Thursday, May 24, 2012

Tatum and Camdyn

I am not sure how we got so lucky with our girls, but Tatum and Camdyn really are so wonderful.  They amaze us everyday just by being themselves and we love them so much.

Camdyn is so fun and is now talking non-stop.  She tries so hard to say words and is starting to get better.  Now she can say Hi and Bye (with a wave of course), Mama, Dada and No.  No is probably the cutest thing she says because she says it while shaking her finger, wonder where she saw that!!  She is on the move constantly also.  She can run from one room to another in no time at all.  She understands us very well.  If we tell her to go give Daddy something or go put this note on the counter, she just walks with a purpose and does what we asked her to.  She is starting to get better at cleaning up toys and her things.  Camdyn basically loves to do whatever her big sister does.  If Tatum is reading, next thing we know Camdyn is reading.  If Tatum is dancing then Camdyn will dance too.  Camdyn is always making us smile with how super cute and happy she is!!

Tatum is amazing.  The things she loves most right now are dancing and reading.  She loves to be a "teacher" and read to all of us about 20 books a day.  She just looks at the pictures and describes them, or the books that she knows because we have read a lot she can say by memory.  My favorite book she reads to us is called Mommy Hugs.  It is about different animals and how they hug their babies.  It is so cute because Tatum will "read" the page and then hug us how that animal does, like a Monkey pats her baby for a hug, an elephant wraps her trunk, and a kitty licks her baby, that one is definitely funny every time!!  Tatum is such a wonderful big sister and just a wonderful person to have in our family.  She is so caring about everyone and is always wanting to make sure we are all ok especially her little sis.  Tatum is always there for Camdyn when she needs to her to play with her, to give her hugs and to help get her ready for bed.  Tatum is getting really good at writing.  She is the only one in her class that can write her name without help (bragging) and can write all of the letters with help.  She can write Tatum, Mom, Dad, Cam, and Doo-doo without help.  Just working on the rest of the family now!!  But she does know what letter everyone's name starts with.  We are so proud of Tatum and all she does.

Dance parties are a daily must in our house.  Everyday we turn on Pandora and jam out.  It makes all of us smile and the 4 of us love dancing like crazy and running around.  It is a good way for us to end the day before we head upstairs to do bath and settle in for the night.

Just a quick little update for our family journal on how our kids are doing.  What a lucky Mommy I am to get to have these little love bugs in my life everyday!!

Monday, May 21, 2012

Katie's UofA Graduation

A few weeks ago the whole Kahler family made the trip to Tucson for the weekend to watch Katie graduate from UofA.  It was so fun to watch her and hear all that she has accomplished in her 4 years of college.  Katie truly is amazing and we could not of been more proud of her.  Tatum had a great time looking up to cousin Katie, she is such a great role model for our girls!!

We left on Friday morning and headed to campus.  Obviously I went to ASU because I did not know how to spell McKale and instead of going to the McKale center we ended up at the Mchale's house, oops, silly me!!  After our minor detour we got to the arena and got set to watch Katie.  At this graduation she got to sit up on the stage and be recognized because she is such a smarty pants and got a million awards!!  We were so proud of her!!
Katie and Tatum before graduation

Katie and her cheering section
After the graduation we went to our hotel.  We stayed at Casino Del Sol and we are so glad that we did.  The hotel was so nice and we really enjoyed it.  We decided to take the girls swimming and the pool was awesome!!
Splash pad fun!!

Play time

Dancing on a stage

Shake it!!

The 4 of us.
We had a nice dinner that night and got to spend some time outside with the whole family enjoying a nice evening.  The next morning we got up bright and early to get to the University Commencement.  Tatum was so excited to buy Katie some flowers to give to her and held them the whole time.  Both girls fell asleep as soon as the lights went down and the speeches started and they woke up just in time for the ending.  So I would say they both did really well that day!!
Tatum and the flowers.

See Katie?!

Proud Family

Cousins!!

Alex and Katie, they are the cutest

Tatum giving Katie her flowers.
We got to go to Katie's apartment and have a nice lunch with all of her roommates and their families, it was great.  Other than the fact that Matt got really sick and spent the entire rest of the day and night in bed.  No fun for him!!  On Sunday we headed home with a stop at Eegee's for lunch.  Great ending to our little weekend. 

So PROUD of you Katie!!