Growing

 Kylan & McKartny have grown up so much to me in the last month!  Especially McKartny, she's longer my baby she's a full fledged drama queen!

 The many faces of Keston:

This little one has definitely put us through the ringer; he does not sleep well at all, in fact during the day he sleeps about 15 minutes then wakes up and screams for about an hour!  At least at night he goes for about 2 hours then wakes up thinking he's starving.  We are definitely learning patience with this little man and hope he starts to figure out a schedule very soon!!  I do love having a boy and it's almost weird saying "my son" when talking to people.  I definitely cherish the moments when he's content and just looks up and me and stares, I have a feeling this one is going to be spoiled!

Keston David

 Keston David was born on April 24th at 1:05 pm.  We are soooooo excited to finally have him here!!  Delivery went alot faster than expected; arrived at the hospital at 8am, water broke at 9am, Pitocin started at 11am, Epideral (which never kicked in) at 12pm and he arrived at 1:05 after 5 agonizing pushes!  He was 6 lbs 7 oz and 19 1/4'' long, about the same size as Kylan.  He slept pretty much the whole time we were in the hospital and even continued to be a really good sleeper for about a week and now his habits are changing unfortunately.  We are madly in love and Kylan & McKartny are being such good helpers, couldn't ask for more!

Kylan's 6th Birthday

Kylan turned 6 this last week & had what she described as "The Best Birthday EVER!"

We woke up before school & opened presents, all of which centered around horses, a unicorn, horse jammies, horse purse, horse coloring stuff, & a horse painting kit. Can you tell the girl is obsessed with all things horses? Then off to school where McKartny & I met her a little later to bring treats to her class & eat lunch with her then after school we had a little party with a few friends where they played, ate pizza, cupcakes, & ice cream, & best of all we took them to go ride a pony! Kylan was soooooo excited (understatement) She would've rode all day & night if we'd let her.

This girl ceases to amaze me. She has acquired a little bit of an attitude in her old age, a sign of things to come! She does very well in school & is friends with everyone in her class. She loves to read & of course play with horses & unicorns. She has a great imagination which rubs off on McKartny when they're playing house (which is all the time). I know she is going to be a big helper with the baby because she tells me all the time :) We love this girl & can't believe she's 6!

Catch Up

Wow I have been a very big slacker these past few months! Where has the time gone? Things are still moving along here in Lima, baby boy will be here in 2 weeks! I still can't believe it, I'm physically more than ready to get him out but mentally I'm kinda freakin' out, Kylan & McKartny are so independent now & to think about having a little baby again that can't do anything whatsoever for itself makes me a little nervous, plus I love my sleep & thinking about no sleep gives me anxiety! BUT we despite all the fears we are very excited to meet this little man!

We had a week of record breaking temps here recently & took full advantage pulling out all the summer clothes & setting up the tramp, it was a very much needed week full of sunshine & heat!

McKartny is a crazy little girl, she finds ways to keep me & herself entertained all day while Kylan is at school, never a dull moment!

Christmas

We had a very nice quiet Christmas together in Lima. Unfortunately Kurt was on call so we couldn't be more than 20 minutes away from the hospital but luckily he only had to leave once for a few minutes. It was a great day, so relaxing yet exciting!

McKartny got a Tangled vanity & her cousin Max got her some make-up which worked out perfectly so she spent the morning putting on make-up in the mirror, so grown up!

Kylan's Christmas was all about horses; horse jammies, horse blanket, flying horses, & her favorite Hank, her "real life" horse.


We had our Christmas Eve tradition of homemade pizza, opening jammies, reading the Christmas story, and this year I decided to make the girls some new fleece blankets. They went to be at a decent time surprisingly so Kurt & I didn't have to stay up too late to get things set up & we actually woke them up in the morning so we could open present & get to church. It was a fantastic weekend!
We also had some fun decorating popcorn balls & a gingerbread house

Updates

Kylan had 2 teeth pulled at the dentist for which the tooth fairy visited her & gave her "two one dollars!" She is still loving Kindergarten & makes a new friend everyday. I am amazed at how big she is getting so fast, especially when she reads me a book at night!
McKartny is still a crazy women & keeps Kurt & I laughing everyday with her quick wit & puppy dog eyes. She still has Kurt wrapped around her finger very tightly!

Kurt turned the big 3-0 this year & I had just had to rub it in that he's 3 years older than me & an old man! He's getting adjusted at work but still hates being at the bottom of the totem pole & not being in control, pretty sure that's the Taylor blood in him :)

In other news we made a trip to Idaho in November to be with Kurt's family when his Mom passed away. It was a great trip, all things considering & we enjoyed being with family & reminiscing & talking about memories of Gerrie. On a brighter note we found out we are having a baby boy! I think Kurt is still in shock, that or he just doesn't show excitement very well, but I'm busy buying baby clothes & designing the nursery, can't wait!

Family Pictures

We had a friend take some impromptu family pictures for us, it was a little chilly but at least we had a few turn out!