More Texas Pictures!

Here are A LOT more pictures from our trip...in no particular order...

My cousin Tabitha got to meet Brayden!

Brayden and I went to visit Leslie and Haven. They are about 3 weeks apart!

Brayden showing Uncle Chris how her toys work Us with Aaron and Amber

The ONLY nap Kennan took during our entire trip...in the stroller at the MALL!!!
Trying to get comfortable!
Us with the Beceras. Happy Birthday Josh! (Okay Lauren, now you have to comment!!)
Brayden and LaLa
Kennan playing hide and seek with LaLa (he's counting)

Getting a haircut!

The kids with Uncle Kyle
Brayden playing the Wii with Kenny!
Kennan's turn!
Playing trains with Grumpy
Making breakfast with Uncle Chris

YIPPEE!!!

KENNY PASSED ALL 4 OF HIS ORDINATION EXAMS!!! We are soo excited and can't wait to move one step further in his journey to become a minister! Thanks for all of the prayers and good thoughts while he was studying, taking the tests, and waiting for the results! I am so proud of him!

Texas, Oh Texas

How we love being in the great state of Texas! We have been here since Friday and have eaten at 2 of our favorite places...Sonic and Chicken Express. We have seen both families and introduced Brayden to my extended family and many friends. Here are LOTS of pictures! Towards the end they are a little out of order (you can tell because of what Brayden in wearing).

My brother Kyle "flying" Kennan in a bucket. Aren't they cute??
Kennan trying to "fly" Kyle!
Brayden with Martha and Jill
Kennan and Carissa
Me with Ashley and Carissa
Us with the Carrolls. They drove all the way from Abilene to see us (they were our landlords when we lived in Abilene). LOVE this family!
Brayden and I with Emma and Mandy. Mandy and I went to elementary school together.
Brayden with her great-grandma Geschke
Brayden in her cute girly outfit. She looked WAY cute until she pooped and it got all over!!

Brayden with her great-aunts-Sue and Claudia (my dad's sisters)
Brayden and Logan. He is my cousin's son and is 2 weeks older.
He outweighs her by 5 pounds! Look at the difference in their feet!!
Brayden with my cousins Dannell and Mindy.
Kennan, Braxton, and James playing video games. They were too cute!!

Brayden and her great-grandpa -Boogs.
Brayden and her great-grandma - Bettie
Brayden after a LOOOONG day of meeting and greeting!
Brayden and my cousin Carrie.

Kennan outside with Carrie and Ashlynn.

After church today, we took some pictures in my parent's backyard. My sweet brother took them and I thought the turned out pretty cute!

I guess the pictures show all the fun we are having! We will be at my parent's house until Tuesday afternoon and then we will go to Kenny's parents. Tomorrow Kenny should be getting the results from the big exams he took in August. One of his friends is going to pick up his results and give us a call. We hope it is a call with REALLY good news. I'll update again tomorrow.

My Hubby...

I wasn't tagged by anyone, but thought this might be fun...

1. Who is your man? Kenny

2. How long have you been married? 4 years and 2 months

3. How long did you date? dated for 3 years and engaged for 1

4. How old is your man? 27

5. Who eats more? Kenny (unless I am pregnant or nursing and then it might be a toss up!)

6. Who said "I love you" first? Kenny

7. Who is taller? Kenny

8. Who sings better? hmm...neither??

9. Who is smarter? Kenny

10. Whose temper is worse? Kenny

11. Who does laundry? Since the washer and dryer are downstairs (in the basement of our apartment), Kenny usually does the laundry and I do the folding

12. Who takes out the trash? Kenny!

13. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Me

14. Who pays the bills? I used too, but recently turned over the duties to Kenny

15. Who is better with the computer? Me

16. Who mows the lawn? We don't have one! But, Kenny would if we had one.

17. Who cooks dinner? Usually me, but Kenny does the grilling

18. Who drives when you are together? Kenny

19. Who pays when you go out? Either...it's the same money right??

20. Who is more stubborn? Me

21. Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? I think we both have a hard time with that!

22. Whose parents do you see the most? We see both sides equally

23. Who kissed who first? Kenny, on my parent's driveway as they turned the corner!

24. Who asked who out? Well, we were at camp so we didn't really have dates...

25. Who proposed? Kenny (but I knew he was the man I was going to marry the first time we met!)

26. Who is more sensitive? Me

27. Who has more friends? About the same...

28. Who has more siblings? We both have one brother

29. Who wears the pants in the family? hmm...I'd like to say that is pretty equal (but probably Kenny)

30. Who is the biggest pushover with the kids? Kenny!!!

How is this for a fashion statement??

It's kind of hard to tell, but he is wearing a black cowboy hat! Too cute! (And this was all on his own...I know some of you think Kenny taught him how to dress like that...haha)

Pictures!

We put Brayden in her Bumbo seat for the first time. She loved it!!
The kids with mom and dad!

Sleepy kids! Brayden found her thumb for the first time and Kennan decided the floor was more comfortable than the bed!

Countdown to Texas!!

Well, we are heading to Texas in 9 days! We are so excited to get to introduce Brayden to all of the family and friends who haven't met her yet. We are also excited about all of the yummy food we get to eat! Kennan can't stop talking about going to the airport, getting on a plane, and seeing his grandparents and uncles. We made a countdown chain the other day while my mom was here. Every morning we tear off a link in the red, white, and blue chain. Here is Kennan with his suitcase by the chain (he was pretending to go to the airport).
Here are some pictures I took while my mom was here. Brayden was all smiles that morning!

Fall is Here!

I really love fall in the north east. I love the cooler weather, the leaves changing colors, and picking apples and pumpkins. Mom and I took the kids to the orchards yesterday to look at the pumpkins and take some pictures. It wasn't the best photo shoot, but here are some pictures!

How is this for a flashback??? We have been to the orchards every October since we moved here. Here are pictures of Kennan from 2005, 2006, and this year! And to follow up with my last 2 posts, Kennan's school will have a third teacher in the classroom starting Monday. We are all hopeful that this will help remedy the problem and that no one else gets hurt! I am grateful that Kenny and I were listened to and that Kennan will continue to go to school. He loves it!

Update...

Now that I have calmed down a little since my last post...Thanks for the advice everyone gave. We aren't the law suit type, nor do we want to embarrass this school publicly. We feel that the way we are handling it is proving to be effective. We had a meeting this morning with another person of the day care center. It went well and he really listened to us and our concerns. He assured us that things are being done to work to correct the problem. We did say that we would not send Kennan back until we could be guaranteed that there would be a third teacher in the room every morning. He told us he would work to make that happen. If it doesn't, Kennan won't be going back. We should hear in the next few days.

I am feeling better now and really hope that Kennan gets to continue going to this school. We really love the teachers and the philosophy of learning that is implemented. Hopefully we will get over this hump and enjoy the rest of the school year!

So Much to Say...

When I sat down to write this my title said "Not Much Going On" but as I started writing I decided the title needed to be changed. There is a lot going on!!

Brayden had her 2 month check up today. She looks and is doing great! She weighs 9 lbs 12 oz and is 21 3/4 in long. I think that puts her in the mid-twenties for the percentiles. She is gaining weight well which means the breastfeeding is going well. I am glad I stuck with it and didn't give up like I wanted to 6 weeks ago. It is getting so much easier! Poor baby also got 5 shots today. YUCK!! She was a trooper and was asleep 10 minutes later. Luckily, she won't remember is for too long. Brayden is also still sleeping through the night. She usually lays down around 11 and wakes up at 6 or 6:30 in the morning. Can't ask for anything more than that!! It feels so nice to wake up with a good night's sleep. I am starting to feel human again!

Kennan is still doing great with Brayden around. He loves to help and wants to look at her all the time. We haven't run into any major jealousy issues which is nice. He still says the cutest things...Sunday on the way to church he started singing Old MacDonald. He said "kitten" and made the noises and went back through to sing another verse. He said kitten again, stops, and said "Oh wait, I did that one already" and proceeded with "horse". It was pretty cute. He has Kenny and I on the floor laughing somedays.

Kenny is back in school. He likes all of his classes and had already read 2 full books. I don't know how he does it. He is leaving this weekend for a conference in Kentucky. I decided I wasn't ready to handle both kids by myself so my mom is coming in tomorrow to help me out. I am excited she is going to be here. It will be fun to visit, play some games, and watch her play with Kennan and Brayden. We are supposed to have another beautiful weekend, so we plan to make a trip to the orchard and play outside a lot!

Our most recent excitement...Today Kennan went to school. I got a call right after Brayden had gotten her shots (she was screaming) and I heard the director of the center say that Kennan got bit AGAIN at school (it happened first about 2 weeks ago). There is a boy in the class who likes to bite and has bitten almost every kid in the class. Needless to say, I was FURIOUS. Kenny met me up at the school and we talked to the director. Pretty much, they aren't going to do anything about it. I want a 3rd teacher in the room at all times whose sole responsibility is to watch this kid like a hawk. Kenny and I called the person above the school's director in hopes to have a meeting with him. We aren't going to send Kennan back until the problem is resolved. I will not send my child to a place that is supposed to be a "safe environment" (from the mission statement) and have him get bit by a kid who wants his toy. Now I feel like Kennan is being punished because we aren't going to send him. He loves going, but I don't want anything else to happen to him. I also don't want him to start fearing the "school" setting. I want him to be able to go to school, away from mom and dad, without the fear of being hurt. Has any one out there experienced this?? Any suggestions??