Hey guys....Kenna, Konner and I had our pictures taken by our favorite photographer. She posted them on her website to be viewed until Sept. 9th....so if you want to check them out, follow these easy steps!

Go to:
http://www.fabulousoccasions.com/
Click on the first box (Portraits)
Then click on clients
Then enter the password: kara

They are too cute and I am going to have a HARD time choosing. I see us spending some big bucks in the future. I can't wait until we can take pics as a family!
She has a picture of Kenna posted under children and one of the two of us under family.

Well...one of my best friend's, Micah and her son William, are here visiting me from Houston. We have known each other since we were 13....and we have been enjoying her visit. Her son is a month & 1/2 older than Kenna, so they have been playing together.

On the move....

Well Konner has begun to low crawl....army style....but he also like to get himself up into a triangle pose. He has got some serious baby muscles and baby balance! Go Konner! Don't you just love those cheeks...I want to pinch them and kiss them all the time!!!

Here are some pictures of Kenna at gymnastics, with her instructor and her doing her favorite activity.....the swing!! It looks like fun...I wish I could do it!

Kenna wearing a hat displaying one of her favorite desserts....as she pronounces it "ice seam". She is playing with her My Little Kitty compact with lipgloss and a mirror. One of her many favorite things to do, is put on lipgloss or chapstick. Unfortunately she ends up eating alot of it...hope it isn't toxic! ha!

It's official!!!

Well it is official.....we will all be moving to Colorado Springs, Colorado on December 10th (if not sooner...) Keith got a job at the Air Force Academy as an instructor doing what he loves to do! He will be working with cadets that are not passing their physical fitness tests, etc....and getting them up to speed. Being that his major was Exercise and Sport Science...he will love it. I am happy for him...and I am looking forward to some prettier scenery....but like always....I am not looking forward to making new friends, finding a new church home, making new neighbors, deciding whether to live on base or buy a house, etc...ugh. Such is life in the Air Force. The good news is that we will be much closer to home! yeah!

Happy Anniversary Keith!

Well Keith and I have been married 5 years today! Too bad he isn't here.....but we will be celebrating it very soon!! We decided we will be able celebrate our 9 year anniversary together(we started dating 9 years ago on Sept 20th) I love you honey!! Sorry...this is the only picture my mom had her computer of the two of us together....pregnant and holding a baby....nice! haha!

Well in exciting baby news...haha...Konner has gotten his first 2 baby teeth in the past two days. (which explains why our normally always cheerful baby was suddenly grumpy) We had professional pictures take of Kenna and Konner and their two cousins this week. And then today, Konner had his 7 month pictures (he turns 7 months tomorrow) taken. We had the professional photographer from Houston that took Kenna's wonderful pics at 9months and 1 year take the pics. We took them at the Tech Terrace around some beautiful trees. I am sure they will be wonderful and crazy hard to choose from. I wanted Kenna and I to hop into the photos, because I just saw the movie "No Reservations"...and if you have seen it...you might know why I felt the need to preserve my memory! hah! I am always the photographer and never in the pics....and I thought the kids might want to see me in them some day (I am not too hip on seeing me in them....but I realize they will)

My mom started back to work this week as school is soon to start, so the kids and I are back to being by ourselves. We leave to drive back to North Dakota in 2 weeks! Crazy how time flies...then Keith will be home shortly after. YEAH!

Well....the story behind the sad Konner faces: Konner is always in such good spirits and such a trooper....he rarely cries and is always happy go lucky. So....I thought I needed to document that he does get upset occasionally. My mom thought I was cruel for letting him cry while I took pictures. The funny thing is, he would be crying and I would raise the camera to take a picture and he would stop. Then I would lower the camera, he would start crying and then I would raise the camera and he would stop. It was pretty funny.

The picture of Kenna and her two cousins....one night they were coming over for dinner and arrived at the door looking like this. I had to check the calendar to make sure it wasn't Halloween! As you can see the look on Kenna's face....she is a little bewildered too. HA!

The last picture is after Kenna's nap. She wanted Konner to lay down with her.....so I had to snap a picture. I kept trying to get him out of the bed, for fear she might roll on him....but she did not want him to leave.

As far as our news goes.....Keith is back on for coming home as planned (about a week after my b-day for those of you who know when that is) UGH! What an emotional roller coaster....so that is great news....but he may have to leave for the month & 1/2 training on Kenna's b-day instead....which is a bummer. He missed her 1 year b-day and then would miss her 2 year. We'll see what happens.

Well.....yesterday was a real downer. I got a call from Keith and instead of him coming home around my birthday (Sept 3rd) he is now having to wait until Oct 17th. I think I cried all day yesterday. I just wasn't expecting that. I was ready to go home, get settled and see him!!! Now I have to wait another 2 1/2 months! When he gets home...he will have been away 7 months of poor Kenna's 22 months...and Konner's 9 months. Such is life I suppose....I know others have longer.....but it doesn't make it any easier. I am still going home at the same time.....which is good and bad. It is kind of lonely at home....everyone is always doing their own thing.

Well enough boo-hooing for me....but on a lighter note...everyone is well. So that is good. Our dogs have stopped being sick according to their babysitters...so that is good too. That is all for now...I am off to spend some time with my brother!!