CATCH UP???

Not quite!! There is absolutely NO way that I can catch up from my last post. So, I have decided to just share what is going on currently. First of all, I stay really, really busy with the two below:


Ethan is all BOY and such a handful. He goes CONSTANTLY!!! My mother-in-law says he is just like Jacob was when he was little....and wishes me luck. HA! She has actually given Ethan the nickname of "BAM BAM" as well. Not only is he a handful, but he is so STRONG! I have never seen a kid so strong at such a young age.....he amazes me.

New words are constant everyday for this little guy. It is such a fun stage to see him learning and soaking things up like a sponge! Some of his favorite words/phrases right now are HIPPO, BASKETBALL, HORSE, ONE..TWO..THREE, JUMP, COME ON!, THANK YOU and BABY. He has also fully embraced the word NO!! He is getting very, very good at using this word. Ha!

Ethan loves to play with his daddy, but is still clingy to me. This is probably my fault because I can't resist his sweet little expressions. Just look at this precious boy!(Ethan at about 20 months)


Now, Kaylin.....she is something. I love this girl so much! She is very outgoing and so caring. She is my "little mommy". If she is having a snack and juice, she makes sure Ethan is taken care of as well. One day, Ethan fell and hurt his hands. Before I could get to him.... Kaylin was there holding his hands telling him it was okay while giving them kisses. So sweet! She is such a good big sister.

Right now, Kaylin is very much into doing "school" things. We have a ton of workbooks that she enjoys doing. She would probably complete every page in a day, if I didn't limit her to about 10 per day!! I'm hoping this love for learning will continue through school.... especially since she will be starting Pre-K in August!!

Kaylin is sensitive and sweet. And, if you ask just about anyone....they will tell you that she almost always has a smile on her face! Look at this beautiful smile!! (Kaylin at almost 4 years old)


Kaylin's birthday is coming up on June 13th. She will be FOUR!! I can't believe how fast she is growing up. To me, this picture captures her "grown-up" side. I love it because she is turning into such a beautiful little girl, but I'm sad to see her "baby girl" days go!


Speaking of "baby girl". Emily Joy will be here soon! We are very anxious for her to get here and join our family. I don't know a whole lot about her yet, but I can tell you a few things that I DO know: she absolutely LOVES to move around (which hurts mommy's belly)... so, I'm thinking she is pretty strong, she likes to hear Kaylin's voice, she never wants me to sleep, she already has some hair on her head and is estimated to be about 6lbs. 1oz. Emily will have a gentle, but jealous, brother and an amazing sister who will want to take care of her constantly and teach her new things! Here is a picture of "Emily" at her baby shower:


And to end this post.....I would like to give you a sneak peek of the room Kaylin and Emily will be sharing. Here it is:

Thanks for checking in!
Love,
THE THOME FAMILY

JAMIE MARTIN'S Story

Hi. I am trying to raise money for the family of a friend. She recently lost her older sister. Not only did she lose a sister, but her parents lost a daughter and her 9 year old niece lost her mother! Things happened very quickly for this family. My friend's sister's name was Jamie Martin. Jamie went in to get check because she was not feeling well and throwing up. Doctors ended up finding a lot of fluid on her abdomen. They drained about 45 pounds of fluid off, but this did not seem to help. She was getting worse. Her kidneys starting failing, her blood pressure was going up and they were trying to keep her heart stable. In addition to this, they found out she had ovarian cancer. Within a week of going to the doctor thinking she was sick with a virus......she was in ICU, sedated and on total life support. Her family was also being told they had 3 days to decide what they wanted to do. They did not decide to take her off life support, but her heart stopped beating on Jan. 11th. This is a loving Christian family who are known for being kind and always going out of the way to help others. Obviously, this was a very sudden death at a young age (I believe she was 31) and the family was not prepared for funeral cost.....much less the hospital bill they will be receiving, since Jamie didn't have insurance. I am asking that you pray for this family and see what you may be able to contribute towards the expense this family is going to be burdened with. We all know that money is such a stress just in itself, but to have that in addition to an unexpected death is at the very least difficult. Please contact me if you would like to help this wonderful family out! My goal would be to raise $1,000 or more and surprise this family with your care and generosity that they give out to others everyday. Let's let them know that they are loved and that things will be ok. You can donate using the DONATE button at the top left of this page! If you would like to donate in another way, my e-mail is: robin_thome@hotmail.com Please share this page with anyone you think would be willing to help!

Thank you in advance for helping support this family!

Blessings,

Robin Thome

RANDOM!!

Ok, so this post is a little random. Well, a lot! First of all, I just realized (scrolling throughh my blog) that I never officially announced my pregnancy on here!! So, surprise......I'm 15 weeks today! HA!! :)





Next, Jacob and I were able to get a night out to ourselves! We went to an Atlanta Falcons game and really enjoyed our time together. We will really miss it when this 3rd baby arrives. Here are a few pictures from that night:






Last but not least, the crazy two kids we already have!

Here is a fun picture of Kaylin. She did this all on her on!



Now, Ethan is not totally to blame for his pictures. I asked Jacob to get him some dinner and he decided to give him a bowl of spaghetti!! NOT, what I would have picked......especially since he allowed him to eat it on his own! Here are some pictures from that mistake:

TWO PEAS IN A POD!

Kaylin is almost 3 1/2 and Ethan is almost 15 months old and they are becoming two peas in a pod! It has been so fun watching them start playing together. This was a big reason we wanted more than one kid.....so they would have someone to play with and could grow up together. My heart swells up with love and joy seeing them play and be so sweet to each other. I have, thankfully, been able to catch some pictures and video clips of these precious moments. I'm hoping the videos work! Here are the pictures and clips:

St. Augustine (PART ONE)

Here is a picture of my wonderful husband and the whole reason for our trip to St. Augustine! I have been married to this wonderful man for 5 years. We have been good friends for about 13 years and still love spending time together as much as possible.


Our trip to St. Augustine was really nice (without kids) thanks to Jacob's mom. Here is the welcome sign as we arrived.


Here we are taking a walk our first night at the beach. It was so nice not having to worry about kids and putting them to bed. We tried to stay out as late as we could.


We had thought we would sleep in every morning (since we could), but realized we wanted to spend as much time together without the kids as possible doing things. So here we are early in the morning for a walk.


The beach was very wide.


Early morning picture of Jacob playing in some water.


That morning, we decided to walk to the pier. (pictures of sunrise at the pier will come in another post)


Jacob checked out some rocks along the back edge of the beach.


I found a huge "bottle"......but there was no message in it. HA!!



Well, there is just a small part of our anniversary trip. There are a few more parts to come......so keep checking in. Coming up?....Lightner Museum,Flagler college and the Potter's Wax Museum!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

It has been 5 amazing years that Jacob and I have been married! I was served breakfast in bed this morning and we just sat in bed and talked before the kids woke up. We have an anniversary trip to St. Augustine planned soon with NO kids!! A BIG, BIG, "thank you" to Jacob's mom for offering to watch them. I will probaly write more after our trip, but until then.....here are a few pictures in honor of our anniversary:



Married May 21, 2005-----5 year anniversary!

DOUBLE TROUBLE

Well, it has been a LONG time since I posted something. Having two kids really keeps me busy. I think my last post was about Ethan being born and now he is 8 months old! He is crawling around like crazy, climbing, pulling up on things, and even sometimes taking steps behind the walker! I think he will be walking on his own very soon. He is such a happy baby!

Kaylin is a great big sister. She plays with Ethan, sings to him, and loves going in his room to wake him up for the morning. When he is down for his morning nap she asks where he is and says that she wants to play with him. Just the other day when I was giving them a bath, she gave Ethan a hug and said “Mommy, …E(f)an’s my best friend!” It was so cute!!

There are so many things that I could write about Kaylin and Ethan, but I think I will dedicate a post to each of them individually (better start now so I get it posted within the next year…ha!) Anyway, having the two of them is wonderful. It’s so great getting double the cuteness, love, smiles, and sweet moments. However, you also get double the trouble! It is harder to keep an eye on both of them, so with that being said………………here are some pictures of the trouble moments and sweet moments:

--Trouble Moments--

Ethan climbing up the steps to the slide!


Kaylin helping Daddy with his Bible lesson.


After waking up from her nap,....Kaylin played very quietly in her room. This is what I came in to see!



Ethan trying to walk behind his walker!


Kaylin drew a picture with markers!......


.....she also drew on her arm!!


Ethan doing some crazy climbing moves!


Trying to get Kaylin's juice and snack!


Kaylin's words: "I just go pee pee......I need a little paper. It's ok Mommy!"


Kaylin got into some hair clips that Gran gave her.


I helped fix them in her hair for a picture.


Ethan (in his lowered crib) wanting to climb out after he had just fallen out the day before!


He decided he wanted to go play in the tent with balls all by himself.


--Sweet Moments--


Kaylin holding Ethan at Christmas.


Is Ethan sleeping in her arms?


Found them in the playroom like this!


Reading books together...so cute!


Kaylin tickling Ethan!


They are so precious! :)


Kaylin sat at the end of the hall and called Ethan to her. He crawled all the way down the hall to her!


One of my FAVORITES.....touching hands!


Ethan and Kaylin on Easter.


Kaylin wanted to play with Ethan in his crib.


Soo sweet!


LOVE this picture!


She was singing him a song.


Giving little brother a hug :)


Sweet kisses from Kaylin to Ethan!