I know... I know!!!

WHERE THE HELL HAVE I BEEN RIGHT?

Seriously, I know... I know... I have turned into one of "THOSE" people!

(I'm so ashamed!)

Okay, well let's see looks like last time we chatted it was GOOD HEAVENS... THANKSGIVING!!!! Well light a fire under my BOO-TAYYYYYY, we've got some catching up to do.

Do you hear what I hear Kingston Hunter?

It's your 1st Christmas...

Christmas Holidays 2009

I don't know how Christmas is celebrated at your house,

but Christmas with us is CrAzY BUSINESS!!!

Christmas Eve - we hung out at my parents house. Yep, that is "Miss Allie" the Alligator that Kingston got from his Cupcake and Papaw. He loves to ride her like a horse and then take naps on her. I think that "Miss Allie" will keep him happy for a LONG time. I really did not know what to expect with Kingston and the whole opening presents thing. TISSUE PAPER... that is ALL we should have bought the child... TISSUE PAPER!!! Had we only known what entertainment it would have provided him.

Christmas Morning - Here is Baby Kingston with his toys. He couldn't decide what he needed to put in his mouth first. Does this look like some sensory overload or what?

Christmas Day - The margarita's are flowing (Compliments to Uncle Brandon), Kids are yelling out "I'm a LOSER" or "RAT SCRATCH FEVER," people are EVERYWHERE!!! Wait we must be at my Auntie Shay- Shay's house with the Cox's!!! Always a good time with the Cox's... we played our Annual RAT SCRATCH FEVER that my Uncle Timmy created for all the COX Rats! It involves lotto tickets and something to scratch with. This year was big because there were to NEW rats added Baby Kingston and Baby Brooks! If that doesn't that sound like a good ole' wholesame holiday family game... I DON'T KNOW WHAT DOES?

Best Little Buddy Cousins... Kingston and Brooks!

Let's try to act normal...

Nah... That's over rated... LET'S PARTY!!!

Christmas Evening - We left the country and headed back in to hang out with the Kraus'. Yummy food, Egg Nog, and hopes of Uncle Eddie to make an appearance!

Round 3 for Mr. Kingston - GOING STRONG!

I think that this is the most precious picture of my nephew Jackson playing with his race track. He is such a sweetie!!!

Doesn't this always happen, parents taking over the kiddo's new toys?

Actually poor Carson had to wait because everyone wanted a turn.

He's such a BIG BOY... he kindly waited his turn!

No worries I'll give you a moment...

You need more time?

I mentioned earlier that every year we HOPE that Uncle Eddie will make an appearance. And every year we are never disappointed! Uncle Eddie this year, came in FULL RED (MUCH TOO TIGHT) LONG UNDERWEAR! Oh yes, buttons in the back and everything. Believe me once you got past that you SHOULDN'T LOOK it was the FUNNIEST THING YOU HAD EVER SEEN!!!

My cheeks were hurting from grinning ear to ear for so long...

If that picture didn't alarm you the next one will!

For all you Mother's out there - The ONLY reason that this "PERSON" was aloud to get near my child and touch him, was because I know that JOEY is inside there... somewhere?!?

This picture actually brings tears to my eyes... To see these three BUSY little boys play together is the most precious thing ever. I look SO forward to watching them grow up together. (This picture also makes me laugh, because it was the ONLY picture that I could capture with the three of them in it!)

Don't move, SMILE... and it will be painless! :)

Day after Christmas - Are you tired yet? Well grab a snack because we are still HOLIDAY'n it up people!!! Christmas with the Greens! Every year we go to someone else's house in my family. This year we went to my Uncle David and Aunt Beth's house. They're house looked like a Christmas store! Everything was decorated... with Santa collections everywhere. BEAUTIFUL!!! We had SO much fun eating MORE DELICIOUS FOOD...putting a hurting on some popcorn cans and playing games. THE GIRLS WON... GIVEN!!! Better luck next year BOYS!

What do these two Green's have in common?

Umh... They're both BOYS... and you thought I was going to say BALD!!!

I love you Uncle David!!!

Brothers

Hunter Jacob and Kingston Hunter

The Green Family... take 15!

I love the Holidays!

I have the best memories as a child of the Christmas hustle and bustle and yes it continues. I wouldn't change a thing!!!

My HUGE family is amazing... I am so blessed!

God is good!

Hope you all had a Merry Christmas and are kicking off 2010 with a BANG!

Hope to visit again soon. I will try not to let 2 months slip by again!

Thanksgiving

Plain and simple... 

I am thankful for my "healthy" 

Baby Kingston 

and our 

FAMILY.

Life just doesn't get any better! 

Halloween 2009

How so much can change in a year!  Last year we announced that we were having a baby... now that baby is 5 MONTHS OLD!  Please hold so I can stop my head from spinning! WHERE DID THE TIME GO?

Mr. Kingston rocked it in his pea in the pod costume and his Mama and Daddy... well.... we attempted high school "Panther" style!  

Moving on...

Can you seriously believe that Thanksgiving is just around the corner?  You know what that means... A BREAK.... 7 days to do... WHATEVER I want!  BRING IT ON...  Ahhh I can just "smell" it from here!

 Let the count down begin...    

Ohhhh October.

Major things have been going on over at the Kraus House.  Our little man has been GROWING BIG TIME!!!!

October 9th... Kingston turned 4 months old.  Seriously, where did the time go?  Here were his "stats:"

Weight: 16lbs. 14 oz. (87%)

Height: 28 inches (100%)

Head circumference: 17 inches (76%)

Dr. Hudson gave us the "GO" to start giving Kingston baby food!  Whoo-hoo!  So far we have tackled cereal, applesauce, squash, and green beans.  YUMMY!  Next up, here comes CARROTS!  Jealous?

Kingston has just recently started to realize that Bailey too, occupies our home.  He watches her roam and run all over the house.  He gets so excited when she is around... I wish I could say the feeling was mutual.  Poor Bailey Boo... she is just not real interested! She'll come around once KHK can play "retrieve" with her...

  

Beeper and I were asked to go to Gold Rush last weekend with the Mahone's!  Anytime I can spend time with "My Michelle"  I'm in... on top of that dressing up, good food, drinks, and DANCING!  SHOOOOOOOT.... LOOK OUT!  Oh to dress up... right up my alley... 

We all couldn't have been MORE DIFFERENT!  

I was a hippie and Michelle was a pirate.  Arrgh!

Here we have... Rocky and Payne Stewart.  

Like I said "VERY DIFFERENT!"

As for this picture... well this just shows that we had a GREAT TIME!

(Is there anything better than "back seat pictures" after a party?  

You know you've all taken them... Ahhhhh... good times... good times!)  

I also need to give a shout out to our babysitter that night.  Thanks Paige and Greg for watching our little munchkin.  We really do appreciate it! :)

Rewind...

No lie... I'm just flat embarrassed about how long it's been since I blogged last... geeezzz its literally been 2 months! Really it isn't like there hasn't been anything going on, I MEAN HELLO YOU KNOW ME... there is ALWAYS something going on! :)

Let's dive in... we've got some catching up to do! 

Here are some pics of a random Cox Get Together... I love that we just get together for no reason, but just to visit!  Oh, who am I kidding and to EAT good food of course! :) The baby with Kingston is my precious little cousin Brooks that I am sure you have all heard me dote over time and time again!  I love seeing those two little guys together! (Check out my other little cousins and their AMAZING POSES!) 

As most of you know, this September was a MILESTONE month for my parents... they both turned 50!  Holy Moly Right? (lol)  I don't know how it happened, but I actually managed to throw them both a surprise birthday party!  I still can't believe that I pulled it off, getting them both there and keeping it a secret!  Thanks for everyone that came to help celebrate!  A Big thanks to my cousin Angela for helping me get my "ELDERS" there! :)  I must say that my Mama and Daddy make 50 look DAMN GOOD! (Let's hope that those genes got passed on!)

I always get excited with "My Michelle" comes in to town.  Now, more than ever because we have two little guys that we love to watch play together.  So last week she came in and you know what we just had to do?  Well a MINI-PHOTO-SHOOT of course!  A very short, short, short photo shoot!  These boys are really going to have to get used to this...  

Hands are Yummy!

I'm back... Man talk about taking a break!  Like always let me catch ya up to date...

So Mr. Kingston is now 2 1/2 months old! :) Seriously can you believe it?  Time has flown by... as summers usually do!  At KHK's 2 month dr. apt. he weighed  14lbs. and was 25 1/2 inches long.  

We just recently went through ANOTHER growth spurt and had to DASH off to Tyler for some "6 month clothing shopping!"  FUN-FUN!  I mean seriously the child was looking like I couldn't handle him growing up, so I was determine to make 3 month outfits still look cute!  I swear it happened over night!  Anywho... Tyler got the job done!  He no longer looks like a orphan child... bless his heart!

Mr. Kingston is cooing up a storm... I think that this is due to him spending so much time with his YAYA! He definitely will not struggle with a language barrier that is FO-SHO.  I can't wait when he can start telling me what all they talk about ALL day!  He comes home flat worn out... :)  I LOVE IT!  It's great!  

He is smiling all the time... and it isn't GAS!   He thinks I AM FUNNY!  It is great to have someone in my house who FINALLY laughs at my jokes, even if he is a "wee little one!"

SLOBBER... OHHHHH DO WE EVER SLOBBER!  I swear he slobbers worse than any bulldog I have ever seen.  This could quite possibly be due to the fact that our mouth is ALWAYS open, because we are trying to attack our "new friend,"  OUR HAND!  Oh, Kingston loves Mr. Hand!  He tries to stick the WHOLE thing inside his mouth... it is fascinating to watch and then scary, because what am I going to do if this actually happens?  (Come on people you know what I am going to do... GRAB MY CAMERA!)

Anywho... here is a short video of Mr. Kingston being his CUTE SELF... and Mr. Hand!

One month... REALLY?

I am sitting in my bed.... looking over at my precious baby boy, Mr. Kingston as he peacefully sleeps.  He doesn't even know that exactly one month ago he BUSTED out of his Mama's belly! :)  Literally!  No really he did... I was busting at the seams! 

I cannot believe that he has been here for 4 weeks.  What did we used to do without this lil guy! (I am going to be real honest here... because most of you LIE!)  :)  I know exactly what Beep & I used to do... we stayed up late, went out, drank fun drinks, partied with friends... AND SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT! Yeah... it was the good life, SO WE THOUGHT!  Having children is the best thing in the entire world!  There is nothing like it...  THIS, my friends is the GOOD LIFE!

So, let's get back to my little heart-throb, Kingston Hunter!

  It is crazy how much of his personality is already shining through... he is here to teach US! We have been taking notes, and here are some things that you NEED to know about lil Kingston:

*He drinks 6 ounces

*He weighs over 10 lbs. and measuring over 22 inches long.

*He is tracking objects and learning to reach out and grab at them (for instance my glasses, flowers on the door etc.)

*Recognizing voices - especially Mama & Daddy's

*Grunts while creating a "dirty surprise" in his diaper for Mama (cracks me up, no lie)!

*LOVE... LOVE... LOVES... Bath time!

*Sleeps with arms UP, as if riding a roller coaster.

*LOVES to look at the "Pretty Baby" while getting his diaper changed (what a DIVA!)

*Favorite time to be awake is 11:00-1:00 a.m. and 4:30-6:30 a.m.  :)  Feel free to come and visit during these times.

*Could lay on his  "Magic Pad" for hours - this is where "ALL THE MAGIC HAPPENS!"  You know where he gets his grunt on! What a DIRTY-BOY!

*Prefers to be moving, dancing, or swinging...  ALL THE TIME!  (My kind of man!)

He teaches us some-thing new everyday! Just when we think we are starting to get the hang of "Life with Kingston," he changes it up for us once again!

Well, we did it... we have made it for a whole month!  No need for applause...  :)

Beep & I are having the time of our lives! "Parenthood" is such a gift...  what a blessing our little Kingston is!