Priceless

No words needed to describe this picture.

Pumpkins

I am not one who really loves Halloween. It's a holiday that I sort of grew out of. But now I have kids and so I need to do Halloween for them. We did pumpkins today. I didn't want to carve them so we decided to take markers to them. The girls thought it was great and dubbed Elena's the "Daddy pumpkin" and Becca's the "Mommy pumpkin." They can hardly wait to dress up and be a purple fairy and a bunny rabbit. More pictures forthcoming...

Back to Blogging

I've been meaning to get on and update a little bit. However, it has taken a backseat to more important things like, you know, eating, sleeping, and taking care of my kiddos. Here are some pictures from the last couple weeks.

The girls with their "Niners" shirts and Mckenzie borrowing Elena's hat to match.
A picture where Mckenzie actually has her eyes open (though they are a little cross-eyed).

Look at all that pink!

Last weekend we went to ISU's Homecoming football game. They lost but we had a good time hanging out together and with friends.

Dinner before the game: Wendy's Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger. Becca seems to like it.

Elena savoring HER hamburger.

My cute husband

Mckenzie's first football game at 2 1/2 weeks. This picture may not suggest it, but she was TOTALLY into the game! Good thing it was indoors!

Your Prayers Were Heard!

Thanks everybody for your sympathy and prayers! They were heard last night as we actually had a decent night and I didn't wake up completely exhausted. I gave Mckenzie a bath before bed and I think that might have helped. She is a little fussy right now, but I'd rather she be fussy during the day than at night when I want to sleep. =)

Sleep Deprivation

I am having a hard time liking my children right now. Mckenzie has not quit crying since 11:00 last night. I sat up with her and when I'd FINALLY get her to sleep, one of my other darling children would wake up wanting their mommy. Then I'd move and the baby would wake up and we were back to square one. Needless to say, I have not gotten any sleep for two days. And it is SO much harder to be a patient loving mother when all you want is a nap! I thought I was going to get one this afternoon as Elena and Becca were watching Robin Hood and Mckenzie fell asleep. HOWEVER, as soon as I laid down in my nice soft bed, Mckenzie, bound and determined that I NOT sleep, woke up and started screaming. *sigh* I just have to keep telling myself that this too shall pass and I will survive.

I am Alive!

Hello. Well, here I am 11 days postpartum and I am doing well. We had a few sleepless nights this week. Thank goodness my mom was here to help me cope with that. After driving to Pocatello to get Gripe Water, Mckenzie is doing much better with her gas issues. Becca was having a hard time adjusting those first few days but she's doing a lot better. And (I know you're all going to hate me for this) I am fitting into my old clothes (mostly)! That always makes a woman feel good! =) My routine is all thrown off and I'm trying to develop another one that involves copious amounts of time nursing the baby. I do realize that I am supposed to take it easy for a couple more weeks, but that is hard to do with two other little girls who believe you should do everything for them. Hope you are all well!

Name Change and Pictures

Okay, so its really not so much of a name change as a change in spelling. We are dropping the capital "K" to a lower case "k." We plan on bringing Camille and Mckenzie home sometime on Friday. Thanks to all of the well wishers. So without any further ado, here are some pictures of Mckenzie Catherine Winward.

This is Camille right after she recovered a fumble on our own 5 yard line and ran it back 95 yards for the score; she was so out of breath, we had to give her some oxygen on the sidelines.

This is right after the little critter got cleaned up.

A very proud Dad with his new little girl.

The four girls who I am going to have to share a house with. Can you imagine the estrogen levels?

Elena holding her new little sister

A rare picture where Becca is not mauling the new baby. Can you tell I did Elena and Becca's hair this morning?

The Latest Addition to our Family

McKenzie Catherine Winward was born today at 4:41pm.  She is 7 pounds, 1 ounce, and she is 21 inches long.  Both McKenzie and Camille are doing great.  Me, on the other hand, I am exhausted.  Camille kept waking up last night and I kept thinking it was go time.  This morning, during my 3rd period class, Camille called and told me it was time.  So we went down to Poky and dropped the girls off at Camille's sister's house.  4 hours later, McKenzie came shooting out.  We had a hard time picking out a name but after looking at her (for about 2 hours) we could tell she was a McKenzie.  We'll post some picutues soon.