Look Out World, She's Mobile

It's that time again, to go over the entire apartment looking for possible chocking and strangulation hazards. Our Mylie is finally moving. This task was a lot easier with one child because now Hunter and Kora contribute to the floor clutter. The funny thing is Hunter and Kora each started sitting at 5 months. Mylie has just started sitting and is still a little wobbly. Because she was a little slower at sitting than her siblings I thought for sure she wouldn't start crawling until later. Hunter started crawling at 6 and a half months and Kora started crawling at 6 months. It looks like Mylie is back on track. Although, I was hoping she wouldn't crawl until a lot later. Life is so much easier when they just sit there but it is fun to watch them develop, learn and explore.


The picture on the right is of Mylie sitting. She HATES sitting. She can do it, as you can see but if you sit her down she'll scream and then scream some more until you either pick her up or lay her on the ground. She's a funny baby but she sure knows what she does and doesn't like. I'm sure that when she realizes how much more she can see and do from this new position she will love it.

Kora's "2" at Last

Our sweet little Kora is finally 2 years old. The last few weeks we had been trying to hype up her birthday in hopes of getting her excited for the big day. We would tell her that she's going to be 2 and we are going to have a party but I think she's still too young to realize what that means. I let her pick out the party decorations, she chose Mickey Mouse, yet it still never dawned on her that we were having a party just for her. I think Hunter was more excited anticipating Kora's special day than she was. Nevertheless, the day has finally come. We had a nice small little family party, missing the family out of state and on vacation, but we had an enjoyable time with those that were able to share the day with us.

Among the presents Kora received she got a Little Mermaid push cart rider and happily drove it around the family room and kitchen. The seat lifts up and she stores her sunglasses in it. She would pull them out of the seat, put them on, sit on her cart and then do a cute little wave. I was trying to get a picture of her waving but for some reason kids refuse to be cooperative when it's forced. I guess that's why you need to have the camera ready at all times. I'm sure Kelly's favorite part of this new toy was when she picked it up and threw it on his foot while she was trying to turn it around.

By the way, yes, Kora's glasses are upside down. I guess she prefers them that way. As Kora opened her presents she started handing out the clothes saying, "this one's for Great-Grandpa, this one's for Kristin, this one's for Grandma..." It was nice of her to choose the teal shirt for Great-Grandpa because I don't think the purple skirt would have went very well with his shirt.
I can't believe she's 2 years old. I still remember the day she was born and how a dog named Joy put me into labor. Since I was so determined to have her on the 26th I waited the entire day to go to the hospital, certain they would send me home. Well, I still say they would have if the nurse hadn't purposefully broke my water. I guess she was ready to come and we were happy to have her. Happy 2nd Birthday Kora, We Love You!

What Happened to Cooing?

Mylie has finally started talking. She likes to say "Ba, Ba, Ba, Ba" and "Da, Da, Da" but I don't recall Hunter or Kora ever screeching. At first I thought she was crying...then when I looked at the big smile on her face I knew she was actually just talking. It is so loud that I miss the days of the cute babbling and coos. I sure hope this stage goes by fast. I guess all I can say to this is, at least she's not crying!

Also wanted to share that while I am writing this, Hunter is taking a nap on the kitchen chairs. He was eating his dinner and the last time we checked on him he was sleeping. I guess he's done eating.

...and Kora is doing puzzles. Hunter and Kora's latest favorite thing to do is puzzles. We have about 4 of them and they just love putting them together then dumping it out to do it again.

Spousal Tag - Kelly's Answers

1. Her full name? Nicole Puanani Kerr
2. How long have you been together? Married 6 years.
3. How long did you date? 1 year.
4. How old is she? 29.
5. Who eats more? Me, by far.
6. Who said "I Love You" first? Nicole, very quickly after we started dating.
7. Who is taller? Me.
8. Who sings better? Nicole. Her voice is much nicer to listen to.
9. Who is smarter? Nicole is as smart, if not smarter, as me in most areas, except sports. I still tell her after all these years that in baseball, we count the score in runs, not points.
10. Who does the laundry? Nicole. I did my share of laundry on my mission.
11. Who pays the bills? Me. I figure I should put my education to use at home, too.
12. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Me. This is because she was scared to sleep closer to our stairs in our first apartment. Strangers, robbers, ghosts... whatever could get her. She figured if they got me first, it would give her time to escape.
13. Who mows the lawn? The gardeners in our complex. Hunter and Kora do a pretty good job of keeping the grass short when they play outside, though.
14. Who cooks dinner? Nicole. I did my share of cooking on my mission.
15. Who drives? We both do. She can't stand it when I drive, and I can't stand it when she drives. In the end, we both lose.
16. Who kissed whom first? Me. I was told by an unnamed source that she was ready for me to take her hand and kiss her; but try to do that when your future spouse constantly has her arms folded and doesn't seem to be interested.
17. Who's more stubborn? Me, absolutely.
18. Who asked whom out first? Me, to a baseball game. When she said yes, I figured that was a good thing because of my affinity for baseball and other sports.
19. Who proposed? Me. I was scared she would say no, so I drove around for a while thinking about what would happen if she said no. I figured that Yang Chow's would taste better if she said yes...and I was hungry, so I asked her.
20. Who has more friends? Nicole. I have only one true friend, whom I miss.
21. Who is more sensitive? Nicole.
22. Who has more siblings? Me: 1 brother, 2 sisters.
23. Who wears the pants? Me, but only by defferal. We try to make decisions together.

6 Happy Years and More to Come

I am not very good at doing tags but I thought that because today is our 6th anniversary I thought it would be fun to do the Spouse tag. Our dating years were a little wacky and took awhile to get started but as a married couple we fit each other perfectly. I love everything about him. He makes my life complete. He's a wonderful Daddy and a great Husband. Sometimes he'll tell me that he's lucky to have me as his wife but he doesn't realize that I'm the lucky one to be married to him. Not very many men are willing to support their wives 100%. No matter what the situation and what we have to do to make that work. This statement applies to all situations but it especially applies to work. He is willing to work so that I don't have to. Because of this, I am able to stay home with our children. He always puts his family first and I know with all my heart that he loves me and our children. After a hard day at work he'll come home and play with the kids and then gets on the computer to spend a few hours doing homework. We are lucky that he tries as hard as he does, for us. Everything that he does is for his family. He is a wonderful husband, provider and friend. I'm so glad that we found each other. He is more than I ever wanted. I look forward to the many more years (decades)we will spend together. If they will be anything like the first 6 years then I will surely die a happy woman. Happy 6th Anniversary Kelly, I love you!

1. His full name? Kelly John Kerr

2. How long have you been married? 6 years

3. How long did you date? 1 year, 2 weeks

4. How old is he? 28

5. Who eats more? humm...Kelly, but I could probably hold my own

6. Who said "I Love You" first? I think I did and he said "Thank You". Not the response I was looking for. Later he told me he meant thank you for telling him but still not really the answer I was looking for.

7. Who is taller? Kelly

8. Who sings better? Kelly, but he'll never admit it. I love it when he sings.

9. Who is smarter? Kelly is absolutely brilliant. I was born a brunette but deep down I'm a blonde at heart.

10. Who does the laundry? I do, but Kelly could if he needed to.

11. Who pays the bills? Kelly, after all, he is an accountant

12. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? He does when we are laying down

13. Who mows the lawn? Wish we had one. I love to mow so I hope I get the honors when we do have one. Great exercise you burn 300 calories an hour.

14. Who cooks dinner? I do, but Kelly can cook a mean meal when given the chance.

15. Who drives? He does and I close my eyes the whole time. When I drive he does the same.

16. Who kissed whom first? Kelly, about a month and a half after our first date in the driveway of my parents house. We both liked each other but were too shy to take the first step.

17. Who's more stubborn? Kelly is "more stubborn" but I'm a close second.

18. Who asked whom out first? Kelly asked me out after a single adult fireside.

19. Who proposed? Kelly. He asked on a hill top in Chino Hills at night over looking the city. Earlier that day he called me and asked if I wanted to go to the park and walk around. We had never done that before so I thought it would be fun. When he picked me up he looked agitated and said it was too dark to go walking in a park. We proceeded to drive around aimlessly for about 30 minutes and then pulled into a housing area that had a great view. He got out of the car and walked over to my door opened it, let me out then got on his knee and asked. Afterwards we went to Yang Chows for dinner then later saw the movie Mothman Prophecies.

20. Who has more friends? Not sure

21. Who is more sensitive? Me, there is absolutely no question about it.

22. Who has more siblings? Kelly, 1 brother and 2 sisters

23. Who wears the pants? Kelly and he looks so cute in them too!