A new blanket

A few months ago Kaden realized his baby blanket, made with love by Mama, didn't completely cover his body anymore. He was becoming quite upset by it so he decided to ask Mama to make him another one. After much stress and many tears (for those who know Kaden, you'll know what I mean) he picked out a pattern and yarn for his blanket to be. Now all he had to do was wait and waiting is no easy task for a 7 year old boy. Mama worked tirelessly to finish the blanket in a timely manner because she knew how hard it was for Kaden to wait. Finally the day arrived and as you can see from the pictures he's a happy little boy. Thank you Mama for the blanket! I love you!


If you look you can see both of his special blankets. The big colorful one and his white baby blanket next to his face.



One happy little boy!

A visit from Grandpa Hayes

We were all shocked when we got the call but very excited to know that Grandpa Hayes was coming to visit. His last visit was 10 years ago so this was a big event for us. We had seen him during the 10 years, it's just that he hadn't been to Omaha for that long.


Kaleb and Grandpa got along really well. I was shocked to come downstairs one morning to find Kaleb sitting very comfortably on Grandpa's lap. I thought it would take him awhile to warm up, but I was mistaken.



Kaleb got very frustrated when he tried to go through Grandpa's legs because Grandpa would close them just enough that Kaleb couldn't go through.




We went to the Western Heritage Museum which Kaleb really enjoyed. He LOVES trains and while we were there got to go through a few train cars.




I wouldn't be surprised if Kaleb someday became a train conductor.




Cabella's is one of my Dad's favorite places to shop for fishing stuff so of course we had to stop in and look around. There is a shooting range inside which we all took advantage of.



Kaden could barley lift the gun.




Grandpa had to show us how it was done.




Another place we visited was the SAC Museum. This was my favorite plane.




Daddy and Kaleb in the cockpit




Kaleb didn't want to share one of the exhibits with other kids so as you can see he threw himself on the floor and had a fit.




Whenever someone comes to visit Kassie likes to take them for a walk for a little alone time. She must have been feeling nice because this time she invited Kaden and Kesa to join them. They walked to the park and wore Grandpa out.




For Family Home Evening we thought it would be fun to play laser tag. Mark and I have been a few times, but this was the kids and Grandpa's first time. After Kaden got over his fear of playing in the dark we all had a wonderful time. Mark creamed us all!

Nerd Day

For a week all Kaden could talk about was the upcoming Nerd Day at school. The day of he awoke and dressed with excitement . He was determined to win so he could get a bunch of nerds. Unfortunately he didn't win, but was able to buy two boxes of nerds for .50 cents. What a deal!

What I thought was interesting was the fact that the principal of the school said they could no longer have pajama day or crazy hair day because it didn't show respect. Where is the respect in making fun of nerds? Don't quite understand that one.

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This can only end in tears

What do you do when your stuck inside because Winter never ends? You run around in circles until someone gets hurt, and believe me someone always gets hurt. It has been soooo cold and there really has been nothing to do. You can only do so much here in Omaha in the middle of Winter. We are all anxiously waiting the arrival of Spring.

All about my Husband

What is his name? Mark Edmund Ludlow

How long have you been married? 15 years this coming August

How long did you date? Let's see.....we hung out together for a few months and then decided to become more serious 2-3 weeks before he was to go back to Omaha.

How old is he? He is 37

Who said "I love you first?" He told me one night when I was having a hard time. I remember
calling my mom and flipping out that he said it. :)

Who is taller? He is thank goodness. I'm 5'8" and he's 6' or 6'1". Can't remember.

Who eats more sweets? There is no competition there. I'm a junk food junky

Who can sing better? Mark does. I think he has a very nice voice.

Who is smarter? Mark is by far....even ask my children. He's the homework helper.

Who does the laundry? I DO. Mark is not allowed to touch the laundry for fear he might shrink one of my shirts again. He is allowed to wash the towels and his gym clothes.

Who pays the bills? I do.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I do and even though it's on the far side the kids still come to me in the middle of the night.

Who mows the lawn? Mark does and once in a blue moon I will.

Who cooks dinner? Mark. Why cook when my husband makes such wonderful food. :) Actually we both cook, Mark a little more than me.

Who drives? Mark

Who is more stubborn? I have to admit that I am. I'm the high maintenance one in the family

Who kissed who first? He kissed me first and then I went into my apt. and cried. Apparently it freaked me out or something.

Who asked who out first? He did

Who proposed? Now this is a question that I would love to answer. I proposed. It was late one night during the month of June and I was living at Rick's College and he was back home in Omaha. He had just gotten back from a date (that he asked my permission to go on) and I said to him, "Why are we waiting?" We were both miserable and we just wanted to be together. We were tired of our long distance relationship. So again instead of a romantic proposal I say again, I Proposed.

Who has more siblings? I do by far. I have 11 and he has 4

Okay, I tag Wendy, Ellisa, Melinda, LeAnna, and Krissy
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