Kenten loves to hold Joscelyn

She's here!

Joscelyn Kate arrived at 3:52pm on March 3, 2009.

She weighed 8lbs 4 oz. and was 19.5 inches long.

Not sure he completely understands

When asked by Dad if he was excited to have a little sister, Kenten replied, "Yes!"

When asked why he was excited, Kenten replied, "So she can clean my room."

37 weeks and counting

3 more weeks to go! Other than heartburn, carpal tunnel, and a very sore back, I really can't complain. Things are going very well. Although I feel like I'm not growing very much, my doctor has reassured me that I'm measuring fine and have nothing to worry about. I just remember being huge with Kenten.

We have decided on her full name and spelling. We're going to call her Joscelyn Kate. Unlike Kenten and all the boys in Branden's family, she will go by her first name.

Kenten cuts his own hair

After spending 15 minutes cutting Kenten's hair, I sent him in to get his neck shaved. I told him I would be there in just a minute and that he should wait. When I got in the house, I heard the clippers going and thought Branden was taking care of him. Imagine my shock when I got in the bathroom only to find the view below. Kenten had taken the small trimming clippers that are for things like necks, ears, sideburns, and the occasionall unrully daddy nose hair and shaved a couple lines into his already cut hair. There was only one way I could think to fix this mess. Branden used the small trimmers to finish the job, giving Kenten his second full hair cut for the morning. Kenten was extremely excited to see himself in the mirror afterwards exclaiming he looked just like Grandpa Faust, who keeps his head completely shaved. I'm hoping this isn't a look he decides he wants to keep. Luckily school pictures were done last month before all of this happened!

Kenten visits Santa at the Harley Shop!

Last weekend Kenten got to see Santa and tell him what he wanted for Christmas! This was the first year there was no hesitation. Kenten saw Santa, and could barely get his coat off before he ran up to Santa to tell him his wish list. It's a good thing there weren't any other children there because Kenten took a long time to talk to Santa. He told Santa he wanted a long cowboy gun (shotgun) and a robot. Grandma Faust came through with the long cowboy gun. We'll have to see if Santa brings the robot. Since Grandpa Tice got a Harley last fall, it has become our tradition to go to the Harley shop to see Santa. Plus, we get to watch Grandpa drool over all the new bikes and the chrome he wants for his bike.

Putting up the Christmas Tree

After the allergy problems of last year, we decided to go with a fake tree this year.  Here are a few pictures of the events!