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Wow, it's been awhile since I've updated our blog. I am sorry! We had a wonderful Fall and Winter. My mom and dad come down to Arizona for Thanksgiving. We enjoyed beautiful weather and way too much food. The girls and I flew to Montana in early December. It was a fun time flying alone w/ two very busy girls. It went very good though. Kevin drove up right before Christmas and we were able to spend another week and a half celebrating the birth of our Lord Jesus, visiting with family, eating too much food again, oh yeah, did I mention freezing?? We celebrated Reegan's first birthday while in Montana. It was so nice to be able to share such a special day with all of our family! We drove back to Arizona. That was long trip. Reegan discovered her screaming voice. About an hour into our 18 hour trip, it was already getting very old, but we all survived. It was so nice to be in Montana, seeing all our friends and family, but there is something to say about being back home and back into your normal routines!
Kevin is staying very busy, which we are thankful for in this economy! He still loves to play basketball. Although he does alot of complaining about how sore he is after he plays. Can we say he's getting older!
Karrigan loves preschool. She'd go everyday if she could. I know I am a little biased, but she is too smart for her own good!
Reegan started walking as soon as we got back from Montana. Seriously, we got her out of the truck, put her on the floor, she stood up and walked! I guess she did not want to show off for family in Montana. She started using a sippy cup too. That was a huge accomplishment for us. We'd been battling over that for about 5 months. She, like Karrigan, has got a will of iron! We are in trouble.
I continue to stay at home with the girls and usually love ever minute of it. I hope you have all been well. We miss everyone!

Summer Fun

Hello everyone! I hope your summer is going great. We are having a hot and busy summer. The kids are doing great. Karrigan went to summer camp for two weeks and had a blast. It was her "reward" for FINALLY getting potty trained. She starts preschool in August. She's pretty excited. She talks all the time and is sometimes too smart for her own good. She love to make art projects. Her favorite thing to draw is people, and if I must say so myself, they are pretty cute. She also loves to sing and dance.

Reegan is 6 months old already. I cannot believe how quickly time has gone by. She's such a good girl. If you asked me 4 months ago, I would have never believed I'd be able to say that! She's sitting up, rolling over and saying MAMA!! Kevin does not think she knows what she's saying, but I think she does. She's getting so big. We've not had her 6 month check-up yet, but I'd say she's probably 17-18 pounds and at least 27 inches long! She loves to eat. If we'd allow it, she'd prefer to eat "adult" food over baby food!

Kevin and I went to Jamaica the end of June for a week to celebrate our 10 year anniversary. It was wonderful! We drove the girls to Montana to stay w/ their grandparents and we went on vacation. It was so relaxing! We spent every day either laying by the pool or laying in the pool. It was so great to get away and just spend time with each other. Although by the end of the week, we were ready to get back and see the girls.

We hope everyone's summer is going great. We miss everyone!

Summer 2008

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4 months

I cannot believe it, Reegan is 4 months old already! We had her check up and she weighs 14 pounds 14 ounces and is 26 3/4 inches long!! I was not so shocked about the weight, but I was very surprised at how tall she was. It won't be too long and she'll outgrow her baby carrier!

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Happy Easter

We spent the Easter Holiday in Montana this year. It was COLD (or maybe we are just too used to Arizona weather??). Karrigan could not wait to go to "Tanna". She had fun bugging Uncle Zak and her cousins, Quinn and Corin and Cooper the dog! I think she wore them all out!

Greetings

I cannot believe it, Karrigan is 3 and Reegan is 3 1/2 months already! We are having a much easier time with Reegan. Her colic has gotten so much better. I can remember 2 months ago sitting and wondering if it would ever get better! God answered the many prayers for Reegan and our family. What a wonderful God we serve! Thank you to all who prayed for us and continue to do so! Karrigan is still doing good. She's adjusted pretty good. Of course, we have some off days, but she's great big sister! She's looking forward to summer and going swimming.

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One Month

Well, one month has gone by already. It does not seem like that long. Kevin, Karrigan, Reegan, and I are doing well. Karrigan is loving being a big sister. She is very good w/ Reegan. Reegan is also doing well. She's growing (already 10# 3 oz and 23 inches long!). She does have colic, so that has been challenging. We've had to switch her to a special formula. It seems to be helping, so that's good. We just continue to pray that this will pass quickly! Prayers for patience and compassion with each other and for the girls would be much appreciated. Also prayers for Reegan would be welcomed.

We hope this finds all of you doing well.

We miss everyone!

Happy New Year!

We welcomed Reegan Kiersten into our family at 1:48 p.m. on December 28, 2007. She weighed 7 pounds 7 ounces and was 20 inches long (I was shocked she was so small, 2 pounds lighter than Karrigan!). The c-section went great. Reegan and I spent were able to come home on Sunday, December 30th. Karrigan is LOVING being a big sister. She says several times a day "I love my baby sister". She wants to help w/ everything. She's always giving kisses and "petting" Reegan's head.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas!

We want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

This is our first Christmas not being able to go to Montana, but we are looking forward to sharing the news of our baby's birth soon (only 9 more days!!!)! It's a little strange not having to buy Karrigan winter clothes or get all packed and ready to go. However, having 60-70 degree weather is nice comapred to the freezing snow!

We will certainly miss seeing everyone this year! We hope you all have a blessed holiday season.
With Love,

Kevin, Jessica and Karrigan

Karrigan dressed up as Tinker Bell for Halloween. She had a great time "Twick or Tweeting". She still asks if she can go to the neighbors and get candy. We are having so much fun with her. She is such a good girl. She keeps us busy and always on our toes!

Things are moving right along. Only about 7 weeks until we welcome our new addition (that's if she doesn't decide to come early and at this point, I would not complain if she was a week or two early!).

No, seriously. The pregnancy has been going great. Karrigan is getting excited about being a big sister. We'll see how excited she is when there is a screaming baby taking away our attention though?

We hope everyone is doing well. We miss you all!

It's a ...

GIRL! Yes, that's right. We're expecting our second baby. The ultasound tech says it's another girl! Yeah! Things are going great. Right on track, 19 weeks 5 days. I am scheduled to have a c-section on December 28th at 1:00 p.m.

Hello everyone!

I am sorry it's been awhile since an update. Things in Arizona are great. It is starting to get hot! Pool weather! YEAH!!

Kevin is still working at Kimley-Horn. He just got promoted to Associate. It's a great promotion and I am so proud of him. He deserved it. He puts in long hours and is very dedicated to his job! He continues to play basketball every week. He often comes home and complains that he's getting too old to play, but yet, he still makes it to the court every week!

Karrigan is doing great. She is a VERY strong willed child and mix that with being 2, well, you can say we've got our hands full! Her favorite words are "NO" and "mine". But really, she's got a great personality and we are loving every day! She is learning so much. She can count to 12, sometimes missing the number 2?? She can tell you what each letter of the alphabet sounds like. She loves singing and watching "Little Einsteins". She's so fun (usually!). She talks and talks and talks and talks...........

I hope this finds you all doing great. We miss you all!

Jessica