Maddie update: 15 months!

I thought I would start updating on MK for family and friends who aren’t on facebook that we don’t get to see all the time!

MK at our Christmas Card Photo-shoot!

 My baby goobie girl is growing up so fast! I can’t believe she is already 15 months (actually almost 16 now!). She is moving towards toddlerhood at a rapid pace!

Stats:

Weight: 25lb 6.5oz (90%)

Height: 33in (>95%)

Compared to her daddy at 15 months: 32in and 28lb

Compared to her mommy at 15 months: 32in and 23.75lb

*so, basically, she’s going to be HUGE, I am starting to pray for a tall husband now!*

She is walking, climbing and has started running in place when she’s either really angry or excited.

Her favorite word is “Jesus” which sounds like “Cheezit” and she likes to say “Hi” to everyone she meets.

Her favorite toy is anything that looks like a phone, which she puts to her ear and talks into like a phone saying “hi” and some other babbles that I can’t understand. She also really loves the piano, both our baby grand in the living room and her Fisher Price toy piano.

I think MK is in “big sister training” mode (although there is no news to report on that subject!). She has started trying to put diapers on everything! Nutcracker man, baby doll, her stuffed animals! She also tries to “feed” her animals and baby doll her sippy cup. Oh, I hope she’s that helpful when she’s called up to the big sister big leagues!

She has also started to give snuggles and kisses a lot. Oh boy do I love those!

Last week in Florida for Thanksgiving, she fell in love with Poppy (aka my dad). She would only go to him, hung out with him in his office for hours and when they dropped us off at the airport, she cried for 15 minutes after he gave her a hug goodbye and left (she has NEVER done that with us!). It makes my heart melt! MK received the sweetest note in the mail from him this week telling her how much he missed her. Thankfully the two will be reunited at the Fields' Family Reunion in Cali after christmas! 

She is so much fun! 

Goobs- I love you stinky! You make me proud to be your momma. I pray that Jesus will continue to reveal Himself to you and that you will fall in love with Him one day!

Love yall,

The Vogs

Trying something new!

So, my last thankful post was from the iPad... And although I put spaces between the lines, they obviously did not show up! So now I am updating my blog from my new iPhone (thanks to my parents for this early Christmas present!) I am hoping this app will help me keep on top of the blog. I have so many things I want to post, but finding the time to log into the desktop with.a busy 15 month old is hard! So I am going I really try a lot harder to make more of an effort, while not sacrificing any of my previous time with mk during the day or mike at night!

Speaking of iPhones, how did I ever live without one? This thing is awesome and dangerous at the same time. Should I really be this connected all the time? I am currently battling with that one! An iPad at home is one thing, but this attached to my hand everywhere is a different story! Don't get me wrong though, I am not complaining!

Here are some iPhone pics to show you what we've been up to!

Stay tuned for a couple posts this week on what the Lord is teaching me and one on our thrifty DIY Christmas!

Love y'all,
The Vogs

Thankful day 4&5

Day 4- ice cream! I know this is so shallow, but i love ice cream...and so does my dad. so we are enjoying having a partner in crime to indulge in some mid day icream with! Love u dad! Day 5- new life The past few weeks two of my baylor friends announced that they were pregnant, and both of these babies are miracles! One mom has a genetic condition and was told that she had a very small chance of getting pregnant, she is having her second this summer! The other is a dear friend who struggled with infertility and underwent several rounds of fertility treatments... She is due in early june! It is so clear in scripture that God is the author of life, just check these out: Isaiah 46: 3-4 "...and you whom i have upheld since your birth, and have carried you since you were born. Even to your old age and grey hairs i am He, i am He who will sustain you. I have made you and i will carry you; i will sustain you and i will rescue you. Job 10:10 "you guided my conception and formed me in the womb." I am so thankful for his hand on these dear friends and giving them new lives! We had a wonderful thanksgiving with complete with a turkey bowl, a turkey feast and 4 generations of Johnson/Fields/Vogelaars! Happy black friday! We arent going anywhere near any retail stores today! Love, The Vogs

Thankful day 2&3

So, I missed a day... does traveling to FL on a 6:15am flight with a 15 month old buy me any grace?

Day 2- 6am flights!
Actually, If we didn't have to wake up at 4am to catch our flight, I would take a 6am flight every time! They had 15 extra seats on our flight, which means that MK got her own seat! She slept the whole flight and did great! Thank you Lord for that tiny blessing that started our long day of traveling off well.

Day 3- the Fields Family...get ready for some awesome old pics!

Fields girls Christmas pictures 2007.

Fields girls in Vero Beach, FL summer of 1996

3 generations of Fields girls at Baylor Homecoming 2010

My mom and dad's christmas card picture 2010

We are here in Vero Beach visiting my parents for Thanksgiving. I have the best parents in the world! I am so thankful that God allowed me to be born into the Fields Family! This is the first time in 3 years of marriage that Mike and I have been in Florida without my sisters, and although we are loving the one on one time with Mom and Dad, I miss my sisters! I can't wait to see them in a couple weeks for our California christmas/new years celebration! 

Today we are in thanksgiving meal preparation mode, so i've gotta go make myself useful!

What are you thankful for today? Thank the Giver of every good thing today for the blessings in your life. Reflect on James 1:17 this Thanksgiving holiday!

Love,

Katy

Thankful- Day 1

This week, I am reflecting on what I am thankful for... each day I will post something new!

Today, I am thankful for my sweet family. I have the best husband and the cutest, sweetest, most kissable baby girl in the whole world! Here is a sneak peak of our 2011 Christmas card pics to show off these blessings in my life!


Pics taken at our church, Watermark.... LOVE this white stone!



M&M, I love you more than life! I thank God for you every day.

Love,
Katy/Mama

He is faithful!

Yesterday in church, my dear friend Randi ministered to me in a way that I don't think she even knows. I was sitting next to her and her husband and listening to her sing during worship made me cry. You see, Randi was diagnosed with breast cancer at the end of October, and is starting on the incredibly long and painful journey of fighting her cancer. She and her husband from the very beginning have remained firm in their faith. You can check out their incredible journey at their blog : treasuresinheaven.blogspot.com 

So, back to Sunday. We were singing Matt Redmon's song "Never Once"... listen to it here : 

For me to sing "You are faithful" to my savior was an easy overflow of my heart. He has been so faithful to me. He is faithful to forgive my sins, to provide for our family, to bring Mike and Maddie into my life, to be my comforter and protector. But, would I be singing with the joy and passion that Randi sang if I had breast cancer? If my world as I knew it was crashing down, would I sing "You are faithful God?" Do I trust the Lord enough? Randi does, and it is such a beautiful thing to witness. She knows, like the song says, that the Lord is with her, He never leaves her and He is her source of joy, hope and peace. I hope you know Him and can experience that peace whenever your life is turned upside down. 

On a less serious note, I'll leave you with a few pictures of my sweet angel that we took this weekend...we had a fun filled weekend with Maddie's bff Mckinley (Randi's daughter). We watched Mckinley while the Widemans had a night on the town in Ft. Worth and we had such a blast with the "twins" as we so lovingly call them. It was a great training opportunity for Maddie, she wasn't doing great a sharing her toys and liked to take Mckinley's milk from her. 

The twins during our photoshoot in the nature preserve by our house!

My joyful girl! 

Hope y'all have a wonderful week...can you believe Thanksgiving is next week? I can't! I am so excited to spend the holiday with my parents again this year and to remember every blessing the Lord has given me and to give Him thanks! 

Love y'all!

Katy

Our sick little honey bee

What would we do without our froggie humidifier and Zarbee's honey cough medicine?

I was going to do a post on Halloween, but we are sick in our house today. Silly Croup! Any suggestions for how to keep your little one's immune system healthy this time of year? She's getting her flu shot in a couple weeks, so I am hoping that helps. My precious MK has been sick every week for the past month with something new (stomach bug, hand foot mouth, croup). We are desperate for a healthy week around here! Gotta remember: it's just a season, I have to be thankful that I have a precious babe to nurse back to health and MK is extra cuddly when she's sick so I've gotta take advantage of this!

Here is our feeble attempt at a Halloween post: I will show you a picture of my adorable little honey bee. She LOVED trick or treating, loved saying "thank you" to everyone who gave her candy...I have such a polite little one! She didn't get to eat any candy (which didn't go over too well with her), but she did get some candy corn when we got home... I think I may have created a candy corn monster! :)

Today, we are going to cuddle on the couch, drink lots of fluids and enjoy the smell of homemade chicken soup on the stove!

Nothing better for the sickies than homemade chicken soup!

Hope you are staying healthy!

The Vogs