What is it?

So I am sure you have all been dying to know what we are having and today we finally found out. After 21 weeks of waiting and praying we found out today that we are having a boy! That is right boy numero tres! I can't believe we are going to have three sons! Crazy the way life goes. So for all of you out there that were hoping for a girl sorry but not this one. We are really excited for this little one to come. Although Vance is a little heartbroken that he won't get a baby sister but he will be happy when he has another little buddy to play with. All is going well. The baby and I are both strong and healthy. Moving right along! Our due date is August 16th, yikes for a summer baby! Anyway that is our good news.

On a side note, however just as important as the above, Kael starting walking yesterday. I mean really walking. He has been kind of debating whether or not to let us see him for several weeks now and yesterday he just went. A video will soon follow this post but I thought I would post it anyway so I wouldn't forget this momentous occasion. Love you all!

Happy Easter!

Our family enjoyed a very fun Easter this year. On Friday our Community Center had an Aquatic Easter Egg Hunt and we signed Vance up to go and participate. He was so excited to swim for one thing but got even more excited when he got to see the "Brother" and "Sister" Easter Bunnies, according to him. We had a fun time gathering eggs in the pool. Mom was trying to keep us all afloat because Daddy had to stay a little later at the clinic so he was very sad he missed Vance getting the eggs but he say us get to play in the pool afterward. We decided to have our Easter on Saturday to try and make Sunday all about the Savior and so we asked special permission from the Easter Bunny to have our baskets brought then and he graciously agreed. Vance came down from his quiet time and immediately saw his basket hidden behind the couch. He was so excited about his shovel because now he can help mommy and daddy in the back yard. He also got sunglasses, a kite, a rubber duck, and a new shirt to match brother. Of course there was candy and he loved that too. Kael slept for a long time and didn't see his basket until after dinner, hence the diaper attire. He also got a kite, rubber duck, sunglasses, a new shirt and he got bubbles as well. Vance and Daddy had a fun Easter Egg hunt in the front yard while Mommy stayed inside with the sleeping boy. Vance insisted on hiding some eggs and having Curtis find them. He thought it was great. We enjoyed a nice dinner of Biscuits and Gravy, Curtis' favorite. The boys loved it! Sunday was a wonderful day. We dressed in our Easter Sunday colors and went to the Church house to watch Conference with some members of the ward. The boys did great and it was a different experience watching it in the chapel in your sunday clothes. What a wonderful Conference we had. Vance was excited that he knew a few of the songs the choir sang this weekend. Anyway, we hope you all had as wonderful a weekend as we did. We love and miss you all! Enjoy our pictures.

Vance and the Easter Bunnies!
Mom red faced from trying to keep an egg hunting Vance from going under while holding a bag and Kael.
Dying Easter Eggs
So many fun colors.
Vance in his undies dying eggs, I just didn't want to try and clean dye out of his clothes.
Daddy's egg Creation!
Vance's egg dipped in all the colors.
Daddy eating mommy's girly egg.
Kael eating a hanger!
Vance running right to his basket.
Look an egg!
My pink rubber duck, the duck had to be pink, the bucket had to be pink, and the grass had to be pink. What can I say the boy likes pink!
OOO there is something chocolate in that egg.
OOO is is a marshmallow YUM!

The video of Kael and his basket and the spoils of the day.

Vance and his new cool shades!
Daddy searching for his eggs.
Vance on his hunt.
Look at all these!
Yes!
Dinner yum!
Look at my food and my huge fork!
What a face!
OH MOM!
Our family Easter picture.

My handsome boys!

An update

I thought I would just put a little update on here for all our avid readers. We are settled well in our new home and the boys love being here and having a yard to play in (when it isn't snowing or cold). Curtis is enjoying his job and really doing well. Crystal just got a new calling in the Young Woman as Mia Maid Advisor and is really excited for this new opportunity. She is feeling great and can't wait to find out what we are having. Vance is just growing so quickly and is loving using his imagination. His new favorite thing right now is Ninja Turtles. He loves pretending to be the "BLUE" one by sticking two swords down the back of his shirt and pulling them out randomly to save my life. He is still just a great big brother to Kael and is really excited when Kael takes the occasional few steps here and there. He loves spending time with Daddy out in the yard trying to tame our trees and other various shrubbery back there. He even has his own gardening gloves. He loves it. Kael is so funny. All you have to do is smile at the kid and he starts laughing and his laugh is so funny. He is getting to the point where he will refuse to eat if I don't give him a spoon also even though it stays in one hand and the other hand puts food in his mouth but he loves it all the same. He is getting really close to walking now. He takes several steps now before he falls down. He now just stands up and starts trying to walk instead of just crawling every where first. He is doing better with words and can say "Pees" please, "an oo" Thank you, "beh" Bread, "Mommy", "Daddy", "Broder", and "ees" Cheese. There are others as well but they are not as consistant as these are. So there you have it folks that is what is going on here. We are loving our home and our sweet boys and just plain enjoying life. Oh and here are some things that Vance comes up with for your enjoyment:

-"Mommy this is the best food you ever made. Thank you so much!"
-"Oh hello my little stinky boy!" He says this to Kael in the morning since Kael is often stinky when he wakes up.
-He will say something that I am not sure what it is and I ask him what does that mean and he says everytime "It means in Spanish Arquo!" What! Who knows.
-"Mommy did I take a nap?" He says this every morning when he wakes up. No it is just bed time not nap time silly!
-"Mommy where is daddy?" "He is at work" Face fallen he says "Oh no but I love him and miss him so much!"
-"Ok here is the deal, first we are going to have Family Home Evening and we will have two songs, two prayers, Mommy talks, then we will play the fishing game and have a snack. Sounds like a deal?" He says this every night. We have tried to explain FHE is only on Monday but he wants to do it every night. He is so funny
-"Sounds like a deal?" This is what he says when he has a plan for me
-Any time he sees a little kid anywhere we are he says"Oh look mommy there is my friend can we play?" He loves being around other kids whether older or younger he is completely content.
-Looking at the ants in the back yard "Oh look mommy these are my beetle ant friends can they come in?" Um no please.
-"Mommy I love you!" And he gives me a great big hug with his eyes closed tight. My sweet boy
-"Hey you little Bunk kink!" this is what he says to Kael and we don't have a clue where he got this from.

Our New HOME!!!

Well we did it. We made the big step and bought a house! Crazy stuff for sure. We love our house and we are so excited to start this new chapter in our lives. We are in the outskirts of Colorado Springs which is really nice. We are enjoying the improvements that we are making and plan on making in the future. Enjoy these pictures of our home.

Six years

Last week Curtis and I celebrated our sixth wedding anniversary. I didn't write then because we had a really busy weekend what with the anniversary, valentines day, and Kaels birthday. I thought I should write about Kael first and now I can write about our special day. Six years ago we were sealed for time and all eternity in the Snowflake Arizona temple. We were so blessed to have so many friends and family there to share our special day with us. I remember how amazing that day was. I couldn't imagine at the time how much our lives would change in six years. Two children and one on the way, two degrees, and three states later we are finally settled down and enjoying life. Not that we didn't enjoy the last six years but now we feel a little more secure in life. Our families have been so supportive through all the changes in our lives and we are so grateful to them and to our Heavenly Father for all he has blessed us with. Our sweet boys are the greatest blessings we have received and couldn't have asked for anything more. They keep us smiling and laughing all the time. We are very excited to welcome this new little one into our family in August. I love my Curtis so much and I am so grateful that he chose me to spend the rest of eternity with him and our family. He is really the best man I have ever known. He is so hard working and dedicated to us. I couldn't have asked for a better husband and father. I love you sweetheart. Thank you so much for the last six years and I look forward to the rest of forever with you.

Happy Birthday to my Kael!!!

To my sweet Kael on your birthday:
One year ago today you came into the world. You came a little earlier than expected but I have come to find that all the things you do in your life are on your time and no one else's. You were so small and sweet but those eyes captured my heart and held it. You had such strength from the beginning and it has continued to grow everyday. I couldn't wait to bring you home and get to know you more. From day one your brother has adored you and now we can see how much you adore him. You would follow him anywhere. You love dancing and playing with Vance, especially when you play cars. He can always make you smile and would carry you anywhere we would let him. You crawl and climb wherever you can and I am sure you will walk when you are ready. Your eyes can make anyone smile and you smile can make me cry. I love all the cuddles you give me and appreciate all the slobbery kisses. You are growing so fast and will soon by walking away and creating your independence. But for now I will hold you when I can and love you always. I love you my sweet little Kael. Happy Birthday!
Love Mommy

Things I can do:
I can crawl
I can walk along the furniture, or anything for that matter
I can stand alone when I think no one is looking
I can say Dadda, Momma, Broder, thank you, and love you, again on my own terms
I can eat just about anything, and do
I can keep up with my brother in just about anything he does
I can stack things
I can climb the stairs
I can climb in the bath tub
I love cars
I love my brother
I love my family

Oh and I am going to be a big brother!

One More Thing!

I just got this picture of our family from Christmas. Enjoy!

Short but sweet

Sorry it has been so long since we have posted but there has been a lot going on here. I just thought I would post a little bit about what we are up to. Vance is loving playing with his toys again now that we are finally home for a while, hopefully. He is excited about getting settled and making new friends. He is full of surprises and loves to play with his brother and carry him around. So fun. Kael is still refusing to try walking which is ok with me he is growing up too fast as it is. He loves to eat and chat. He can say Mama, dadda, broder, and cacka (cracker) but he won't say it for everyone. He will follow Vance around the house all day. Those boys are going to be thick as thieves someday really soon. Curtis is hard at work just moving right along. He is now seeing around 21 patients a day and his goal is 25 so he is pretty close. He is walking everyday, even in the snow and cold, such a trooper. What a great guy he is. I am just enjoying being with all my boys. They are so good to me and I love them so much. I finally got all our Christmas decorations down and am trying to prepare for the next couple weeks which will be pretty busy around here. My Grandpa Bryant passed away a few weeks ago and so we were able to go back to Az for a couple days and spend some time with my family once again. I am so glad that I was able to spend some time with Grandpa in the last year and that he met my boys. I am so grateful for the plan of salvation and the knowledge we have of the life that comes after this one. I am truly blessed to have such an amazing family. Anyway, enjoy just a few pictures until I can get our internet working better.

Happy Birthday to my Sweetheart

Well today is my amazing husbands birthday. The boys and I are in Arizona and so we don't get to spend today with Curtis but we want everyone to know how much we love him and miss him. He sacrificed us for a week so I didn't have to travel to and from Colorado Springs by myself twice. I just thought I would take a few to list some of the things that I love about my Baby!

1. He is totally a babe!
2. He is the most hardworking man I know.
3. He is the sweetest Dad in the whole world.
4. He loves helping people, which is perfect for what he does.
5. He is so funny.
6. He is always supportive of you no matter what.
7. He takes the time to listen even if he is really busy.
8. He will sacrifice whatever he needs to in order to help you out.
9. He is always trying his best to help whenever he can.
10. HE TOTALLY ROCKS!!!

So in a nutshell he is the best in the whole world!! I love my Curtis and I am so thankful that he chose me to share the rest of eternity with him and that he has blessed my life with two amazing boys. So here is a shout out to my favorite man in the world. I love you baby! Happy Birthday from all of us to you. See you in two days.

Here is a quick one

Here are just a few pictures of what we have been up to here in the Springs.

Kael after enjoying a meal of noodles and spaghetti sauce. Always fun.
Gotta love that little smile. What an angel.
Vance decorated our tree this year. He has always been one to group like things together so why should the tree be any different.
Man this kid "Cracks" me up! Oh I am so cheesy. But this is how he wanted to decorate the tree.
Our furniture in our front room.
The other side with our nativity.
Vance in the bath with his glow sticks.
Kael playing in the bathroom with daddy after his bath while Vance is finishing up.
Kael can climb all the way into the tub so we have to keep an eye on him all the time.
We passed the Wiener Mobil on our move up to Colorado. I had to take a picture. SO funny.