Brotherly Love :)

Here is a quick picture from our "photo session" for the birth announcements.  Someone sure is proud to be a big brother!  He is constantly checking on Kyran and is so worried anytime he hears him cry.

Now don't get me wrong, I am perfectly aware that this will not last, but it's so cute to see how much Ben loves Kyran and how proud he is to be a big brother and a big helper!

It's a Boy!

We're so happy to announce the birth of our second son, Kyran David.  Kyran entered the world weighing 9 lbs, 9 oz and 22 inches long!  He's a big boy and he's such a joy.  He had to have a short stay in the NICU to help repair a small tear in his lung, but he's absolutely healthy and happy now!  We're so blessed to have our newest addition!

Snug as a bug in a rug!

 

Home at last :)

 

Winter Wonderland

We had a nice snow storm pass through yesterday afternoon and evening.  We woke up this morning to no school (yahoo!!!) and to about 4-5 inches of beautiful snow.  After breakfast, Ben and I bundled up to go play in the winter wonderland.  I have to think, that since this is March, this might be our last chance for fun in the snow (at least I hope so)!

Ben loved every minute of it, and I endured loved every minute too!  Luckily, I was able to get lots of pictures of my little guy before we had to come in to warm up.

 Getting up after making snow angels

 

 I just love those rosy cheeks and big dimples...I hope Baby Oppy gets a set of dimples too!

 

 Of course, we had to have a little snowball fight.

 

 Taking a break???

 

Birthday Fun

Ben's "girlfriend" had her third birthday this past weekend.  Ben had so much fun celebrating with Lauren!

 

 

Happy birthday Lauren!  We were so glad to be a part of your special day!

Quick pics

I haven't posted for a while, so I thought I'd put two posts on tonight.  This one is just a quick post of a couple of cute pictures...

 Katie, Ben, and Addie had fun at Grandma Debbie's playing dress-up

 

Ben loves "Fireman Sam" so tonight he made a fire hose out of markers so that he could put fires out.

Surprise!

One of my closest friends and co-worker surprised me last week with a baby shower at school.  I had no idea that she was planning a shower, and I was completely overwhelmed at how many of the ladies came to show their support of Baby Oppy!  It was a nice way to end a Monday...good food, excellent cake, and even better company!  Baby Oppy has many, many people that are excited to meet him or her.  Only a couple more weeks to go!

The theme of the shower was a "practical" shower, so I was showered with lots and lots of diapers and wipes!!!  You can never have too many diapers!

Sweet Dreams

Last night, Andy and I heard a noise coming through the monitor.  When we got closer, we realized it was "Larry Boy" from the Veggie Tales.  Ben sleeps with Ooh-Ooh (his monkey), his "cool giraffe", Nemo, and Larry Boy.  Lately, we've been finding Larry Boy on the floor each morning.  When Andy went up to check on Ben, this is what he found...I guess Ben wanted to be sure the Larry Boy made it through the night safely :)