100th POST!!

I have made it to post 100...and it only took me a year!! Here is what has been going on...

Brayden had her 4 month check up on Tuesday. She doesn't actually turn 4 months until Sunday, but we got her in early. She weighs 11 pounds 11 ounces (17th percentile) and is 24 1/4 inches long (58th percentile). She is long and lean!! (Kennan was like that also.) Except for the dry skin she is great! She is so much fun these days. She loves to smile and giggle. The other day Kennan had her laughing really hard...it was a laugh from deep down in her belly. It is so much fun to watch them interact. Here is a picture of our sweet girl...

Kennan is doing great! We have had a few "incidents" (poking Brayden in the eye, biting her foot-only once, and climbing on the AC unit in his room), but other than that he is a joy! He has such a great memory! Yesterday, Kenny and I were discussing the grocery list and Kennan was sitting at the table with us. About 30 minutes later, Kennan started rattling off everything we needed from the store...broccoli, milk, carrots, croutons, etc. He remembered almost everything! Now, it was a short list, but that's pretty impressive!! Here is Kennan with "Tom the Turkey" that we made before Thanksgiving...

Kenny is doing great. Since he recently passed all of his ordination exams, we are in the process of writing his resume and cover letters. We are looking for job openings and are excited about the possibility of talking to churches. I continue to be amazed at ALL that he does. He reads multiple books a week (200+ pages a book), writes papers, leads discussions, works 12 hours a week, and is still a caring husband and wonderful father. I have no idea how he does it. I always give him a hard time about not being able to multi-task, but after looking at the long list of the things he does, I have to admit he must be pretty good at it! I love him so much and am look forward to each new day with him.

I continue to enjoy staying home with the kids. I have to admit that days are better when both kids nap...I tend to be in a much better mood when Kenny gets home! I love being around for all of Brayden's smiles and giggles, and to watch Kennan as he learns new things everyday. I am also working to get my continuing education hours so that I can keep my teaching certificate in Texas. This is not easy, but I am working on it. I am really looking forward to next week when Brayden and I head off to Texas for Jill's wedding. It will be nice to spend some time with friends and family.

I guess that is about it for us...anyone out there?? Comments are appreciated!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! We have had a wonderful day! We have so much to be thankful for (I think I will do another post on that tomorrow)...

We have had some beautiful weather the last two days. The temps have been unseasonably warm...it got into the upper 60's today!! We took full advantage of it and have been outside a lot! Here is a run down of our Thanksgiving Day...

This morning Kenny played flag football with some friends. I took the kids out and we had lots of fun on the sidelines!

Kenny with Jason (Katie's dad) and Kevin (Hannah's dad) Kennan even got in on the action!
Playing football is hard work!
This is what Brayden thought of flag football...
There was a beautiful tree with these incredible yellow leaves that the kids played in.



We had a yummy Thanksgiving meal with our friends Matt and Shelley, and Wade and Amy. Here is Matt cutting the turkey that Shelley made.
Kenny with Matt and Wade
Me with Amy and Shelley
Kennan and Hannah made these head pieces at school...
And of course we had to take some fun family pictures...

Also, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to my mom and dad! Today they celebrated 27 years of wedded bliss! I love them so much and am thankful for the wonderful example of husband and wife that they are.

Picture Update

I feel like we haven't had too much going on...but as I look through all of my pictures, I realize that A LOT has been going on! Here is my update with pictures!!

Last weekend, I helped host a shower for a good friend, Kristina. We can't wait to meet baby Anna!

Brayden had fun at the shower too!
Kennan, Brayden, and I hosted a play group at our house last Monday. Here is Kennan playing with Hans and Allie.
Kennan loves his friends!!
Making a tunnel for his trains!
Hannah came over the other night to play. They thought it would be fun to pull ALL of the books off the shelf to read!

Kennan and Brayden...


Kennan and Daddy putting up the Christmas tree. We put it up but haven't decorated it yet. I'll post more pictures when we do...

Brayden enjoyed playing while the tree got put up!
We got the kids pictures taken at The Picture People on Thursday. I know this is lame, but I loved how they turned out, and this is my only way to show everyone!

Kenny's parents sent us a fruitcake in the shape of TEXAS!! How fun!
YUMMY!!
This boy loves to fall asleep on the floor! He is crazy...
Kenny's flag football team came over on Saturday for a team lunch. This is Caroline with Brayden.
Katie's mom, Karin, painted the kids team shirts. The team name is Dutch Uncle. It is a completely random name that a professor said once in class. All of the guys had no clue what it meant, but thought it was funny so they decided to name the team Dutch Uncle. If you really want to know what it means, read here. (They don't really do what the definition says, they just thought it was funny that a professor said it in class.) Needless to say, the kids looked way cute and we took lots of pictures!

Abby, Hannah, Katie, Kennan, and Brayden

Rosa's, Oh Rosa's

Tonight on our way home from dinner, we passed a Mexican restaurant called Chevy's. We have many friends here who LOVE to go to Chevy's. No offense to them (they are West Coasters) or all of the East Coasters around here, but this place is nothing compared to the Tex-Mex that can be found in Texas. We have tried it a few times, but still think of Rosa's any time we go there or to any other Mexican food place around here. Well, tonight as we were passing Chevy's Kennan yells out "Rosa's!!"
Kenny and I both started cracking up and then really started wishing that it was Rosa's! I guess the pink and green neon lights on the building brought back memories of Texas for Kennan! He now can't wait for our trip back to Texas at Christmas so that we can go there as much as we want!