My Biggest Surprise

7 years ago today, Monte and I were sitting in the hospital that morning talking about how we should probably have a boys name ready "just in case" we had a boy.  We were both pretty sure we were having another girl.  I was absolutely sure of it.  We had a girl's name picked out at 5 months.  This was going to be a girl, I just knew it.  But I wanted to cover all my bases so I suggested Leyton.  (I had been watching the Australian Open that week and Lleyton Hewitt was playing)  We both decided that would be it but we weren't having a boy.....

9 hours later when my OB said "It's a boy"  I was completely dumbfounded.  I actually said "Whaaaaat???"  He repeated "It's a boy"  and I looked at Monte and he confirmed it.  We were the new parents of a bouncing baby BOY!

Leyton-

I am so glad that I was wrong.  You are an amazing little boy and I wouldn't trade you for 100 baby girls.  You were such an easy baby, you slept through the night at 2 weeks old!  You are so smart it scares me sometimes.  You have the best sense of humor, and make me laugh everyday.  You are an amazing big brother to Kye.  He loves you so much and looks up to you.  I know that your big sister picks on you sometimes, but she loves you too.  I can't wait to see the man you will become, but don't grow up too fast on me.

New toys!

Poor Kye. 

He is so deprived, he never gets new toys. 

You see he has an older brother so every time he gets bored with his toys I go dig through Leyton's toy box and find something for him, but usually I only find part of the set.  For example,  he wanted tools because Leyton has "real" tools, so I started looking and all I could find were hammers.  Lots and lots of hammers.

So when Christmas came this kid was in heaven!  He received a whole set of plastic tools that included all kinds of tools AND nails and screws to use them with!

The other day I heard some loud noises and I came in to find Kye "fixing" my cabinets. 

He is so adorable sometimes :)

He also received a big box of Legos which we have made so many towers with I can't even count!

Pictures from Christmas

Christmas has come and gone, but the pounds I added don't seem to be going anywhere.  Why is that?  This season was fun but crazy this year, I seemed to have coped by eating my way through. :) 

On Christmas Eve we made the drive down to Medicine Lodge, KS to see Monte's family and it was a really good day.  We enjoyed our traditional mexican feast with soppapillas. YUM!!  4 of Monte's 5 nephews were there with their 7 kids and with our 3 that made for a very full house.  We managed to get a picture with all of them looking at the camera.  Smiling.....not so much :)

After presents we loaded all 3 kids in the car for the 90 minute drive back home.  Then the next morning the kids were up by 7:30am to see what Santa had brought them. 

Kye liked his football even though you can't tell from him face :)

Nia's favorite was her scarf she had been begging for :)

Monte is the king of Angy Birds so it was only fitting he got the t-shirt.

This was the best reaction to a present I have seen in a long time...and it was for an $8 game of Battleship.  Oh, simple pleasures.

Playing with his new Pirates of the Carribean Legos

 After playing with their presents for a couple hours it was time to make the trip to Larned for lunch with my side of the family. 

One of my favorite things, saying Grace before we eat :)



Leyton with his new DS games




Happy boy