Family Pics

Here are some of our family pictures we got taken before we left Arizona. Of course I have to be super prego and fat, but other than that I think they turned out OK. After I figure out how to make a slide show, I'll have to post some more!

Its about time!

So we are here in Pennsylvania and things are finally starting to settle down a little. My mom and I drove cross country with the three kids. Lets just say that we will NEVER be doing that again. I can't thank my mom enough, there is no way I could have done it without her. It took us four days with only minor brake problems. Thanks to "Bilawn" we got those fixed and back on the road. The kids were seriously awesome and they behaved way better than I did!! We are in our new house and we just love everything about it!!! It feels like home (thanks to the HARD labor of my mom and dad!) and we're excited to see what York, PA has in store for us! My camera battery is dead and who knows where the charger is (obviously we haven't unpacked everything yet!) but I'll have to post some pictures of the house and all the improvements my parents made while they were here. My friend Erika reminded me in a comment that I never shared our exciting news! Thanks Rik! We found out that were are having another boy and we couldn't be more pleased!! I was so nervous when I saw the little boy parts on the ultrasound, we had the rest of the kids with us and I was sure we were going to have a serious melt down by you know who! She was so awesome!!! She said "that's OK mom, I guess Marcus just needed a little boy friend to play with!" I was shocked and totally pumped that she handled it so well. We are all excited and Oct/Nov can't come soon enough. I don't know which is worse: being pregnant in Arizona during the 120 degree summer, or here in the sticky, wet 85 degrees. Yes, we are still adjusting to the lovely humidity. Anyway! That is all for now, some pictures will hopefully be on there way soon!! 

So much to blog, so little time!!!!!!!

WARNING!! This is going to be one long post! The month has flown by and lots has happened. We have been crazy busy, and I had to have Justin help me figure out how to even get pictures on this dang blog. Hang on tight and enjoy the ride (and don't read if you don't want!) Mid May we met my family in St George for a little mini vacation. Everyone was there except Brad and Nicki who are in Oklahoma selling pest control this summer (we missed you guys!) We had a great time, even though it rained most of the trip. The kids didn't care and were determined to swim anyway! 

We celebrated Kade and Kenley's 4th birthday while we were there. They are growing up so fast, it makes me sad and happy at the same time! I definitely do not miss the early weeks when we were all figuring out what to do with two NICU babies! We all had a great time - here are a few pics.

Yes. we went to Chuck-A-Rama for dinner. We tried Texas Roadhouse, but a two hour wait with a hungry bunch isn't a good combination!! The kids had a great time and Marcus enjoyed his dinner of saltine crackers and chocolate ice cream!!

Crashing after a busy day!

While we were in Utah my dad celebrated his 50th birthday. He is the most awesome dad I know and we love him so much. Not bad for a couple of old farts, wouldn't you say?!

We had an interesting dinner at Maddox where the kids spent most of the time running around the table and lounging around on the floor. Good thing we had our own room!

Finally, we saved the best for last! Justing finally graduated Med school. He has been working so hard for the last four years and we couldn't be any more proud!! It was a great day and I don't think any of us could wipe the smiles from our faces!! Way to go Justin!!!! Kade and Kenley can't quite believe that their dad is a doctor. On the way home from graduation she said some of the funniest things. This is one of them:

"Mom, now that dads a doctor, who is going to be our dad?"

Not quite sure she gets the whole thing!

 I think that about covers it in a nutshell! I do have some exciting news, but I'll save it for the next post!

PLEASE! Let it be a girl!

So as you know, we're expecting in November and our kids, especially Kenley, are convinced that it is a girl.  Really there is no reasoning with her, believe me, I've tried!  We talk about it all the time and I try to talk to them about how if its a boy, that would be OK too.  Not working, she literally starts crying or screaming when we talk about the fact that she may have another brother.  If anyone knows Kenley, they know how strong willed she can be ( that is putting it as nicely as I can!). She is either all the way happy or all the way mad, no inbetween for her!  She does have some good arguments for her side and honestly I don't know what to say when she pulls this card.  "Mom, I talked to Jesus and he said that we could have a baby sister!"  What am I supposed to say to that? So please, for the sanity of our house, let it be a girl!!!  (Just to be clear, we would take whatever we get! My boys are tons of fun and they would love a new brother too...eventually!)

Finally a blog of our own!!

We thought we'd finally create a blog of our own since we've been enjoying others for some time now. So here's an update from our family; bare with us as a lot has been going on in the past few years.  We live in Arizona and have for almost 4 years now while Justin has been attending medical school.  He graduates on June 6 which means another move for residency.  Pennsylvania is our next destination for a 5 year orthopedic surgery residency. We are excited though it will be quite a cultural shock.  The kids are growing up quickly: Kade and Kenley will be 4 on May 23, and Marcus is now 20 months old. We are also expecting number 4 in  late October or early November.  Stay tuned for more as we make our way out to Pennsylvania.  We look forward to staying in tune with your lives and hope you enjoy hearing about ours.  Thanks for reading!