Kellen is growing too fast, so I wanted to document some things that I know if I don't write them down I will forget them! In the last couple of weeks Kellen has taken off with his words! He is so not a baby any more. So this is what Kellen is saying...
Da Da and Da-ee for Daddy
Ma ma for Mommy
Papa for Matt's Dad
Nana for my mom & Bananas
Rara for my sister Sara
Mimi for Matt's step-mom
Hop
Head
Hat
Hand
ball
NO! ~ this is is FAVORITE!!!
baseball
night~night
Knock~knock
pee~pee (and not the kind that goes in the potty)
bubble
car
bye
hi
vroom~vroom
Beep Beep
choo choo
ocket for Rocket on Little Einsteins
The other night he even put two words together "Night Night Da-ee"! I (and Nana) have been working on signing "I love You" It is so cute to see him try to do it!
Animal sounds he knows:
Dog, cow, elephant, monkey, lion, tiger, cat, horse, rooster, sheep, snake (yes I know this is not an animal, it is a reptile) and Dinosaur
Body Parts he knows:
Head, ears, eyes, nose, mouth, tongue, chin, cheeks, teeth, belly, hands, fingers, toes, feet, pee~pee and his knees
At night we sing the itsy bitsy spider and Kellen will do all of the movements...it is SO cute! He will do the wheels on the bus to and it is so funny to see him do the motions for "the babies on the bus go, wa, wa, wa".
Kellen is such a joy! It is fun to see him really starting to become this little person. He knows what he wants and when he wants it! We still have a lot of tantrums, because he knows what he wants and I can't always figure it out!
3/10/11
3/9/11
Portman Family Happenings!
After an unscheduled blog hiatus I think it is time to get back on track! Here I thought that 2011 would be a new blog beginning...little did I know that our lives would just go crazy! So what have we been up to???
Well at the end of December (after A LOT of prayer and talking with Matt) I decided to start a new business venture! I love Mary Kay, but I was really struggling (I am still servicing my customers for the time being since I have a full inventory)! I really wanted to start something that combines my passion of creating new things and the ability to have time to spend with Kellen. He is growing so fast and I love every minute that I am home with him! So Little Boo Creations was born! I have had so much fun with it. Little did I know how quickly it would go from a dream to a reality. It has not been easy and we have had to make some huge sacrifices to get it up and going, but slowly Little Boo Creations is growing! I have to say that it really has been through the support of my friends and family that I have been able to do this. So a BIG thank you to you!
At the end of January we celebrated Kellen turning TWO!!! I can't believe it. It feels like yesterday they were telling me that I needed to go to hospital and that my baby boy was going to be born! On his real birthday I have started a tradition where Kellen and I go to Cakes by Darcey and get cupcakes to have after dinner! So we fixed Kellen's favorite meal...Grandma Keeta's Spaghetti! Daddy got home just in time for cupcakes! We had to light the candles three times...Kellen kept blowing them out before we could finish singing "Happy Birthday"!
On January 29th we had a big party for Kellen! I decided on a construction theme since Kellen LOVES trucks! It turned out super cute! My friend Amy just started her own home bakery so she made some very yummy and VERY cute cupcakes! Check out Scrumdiddlyumptious Bakery out on facebook! She really can do anything and LOVES a challenge! We were surrounded by our friends and family and we had 10 kids here! It was SO much fun! Kellen was totally spoiled. Our friends the Whitfield's made the trip from Augusta and we are do grateful for the time we get to spend with them! Sarah Scott is about 6 months older than Kellen and such a hoot! Kellen had his first kiss (on the lips) with Sarah Scott that night at Taco Mac! :o) Matt's grandparents Russ & Ava were able to be here from Indiana and help us celebrate! It really was a perfect Party!
The rest of the time I have been working long hours trying to get ready for my first show that was last weekend. The weather was so bad that it really didn't work out, but it was a great test run and for the 5 hours I was able to sell I thought I did very well! I will be back at the Woodstock Market & Show on April 1-3!
We did get to go to the Zoo with Amy and Ella though! It was so much fun and perfect weather! Here are a few pictures from our day!
That is about it! I am staying busy with Little Boo, Matt is working like a crazy man...tax season is in full swing and Kellen is busy growing like a weed!!! Enjoy!
Love from the Portman family!
Well at the end of December (after A LOT of prayer and talking with Matt) I decided to start a new business venture! I love Mary Kay, but I was really struggling (I am still servicing my customers for the time being since I have a full inventory)! I really wanted to start something that combines my passion of creating new things and the ability to have time to spend with Kellen. He is growing so fast and I love every minute that I am home with him! So Little Boo Creations was born! I have had so much fun with it. Little did I know how quickly it would go from a dream to a reality. It has not been easy and we have had to make some huge sacrifices to get it up and going, but slowly Little Boo Creations is growing! I have to say that it really has been through the support of my friends and family that I have been able to do this. So a BIG thank you to you!
At the end of January we celebrated Kellen turning TWO!!! I can't believe it. It feels like yesterday they were telling me that I needed to go to hospital and that my baby boy was going to be born! On his real birthday I have started a tradition where Kellen and I go to Cakes by Darcey and get cupcakes to have after dinner! So we fixed Kellen's favorite meal...Grandma Keeta's Spaghetti! Daddy got home just in time for cupcakes! We had to light the candles three times...Kellen kept blowing them out before we could finish singing "Happy Birthday"!
On January 29th we had a big party for Kellen! I decided on a construction theme since Kellen LOVES trucks! It turned out super cute! My friend Amy just started her own home bakery so she made some very yummy and VERY cute cupcakes! Check out Scrumdiddlyumptious Bakery out on facebook! She really can do anything and LOVES a challenge! We were surrounded by our friends and family and we had 10 kids here! It was SO much fun! Kellen was totally spoiled. Our friends the Whitfield's made the trip from Augusta and we are do grateful for the time we get to spend with them! Sarah Scott is about 6 months older than Kellen and such a hoot! Kellen had his first kiss (on the lips) with Sarah Scott that night at Taco Mac! :o) Matt's grandparents Russ & Ava were able to be here from Indiana and help us celebrate! It really was a perfect Party!
We did get to go to the Zoo with Amy and Ella though! It was so much fun and perfect weather! Here are a few pictures from our day!
Love from the Portman family!
1/11/11
Snow Day!!!
There has been lots of talk about all the snow we were going to get and we got it!!! Being from Montana I always have laughed about how talk of snow sent people running to the store and eggs, milk, and bread flew off the shelves. I have to admit that we were one of those people this time. I sent Matt and Kellen to the store on Sunday morning just in case and I am glad that I did! The roads are really bad and it doesn't look like tomorrow will be any better! Matt's work called him this morning and said work was closed! So we have enjoyed a lazy day at home as a family! :o) Here are a few pictures of us in the snow!
1/5/11
Happy New Year!!!
Happy New Year to everyone! I can't believe that it is already January 5th! I wanted to have this post done on the 1st! I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday! I was so stressed over the holidays and a little disappointed because I was having to change some of my family traditions to fit everyone else's time schedule...BUT it could not have been more perfect!!! For Christmas Eve we headed to Papa & Mimi's for Christmas dinner and presents. It was a lot of fun and a little chaotic when it came to present time, but with 12 people opening gifts and 4 of them being ages 5, 4, and 2 under the age of 2. After we left there, my mom picked me up and we went to our church's Candle light service. It was was wonderful!
Christmas morning brought the fun of stockings, a yummy breakfast, and then more presents. I was a little of kilter because we normally open present on Christmas eve, but it didn't work out! Kellen was very spoiled, Nana was very spoiled and I was very spoiled (Matt did not stick to our budget for each other). Poor Matt, he didn't really have anything too exciting under the tree other than socks and underwear (but he needed them). He also got a really cool study bible.
We had a light lunch and watched the snow start to come down. While Kellen was napping Uncle Andy came over and we started to play cards. We had a blast and My mom and I beat Andy and Matt after a very rocky start! We made our deer chili that we normally have on Christmas Eve and boy was it yummy!!! After everyone left I made Matt go out and take some pictures of the snow with the Christmas lights on. Having a white Christmas really topped of the absolute perfect Christmas. It really reminded me of being at home!
I can't believe that my little boy is 23 months and is just a few weeks away from being 2. I really think he was just born yesterday, but each day I am reminded that he is becoming more and more independent. He is saying a few more words here and there, and I have just decided that he will talk when he is ready, because he knows way more than I give him credit for. A couple weeks ago he handed me a baseball and said "baseball". I got so excited and tried to get him to say it again for Matt, but he wouldn't....until the next day he got excited when he saw a bin of baseball's and said it for Matt. He has associated a lot of sounds with words, so he will say the sound of something when he wants it....like when he wants a car, he will say "vroom, vroom". He loves cars, balls and music. He is growing and getting taller and taller. I can't wait to see how tall he is at his 2 yr appointment. I am also looking forward to getting his hearing checked to see if that has anything to do with is lack of speech. We will see!
New Years Eve was spent with great friends. Nana kept Kellen for us and we headed to the Goodwald's and the newly married Rehm's. There was so much good food....Sarah really out did herself with all the yumminess. It was nice to sit and talk about Girl things as the guys sat outside doing Tequila shots. It really was the perfect evening!
I will wrap up my novel now, but I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday season! Love to all!
Christmas morning brought the fun of stockings, a yummy breakfast, and then more presents. I was a little of kilter because we normally open present on Christmas eve, but it didn't work out! Kellen was very spoiled, Nana was very spoiled and I was very spoiled (Matt did not stick to our budget for each other). Poor Matt, he didn't really have anything too exciting under the tree other than socks and underwear (but he needed them). He also got a really cool study bible.
We had a light lunch and watched the snow start to come down. While Kellen was napping Uncle Andy came over and we started to play cards. We had a blast and My mom and I beat Andy and Matt after a very rocky start! We made our deer chili that we normally have on Christmas Eve and boy was it yummy!!! After everyone left I made Matt go out and take some pictures of the snow with the Christmas lights on. Having a white Christmas really topped of the absolute perfect Christmas. It really reminded me of being at home!
I can't believe that my little boy is 23 months and is just a few weeks away from being 2. I really think he was just born yesterday, but each day I am reminded that he is becoming more and more independent. He is saying a few more words here and there, and I have just decided that he will talk when he is ready, because he knows way more than I give him credit for. A couple weeks ago he handed me a baseball and said "baseball". I got so excited and tried to get him to say it again for Matt, but he wouldn't....until the next day he got excited when he saw a bin of baseball's and said it for Matt. He has associated a lot of sounds with words, so he will say the sound of something when he wants it....like when he wants a car, he will say "vroom, vroom". He loves cars, balls and music. He is growing and getting taller and taller. I can't wait to see how tall he is at his 2 yr appointment. I am also looking forward to getting his hearing checked to see if that has anything to do with is lack of speech. We will see!
I think this was his favorite gift...The Curious George Movies. He was giving George a kiss.
I will wrap up my novel now, but I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday season! Love to all!
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