Yellow Belt...

Look who earned their yellow belt last weekend!
I could not be prouder of this crazy kids. He tries so hard and shows a great work ethic in karate class. I am so happy he is enjoying karate SO much!
His little sister is his BIGGEST cheerleader. She claps and cheers for him during class. It is SO sweet to watch.
Of course we can not leave out his cousin who also is in karate.

Aubrey hardly ever misses a class. She says she wants to take karate also but you have to be four so she has some time to wait!
Here they are waiting on testing to start!
Listening to direction's.
During testing they are tested on several different areas. He did very well in all of them.
Again listening to what he has to do next.
She cheered from our seats!
I LOVE this smile!
She is a mommy's girl for sure.
Waiting on the belts!
Colten getting his YELLOW belt.

Running up to get his belt!



Cousin's!

I love that they really are best friends. I truly believe that they would be lost with out each other. Even though Colten's face is FAR from showing it in this picture he would do ANYTHING for his sister, and it makes my heart so fulfilled to see them so close and so wonderful! What's better than being a mommy?

Weekend Fun...

Our weekends lately have been low key. For the most part it has just been the kids and I finding random things to do why Dad is working, or working out of town. I wish it would warm up so we could enjoy more time outside but until that happens I guess we were settle for small adventures! The kids are really starting to get stir crazy with being inside our house all the time so we have ventured to the Sonic Park many times, and last weekend we went to Topeka for some shopping and fun. The pictures aren't anything great but they had fun so I thought I would share.

Wordless Wednesday...

Newest Addition...

If you have not heard the newest addition to our family will be arriving mid to late October. I am technically due on the 29th of October however I had a sonogram last week and that put me at about the 24th.
Justin and I could not be happier. We have always wanted a bigger family however I feel as though three is plenty! Although we are thrilled we can not help but stop and think about Sweet Jeret. Things like this are always bitter sweet and while we NEVER trade one for another we wish that this was baby 4 (I know it still is baby four here on but I wish all four were here on earth). Colten asked me the other day if this was Jeret and he was coming back to be with us. It literally broke my heart. I am an emotional mess as it is. He felt bad when I started BAWLING on him.
Back to happier thoughts! Colten and Aubrey are thrilled. Absolutely thrilled. We do have a problem in that Colten wants a brother, and Aubrey wants a sister. I think we are going to let this baby be a surprise and not find out the gender until delivery. It will be hard but having one of each we should have plenty of the supplies we need for either sex!
Either way I know we are going to have an exciting, busy fall and I can not wait for all the crazziness to start! We are so blessed! Sorry the pictures are not the best quality. It's hard to see and then the fact we had to scan them in makes it even more difficult!

Karate Kid...

Here are a few more pictures from Colten's karate tournament a couple of weeks ago. I think these are better quality than the ones I took so of course I had to add them to the blog. He tests tomorrow for his yellow belt. I'm sure he will do great!