Posted in General Posts on 07/13/2010 05:12 pm by Cacey
Life around here has been a bit hectic lately. I was gone four weekends in a row (all fun things but gone none the less), we are in the middle of remodeling a downstairs room into a new office/library/guest room (please come visit us!), and over the next two weeks I am prepping to bake two separate wedding cakes and put on two Tastefully Simple parties.
But somehow during the craziness I managed to chisel out a little bit of time to sew Emma this little summer dress. I found this pattern on sale for a $1 and had fun sewing something frilly and pink for my little princess.Isn’t she adorable…
I could hardly get her to stand still while I took this picture. She is little girl on the move!
Posted in Family Videos on 06/27/2010 10:16 pm by Aaron
Hey, it’s Aaron. Popping over to the high-rent digs of CaceyKlein.com to fulfill my sweetheart’s request that I post this darling video of our baby girl (if I do say so myself) on her blog as well.
(Mobile, feed and e-mail readers: the embedded video is above.)
Posted in General Posts on 06/23/2010 09:00 am by Cacey
In honor of the official first day of Summer, June 21st, we decide to invite a few friends over and celebrate! We kept it very casual and laid back by asking every one to bring their own sack lunch and we provided the ice cream cones.
Spencer helped Mommy inflate and fill up the kiddie pool.
After that we brought out the bubbles, water balloons, and squirt guns and we were set!
Emma was a little fish – she LOVED the water!
Time for ice cream…
The kids had such a fun time I’m planning on turning this into an annual tradition! I think it will be a fun way to create memories and special for them to look back on when they’re older.
What are your favorite Summer memories? When I think of summer as a kid I remember…
Ice cream cones from Thrifty’s
Swimming in our pool (we lived in our bathing suits!)
Eating Otter-Pops
Reading book after book while sitting out on the back porch
Going camping with my family
Working in the garden
Barbequing
More ice cream (did I mention that I LOVE ice cream!)
Posted in General Posts on 06/21/2010 04:32 pm by Cacey
A few months back I did a post about how you can enjoy yummy Ethiopian coffee and help families bring home their waiting children. Now you have the opportunity to look really cool in one of these adoption tees or ball caps while helping the Dixon family raise the money they need to bring home their children from Ethiopia!
The Lord may not call all of us to adopt a child into our home but He does call all of us to support the cause of orphans. Let’s take advantage of opportunities like this one. Even if you can’t support the Dixon family financially, drop them a note or leave a comment on their blog – the adoption journey is so much easier when you are surrounded and encouraged by others along the way!
They have a wonderful selection of 5 different t-shirts and 3 baseball caps in a variety of fun colors.
Posted in General Posts on 05/27/2010 11:02 am by Cacey
Yesterday I had the joy of taking my two little ones on a day trip to the Bay Area Discovery Museum located right at the base of the Golden Gate Bridge in Sausalito, California. The location alone is worth the visit, the views are amazing!
Thankfully it was a clear day because the museum was laid out a bit different then I expected. It’s spread out into about five different buildings, each with a different theme. Tot Spot (for really little ones), Wave Workshop, Treasure Cove, Art Studios etc.
Spencer ran around like a wild man and absolutely LOVED it! There wasn’t quite as much for Emma to do but she still had fun.
Emma’s favorite part – sneaking bites of sand and bark when mom wasn’t looking…
Spencer creating and enjoying splashing paint everywhere!
We look forward to going back but next time we hope to get a group of cousins and friends to come along with us! By the way the first Wednesday of the month is free so if you live in the area I would recommend checking it out!
Posted in General Posts on 05/21/2010 09:29 am by Cacey
A few months ago we took Spencer to the doctor when he was coming down with a nasty cold. Our regular doctor wasn’t available so the one who ended up looking at Spencer discovered that his ears were so full of wax they needed cleaning before he could finish the check-up. This of course traumatized our poor sick little boy and he never wanted to visit the doctor again! Upon any mention of the doctor, Spencer would grab his ears and declare “ears, hurt, no doctor!”
But no more doctor visits isn’t really realistic at only three years of age, so during our next trip, this time with our regular doctor (Dr. Russell Tweet – who has been the Klein family doctor for over 20 years!), Aaron mentioned that the previous visit had left Spencer rather scared. Dr. Tweet left the room for a few minutes and then reappeared with a little bear dressed in doctor scrubs. He gave this as a gift to Spencer and then continued to show him how cool doctors really are! First he looked in my ear and then Spencer took a turn, continuing on with daddy until all the ears in the room had been fully checked.
I think this must have won Spencer over because now instead of “ears, hurt, no doctor!”, every time he gets the littlest scrape or owie he begs me to take him to the doctor! And during our latest visit for Emma’s one year check-up I could barely get a word in edgewise – Spencer talked Dr. Tweet’s ear off the entire time!
Who knows maybe Spence will grow up to become a doctor someday – for now I’m just grateful he’s no longer scared of going to the doctor. We’ll have to start working on a creative way to make the dentist appealing!
Posted in General Posts on 05/12/2010 04:29 pm by Cacey
For some reason our life has slowed down a bit lately so I have been thoroughly enjoying quiet days at home with my two cute kids. Here are some pictures of the fun we have just hanging out!
A chilly morning walk…
Happy to be outside…
Making peanut butter bird feeders. Notice the peanut butter on the corner of his mouth – he was sneaking licks when mom wasn’t looking!
Posted in General Posts on 04/29/2010 02:45 pm by Cacey
Adopting is quite the roller coaster ride. You start off with the paperwork part, mountains and mountains of it, then you move on to the waiting part – which when you’re in it seems to go on for eternity and it’s hard to believe that it will ever come to an end. And on top of all of that you have the financial part – families somehow need to scrimp and save and come up with upwards of $20,000 to $30,000.
So when I see a way I can help a family in the thick of adopting, even in a small way, I jump at the chance! Having been through it twice myself I can say first hand that it’s not only a blessing financially it’s also a great encouragement to have others come alongside you and support you.
Please consider checking out these three friends who have come up with creative ways to raise money (it just so happens they are all adopting from Ethiopia!). These gifts would be perfect for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day or any birthdays you have coming up.
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