Go Cats!

 At just 19 days old Baby Lennon skipped her first KSU football opportunity and opted to watch the CATS tromp the Jayhawks from the warmth of her home (as did her whole family!)  Nonetheless, she sported her "Born a Wildcat" shirt

 and hair bow that was almost as big as her head!

Say Cheese

School Pictures 2012

 Wesley-2nd grade-Ms. Schmitt

 Grayson-3rd grade-Mrs. Bammes

Beckham-2 1/2 and wild as ever!!

Family Birthday and Meet Miss Lennon

 Had all the family here the 23rd to celebrate Grayson's birthday (Sept 12) and Wesley's birthday (Oct 18) and meet the new baby. Was a gorgeous day filled with pizza, cupcakes, games and a wonderful family.

 This is the game that Wesley made up.  We all had to wear a color coded sticker and put the pieces of the "puzzle" together.  When they were sorted out they spelled "Lennon is so cute!"  Yes, Wesley we sure think she is!!

 Jake and his brother Russ, sister Mandy and brother Sam..such a great looking crew!!

Cousin Chloe takes her turn holding baby Lennon!

Lennon Lucille is here!!

So I snuck my induction date past most people and headed to the hospital at 7am on September 17th.  We didn't even tell the kids until that morning and just wanted to focus on getting our much anticipated new little girl here.  I know I still need to follow up on our pregnancy journey with this sweet thing but as you can tell (its 3 weeks since her birth and I'm just now posting) life is just a bit crazy busy!!

 Our sweet baby girl, Lennon (name finally picked out of the 21 that we took to the hospital-who has time to talk about baby names when you have 3 other kids???...my labor day was the most peaceful day I had had in months!! ) Lucille (after my maternal great grandmother) arrived at 4:51 pm weighing
7 lbs 2 oz and was 21 1/2 inches long.  

Once again blessed with the best labor and delivery and baby nurses around!!

Had great support from dad too (until he came down with Rocky Mountain spotted fever the following day!)  Feel so blessed to have this little one complete our family although if I didn't have to carry a baby for 9 months I would TOTALLY have more!

Headed home...let the chaos begin...I mean continue!!

Vanessa wins!

Vanessa and Nick win!  They delivered their baby boy Camden John on September 12th (Grayson's birthday).  Not that I really care about this but since I posted a pic of her and my pregnant bellies I thought I should at least acknowledge the birth of her son.  Congrats to them and I can't wait til my baby is born this week!!

Keely's Kid Boot Camp

It's a good thing that my friends are physically active and don't mind dragging a few extras with them as they run stairs, ride bikes, and practice for this weekends fitness challenge.  The girls said they LOVED it...had I been there I can only imagine the complaints.  They actually have done well recently...cross country 3 times a week, swimming and Jake has taken them on many, many long bikes rides across town.  Kinda thinking I won't have any good excuse to not get in shape once this baby arrives!

Purple Power

Had to take our annual "before Purple Power Play on Poyntz" picture.  Seems like every year we take it on the porch on the swing...hard to believe that next year there will be 4 kiddos on that swing!

Here is one from several years back...wow...they seem so little!!