Fun with the Maddux kids

Last weekend we let our dear friends Scott and Leah Maddux go on a much needed date while we watched their 3 kids, Hunter, Taylor, and Kennedy. We all had so much fun! I got some much needed snuggle time with baby Kennedy. Zachary was being such a big help with Kennedy and even gave her his special "baby" (blanket) to her when she started crying. The crazy thing is that she immediately stopped crying. It is so wonderful to be able to give your friends a night out without kids. Scott and Leah deserved it, we all need that special date with our spouse often!

My sweet Zachary loving on Kennedy and keeping her happy!

Taylor LOVES this shopping cart! She would pile everything in it and walk around the whole house with that big cute smile on her face. I love her personality!

The boys had some awesome team work going! Before this they were both wanting the same toy, but once we got that resolved they worked together and made this puzzle! I love seeing kids at that age working together, they were so proud of themselves.

Relaxing while watching a movie!

Getting my girly girl snuggle time. :)

Zachary turns 3!!

Seriously where has time gone? Zachary turned 3 this month on February 6. We had planned for a birthday party that weekend but our family was trying to recover from the flu so we decided to postpone his party for two weeks. Unfortunately some of his friends were unable to join us on his make up birthday party because they were recovering from the flu this time or were trying to recover from a fever virus. So it ended up being family and our dear friends the Maddux family. It was so much fun and I am seriously thinking about having this small of a party every time! :)

Zachary had a Toy Story Buzz Lightyear theme and of course Nana made the cake!

Hunter, Kaiden, Zachary, Taylor, Maggie, Cameron

Happy Valentine's Day

This year we celebrated Valentine's Day with the 4 of us! Can I tell you that being the only girl in the family is such a blessing on this day because I feel so loved and adored by an amazing husband and 2 wonderful boys. What more could a woman ask for?

We jsut enjoyed being together and ended the night with special Sundaes!! :)

We

Date Night

Back in January I went on a very special date with the most handsome 5 year old around! He was a true gentleman and opened doors for me, held out my chair, and even told me he loved me! We went to pizza hut and then to the movies and saw Tangled. It was a wonderful time and I know that one day he is going to make some woman very happy as his wife. I am proud to have Kaiden sterling Davaul as my son!

A Boy's Best Friend

Zachary has a love for animals, especially our dog Maddie! He will sit and love on her all day and then there are the other times where he chases her around the house and tries to pin her down. He thinks he has all authority over her and will constantly try to tell her what to do. Maddie is a great dog because she takes all of this special attention very well and is always kind with Zachary even though he may be a little rough sometimes. :)

The flu bug that never ends!

So our house has been infected with the FLU for almost 2 1/2 weeks now. On Jan. 14 we took Kaiden to the doctor because he was running a 104 fever and felt horrible. He ended up with the flu and was put on tamiflu for 5 days. Luckily he recovered fine and is feeling great. We thought we made it through without anyone else in the family getting sick.

THEN, Zachary develops a fever on Jan. 24th, a whole week after Kaiden got the flu. We took him into the doctor and was was positive for the flu! I went through the process of giving their toys a bleach bath and cleaning the whole house with lysol and praying that this was the end of the flu bug.

THEN, on Jan. 27th I start with aches, chills, and fever. The flu bug moved onto me!!! By Friday I was miserable and could not even get out of bed. Luckily my cousin Angie is a doctor and she prescribed me tamiflu. I am slowly recovering from the sickness but I am finally starting to feel better as long as this sinus pressure and congestion will go away. How do kids bounce back faster than adults?

Praying that Nick does not get sick! Make sure you wash your hands often!!! Once again I am behind on the blogging, UGH!

A picture of all the toys after their bleach bath.