on the phone while he was there! I sent my camera along and Mom got some great pictures. I'm sure they are out of order, but here we go!

Caden happen to be down in Conroe when Cook Springs Baptist Church (the church Dad is a pastor of) had a Kids night with bounce houses and slides.

Here is Caden in a bounce house. (He calls them 'birthday' houses because of all the parties he has been to!)
Caden and Bella!
Caden also got to attend one of Lane's baseball games! Here are Caden, Bella and Kari.
Monkey See Monkey Do!
All of the grand kids are fascinated by this lamp at Mom and Dad's. They love gently playing with the beads that hang down!
Here he is with some beads around his neck playing near the lamp again!
GiGi and Poppa decided to sit on the porch swing one night and listen to the crickets and drink coffee. Here they all are sitting outside. I'm told that Caden had some coffee! Now he'll say, 'Mommy, I need coffee!'
Playing kick ball with Poppa!
Riding the 4-Wheeler.
Sliding down the slide that he calls GiGi and Poppa's Playground.
Classic Caden half smile!

Here is a video of Caden at Lane's game. You can hear him saying, 'Go Lane!'


Here he is sliding down the playground slide!


Playing kick ball!

Happy 8th Anniversary

Happy Anniversary to the best husband and father in the world. I cannot believe that it has been 8 years already! I look forward to many more years with you babe! I love you more than words and enjoy knowing that I will grow old with you.

I love you T!

8 years ago today I married my best friend!

Happy Birthday Scott!

We hope you have a fantastic birthday! We love you!

Wordless Wednesday

Just to set this up...Caden is at Kari's house in this picture.

BEST CONCERT EVER!

Tim and I had a blast at the Nickelback concert! We had dinner at Sushi on McKinney and then headed to the show. I was hoarse when I got home from singing ALL the songs! Nickelback put on a great show and I would love to go and see them again!Here we are in between the show.The stage was amazing and the band had a lot of pyrotechnics going on throughout it!
Enjoying the concert!

Nickelback

Tim and I are so excited about going to see Nickelback tonight! DATE NIGHT! Thanks Mom and Kari for letting us have a kid-free weekend! I know Caden's having a blast hanging with his cousins!

Like Father Like Son

Well the full circle moment is upon us. When Tim was a child he had to have his tonsils removed and it looks like Caden is scheduled for surgery next Friday to have his removed as well! Caden is not the typical patient requiring a tonsillectomy because he has had zero ear infections and has only had strep once in his short life. However, when we told the ENT and his Pediatrician how he breathed at night, it was determined that Caden has sleep apnea so we were advised that they need to go!

Here he is in Daddy's lap at the ENT's office.

Wordless Wednesday

Caden and the Nike Running Shoes

'Mommy I need to go workout at the gym too. I'm using your shoes.' 'Hang on...Mickey Mouse just came on, let me see this one part then we can go.'

'Okay Mommy, I'm ready, let's go run.'

My Mother's Day

I had a fabulous Mother's Day spending it with my 2 favorite guys! We headed to church Sunday morning and Tim grilled some awesome turkey burgers afterward! I even took a very long nap as well! Caden and Daddy got me a 'baby tree'! Caden was so excited to tell me that he got a 'baby tree' for me. They led me outside where a topiary style Gardenia bush was waiting for me! I absolutely love it! It smells wonderful and reminds me of being a little girl in my Memaw's yard. She had a bush and the smell took me back to my childhood! Thank You guys for a wonderful Mother's Day! I love you both!

P.S. Thank you to my Mom and Dad for the gift card and Mother's books. I've read one already! My sister got me a funny card that has two women on the front talking and it says, Happy Mother's Day, it's nice spending it with someone who is potty trained! Too funny!

The Day I Became A Mother!

I love Caden more than I thought possible! Being a Mother is the greatest thing in the world! I love you Caden!Happy Mother's Day to all the Mothers!

Happy Mother's Day!

Mom I love you more than words! You mean so much to me and our little family of 3! You are an amazing mother and friend to me and grandmother to Caden! He adores you as do I. I hope you have a fantastic Mother's Day!

Many children go through life without a mom like you
Oh how sad! For they don't know a mom's love as I do
These words I write, I dedicate to you my mom, so dear
Hold them close within your heart through every passing year
Even when the Lord deems time to call us home, above
Remember nothing separates this child and mother's love.
~KJ Cochran

Ho Ho Ho! Merry Qua Qua!

A few days ago while I was driving Caden home from school he just blurted out, 'Ho Ho Ho! Merry Qua Qua!' Sounds like 'quack' without the C and K. I caught him on video last night and made him say it over and over so I could have it FOREVER! I think it is hilarious!

Wordless Wednesday

Weekend Happenings

We had a great weekend at the Ivey house! We got some errands ran and Mommy and Daddy got some sun by the pool (Mommy LOTS of sun!)

Here are a few pictures from our weekend.

We went shopping at the mall and below Caden is making an important phone call after shopping!Friday I took Caden to get his hair cut so here he is with Mrs. Lisa. He loves getting his hair cut! However, they were out of suckers on this visit, but she gave him 2 $1.00 off a hair cut cards to make up for it!
The finished product! He looks so grown up and No, he isn't picking his nose!

The only way I got him to stand still for this picture is to tell him that I was going to send it to Bella. Check out that pose! Where did our Baby Caden go????

Tim had to gas up so while we were waiting, I took Caden over to a fire truck that was parked in the Kroger parking lot. The fireman got out of the truck and gave Caden a 'Jr. Firefighter sticker'. Caden kept telling him, 'No honka horn!'. The fireman laughed and told him he would not push the siren. About that time, a huge gas tanker pulled into the lot next to us and honked at a car, clearly scaring the YOU KNOW WHAT out of Caden! Perfect timing huh?

We had a fabulous weekend and just wanted to share some photos!