Why does time fly when life is so GOOD??

I have officially lived in Omaha Nebraska for a month now. I am actually really liking it here aside from not have a car and missing my family. The weather is great and we are already wearing sweatshirts. Koston cannot go outside much right now because it has been raining the past couple of days and it's too cold. I'm not sure we could ever live where it snows; this boy does not do good indoors all day. I can even take him to the mall or the store and that doesn't cut it.... he has to go outside or it is a LONG day!! Especially now that he has to compete with Aislee for my attention! We were walking to the park every afternoon until this week. I love having two kids. I was really worried that i was going to be a basket case but its not has bad as i imagined. (there are some days...) We have enjoyed getting out of the heat. Jordan has enjoyed his job and it looks like we will be doing this for awhile. Who knows where we will end up next summer and fall. Hopefully somewhere fun so we can get some company. Who wants to come to Nebraska?? We will be here for another month. So we will be here to see all the leaves change, which is unlike home.
So Koston loves doing his own hair. I put Jordan's hair product in it and he helps... only the amount he puts on his fingers is a little more than i put on mine. However he doesn't realize that you only put "Hair product" in your hair. He puts deodorant, lotion, body wash and the cream from PEANUT BUTTER CRACKERS and OREOS in his hair. The other day I was holding him and he smelled like peanut butter?? So later that afternoon I saw him split apart the cracker and proceed to rub the peanut butter in his hair?? No wonder his hair is crusty sometimes?? I love that kids.
We went to the county fair this last weekend. Koston loved seeing and petting all the farm animals. He was not sared at all! There was a HUGE parade saturday morning, way bigger than any at home. They go all out over here.
Aislee is getting so big. She has officially outgrown her newborn clothes and into 3 month clothing at 2 months. She has chunked up faster than I want her to! I hate how fast time is going with her. It seems to be going much quicker than with Koston.
I'm just going to post what we have been up to lately....

Why does time fly when life is so good???

We've already been in Omaha for a month, my babay girl is almost two months old and Koston hates nursery!!!

A friend of mine from high school took all these photos of Koston and I while I was pregnant. We loved them so much that we had her do Aislee's newborn photos!! Her wedsite is: Halversenphotography.blogspot.com She is phenominal.... you'll love her!!

Life has been crazy good. We moved out to Omaha to be with Jordan until November. Life is great! It had been way too long with no husband and no "daddy". Koston just might be the happiest boy on the planet to have his dad back. Jordan wakes up with him in the morning (usually between 5-6am!!!) and plays non-stop until he has to go to work at 10:30. Aislee is already getting so big! She might actually be getting rolls.... ok slight chub on her legs!! Maybe?? Her cheeks are filling out and she weighs about 7 1/2 -8 pounds now? We absolutely love having a girl! Koston loves her and loves holding her. Fearful that he will smother her or pull off the couch by her head I cannot leave her anywhere visible when I'm out of the room! She is one tough little cookie.... he likes to help burp her, he thinks it's ok to pat her back whenever he wants because that is what I do.... only not quite so HARD!!

Aislee Mae Bawden

Aislee Mae has arrived!! What a beautiful girl! We are loving every minute of the day and night. Koston is warming up to her and loves to give her "loves" or smothering her as often as we'll let him. He still needs to learn how to be soft but for the most part he ignores her most of the day. It has been lots of fun having a baby in the house again! She was 6lbs 3ozs and 19 1/4 long. Jordan gets to be here for a full 2 weeks and then back to california for work. We will be moving to california to be with him at the end of the month until November! We are excited to be back together as a family of 4 now!!

Today has been our 6th day without Jordan and Koston is missing his daddy!! And of course I am missing my man! He is doing great in Nebraska. When Koston got up from his morning nap before church he was asking for "dada", I almost cried because I was sad Jordan wasn't here. Tonight we used I-chat so Koston could talk to him... SO CUTE! He absolutely loves his dad! He has been walking everywhere... still looks like a drunken sailor, but he is getting better. Next task is getting up by himself in the middle of the floor.
Newest things Koston is doing:
Walking of Course.. about 20 steps at a time
Has his top and bottom two teeth finally, he was 13 months before he even got his bottom teeth
Knows that the Cow says moo... or "booooooo", but he also thinks that the dog, the horse, the zebra and bear say "boooo"
Loves to rough-house
LOVES TO BE OUTSIDE
He loves the water... goes straight to the hose or the faucet as soon as the door opens, cries when i take him out of the tub
Still loves to eat rocks, or chew on them until i make him spit them out
Laughs at himself in the mirror
Discovered his nostrils
Loves Strawberries and streamed broccoli
And much much more... I love this kid! He has more energy than about 5 kids put together and keeps me on my toes! I never imagined being a mom and wife would be this great. I absolutely love it! I'm so excited to have another baby... and scared out of my mind at the same time. Koston is a mama's boy.... BIG TIME! He is going to have one rude awakening. He loves other kids and babies.... unless I'm holding them. I love my family and and look forward to each new day!

Koston's favorite place to be is.... OUTSIDE. Blistering hot or not, he doesn't care. So we made a make-shift sandbox and put it on the back porch. He absolutely loves it. Of course, he is covered with sand and has a diaper full of sand all day, but i'll do just about anything to keep this HIGH-energy kid entertained!

BIRTHDAY BOY!!

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Back after 6 months!!

Well i guess it's been too long. I haven't updated anything for 6 months and so much has happened. Koston is now one and learning to walk. Has long shaggy hair as opposed to his short buzz cut in his last posted photos. Jordan has left me for the summer and moved to Omaha, NE of all places, for work. We are expecting baby number two at the beginning of August. IT'S A GIRL! We really wanted another boy, but after the 3rd ultrasound the tech wasn't changing her mind on it being a daughter, we had to warm up to the idea of having a girl. And we are SO EXCITED we can hardly stand it!! Jordan will fly home for the delivery for a few days and then we will be on our own again for awhile longer. My family has been great and they are all taking turns to come stay with me for awhile after the c-section. We moved to Queen Creek and we are loving it... for the most part. We actually do less driving living out here. I still work one day a week. No signs of toxcemia this time around, so we are still going strong. I feel great this pregnancy compared to last time.

Koston Riding Quad!!! His Daddy is so Proud!

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Little Cowboy!!

Koston Eating Chocolate Ice Cream

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Finally figured out how to sit up....

After a few pretty hard head hits on the floor, my little chunk has figured out how to balance on his bottom and sit up on his own.  We have had a couple bonks this week, but he loves being able to sit and entertain himself a little more.  I took him to the doctor a couple weeks ago for his 6 months check up and he weighs almost 17 pounds.  We can hardly remember him being 4 lbs.  

The eyes tell it all...

We spent the Labor Day weekend at a friend's cabin in Heber.  What a great weekend. The weather was perfect and the company was even better.  There was about 12 adults and 16 kids.  It was crowded, loud and so much fun!  As if it wasn't obvious, we discovered that Koston is allergic to grass.  I was trying to get a picture of him sitting his own in the grass; but because he hasn't quite mastered that trick yet, he kept falling face first every 6 seconds.  After about 5 tries he had scratches on his face, puffy, red eyes and the need for some benedryl before he sneezed his brains out!  Poor Kid... he smiled through it all!  

Family Trip to San Diego

Koston took his second long road trip (first to Vegas to see my family).  He hated his carseat by the time we got home.  We met some good friends in San Diego.  They were visiting from North Carolina.  So good to see them.  They have a 9 month old.  We went to the San Diego Zoo.... the kids had zero appreciation, so it was mainly for us adults.  We also went to the beach.  Again, Koston had no idea and could care less.  He hated the frigid water.  He is used to the arizona sun-heated pools and warm bath water.  He loved the sand.  I'm sure he would have eaten a sand pie had I let him.  Although Koston is just too young to know what is going on, we had so much fun.  We love getting out of town, especially during the summer.  

Okay...so I'm not a very good blogger.  Although I only work 2 days a week, I can't seem to find the time to play on the computer.  

We just got a

MAC and I'm having

a horrible time adjusting to it.  

I'm just updating my page with some older photos along with some more recent ones.  

We are starting Koston out young as an ASU fan!! Jordan just started his fall semester at ASU and can't wait to take Koston to some of the games.              

                                                 

Look at those fat rolls.  Where did those come from?  He started out so tiny and now he is a little chunk!  But we love it!  He is so much fun.  He is laughing and grabbing onto everything. We started baby food this week and he loves green beans and carrots; not so fond of the applesauce and peaches. Go Figure?

We go camping a lot and love it.  Koston loves to be outside, so he loves camping.  We just went to a friend's cabin this weekend for Labor Day.  As soon as I download those photos, I'll post them.  We had so much fun.  The weather was perfect.  It makes me wonder why we live in Mesa??  My mom and my younger brother Koby met us in Heber from Vegas.  It was such a relaxing weekend.