Zeke and Clara

It is so fun for us to have so many cousins who are so close in age, especially the youngest 4. Clara leads the bunch being just a day over 2 months older than Zeke, with Sydnee and Finn being right around 6 weeks older. Then there is Zeke who seems to still be the same size as the rest of them even given his "runt" status. We were able to get a couple pictures of Zeke and Clara when we got together on Saturday night. :) And this next weekend Finn will be in town so we will hopefully get a shot of all 3 together.

First Day of Preschool!

Elli had her first official day of preschool today. Andy said that she just looked confused when he dropped her off, but no crying! When I picked her up Ms. Jenny said that she did great, and she had a smiley face on her paper!! I tried to get her to speak more about what she did, but all I got was "sticker" and "bum bum" (or bump, bump cannot quite determine that one). And since she refused to let me take a picture of her, you just get a picture of the bag I made her. :D

Yeah.....so....

Ummmmmm.......




Thank goodness licorice seems to wipe right off.

No cake for Zeke!

Continuing on the lines of his obsession with food... Andy picked up a German chocolate brownie that we were all enjoying- except for Zeke. And boy did he want some! Mean daddy too, you can see him tempting him with it part way through the video!!

Zeke

So, obviously Zeke has the most changes! As big as I like to think he is, according to his 6 month appointment he isnt really. He had gained a couple pounds (chubby boy!) but only a quarter of an inch!!! He is up to 4 teeth now, 2 on top and 2 on bottom. And last week, just shy of 8 months, he decided it was FINALLY time to drop the army crawl (after 2 months!) and started crawling like a champ. He also decided it was time to start pulling up and getting into trouble. The kid likes to eat. We have been able to avoid the puree stage like planned (for the most part) and have been giving him little bits of what we are eating. But boy, is this kid spoiled. He wants his food, and he wont take no for an answer!! If you have something, just plan on sharing.

The Hulk (according to Daddy)

Elli Girl!

Elli is still the same ol monkey girl, just rocking the potty and talking SOOO much!!! She starts preschool tomorrow, and I'm not really sure she cares too much. :D She likes to help Zeke, be it a good or bad thing. She tries to keep him out of trouble, and helps to relocate him to where she feels he should be. So she has fully embraced the role of Big Sister. There are occasionally funny moments or competition that I cannot wait to watch as they get older.

Kim's updates....

Holy cow is business going places! I am hopefully going to get my paperwork showing that I am an official business with a new name!!! We are changing to just michiko Baby LLC as our parent company, and any new ventures I take up (like michiko Kids) will all fall under this new name as well. The website is still being worked on (michikobaby.com), but hoping for soon here! I have been fine tuning little features on the carrier and just this week figured out how to put some padding in for baby's legs!!! Very exciting in my book. :D

A couple weeks ago I decided to venture into some kids products and here is the product line thus far!!

Marker Rolls

Crayon Rolls

And a chalkbook!!! This is my most creative piece. The black surface works just like a chalkboard, and the entire thing folds up to just 5 inches squared!!! Which makes it perfect for taking to restaurants, appointments, or really anywhere!!

More updates concerning my business can be found on my blog (in the links on the right). Otherwise, life is still full of house work, laundry and being mommy!!!

Andy's updates...

So last we left you I believe Andy was still working full time for the City of Mesa and part time for Costco. Well both of those are now done and over with. :) Andy is now working as a lab manager for Eyesmasters and back at Fiesta Mall. He is also now ABO and NCLE certified, and goes in about a week to become a licensed Optician!!

He has seemingly put his real estate business on the back burner for now and is focusing on building his new "baby" CRASH ministries.

We all have enjoyed having so much more time with him, and it would seem that Zeke finally realized who that man that occasionally graced our presence was. :D

If I am missing anything else (which I'm sure I am) I will have Andy come in and add.

OK, time for some serious updating...

So, its been a while, a long while. :) There have been so many changes its ridiculous, so I am going to go through a do a post per family member. Hopefully I will get a chance to give the blog a good face lift too. Happy reading!!!

WOW!!! Its been awhile!

So things in our house have been CRAZY for the past little while, hence the reason I have not been back in to update. So here is a little rundown on everyone:

Andy, is still working his butt off and has an interview tomorrow morning that I would love if everyone would pray for! We want so desperately to get him down to one job, and this would make that possible. :)

Kim, still loosing my mind. The business has really picked up (at least in my eyes) and I am constantly either sewing or in communication with customers. It is so fun to actually see my carrier talked about on forums. Unfortunately, everything else in my life has been put on hold, so my house drives me insane it is so disorganized!

Elli, is 2.5, fully potty trained and still the crazy monkey girl we all know and love. We have found a preschool for her down the road that she will start this fall. It is only a couple days a week for a couple hours, but I think being able to socialize with kids her own age will be great!

Zeke is 5.5 months old now and has had a busy month! He rolls both directions now (which means ALL OVER the place). He is sitting up, eating cereal (although he wishes he could have what we have!), drinking water from a sippy, and has 2 teeth now! He is back to his normal happy self since pushing those through, so the stress level in our house has dropped!

So there is our little update. I will be back with more pictures sometime soon ( no promises when) but until then here are a few.