18 month and family pics

Amy took these for me a while ago and I'm just now getting around to do anything with them.  I figured I better do it before it is time for her 2year pics.  AHHHHH she is getting so big.

 

 

We took a new sibling picture.  So cute

 

She is so rotten (they are out of order again, but I don't know what I'm doing wrong so bear with me)

 

We also took some new family pics this fall. Gotta get this printed and hung up before it is outdated.

Big Kampling Christmas

We celebrated the Big Kampling Christmas in Early Jan. this year.

 

We took a short walk out to see Grandpa and say a quick prayer with him

 

Every family shoots sporting clays for their Christmas party right?

 

Everyone had a great time

Jaren had fun on the old school playground

 

Emma Kate did too

 

In family tradition someone always gets hurt playing basketball.  This year is was Cheeks.  He ended up on crutches for 2 weeks after this.

 

Landrie took a good nap with Aunt Amy

 

Amy suprised Mima Millie with a framed photo of Grandpa to hang in Uncle Ed's new sausage making shed.

 

This is the photo and just to answer the question before you ask - he is holding the casing for the sausage, which is in fact pig intestine.  My job the last time was made sausage was to untangle all of this stuff. 

Misc. Dec.

Looking at the tree lights from the best vantage point

 

 

Cooking up Christmas food

 

 

 

Trying a new hairdo

 

the kids giving me a new hairdo

 

 

 

Jaren has such style.  Oh yes, he is wearing velcro sandles with socks

 

Dancing at the holiday open house in Andale

 

 

Look what I found momma

 

Swimming at the hotel in Manhattan when we traveled for Kelsey's shower.  Yes, mommy forgot to pack her suit.  This is what happens when she tries to pack without a list

 

 

Jaren loves wearing our glasses

 

Blowing out the advent candles was an nightly favorite

 

Flying with BOTH our new capes on

 

Look mom I'm pretty :)

Absent

I know I have been absent from here for a while now.  Honestly, I've been absent from a lot of things in my life for a while now. 

For anyone who doesn't know, Mark and I are expecting a new addition to our family on or around Sept. 1st!!!!

While we are very excited this pregnancy has been nothing but easy for me.  Mark has been absolutely amazing and I simply couldn't do it without him.  I'm not sure how he is doing it all.  He is working full time taking two classes toward his masters and then as soon as he walks in the door in the evening, I disappear and he takes care of the kids all night and cleans and cooks.  Then once he gets the kids bathed and to bed he studies and does homework till 12:30 almost every night. 

I am trying to remain hopeful that the second trimester will bring me some relief, but being 12 weeks and not much change I'm starting to loose hope. 

As soon as I get some relief I will try to find some time to post on here as I have some great pictures I want to share, but first I have some much needed time with my kids and husband to make up.