Langworthy's Life: September 2008

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Another trip to NY

We flew to NY for the weekend to attend our friends Janet and Rob's wedding. We decided to fly this time since the drive took its toll on me the last trip. The flights were great. The last 10 minutes were a little hairy for Kayden but hey I think 10 minutes is good for an almost 2 year old. Chase slept the whole way and was a little angel! Mom and Ken picked us up and we stayed with them for the weekend. We met up with Luke's dad and Deb for dinner and then Luke and I went out to scope out the night life in OF. Boy was it crazy... I think we saw a few people we hadn't seen in a while but for the most part I was "old' and ready to go to sleep! My allergies kicked in high gear as soon as we got home and I ended up losing my voice and still haven't gotten it back yet. It is kinda cute..... Kayden keeps whispering to me!

We left the boys with Mom and Ken overnight and she said they were absolutely wonderful. Apparently Kayden never whined until we walked in the door on Sunday! Of course! I was so excited that the boys were so good for Grammy and Grandpa Ken. Luke and I had so much fun at the wedding and it was so nice to have time to talk to our friends which we haven't seen in a long time. We started the day off with a tour of the Saranac Brewery. Luke apparently forgot that we still had a long night ahead of ourselves and started to drink a little early. He was in rare form by the end of the night. The wedding was beautiful and Rob and Janet did an amazing job with all the details.

We spent Sunday trying to recover. We got a chance to go to Kirk and Meagan's house to watch some football and spend some time with Cole. Then we had dinner with Dave, Deb and Uncle Joel. We left Monday and met up with my college roommate and her new baby boy Owen! He is beautiful and Heidi looked amazing. Our flight home was good and I swear flying is the way to go. Luke on the other hand prefers to drive at night. Our next trip home will be Columbus Day weekend for our 10 year class reunion. I am still pushing to fly for that one but the debate continues... Stay tuned to find out.

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

So I haven't written in a while!

I know... it has been a month since i last posted something. Alot has happened in that month. My Grandma, on my Dad's side is turning 90 so we had a party for her in New Bern, NC. My sisters and mom came to our house first and then we left from there. Mia caught a nasty stomach bug the first night they were here. So Tito spent the whole night and next day cleaning carpets! I tried to help but was having a hard time!!! The poor little girl was sick all weekend. We had a great time visiting with Aunts, Uncles and Cousins we haven't seen in a while. My Grandma was so excited to have everyone together.

After we got home Kayden and Chase caught the nasty bug. It took us about a week and a half to get rid of it. It was bad because this time, I was the one who had to clean carpets. There is nothing worse than when your kids are sick. You feel helpless and wish you could be the one to be sick instead.

Luke and I celebrated our 29th birthday. Luke made me a wonderful dinner with Crablegs! Then we had a BBQ with our friends at Bob and Cyndy's house. Our friend Kelly also has the same birthday as Luke and I. So it was nice to celebrate with everyone.

So since I am so bad at this blogging thing I will try to post recent pictures of the boys when I have more time after bed time!

Welcome to our life

Luke and I have been together since we were teenagers. We have been through alot together and we enjoy each day we get to share with our wonderful family.

I will start at the beginning... (I will try to give the short version because 13 years could take a long time!) Luke and I went through school together and became best friends in middle school. We started dating when we were 15 and have been together ever since. Luke graduated from the School of the Art Institute at Chicago in 2002 and I graduated from SUNY Oswego in 2003. We moved to Raleigh that fall and started our lives together. Luke asked me to marry him in 2004 at Falling Waters (a Frank Lloyd Wright house in Pennsylvania.) We had an absolutely amazing wedding with our family and friends in Puerto Rico on July 15th, 2005. We also celebrated with more friends and family in Old Forge that August. Luke started his own construction company called AdironDecks Construction in September 2004. At that time I was a Membership Coordinator for the Regional Transportation Alliance/Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. I took a new job at JS Architecture as an office manager in May 2005.

We bought our first house in October 2005 and my mom also got married to a wonderful guy, Ken Wallis that same month. We started to do some updates on our new house as soon as we moved in and continue to come up with new projects all the time. We adopted our first dog, Jato in January 2006. He was the best dog but unfortunately he had some medical issues and was only with us until October 2007. He was so gentle with kids and we miss him everyday. In February 2007 we found out we were expecting our first child on October 22. Kayden Christopher was born right on his due date. We had an amazing pregnancy, fast labor and delivery and welcomed a beautiful healthy baby boy at 12:14pm. He weighed 7 lbs 13 ozs and was 20 inches long. He opened our world to this amazing place. We learned emotions and feelings that are indescribable until you become a parent. We were so excited to start our family of 3. We were lucky to have my mom and sister Kimmy in the delivery room to experience this overwhelming time in our lives. During our pregnancy we also lost Luke's grandmother, Ruth Fuller. She was a fantastic woman and we will cherish our memories with her forever. It is times like these that make you realize how amazing the cycle of life really is, as we created this tiny innocent human we lost a woman who lived a full and happy life.

Kayden's first year was great and went by way too fast. It was amazing for Luke and I to witness all the changes a baby makes in the first year. We have had good times, bad times and more amazing times that ever! Kayden spent time with his extended family and made a million wonderful memories! I have a great boss and he allows me to work on a flexible schedule and also from home. I have been lucky enough to spend everyday witnessing how Kayden changes and is constantly developing into this amazing little man. The month before Kayden celebrated his first birthday we learned that we were expecting our second baby on June 15th. We were so excited to add to our family. This pregnancy was a little different than the first with morning sickness throughout the entire 9 months. It was still a great experience for us as we are so lucky to be blessed with another successful pregnancy. During this pregnancy we lost another amazing person in our lives, my grandfather Larry Gaudin passed away in March. Another life created as one ends. Yet another lesson of why we should cherish and live each day like it is our last.

In June we welcomed another beautiful and healthy baby boy.

So this brings us to the last month......Chase David was born on June 12th at 2:08pm. He was 7 lbs 9 ozs and 21 inches long. Chase showed us that you absolutely love your second child as much as the first. It is hard to imagine having that much love for a person but it is true. He has made our family feel more complete and we are excited to see how he changes and develops. Right now he looks a lot like his big brother Kayden but continues to grow like crazy everyday. We were lucky to have my mom, Pinky with us again for this delivery. She was an amazing help to Luke and I for the 2 1/2 weeks she stayed with us. While she was here we were able to get Kayden's big boy room started. We were also blessed to have my sister Becky and our niece Mia fly in to surprise us the day after Chase was born. Becky was a huge help with Kayden and we were lucky to be able to spend Chase's first few days surrounded by our loving and very helpful family. Next Luke's mom Melinda and step dad, Paul arrived. They were also a huge help and we even ventured to the NC Aquarium when Chase was 2 weeks old. Kayden spent a little time on the beach that day and absolutely loved it. Next in was Luke's dad, Dave and step mom, Debbie. They too were a tremendous help with Kayden and we had a great time with them. We took the kids to Wrightsville Beach for the night and it was so fun to watch Kayden play in the sand and ocean. It was nice to relax on the beach for a day.

So today was our first day as just the 4 of us. We are so excited to watch our two boys grow up and become amazing young men. Being a mom has made me a much better person and I am so grateful to have such a terrific husband who is also my best friend and two healthy, full of life little boys! I will try my best to keep this updated as we continue to make amazing memories in my life full of Boys!

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Another trip to NY

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

So I haven't written in a while!

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