a few videos

The 1st one is from January and I'm a little reluctant to post it because I can't stand the sound of my voice on a video...it's a wonder why I talk so much ;-)

These next two are just 5 months later while we were out fishing last weekend.

This one is especially great.....be sure to take note of the

"crissy-ism" at the end....I'm so retarded sometimes ;-). 

Oh well Travis thinks it's cute

He just amazes me

Just a quick tid bit...I'm so amazed by my sweet little JT. He LOVES music and right now he is playing with his trains and singing Mary Had a Little Lamb to himself. So adorable! 

Ah, ha!

Toddlers are the pickiest eaters around, and since I myself am a picky eater....well let's just say it takes one to know one, right!? It was a glorious moment when I discovered I could get more veggies down JT with out having to puree them and sneak em in.

So lately I've discovered that yes, JT will eat broccoli and cauliflower, if it is roasted. I tried every seasoning north of the equator to add flavor to the steamed kind and he just wasn't having it. So when I stumbled across a Rachel Ray show where she was roasting broccoli and she had said that it was the best because it comes out with a nutty flavor and it's so crunchy. Well, by jiggers, I tried it and now it's a huge hit with both Kinley boys. T-rav was all over it and actually said that he would eat broccoli a lot more if it were cooked that way. Ah, ha! I found the secret....they like their veggies crunchy as if they were raw but with some flavor cooked in. Oh these boys are going to kill me when it comes to food! I'm pretty confident that T-rav doesn't read this blog a whole lot so I can safely say that my 007 chicken nuggets, which are coated in pureed cauliflower before the bread crumbs, are one of his favorites and he thinks that I've re-invented the homemade chicken nuggets. ha! ha! No, it's just all about the seasonings, so here's my props out to Obq BBQ seasoning and Tony Latchery's creole seasoning, helping grown men eat more pureed veggies than they would have ever known. 

In other news to report....our chigger bites have taken a turn for the worse and are infected now. The Rx is a slow go, but JT's are making progress so hopefully in another week or two they'll be gone. Man do they ich!!!!

dipping his nuggets into the ketchup - this was the 1st time I've ever given him ketchup and now he loves it. He would probably eat 30 packets of ketchup for lunch if I would let him.

Smiling for the camera...that doesn't happen often anymore, usually he runs from it!

Camping

Last weekend we went camping with friends and although it wasn't Jackson's first camping trip it was definitely his first roughing it trip and sleeping in a tent. JT LOVED that he woke up on the air mattress he helped daddy blow up, with both his mommy and daddy sleeping right next to him. That little boy loves the great outdoors! JT and I did end up getting chiggers (click here if you want to see what these little buggers are) and I've been dousing us in Calamine lotion frequently. I'm hoping that they won't scar. I have them all around my stomach and JT has them down in his diaper area, with even a few on his bottom parts.....poor little baby!

Pics are always better than words right?

My sons first love (besides his mama) Miss Bekah. She put those 2 chairs up and then sat down and he ran right over and wanted to sit by her. He's always asking for her and can say her name as clear as day

Relaxin....drinking my Elmo juice

Being a Sass-a-Frass......he's so sassy, so Bekah gave him that nickname a few weeks ago...I think it fits perfect

I think these 2 could get in a lot of trouble later on. Mikki and her little guy, Caleb, came and hung out with us for a while on Friday night. I don't get to see Mikki a whole lot and this summer her and Caleb will be going to London to spend the summer with the daddy (he's been working over there since Jan). Mikki is awesome, she is a high school teacher and basically been a single mom while Jia has been over seas....you never hear her complain. I need some of her joy

This didn't turn out as well as I had hoped. Bekah WT'd us up and got out the Christmas lights. In TX state parks each camping site has power and running water....actually pretty convenient. We were able to run JT's floor fan in our tent all night to stay cool and drown out the serenade of LOUD crickets

JT shoving a whole bean taco in his mouth at once...ahh, that kid. My neighbor says that he doesn't know he's white. All of the Estrada family laughs because the one white kid at all their parties is shoving tacos and tamales in his mouth and asking for salsa....yes he can say salsa, and it is so cute. He also gets mad if you give him a taco with out beans. He'll hand it back to you and say..."beans!"  such a Sass-a-Frass. Good thing my neighbor keeps us stocked with homemade beans and corn tacos. I think she's in love with JT's kisses that he gives her and how he says "larla" (her name is Laura)

Mikki and Caleb (with Sammy, Bekah's littlest, looking on)

He's discovered that he can see the pictures after I've taken them so know he keeps asking even before the picture snaps..."I see"

His 2 favs...a taco and his "pishin po" so cute! Check out those HUGE thighs he inherited from me....they look better on a boy that a girl that's for sure

JT and Sammy talking about all the fish they are going to catch in the morning....they needed to be in bed, I think it was about 9 at this point

Helping daddy put the rain fly on....we checked the radar and seen that there was a 70% chance of rain during the night and the next day...hey we're adventurous!

The next morning. We did wake up to a slow rain, so we ended up packing up and heading home but it was so worth it.

Bekah and the kids

Me and daddy

Jordan, Bekah's oldest, she is so stickin cute

Daddy and JT driving  and checking out the truck camper as we drove by. Hmmmm, now I remember why my family has travel trailers....so it's not a muddy wet mess when you wake up, everything is inside protected with you and you can wait the rain out by playing cards. T-rav is now on the hunt for a truck camper for next year

Checking to make sure his BFF is still following us aka the boat. He didn't seem to care that we didn't end up riding on it at all, I think he's still young enough that just seeing it behind the truck is good enough

Pulling up on our street, he was wiped out from all the fun. He didn't end up going to bed till really late and then was up by 7 the next morn. We got to our house at 10:30 am and he slept till 1:30......un-heard of with this kid. I was glad because the mommy and daddy's didn't go to sleep till 12:30 am (great conversations and a warm fire, best camping trip yet) and then was up at the crack of dawn. T-rav and I got a few nap hours in too

With a HUGE smile on his face, he said to me "I teep ut ut a bi bo bed"

For those of you who don't speak "Jacksonese" I'll translate the 1st words he said to his mama on Mother's Day....."I slept in a big boy bed!" 

That's right, Mr JT now sleeps in a big boy bed! Our blue-eyed angel has never been a fan of the crib or of sleeping, so since one of them had to go I picked the crib. He's still not a fan of sleeping but the screaming to sleep has stopped which I think will save my sanity in the long run. I do have to admit that a tear slipped out of my eye as I laid my sleepy toddler down in his big boy bed and a huge grin came across his face as to say "mommy, this is the best!". I don't want him to stay a baby forever and JT would never allow that anyway, but I do like to mental markers in my mind when something has come to an end. I can remember the mental picture I took of his sweet little face when I nursed him for the last time and I will forever remember laying him on his tummy in his crib and that diaper butt sticking up in the air. 

We still have the crib in JT's room because we have to take the door off to get it out and Travis is insisting on taking it apart to store it. JT now looks at it, points and says "baby bed" so-matter-of-fact-ly. I swear this kid thinks he's 3 already.

Shhh....I snuck into his room after he feel asleep and snapped a pic of this big moment!

These first 2 pics are backwards, this was him right before nite nite time. He was so proud of his big boy bed. He also destroyed his bookshelf trying to find his "Wiggles" book. I had it on top of the dresser and he about had a nuclear meltdown because he couldn't find it...Thanks Miss Brenda!!!

so the next day he decided he was too big for his booster seat too....thankfully that only lasted one day

stabbing my noodles with a fork

mmm, love noodles

Happy May

I have this new thing.....I put my hands behind my back and play with them. I love to do it while your talking to me, which seems to always get a giggle out of mommy. Here I am watching the babysitter "aka The Wiggles" while mommy cooks me some chicken for dinner, my new fav! I love to eat it and go "bock, bock"

I ride my bike now! Watching my neighbor ride it has made me want to be a big boy like him too! Mommy tries to help me push the peddles but I get mad because "I can do it myself!"

Fishing with daddy, I love to do everything he's doing and have to be every where he is

Daddy says we were trolling but since I don't know what that is, I just went and sat behind him and held my pole over the side like he was doing. 

Our first Sand Bass....he was little but daddy sure acted really excited for me to see and hold my first fish

Hmmm, this little guy is kind of weird feeling

My sea legs were wearing out but I didn't want to stop so I just improvised

In case you were wondering...

First off, we the Kinley's are all healthy and doing good right now, I say this because apparently we are very loved by lots of folks up north who are checking in on us frequently and we are so grateful for that. Now that being said I've just learned that the Swine Flu is for reazzal my nizzal and they just closed the Fort Worth ISD till May 8th, that's till next Friday, because of a confirmed case of the Swine Flu at a middle school here in Ft Worth!!!! The really bad part about that is that this middle school happens to be the very same one that our favorite neighbor's daughter goes to...EEK!! Since the incubation period for the Swine Flu is 2 to 7 days, I don't think we'll be going next door to play in the next week. I have to admit that I just got a little more freaked out when I heard about the school closures. Please feel free to remind me that God is sovereign and in control, I think I'm faltering a little.  Prayers for our continued good health and for me not to be distracted by the panic that the news is trying to spread would be gratefully appreciated!

Hanging with daddy

Watching my first game of PeeWee baseball and I LOVED IT!!

Coloring......

Mommy's shoes are a lot harder to walk in that she makes it look like....glad I don't have her job...ha! ha!