Wordless Wednesday!

My Boys!

Just thought I'd post a few pictures of my boys this morning!  

Love Them to Pieces!

Morning chill time

Races down the hallway

Kellen Loves his brother. . .

Most of the time. . .

Giving hugs after pulling hair

Dena's Graduation Party

Last weekend we traveled home for Dena's graduation party!  It was a bit chilly on Saturday for the party, but we all survived and had a great time!  

I really can't believe she is graduating!  Gabe and I started dating when Dena was 6 years old.  . practically a baby still!  I have truly thought of her as a sister all of these years!  I remember carrying her around, giving her piggy back rides, doing her hair. . . when she was 6, 7, 8, . . .

Even today still being able to help her get ready, had the privilege of taking her senior pictures, doing her hair for prom--it has been so fun watching her grow from a little girl into a beautiful young woman!  

We love her to death and are SO very PROUD of who she has become!  We (Gabe) is also super proud that this fall she is going to become a Hawkeye!  

Dena and me before the party started!

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Me and my love!

Proud parents!

A little comparison!

So I love to compare the boys at about the same ages!  I found a few pictures of both of them that I thought would be fun to share today!  Enjoy!

Carson is on the left, Kellen on the right

New Shed

A couple weeks ago, my entire family came down for the weekend to put up a shed!  Gabe and my dad had already built the framework a few weeks earlier so all they had to do was assemble it and then steel it!  It was a bit chilly, but they got it done! :) Enjoy the few pictures of the weekend! :)

Love Family Time!

Consulting with Grandma!

Gabe on the roof

Aunt Christin reading to Kellen

The boys working hard!

Carson doing a little work 

The boys checking out the shed! 

Kellen doing some work!

Break time!

Finished!

Huge thanks to my dad and to Justin for coming to spend the weekend working! :)

Our Sunday Funday!

I was SO extremely thrilled to get a WARM day yesterday!  I may have been even more excited to dig out a pair of shorts for the boys! I am SO ready for shorts and t-shirts weather!  Getting tired of dressing the boys in the SAME THING every day! :)

We walked to the park, played outside, watered the plants/grass, and just had a great day at home!  We ended our day with a fun little trip up to the Dew Drop Inn! It's our local dairy stop and I have been patiently waiting for it to open for about a month now! :)  Here a re a few pictures of the boys playing outside yesterday afternoon!

Some slide time after getting back from the park

Taking a break at the bottom for a drink

Carson was 'pouting' because Kellen had something he wanted

Our reverse psychology of telling Carson NOT to smile and NOT to laugh during his pouting moment- 

Carson starting his lawn mower as Kellen is eating chalk in the background!

Watering the grass together! 

Party of 5!

Well, I thought I'd share our news via blog- I've posted it on facebook, but wanted to go into detail on what was/is going on in my head about this pregnancy!

The day I found out (mid January): It was a week day and I was a few days late and I just HAD this feeling that I might be.  I got home after school and had major anxiety so I went in and took a test.  I left the test in the bathroom because I wasn't prepared with what I was about to see.  When I went back into the bathroom; I had to do a triple take at what I was seeing on the test.  I was completely in shock!

My first thought: What's Gabe going to say?  

It was torture waiting for him to get home from basketball practice!  When he did finally get home, we were relaxing on the couch and he could tell something wasn't right with me.  He asked me what was wrong.  I hesitated and then said, "I think I'm pregnant?"  His response: "Good one"  After I explained to him that I wasn't joking and that I had taken a test, it started to sink in with him as well.  It took us both a few days to really sink in that we were having a Baby! I went through an array of emotions in the next few days--from crying to worried to ecstatic! We Were Going To Have Another Baby! 

Gabe and I have always wanted more than two kids, but we hadn't planned to have another one this SOON!  Carson will be a month shy of 4 and Kellen will be 2 months shy of 2!  I always thought people were crazy that had more than 2 kids that close together--now I'm the crazy one! 

With all the initial shock and overwhelming surprise, we couldn't be more excited about this miracle and we feel truly blessed that we are able to have another baby.  There will definitely be some changes happening in the next few months; but we are thrilled to be adding to our family! 

The first 14 weeks- I was a lot more tired and nauseous than I ever was with my other 2.  I could understand the tiredness, because I was no longer able to rest after school like I did with my first or even 2nd pregnancy- I had 2 boys that needed me!  I was CONSTANTLY eating saltine crackers or anything to try and not get sick!  It was hard to keep it a secret for so long, but we managed and didn't tell anyone until I was 12 weeks!

I am now 19 weeks; and will have an ultrasound scheduled in the next month.  I'm feeling back to myself again and feeling A LOT bigger than I did with my first 2!  

I have been AWFUL at pictures (have taken 1), but will try and do a better job with that in the next weeks and will try and get you all an update on baby bump #3!!