The Fam

The Fam

Saturday, November 3, 2012

September

Although the advice is usually to leave it alone and let it grow, I had finally reached the point where a change was needed.  We cut off all of Cole's curls, and he got his first big boy haircut!  It took some time to get used it, but he's such a handsome fellow now!  Here's some before and after pics!

From behind...

From the front...what a cutie!

All gone! I'm a big boy now!
And speaking of a big boy...Cole just can't stand to be left out of anything.  Here's a good example for you!

It didn't matter if he could see or not...he swung at the ball!
This was one of our last ice creams of the summer!
School started after Labor Day for us and it was a bit of an adjustment for us.  Both Reya and Kade are gone all day. Reya is in 2nd grade this year and Kade is in all day Kindergarten.  It's a long day for both of them and because of where we live they are on the bus almost an hour each way, but they enjoy it.  

They are excited!

Of course Zane and Cole had to get their backpacks too!

Reya on the bus!

Kade at his desk!

Kade on the bus!

Reya at her desk!
 It took some time for Zane especially to adjust to not having Kade around all day, but he's been doing much better at playing with Cole and including him in what he is playing.  Here are a couple things we've done while they are home:
While it was nice, we had our snack outside in the mornings and afternoons! They are super silly!

We live across from a farm, so they are watching the tractors get the corn.
Jamey agreed to play on a flag football league through the church, so I got these pics while we were "watching the game"  This was the last time we all went to watch due to cold and lack of things to do during the game. 





And our two newest additions!!  He finally talked me into it:
Our new truck! And yes we can all fit in it!!
 And two days after we bought the truck, Jamey came upon a slide that said free on it, and when he stopped to ask about it, they said he could have it if he took the whole playset, so we got this whole thing for free! The kids were ecstatic! What a blessing!
This is how it came

Part way done

All finished! I don't have a pic but we have a cover on the top now too.

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Loooong Overdue!

Well, it has been way too long since I last posted anything and I realized that my posts stopped pretty much when Cole started walking.  I believe that speaks for itself!  Adding that 4th baby just ruins it all!  But I'm happy to report that we are all doing very well!  There's no way that I can post everything that's happened since then, so I'm going to post some highlights of the past few months to bring you up to speed!

I'm going to start with Upward.  Both Reya and Kade participated this year.  Reya did cheerleading and Kade played basketball.  While it was fun for them, it was quite stressful for Jamey and I.  We both volunteered to coach and each ended up with two teams that we were responsible for.  Not only was the season from Nov. to March but our practice times were at the same time.  So we had to find childcare each week, but it all worked out. I believe that Upward is a wonderful ministry, it was just way too much for our family with little ones.   Here are some pics of the kids and us!

All ready for their games!
Coach Jamey!

The "mohawk" helps you play better!



Coach Christy attempting to get them to do something!

They were cute!




Here are some highlights from the Spring!

Zane turned 3 in March!

A visit with Reya's best friend Rachel Harlan in April.


Ready for Nana's annual Easter egg hunt!





Easter Morning!

Kade turned 5 in April!

Playing outside with Daddy

We camped out outside over Memorial Day weekend!