Jason, Erin, Jason, Emma, Shelby & Wendy Kokinda

Wendy sitting up.

2011-06-08T14:04:00.000-07:00

Jason's baseball

2011-06-08T13:52:00.000-07:00

Here is Jason's baseball pictures.

Is anyone missing their birds?.......

2011-01-17T11:49:00.000-08:00

I think we have them on Myrtle Sholar Road.

Shelby

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Wendy

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Snow Day #2

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Wendy

2011-01-17T11:30:00.000-08:00

Pictures in bank

2011-01-17T11:27:00.000-08:00

Jason and Emma had thrie pictures they drew in art class put in the State Employees Bank

Snow Day #1

2011-01-17T11:23:00.000-08:00

Shelby did not like the snow at first. When she got put down in the snow, ahe screamed, and then started to like it. They had a nice snow ball fight also, perfect snow for a fight.
Emma ran and hid...
Lil Jason hides behind something...
Big Jason just comes running with snowballs....
Mom (Jan) gets hit once by lil Jason and she continues the fight with him on the ground...
Shelby stands in amazement...
Dad (Dave) catches the snowballs thrown at him and then throws them back.....

FUN TIME

Go-cart

2011-01-17T11:14:00.000-08:00

Jason, Uncle John, and Pop Pop worked on this go-cart for Jason for Christmas. he was so surprised to get it. Actually, it was pretty sad. We went through with opening presents, he seemed quite dissapointed, then we took him outside and showed him this. He just stood there at the back door. We had to tell him it was for him and to go get his shoes and coat on. So he did, Jason told him where the brake and gas was and what to press to turn it off, and he was off around the yard.

2011-01-17T11:04:00.000-08:00

The New Family Picture

2010-10-27T06:29:00.000-07:00

I don't know what the kids were looking at?

This was right efore the c-section.

Wendy Laurette Kokinda

2010-10-27T06:23:00.000-07:00

Wendy Laurette Kokinda
October 15, 2010 4:31 a.m.
9 lbs. 10 oz. 21.75 in.

Shelby's 1st birthday

2010-10-11T17:46:00.000-07:00

"Why am I the only one naked in here?

2010-06-29T09:00:00.000-07:00

In our room we had a jacussi (spelling?) tub. Shelby took a bath in it every night. It was the most uncomfortable thing to give someone a bath in. There was about a 2 foot spot in front that was level with the top of the tub, you can see Jason sitting on it, so no kneeling and leaning over the tub. I had to sit on the side with my feet inside the tub, then lean over, being pregnant, and give Shelby a bath. Then getting her out was another story. Swinging both wet and soapy legs around onto the floor that was tile, almost slipping, while holding a baby. FUN!
But this night we got all the kids in. It was Shelby's regular bath time, so she was naked, but Jason and Emma obviously had their bathing suits on. Big Jason was thinking for Shelby and said, "Hey, why am I the only one naked in here?"

The cutest thing ever

2010-06-29T08:51:00.000-07:00

While at Animal Kingdom, we saw a 4 month old gorilla. She was laying right next to the glass and the mom was right beside her. The mom would once in a while look down at her and touch her. The baby ws playing with a piece of a twig and rolling around. It was the cutest thing ever.

Animal kingdom Safari

2010-06-29T08:46:00.000-07:00

Animal Kingdom

2010-06-29T08:40:00.000-07:00

While at Animal Kindgom, we had a lot of fun.. The kids really liked it. There were birds just wandering around, as you can see in one of the pictures that crane is standing on the fence next to one of the places you can buy food. They aren't afraid of you either. We got autographs from Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Pluto, Lili, Stitch, and Daisy Duck. They had a fossil land that was a big playground and that is the dinosaur pictures.

Jason's Street Dancing Lessons

2010-06-26T04:49:00.000-07:00

We went to Downtown Disney on our last night, and Jason wanted to compete in a game this DJ was having, so we let him. It was a scavanger hunt throughout the audience. They had to find things like a napkin, a womans left flip flop, a belt, things like that. His team won. They did not receive anything for winning, just the satisfaction of winning. Then the DJ started his Street Dancing. He taught the kids some dances I got part of the last two on camera. Enjoy. He is the one in the white shirt. I had to move around to get him because of kids being in the way.

Night Parade

2010-06-24T10:44:00.000-07:00

Disney Day 2

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Jason and the sword in the stone

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Tye Dying T-shirts

2010-06-24T10:26:00.000-07:00

At the resort they have arts and crafts and activities going on all day long for people. We decided one night to go and tye-dye shirts. So that is what we did. It was fun and they turned out great. Emma is actually wearing hers in one some pictures while at Disney.

NASA

2010-06-24T10:17:00.000-07:00

NASA

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Emma as Cinderella

2010-06-24T10:12:00.000-07:00

Emma got to go to the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique in Cinderella's Castle and get made over as any princess she wanted to. She picked Cinderella. She got to pick out her dress, shoes, which were glass slippers (plastic), crown, wand, gloves and purse. They they brought her back to the dressing room, we all said the three magic words: bibbidi bobbidi bo..... and she opened the curtain, and there was her outfit hanging up for her. She got dressed.
Next she got her hair done, make done, and nails done. And a rhinestone tiara, and rhinestone face jewelry on her upper cheek. She got Fairy dust sprinkled over her to ake her magical. Then she got a photo shoot as Cinderella.
the whole time we were there she was called Princess Emma, everything was: The Royal _____________ (chair, stool, brush, etc.) It was really neat, I wish they had it for adults. That woul dbe fun.

Emma meeting the Disney Fairies

2010-06-24T10:02:00.000-07:00

After waiting in line for over a hour, Emma and I finally got to meet the Fairies. We bought the kids autograph books, even for Shelby, so when we walked up to the first Fairy, who was Rosetta, the one in red, she asked if she was Emma or Shelby. She said she was Emma. She asked who was Shelby, and I told her it was our baby. She said where is the baby, and Emma shrugged her shoulders. So all the Fairies started asking everyone where the baby was, how could she loose a baby. Tinkerbell told her that she needed to find the baby because she could not handle any more kids in the tree (becasue they are called the LOST boys). they were really good, and all of them interacted and talked with her before they took the picture. The last one, Silver Mist, the one in blue, asked her what she liked ot do for fun. Emma said run, so they raced to the wall and back.
The picture with the frog: While we were waiting in line, we were next, I saw the frog and told Emma to pretend she was kissing it. It actually turned out!

The Castle Show

2010-06-24T09:24:00.000-07:00

After we left the street parade, we ate some ice cream that just about melted as soon as they scooped it and put it in the bowls. Then we heard them announce something at the castle, so we ran up there, and Jason got some good ppictures of the characters dancing.

Disney Day 1

2010-06-24T09:15:00.000-07:00

When we got to disney, there was a street parade that started, so we stopped and watched. Here are those pictures. Shelby loved looking at them, she kept on pointing at everyone who rode by.

pool days

2010-06-24T09:09:00.000-07:00

Shelby

2010-06-21T15:55:00.000-07:00

Shelby was sitting in the grass. She likes to pick up dirt off the floor and give it to you for you to throw away. So she decided to do that outside. She picked all the grass and dirt she could and kept on handing it to me. She is one funny girl.

Jason's birthday

2010-06-21T15:44:00.000-07:00

Shelby swimming in pool

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Balancer

2010-06-21T14:20:00.000-07:00

Shelby loves to tear up paper, tissues or papertowels, anything that will tear. She is doing her balancing act that we all need to do to get the abs we want. She sits back on her butt and raises her legs in the air and stays there, she never falls over. The first time Donna and Kerriann saw her do it, they both ran over to her like she was going to fall backwards and hit her head. I just laughed. She never falls over.

Turtle

2010-06-21T14:15:00.000-07:00

Jason found this poor turtle stranded in the fance at work with all the cylinders and decided to put it in a box and bring it home and set it free in the country, where turtles belong, not in the middle of industrial area Jacksonville.

Who's There?

2010-06-21T14:03:00.000-07:00

Shelby likes to look under the doors in the house if they are closed, especially the bathroom door.

NC Natural Sciences Museum

2010-06-21T14:00:00.000-07:00

11 year anniversary

2010-04-07T10:54:00.000-07:00

Our 11 year anniversary was on Tuesday the 6th. WOW I can't believe we have been married for 11 years. They have been wonderful. Jason and the kids decided to get me a new bike with a baby seat on it for Shelby. They all have bikes and we get to sty behind when they go ridding, or I ride Jason's trick bike and he rides holding Shelby. not very safe. They got me this cruiser that is fun to ride and shelby loves it she rides with her hair blowing in the wind and sings the whole time. Once in a while she will pat my back. It is fun.

My NEW Floor!!!!!

2010-04-07T10:26:00.000-07:00

Finally Jason got my living room floor done! I have wanted laminate flooring in this room since we moved in this house three years ago. I cannot believe how gross carpeting is. When they were ripping the carpet up, the dirt and sand that was falling out was amazing it looked like I never vacuumed this house, when I vacuum every day. Then when they took the pad up, the san that was under that was amazing. I have pictures of that. The next day they put up the molding around the doors and the trim at the bottom of the walls. It looks like a new house. I love it. Now I just need to find a rug I like to put in the middle so Shelby has something to crawl around on.

I have Jason finally convinced to get rid of all the carpet in the house. We now are going to do Emma's room on Saturday.

2010-04-07T09:21:00.000-07:00

Garden finished

2010-04-07T08:47:00.000-07:00

We finished the garden. Jason and John went and got some top soil and they loaded it in the boxes. Then I went to the store and bought some plants: squash, zuchinni, eggplant, bell peppers, red potatoes, cucumbers, onions, green beans, spinach, lettuce, and white corn (that is not planted yet, Jason needs to make another long box for that).

We really hope that it works this year. The last two years we have got nothing. So we are trying this.

Jason fenced in around the garden to keep the deer and rabbits out, hopefully. That is what ate it last year

Pinewood Derby

2010-04-07T08:29:00.000-07:00

Here is the Pinewood Derby. Jason won first place again for two years in a row. Lets see how he does when he goes to the stake on the 10th.

Garden boxes or Cemetery plots? (you tell me)

2010-03-20T13:13:00.000-07:00

Jason made these wonderful garden boxes out of the old fence that was at Johns (PopPop's) house that he took down. he lined them with the black plastic/fabric so the weeds do not come up. We are going to get some top soil to put i them to plant the garden and hope, crossing our fingers, that we will be able to get something out of it this year.

So, we put them over the old garden and put more plastic on the ground in between the boxes so that the grass does not grow up there. That's what Jason's doing in the picture. As he was doing this he looked up and said.... Now we have our cemetery ready.... I thought that was funny so I took a picture so that everyone can see.

Then I put Jason in one of the boxes and took a picture of it..

2010-03-20T13:10:00.000-07:00

We were outside and I thought I would snap some pictures of the kids. Shelby loves to swing in her swing that Daddy got her from the Habitat for humanity store for $7! You can get some deals there. Jason and Emma are jumping on the trampoline. it's hard to get pictures through the little opening in it and then not bounce yourself while your leaning into the trampoline to get the pictures. whew! There are a couple of pictures of Mat and Rollie laying in the shade.

2010-03-05T12:36:00.000-08:00

Hannah's mom, one of Emma's friends took these pictures at the birthday party and gave them to me. And I just downloaded the collage thingy, so I wanted to play around with it. So here it is.

My little girl

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SNOW!!

2010-02-17T16:36:00.000-08:00

Here are more pictures of the snow we had

Playing in the mud

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Jason likes to go next door in the field and get as muddy as he can. He thinks its really funny, he's the only one laughing though. This is what he looked on one of the days he decided to do this. He also added a mustach and beard. Big Jason took him around back and hosed him off. Just remember this was in January, and it was really cold that day. He hasn't done it since, hee hee.

The new dog MAT

2010-02-17T16:25:00.000-08:00

We had a new dog show up at our hosue a couple of weeks ago. I made flyers to put up around the area. Jason and I put them up all over the place. We never heard from anyone. He is the cutest little thing. Heis fixed, shakes and dances around in a circle when you feed him. He slept on the front Mat so Big Jason thought we would call him Mat.

Thanks to Katie

2010-02-15T13:00:00.001-08:00

I had some problems with my blog for the past couple of weeks. I spoke to Katie on the phone loast night. I was telling her about my problem and so she told me to email her my info and she would try to fix it. SHE DID IT!!!!! Thank you so much Katie

Emma's 7th Birthday Party

2010-02-14T08:11:00.000-08:00

Shelby and Anna always hold hands when they are together. It is so cute

We had Emmas party despite the snow storm, at the farm. Pop Pop did a hay ride for the kids.

Snow Day

2010-02-14T07:48:00.000-08:00

It snowed Friday night and this is what we woke up to on Saturday morning! The kids and Jason built a snow man and used Emmas kitchen plastic fruit to make the face and sorts.

Some random photos

2010-01-17T18:10:00.001-08:00

This is one of Emma's wigs that they ut on Shelby. She thought it was fun Talk about flexibility

Just thought it was cute

SAVE THE TREES!!

2010-01-17T16:35:00.000-08:00

Jason was chopping down the brush in the back and Emma did not like it, I guess. So, she decided that she was going to plant them again. She is bringing one up for planting
Digging the hole

Putting it in the hole she dug

Planting it in the ground

Let's see if it will stay up

Oh man, it fell over!

Ok, we need more dirt in the hole and then it will stay up

Nope, does not work
Well, to fill you in, Jason came over and helped her and they got it to stand up.

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Rollie never leaves his side.

Granpa takes a spin on the bike

Christmas 2009

2010-01-17T16:01:00.000-08:00

Shelby got a jumparoo from Santa. She loves it and jumps, jumps, and jumps.

Emma asked for a Cabbage Patch Newborn. Santa did one better and got her twins that turned out to be girls.

Jason got a new bike that is pretty cool. It has shocks and everything.

Emma's parent observation day

2009-11-23T09:21:00.000-08:00

Here is Emma during her parent observation day.

Reading time

2009-11-23T09:11:00.000-08:00

Shelby loves to be read to. She looks at the pictures on the books, she looks at the person reading the book and then back at the book. Emma has been reading to her since she came home from the hospital.

Tummy Time

2009-11-23T09:05:00.000-08:00

So here is Shelby. Her new thing is to stick her tongue out at anyone who talks to her. She thinks it's funny. And when you stick yours back, she does exactly what you do.

Jason's Parent observation day

2009-11-23T06:36:00.000-08:00

Jason is in the intermediate boys class at gymnastics. He loves this sport.

Emma's Fall Picnic

2009-11-15T18:46:00.000-08:00

This is Emma's first grade class.

This is Emma and Brittney at their Fall Picnic at school. Brittney os Emma's best friend, they have known eachother since Pre-K and have been in the same class since then also. I hope thy get to stay together longer also. They were doing the "mummy race" halloween talk for three legged race.

2009-10-30T17:47:00.001-07:00

Here is the front of Molly's baby quilt. I can't believe I actually did it. I LOVE it. It took me about a week and a half to finish it. All I have to do now is put the backing on, and it is finished! There is other fabric at the bottom of the quilt. The branch and the bellies of the owls are fuzzy.

Our three kids

2009-10-28T17:41:00.000-07:00

Shelby follows in the crowd... She also loves TV. I thought this was cute of them sitting there watching TV.

2009-10-22T07:09:00.000-07:00

Here we are after the carving.

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Annual pumpkin carving

2009-10-22T06:50:00.003-07:00

Here is our annual pumpkin carving party. We were happy to have katie and Galina all the way from Hawaii come and visit, so we moved our pumpkin carving up a couple of weeks to have them. And to also include Molly before she left for Washington.

Annual pumpkin carving

2009-10-22T06:50:00.002-07:00

Random pictures

2009-09-25T13:23:00.000-07:00

Best friends

2009-09-25T13:05:00.000-07:00

Here are the two best friends. When we come home from school, Rollie waits for him to finish his homework and as soon as he gets done, she starts hopping around until he goes outside with her. So this is a game they play. Jason puts the ball on the top of the fence and she jumps/climbs up to get it off.

Jack-O-Lantern

2009-09-25T12:48:00.000-07:00

She finally lost the tooth. The dentist had to pull it out.

Shelby talking

2009-09-04T12:26:00.000-07:00

Shelby loves to lay under her play thing. She loves the monkey that hangs there. She is always talking to it. She also takes her right foot and kicks the rattle elephant. As soon as you put her down, she looks for the rattle to kick. She has good control of her feet, and has noticed them, her hands on the other hand.... she does not notice them as much as her feet.

First day of school

2009-08-25T06:31:00.000-07:00

Here is Jason on his first day. He is in the third grade. His teacher is Mrs. Thigpen, she is a really nice and good teacher. A lot of his friends are also in his class, but when you only have 60 kids in the whole third grade, you pretty much know everyone.

First day of school

2009-08-25T06:09:00.000-07:00

Here is Emma on the first day of school, today August 25, 2009. She has a good teacher, Mrs. Ludlum. Most of her friends are in her class. She is going to have a good year.

Photographer

2009-08-21T09:47:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture lil Jason took of Emma, pretty good, I think.

I am finally here!

2009-08-21T08:53:00.000-07:00

Well, I finally did it. I created a blog. I thought that it was about time. I will have some pictures up soon.