A Walk in Our Shoes....

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Because He Lives….

Because He Lives…I CAN face tomorrow!

Because He lives…all fear is gone.

Because I know…He holds the future

And Life is worth the living, just because
HE LIVED!

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Kynadi Jo'Ann Buzbee

One look into Heaven
is all we want today.
How are you doing?
Are you okay?

Are you playing with the angels?
Are you running around today?
Baby girl, are you okay?

We look to the sky for your big blue eyes.
Searching for your smiling face,
Reassured you're in a better place.

But, that look into Heaven
that we want today;
Must wait a while longer
for Heaven's too far away.
- Mommy

We love you & miss you so much!
Happy 1st Easter in Heaven!

Even with all that we have been through in the past 9 months, we feel so blessed and today especially. Thank you to all of our friends & family for keeping us in your prayers & forever reminding us that God doesn't give us more than we can handle & will never let us down!

Lots of Love,

Justin, Amanda, & Kade

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Kade’s 1st Easter Egg Hunt

Sunday (4/17/11) we headed to meet MaMaw at her work for the annual TXFB Easter Egg Hunt! MaMaw just insisted Kade had to hunt eggs cause he might win a prize.

He also had his picture taken with the Easter bunny & wasn't too happy about it, not because he was scared but because Aunt Kristin took his bottle away so he could have his picture taken!

Well, we didn't come home with a prize egg, but he had fun!

Kade says "Thank You MaMaw for getting Mommy to take me to my first Easter Egg Hunt!"

Off to the _________ ….

Yep! You guessed it, Kade has attended his very first car races! It just wouldn't be a "Buzbee Boy" if he wasn't started out young. His 1^st race was March 26^th in Houston when he was a mere 4wks!

Now, this race was just a trial run since Kade "Sweet talked" his Pops (Terry) into borrowing a friends motorhome, so he actually never even got out of the RV until after the races were over. Kade and MeMaw (Sonja) sat in the RV keeping up with the race on the computer & headset!

However, Uncle Jody won the race so it was all good!

Kade's 2^nd race was back to Houston April 16^th. This time he actually got to be in the trailer and up in the stands for the actual races. He did really well and wore sissy's infamous pink headphones since it was a last minute trip and this mommy hasn't ordered his blue ones yet! He never cried or jumped or anything with the noises….these headphones are awesome!

Once again Kade turned out to be the good luck charm (along with Sissy's angel sticker) and Uncle Jody won again!

Friday, April 15, 2011

Happy Birthday Justin!

Happy 26^th Birthday to the most amazing, sweet, & loving husband/daddy in the world!

Kynadi & Kade are so blessed to have you to call daddy. Every child has a father, but it takes a special person to be a daddy, and that is what our kiddos have; a daddy who loves them and cares about them more than anything in this world; true unconditional love. It brings smiles to my heart to see you playing with Kade, and brings tears to my eyes to think of all the wonderful daddy & daughter times you and Kynadi shared.

Not only are they blessed to have you as their daddy, but I'm blessed to call you not only my husband, father of my children, but my absolute best friend. I thank God every day for blessing me with you. Not many people can work along their spouse every day, but I couldn't begin to imagine us not working together. I surely couldn't have made it through this past year without you by my side. I love you Justin and hope you have many more Happy Birthdays in the years to come!

Justin riding the saddle at Texas Roadhouse for his birthday!

You're never too old to be a kid…….

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Urgent Prayer Request

Ok Friends, I need your help with an urgent prayer request. My best friend and mother of my God-daughter sent me this text message earlier….

"Can't talk…frantically packing our photos & keepsakes. Rotan (25 miles) has been evacuated from wildfire. Winds are not dying. There fire department is headed to Hamlin…it's too dangerous to fight there. They expect it to hit Hamlin in five hours. We live on the highway it's coming from. Please please pray. I've never been so scared in my life." – Beth

I ask that you please pray for this family. They live 40 miles north/northwest of Abilene in West, Texas. There have already been so many homes and so much land lost to these wildfires.

Beth has been my best friend since we met as freshman at Tarleton, & her two little kiddos are some of the sweetest and loving in the world. We've been through so much together, and she is one of those people that when you meet you know you'll be true best friends for life. She has been there for Justin & I through everything with Kynadi, and as bad as that was I couldn't imagine what they are going through right now being told that a wildfire is headed your way and you could possibly lose everything you have!

I pray to God up above to keep my friend and her family safe. To calm the winds so that not only their home, but those around them will be saved from the raging wildfires. To be with all of the firefighters and safety personnel as they fight unselfishly to save their own families as well as others around them.

We all know the power of prayer and the awesomeness of the God we serve!

UPDATE: Just as I hit publish, I received another message. The fire barriers that were set up in Rotan are working, and the winds have changed direction. Beth & her family are waiting it out tonight, but will leave town to be with her family in Fredericksburg tomorrow morning. However, the conditions can change at any moment with the winds. Continue to Pray....it is a powerful thing!

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Happy 1 Month Kade!

It's hard to believe that our bouncing baby boy is already 1 month old (actually 1 ½ now since I'm behind on blogging)! He has changed in so many ways and is growing every day.

We had to make a visit to the doctor at 4wks old fo ran umbilical cord issue, so of course he was weighed while we were there. He went from weighing 9lbs 1oz at two weeks old to a whopping 10lbs 8oz at 4wks.

I'd have to say we have a growing boy on our hands who is going to stay big!

Kade's 1 Month Stats:
Weight: 10lbs 8oz (4wks)

Sleep Patterns: 4hrs during night
Small naps during the day!

Eating Habits: 4oz every 4hrs at night; 4oz every 2-3hrs during the day
(we are adding baby cereal to night & 1^st morning feeding very soon)

Clothing/Diaper Size: Making the move from Newborn to 0-3 in clothes
Size 1 Diapers

Milestones:
Has discovered the "noise makers" on his play mat

Holds his head up for short periods of time

Rolls to his side from back, but can't quite make it over his arms & legs

Favorites:
Very much a Mommy's boy

Loves to sleep on his stomach on your chest

Loves to suck on the skin between thumb & forefinger

Loves Bath time

Loves to be held

Loves his swing

Dislikes the bouncer

A week by week comparison of Kade's 1st Month!