Baby Update!

It's been a while, so we better give you a quick update. We are now 20 weeks along. Half way!! The baby is really growing and he's starting moving around. People around town are really starting to ask questions about the little guy. It doesn't take long in a small town for news to spread. I think people are excited for us, but also excited that the new baby means Matt's Mom and Dad will be in town more often. People truly miss you guys around here. The two biggest questions we get are "do you have a name picked out" and "when are your Mom and Dad moving back". Our answer to both is "we don't know".

Baby McKenzie Update

Just wanted to give you all an update. We had a sonogram today and got some new pictures to share. This one was kind of funny, looks like a little alien. Jena is doing great and feeling good. The sono-tech thought we were about 15 weeks along. That means this little alien will arrive sometime in early July!

Oh, one more thing...the alien is a boy! One knee, two knees, weeknee! (sono-tech's joke, not ours)

Winter Wonderland

We're getting some pretty cool snow today. The flakes are huge and don't really show up on the picture, but it's making for some neat scenery. This shot is off our front porch, towards the hospital. As I look at this picture and then look back through some of the ones we have from living in Greeley and Garden City, I'm grateful for where we are now. Not that NW Kansas is extremely scenic, but we just got lucky when we found this house. We've couldn't have asked for a better location!

Hoss's Crazy Antics

We haven't blogged in a while, so I guess it's time to update this thing. We never seem to have creative things to write about except Hoss. He's the kid, what do you expect. He's always doing something weird like a kid. We had a few ears of corn left over from some fall decorations. We threw them into the yard for the squirrels and the birds, but Hoss decided he liked corn too and joined in.

It finally snowed here and Hoss loves snow. He was out with his tennis ball yesterday while we scooped the drive way. His favorite game is to "punch" the ball through the snow and hide it from himself. He definitely loves being outside and didn't seemed phased by the cold. He probably would have stayed outside all day if we would have let him.

Hoss and his new buddy, Buster

Matt and I had just got home and noticed a stray dog in our lawn. We love dogs and not to mention he looked like Hoss, but taller! We read his tag and found his name and his owner’s phone number. We called the owner and asked if he was looking for Buster? He replied he was out of town and his roommates are looking for him. He then thanked us and said he would send them right over. Well an hour later and only two or so blocks away here they come. During this waiting time we had Hoss get to know him. Hoss was not very happy to see him but soon warmed up. Buster on the other hand had a really good time. They tried to play in the lawn but with Hoss being so short and fat and Buster so tall and leggy they didn’t do too much. I think Hoss was glad to have a friend for the short time he did but was glad to go back to his only child lifestyle!

Jena's Latest Project

Jena has been updating the curtains in the living room and kitchen. They were a baby blue color and not really what we wanted. Some Rit dye and hot water and we had the brown color we wanted. The only problem we had was the curtains shrank about 8 inches. Jena sewed some fabric swatches to the bottoms, Matt built some cornices and "tada", a new look for very, very little cash.

Tree Trimming

We were doing a litte tree trimming recently and Hoss was a big help. He's kind of a like a kid, he'll put anything in his mouth. He thought the pine branches were a pretty good toy. The sap and the needles didn't really bother him too much, but then again, nothing really does. We're slowly getting the house and the yard cleaned up. Trimming up the trees and pulling out some overgrown bushes has made a big difference. We keep saying we're getting rid of the little old lady look one day at a time.