Welcome to the Kurtz Family! I am from south Georgia but married a NOLA boy. He swept me off my feet and moved me to the great state of Louisiana. Together we've created a precious family of two sweet boys.... only 14.5 months apart. We are busy! Brooks is silly, giggly and so much fun! Parker is sweet, cuddly, and so loving. You wouldn't know it by looking at him, but Parker has a rare disease called Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome. We are learning to deal with CVS as a family and keep Parker as healthy as possible!

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Kurtz Family Holidays!

I'm posting ALL of the recent holidays!! All of our Christmas celebrations, New Year's, Bahamas vacation, Mardi Gras, and Valentine's Day... all rolled into one!

Brooks and Parker are growing so fast! Brooks went from only saying a few words to talking in sentences. He says everything! And never stops! He knows several of his colors, numbers 1-10, spanish numbers 1-5, and of course his ABCs. Brooksie LOVES to sing!! He sang Christmas carols forever... our favorites being "Oh Christmas Tree"and "Jingle Bells."As for Parker, he wants to be just like big brother! Parker sings a jumbled verson of his ABCs and Happy Birthday. He's also started talking too. He says, mama, dada, Parker, bro bro, thank you, excuse me, more, cheese, and just about anything you say, he repeats! He's also an extremely big dare devil. We've had to baby proof in ways we never thought to with Brooks. Parker is a climber! Speaking of climbers, Brooksie finally learned how to climb out of that baby bed. His crib is now converted to a big boy, toddler bed.

As for Chad and I, we really enjoyed all of the holidays with the boys. Chad and Brooks' favorite was definitely Mardi Gras!! Yes, I'm raising REAL Louisiana boys. They loved every single aspect of Mardi Gras. Most especially king cake and parades. Chad and I finally spent the night away from the boys and took a much needed vacation to the Bahamas. Mema flew in to keep the boys. The trip was perfect. Chad and I completed the Marathon Bahamas together! It was a hot race but an amazing experience. Sadly, our nanny Bryce also had to leave us this past month. Thankfully we now have nanny Savannah and the boys adjusted wonderfully. Now for tons of pictures!

So excited to see Christmas decorations!

Eating their breakfast left by their Elf.
Darling boy.
Mema opening her "Mistle Toes"painting from the boys.


Boys in boots!

Eating cookie cake with Daddy on his birthday.



We like cookie cake too!

Sweet Holly Bird and Daddy.. we are praying to St. Anthony she comes home soon.



Mema made both of the boys a blanket for Christmas!


Christmas Morning!! Waiting for the boys to wake up!

Big boys opening their stockings. Christmas was SO fun this year!

Cutie pie Mary Beth with Parker.

Big boy was so interested in everything Anna Grace was doing.

Boys having fun at Maw Maw's.

Getting ready for the LSU game on New Year's Eve!

Chad loves party food!

Woo hoo! Bahamas!

Parker with cousin Andrew at Mardi Gras.

Big boys in the ladder for the first time. Ready for beads!

This boy is a natural!

Beautiful little Parker.

Parker enjoyed spending time with his Maw Maw Susie.

Miss Savannah taking the boys to see the duckies.

Our little artists painting on Valentine's Day.

Their finished paintings. Happy Valentine's Day!