New Baby Pictures

Okay, through the miracles of modern technology we are able to bring to you the very first photos of brand new Baby Rinehart. I know that most of you know that we are expecting, and for those that the info hasn't filtered too, I'm sorry you have just now found out.

Well we went to the doctor's office last friday and got the first pictures of our brand new baby, I have scanned the one picture that is easiest to see the profile of the face. And here it is.



And I'm sure that you can all tell that it is a beautiful baby girl.

GIRLS....sheesh

Tonight my little princess reminded me that I am no longer even remotely in charge of my house. After bath the little darlin' and I retreated to the living room to put on her pj's, while Jenni finished up brushing Jonathon's teeth. Well, the princess decided she didn't want daddy's help and threw a monster temper tantrum to get her mommy to help her. Daddy is a stubborn old fool and went ahead and dressed that screaming little angel. Well, as you can expect the tantrum got worse and she was placed back in her bedroom to finish crying. She just kept on screaming at me for helping her while Jenni and I moved into Jonathon's room to pick up all his toys so he can actually get into his bed. Soon we are visited by the little banshee....AND SHE IS NAKED AGAIN! She had taken off all her clothes and carried them right past me to Jenni and asked her in her cutest little voice, "Mommy, please help?" Jenni could barely do it she was laughing so hard, and I couldn't help but giggle as well. But seriously....she's only two, what am I going to do when she is a teenager!?

Happy Fourth birthday, Jonny Robert

Holy smokes, the kid has turned four. Jonathon celebrated his birthday on Sunday and here are some of the pics from all the fun.

Oh buddy....now that's dirty

Recently, Jenni and I got tired of the privacy fence that was up next to our driveway. The people before us had hit it with a car and it was all out of wack (reference the water picture in a previous post). So we decided to tear it down and put up a new section of chain link. Well at the same time our neighbors decided to concrete their driveways and had created a nice big pile of rock and dirt beside the house. Well, I took advantage of the situation and got the crew to give me the gravel and then the kids made sure that they took their fair share of the dirt.




I don't know who had more fun, the kids in the dirt or Jenni stripping them naked in the yard and washing them off with the cold water hose.

Our trip to the K...is wet

So, earlier this week Jenni and I decided to take the kids to a Royals game and we picked last night because it was cowboy hat giveaway night. And wouldn't you know it, IT RAINED. So, I think that every post on this board has something to do with water. We had a good time, we ate our weight in hotdogs and nachos and watched the game. The kids made it through most of the game without getting too stir crazy. The game went into extra innings and (even though it killed me) we went ahead and left. My Royals ended up losing, but it was fun to take the family out to the ole ballpark.

Happy Father's Day

Jenni and the kids woke me up this morning with my Dad's Day presents. It was nice, Jenni had figured out how to make brown lunch bags into a little neck tie looking present. I opened my presents from the kids and they were two bags of M&M's (one of my favorite snacks). After we were done with the present giving I had given Kayla the bags to put on the kitchen table. Jenni and I came out of the room and found that the table wasn't where my candy was, it was in the living room. Just see for yourself...

Little stinkers.

Can you say "Creative Thinking"?

Everyone says that one of the benifits of being a teacher is having your summers off. I'd have to agree. Although whoever came up with those words of wisdom was definately NOT chasing around a very creative little 2 and 4 year old!

The kids are finally old enough to play out in the backyard together without constant supervision and it is so nice to be able to let them go outside while we are cooking dinner or working in the kitchen. However, I say "constant" because they are professionals at finding new ways to give me a heart attack. Jonathon (aka: Monkey #1) figured out how to climb onto the roof of their playhouse by using the swingset as a stepping stool. Not to be left behind, Kayla (aka: Monkey #2) also figured out how to tackle this feat. This is now their favorite place to play in the backyard.



Kayla's vocabulary is growing by leaps and bounds every day. I swear she comes up with a new phrase or statement that knocks my socks off on a daily basis. The latest occurred while I was in the kitchen. I had just set up the kids with one of their videos so that I could start making a dessert for the dinner I was preparing. I had just gotten all of my materials ready when I heard the distinct patter of little Kayla feet running into the kitchen. She put on the brakes, slid to a stop, looked at me like I was doing something wrong, and said "What are you doing Mommy?" I told her that I was making a cake for dinner and her whole face lit up! She made a 180 degree turn, ran to grab her chair and said "I make cake, too, Mommy! Me help!" So I had a lot of help making my cake!



Jonathon and Kayla have also rediscovered the fun of playing in the water. Being the sentimental person that I am I couldn't help but compare water pictures from last year to this year. They are growing up so fast? Who gave them permission to do that?