Sooner baby....

I snapped these in our front yard this morning & love them! He is such a great picture taker cause he smiles all the time! I can't help but say he's the cutest kid ever......it's my blog & I'll say what I want about my kids! I really took these for my dad cause I know he'd love to have one for his desk. Boomer Sooner!

4th of July......

We celebrated the 4th with the Gunselman's again this year but I think we all enjoyed this year better than last since we were trying to get their house ready to sell last year. We just relaxed this year by eating, swimming, watching a movie, making homemade ice cream & just letting the kids play a lot. It's funny how we can go from no kids to 4 & one on the way in just 3 1/2 years! No more days of us 4 playing Battle of the Sexes till 1 a.m.! Dixie is due in a month of so with their 3rd & they are getting a girl this time! So excited to meet her! A fun weekend & there is never a dull moment when we get together! Dixie, me & Rosson watching the fireworks show.
Doug & Gavan

The kids watching the show.....Jaylen watched the whole thing like this but still enjoyed them!

Jaylen & Ethan with their sparklers!

Gavan giving Jaylen her first sparkler!

The best pic we got of all 4 after church that night.

Owen (22 months), Ethan (3 1/2), Jaylen (2 1/2), Rosson (6 1/2 months)

So sweet..... they barely wore clothes the whole weekend!

Trying to get a pic....

The best one!

Minnesota trip....

I've been sorting through pictures today & trying to get things organized & caught up so I'm just now posting about our Minnesota trip. My kids & I went with my parents to a cousin's wedding several weeks ago & had a great time. Our longest day in the car on the way up there was 12 hours & I couldn't of asked for better car traveling out of the kids. No crying or meltdowns the entire drive. Thanks to Grandma for all the "surprises" for the kids along the way too.....I know that helped the car ride. The weather was awesome as it didn't get above 80 the entire time we were there & we enjoyed campfires at the lake with a sweatshirt on at night! We got to see lots of family & everyone got to meet Rosson & see Jaylen again (most hadn't seen her since she was 1). Jaylen got to play with her cousins & I loved watching her play. I grew up going up to Minnesota every summer & playing on the same lake shore with my cousins so it was pretty surreal to see her playing with my cousin's children......the next generation. All in all, it was a great trip but we did miss Gavan quite a bit since he stayed home to work.

Some of the cousins jumping on the tramp during the reception

The kids & I on our dock at Potato Lake....so beautiful up there.
Grandma bought them their cute hats....they Beach Dude & Beach Princess from Minnesota on them.
Enjoying the lake even if it was a little chilly.

Rosson dipping his feet in with Grandma...

Despite the cold water, she still ended up in only her pulll-up....

Jaylen got to "ride" (sit on) my cousin Tonya's horse & thought it was pretty fun. She kept
wanting to ride her colt (that's what she is pointing at) but settled for the nice, calm one.

Maida ( my cousin Kara's 3 year old) & Jaylen (2 1/2).......they had some fun times. Reminded me a lot of Kara & I playing together when we were little girls!

6 1/2 months.......

Rosson had his 6 month check up yesterday, a little late but oh well, & he is as healthy as can be. He weighed in at 24 lbs & was 30 inches long........95-100%. Yes people, he is a big baby, so this was not a shocker to me. He is such a happy baby & is in happy/smiley mode about 90% of the time! He is rolling over both ways, sitting up almost all by himself, eating baby food, jabbering all the time & is in constant motion. No teeth yet but drooling has picked back up & anything & everything goes into his mouth, if his hands aren't already in there! Lately, he's been trying to put his toes in his mouth & suck on those too! He loves his big sister & is always watching, smiling & laughing at her. It's pretty cute to watch. He started sleeping through the night finally at 5 months when I started putting him on his stomach, which has been a nice change for my nights. We are so blessed to have him in our family......not too mention my arms get a constant workout from carrying my adorable 24 lb weight! Hopefully they stay friends forever.....

What he does best.....smile & drool!

L O V E this sweet boy!

He can bend all the way over & suck on his toes.....pretty amazing with his big belly in the way.

Gettin' those toes.....

Just documenting the cute rolls! If they were only cute on big people too.....

Memorial Day......

Most Memorial Day holidays, we go to my Grandma's house with my Dad's side of the family to decorate graves & spend time together. Not everyone got to be there this year but we still had a great weekend visiting Grandma. She is my only living grandparent & she is the most amazing lady! My Grandpa passed away from a heart attack when he was 41 so that left her to take care of the 4 kiddos.....my dad was 19 at the time. So not only did I never get to meet him, but my mom never met her father-in-law either. We always clean his grave & put all new flowers out for him. I always enjoy this holiday cause I get to hear Grandma tell all kinds of stories, especially about my Grandpa. She truly is THE sweetest lady you will ever meet & has always been a wonderful Christian example for me. She already beat breast cancer 10 years ago but we just found out that it is back in her bone marrow. She's getting ready to start chemo & her doc feels confident it will work. Please keep her in your prayers & win this battle. Here are some pics from the weekend. It was precious watching Jaylen help with the graves, even though she had no clue who he was or what a grave even is.

Jaylen & Dad planting some flowers....
Jaylen & my sweet Grandma Betty......

Jaylen, Mom, Neil, & Dad cleaning Grandpa's grave & putting the new flowers out....

All the grand kids & great-grand kids that were there for the weekend with Grandma....

Myra, Jaylen, Jessamyn, Neil, Grandma, Maddie, Gavan, Rosson & I

Finally an updated family picture!

Rosson 5 1/2 months & Jaylen 2 1/2 years

Grandma & Rosson.....he was named after her mother!

4 generations!

My little chunk at 5 months......

Rosson turned 5 months last week......time is flying so quickly that I forgot to post anything about him! He's such a happy baby & is loved so much by all of us! Thank you God for giving him to us!

- He is quite the ball of energy. Constantly moving his arms, legs & whole body!

- He smiles ALL THE TIME....which is great for taking pictures!

-He also drools ALL THE TIME.....

- He will smile & talk to anyone who will talk sweet to him.

- He has rolled over once but I think it was an accident....

- H still loves his bottle but isn't too crazy about rice or oatmeal. I really think he could care less about it cause I'll put a bite in his mouth & he'll just smile at me & leave it in there till it runs out the sides of his mouth! Hopefully he'll catch on soon.

- He is not sleeping through the night yet.....most of the time he wakes up once & I'll rock him back to sleep quickly & then he'll wake another time to have a bottle. I really need him sleeping through the night....Jay started sleeping 10-12 hours a night at 12 weeks so I'm dying here!

- He is wearing size 3 diapers & size 6-9 months clothes, for the most part.

- He weighs 22 1/2 pounds & has officially grown out of his infant carrier so is now in the big boy reversible car seat......but not sitting up yet so that stinks for grocery shopping.

- He is starting to sit up but still has a ways to go.

- He is liking tummy time more now but still would really just not like to do it.

All smiles...

Big boy ready for some cereal....

Yes, he does have a diaper on!

Look at those thighs!

Outside under a tree while sister plays in her pool!

Happy 5 months kiddo!

Mother's Day......I know it's late.

We met my parents in Guthrie on Saturday night for dinner at a yummy Italian place called Roma's. It was yummy food & then we went across the street to a park to let the girls play for a bit before they headed back to Wichita. It was short & sweet but a good time! We made a mad dash out to Gavan's parents on Sunday for lunch but I didn't take any pics that day......I didn't even get a pic of myself with my own children on the actual day!

Aunt Myra with Jaylen & Macy smelling the flowers from Grandma's bouquet!
Aunt Myra with my smiley boy!

Mom & Dad with my kids.....love this pic!

Havin' fun on the slide!

The only one I got of the girls both sort of looking at the camera.....Macy was gone 1 second later!

Me & my sweet cheeks!

We made stepping stones for Grandma & Nana with their footprints on them...

I made my siblings take a group picture cause I don't have a recent one.....

Then I snapped one of my family while we were all there too!