Summer

So far summer has been great. It started off very hot, but lately it has been just wonderful. Kane and I go to the park just about every day. We usually spend 2-3 hours outside a day. We've been swimming in Grandma Carol's pool as well as the pool in Colfax. Check out what mom had swimming in her pool today.







We hadn't exactly planned on swimming today. Kane was standing on the steps of the pool, as soon as Kane gets wet, he has to take off his shorts and then his shirt and finally his diaper. Crazy kid!

This is a random photo, Kane usually is up by around 6:15, well a while back he was still asleep at 7. We went in to check on him and here's what we found.

Gotta love the tractor

Please note. Kane chooses not to hold on or steer. Instead he has on one garden glove and is holding a spade.

The Big 2!

Kiddies jumpin on the bed

Trying to get a picture of all the kids, impossible


Safety first


Sydney thought it was pretty cool when she got to hold Brody
Train Cupcakes

Conductor Hat


Camden is way more excited than Kane is

Cruisin' with cousin Ashlyn at Sydney's Birthday party

Kane celebrated his second birthday last weekend. I'm pleased to say that he has played with every toy he got. It's been a busy couple of months. Dance season started in January so I've been practicing a couple of days a week. We've got our 3rd game this weekend, but unfortunately Solo & Ensemble is the next day, so I can't even go out after the game.

Ever since the last big snowstorm Kane has been sleeping in a toddler bed. Everything was going great until the time change. Kane's been staying up until 9:30, when he usually goes to bed at 8:30. A few nights ago he finally realized he could get out of bed when he wants. I hear the pitter patter of little feet at 2am and then 3 am the next morning. The last few days he's been waking up at 5:55am and wanting to watch "toons."

Happy Holidays

Check out my cool new tractor




So I borrowed this from a coworker for my Christmas program and I couldn't resist

What a hambone!

It's been a busy Holiday season as usual. Things started to get crazy in November because that is when I start to put things together for the big Christmas extravaganza. I had two concerts in December and they just happened to be in the same week. All went well. Unfortunately I spent more time behind the camcorder than the camera. These are some random shots.


Playing in the snow on Christmas Eve

Climbing on Mom's Christmas present



Thanks Meryl for the great idea of bringing in the snow.

Aunt Jeanne and the boys.

It's Mario!

On Wednesday we came up with the idea of making Kane Super Mario. I had a little left over blue fleece. It worked out pretty well. I just wish I would have gotten around to drawing on the mustache. Oh well. Either way it was warm and comfortable.


Kane actually enjoyed the bounce house for once.

Jumping Kane

I guess Kane enjoys this so much because he can actually get some "air." He still hasn't quite mastered the skill of jumping. His idea of jumping means you climb up on something and then walk off the edge.

Sorry that I was an idiot and turned the camera the wrong way, but this is really funny.

Crazy Cousins

Brody
Brody
Kane giving kisses to Jacob
Jacob
We have welcomed two new baby boys into our family this week. Jacob Matthew Rambo was born on Sunday evening weighing in at 7lbs 5oz and 19 1/2 inches (somewhere around there, it's all starting to run together). Mom, Dad and Baby are all doing well. Brody Alan Welborn joined us this morning sometime shortly before 6am. Brody weighed in at 7lbs. 10oz. and was 20 inches. Mom, Dad, Brody and Big Sister Ashlyn are all doing well. We had a lot of visiting to do today. We were saying prayers around 4a.m. this morning because things were not going so well with Brody and they were very close to having to do a C-section. Thank God he came out on his own.

This is how Ashlyn and Kane decided to entertain one another at the hospital. Kane looks innocent in this shot. You should have seen them about 5 minutes earlier. At least they weren't having screaming contests like the did when Ashlyn spent the night the other weekend.