Sunday, October 23, 2011
Pictures of McKenzie
In keeping with the Faggard family tradition, it has been almost a week since our baby was born, and this is the official post with pictures. Sorry I'm so late doing this. You would think Emily would have done it last night between 1:00am and 4:00am, while she was trying to get McKenzie to stay asleep. =) McKenzie is soooo little! We are so blessed to have her in our family, and for sleep to be kicked out of our family.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Our New Daughter
Welcome to our family! She weighed 7 pounds 11.8 ounces. She and mom are doing fantastic, and baby has had a good lunch so far and is working on an after meal snack. =)
Pictures to come soon.
Pictures to come soon.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Catch Up
I absolutely hate uploading pictures. It's the worst. You spend all your time selecting pictures and then wait five minutes for them to upload and then you get an error screen because your pictures are too big. So that is why we never have frequent blogs--I just wait until Ryan does it, and then I go through and edit his comments. But, I have been put to shame many, many times by my sisters-in-law, so I thought I'd post something before I really have a reason to be too busy.
So Scott got a Lightning McQueen helmet for his birthday (credit Amy) and he and Kylie just love to put it on. So far it doesn't stay on very long, but they think it's pretty awesome all the same. Scott was still in his nudy potty training stage, so we won't share the other pictures of him with the helmet.
Scott was helping me cook dinner and got a bad burn on his arm from a pan on the stove. So I sent him outside with the flour (after running cool water over his wound) to try out that internet rumor. I don't know if it worked or not, but he and Kylie sure had a great time. You can also tell that Kylie is tall and slender by the way her onsie is sliding off her shoulder. She was wearing the same onsie when we were at Lowes and she accidentally banged her mouth on the cart. So she had a bloody shirt, hanging off the shoulder with, I believe, left over chocolate stains from dessert. She looked so sad and white trash all at the same time. We'll have to make a greater effort with her public appearance in the future.
So this was Scott's 3rd birthday party in our front yard. We had a pool with a slide, a slip n' slide (that someone else brought without being asked--which was great because it was the big hit), a few toys and lots of rain. A 30% chance was an 100% when the kids were outside. Which, to be honest, the kids were as wet as they were going to get so they didn't care, but some of the parents weren't loving standing there in the rain. So we came inside and toweled off, had cake (costco deliciousness) and ice cream, and then we had presents. I knelt down and helped Scott open his presents. I think he got to open one or two before all of the other kids mobbed us and ripped those packages open! I almost feared for my life. It was a little crazy. We invited all of the kids in nursery (17-20) and I think next time we're going to max out at 5 little friends. He had a great time though.
Here are a few pictures of the damage up the street from us when Hurricane Irene came through. Two trees knocked down the lines and pole and we didn't have power for 5 days. We did pretty well as far as cooking and having light, but we didn't do so well in refrigeration. We stocked up on milk eggs and cheese, and then were afraid of losing it the whole time. Luckily a wonderful family in our ward brought us gallon containers of ice, an ice chest, glow sticks for the kids--a huge hit in the bath tub, a camp stove with fuel and some other things. They also put some of our things in their freezer. Then another family loaned us their generator so that we could run our fridge and computer/telephone. All in all it wasn't too bad an experience. (And we just got our electricity bill and it's the lowest it's ever been....) We had a neighborhood "clean out your fridge and freezer" party and got to meet lots of new neighbors. I kind of missed the simplicity of life once we got our computer and phone back on. Oh well.
So that was the catch up with the pictures we have uploaded from our camera. We've had other adventures since then, but they can wait. Only a few more weeks and then we'll post pictures of our newest little lady.
So Scott got a Lightning McQueen helmet for his birthday (credit Amy) and he and Kylie just love to put it on. So far it doesn't stay on very long, but they think it's pretty awesome all the same. Scott was still in his nudy potty training stage, so we won't share the other pictures of him with the helmet.
Scott was helping me cook dinner and got a bad burn on his arm from a pan on the stove. So I sent him outside with the flour (after running cool water over his wound) to try out that internet rumor. I don't know if it worked or not, but he and Kylie sure had a great time. You can also tell that Kylie is tall and slender by the way her onsie is sliding off her shoulder. She was wearing the same onsie when we were at Lowes and she accidentally banged her mouth on the cart. So she had a bloody shirt, hanging off the shoulder with, I believe, left over chocolate stains from dessert. She looked so sad and white trash all at the same time. We'll have to make a greater effort with her public appearance in the future.
So this was Scott's 3rd birthday party in our front yard. We had a pool with a slide, a slip n' slide (that someone else brought without being asked--which was great because it was the big hit), a few toys and lots of rain. A 30% chance was an 100% when the kids were outside. Which, to be honest, the kids were as wet as they were going to get so they didn't care, but some of the parents weren't loving standing there in the rain. So we came inside and toweled off, had cake (costco deliciousness) and ice cream, and then we had presents. I knelt down and helped Scott open his presents. I think he got to open one or two before all of the other kids mobbed us and ripped those packages open! I almost feared for my life. It was a little crazy. We invited all of the kids in nursery (17-20) and I think next time we're going to max out at 5 little friends. He had a great time though.
Here are a few pictures of the damage up the street from us when Hurricane Irene came through. Two trees knocked down the lines and pole and we didn't have power for 5 days. We did pretty well as far as cooking and having light, but we didn't do so well in refrigeration. We stocked up on milk eggs and cheese, and then were afraid of losing it the whole time. Luckily a wonderful family in our ward brought us gallon containers of ice, an ice chest, glow sticks for the kids--a huge hit in the bath tub, a camp stove with fuel and some other things. They also put some of our things in their freezer. Then another family loaned us their generator so that we could run our fridge and computer/telephone. All in all it wasn't too bad an experience. (And we just got our electricity bill and it's the lowest it's ever been....) We had a neighborhood "clean out your fridge and freezer" party and got to meet lots of new neighbors. I kind of missed the simplicity of life once we got our computer and phone back on. Oh well.
So that was the catch up with the pictures we have uploaded from our camera. We've had other adventures since then, but they can wait. Only a few more weeks and then we'll post pictures of our newest little lady.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Update
Emily and I have been so busy taking care of the kids, that today we realized that we haven't updated our blog in a very long time. Things have been good. One of our renters is done with their internship and the other one is just about done. They'll be leaving us shortly. It has been really nice getting to know them. They are great people.
It was really nice hanging out with all the Hawks family when they came out for the 4th of July and the baby blessing of my brother-in-law and his wife and family.
We went to Gettysburg and Emily and her mom and dad go to relive their Hill Cumorah days, with a visit to New York state. They left a few weeks ago, but it was great to see them again. That's one of the problems of living so far apart. =(
Amy Emily and I decided to go watch the fireworks down in D.C. They were awesome, but very short. We were pretty amazing though. We left our house around 7pm. Drove to the train station and rode it all the way in. We only had to wait about 30 minutes for the fireworks to start and after the fireworks, we booked it back to the train station and were one of first groups to get out. Pretty stinkn' amazing if you ask me. BTW, the flag Amy is posing by isn't ours, she just wanted a picture with something patriotic. We have no clue who's flag it was.
We just got back from a trip down to my parents house. We went down there for my birthday/get away from Maryland time. It was very nice, but the heat index for the entire week we were there was 110! Real crappy. But at least we got to go to the beach and cool off. The kids LOVED the ocean. Grandma and Grandpa had a little harder time, but they LOVED watching and playing with the grand-kids.
Tonight we went to some event locally that the police and firefighters put on. They say it help promote a union between the local officials and the community. Scott and Kylie had a lot of fun. We found out that Kylie will only let Scott hold her hand and lead her around. She actually holds her hand out for Scott to come get it. Darling babies!
We've been having a lot of fun around the house and the area. We love doing things as a family. I am so grateful I have the ability and opportunity to spend this time with them.
It was really nice hanging out with all the Hawks family when they came out for the 4th of July and the baby blessing of my brother-in-law and his wife and family.
We went to Gettysburg and Emily and her mom and dad go to relive their Hill Cumorah days, with a visit to New York state. They left a few weeks ago, but it was great to see them again. That's one of the problems of living so far apart. =(
Amy Emily and I decided to go watch the fireworks down in D.C. They were awesome, but very short. We were pretty amazing though. We left our house around 7pm. Drove to the train station and rode it all the way in. We only had to wait about 30 minutes for the fireworks to start and after the fireworks, we booked it back to the train station and were one of first groups to get out. Pretty stinkn' amazing if you ask me. BTW, the flag Amy is posing by isn't ours, she just wanted a picture with something patriotic. We have no clue who's flag it was.
We just got back from a trip down to my parents house. We went down there for my birthday/get away from Maryland time. It was very nice, but the heat index for the entire week we were there was 110! Real crappy. But at least we got to go to the beach and cool off. The kids LOVED the ocean. Grandma and Grandpa had a little harder time, but they LOVED watching and playing with the grand-kids.
Tonight we went to some event locally that the police and firefighters put on. They say it help promote a union between the local officials and the community. Scott and Kylie had a lot of fun. We found out that Kylie will only let Scott hold her hand and lead her around. She actually holds her hand out for Scott to come get it. Darling babies!
We've been having a lot of fun around the house and the area. We love doing things as a family. I am so grateful I have the ability and opportunity to spend this time with them.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
New addition
For those we forgot to tell, we're having another baby girl this October. Lots of fun to come I'm sure. =)
Air show
I decided to take a half-day last Friday and go down to Andrew's AFB to see the air show they put on each year. It was really good. There were some HUGE plans and some neat helicopters. There were some MRAPs, Strikers and a howitzer. Some of the airplanes and jet performers were pretty impressive.
Too bad the entire family wasn't really feeling all that well. We're all trying to get over colds. Boo.
This is a Russian transport
It was HUGE!
This is a Striker on the Russian airplane
The little man really liked sitting in the cockpit of the coastguard helicopter.
I thought it would be cool to take a picture of the wee bobbies in the coastguard's drop bucket. The little ladybug wasn't a huge fan of being taken out of the comfy stroller and stuck in a hard metal basket.
This is another transport. I understand they use these things a lot over in the Middle East right now. Even though the little man wasn't feeling all that great, he loved all the buttons to look at and play with. We didn't tell the pilot which ones he played with. Don't worry, no weapons went off while we were playing.
Too bad the entire family wasn't really feeling all that well. We're all trying to get over colds. Boo.
This is a Russian transport
It was HUGE!
This is a Striker on the Russian airplane
The little man really liked sitting in the cockpit of the coastguard helicopter.
I thought it would be cool to take a picture of the wee bobbies in the coastguard's drop bucket. The little ladybug wasn't a huge fan of being taken out of the comfy stroller and stuck in a hard metal basket.
This is another transport. I understand they use these things a lot over in the Middle East right now. Even though the little man wasn't feeling all that great, he loved all the buttons to look at and play with. We didn't tell the pilot which ones he played with. Don't worry, no weapons went off while we were playing.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
All Done
Ok, looking back at what we started with and what we have now is pretty impressive. knowing that Emily and I did it all ourselves is even more rewarding. Here are a few before and after pictures.
There are just a few very minor things left to do, but this bathroom is fully operational. Don't worry, when the pictures were taken the toilet had not yet been fully tested. =)
There are just a few very minor things left to do, but this bathroom is fully operational. Don't worry, when the pictures were taken the toilet had not yet been fully tested. =)
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