Our little 2 year-old going on 12...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU MCKINLEY JEAN!!!

This was the party we had for her. Her b-day is actually on the 17th and we had the cousins and grannies and aunts over that live close and it was really fun. She got spoiled and is cute with her new toys and scooter. McKinley is such a 2 year old. The drama is going strong and the precious moments are extra precious lately. She is talking so well, singing the ABC's and other songs, getting really close to being potty training ready, and loves to give hugs and kisses. She has gone to her 2 yr. doctor visit and weighs 27 pounds and is 34 inches tall. Most of the time she looks like a rag muffin, but when she decides to let me do her hair and primp her up she is such a beautiful little girl and has the most awesome mean looks and fun faces. We love you Mc J and are so glad you're two... may we all survive these next couple of years with our hearing and sanity. LOVE YA!

We're still alive!! :o)

It's been awhile since we've put anything new up and our munchkin has changed so much! Isn't she cute and chubby :o) Carley is growing, growing, growing, and starting to smile. We took these pics to try and get something cute to send out to everyone. the outfit is compliments of Sage and Amee. She is adorable in it.

This here is Jetta Lundin :o) I had a funtime babysitting for Dayna and when the munchkin got his clothes so dirty he had to have a change, all I had was pink stuff out of McKinley's drawer so I tease them now that they have a cute baby girl named Jetta... his dad was not impressed if you can imagine such a thing...

This is what we looked like for Halloween. We had Captian America, Kinley The Duckling, and Carley the Pumpkin Head. We had a lot of fun and filled our bellies with sugar for the year.

Newest Mann moments

Well, here's a little bit of what we've been up to. The girls and I share a little quality time in the car when we wait for Rylan at school. It's fun with McKinley putting on "lips" and making a mess of our makeup and playing around like silly girls. Carley is growing fast and getting chubbier everyday.
This is little Carley and her grandma KaSea. We sure enjoy living close and having fun with her. Thanks for everything and for being kind and cuddly mom.

This poor little fella was hiding from his daddy when he came home and seriously not 3 minutes after he said, "mommy I'm gonna hide from daddy under the bed" he was dead asleep... yep under our bed.

Okay, so obviously McKinley has been up to more than being precious and putting on lips. I asked her to help me take the clothes out of the dryer and when I walked out of the room for 2 seconds I came back and she was in the dryer thinking she was so cute... actually it was pretty cute so I had to snap a shot :o)

And this is little Gus. Owen and his cute family came to meet our newest munchkin and visit us. I can't believe how cute he is and how fast he's grown. What a good little crawler he is and oh I can't wait til he's crawling out of the dryer and putting on "lips". Owen, you better put some pictures when he does. :o)

WELCOME HOME MISS CARLEY GRACE MANN!!

We finally had our little angel delivered to us on September 30, 2009 at 1156 pm. She weighed in at 7 pounds 9 ounces and 20 inches long. Oh my goodness how precious she is and you can see her brother and sister agree :o)

Her little chicken legs are so cute and she has an adorable little cry. So far she's a very good eater, she's allowed us some pretty good rest at night and she seems to be taking to us alright. Rylan wanted a boy baby to come home, but I think it's very evident that our little girl baby will suffice. The funny part is that he's had to be talked into the fact that she came from mommies belly and now that that's okay he says, "when our new baby gets big she can turn into a boy like he did." I think it's so funny what goes on inside their heads and I'm just glad she's here for us to love on. We love all of our munchkins and things are going great!

We had a long day at the hospital, but in the end it was all worth it and we are so happy to be home with our new little bundle. It was really fun to be surprised with another little girl and as the poll shows the votes were a tie. The nurses and everyone got in on the bets, and honestly we the majority thought we were having a boy. SURPRISE TO US!! Yipee!

Almost There!

Well, we went to the doc today and I got the good news I was looking for! I'll be able to have this kid soon! So, my original due date is Oct 7th, but I have been very optimistically hoping for the 30th of Sept and today the doc said I could get started then and get the show on the road. We're getting very excited for the babe to come eventhough when we realized it would be only 2 more weeks till the bundle of joy is delivered, I think a little bit of the nervousness and reality thoughts set in....... Hmmm what is reality anymore?

As for the other munchkins, Rylan is going to preschool and having a lot of fun. He looks forward to it and that's good. I like that he is learning new things, making friends, and getting a variety of activity. He's such a good kid.

McKinley is seriously talking up a storm. She is in the stage where she's a mouthy little thing and says crap she's heard from all of us and honestly, it's all we can do not to laugh at her and egg it on. Oh my gosh she's hilarious. We're getting very close to serious potty training. I figure I will let her get used to the changes that are about to take place in the household, and then we will give it all we've got to the exciting time of no diapers! Yipeeeeee!!!

So for now stay tuned... We will keep you posted on the baby news and hopefully everything will go down without any hiccups and we'll be able to carry on as usual and welcome a sweet angel into our home and hearts with new fun, moer poop, sleepless nights, and lots of soreness. Like I said carry on as usual :o).

Not-a-shopper issues

Honestly! I'm wondering if I'll ever get to the grocery store again. It has become a burden in my life and I hate going there. Why is it such a dreaded thing? You know it's bad when you're buying milk from a gas station and digging for bread in the freezer. Does this ever happen to any of you? Shopping at all has become a chore. I wonder what I'm going to do when I need diapers for our new package set to arrive any day now....?? Really good question I guess. Any volunteers?

Reality Check

Have you ever been so far from reality that it didn't hit you till you were right in the freakin' middle of it? Well I've had to come to grips with some reality issues this week.

You'd think that just because you're pregnant that it doesn't mean that your brain has to stop functioning properly (whatever that is), but I'm here to testify one more time that I believe it's an unwritten rule of maternity. The belly has officially taken over for the brain :o) I have missed an important event for Rylan's preschool orientation, failed to do early planning for babysitting arrangements so I could start a new semester of school on Monday, forgotten to buy books for my classes, and crammed too many stinking things into an already busy week of stress and whatnots. WHAT THE WORLD??? Pretty important details to be merely forgetting and putting off don'tcha think? By the way, who in the heck starts a new semester 5 weeks before delivering a baby??? I promise you that only CRAZY people do that for sure! I hope I can sanely speak about it in the weeks to come and keep you updated of how this all ends up. By the way, I thought for sure I would just plain melt in my class tonight. I was so stinking hot and of course the only one in there using my syllibus as a fan....the rest of them were just pretending though for sure :o)

So enough of that, the fun part of all of this is that Rylan will start preschool on Monday. He's so excited and I'm very anxious to see him get to be in there and learn and grow (eventhough it's happening too fast). He totally rocks with his letters and alphabet and other skills so I'm anxious to observe him and watch how fast he starts to do new things.

Well, that's about the jist of things at our house. Ammon is a great dad and always working hard to keep us in food, clothing, shelter, and love. Rylan is being a great big brother and the character of the house. McKinley is busy reaching new volume levels of screaming and making us laugh, and I'm just oblivious to everything around me as mentioned above....

Heaven help us all :o)