What will he find next?

I just thought I would share all the things that Kyle has put into his mouth already today.

First, it was a rock. (Thanks Riley for bringing those home from the school playground.)

Second, a dead bug.

Third, a large piece of meat (I think it is meat) that he found under the kitchen table. I am not sure how long it has been there.

Fourth, another rock.

Fifth, a leaf.

And last, leftover banana that he dropped at lunch.

Now that I have a floor inspector, I guess I need to do a better job cleaning my floors!

Chuck E Cheese Here We Come!

I told Jacob that I would take him to Chuck E Cheese if he made a touchdown. Well, I guess I get to eat pizza.... Jacob made a touchdown today!

Jacob had an awesome game. He made several great tackles and blocks. They even let him kick off once and he had a pretty good kick, but nothing was better than getting that first touchdown. Jacob has improved so much over the season and is having a great time. We start the playoffs next week and then October 11th is the Superbowl.

Riley had a bye this weekend. He enjoyed eating a snow cone and playing football with a friend he found from his Kindergarten class.

Rugrats!

Kyle had a friend stop by to play the other day and he had so much fun. She is just his size and they laughed and crawled all over together. Here are a few pictures.








I never did find the cord to download pictures. I can not stand losing things and I have been looking for it all week. Thanks to my Dad for loaning me a cord! I will try to keep it in a safe place!

Go Tech!

Kelly could not make the Tech game last night because they were still loading out trucks, so I found a pretty cute replacement. Riley was my date and we had a great time. This was his first Tech football game and he did not know what to expect. (This was his first date, but he did not like when I called him my date.) We did not make it in time to see the band run on the field, but we made it for opening kick off. Riley did not watch much of the game, but he can say that he has been. (I did not watch much of the game either; it was a pretty boring game.) At halftime the score was 42 to 7, so we decided to go and hope the fighting Minute Men did not make a huge comeback! After a quick stop at Fazoli's, we headed home.

Joan - I try to give my middle child a little one on one and all he talked about the entire time was his big brother. Riley loves his big brother and likes to follow him everywhere. Unfortunately, the feeling is not mutual.

I have misplaced the cord to download photos from my camera to the computer. Hopefully, I will find it today and have photos up soon.

Update

After consulting my friend, Kyra, I decided that I needed to take Kyle to the doctor today. Boy am I glad I did!!! He has a double ear infection. What a week!! Kyle saw Dr. Gray on Monday with a high fever and sore throat. They diagnosed it as Roseola. Then, today he had a double ear infection. I apologized to Dr. Gray for calling in the middle of the night and he was very nice about it. We get to see him one more time on Monday for a well check. I hope Kyle is well! I like Dr. Gray and all, but three visits in a week is a little ridiculous!

I am hoping for a little sleep tonight!

Where have I been?

I just noticed that my last entry was September 3rd. Where have I been? I know you are sitting on the edge of your chair wondering what the Kettner family has been doing the last couple of weeks. Well, sit back and relax while I get you up to speed.

Jacob and Riley have adjusted to school. (Riley not so much the waking up early part, but he loves school, especially recess!) We are trying to read as much as possible with both boys. Sometimes that means 20 minutes before bed, but that is as much as possible around here.

Both Jacob and Riley are still playing football. Jacob loves it and plans to be a professional football player when he grows up. (At least that is the plan for this week.) Riley likes being with his friends. He is still a little confused about the rules. We spend so much time teaching Jacob the "correct" way to tackle and then we have to teach Riley not to tackle because he is playing flag.

Mimi and Pawpaw came for a visit last weekend. They had lunch with the boys at school, watched football on Saturday morning, babysat Saturday night, saw Jacob get a Bible in church and picked peas and pumpkins. We all had a great time!!

Jacob signed up for 4H on Tuesday and already made a shooting club on Wednesday. I think he is going to really like 4H. We still have not decided if we are going to let him show a pig this year. Kelly thinks it might teach him a little responsibility, but I think it will teach me a little responsibility and I am already responsible! By the way, if anyone is interested in buying some meat from 4H, feel free to call Jacob!

Kyle is still on the verge of walking. He took about 5 or 6 steps the other day, but has not tried since then. Which brings me to my next problem. I have had a sickie around here!!! Kyle ran a fever for several days and we took him to the doctor on Monday. He has not run a fever since Monday night, but he is still not himself! Last night he was up all night screaming and I have no idea why! Now, I have to decide if I go back to the doctor or wait this out. Whatever I do will be wrong! Do I take him in to find out he is ok or do I stay home all day and regret not knowing what is wrong??? So, back to the walking... it is hard to walk when you are being held all the time.

Kristi had a blog entry about all the things she ever (or never) needed to know. Here is one I could add. I never knew that when you called the pediatrician's office after midnight that they put you through to the pediatrician. (I was expecting a nurse from the hospital... girls, you know who I am talking about, Cinnamon.) I don't think that Dr. Gray was excited to hear from me last night at 3 a.m. I really don't want to take Kyle to the doctor today because I don't want to face Dr. Gray. (Another would be, I never knew my family could stack the laundry that high after I neglected to wash anything for almost a week. Riley even had a comment about how much laundry there was in the laundry room.)

As if we are not busy enough, it is pumpkin time. Kelly has been shipping pumpkins for over a week now. Poor guy is exhausted from dealing with the hired hands and a constantly ringing telephone and he comes home to a baby that screams all night. Hopefully, we can all get some rest tonight.

I started to title this post... All the pictures I missed. I will get my camera out again today.

Kyle on the Move

Sorry folks, just another "Boy he is growing up fast" post. Nothing is safe in our home any more!! Kyle is a champ at crawling and can be anywhere before I have a second to rest. Unfortunately, crawling is such a short time in a babies life... we are already starting to master the walking thing and it will not be long before I am going to have to really do some baby proofing! Kyle will stand up and push any toy that he can find around in the living room, this includes his little baby rocking chair.







I got tired of chasing Kyle out of the kitchen, so I made a barricade to keep him out. He is checking things out here.