Man how they grow up fast!!!!!

Here are some photo's of the rest of the Kiddo's. I look at these and think, are they really that grown up? Man how time flys. By the way, for those of you who can't tell, Lauren is on the left and Lindsay is on the right. lol

Lauren (9 1/2)


Lindsay (9 1/2)

Sarah (6 1/2)

Andrew (3 1/2)

What a cutie!!!

Kendall Paul - 4 months

I have a good friend who has a real gift of photography. She wanted to come and shoot some photo's of Kendall as a baby gift. Thank you so much Jolin! I will treasure these photo's forever. Thank you for capturing these wonderful images of our little angel.

Back to School!

The girls were so excited for their first day back to school. I was too! Even though we didn't do a vacation this year, we still had a lot of fun. Between swimming, playing with friends and family, reading and playing games, we always went to bed tired at the end of the day. Summers are great, but Paul and I were ready for some structure back in our lives. Lauren and Lindsay are now in 4th grade at Paxton Elementary and Sarah is now in 1st grade at Siegrist.

Kendall's Blessing

On August 16th, we blessed Kendall. He was almost 3 months old, about time don't you think. We would have done it sooner but this was the first weekend that both sets of grandparents were in town since the beginning of June. Kendall we so big, he no longer fit into his blessing outfit, but he wore it anyways!!! (hence the short pants :p ) We had a great day, thanks grandparent's, Heather , Adam and Marie and Kevin and Amanda and all of Kendall's cousins who attended. We had a great time!

Look at the cheeks on that kid! Thanks Grandpa Martin for swinging with Andrew. You're the best!

"Hanging" out with cousins

We got together this past Saturday with some of our family and weather was absolutely GORGEOUS, so the kids played a ton outside. They had a blast on our playset and loved making a train down the slide. Sarah and Evelyn had a blast hanging upside down on the swings also. It was a great time for all. Our kids can't wait for them to come over again.

Kendall is 2 Months!

Our little boy is growing up to be quite the big boy. We just took him to his two month appointment and he now weighs a whoppin' 13 lbs. 4 oz. and is 24 in. long. This boy likes his milk! He has been such a blessing to have in our home. He is our little ray of sunshine, you can always get a sweet smile from him that melts your heart! (keep scrolling down, I have added a few more posts)

Some 4th of July Pics

Every 4th of July, Platte City opens it's pool to everyone. They serve hot dogs and snow cones and the fire truck comes and sprays all the kids. The kids absolutely loved it. We will try and do this again next year.You can see the water coming down.
Lauren and Paul soaking it up.
Sarah and Andrew with Daddy
Lindsay was around with friends and Kendall and I were chillin where it was nice and dry. We went and watched the city fireworks that night. They were great. What a great day!

My Boys!

On a typical Sunday afternoon, you will find Paul on the couch trying to take a nap, but many times, our children have other ideas. This was one of those days. He doesn't mind so much. He loves hanging out with "his boys".

Say a little prayer for us!

We got some bad news on Thursday when Paul was told that he was being laid off from his job of nearly 3 years at JE Dunn Construction. These last few days for us have been a whirlwind of emotions. With having a baby 3 weeks ago, I was already a basket case, so you can imagine how I was when he broke the news to me. Paul has been remarkably optomistic about the whole thing which has helped me get a grip of this situation.
I was really nervous to go to church yesterday, because I still can't talk about it without getting emotional and I knew word would spread fast. Paul and I were so overwhelmed at the outpouring of love and support we received. We just want to thank everyone for their prayers (and cookies, you know who you are!). We KNOW that will help get us through this trial. Paul and I have great faith that this will only make us stronger and help us remember to rely more on the Lord and His plan.
With the economy being as it is, we are a little nervous that finding a new job may take a while, but we realize we are not alone in this struggle. You are a blessing in our lives and we are gratelful to have such a big support system. We love you all, please keep us in your prayers!

Our "not so little" Family

We have been so blessed to have Kendall join our family. The kids just ADORE him and want to hold him constantly. I finally got some cute pictures of the kids together since we have been home. This was remarkably not a torturous event and I got a really good one of them all for Kendall's baby annoucement. YEAH! Getting them all to look at me at the same time is next to impossible. Here are some cute ones I wanted to share with you. Emily (my sister), I am doing this just for you my dear! Enjoy.

p.s. you notice Kendall sleeping with his mouth open, he gets that from me, just ask my husband!
Kendall (2 weeks)

You should have seen what the kids and I had to do to get this little kid to open his eyes.

It was quite funny.

Andrew and Kendall


Sarah and Kendall



Lauren and Kendall

Lindsay and Kendall

The day we brought Kendall home from the hospital, Heather came over to visit. I just had to share this lovely photo of her holding our cute little bundle of joy. This is why we love her so much, never a dull moment with her around!

Paul with Kendall. I just love sleeping photo's! They are heavenly.