Posts to come

This is mostly for me to remeber what I want to write about when I get the time again.

Christmas cookie day
Christmas morning and day
Bens Birthday
Ryan's fasination with Night at the Muesum and Tom and Jerry and Mr. Potato Head
Fun snow days
Friends

Oh yes and some updates on my little peanut in my belly!

So yes , I have ALOT to get to but so little time to sit so will try and knock out one by one

Putting up the tree

OK, so putting up the tree this year was much better than last year I have to say but always interesting when you have a 2 and 4 year old helping. I tried to have it organized and give everyone a job but as one know kids have a mind of their own and they do what they want. I gave in and just had a good time with it. The tree turned out wonderful and thankfully we actually had decorations from the top to the bottom this year unlike years past! It was heart warming to see the boys have such delight in decorating the tree and house. We even got daddy to put some lights on the tree outside and put out 2 deer. Keaton was over the moon about this as he was concerned that we did not join all the others in the neighborhood who were decked out in lights.

Christmas program 2008 for Keaton

Keaton had his Christmas program at school again this year and once again he sang his little heart out. It's amazing how grown up and on it all the kids were this year. Last year was adorable but it was typically 3/4 year olds doing what they do best, dresses over the head, picking their noses, spinning in circles, ect... this year they actually sang, knew their part in the play they did and stayed in one place and smiled and just plain had a good time. It was a great way to start the holiday season.

Thanksgiving pics posted

OK, I am way behind on all my post lately and am not going to try and kill myself trying to catch up so I will just say we had a fantastic Thanksgiving. The boys did a wonderful job traveling across the country on the airplanes. They had a ball at grandma and grandpa Kley's and they did alot in the days we were there and were such great troupers. They had a great time going on the metro to the Natural Science Museum in D.C. and once there were in heaven. The saw the Dinosaurs which they both are fascinated with, the Sea Life exhibit and the Mammal exhibit. It was a great day as the boy were so happy and enjoyed every second. We would've stayed all day but little legs were growing tired and needed to rest. We will go back again soon when we visit!!

We also had a chance to visit Great Wolf Lodge which is an amazing indoor/outdoor water park family resort and boy did we have a GREAT time. We met up with friends Caryn,Sterling and Keaton's buddy James, also Greg and his boys, Tommy and Will. I have to say this place was awesome and I would've stayed for a week if we could have. Keaton LOVES water slides now and he is not scared of how big there are that's for sure. Even Ryan rode the water slides. The place was so great as it had areas for all ages no matter what the age from age 1 to 70 or older you could find fun!! It was a sad goodbye when the visit was over as we had a great time with old friends and look forward to seeing them again soon.
Unfortunately we all came down with a cold on the trip but truthfully we still had a good time. The trip home was pretty smooth and the boys did great on the plane ride once again.

It was good to be home again but kind of sad it was over. We have alot of great memories from Thanksgiving 2008!!

A good outlook!!

OK, before Thanksgiving Ben and I found out we were having baby boy #3 and i was in a bit of shock with the news that I would be the mother of 3 boys. It was no secret I wanted to be the mother of a daughter but that is not the path god has chosen for us and I have come to see how luck I truly am for having the privilege of raising 3 boys. Many have said, " oh just have one more!" and yes that is an option but not one I really want to do. After the initial shock and bit of sadness of never having a little girl wore off I am now in a really good place and am looking forward to having an amazing life as the mother of 3 boys. May god help me as I may have more gray hair than I care to have sooner than later but such is life.

Thank you to all those friends and family who had such nice things to say and were so supportive of me in my crazy hormonal stage!!!

Happy Thanksgiving to all!!

Just a quick post to wish everyone a Happy and relaxing Thanksgiving. We are spending the holiday with Ben's family which should be fun. It will be fun to head back east and see everyone. Keaton is so excited to see everyone and looking forward to the museums and water park hotel we are going to. Hope you all fill your bellies and spend time with the ones you love. We are Thankful for all of you in our lives.

Drum Roll Please.... It's a BOY.... Again!!

Yes you read it correctly It's another boy for the Kley's!! We are carrying the Kley name for many years into the future!! Ed, I have done all I can to carry on the name but I think we'll be stopping here!!! The baby is healthy by what we have been told thus far so that is the most important thing! We will go over the results of the ultrasound with the doctor in detail next appt. but the ultrasound tech. said things looked great and the baby was almost a pound already. Keaton was toooo funny as he told the lady he wanted a girl and when she told him it was a boy he said " No, we want a gilr baby, we already have boy babies we need a girl cuz we dont have one of those!!" It was soooo sweet. He then told her "mommy will just have to have another one until we get my girl baby!" Hmmmm...not so sure about that!!

OK, Sorry it took me awhile to share the news but I have been coping with the news that I will have 3 sons. The ultrasound was on Thurs. and the tech was sure it was a boy but personally Ben and I weren't as sure but I guess we will believe her. The view wasn't as clear as it was with the other two boys. It was no secret that I really would have like to have a little pink around the house but that is not in our life plan I guess, as we are the chosen parents of three boys. Please don't take this the wrong way when I say I got really upset when we got home from the ultrasound. I know this is our last child and I really thought one day I would have a daughter and 1 out of 3 babies I thought I would accomplish this but TRUST me it's not that easy. I cried my tears and have now moved on but will admit I am touchy on the whole subject. Don't get me wrong I love this sweet miracle growing inside me very much, it's more that it's the coming to face the fact that I will never have a daughter that I'm dealing with. We did talk about possibly down the road we could adopt a little girl but that is WAY off and not on the table for now. Three boys will be enough for some time I believe. I have been blessed with so much and my boys are a true gift that I am sooooo thankful for so I am really excited to meet the new little guy that will complete our family (or our sports team!!).
Ben is soooo excited as he will really have fun with the boys as they get older as he already is having a great time teaching them all the guys stuff. He has the boys throwing the football and getting good with the lacrosse sticks, Keaton can hit a baseball like a champ and golf fairly well for his age.


Some good things about having another boy:
*I will always be the queen in this house!
*I don't have to buy much of anything!
*Will save a ton on not buying huge wardrobes, prom dresses,ect.
*Dealing with teenage girl hormones (I was told this is not pleasant!)
*Boy Craziness !

Keaton the cleaner

Keeping my house clean has been a battle lately as Ryan is the biggest mess maker I've ever come across. He loves to help clean up but minutes later he loves to dump and throw it right back where it was. Keaton has leveled out but has taken a turn for the better and he is now into cleaning up. Yes, you read that right!! For the last week he has cleaned the basement and main floor toy room up without me or Ben asking. He is so proud and happy about it and I couldn't be more happy myself!!! I have to share as he deserves all the acknowledgement I can give him. Go Keaton, Go!! He's such a great kid!!

Ultrasound Day!!!!!

Ok, while I am at it I have to share that today is ultrasound day for us. At 1:15 or so we will see what we are having and I am SO nervous this time around. Part of me doesn't want to know as I still have hopes for a girl when I don't know. As you know I would like a girl but truly I feel the little peanut is a boy so trying not to get my hopes up to much. This is our last go around and my last chance a little princess to add to my princes. No matter what we will be happy with a healthy baby but I still have hopes. I know everyone else is wondering also and some on pins and needles waiting to find out. I have received lots of inquiries so I'll post as soon as I can and some of you will be getting calls.... Melissa and Jen. Ben and Keaton think girl and I think boy so well see!!! To be continued later.........

Keat goes down for the count and the rest of the family too!

Just a quick add on to the last post. Keaton has now taken the fall and bounced back. I've never seen the child throw up like he did. He was such a trooper. This stomach virus hits fast and furious so watch out. I picked Keat up from school he played with friends in the church yard for 10min. he then complained of a tummy ache and we got in the car and minutes later he was throwing up. Thank god for Kleenex boxes or things could have been really bad. He was sick for about 24 hours and another 24 hours for recovery and this morning back to his old cheerful self. Thank goodness that's behind us. Now we just wait and see what is to come of little Ryan, he is the only one who hasn't gone down yet! If he is going to do it I want it to be now as we are traveling on Tues. to Virgina and sure don't want it on the plane trip or at the Kley's while people are trying to enjoy the holiday!! Oh and just to add that the same day Keaton had the virus my sister in law Jen, nephew Cadence and mother all were down and out that same day. Weird Hugh!!

Holy Sickness

OK, this is not meant to gross anyone out but to warn you to wash your hands and stay away from sickly people..... Warning!!!!!!!! Watch out for the stomach flu everyone, it's one nasty bug and boy did I learn the hard way. Also note to all I recommend not being pregnant when puking your brains out!! Yikes what a nightmare!!! It didn't just get me but Ben also so we were both out of commission with the two boys. We had to call in reinforcements.. IE.. Grandma DeYoung to help take the boys off our hands for the night as we were in no condition to parent that was for sure. Thank god for grandmas!!! It took about 48hrs and we were feeling like a human beings again and another few days to get our energy back but thankfully we are back and in full force. Which was good timing as little Ryan came down with the hives on Wed. and he was covered in blotches from head to toe. It totally freaked me out of course so now we are trying to figure out what caused them. He ate or came into contact with something that caused him to break out , what that could be WHO THE **** KNOWS!!! Thankfully this morning the hives are all gone and he is happy and his himself again so we will go on with life and now just try and figure out what caused the hives!!! Oh, and I forgot to mention Keaton is fighting a runny nose and horrible cough.
I know you all just cant believe how healthy we are over here Hugh!!! Good thing is I think we are on the mend but the bad thing it is just the being I'm sure!!!

It's potty time for Ryan

I had to do a post on this as it's a VERY big event in our house!! Ryan is almost potty trained!!! Yeah Ryan!!!!!! I was really thinking that I would wait till he was closer to 3 to really try and work on this but Ryan decided that the time is now and he is a big fan of the potty. He has been using the potty since 16months but not seriously but that has changed over the last 2weeks. Ryan now tells us when he needs to go and he goes and it's not just pee pee but Poopy too. He gets all concerned if he has a little accident before we make it to the potty and is very serious about taking care of business the correct way. Ben and I are so proud and relieved as I am hoping that he will be fully potty trained before the baby comes. One child in diapers would be great. My little boy is now a big boy and I am soooooo proud of him!!!! I love you Ryan!!!

Halloween and Bunking the boys

Another Halloween has come and gone and boy did the kids have a good time. Keaton started his Halloween fun on Thursday with his class party which I was lucky to be the room mom so I was in on all the action and one tired cookie at the end of the day!!! Keaton was a bat this year and one fine bat he was. I will get some class pics up as soon as I get them on the computer. All and all Keaton's Halloween started off on a great foot.

Halloween day was fun too as I took the kids to daddy's work potluck which had lots of fun food and cool decorations. We enjoyed some yummy lunch and treats and headed home to have some down time before all the cousins came over to go trick or treating with us. We ate some pizza and then headed out. Mommy had to hand out candy this year as I was told to take it easy so daddy was in charge of taking the little men out this year. We were slammed with trick or treaters and they cleaned me out of candy within 45min or less. It was fun to see all the cuties in their costumes. The boys came back with a load of candy and Keaton of course dug right in. Ben and I had to hide the rest of the candy as he was going to make himself sick. Both boys were in need of some down time so we curled up on the couch and had some popcorn (Ryan's favorite snack) and watched Peter Pan for 20min. to wind down and then they both hit the bed hard and slept till 8am, yeah for Ben and I.

Sat. morning we set out on putting the boys bunk beds together with took about 4hrs. Ben did a great job and they are beautiful and the boys love them. Keaton is on the top twin bunk and Ryan in on the bottom full sized bunk. I was nervous how this all was going to work but they have done great. Keaton just loves sleeping up top and Ryan once you get him settled stays in bed and knocks out till morning. I've only had a little visitor in my room in the middle of the night one time this week. I took him back to bed and that was that. In the morning it's fun to listen to them chatting to one another. They are sure growing up fast. It's strange to walk by Ryan's old room now and him not being in there sleeping. I am in the process of moving his things to his new room which is just strange to be honest. It's making it more real that there is another little one on the way and he/she will be here before we know it. Ryan has been my baby but now when I look at him he's just not really a baby anymore. He is talking and hanging with the big boys. Not to mention that he is almost potty trained!! Yippee. I will get my chance at little baby once more ad I know I will have to cherish each moment as time sure does fly by and they grow up way to fast.

Overall our house is filled with nonstop fun and energy and as I may be exhausted at the end of the day and some days about ready to check out but overall I am the luckiest person on the face of the earth to be blessed with so much.

Fall Fun

Fall has always been one of my favorite times of year but recently I have enjoyed it more than usual. Colorado is just beautiful with all the leaves changing and the gorgeous Aspens with their yellow leaves glowing and blowing. All the leaves fell off our tree in the front yard and Keaton was so sad that all the leaves were gone. To tell you the truth so was I!! We had a few cold days but now the weather is absolutely beautiful in the 70's which has us all confused on what to wear anymore. We have been busy and enjoying ourselves this fall. Here is a little hightlights of what we've been up to.

We enjoyed a day at the Happy Applefarm as I mentioned before in a post and the boys had a great time. The boys picked 3 pumpkins, and we had to stop it there as we were running out of hands as we needed to have a hand to help Ryan every few minutes as he stumbled thru the pumpkin patch. The boys really love doing outing like this. Keaton has his first taste of Hot Apple Cider, which was pretty funny. Lets just say he is not a fan yet. Ben and myself BIG fans of Happy Apple Farm Hot Cider so we will continue to try next year to convert him. As long as we live here I hope to keep going back. The drive to and fro are amazing and it's such a fun place to enjoy fall!

Last week we had our first dusting of snow which was so exciting for the boys. Yes, it was a dusting but to them it was several inches!! Ha, Ha!!! Keaton wanted to go out right away so I held him off until at least 10am and bundled them both up and sent them on there way. They moved what little snow there was around and explored as I watched from the window. No way was I going out there, the wind was blowing and it was to darn cold for this mommy!! The boys lasted a whole 10 min. if that and were in and ready for the hot chocolate I had made for them. We sipped hot chocolate and snuggled for awhile till we decided to paint which they just love to do. I'm such a lucky mommy to stay home with my boys and watch them grow and have fun.

We enjoyed a Fall baking day with the cousins in which we made cookies and decorated them and Skyler help bake a cake for grandma's birthday that was that day. The kids had a ball decorating the cat, pumpkin, and ghost cut out cookies. What a fun time.

We missed Boo at the Zoo this year due to Ryan having a tummy bug. We planned to go Sun. night but Ryan came down with a yucky tummy trouble on Sat. night and unfortunately we are still fighting it today. One more day and he's seeing the doctor.

Last night we celebrated my nieces 10th birthday. Skyler turned 10 which just amazes me. Happy Birthday Skyler, we love you lots!!

Yesterday was a full year since Keaton has his health scare so I am thanking god that he has not had any problems since and has been very healthy!! Thanks be to god.

Keaton was delighted as yesterday his class made applesauce but what made me laugh was when I asked if he ate any he said, "I chose not to have any mom! , IT was fun to make but I'm not eating that!" That's my Keaton!!!

Tonight will be fun as we are planning on carving our pumpkin which is always so much fun. . I hope to have some pics to share soon.

Little baby news... I am almost half way thru this pregnancy which is just amazing. I should be able to find out soon what we are having which will be exciting. I am feeling great aside from getting exhausted by the end of the night , which to be honest I did on a normal night!


Well, that's all for now and will hopefully update soon on the fun we had on Halloween. Hope you all have a wonderful spooky night and send some pics of the kids in there costumes as we love to see all our friends!!!

Sleep Over

A cute moment between brothers last night that I had to share. Keaton and Ryan were playing in the living room when I stopped to listen and watch from the upstairs balcony. It was heart warming to say the least.

The boys had all their dinosaurs, stuffed animals and any other animal they could find all piled up. Keaton had Ryan get pillows and he got the blankets and they put a blanket over the animals and then each of them would lay down and say they were having a sleep over. They would get up adjust the blankets and animals and then adjust the blankets for 5 min. and lye back down again and say night, night to one another. It was so cute, and nice to see them enjoying something together.

Good times

Where do I start???? We have been busy around here and just doesnt seem to be alot of blogging time lately. Keaton started back to school in Sept. and we have been adjusting to his new school schedual. He is going three days a week in the afternoon. I have to say I prefer mornings but I loved his teacher last year and she was teaching the 4/5's class in the afternoon this year so I switched him to afternoons but to be honest I prefer mornings as it's really messed Ryan's napping schedual up and as you know NAPPING is important to mommies!!! Good things is Keaton is loving school and doing well. He is a smart little bugger and needs the stimulation and interaction. August and September have been beautiful weather here in Colorado and we have tried to spend as much time outside as we can before it gets cold.

This past Sat. we woke up early and set out to pick our pumpkins for the year at the Happy Apple Farm. The boys love running thru the patch looking for the perfect pumkin. It was a cool fall day so it was perfect for getting our pumkins and drinking hot apple cider. The boys had a ball and Ben and I enjoyed ourselve too. Pictures to come soon!

Little peanut is growing inside me and finally give me a break when it comes to the nausea. I feel pretty good now and was happy to see my little one growing on an ultrasound pic last Tues. I am at about 16weeks now and in a few weeks we may get to see the sex that is if little one cooperates. We are so excited that our little on is growing well and so far looks healthy.

Quick catch up

Time has been flying by and I have not updated in awhile. Alot going on around here as many of you now know we are expecting our third little one in April and and extremely excited about it. I was feeling pretty lousy for awhile but have started feeling much better this past week. The boys are doing well other than Ryan fighting another cold and Keaton a bad cough. I don't think we'll ever escape being sick around here now that school has started. The boys are growing by leaps and bounds. Ryan is really talking now and doing really well on potty training. Keaton is just a little man. He is learning to read which amazes me. He is recognizing sight words and is doing so well and so proud of himself. Keaton and Ryan are a good pair they love to play with one another but of course get on one an others nerves so it's never a dull moment around here to say the least. My darling husband is doing well other than working like a mad man and having little down time with work and home. So to revitalize he's getting a guy's weekend in Chicago with his buddies this weekend. I'm happy for him but I sure would love to jump in his suitcase and fly away with him!!! The boys and I will amuse ourselves and find some fun things to do while daddy's gone.

I want to apologize for not starting my Natal News update as I said I would. Time has flown by and it's just been hard to find time to sit and write much lately. I'll work on that this weekend hopefully.

Recovery

OK, this sickness nightmare started Tues. with Keaton and is still hanging pretty good with me even this morning!!!! Keaton woke up several times on Tues. night crying inconsolably with a sore throat. We were up every few hours consoling him and medicating the poor child. The next morning he still not feeling great but had at least stopped the crying and was drinking and eating a little. Of course later that night (Wed.)Ryan's nose started running and we went down the same road with little Ryan. YIKES!!!! I was praying and washing everything like crazy trying to keep from getting sick however all was for not as on Thurs. afternoon I started sneezing and it was down hill from there. Thurs. evening the sorest throat I can remember having and the next few days were a blur to be honest. I of course can not take anything good to help make myself feel better so I basically had to tough it out with Natural cough drops and Tylenol!! This morning is really the first morning I can say I feel somewhat human. None of us are near 100% but I think were are on our way, at least we better be.

Huna....

Well are you wondering what Huna is yet? It's our beloved daddy!! Ryan will not call Ben daddy, he calls him Huna which is Ryan's way of saying honey!!! He has really become attached to Ben recently and fallows him around the house and if he tries to leave he runs to the door crying " Come back HUNA (honey)!!! This past weekend Ben was in full daddy mode as I've been really sick since Thurs. afternoon. Ryan who is normally a mamas boy found that daddy is alot of fun which is nice as it's great to see him bond with daddy more so mommy can get a break.

Labor Day weekend

Ben and I can say that we didn't just sit around like lazy people this weekend that's for sure. We didn't go more than an hour out of town but it sure felt like it as we had a fun filled busy weekend. Ben started the weekend taking Keaton golfing for the first time on Friday afternoon. He had a great time and said "Mommy, golfing is a blast! I cant wait to go again!" We hung out with the neighbors that night and started the weekend off right.
Early Sat. morning we woke up and headed to the zoo with a few of my neighbors and their families. We had a great day at the zoo and the boys walked the entire zoo and ended the day without even one meltdown or tear. It was one of those days that you wish could happen every time you take the kids out.
Sunday morning we woke up bought our tickets back East for Thanksgiving and headed out for a Colorado Mountain adventure. We ended up in Cripple Creek, CO where we enjoyed lunch and a real 45 min. train ride thought the mountain side. Cripple Creek, CO is close to 10,000ft elevation so lets just say we were really in the mountains and it was breath taking. The boys had so much fun on the train. Ryan was so sweet. He was sitting in between Ben and I and he just would look at us with those sweet eyes and say " This is SO fun mommy/daddy!" He said this almost 50 times. He just loved riding the train.
Monday morning we loaded up the car again and went into the mountains again for a day at the lake. We fished, hiked, grilled and relaxed. Later that night we headed to my parents house for a cook out.
It was a fantastic weekend but I truly am worn out to be honest and glad to be at home today and let the kids just hang out.