Pictures of the Last few Months

Our poor tree.

The Boys, sorry it side ways.

Kaylee on her Birthday, in the Dress Tall Grandma got for her.

Cooper all snuggled in the blanket Grandma Lynn made him.

Coopers First Bath

Brand new Baby Cooper

Spent the day at the zoo with the kids and Rob. We had such a good time.

update

So it has been a few months since I have been on my blog. I have been just using face book to keep up with everyone.
Things are going good here.
Since the last time I was on my blog a few things have happened. The biggest news was that Cooper was born on March 9th at 10:49pm, he was 7 lbs 1 ounce 19 1/2 inches long. He is almost 3 months old and is 23 1/2 inches long and just over 11lbs. He is getting so big. He has blue, blue eyes and he has blond hair "peach fuzz". He has been sleeping really well at night. about 4 to 5 hours at a time. Its is great.
Kaylee is doing well, she is loving being a big sister. I don't think she lets Cooper have more than 15 minutes to himself the whole day. She is getting really big she is 3 1/2 feet tall, she wears size 6t shirts and 5t pants, she has a long upper half. I swear she gets more beautiful everyday. We plan on getting her into tennis this summer. She wants to play a sport like her brothers, she has so much energy we think it will be a good thing for her to do.
Brady is so wonderful. He is reading so good and surprises us everyday with how much he knows. He is working hard at being more like his big brother. He is beginning to love to play sports, last year he wasn't so much into it, but this year he wants to play. He is in coach pitch baseball and he can hit the ball. We were thinking of keeping him in T Ball but we are really glad we didn't. He is excited to be on the same team as Raef. The two of them get along so well. Brady is still little he is only a few inches taller than Kaylee, and I cant get that kid to eat anything. Unlike Raef, who eats anything and everything, and if he doesn't like it he will still eat it and just not have seconds.
Raef is doing really well. He is excited for Summer because 3 grade was harder for him and he is ready to have a break. He still did really well in school, but it was more work than he expected. He is playing baseball on Brady's team and is one of the oldest kids on the team and does really good. He plays the catcher position and loves it. He likes being able to help Brady get better at playing. They go outside and play catch and hit balls with Rob. Raef hits the ball so hard he is starting to hit the house next door so now they are going to have to go practice at the park.
Rob is doing great. he finished his Bachelors Degree and has decided to go back to school for his Masters. Every morning he wakes up at 3:45 and goes to the gym before he goes to work. I am so proud of him. He works so hard.
Me well I'm doing good. I have started working as a Pharmacy Tech at Rite Aid. I love it. I love learning what each pill does. I have learned so much the last two months. I also have been working out at curves.
A couple of weeks ago we had our big tire swing tree fall over, and we have been cleaning up the mess that it has caused. Lucky for us it didn't hit the house. We have some deep holes in the ground from where the branches hit. The kids are sad because the swing is gone. Rob and I are OK with it because now we have a blank canvas so we can plant new trees back there. We are thinking Birch, Crab apple, and Red bud trees.
Well I think that is about it.

PIctures of the new Baby.

Leg

Hand and Face

Foot, spine, and face with open mouth

Spine again

Face again

Profile

And what you have been waiting for the BOY partCan you see it??


Stay tuned for pictures of the rest of the family.

We just downloaded a bunch of pictures off Robs phone. He's had them for months.

They go all the way back to Kaylee's birthday to just a few days ago.

Some of you I don't need to say to stay tuned because you are on my blog everyday and for hours at a time. You know who you are and whats funny is you know I know who you are.

Brady's Flag football

Right now I only have one picture but I will have more soon.

Raef's Football Pictures

Sorry I posted the pictures randomly. No particular order. Raef"s team has only lost two games and has won three. He is the left tackle and he does alright. As you see from the first photo his number is 98. He has a fun time and loves playing.

Soooo

So it has been well, let's say, a crazy few weeks.

I am now 9 weeks pregnant and normally at this time I am doing nothing but laying on the couch and throwing up every five minutes.

Well, that is how it started. I was feeling horrible; unable to move pretty much. Rob was such good help. He was taking care of the kids and me, helping wherever he could. I laid on the couch for over a week unable to do anything but make it to the bathroom. I am so lucky Rob is here, because at times I couldn't make it back from the bathroom without help. During that week I lost 15 pounds.

As the week went on I was looking pretty gnarly. In fact, I had this huge knot on the back of my head that I couldn't brush through. Rob gave me a bath on Sunday last week and put conditioner in my hair and tried to brush the knot out. But even with conditioner the knot stayed. It was pretty scary. Thats when Rob mentioned that maybe I should have my hair cut. And I began to think he was right.

Come Sunday night, I was really sick so Rob took me to the ER and I was given ZOFRAN. To all you pregnant ladies out there, if you have severe morning sickness this is the medicine for you. I have been able to get up and move around since Monday. I am still working on replenishing my fluids and getting myself back to normal. But I have cut my hair. I cut about 5 inches off, and yes, I got the knot out before I cutting it. It took 3 days of brushing, but it finally came out.

My house is still a work in progress. I am still trying to catch up on the things that were put on the back burner, but now that I have this medicine, I should be able to get it all done.

Oh, by the way, I have a few very cute pictures of some little boys playing football that I will be posting soon. Raef started practice this week and is doing great. It is so cute to see him run with his helmet on. Next week he will be wearing his pads and practice jersey. Brady starts flag football on Monday and he is totally excited. It is just a blast. Wish you all could see them play.

Well I hope everyone had fun at the anniversary party. Sorry we couldn't make it. Love you all.

Almost forgot, Kaylee has been hooked to my hip. She has been taking care of me and loving on me since we told them about the baby. She says its a girl. Brady says its twins, and Raef just wants a girl so Kaylee will leave him alone. Sounds like an older brother to me.

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Its Late!!

Allison And Raef

Me and Raef

Rob, Raef, Kaylee and Brady

Raef

Raef, Kaylee and Brady. (Kaylee is giving you a wink*)

So its about 12:30 right now and I have been laying in bed trying to go to sleep. With no luck, I have the worst Heart Burn in the world right now. So anyway while I was laying in bed the thought came to my head (in robs voice) "Sara why don't you post the pictures of Raefs Baptism?" So here I am out of bed posting pics of Raef's Baptism. Also here are some pictures of Lake Michigan. We went on Saturday in the evening after Raefs Baptism. Which was on 07/10/10. There was such a good turn out. Almost everyone from the Branch showed up. And I had a ton of help with refreshments. It truly was a blessing.

Robs Dad gave the opening prayer, and his mom gave a really good talk on baptism. Which totally made me almost cry. I held it in though. Then after the talk on baptism Raef was baptised by Rob and then we watched a short film that the Elders provided for us. When Raef and Rob returned Allison gave the talk on the Holy Ghost. (moms talk) She did awesome. Then Raef was confirmed by Rob, his dad and some members of the branch. He then was welcomed by the primary and the Branch President.

It really was a wonderful day. I wish you all could have been there to see him. Oh yeah can't forget to mention. Raef had a friend from school come. His Friend Jenna. They have been friends since Raef started first grade. It is seriously the cutest thing.

Well ok it is now 1am and I think I need to get to bed. I have a YARD SALE in the morning. Woohooo.