Grandma Potato head

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Potato, patato, tomato, tamato...not sure if the spelling is right but you get the idea. Kade dressed the potato head with with everything possible and said it was grandma. I think it's because he has glasses on. Too funny. We are digging up old toys to keep ourselves busy. So cold! Oh another mile stone in our house. Today Kai drank his whole milk at school. It's so sad that the whole class clapped for him and they rinsed out his container and sent it home. It even has a sticker on it. So funny I walked into the class and heard all about. So proud of him :)

The Joys

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Oh the joys of being little! And the snow is here! Have a wonderful day!

Ahhh Christmas

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I have to say I honestly love Christmas! This all started when I was a kid, but then it isn't as exciting until you have your own kids!!! I love how their eyes brighten up when they see lights or a new decoration. Yesterday was my 1st black friday and I survived! My mom and I went and I got the boys pretty much done. One last thing...traveling starts for Christmas parties. Everyone be safe out there. Go Hawks & Go Panthers! Have a great Saturday! EK

Happy Thanksgiving

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It's 5:23 and we are relaxing...watching football and playing with toys. I am so blessed for all the things we have in our lives. So fun to have my mom and Larry and Tom and Helene here to help us celebrate the day. What a nice long weekend. Have a great night!
Love-Paul, Erica, Kai, Kade and Koda

Out to eat

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Waiting for dad to get here. I might have my hands full. Just kidding they are pretty good. Yum!!! Have a great night!

EK and the boys

Halloween

Well, we survived another Halloween! We had a great weekend. Thank you Helene for coming to watch the boys on Saturday and Sunday. Paul and I had a great anniversary. As always we celebrated with our cookie cake, but this year we just got 3 slices of our cookie cake. PK surprise me with a gorgeous fall flower arrangement. They are still alive :o) I wish they could last forever. And we got to go to the Iowa game. We lucked out with great weather. And the other great thing is we got a win! Now tomorrow we play Indiana. Go Hawks!

When we got home we got flu shots...lord Kai was not a happy camper at all. Thank god Helene brought them to us...because we would've been a sight in a doctor's office. Then we got to trick or treat in our neighborhood. So fun but Kade went all out for the 1st block and then died out. So funny...we were feeding him candy bars to keep him going. He didn't want to go home with Paul but didn't want to walk either. Their favorite candy bar is Kit Kats, but they call them kitty cats. So funny!

Well, I better get our house picked up and cleaned...we are having friends over for the Iowa game tomorrow. Again GO Hawks!

Love to you all! PK, EK and Kai and Kade oh and Koda too :)

Holy Wind Batman

Ok...can you say WIND! It is crazy windy, chilly and rainy out today. I guess I am glad that my office has no windows then I don't have to look and be depressed. I hope everyone is doing good. Of course the Kuempel's are keeping busy as usual. Maybe I start from eldest to youngest this time around...this is including parents...

PK: Well, Paul is great as usual. Keeping busy at work and doing great things to the garage. Watching football and playing with the kids...fun times as usual. Paul and I will be celebrating 10 years of marriage on Thursday the 28th...man, how does time fly. Good times.

EK: Well, that would be me. I am keeping busy with work...would like to be a little busier but that will come. The next 2-3 years I will be getting a lot more and new education on different types of massage...I think my 1st conference will take PK and I to AZ not only to learn Thai massage but to get to see our great friends. Other things. I was able to go on a field trip with Kade a couple of weeks ago and tomorrow the 27th I will be able to go to Kai's school Halloween party. Which we should never tell them about trick or treating until the day before! Ok last thing that is on our minds PK and I go see our beloved Hawkeyes this Saturday. Terrible loss last week, but we will get them this week. A great way to celebrate our Anniversary.

Kai Preston: Kai has come out of is shell a lot these last couple of months. I think school has helped a lot. Being there 2 full days he is learning more and making good friends. He is a signing machine. He is so cute! He got his school pictures taken and they turned out great. I will scan print and send them out. I still can't get over he is going to be 5 in 2 months. He is going to be a monkey for halloween. Again...pictures to come. He asks constantly about grandparents and where everyone is at...oh and obsessed with spelling I think I spelled everything they could think of last night for a good 45 minutes....and I am a horrible speller.

Kade Even: well, our little man is a interesting fella. He is so funny and has a great imagination. He tells stories you have no clue what they mean or where they came from. He is learning a lot good & bad from Kai. Oh and the attitude and the lip. God help us!!! He is loving school and I love seeing him grow and count and recognizing letters. He loves to sing and is catching on. I think we tend to forget that he is only 3. He had a great time at the field trip to our local dairy farm. He loves to snuggle....what a cutie.

Forgot to mention we went to the zoo! I love that place. I am tempted to moving to Des Moines to just get a pass there.

Well, I will post more soon. Off to work I go + clean, grocery shop and everything else I can fit into a crazy day. Love to you all!!!

Football Getaway

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Here Kade is watching cartoons in mom and dads bed not knowing what a whirlwind day he is in for....as his older brother is still crashed out in bed. I say it must be nice! Well, the chex mix is made 6 dozen cookies baked. Now just waiting to leave around 1 to one of our favorite spots....yep Kinnick!
Boys will stay busy...thank you daycare Deb for taking the boys until Grams can pick them up after the UNI game and spend the night with them. Also thank you Grandpa Bob for helping us out with Koda.
What a great day for football! Go Hawks!!!

Family...time

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Well, it has been brought to my attention that I have slacked at my bog posting and this person is right. It is so easy to do and everyone wants to hear about the boys...but I will try to be better. Or PK can remind me more often....hint hint.
It is a gorgeous Thursday and the boys, Koda and I are at the park. Today Kade had school which he loves and I swear he has a girlfriend named Zoe. That is all he talks about. He is doing good, but gets a little sad and misses mom, dad, Kai & Koda. We will be going in a field trip to a dairy farm in a couple of weeks. I am really excited & Kade is going to freakout because he gets to ride on a school bus. Fun times!
So, when Kade is at school on Thursdays it's just Kai and me. Today wasn't as good as usual. Let's just say way late night (he didn't want to go to bed) and going to school 2 full days a week...he is tired and we were having some issues, but we worked them out. He is liking school and he is finally eating after going on a hunger strike for a couple of weeks. He loves his teachers. We have conferences tomorrow, so we will see how it goes.
PK and I are busy as usual. Our daycare lady's sister passed, so our hearts are heavy for Deb. Also prayers go out to my mother in law who is on her way to Madagascar for mission work. That lady truly amazes me!
Well, I will blog soon oh and I will get pictures up with a link. God Bless! Oh and Go Hawks! PK & I will be at homecoming this weekend. We also get to see our great friend Jamie...YAY!

Week 2

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Monday night at 8:56...I go in cause I here noise in the boys room. Kai is starting the music again. He smells cracker on my breath and tells me his tummy is noisy. So, we are eating an apple and melba toast. God love the child. Also we are on week 2 with no daycare. Thank you Grandma and Grams for helping us out. Night! EK & Kai

KC Getaway

Big Boy Kai

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So, we had to make a hard decision this year and worst of all last minute. 4 CF schools just got grants to have preschools in 4 elementary schools. I was hoping to get him into Southdale...that is where he will go to school, but that was full, so we went to another one. This program is suppose to be great and on top of it..it is free. Which is a huge savings for us. The other good thing is he will be going 2 full days and I think this will better prepare him for kindergarten. He is getting so big so fast. I will keep you posted on his 1st day.

Big Boy Kai

Joys of Kade

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I think Kade is our problem/crazy kid! We got home from KC on Sunday and I was hanging out downstairs with the boys and Kade had to go potty...so all I here is mom look..I look up to Kade and his little white butt. Oh the joy of being a mom to boys. Oh and by the way the next night was a full moon. Fun times ahead!!!

Hate Me?!

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I know my friend isn't happy right now since she is stuck inside working. I keep saying that I am blessed to work 3 days and I get to enjoy days like these with the boys. On the other hand I get to deal with, fighting, whining, no napping and some days the boys are asking for daddy since mom is so mean! Still I cherish every moment!

Love EK

Sad

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I am snuggling with Kade. He is laughing and blinded by my flash on my phone. Pk and I are headed to Kansas City to a Royals game this weekend. We leave today and come home on Sunday. Grandma is coming to stay. The boys are so excited they haven't seen Grandma in awhile. I can't wait for this get away, but still sad to leave the boys. More pictures to come...I hope from the game. Safe travels for us :0)

Talent

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I wonder if I have artists in my house? I need to buy more chalk!

Outside

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Another great night in Cedar Falls! Nice and cool and the boys are drawing with chalk thanks to their aunt Andrea. Hours of fun. I can't get over that summer is almost over and school will be starting soon. Time flies! Everyone have a great night and I promise to blog sooner!!!

Picnic

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Wednesday night picnic. Hotdogs in the driveway. I hope everyone is having a great Wednesday!

Puzzle Crazy!

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Kade is following in his brothers footsteps. Kade is mastering puzzles that are 75-100 pieces without the box to look at. I am totally amazed by our boys.
We are wrapping up out 1st week of swim lessons. The boys are doing great. We might have swimmers...ummm I am still not sure how I feel about that. Well, I think it is suppose to rain tomorrow so I have a feeling we will be working with playdough and puzzles.

Have a great night!
EK

8:08 pm

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Yep 8:08 and we are still going strong. Will this night ever end? Nope we still have a bonfire to go to. I hope to have smores for the boys! Have a great Friday night. Oh happy belated birthday to Jayden Goemann....he is like my nephew! Love you JJ.

Tuckered out

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We went to the Falls at 12:00...we swam, walked the lazy river for awhile, swam again, lazy river...then home by 1:45. Asleep by 2. This makes me a happy mom. Thanks to Grims for coming along. So nice to have help :0) more outdoor play to come once the little guy recharges!

Late Bird

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This is my late bird. He is my late night partier and my late morning sleeper..good and bad all the way around. Ok still trying to make muffins. Also I got a new photo app for my phone and I love it.

Early Bird

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This is my early bird, so we snuggle and watch Mickey Mouse and cartoons until hunger sticks his belly.....which will be soon. Speak of the devil I am off to make muffins. Enjoy this wonderful Friday!

Wagon Fun

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Our Thursday-Sundays consists of the public pool to the backyard pool to slip and slides and lots and lots of sunscreen. Don't get me wrong it is fin, but by Sunday I am sick of the sun. We start swimming lessons in 2 weeks. Those will be a long and busy 12 days. I hope everyone is having a great week. Love The Kuempel Clan

Bragging

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Kai is so good at puzzles. This is 150 piece puzzle. The pieces are so small and he did this without looking at the picture. Paul and I are so amazed and proud of him. Kade watches and he is getting really good at doing them too. Everyone have a great 4th. I also want to wish Grandpa a happy birthday on the 4th. Love EK

Still

8:32 and we are back in the pool. Kai had VBS, so Kade has been an only child for 2 hours each night. Tomorrow we will be going to ToyStory3. This will be Kades 1st movie in the theater. I hope it goes ok. Much Love! EK

Good

We lead such a good life. Happy Thursday!

Rain

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I'm having a garage sale and Kade is playing in the rain. As you can tell slow business day. :0) happy friday.

Good Morning

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Happy Friday. Let's hope the rain stays away. We would love to go outside and play all day. Kade and I are hanging out watching Dora while PK is at work and Kai is still sleeping. Weekend update. I meet up with my sister (I hope) in Coralville and the Sunday morning I am doing my 1st sprit triatalon...I am doing just the swim leg. Send good thoughts my way. I hope everyone has a wonderful day! Love EK

Movie night

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We are blessed to have fun friends. We are hanging out in friends backyard...great food and watching a huge movie screen in a backyard. What a greAt night!!!

9 am

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It is 9 am in the Kuemple house and our boys are already in the pool. This is going to be an intresting summer. Have a wonderful Memorial Day! Love EK

Hot tub

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What a nice day. A little muggy, but we are outside with a new sprinkler. Kade is crazy wild and Kai has to warm up to it, but we are enjoying the weather. Kade is splashing in the hot tub...while daddy is draining it and then mommy will clean it. I will post more pictures of the farm visit and sprinkler fun. Much love! EK

Farm

And we are off to the farm for Kai's school field trip. So exciting!

Housework...

I love that the boys love to run the sidewalks in the front of the house, but we have a fenced in backyard, so I can do some housework and check on them, but in the front I need to be out here. Oh well I guess the housework will still be there :o) Happy Saturday.

Park

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Thank god there is sun! Packed a picnic and I have a feeling we will be at the park for a couple hours today. Mire updates to come. Happy Friday!!!!

Park

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Thank god there is sun! Packed a picnic and I have a feeling we will be at the park for a couple hours today. Mire updates to come. Happy Friday!!!!

PJ day

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Ok...not the best picture of Kai, but I will take what I can get. Today at school is pajama day, so we have our Buzz jammies on. The boys are obsessed with sausage, so sausage and cereal then off to school. Have a great Thursday!
EK

Box of Fun

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not sure why we buy toys? 1 box and a lot of fun. I can't believe they both can fit in the box. Well, heading outside. I hope we don't get blown away :o) EK

Test

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All I can say is I love technology and my Iphone. I downloaded an application to my phone, so I can update my blog anytime I want. I hope to be better updating you with information an picures of the boys, so I am going to post this as a test. Wish me luck!
EK

Happy Easter 2010

Man, time flies! Loving life right now. We am blessed with a great family and friends. And we are also blessed with jobs we love and two precious boys and one gorgeous dog! I so would've posted pictures of our Easter adventure, but our blessed Nikon is sitting at and Grandma and Grandpa Kuempel's house right now. I guess it is good that we get to go back to Guttenberg to be with Spencer and his 1st communion. We had such a good couple of weekends with the Kuempel side. This doesn't happen all the time. This is posted way after Easter, but I will give you a brief update from what had happened. The boys are Easter egg hunter champs. I think they had 3 all together and tons of Easter baskets and cards. I swear I am not sure how this happens, but I think they got more candy from Easter then Halloween. Good times were had by all. Here are some Easter pictures. I will post more pictures in the next blog and post the site to see more pics of the boys.

Love! EK