the hospital

We had 3 days in the hospital before Kenna and Tiffany got to go home. Tiffany did a good job recovering with this pregnancy, though it wasn't without its pains. This time she had a problem with the spinal. It took quite a few tries to get it right. Here is her bruise from the multiple attempts. Pretty grizzly.

She still thinks all the pains were worth it. Here she is with Kenna relaxing. She was so peaceful. It was nice to have some time just to enjoy her.

This is how she is about 90% of the time. She is a pretty good sleeper. The biggest problem with that is when Tiffany tries to breastfeed. We are working on it, but she still zonks out a ton.

While we were there, Tiffanys mom and sister watched the boys. They had a really good time, and im sure they got spoiled rotten. Paula brought the boys to come see us on Saturday, and it was fun to see their reaction to the baby. First, they were just amazed by the beds and the stuff in the room. They ate some snacks and watched some TV while they were there. So very cute.

Gavin was the most unsure of the boys. He really didn't want to get too close to Kenna, and he didn't go to anyone who was holding the baby, but he did have some moments like this where he was interested in her. He doesn't know how to be soft, so we will have to watch him, but he was pretty funny.

Here is Tyson holding Kenna. He sure seemed to enjoy her. Not sure if they understand that she is here to stay, but Tyson was very nice to her.

Owen was also very nice to her. He gave her kisses and was very excited to tell everyone that he had a new sister. Such cute boys, I'm glad they adjusted well to her. Gavin will just take a little more time I'm sure.

The twins had made Kenna a necklace and they brought it to the hospital. They were excited to see her with it, even though she pretty much just slept or cried while they were there. We got this picture to let them know it was a very nice thing they did. It was sweet.

We also got some family in our room, Amber and Dat came with Brylee. Brylee is so big now its crazy, and she was being awfully cute. Here she is finishing off her apple. Small bites Brylee!

Here is Grandpa Chapin trying to get a good picture with the two youngest. Everything seemed to go wrong. Brylee was freaked out, and Kennas head just wouldn't cooperate. I think its funnier just because this is how 90% of my pictures turn out.

Kenna Mae Karlinsey

Well, she's finally here! Yesterday at 10:35 Tiffany delivered a healthy baby girl. 8 Lbs, 4 oz., 20 inches long. We have named her Kenna Mae Karlinsey, not Kerlindsey :)

Tiffany did well with the surgery, but had some issues with the spinal before. The anesthesiologist couldn't get the needle to get in the spine just right (no fault of his own, just a very strange occurrence). Before they were done, another anesthesiologist had come in and it took him a few times to get it right. More than 10 pokes and 50 minutes later she was completely numb. A little while later we got to see Kenna. She is so cute. Below are some pictures we got of her yesterday.


This was just moments after they brought her out to us, after Tiffany had been sewn up and moved into our room. She was only alert for a few minutes, but we are very glad we got this one. They put the bow in her hair, so cute.
She has some chunky cheeks. The dr. assisting with surgery said "shes chunky everywhere." We agree.
Tiffany holding her on her lap. She is so tiny! Gavin was a little bigger (8 lbs 9 oz.) but she seems so much smaller. Also, she looks a lot like Gavin when he was born. How Kenna and Gavin can look more alike than Tyson and Owen is a little strange to me.
Its a girl. We've never had that sign for any of our kids, its different.
We are so happy that she is here, and she has been very good. She has hardly cried and seems very content most of the time. The only downside to that is she is not interested in breastfeeding. We thought maybe if we waited a long time, she would get hungry and try a little harder. Turns out she was just happy to be held and fell asleep again. We aren't going to complain though! Thanks for all the prayers offered on our behalf, and thanks for all the support. We have been very blessed, and we are so very happy she is finally here.

Ok, its up, please no more complaining.

Alright, so this has been sitting here for a while, waiting to get written, and with family bugging us I'm finally getting around to it. Sure, I'm a few months behind, but at least we are getting something out. We should update with more stories and pictures in a little while.

These are our eggs that the boys painted for easter. Tiffany and I helped with a few of them, but they did a really good job.

This is them enjoying themselves. We went shirtless to avoid the mess, but they kept it all on the paper. Good Job!
This year we went to Willard for the annual Spring party (it used to be called the Easter party, but because everyone seems to forget about the real meaning of Easter at these parties, we call it the Spring party.) This was Gavins first time to go easter egg hunting. He did pretty well, we had to try and convince him that he could grab more than 1 thing. he just seemed content to have very little, as long as he had something.
Here he is showing off his collection. He was very happy.
Tyson and Owen had a lot of fun at the party. Here they are scouring for candy. They tried to show Gavin how to do it, but they were more concerned with their own haul.


Gavin and uncle Troy. Gavin is usually pretty good about being held by other people. As long as he is the center of attention, he is happy.
Tyson Owen and Kade loved the rabbit that Lyndi and Zach brought. Here the rabbit looks a little squished, but he was pretty calm. Im surprised the boys wanted to touch the rabbit. They are usually a little stand-off-ish.
That rabbit did have some really red eyes, kind of creepy to be honest.
Here Gavin is doing the fish pond. He wasn't quite sure what to make of it, but once he got some presents, he really enjoyed it.
Owen trying to make his big catch. He did well for himself.
And here is Tyson. I think Grandma and Grandpa enjoyed this as much as the kids.
Easter Morning. The boys easter baskets are all ready for them.
Owen is always so giddy when something special like this happens. Its cute to see how excited he gets. Luckily he quite fidgeting so I could get a clean shot.
Gavin really liked seeing his basket. He was more interested in the toys than he was in the candy. He will learn some day.
Tyson is usually pretty tired in the mornings. We have to make sure to talk to him the night before about what will happen in the morning, so he doesn't get so grumpy. He was pretty happy to get candy in the morning, so it was an easier adjustment.

Something for everyone to do. Good times.

We also woke up to some unseasonably cold weather. We got about an inch or 2 of snow. Pretty surprising, but it was a good excuse to stay in the house.

Gavin didn't seem to trust the basket with his eggs, so he just made small piles whenever he found his eggs.

Tyson and Owen really got into it. They checked everywhere, and it didn't take them too long.

Everyone wanted to show off their toys and goodies. Gavin wasn't sure if daddy would take his toys, so he kind of kept them hid.
Tyson has such a cute forced smile.
Im not sure if Owen was happy with me taking his picture or if he just wanted to be left alone.
It was a fun day, and we all had a really good time. Its fun to see how they grow up and how much different it is for them from year to year.oh and we cut all of there hair after this, they all had ridiculously long hair.

playing at the park

Here are just a few pictures from when kaleb, trish and nick were here and we went to the school next door. the boys always have so much fun when they have cousins around.

better late then never

Ok so now that it has been over a month since the boys birthday I decided to blog about it. The boys LOVE Mario. I wouldn't be surprised if they wanted another mario party next year. We just had a really small party for them this year but it was fun.

I made a mario cake for them !






They actually understood blowing out the candles and didnt cover their ears when they got sung to.



Here is just cute gavin.



the boys getting their nose buttered they are learning to love this tradition!!