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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

June & July Updates

Keep checking back, I think I am on a roll to finally staying updated..
Stay tuned, there are many more "Exciting" things to share with everyone.
Slowly but surely I am finding a bit of time!!
Mother's Day 2009

Kaedyn was so excited to give me a gift.

She colored me a picture and made me a cheerios and marshmallow necklace


Almost done packing up the truck

Bye Bye Truck


I Love this Picture.
Kaedyn looking out our front door window for the last time..

As soon as the Moving truck pulled away we locked up our home for the last time. Went to the realtors office and signed all the final paperwork for selling it, and then we were off to our next home. Which was a 1 Month Hotel stay while Brent finished up his Residency at the Hospital.
One of Kaedyn's Favorite Activities in the Hotel
Kaedyn's new addicition, thanks to the Hotel
Watching T.V. & eating Snacks in front of the T.V

She runs around saying " T.V. T.V Snack, Snack"

Kaedyn being Silly in the Hotel.
Dumping her bowl of soup on her head.
This was a first..
All I had to was call Housekeeping!!! Easy Clean-up






Our last Shopping Spree at the Aurora Outlets
I sure will miss all those good deals.
Kaedyn has become a pretty savvy shopper as well.


Kaedyn's new little curl on top.


Kaedyn's first trip to the Children's Musuem in Cleveland

Mama's Bargain Shopper in Training
Kaedyn was very interested in changing all the babies diapers
Ohhhh No, Kaedyn's 1st tantrum.
(Due to mom and dad forcing her to put on the Astronaut Outfit)
Too Cute not to capture with pictures.
Sooo Sad!!!!

Happy for about 2 seconds, then we took the outfit off.

"WoW" it's amazing our time is up in Cleveland.
After 6 years in Ohio we sure have come to Love It..
It's funny to think back 6 years ago and to remember I was crying because I didn't think I could ever live in such a place. Now I am crying because I don't want to leave.
4 Years in Dental School @ Case school of Dental Medicine
+
2 Years in Residency at Rainbow Babies Children's Hospital
=
"1 Amazing Pediatric Dentist"
Way to Go Brentie!!





Our Final farewell to the "Ball Machine" in front of the Pediatric Dental Clinic
So Brent finished his Residency the first of July, Kaedyn and I flew to Fresno, CA to be with my family for a few day, while Brent drove from Cleveland, OH to meet us in Fresno, CA.
He made it in 2.5 days and only got pulled over once, for not using his blinker very well...
No ticket, just a Warning..
Kaedyn striking a Pose!!!

WoW, even cuter!!!
Swimming with her cousins
After enjoying a few days in Fresno with my family,
we packed up the car and drove to Rexburg, ID to visit Brent's Family.
Happy 4th of July



Brent's parents had just gotten home from doing service in China..
And this is Kaedyn in her cute little China dress.

After a few days in Rexburg, we were finally on our way to our final destination.
Bend, Oregon..
Sweet little Kaedyn was such a good traveler.
This pictures melts my Heart.
I Love her sweet puckered little mouth.
We finally arrived!!!
At the rental home..
So Excited!!!
***** But Wait, now the Drama Begins*****
You know us, nothing is ever simple, there always has to be drama.
So we walk into our new rental home, and like most woman I immediatly smell something, "Yucky". Brent of course, is like I don't smell anything. As we are checking out the house, the smell is worse and worse and then I also hear water running.
Okay to make a long story short, the home had been vacant for the last 30 days, no one had checked on it, and the Master Bath toliet pipes had exploded and water had been leaking for the last month. The master bedroom and bathroom was completly flooded, the kitchen ceiling was about to cave in from water damage, and the smell was just yucky.. We managed to brave the storm and stayed in the house for our 1 week we had planned for adjustment before Brent started work. Meanwhile work was being done all around us to repair the home. During that week most of the carpet was replaced & shampoed and they fixed the ceilings etc..

Us finally unloading the truck after 5 days of living there..
Kaedyn was such a Good Helper
And what do you know, that evening after we have unloaded the entire truck the "horrible, stinky, wet dog smell came back... Needless to say we couldn't take it any longer.
We called up the rental company, and of course it was back and forth of crazy conversations.. But they finally gave in and realized they were totally at fault. And they loaded up all our belongings in a new moving truck, gave us all our money back, "thank goodness" and moved us to a different home, of course this time we went with a different rental company. As far as houses go, it's 1 strike and your out with us..

At this point, Bend, OR did not make a very good first impression with me.
Below are some new pictures of us in the new house..
Thank goodness we all can laugh about the craziness now.

"Say Cheese"


Adjusting to life in Bend, OR
Visiting one of the many parks.







Kaedyn's new toy, for being such a good girl, with all of the adjustments.


Okay, so maybe the new toy wasn't a very good idea for our wild woman..
It should be very clear that you sit and bounce on the pony, not stand and bouce.


Kaedyn having so much fun.

Uh- Oh, this was bound to happen..


Help, I have fallen and can't get up.
Well, hopefully she will learn her lesson.


Obviously not... You can't keep this crazy girl down..
The perfect advertisment for Brent's Pediatric Offices..



Brush, Brush, Brush...


Our silly Mama, sure is getting creative with dress-up.
Weeee!!! Look at me!!!

Well with a new place to live, we have to find new activities.
So here is Kaedyn preparing for something new.
Eating up the Power Bar for her new adventure..


Ta Da!!!
It's Our Little Gymnast..


I'm not sure who is more Excited.
Kaedyn & her teacher on the Bars.
Playing in the favorite "Foam Pit"
What a fun day, she Loved it..

Keep checking back, I think I am on a roll to finally staying updated..
Stay tuned, there are many more "Exciting" things to share with everyone.

Saturday, October 17, 2009

We Sold Our 2nd Home

*Was finally working on the Blog tonight "I know shocking" and realized I never posted this like 4 months ago. Plenty more updates are on the way.
The begining of April we received multiple offers and Sold our 2nd home
that we had renovated in Cleveland Heights.
Our 6 Year stay was coming to end, which was making me so Sad.
Starting over is always so hard for me.
Well many people have asked so here are the before and afters of our Home
*It makes me sad that Kaedyn will never really remember her very first home. Both Brent & I were lucky enough to have grown up in the same home for the first 20 years of our lives.



Outside Before

Outside After


Adorable Front Entrance


Dining Room Before

Dining Room After


Kitchen Before


Kitchen Before


Kitchen After


Kitchen After


Family Room Before


Family Room After

Guest Bath After

Stairway Before


Hallway Before & After



Upstairs After


Hallway After

Kaedyn's Room Before


Kaedyn's Room After


Kaedyn's Room After

Upstairs Bathroom Before & After


Guest Bedroom Before (The Faires sure were a pain to peel off)


Guest Room After

Guest Room After



Master Bedroom Before


Master Bedroom After

Master Bedroom & Nook After

Office / 4th Bedroom Before & After


Finished Side of Basement Before


Basement During Renovation

Basement After

Finished Basement After


Our Favorite Family Picture at our Home

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Kaedyns 1 Year Old Photo Shoot

Kaedyn Brook Powell
January 2009
One Year Old Photo-shoot
A very Talented Friend took these Adorable Pictures of Kaedyn.
They were all so Precious I wish I could post them all...










"It's Cake Time"
It's so neat how the order of the pictures below tell a story.






It's so cute, her belly button is like a timer. It pops out when she is full.


Kaedyn's 1st Birthday

***Here is the cute text from Kaedyn's 1st Birthday Invitation


I learned to laugh & squeal,
Then sit and stand,
I can walk if you hold my hand.
But the fun has only just begun,
Lookout world, I’m turning one!
We can’t believe it’s been a year, Kaedyn’s
First birthday is already here!

Come Celebrate
Sunday January 25th 2009
6:30 – 7:30
Kaedyn’s House
Join Us For Dinner & Treats
"I'm turning One"

Below are a few cute pictures with her Birthday Crown on
"Things that make you go Hmmmm"

This is her very serious Queen Kaedyn Picture

Kaedyn's 1st Birthday Morning
We decorated her room when pink ballons or "Ball Ball" as Kaedyn would say
She Loved It

She makes this Silly sniffing face when she is excited.

Below are a few "Flashbacks" of Kaedyn and her Brown Bear during her first month.

Kaedyn & her Brown Bear at 1 Year Old

She Loves Riding her Rocking Horse

And sitting in her Rocking Chair

All dressed up for Church
Kaedyn & her Birthday Dress

Decorating for the Party


The Yummy Dinner
The Dessert Table

The Party Favors

Time to Open Presents

So Many Fun Gifts

It' Cake Time

We Love You Kaedyn

I think Kaedyn may have had a few admirers of her Cake
Kaedyn & her friend Clara

Kaedyn & her friend Alex
I think she is telling him how yummy her cake is Well we all watched Kaedyn enjoy her first few bites, and after a while we just let her do her own thing. Below is what was left.. You Go Girl, Eat that Cake Up...

A few of the Party Guests




Thursday, March 19, 2009

January

Kaedyn Playing with a new Christmas Gift.
(Not sure when Dwight showed up)
She Loves Looking at her Books
"Pat the Christmas Bunny is a Favorite"

Kaedyn turned 11 months on Christmas Day



New Years Eve

Hanging out with some friends (Literally)

We were not planning on keeping Kaedyn up the whole night, but she was having too much fun.

Happy 1st New Year


On New Years Day, we went bowling with some friends.


Kaedyn loved this fake Santa
Can You Believe It!!
We actually had some sunshine in January.
It wasn't very warm, but we headed to the park to enjoy the sun.
Big Smiles
From Mommy & Kaedyn

Cool Girl in her Shades

Loving the Swing

Precious Blue Eyed Baby Girl Night Night, after a fun day at the Park

I am glad we enjoyed the sunshine for one day, because the Snow returned in full force
Getting Ready to Play in the Snow
Kaedyn's first experience of really playing in the Snow





Hmmm this looks Good..

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Christmas Time

Merry Christmas 2008

Kaedyn trying to help decorate the gingerbread house. Everytime we gave her a candy to put on, she would quickly try to sneak it into her mouth.
She is a sneaky one!

Kaedyn's 1st Nativity
Decorating the sugar cookies
A fun "Flashback" from last year 37 Weeks Prego


Christmas Eve Dinner


One of Kaedyn's favorite friends

Future Boyfriend

Our 1st Christmas Eve with Kaedyn

Christmas Eve


Opening Ornaments




Of Course,
Only in our home at 11:30pm on Christmas Eve does our Beautiful Christmas Tree come crashing to the floor. Half of our ornaments broke, the tree water soaked all of our gifts.. So we spent the next 2 hours cleaning up shattered glass from our dining room.
Merry Christmas


Christmas Morning
Brent and I made Kaedyn her very own old fashined Rocking Horse


Kaedyn's first Christmas


She loved peeling the clementines
with her two little tiny bottom teeth that are poking through

And of course she got her first electric toothbrush


Relaxing after a long day of opening gifts

It's a Tradition, you have to play in all the wrapping paper
She really does love her new toothbrush
What a proud Daddy (Pediatric Dentist)
His baby girl loves to brush!!
Enjoyng a snack with her new Hippo

Daddy helped Kaedyn organize all of her new animals.
She had a Blast playing with them

A very cute project I made Kaedyn for Christmas
I was so Proud of myself

Cheesecake Factory Copycat
Sweet Corn Tamale Cakes
Avery "Yummy" recipe we made christmas day
I actually doubled the recipe, because they are delicious.

Monday, February 16, 2009

December

Well here are some fun pictures from the month of December
Kaedyn hanging out in her highchair when Mommy only does the lap belt.
Get comfy Girl.


We Loved spending Thanksgiving in Virginia Beach.
But No leftovers was a major bummer for Brent.
So I made him his own Thanksgiving Dinner when we got home



So Excited for Dinner!!!

Kaedyn Loved helping hold the string that helped keep the tree on the car..
Picking out our Christmas Tree

Helping Daddy put the lights up.
Mommy's cute Prego Snowman ornamanet from last year. Kaedyn loves it..

2008 Christmas Card Photoshoot

Kaedyn falling head first off the starirs.
Notice how quick to react I am, and then Brent is so calm and relaxed...
It's like he is thinking of something relaxing.





I Love how she is holding her hands..



So Happy.
This photo session didn't last long..
Getting Ready to decorate cookies!