Introducing: Miss Alayna Rae

We are so excited that Alayna is here! It's amazing how long 9 months takes, but then how quickly everything changes. Alayna made her debut on June 3rd at 3:57am. She was polite enough to wait until after Kylan's bday party to come! How thoughtful! I was actually having contractions throughout the day and during the party but they didn't pick up until dinner was over and the last guests had left around 9pm. By midnight it was obvious the contractions were'nt going away and this was the real deal. We called Grammy and Papa to come watch Ky and headed to the hospital by 1am. At this point contractions were about 4 minutes apart. By the time we checked in and got to a room I was dilated to 7cm. Thankfully my doctor was the one on call that night and he came to check in. I labored for another hour and started pushing by 3:30. Alayna was born just a short while later and doctor barely had to time to put on gloves she came out so fast! We are so blessed that everything went so well and that she's here healthy and beautiful. We are in love!

Mother's day

Katie and Uncle Rick came to visit for Mother's Day. We spent the weekend enjoying the sun and spending time with family. It was wonderful.

First ladybug of the summer- still just as thrilled as last year to watch them crawl all over his arm

Loving our time with Auntie and Uncle

Feeding Papa's fish- they never go hungry when we are around



One blessed mama!

Giving baby sister kisses- Due June 9th and we can't wait!!

Sesame Street Live!

At the beginning of May we got tickets to see Sesame Street Live. Ky was a huge Elmo fan last year but the show wasn't coming near Eugene. So, this year we scooped up tickets even though he was a little past the Elmo phase not quite sure how he would like it. Well, it was a hit. We were in the second row and Kylan was mesmerized the entire time.

Icee at intermission was a hit

Getting super close to Zoe

Ky's expression the entire time- he didn't want to miss a thing

April Happenings



Getting ready for the Easter egg hunt at school



Visting Grandma and Papa- a tractor ride is always a must

Grandma won a bike!!!

Ag fest in Salem- loving the big wheels!

Time flies

I ran into a friend a few weeks back and she commented on our blog "by the way your blog sucks, you haven't updated it in forever!" All I could do was laugh. She's right. Sorry! No excuses other than it just hasn't happened in like...um six months. So, moving forward I'll get to some pics.

 

Walking around Dorris Ranch

We woke up to six inches of snow. Yahoo!! Couldn't tell who was more excited mom or Kylan!!

Loves doing puzzles escpecially when Grandma helps

Reading with Papa

Baking with mom

Showing Great Grandma how to work the iPad

Family, Christmas and Fun

So... I'm a little embarrassed it's taken me so long to make a post. I haven't forgotten, just been super busy. December was a fast and furious month for us. Kylan continues to love school and has made some special friends. His BFF is still Colton and his other special friend, Grace. I think it's his first crush :) She is the only one Kylan will hug first thing when he enters his class and he is frequently found snuggling on the pillows reading books with her. It is so sweet. As for Steve and I- we are both busy enjoying work. I LOVE my third grade class this year and I am learning a lot each week. Steve is super busy at work and doing well. In the fall he earned an award for exemplary sales in his division (Don't tell him I bragged, he'd be embarrassed).
Now onto the pics...

Decorating the tree-this one spot got LOTS of ornaments and was sagging by the end.

The Fortiers have Santa come over every year for cookies and story time. This year Kylan didn't want to sit on Santa's lap but preferred to tell him he wanted "toy story" for christmas from the side.

Watching the Fire Truck Light Parade with the Fortiers. Kylan, Matthew and Logan got very excited to watch the big trucks roll by all decked out in lights.
So glad cousins Nathan and Jason could come for Christmas this year! Kylan had a great time playing with them.

Great Grandma and Granddad watching the kids open presents- fun chaos!

Christmas morning- The Dreschels stayed with us. Kylan and Sadie waking up to see if Santa came.

Checking out the loot Santa left.

Eating the crumbs that Santa left behind- Kylan said "Santa was hungry!!"

Grandma Griffin made gingerbread houses with her grandkids- Kylan's turned out so cute! We were impressed that so much candy actually made it to the house!
Wishing you and your family a blessed new year!