Home Sweet Home...

For some reason, I can't upload pictures and I've tried numerous times, but I decided to do a little update anyway, even if there aren't any pictures.

Keith and I were talking the other day and in the last 3 weeks, we have been in:

Missouri

Kansas

Oklahoma

Back to Missouri

Illinois

Indiana

Ohio

Back to Missouri

Back to Kansas

Finally, Back to Missouri (yesterday)

It is so good to be home.

In Ohio, we attended a friend's wedding and there was a lot of Amish in the area and Kristyn and Owen wanted to ride in a buggy so bad, but they never got to. There was a horse and buggy (the horse was not real) outside a shop that they got to sit up on and Owen thought he was ready to hit the trails. Later that day, we heard him in the van praying and asking Jesus to give him a horse and buggy. :) We drove all night that night to get back home (10 hours, but we made it in 8 hours ;) ). The kids did a super job traveling, but they slept all night while we were traveling, so they were ready to get up early and Keith and I had just gotten to bed. But we all managed.

Last week, we went back to Kansas for Keith's precious Grandma's funeral. She was a dear, godly woman and will be greatly missed...more on that later.

So, until I can get some pictures on here, this little update will have to do. Keith said we're not going ANYWHERE for a very long time. :) Hopefully, we can get settled back into a normal life for a little while, until the new little member decides to join us....only about 11 more weeks to go!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!

March Is Marching On....

It's hard to believe that this is the last week of March. We've had a busy, but good month. I haven't taken a lot of pictures this month (shocking, I know), but I did take some last week.

Keith had a convention that he needed to be at, so the kids and I spent 2 short days at my mom's house. It's never long enough, but we thoroughly enjoyed our time.

One of the mornings, we met my two sister-in-laws and mother-in-law at the park. We all had a grand time! Here's some pictures:
Tori, Hailey and Megan cooking up some wild onions. :)

The whole troop! Owen was the only little man, but he still had a good time.

They were playing doctor and they all had broken legs.

Grandma pushing the merry-go-round.

Abbie and Megan.

We also had the privilege of visiting both of Keith's grandparents while we were there. They are very special people and we are happy we got to see them.

Megan loves her Grandpa and was so happy to see him when he got home.

It was so nice to see all of you while we were there. Wish it could have been longer.

Ready for a Horsey Ride....

Grandma and Papa gave our kids this horse swing for Christmas and it was warm enough the other day to hang it outside.

Kristyn was trying to jump up and catch the rope.

Thank you, Grandma and Papa!!!

Spring is in the air....

Spring is just around the corner!! I'm so excited, I can hardly wait. We've had a few nice days the last couple of weeks and have spent a lot of time outside. But then we had a not-so-welcome reminder that it's not really spring, yet. The day time temp went from the 70's to 30's just from one day to the next.

But we do have pictures to share from the warmer days we've had. I hope you enjoy them!

Nothing cuter than a momma and her baby!

The flowers are starting to pop up. WooHoo!!!!

Kristyn was explaining to me the cake she made. A nice thick layer of mud, topped with rocks. She had it in her "oven".

Sharing a mud pie!

Nothing like playing in the mud and making mud pies, is there?

Someone gave our kids this car and they have had so much fun driving it around. I don't know where the next baby will sit. :)

This little lady LOVES to go fishing! She was digging for worms and putting them in her little bucket. My dad would say, "It reminds me of another little girl about 20 years ago." :)

Incase anyone was interested how our little (or not-so little) bundle was doing!

My little man doing his kitchen duty! He's a great help when it's his turn. :)

We Had Our Ultrasound....It's A............

Our ultarsound appointment was for 8:30 this morning and we got to see our precious little baby. I am always amazed everytime I have an ultrasound how incredible God is and how AMAZING this little life is, growing inside of me! Part of the time, the baby was covering it's face with it's hands and then it would move them and "wave". At one time it opened it's mouth like it was yawning. Keith and I were both so thrilled with this little person.......

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Before I forget, I'll pause about the baby and put some pictures from our week.

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Kyle and Mandy got our kids a set of these (Wedgits) for Chirstmas. They are wonderful "toys" and I would highly recommend them for any family. We have all had SO much fun with them. They are all seperate shapes and it comes with a book and you have to try to buid it like the pictures. VERY FUN!!

Kristyn was quite proud of her and daddy's hard work in creating this work of art.

Kristyn was telling Keith which color of square to put on next. It really does make you think.
Owen made this creation all by himself. Did I mention that they are all seperate pieces, so if it gets knocked over.....yep, all over the floor they go! :)We had an absolutely beautiful day this week and we spent all day outside.

The kids wanted to rake the place where our garden is going to be. Owen was really taking it seriously. For those concerned, I do not make Kristyn wear a bonnet, she just LOVES wearing them and playing dress up. :)

Kristyn loves to help me make supper. One day last week we had chicken pot pie and she wanted to roll out the dough for the crust. She did a great job, with much help from mommy, of course. :)

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Okay, back to the baby......it was so nice to be able to see it and watch it move around and kick it's little legs. It has HUGE feet!!! :) I am not very "up to date" with our scanner, so I'll have to wait until Keith gets home to put a picutre of the baby on here.

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**By the way, we chose not to find out if it was a boy, or a girl. :) Oh, is that why you were reading this post??? I'm so sorry to disappoint you! I'm glad you stopped by though. :) We'd love to hear from you, so leave a comment! :)

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Have a great weekend!!

Happy Birthday, Trelanie (a day late)....

Yesterday was Trelanie's birthday (our sister-in-law), but the computer was acting up, so I wasn't able to post anything.

We hope you had a wonderful day, Trelanie! We enjoyed you all being up here so much! You are a GREAT addition to our family.
We love you!!