Can you all say "Grandma Kathy"

Fair weekend in the big town of TRIBUNE!! Glad to see it come and go. This weekend was like any fair weekend, hot and crowded. It’s crazy we can all still fit in the house. I thought 5 kids was a lot when we grew up but try 5 kids and spouses. Did I forget to tell you all how many kids? Nine kids total and 3 of them babies. Mom and Wayne tolerate us all so so well. Grandma Kathy got to hear "Grandma Kathy" all weekend long for eveything big and small. The word "Grandma Kathy" got to be a little much. All in all the house gets messy with all the stuff we all have to bring to survive the weekend but it's lot of fun.

We did the usual and went to the parade on Saturday morning. Wayne has an old JD tractor he put in the parade. Adam was in charge of driving it this year with all the kids throwing lots of candy!! Jacob, Titus and Zekke had a blast throwing candy and did a good job. I’m sure it was one of the few times the kids had been told to throw something at people.

We had lots of little people over the weekend that could NOT stay out of the water. Gracie, Jacob and Titus loved the hot tub while Miss Tatum did anything she could to get in some water. One of the water misters sprung a leak and Taty took full advantage of it! We also had three new babies this year! Thad is very happy to hold them and as you can see they are not. Maddix in brown Joshua in green and Thad in white.

We also celebrated the life of Angel Emma on Aug 2nd; it was hard to think she would have been 2 this year. Adam, Mindy and Thad made a cake and we sent pink balloons with messages on them to heaven for Emma. The kids loved it and it was a great way to remember her.

All in all it was a fun time to see everyone and Joshua survived his first family function! Monday and Tuesday have been a little slow for us to get things done. I have a baby who thinks he needs held all the time I wonder why he would think that! He sure loved all the extra attention and can’t wait to see you all again.

1 month old

Joshua is 1 month old today!! Wow what a wonderful month this has been. Matt and I are so blessed to have such a wonderful baby. Josh is easy going and not much gets under his skin. He loves the sound of running water and really likes being in the water. He smiles a lot when he sleeps and you don’t know how long it took me to get a picture of him smiling while he was sleeping! He has started to make more noise and likes to stay up late to see the TV flash at night. He has had many people in and out over the last month and has had a few road trips. We spent a few days with Grandma Kathy and Papa Wayne while Matt was out of town for a week. Grandma Lori and Grandpa Don have been down twice to see him. Great Grandma Nina and Aunt Linda have also got to spend some time with him. He has also got to see Great Aunts Uncles Great Great Aunts and Uncles and many cousins. Aug 1 we will be going to Tribune to see everyone and Uncle Jason and Aunt Vic will get to see him for the first time. Grandpa Max got to see both of the babies; he had a blast as you can tell in the picture. Joshua is just over 8 pounds and I seem to call my sister Beth and Mindy and ask a LOT of baby questions the big one is he fat enough. Thanks for you help ladies I’m sure that first time mommy thing is in full swing. On the on the hand Mr. Hoss has I think adjusted well. He of course doesn’t have my full attention and I know it makes him sad as it does me. I love that dog and he is still a big part of the family I just haven’t had a lot of time for ball. It seems all I do is feed that baby and sleep. I hope to keep the blog more up to date I feel much better in just the last week and starting to feel like I’m getting in the swing of things.

2 weeks old

What a good baby we have. He loves people who come over to see him and really is very easy going. He has had a lot of people in the last 2 weeks come and see him and really likes to be held. Went to the tub a few times and really likes it as long as you don't wash him just let him float! He is very happy to sleep all day long, and sometimes I wake him up because his belly is asking for food! I have put him in his crib grandpa Don made him and he loves to look at the fish light the Mike McKenzie crew got him!! Sorry we have not got a lot of pictures up it's been a very very fast 2 weeks.

Happy 4th of July

Ok, we're a little late on the 4th of July, but these were some cool pics we got this year. We're lucky that we only live a few blocks from where the city puts on the show. We can sit in our driveway and get the full effect.




The guy that puts the show on each year is a local native who started his firework business in a small stand outside of town. It has grown into a huge fireworks distributorship and he does displays for major events. He is the guy who does all the fireworks for the Colorado Rockies.


This year's show was another good one!


Josh decided to sleep during the show. He's hanging out in his 4th of July outfit!

Joshua Dean McKenzie
6-25-2008
7 pounds 2 oz 20 inches

Our first week has gone by so fast! We all went home on Sunday June 29th and wow what a week it has been. Grandma Lori and Aunt Linda came home with us and have been a great deal of help. Josh is a great baby and it has been a wonderful week. We have had a few set backs with nursing but we had been told it could happen. Joshua still needs to learn how to suck, swallow and breathe!! He was born closer to 35 weeks and not the 37 weeks the doctors thought he was. This is why we are having a harder time with breathing while being too cuddled and eating. Other than that we finally have a post and are very happy to have this little man!!! Thank you to all for all the phone calls and emails!!! Matt, Jena, Josh and Hoss!!

No Baby Yet!

No baby yet!

Looks like we will have this baby on Wednesday June 25th! We went in Monday June 16th to have an amnio and he did not pass. They thought his lungs would be ready but it looks like another week. They had me all hooked up to the baby monitor listing to his heart and double checking any contractions. So we had a little bit of a practice day so we packed up and went back to Matt’s sister’s house for the day. Linda and I took naps and Matt worked on his computer! Linda just got a new kitten on Saturday and she decided my belly looked like a nice place to sleep.

Baby Shower

All Ready to Go!!

My wonderful sisters Beth, Jill, Mindy and Linda all threw a baby shower for me! The baby’s room finally looks like a baby might be here before we know it. Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Wayne got him a nice glider rocker, while Grandma Lori and Grandpa Don made him a beautiful crib and gave him a crib set. The gals for the baby shower gave us a bassinet that I’m sure will come in very handy!!

We hope to have this little man on Monday June 16th! We have an amnio scheduled for 7:30 am to make sure he is ready we should know in a couple of hours. If he is ready we have a lot of calling to do. We are very excited to have a new addition to the family I know we have been waiting a long time! Can’t wait for all of you to see him and we will get another post as soon as possible!!