Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to you all!! We hope you had a wonderful Christmas filled with fun, family, friends, good food and mostly praising God for the baby in the manger.

One of my best friends, Alissa, took some pictures of the kids during Kai's one year photo shoot. We were hoping to get a good one of all four.. but as you can see, Kai did not want to have any more pictures of him taken. The other kids were getting quite frustrated... as you can tell from Cole's look..."mom????!!!!??? Can you make him listen?... I am bored...." Needless to say.. we did not successfully get a picture of the four kids together. Maybe someday...

Yep.. Five Kids!

We are excited to announce that we are adding a new baby to our family. We are due on the fourth of July! The kids are super excited and are already praying that it is a girl. Madison is really hoping to have someone to sleep in her room with her.. smile. She is hoping for bunk beds like her brothers. Love that!! We are feeling especially blessed this Christmas season!!

Walking on the Lake

The kids had a blast over Thanksgiving walking on the lake at Grandma's house. It was amazing how it froze this year. Completely smooth and see through. They even saw some fish... well that is what they said anyway... smile. It is awesome. Just like a giant ice skating rink. The kids ran and slid for hours. It was so much fun!

Cole's Favorite Present!

Cole got the coolest present for his birthday. A remote control car that drives on the walls and the ceiling. He loves it!! (And so do his parents.. even if it is really loud... smile) It really is one of the coolest toys ever. Kai is terrified of it.. and screams whenever Cole turns it on. But other than that.. it is a hit! Thanks Grammy!

Cole's Fourth Birthday

A little belated on getting this up.. his birthday was the 18th of November... oops. Someday I will actually get things done on time.. someday.. smile.

Our Birthday Boy!! How can it be that you are already four years old??

We love you Awesome!!
(The only name he will respond to.. when asked what his name is.. not Cole.. Awesome. Who can resist?)

Having a blast at Chuck E Cheese. He was insistent on having his party there so that he could dance with the big mouse... smile. Mind you when "the big mouse" came out to dance with him.. he ran and hid.. smile.

Which one first...??

When all was said and done, he had a blast and that is all that mattered. Not that we did not get a picture of the cupcakes.. or the whole crew.. or even our four kids together... Nope. Just that Awesome had fun. That is what really matters!
Happy Birthday My Four Year Old Boy!

Kath Family Party

We got to go to my aunt and uncles to celebrate some momentous occasions. My Grandpa turned 90.. and my grandparents celebrated 60 years of marriage... WOW! It was so much fun to be all together. My uncle and my grandpa share a birthday so we got to celebrate his birthday together too. It was so much fun to be all together!

The Cake... do you think they could get and more words on it??

Grandpa reading his cards.. they were SO funny!!

Grandpa and Grandma JellyBean (as the great grandkids call them.. smile)

Can you only hope to look this good when you are 90 and have been married 60 years!! What an inspiration!! Love you guys!!