Bath Time for the Girls

Pictures Taken: October 2008

Pumpkin Patch Pictures :-)

Pictures taken: October 18th, 2008

Silly Akayla

Hi everyone, Just wanted to put in a little update featuring my Two year old Akayla. First off, I wanted to say thanks to Grandma Fox for sending up this adorable Birthday hat. Akayla loves wearing it. She's going to wear it to school on her actual birthday (thursday). It's so cute.

Also, Last night Akayla was pulling the cushions off of the couches and she found an unused nursing pad. This smart little cookie knew exactly what to do with it. Crack me up!!!!

Well other than my Silly Akayla doing her thing, all is well Shayla is doing great! She's has already grown to 20 inches and weighs 7 lbs. Such a big girl :-P Her's her latest picture. (I actually took this to scare Keidy. I thought it was funny) She really is cuter than this, I promise!

As for myself, I'm doing much better, I'm officially off work now and I am enjoying my relaxation time. I've actually have given into the "Twilight" excitement that all the LDS women I know have been talking about. Gotta admit I'm hooked! I'm almost done with the first book and I gotta go buy the 2nd one so that I can just keep on readin'.

Keidy is doing great. He's working hard, he's been working a bit of overtime lately which has been helping alot financially since I'm not working as much. I love him for being such a good hubby and dad to the girls.

Well, that's all I have to say for now. Enjoy. Oh by the way here's a cuter pic of Shayla. I couldn't leave ya'll thinkin that she was that hideous. :-)

Baby Shayla Pictures :-)

Baby Shayla is HERE!!!!

Hi everyone!! Our beautiful baby girl has officially arrived. She is sweeter than ever and we couldn't ask for anything better.

Shayla arrived on Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 at 8:13 a.m. via C-Section. Delivery was a piece of cake. No complications at all this time around. Thank goodness. Shayla weighed 6 lbs 12 oz and was 18 1/2 inches long. That puts her 8 oz larger heavier than Akayla and a half inch longer as well. We're in hopes that it's a good sign that she may not have the brittle bone disease like her mommy or sister. Shayla will be tested for that when she is 3 wks old.

Akayla has adjusted to her pretty well. Each day she is getting better and better with wanting to be around baby Shayla. On the arrival day, Akayla wasn't too sure about it and did not want to really be too close to her although she was curious. On Wednesday Akayla came to visit and this time she asked to hold baby Shayla which was sweet. Thursday, she didn't see Shayla very much since we got home from the hospital late. Friday, Akayla would ask to hold baby Shayla and she would sing the Shayla. Shayla really did enjoy having her sister sing to her. She would stop fussing and would listen to Akayla. Saturday and Sunday, we've been having a tough time getting Akayla to leave Shayla alone. Shayla has a bouncer that she sits/sleeps in and we have been needing to keep an eye on Akayla because she will come in front of Shayla and try to give her a kiss while in the process she'd be putting all of her body weight on top of Shayla. We're working on having Akayla approach Shayla from the side of the bouncer which would allow Akayla to place her body weight on the actual Bouncer itself instead of the baby.

As for Keidy and I, we are working really hard at making sure to balance the two girls. So far I'd say we're doing a pretty good job. Keidy is loving little Shayla and has realized how fast his Akayla grew up that now he doesn't want to miss anything with little Shayla. He's enjoying holding her as much as possible. As for me, I'm in pain, loving the medication (even though I hate swollowing pills), and am overall loving both girls differently but equally. Our little family feels complete even though it may not be officially done growing.

Colon Fam Update

Hi ya, I'm sorry that I haven't posted anything in a little while, I've been resting a lot and have been trying to get last minute things done before our new addition arrives on Tuesday. Yes, that's right, Tuesday!!! We are scheduled for the Operation room at 7:30 am and have to be at the hospital at 5:30 am. I figured, why wait all do to have this baby, I made it a first thing priority for the day! :-) All has been going well for the Colon family. Keidy is calm and cool about having the new addition arrive so soon. Akayla is beyond excited for Shayla to arrive. She calls the baby "my baby shayla", its cute. Me, well, I'm sort of freaking out. I thought it would be easier the second time around since I know what to expect and all but to be honest, I'm more nervous than anything. I keep worrying that Akayla is not going to get enough attention and will have negative feelings toward Shayla. Today I tried to make it a fun day with Akayla.I painted her nails (fingernails are purple and toenails are hot pink) she got to pick the colors.











We read stories together, I even attempted to teach her how to play Candy Land. It didn't go over as well as I had hoped, but overall it was a nice day together. Inbetween I also rested alot, I don't think she was very happy with that portion at all. But she got over it. I think she had a pretty fun mommy day.

Well that is our family update for now. I will have more posted as soon as I'm home from the hospital which should be either Thursday or Friday!!

My Prego Update

Well I went to my dr. appt today and he says that it's time for me to be off of work. I'm totally stoked about it. Only problem is, is that I was hoping to make a few extra bucks this week to cover this months expenses. I think I'll just finish off the week doing half days and then head home and put my feet up. Of course by the time I get home, I'll need to pick up Akayla and naturally she'll want to play and then it'll be more work at home then it is at my actually job. LOL go figure. :-) Can't win. LOL

So that's my update. Other than that baby looks good. Good chance that it may not have O.I. but we won't know for sure until the baby is about 3 weeks old.

Love ya'll.

~Tiffany

Dancing Akayla

Again, sorry the video is so Dark. My phone obviously does not like the lighting in my living room. Grrrr. Well, ENJOY

Fun @ the Park

We had so much fun watching her roll down the hill!! Sorry that the Video pictures didn't turn out too great, but you get the idea!!



She's soooooo FUNNY!!!!



Future Cowgirl!!! YEEEEE-HAWWW!!!!

Reminder

Now just a reminder. For the baby countdown, you technically need to subract 7 days because I'm doing a sched c-Section on the 26th. (Which is one week prior to my actual due date).

It's Crunch time!!! YAHOO!!!!!!!!

Big Girl Potty

Ok so Akayla has been working on becomming Potty trained at school and at home. She uses the big potty very well and is now working on pulling up/down her pull up all by herself with no help from mommy or daddy or teachers.

Incase you don't know Akayla too well, one thing about her is she will focus intensely on a certain thing and take it in before she trys it. Example: She will listen to a new song over and over again but won't try to sing along until she is sure that she knows the words.

Soooo.... At school Akayla has been watching the boys go potty. She's been taking it all in and today was the day that she actually tried to go potty like the boys. Unfortunately she's too short to make it into the toilet so therefore there was a lovely mess for her teachers to clean up. Sad day!!!

hahahahahaa

4th of July

I finally got a chance to put some more pictures up on my 4th of July post. Just wanted to let ya'll know. Scroll down & check em' out. :-)

Good Mommy

My Update!

The last two weeks I had been working 10 hr shifts (to cover my day off for trevor's wedding) and hadn't had much time with Akayla. This week I've am back onto my regular schedule. Here is what's been happening in my world. On Monday, when I returned to work, I (and the rest of the Corporate staff) recieved a letter from our CEO in regards as to what is happening with the company and what the future holds. Currently we're not looking so hot because of the drop in the realestate market and banks not dishing out loans as generously. In his letter he states that there will be a few changes in the company, Lay offs and the possiblity of even selling the company. So this got me thinking.... I've already been budget figuring with me going on maternity leave next month, but it occured to me that if they needed to lay someone off in the "corporate office", I may just volunteer. Being a stay at home mommy would be a dream come true for me. After overlooking finances, I doesn't seem too practical and I would at least need to keep working PT, and if my current job would let me do that, it would be perfect. We'll see what happens.

Ok anyways, With this stay at home mommy business it got me thinking that I need to do more "fun" things with Akayla. (NO MOVE MOVIES/TV) So far everyday this week, we have done something out doors and different.




Monday, we went to the library (that was a fun experience) Akayla naturally realized how quite it was in there and figured she'd get the party started with her yelling.









Tuesday, it finally occured to me that there was a flat grassy area in the middle portion of our driveway hill that has been recently constructed. So Akayla and I grabbed the bottles of bubbles and we sat there and blew bubbles for a while. It was fun and relaxing. It also gave me the chance to work on my tan.



Wednesday, I discovered that the Forest Park between Everett and Mukilteo, has a Water Playground. After work I swung by the apt and picked up our swim suits and Akayla and I went and splashed around. It was a perfect day and the water wasn't too freezing. It was nice to spend the time with her. Here she is splashing around. The water totally nailed her in the face. Crack me up!



Today, we will probably do bubbles again on the hill and tomorrow, depending on weather, we'll have to show Keidy the water park. Fun stuff. I've got to admit Akayla has been much happier this week. I think she's really enjoying her mommy time. I want to give her as much of it as I possibly can right now before Baby Shayla comes. :-)

Finally Hitched

My brother and his cute lil' fiance finally got hitched this last weekend (the 11th). The wedding and reception turned out fantastic. My mom pulled off a great lookin Luncheon for everyone, she worked really hard to get it all prepared and the fam did a great job setting it up. It turned out great. (I liked the deserts best) :-)

Akayla got to wear a special princess dress just for the reception that she looked absolutely adorable in. I'll get pictures up as soon as I have access to my mom's camera. She had alot of fun weaving in and out of the reception tables and chairs. Lucky Keidy got to chase her around most of the time, cause frankly, I just can't keep up with her anymore. Akayla got to play with Grandma Fox as well. I brought a fun little project for them to do together. They attempted to make necklaces with yarn and Fruit loops. Unfortunately with so many people around, Akayla got destracted too easily and wouldn't stay put.

All in all, I was sad that my brother was all grown up but so very excited for him. He married a great gal and we have alot of fun with her. She's a great addition to our family.

4th of July 2008

Akayla to this day talks about how she got to do "pop its". She was so cute jumping around on them. I think these things really made her day. Shes so proud of herself for stepping on them. I should have bought a lifetime supply so that she could keep pkaying with them. Fun stuff!!!

Singing during Bathtime!

In case you can't catch it, she's singing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star". Soooooo hilarious. I have to let you know also, that I let her watch this video over and over again and she thought she was just the funniest thing on the face of the earth. Cutest case of the giggles I've ever seen.

Fun at Silverlake

Keidy and I have finally discovered Silverlake. We have driven past it many times and today since it was soooooo nice out I decided to look up on the web as to whether there were any locations in which we could take Akayla and let her play. Turns out there is and we had the best time. I got her all dressed up in her little swim suit and natually she looked adorable.

She had so much fun! She would run into the water, then run out, then back in again. She was so silly. She even made a few friends, one in which let her borrow a bucket to play with. (note to self, buy akayla beach toys) She was just sooooo cute watching her splash around in the water. I too got to splash around a little. I was in hopes to catching a tan, but it hasn't happened yet. Better luck tomorrow. :-)

Lake Chelan

Sorry I didn't have time earlier this week to finish the entire story about what we did for our little vacation after our sealing.

You already know about the fun day at the zoo on Thursday that we consider our "family" day. Then Friday Keidy and I pawned Akayla off on my mom and then just the two of us headed to Lake Chelan. It was such a relaxing weekend, we went bowling, miniture golfing and evening swimming. I pushed all of my everyday worries out of my mind and I just relaxed and read books and just enjoyed being in love with my hubby. I can't tell you how needed this really was. We stayed at our Lake view Condo (that we rented) for the entire weekend. On Saturday, Keidy had sneaked out to do some shopping and he came back and suprised me with some sparking cider, which we got to enjoy out of the wine glasses that the condo provided. I always love the romantic feeling when I drink from wine glasses. I don't know what it is about them, even if I'm just drinking water, it just makes me feel special. :-)
We also got to swing by Leavenworth, which Keidy had never been to before, and we enjoyed some window shopping and had lunch there. It was great.
Now we're back in the "real" world,I realize that I must have done a really good job at pushing my everyday worries out of my head because I tell ya, they've all hit me at once like a ton of bricks and I've been sooooo cranky because of it. No worries though, it's a weekend again and the sun is shining, and I've decided that this will be a stay at home vacation this time around. :-)

Family Time

On Thursday, June 19th Keidy and I had decided that since it was the day after our sealing, then we should spend the day together as a family. Keidy really wanted to take Akayla to the Aquarium and I really wanted to take her to the zoo. We compromised and we went to the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. It's combined so we figured we hit the jackpot. As soon as we piled out of the car, it began to rain. Go Figure. Lovely WA weather. lol
Akayla absolutely loved the seahorses. She also loved seeing the elephant, tiger and monkeys. There weren't too many animals out since the weather wasn't the best. But she really enjoyed it. Afterwards the sun began to shine and we were able to enjoy some ice cream. Akayla's first "big girl" ice cream cone. Messy Messy, but she didn't do as bad as I thought.

Famlies can be together forever

Families are Forever

So this past week has been absolutely amazing. On Saturday, the hubby and I got to take out our endowments. I can honestly admit that it was a little different but not too weird. The spirit in the temple helps to ease any uncertainties. Then on Tuesday my future sister-in-law went to take out her endowments, so I got to attend her session as well. And of course yesterday, Wed. the Colon Family offical became a family for time and all eternity. I tried really hard to focus on what the sealer was saying and to try not to make too much eye contact with the hubby because I knew I'd be a cryer. I did good!! :-) Then Akayla came into the room and my poor friend Michelle had to carry her cause I bought her white dress too long, so Akayla couldn't even walk in it. I should have at least held it up to her before hand but I never had the chance. As Akayla was there with us, I looked at the hubby and his eyes were starting to get watery, it was really sweet. He never shed a tear but I knew that he would if no one was looking. lol I didn't cry but instead just took the oppartonity to give thanks for Heavenly Father. It was an amazing experience and I wouldn't trade it for the world! :-)

Sealing!!!

I GET SEALED FOR TIME AND ALL ETERNITY TODAY!!!! YAHOO!!!! (i'll post an update tomorrow) :-)

New Family Rule

Well, I'll have to admit I've been taken the easy way out when it comes to dealing with Akayla in the evenings after work. I have been doing some "fun" reading online and I've come to the conclusion that Akayla watches way too much TV. It's sad when as soon as she gets home after we pick her of from school and the first thing she asks for is to watch Shrek (her favorite movie). Time to draw the line! Our new family rule is no TV until 7:00. I know that it still sounds early, but it's a start and maybe/hopefully it will adjust to 8:00 (which is Akayla's quiet time before bed). Last night, she was in a really good mood so I had fun playing with her, she helped me make Jello and then she sat on the counter and played with the waterfaucet in the sink. She would fill and empty random cups and little bowls with water. While she did that, I made dinner. It worked out pretty good. I'll keep ya posted as to how it goes..... or how long it'll last. :-)

Sad Manners!

Ok, I admit that I've been slacking on my updates. I will work on doing better. Akayla has learned a new phrase that I have no idea where she learned it. On Saturday Akayla and I were staying at my mom's while all the boys were gone camping. Akayla was eating her Mac and Cheese, when i asked her to please be careful not to make a mess. She looked at me and with the meanest little voice and said "Shut up, right now!!". Oh my gosh!!! I was so shocked. My mom and I just looked at each other speachless. I have no idea where she learned to say "shut up" like that. We never say that to her. The "right now" part is deffinately something she got from me, I hate to admit it, but it's true. So that's my lovely update for you!

Growing up so fast!

I found these pictures yesterday, they were taken back in April, I had to share them with everyone. Akayla got caught in the act, she broke into my purse and started putting on my lipgloss. I didn't believe it at first....but It's true, toddlers get into EVERYTHING!

Daddy Daughter Togetherness

On Wed the 21st of May I was out doing my visiting teaching and Keidy was in charge of Akayla for the evening. I came home a little after 9:00 pm and both of them are passed out on the floor. Keidy naturally was snoring up a storm and Akayla was asleep right beside him. It was the cutest thing. Unfortunately once I had entered the room, Keidy had woken up but I had him lay back down so I could at least take a quick picture. :-) Later that evening he told me about what he and Akayla had been up to while I was away from the apt. Apparently he put the poor girl to work. Her first lesson on how to do laundry. Keidy said that they actually had alot of fun together. She would pick up some of the clothes off the floor and Keidy would lift her up so that she could put them in the washer machine. He said she absolutely loved it. He said he started to feel bad because she had to keep walking back and forth between rooms to pick up the clothes she had dropped, she has such little legs that I'm sure she was getting quite the workout, which explains why she was out like a light when I got home. It's always warms my heart to hear of the fun little things that Akayla and her Daddy do together while I am away.

Bubbles!

On Friday the 16th of May, it was actually sunny out, so my little family and I to go to the park next to our apartment complex. There was another family there that were blowing bubbles so Akayla went to play with them. The nice family gave Akayla her very own bottle of bubbles, she was so excited!! This was her first time being independent with her own bubbles and it was so cute! She would pull the bubble stick out and put it right on her mouth and try to blow the bubbles. She would make the funniest face expressions as she licked the bubble soap off her mouth, it was hilarious! Akayla would then hold up the bubble stick for Keidy and I to try to blow the bubbles and since neither of us could get any bubbles out (due to there not being enough soap), she then would proceed to another family to see if they could do it. We had so much fun watching her learn how to blow bubbles and how to share with others, it was perfect!! :-)

Prego and Loving It!!

Well I'm 5 1/2 months Pregnant now and so far it's been pretty good (that is after I hit the 2nd trimester phase). The baby is starting to be quite the active little thing. Currently it's still a little tough to feel on the outside due to the extra weight that I gained with my first darling child. But I'm excited that I've hardly gained anything with this one, only about 5 lbs. I've been havening to be more active with this pregnancy due to Akayla always wanting to get into something or wanting to play. It's been alot of fun being a mommy and I'm very excited to have a new little bundle of joy in my life. It's deffinately going to be alot more work, but deffinately worth it.

Not to Move

Well, we've decided not to move. Instead we are going to go on a complete cleaning rampage and reorganize everything. I still have the thought process in my mind that if I was to move, would I keep this item. If not, then it's either Garbage or it goes in the Garage Sale pile. :-)

Last night I tackled a chunk of Akayla's closet. She had a lot of old/new clothes in there from when she was itty-bitty. So I sorted through all of them and divided them into Garbage, Garage Sale or keep for the new addition piles. It was fun to see how little Akayla used to be. Heck I even found some clothes that Akayla never wore and still had the tags on them, mainly because they were summer clothes that only fit her during the winter season. :-) Now I just need to tackle her dresser tonight to see what's in there that no longer fits. And then I'll be done with that part. Yahoo!!!! I'm on a roll. My goal is to complete at least one major task a day/night. Wish me luck :-)

To Move or Not to Move

The Hubby and i have been trying to decide whether or not to move into a bigger square footage apartments. Our rent has just jumped up another $100.00 so we figured we might as well look for a larger apartment for around the same price range. So far We have found a few that we like but some had Income restrictions and the others do not have anything currently available. We have until the end of this week to give our current Apt complex our notice. We've prayed about it but nothing seems to be working in our favor, so we've come to the conclusion that this may be our blessing in disguise. If we get a call saying that something has come available, then we will move. If it doesn't then we stay put. I'm excited to see which way it's going to go. I'll keep you posted.

Akayla's Day of Sun

4-12-08
We finally had a Sunny Saturday and I took Akayla to the park in Lynnwood, WA. Little Miss Independent only wanted to play on the slide. Naturally being the protective mommy that I am it was hard for me to just let her climb up and slide down by herself, but she pulled it off with flying colors. At one point where she did actually fall from the 3rd tier but managed to simply walk it off. She learned her lesson and never fell again. I was so proud of her though, she definitely knew how to play it safe. She would sit at the top of the slide and right after she began to slide, she would quickly roll over and slide the rest of the way down on her tummy. I love it! Such a big Girl!!