Long time

OK so it's been a very long time since I posted anything on here about our years. Well Here it is almost June 2012 and we have had so much going on. I started a fitness blog www.kristenlandonfitness.blogspot.com. I officially reached the 96 lb mark for weight loss, Ryan and I celebrated an amazing 5yrs of marriage and the day we got back from our anniversary cruise to Mexico we found out we are expecting our 2nd child. WOW now thats alot! Barrett has grown and changed so much as well he can now spell his 1st middle and last names, tell you his address, phone number and list all 7 continents. We have been working very hard to get him ready for Pre K which he starts in August! WOW Pre K. Yes that right My Boy will be a Woodway Christian Wildcat! He is not my baby any more, he is so big. Barrett cant be more excited about baby Brother or sister. He is saying he thinks I am having a Brother but he said he wants a sister. WE shall see. I explained that God gives us what we need and not always what we want! He likes that and is now going around telling everyone God gives us what we need not what we want. LOl well Iam about to head to the dr. So I will post more later, hopefully a pic of baby #2.

Wow where did the Year Go!

Ok so WOW its now late October and I just realized I have not updated our blogspot since Feb. Well here we go…..
Ryan & I are doing well. He is busy with work and trying to hit his goals for the year. That means lots of alone time for Barrett and I since daddy is at the office. We don’t mind though because the time we do spend together as a family is quality. Ryan has also done really well this year with adopting a new lifestyle of eating healthier and working out. He has lost 38 lbs. this yr. and is continuing to lose each week. As for me, in March I ran my 1st 1/ 2 marathon. I finished the race in 2 hrs. 55 min and 5 sec. I am proud to say that I did that at a whopping 205 lbs. Since then I have adopted the same healthy eating & workout regimen as my husband and am proud to say I have lost 38 lbs. since then. I have an additional 27 lbs. left to lose to be at my target weight. I am also in training for my 1st full marathon which I plan on running in November. I am also in the process of obtaining my study materials so that I may test out and get certified as a personal trainer. Please let me know if you would like me to train you! So like I said things are going well for Ryan & I. OK ….so to answer the BIG ? that EVERYONE KEEPS ASKING????? When are we going to have another Child? WELL……….. ha ha ha Fooled you…. We still haven’t decided when or if that will happen yet. I will say this…. For those who don’t know we Lost 3 children trying to get our son. It was a very difficult pregnancy for me, once I did conceive Barrett, and I am not sure I can handle going through that again. With that said we are not completely closed off to the idea of another child so I guess all of you out there will just have to wait and see if and when it happens. LOL Stay Tuned….
Now on the one who really matters…… Barrett! Well this Year he has grown 4 inches. Barrett has learned how to spell his 1st, middle & Last names. I have been working hard with him on his school work & am proud to say that he has learned much this year. In Geography he can now locate Texas, Louisiana, Florida, California & Colorado in the U.S. map and tell you what all of them are. In Math He has learned how to count to 20. In Language He can say” where is the…” & Cat, dog, house, aunt & uncle in Spanish. Barrett knows his Numbers 1-10 in both German & Spanish. And in Reading he can look at the alphabet and recognize most of the letters (still working on a few). Barrett has performed in several church programs, singing his heart out like a champ. In some cases he would sit down, dance or fidget like a champ but mom and daddy were still super proud. This year’s biggest accomplishment however is that he……. Wait for it…… Was fully potty trained, including nigh time (no bed wetting) all before his 3rd birthday in June.
OK well I better go but please stay tuned for more updated. I can’t wait to bring you all the updates & pictures from Halloween, thanksgiving & Christmas.

Snow Day

It is funny to me how much my little man remembers and retains. This morning we woke to a beautiful sight here in Waco, SNOW! As any good mom would do I bundled Barrett up in his Snow suit that we purchased in Vail, Co, over thanksgiving and took him out to play in the wintery wonderland. Not 5 min out he gets a very frustrated look on his face. I asked him "Whats wrong Bear" He looks at me and said" this is not good snow" I then asked why and he told me " it doesnt make snowballs like in the mountains". I tried to help him after hearing his problem but sure enought it didnt pack well and made lousy snowballs! I guess letting him experiance real snow in Colorado jaded him on Texas snow for a while. :(
But he did have some fun, we made snow angles, & wrote in the snow. Then we came in the warm house and drank hot Coco. What a good time!

2010 Recap part 2 pics

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2010 Recap!

I know it has been a long time since I posted anything but here is my update for 2010. This year was a pretty good year in a nut shell. Barrett learned so many new things it is unreal. Barrett can now spell his name, recognise letters, look at the US map and tell you where Texas is and that it is home, along with Lousianna and New York. He got to go to his 1st Vacation Bible school this year, & he was in his 1st christmas pagent at Church. He is growing to fast and becoming such a little man. Back in June Bear turned 2 and I can't even think where the time has gone. It seems like yesterday I was on my way to the hospital to give birth, and now he is 2 1/2. OHHH MY!!!! On to other news Ryan is doing well at work( in Sales), & I not only still sell Mary Kay but I got a part time job at our church as Lead Teacher in the Children's ministry. We got to travel more this year which was nice, we went to Houston, Dallas, & San Antonio the 1st half of the year. Then we went to Vegas in Oct,& Vail in Nov. Baylor made it to a bowl game and while they didnt win we had a great time with Family just attending the game. What I expect for 2011....... A time to start New! 1st I am going to update my posts more, Since Ryan and I have had so many people tell us to write out story I am contemplating starting a blog about it, all 24 years worth, How we met threw today, not sure when that will take place. 2nd I am going to continue to run I have my 1st half marathon coming up and I will reasses after that and determine if I want to train for a Full marathon. Finally I plan on getting my home in order, family on track and for all of us to get in better health. Pretty lofty goals I know but I have this feeling 2011 is going to be the best year yet! Happy new year to all!

Christmas Pics part 2

Here are the rest of the pics! It was weird but we all forgot our cameras at the Landons side there for all the pics were taken at our house and at the Younds house! Oh well we get a ton of pics at the landons ever yr!

The latest Pics of Barrett

Here are the pics from Christmas! We had a blast Barrett Racked up on cloths and toys and the entire family Landons and Youngs had a Great Day!

Santa Baby

So Barrett is getting so big, He went today to have pics taken with santa and he loved it. He is so Huge compared to last yr. WOW how time flys. He now has all but 6 teeth, he Loves Footballs, Trucks, Handy Manny, "O' Toodle"Or to adults Mickey mouse, and His Daisy Dog. He enjoys regular weekly visits to Noni and Poppies house and Nana and Grandpas house. He has a blast playing with his cousins. We had an amazing Thanks giving this yr, Thursday we went to my parents house and Ate lots of yummy food, then Friday,Over thanksgiving weekend it was so nice All the Landon crew went on a mini Vaca..... Ryans parents got us 2 condos at the Lakeway Tennis Center and we went to the Gym, Ran, and played Tennis all day for 3 days. It was wonderful to spend that much Quality time with Ryans parents, Brothers and their kids. Barrett Really bonded with his Cousins, and had a blast. Now we are gearing up for Christmas, We have lights on the bushes out side, and just around the front door, the tree is up, and the presents are wrapped, (minus santas gifts cause he drops those off on Christmas eve). This yr will be fun, I cant wait! Our plans include going to Candle light Communion on Christmas Eve with Ryans family, then going to their house. Followed by Waking up early Christmas morn, to see barrett open his Santa toys, then we go to the Youngs house and do gifts and Lunch, then around 3 we head to the Landons for presents and maybe a dinner snack. I am excited Barrett's God parents and their parents will be doing Christmas at the Youngs this Yr. YEAHHHHHH! I will post Pics when I get them downloaded.

OK so Today Barrett got his 1st hair cut over at his Noni and Poppy's house. He wiggled alot and got passed around but all in all it turned out great! the Pics are above hope you like them!

OK guys so here is what is new with us. Barrett cut 3 molars last week bringing his teeth total to 11 with one left on bottom to come threw. It feels like it will be any day now. Ryan is doing well at work jsut smiling and dialing. I am busy keeping up with Barrett, laundry, house work and working out. To date I have lost 62lbs since the birth of Barrett, and still counting. Since Ryan was having alot of problems with his sleep apnea we got a new mattress and it is the best, it is a Serta memory foam mattress. To be honest when it was delivered it was in a tiny box and I didnt think a matress could be in there, then I opened it and the mattress was folded in half , rolled up like a buritto and vaccum sealed in a plastic bag. It was crazy! I will post Pice for you to see how crazy this is. When you see them it may not look that crazy but keep in mind this is a king size mattress. Hope you enjoy!

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Life is Good

Well life good! Barrett is growing like a weed. He is now 23Lbs and has 10 teeth. He is having alot of fussy days because he is teething like crazy but it's good, a little childrens tylanol or Motrin and he is good as Gold. I finally got the Pics of his 1st b-day so I will post them here. Ryan is doing well at work and I am loving my Zumba classes and my daily run. Barrett now loves Mickey mouse and the super sluths, on Disney! I hope all of you are doing well and until next time take care. Let me know if you like the pics.

Barrett is walking!!!

Ok so things have been crazy around here the past week. It all started last thursday. Ryan and I were getting ready for bed and his left arm went numb then he started having chest pains and cold sweats he had me call 911 because he thought he was haveing a heart attack. We got to the ER at 9:45 and finally at 3am we were released, it was a stress enduced panick attack. (I have had one and OMG it does feel like you are going to die) Thank the Lord it was nothing major. The next day we were dropping Little man off at Ryan's parents house so that we could go the the coast for a weekend getaway with my parents and brother, and his girlfriend and we got a call from my Brother that my parents dog died. We got Brutus 2 weeks before I turned 16 so he was old but it was still sad. We finally got on the Road, and Had a great weekend. When we got home I walked into my in laws house and my baby boy, flashed me that huge smile I love so much and came walking over to me. I was so proud and happy. now he walks everywhere and is into everything. I promise I will post pics soon.

Barrett is 1

Well it has been a while since my last post. Since then Barrett has grown like a weed. He is now 1yr old, he has 7 teeth, 4 on top and 3 on bottom. He is 21lbs and 28 3/4" long. I will post pics next week after I get them developed, but he had a blast at his 1st b-day party. The Theme was sports, I made a cake that was a football surrounded by little baseballs and basketballs. All made from scratch might I add. We did let him dig in to one of the cakes by himself but it was funny he really wasnt interested in it. The next morning we flew to Vegas where we went to FAO Schwartz, walked the strip and had lots of fun in the Pool! It was a blast. Barrett is now saying all kinds of words, he stands by himself and walks if he is holding or pushing something. He does take a few steps unassisted but as soon as he realizes what he is doing or as soon as an adult starts watching him he quits. Smart little guy. Any way I will write more later, just wanted to give a quick update.

9 months and Easter update

I know it has been a while since I last posted anything but here is the update. Barrett turned 9 months on Mar 24, 09 I cant believe how time flys. He is getting so big now. At his check up he weighed 19.7 lbs and was 27 1/2 in long. He is now in the lower 25% for his height and weight but he sure doesnt look it. On Mar 31 he got his 3rd tooth it was on the top and then the nest day he got his 4th also on top. Barrett is now doig all kinds of big boy things. He has been standing and pulling up on things by himself for 2 months now. He will walk as long as he has something to hold on to, still shaky and afraid to venture out on his own yet. He says Hi, Mama, Dada, Bye Bye, Da Dog, Play and ummmm! His Fav thing to do is wrestle with Daisy and turn lights on and off when we hold him near one. Last Sat our church had an easter egg hunt for the kids and he had a blast. I cant believe that in just 3 months he will be 1 yr old. My how time flys! Any way I am attaching new pics I hope you enjoy them.