I am savoring every moment with my kiddos and husband this week. School for me will start Monday and I'm not sure what all that will entail but I am guessing studying every free moment I get so I'm giving my babies extra loving this week and enjoying every second with them. I'm posting some pictures of Kensley's first bout with 'real' food. She did great with the cereal and even took a bottle for me today which is a feat in itself since we've been trying for a month to get her to take one. Yay, Kensley you are such a big girl and we all love you so very much!!!

The audience. Uncle Kevin was even here to see this first:) I love Keagan's face.

Kensley had barely gotten her last bite finished when Keagan showed up with a wet wash rag to clean her up. He did not like her being messy at all.

Ok seriously, has it really been almost 3 months since I last updated!!?? Time is flying by and needless to say, I won't catch you up on everything that's been going on but just try to hit the highlights. No joke, we've had Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas since my last post!! How do I even begin........guess I'll just start at Christmas and move forward and try to do better in the future!!
This year we stayed in town for Christmas. Normally we travel to see my parents and family and Jason's family then hit my inlaws that do live here. This year with 3 kids we decided to enjoy the holiday and not rush through it in 48 hours, with 4 places to open gifts this can get crazy when we try to cram all the places in, in such a short amount of time. It was nice being here, hanging out and letting the kids enjoy their new toys without having to rush out of the house immediately after opening thier gifts. We did Christmas for several weeks though, because 2 sets of grandparents came down to do Christmas early with us since we weren't going to be traveling. I wouldn't want to do it every year this way but it was nice.
I've enjoyed the boys being home from school and will be sad and happy when school starts back. It's hard to keep them as busy as they need to be with a 4 month old in the house. It seems like our schedule revolves around her(not a bad thing). Just if Ms. K is crying I can't finish a game or book with the boys and it just makes it a little tough. Also, one week after the boys start school I will once more be returning to nursing school. I am excited to actually be in a program and to know that this could be the beginning of the end of this whole school thing is very exciting and yet knowing that I won't be at home with Kensley is so sad for me. Knowing that she will be with family 3 of the 4 days of the week that I am school does help me feel better about being gone. I hope to stay on track here on out and graduate just a few months after Kensley turns 2. I need to get this done while the kids are young and while I still have motivation. After taking this past semester off I quickly realized that if I stayed out much longer that I could quickly loose interest. I've worked so hard to get in to a program I just can't let it all go to waste. Sooooo......whenever I come to mind, please say a little prayer for me. It will be a tough, long road but I know that with prayer and God by my side I can do this!!! It will be an adjustment for us all since up to now I've only been going part time. The 4 day a week 8-4 will be tough. I'll miss my babies!!!! That's all for now. Enjoy the photos!

Dressing a little girl is so much fun!

Little stinker was in a sitting position for half a second until she started arching her back and easing her way down to look like this. Funny girl!

Game time at Pop and Gram's

Testing out the bow

My little musical child. Loves instruments and singing!! Says he's going to play the drums in the band and play football...."cause football pwayers can do bowf"!

Please, never leave packaging peanuts unattended in my house!! This mess only took 1 1/2 hours to clean up!! I'm glad they were only alone with them for 10 minutes instead of 30!! BOYS!

Lovin' on her new baby doll

My sweet babies I love more than words can tell!!

This past Monday morning something very exciting happened around here. Kason's doctor removed the cast for good!!! Yippee, I believe I may have been more excited than even Kason was. So after 7 weeks and some pretty stinky casts(plural because he had 3 total in that time perioud) he is CAST FREE!! Bath time is so much more fun now:)

Ok so things are in full swing around here with 3 kiddos in the house. The boys started school 2 days after Kensley and I got home from the hospital. I'm a little late in posting their first day of school pictures but at least they are getting posted:) Kason started school at a private Christian school where Keagan attended for 3 years. He absolutely LOVES it!! Of course, he thinks he is such a big boy getting to go to his new school just like his hero his big brother did! He has already learned SO much and loves coming home and telling me all about his day, something Keagan wouldn't ever do too much but Kason will tell me every detail, I love it!! He has already studied letters H,Y, & S but the other day out of the blue he told me "Mom, I know what Zebra starts with, it starts with Z and so does zero and a little later on he said I know potty starts with P!!" I was amazed!!! I think I have the smartest 3 y/o ever!!=D He also knows and recognizes numbers 1-10 and about 15 letters of the alphabet!!



Now for Keagan. That boy is growing up so fast. I don't know if it seems like that lately because he's started 1st grade or what but he just seems so big lately. I can't believe he is getting so big and grown up. He started public school this year which was SO hard for me to do but with private schools around here costing so much money we really didn't have a choice. He has done pretty good with the change and has met a few friends and has several church friends that attend there but still tells us he wants to go back to the other school next year. He really doesn't do too great with change but he did attend the other school for 3 years so he knew many kids and teachers which of course would make him feel much more comfortable there. He is absolutely whizzing through all of his home work and sight words and I believe he was a little ahead of the game starting off this year. He is very smart, is great at reading, and loves doing math problems! Only problem he has is talking at inappropriate times but I suppose that's to be expected at some point with any child. I love these boys so much and am so proud of them!!

Keagan looks so nervous and scared in this picture!
He did tell me that morning that his stomach hurt because he was nervous.

Keagan and Kason both are doing great with their new little sister. The love her to pieces, seriously!!! Kason will kiss her as much as possible then go about his business playing but when Keagan gets home from school it's all about Kensley!! He immediately washes his hands, changes his shirt then runs to the couch and says, "ok mom I'm ready to hold her" and he will do so until she gets heavy or starts crying. I still can't talk either one of them into changing her diapers yet:)

Kensley is doing great. The doctor had me start feeding her every 2 hours because she wasn't gaining weight but after only 3 days of doing that she started packing on the weight and had already gained 8 oz from just those few days. She'll get weighed again on Monday but I think she's doing fine. She is starting to have more awake time and show us her big pretty eyes and I just noticed yesterday that she's trying to hold her head up and look around on her own much more. Man, they change so quick!! Night times aren't great she'll go anywhere from 2 1/2 - 4 hours between feedings but nothing consistent at all. I'd be satisfied for a while if she could do the 4 hours every night but it's different every night. She's terrific to have around though and is so much fun to dress every day. There are not many days that go by that she doesn't have a bow in her hair:)

We proudly announce the arrival of
Kensley Reece
B0rn August 20th
7lb. 8oz 18.5 in.

Please be in prayer for us today we are at the hospital getting induced. Pray for healthy mommy and baby and a safe uneventful delivery. Thanks!

A couple of weekends ago Jason was very spontaneous for me. I've been wanting to go to the beach for a while and he kept telling me no, maybe when it cools off a little. My response was always, who wants to go to the beach and hang out when it's not hot=)
So one Friday he woke up and asked me what we should do for the weekend and my response was go to the beach. Of course he didn't act too excited about that but at about 1:30 he called me and told me to start packing the bags that he had booked 3 nights at the closest beach to our house which was only about 4 hours away. He came home and we left around 3:30!!! We had a wonderful family time!!! One more getaway before baby comes and it was so nice to get away and totally relax, not to mention the boys had a blast and Keagan cried the morning we told him we had to come home. Hope you all enjoy the pictures!!
Hotel Galvez, another amazing hotel find from Priceline.com, we LOVE that website!!

I believe this was Keagan's favorite thing to do, jump waves with Jason
On the way to the beach the first day, we ended up staying on the beach about 3-5 hours each day!! BTW, Keagan was just trying to keep the sun out of his eyes with the crooked hat:)


Catchin' some shade and getting ready to eat a picnic lunch
After coming in from the beach each day we would stop and swim in the hotel pool for a couple of hours before heading to our room to get ready for dinner. Here is Kason swimming like a little fish. If only you could have seen how clingy he was in the water at the beginning of the summer.....he has come a LONG way!!

I know Jason's arms had to have been worn out from throwing the boys in the water so much!
One of the spots we hit for dinner was Rainforest Cafe. The boys have never been there and really enjoyed it.
The volcano.... our very delicious dessert that we all four split and couldn't finish.
Keagan's best sad face in the hotel lobby as we were getting ready to head home.

Thank you, Daddy for our trip. We all had a wonderful time. It was just as good as I had imagined it would be. We love you SO much!!!