The Ducks!

Well most of you already know Kellen's family is from Oregon, so that means that we are also Ducks fans!! Well of course Mississippi State always comes first but the ducks are our second team! And we do own some duck gear (thanks Grandma & Gramps)!!! So we watched the game (thanks Nonnie & Pop) & we rooted for the DUCKS in the BCS bowl! Unfortunetly the Duck coach does not know how the SEC plays football and made a few bad choice decisions. But I think I have the cutest duck fans EVER! Here are a few pics!!

Oh and Little Kellen decided he was too busy watching movies and playing his DS to get any pics other than the first one!

What a great way to end 2010!!

Well I have been terrible about blogging. We have been so busy at the end of 2010. In October after both kids birthdays in September, Kellen and I went on a cruise with one of my sisters and my brother-in-law! It was fantastic! I loved it and want to go back soon! If you can do it, everyone should go on a cruise without your kids and one with your kids! They are so much fun and relaxing! Also, Kellen got a new job! He loves it and is so happy (thank goodness). He will have to travel a little bit at first for training but not really after that!

So now on toNovember, we had Thanksgiving and shopping! We spent Thanksgiving at my moms, Kellen was in training for 2 weeks in FL in November (thats why we did not get to go to Tupelo). My in-laws all came down and my brother-in-law stayed a few extra days, which was nice. I am sure my kids have made him never wanting any kids! HAHA FYI- Mylee really needs to be amused in the car- thank you DVD player!!

Now its December! Little Kellen and Mylee are so excited Santa is coming. Kellen asked for everything under the sun and Mylee just wanted princess band-aids, candy, and stickers!

We had Christmas Eve at my moms with 2 of my sisters, brother-in-laws, and neices and nephews, Stacy and her fam stayed in Huntsville. They opened presents and screamed and yelled. It was chaiotic! I loved it and would not have it any other way!

Kellen was way too busy to stop for a picture! Sorry!

Then Santa came and brought way way way too much. Mrs. Claus will have to get under control next year!

Here is both the kids loot! Kellen was excited to get up early! Mylee not so much as you can see her slowly coming into the living room!

After we opened Santa gifts we all got dressed and headed for Tupelo to have Christmas with Kellens family! And guess what as soon as we got to GOD'S country (aka Starkville) the snow fairy came with tons of snow!!! It was so wonderful to finally have a white Christmas for the first time in this Southern girls life! Now The Maurer's are orginally from Oregon so it was old news to them! HAHA. But we finally made it to Kellen's parents and we walked in and it was like Santas shop exploded tons and tons and tons of presents everywhere!

The kids anxiously waited and opened and opened and opened presents (this is the advantages of being the only neice and nephew and grandkids!!!!) They got so much fun stuff! and they loved it! WE got tons of stuff too, I loved all my gifts even though my in-laws all called my presents boring!! HAHA. We played and I got to cook my first turkey! Whoo hoo!

On sunday night my poor mom-in-law got her hand stabbed and had to have emergency surgery to repair two severed nerves and she is in a splint/cast for a long time. I am sorry that had happened to her, but she did push Mylee out of the way and if she didnt, I can not and do not want to imagine what could have happened to my sweet baby girl. Things grandmas do for their sweet grandkids!

After Christmas came New Years and Happy Birthday to Me! Yeah 31 is just dandy!!! We went to my sisters house for New Years night and thought we might get blown away in all the tornados.! After the weather blew thru we had a great time, watching kids and some adults (hint hint TT) sing some Karoki (however you spell it). We all stayed up to 12:01 and then all went to bed!!

This is what happens when your fully clothed 2 year old gets left alone in a 9 year old's room!! It was pretty funny and thankfully it was just on her and not anywhere else!!

Now its 2011 and I can not wait to see what is in store for my awesome family!! Thank you God for giving me the best husband, kids, family, and friends! You are an awesome GOD and no one can have a happy fufilling life without you! I am so excited about some babies being born to several of our friends, sports my kids are playing, and planning our Disney Trip!! WHOO HOO. until next time! Enjoy the photos!!

Have a wonderful 2011! - Love The Maurer's

Happy 5th Birthday Kellen!

Sept 27 Kellen turned 5 years old! Wow he is growing up fast!

The Friday before his party Big Kellen's mom and sister came to visit and help get ready for his party. They both gave Kellen and Mylee their gifts! Grandma and Gramps (Kellens parents) have given Kellen his haloween costume to him for his birthday for the past 2 years and guess what Kellens is going to be?

Yep you guessed it! IRONMAN! He was so excited to get this! If I would let him He still would be wearing it! If you could have seen his face when he tried it on, It was priceless!!

Aunt Katy with the kids!!

Kellens party was alot of fun! He wanted to have it at the church gym! So we did, we had a jumping thing, balloon pop (which did not last as long as I wanted HAHA!), basketball, food, cake, and ice cream! WHEW! It was fun! Glad both kids parties are over!! Here are a few pictures!

Here is the cake I made for his party! I was very proud of myself bc I made it all by MYSELF!! Kellen wanted a MSU cake but it was a little difficult so just a football cake on a MSU tablecloth is what he got!!! I did make some DAWG bone Brownies, which he loved!

My mom helped do most of the food there which was fanastic! Thanks mom! Kellen had a blast and loved every minute of it! I am so glad he had a great 5th Birthday!

Happy Birthday Mylee Jayne!

Our sweet Mylee Jayne turned 2 Sunday, September 26!

Before Church! She is sooo sweet and adorable!
This is her tinkerbell cake! She loves tink!!

She was not to fond of everyone singing happy birthday to her! But she loves to sing it to herself!! HAHA

Opening her baby that moves and talks from Aunt Kandice and Fam!

Here she got a MSU dress from Aunt TT and Fam!

Uncle Jeff andAunt Jana got her a MSU zip up jacket and she wore it until she finally passed out that night!!
3 monkey's! Caitlyn, Patrick, and Kellen
She has finally opened all her presents and she is wearing almost all of them. U can't see them really but she is holding these leopard tenny shoes, that my parents gave her, that squeak! She loves them I think she ran all night up and down the hall. At her party she headed outside and you could hear her running all around my moms house. It was soo funny!

This is how she ran around the house and down the hallway! new hair bows in her hair, a pink MSU jacket, new squeaky shoes, a new back pack, and her doll! She was loving every minute of it!!
Well tomorrow Kellen turns 5 so stay tuned!
Love- The Maurer's