Maddison, you're here!
Congrats Julie, Steven, Abby, and Emma!

Max had his first bath, last night. At first he liked it but once his head got wet the fun was over. I think the kids liked the baby bath tub more than helping wash Max though.

CONGRATS!!!
Welcome to the world little Ben.
Congrats to you both, Jon and Jeanette!

LEGOS!

The boys have revved up the created juices and have made a myriad of things. It all started with dinosaurs and now they have upgraded them to dragons and puppies. I can't help but be impressed that the boys have made these all on their own. So talented :)

Exploding shoe laces?

Katey got home from school and showed me her shoe. What the heck happened?! She said that she and her friends were playing on the playground at recess and one of her friends noticed her shoe and screamed,"Katey there's a mouse on your shoe!" This was all very startling, and they all started screaming and Katey said she tried to kick it off! Then another who had their wits about them said," Katey I think that's your shoe lace. But the question still remains, What in the world made Katey's shoelace explode?!

A while back Katey came home all excited because she had a part in the school play. She had her lines memorized the first day! Well after weeks of practice the kids finally got to perform and show us their stuff. The play was called "It's a Jungle Out There". It was a very cute place with spoken lines and alot of singing. I was very impressed at how well they all did and how grown up they all were. I was so proud of my girl, she spoke loud and clear and was very funny. Good job Kiki!!!

Katey's Leprechaun trap

For an assignment at school Katey was asked to make a Leprechaun Trap. She and her Dad put their heads together and this is what they came up with. They cut up the small end of a cone and then placed it cut end in the opening of a bottle. To entice the Leprechaun in to the trap they placed a silver round. She was told that Leprechauns like shiney things and like to break the rules. So she placed a sign that read's Special Treasure Keep out, where the Leprechaun can see it clearly.

Happy St. Patty's Day

Katey is such a great little artist. She drew this picture as a blue print for her Leprechaun trap that is supposed to be turned in on Friday. Her and her dad are going to make it together.

Maddox Zephyr Kemble
February 17, 2009
6lbs 15oz
19 inches

We decided to be induced on Tuesday and the labor and delivery was nearly effortless. It took 8 hours, he was born at 4:43pm. He is a very good baby. The kids just love him. At first the boys were unsure of what was going on and seemed nervous of him, but now life is just a usual for them. We are all feeling the lack of sleep though! Kyle and I have agonized over him name. We always put a lot of pressure on ourselves, silly I know but I want everything to be perfect for this little guy, especially for his beginning. We chose Maddox because it has both Welsh and oddly enough, Pottawatomie backgrounds. Kyle is being a lovely husband and letting me have my eccentric middle name of Zephyr. I think its meaning is so beautiful, A mild gentle breeze. As I wrap this up though I want to thank Madonna, Jessica, and Ty for watching the other of our kids. My mom for taking me to the hospital and supporting me and her encouragement. Lastly, Kyle I love you my kind, dear, and long suffering husband, I love you. May we enjoy the next chapter of parenthood!

It's a Zoo!

The kids have these little outfits in their dress up bin and this was the first time they all three had them on at the same time. They ran around "getting" each other and pretending they were zoo animals. On a side note for Halloween Jack this was the alligator suite he had to wear for halloween with a gun. He was a gun packin alligator.