Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Karter Louis Hays

Born May 21, 2009
9lb 13oz!  20 3/4in long
CONGRATULATIONS 
KARISSA AND BRYAN!

Sister Talen with dad Bryan and baby Karter
Karter- Devin's new Cousin!
The bottom picture is a picture of Devin when he was born- Can you believe how much these two look like each other?!  Same cheeks, nose, hairline, eyes!
Just to clear something up; Bryans girlfriend's name is Karissa as well and what's even more ironic is her name is actually Karissa Ann!!

Monday, May 25, 2009

Family, Fun and finally some Sun!

Devin and I have been busy the past few weeks.  We celebrated Emily's Birthday on the 16th- She was 8 years old on Tuesday May 19th!  I can't believe that it has been that long already.  It was nice that The Hillabolts could come and celebrate as well.  
This past week Devin and I took a mini vacation to Des Moines.  The first night we stayed with uncle Lee and hung out with him in the morning when he got off of work.  He is in the middle of fixing up his trailer to sell and looking for a new house.  We watched the NIN concert on his new TV and did some house shopping on the internet.  Devin loved dancing to the music, of course.
The next night Devin and I went to stay with Derek and Sophia.  I watched them both nights, they are such good little kids for me.  
On Friday night Devin and I went and spent the night with Ginnia, Xzavier and Kalexis.  Devin and Kalexis are 6 days apart.  For some reason I didn't get any pictures of them together.  She is the cutest little thing, she is very shy and quiet.  
Saturday was the main event;  Trevor and Tricia's wedding!  It was really great to get everyone together and drink some "kool-aid!"  The kids were a hit on the dance floor and were all very well behaved.  
Congratulations and welcome to the family Tricia Goodburn!
For some reason I took no pictures at all!  I know Kevin has some, hopefully he will share them and then I can get them posted.  The pictures shown here are of course taken by Kevin!  

Monday, May 18, 2009

Devin's Room

Devin finally has a room just for him, fit for a little boy.  Dad and I found and painted letters for Devin's name while we were in Utah and then Ben hung them up in his room.  I think it looks nice, thanks Dad and Ben!  Devin has plenty of room to play and of course plenty of toys to play with.  

Monday, May 11, 2009

To the Circus!

Devin has been spending every weekend with his father since that is when I work the most at the YES Center, so it works out great.  A couple of weekends ago Riley came to visit.  Ben and Grandma Teresa took all five boys; Cullen, Aiden, Preston, Riley and Devin to the circus!  I heard that it was long and sort of boring, but it was good that all the boys were able to spend some time together.  Ben said that Devin was the worse behaved one, which is hard to believe.  He would not sit still and was going up and down the stairs the entire time.  Devin is on the move and no longer will sit still, right on track!  Here is a few pictures that Ben took, not the best, but he said that he took the last one just for me... AWE!Riley (with his head turned) and Aiden (in brown) - along with two other kids we don't know.  


Friday, May 8, 2009

Updates

Like my hand?  Freaky!

I have been so busy the past month that I have abandoned my computer and the internet.  I have worked about 60 hours a week for the past four weeks which has been bitter sweet.  It's nice to keep busy and not to mention the paychecks, but it's also nice to have a day off to relax and to spend time with my boy.  I finished up the Census job on Wednesday and so we are finished.  They said it would be about two months, but the job was just short of a month.  It was alright for a temp job, I know I couldn't do it for much longer though.  I couldn't have done it with out Ben being there when we needed him and of course Grandma Teresa, Kim and Great-Grandma and Grandpa Goodburn and Deb!  Thanks for all your help!Now where to go from here?  Today I am subbing, but school is going to be out soon.  I am getting burned out at the YES Center and working weekends, so I don't know how much longer I will be doing that, at-least until I find another job, that much is for sure.  There are four tracker positions opening up at the YES Center.  I hope to get one, but I won't know for a little while yet.  A tracker works right with the JCO (like a probation officer- Kramer) and helps keep "track" of the clients by going to their schools, homes and jobs to make sure they are doing what they are suppose to be doing and staying out of trouble.  This would be a great opportunity and move in the right direction for me.  My bosses at the Center told me to apply for the position so that is a good sign. Ben started a job in Vermillion installing Dish TV.  He says that it's more complex then he thought it would be, which is good for him because he  loves being challenged.  He didn't take the position before because he thought that it wouldn't be stimulating enough and he was holding out for the windmills.  We joked that as soon as he took a job then they would finally call, so maybe he should take it.  Soon enough, his second week of training they called him for an interview.  Ben had an interview on Monday, finally.  He said that it went great!  He was there for close to two hours.  They told him that they would let him know later this week.  He was bummed that they didn't get a hold of him yet, but I reminded him of how long their "week" really is.  Considering they told him in November they would be doing interviews in the next few weeks!  Ben had another job also that was in Watertown.  He called and told him that he wouldn't be able to accept it, BRRR! Doesn't break my heart.
Devin is as good as always!  He was sick for about a week after Easter and was pretty crabby, but all is well now.  I think that he caught whatever Derek had during Easter.  Bad case of the runs, which seems to eat at his little behind :(
Devin went to see a specialist for his ears, Dr. Abbott.  He said that they looked good right now.  Devin has had an ear infection about once a month until, of course, we made the appointment with the specialist.  Dr. Abbott said that ear infections tend to come during the fall and winter time not usually during spring or summer.  So, with that in mind he does not recommend doing tubes right now, which is what we all wanted to hear.  Hopefully he will grow out of them.
At his appointment Devin was 26.5lb!  He even gets weighted on the big boy scale now.  I have come to terms that I no longer have a baby, he is now a full fledge toddler.  He is very independent and wants to do everything himself!  He loves to dance, especially to Ame
rican Idol (think he likes Kris the best) he is now even singing along! He sings just like his mommy- not good!  He is ready for the dance in a few weeks at the wedding!
He still loves his books and his baths.  He now loves to run up and down the side walk and spin in circles until he gets dizzy and falls down, which is very entertaining.  Alright I have lunch duty now- Bye for now!

Easter Vacation

So, I have heard that I need to blog...  
We will go back to easter then and I'll do my best to get you updated.  For Easter Grandma Marilyn came back for a week.  Devin and I went to Des Moines where we were able to spend a couple of days with Derek, Sophia, Kevin and Lynnette.  It was also Lynnette's birthday!!  Hope you had a good one.
The Easter Bunny did not forget about Devin!  Thanks to Grandma, Lynnette and Kevin for reminding him that Devin was there as well!  Devin is enjoying a banana sucker from the Easter Bunny (actually I think he took it from Derek and unwrapped it himself) but boy did he love it!
It was really nice to get outside!  It was such a nice day on Saturday.  The kids were able to ride on their toys.  Ben did such a good job of putting together Devin's new big wheel, but Devin can't reach the peddles yet.  However, Derek showed him how to ride the green cricket, we should have brought it home with us.  Devin needs something to ride on this summer. 
I don't take a lot of pictures, I leave that to Kevin so I don't have the best to share with everyone!
On Sunday morning Sophia colored and decorated Easter Eggs.  She seemed to have a wonderful time and did a great job!  Thanks for the Eggs and the wonderful weekend!
Sophia looks so determined to pick out the perfect sticker for her eggs.  Look at her concentration.