Emerson is 2 months old!!

Emerson turned 2-months old on the 25th. Here are some pics. As you can see she is really smiling! She has a smile that is contagious and so cute. She also is starting to laugh some too. We'll try to post a video of her laugh soon. Here's our little ballerina :).

Time has flown by....again!!

Wow! I can't believe that it is almost November! Time just seems to go by so quickly these days. Can't believe that Emery is already 2 months old. Just had her check-up today and she is doing great. The doctor eased my mind with regards to her feeding, weight, etc. She is now 9 lbs 3.2 oz and 21 inches long. Still on the "smaller" side, but she is staying right on the growth curve, which is good news. I think she's going to be petitie like mommy. Unfortunately, she had to get 4 shots today, which she didn't like at all. Her little whimper made me cry too :(. It's never fun to take them to get shots, and of course, it always seems like I am the one to take them - how does Josh get out of it?!?

Life is good for the Kindlers! The boys are still loving school and Awana. Both have Halloween parties on Friday and of course, they are both dressing as Optimus Prime this year. Emerson will be a little pumpkin. We'll make sure to post more pics of the costumes next week. Masen only has 4 more weeks of eye therapy (he has completed 21 weeks already). His vision seems to be improving, so we are glad. He doesn't like the homework or patching part of eye therapy, but we are so proud of him for working so hard! He had a GREAT report from his teacher during conferences. In fact...to brag a little...she said that he is a "star student" and he is doing so well academically that she is now sending home 2nd grade homework for him to complete each week. He has really picked up on reading and is reading everything and anything in front of him, which is so neat to see. Dawson is really picking up on his preschool skills too. He comes home everyday with a new art project, which he (and we) are so proud of! He loves going to school, which especially makes Josh so happy as an educator.

Speaking of...Josh is applying for a Lead Principal position in the DeSoto district for next year. He actually has an interview on Monday and he is really excited about the possibility of opening his own (brand new) Elementary school. He is eager to move up in the education field, but knows that it will happen when it's meant to happen.

As for me, well, I continue to keep busy! In fact, I get excited when we actually have an entire day at home. This doesn't happen very often. Always and adventure for us waiting for us somewhere :).

Here are some pics from our first family shoot as a "family of 5." Enjoy!

A quiet house...

It's been a long time since we've had a quiet house...and this weekend Josh and I have had one, thanks to Grandma and Papa Kindler. The boys went to visit their cousin, Owen, in Hoxie with them this weekend. Masen didn't have school yesterday, so it worked out well to meet Papa in Manhattan yesterday to drop them off. The boys were SUPER excited to spend time with Grandma and Papa and to see Owen at the same time! We've never been to Owen's house before, so they were really excited to see where he lives. Josh and I have enjoyed our "quiet" house and spending some time with just Emerson, too. We went on an hour walk last evening and rented movies. Today we've just been lounging around the house, watching the KU football game and talking. We're planning on going to dinner tonight and Nini and Pops (Jen's parents) are going to babysit Emerson for a few hours. It's been almost four years since the time that we only had one child to entertain. Kinda forgot how easy it is to parent one at a time...of course, we wouldn't trade our life and family of five for anything in the world though!!

Can't believe that Fall is already here. Seems like September flew by so fast! We've been busy, as usual. The boys have both earned their first Awana awards of the year. Masen was recognized as the 'student of the month' in his class! He also lost his 3rd tooth last Sunday. He decided to pull it out at church :). Below is a pick of his new smile. Emerson is already changing! Her little cheeks are getting chubby again and she is finally starting to sleep a little longer at night (about a 5 hour stretch). She had her 1 month check-up and is doing great! We are still doing daily stretches for the lump on her neck and are happy to see that it's getting smaller. Can't believe that she is almost 7 weeks old already!! The boys are still lovin' their little sis. They give her lots and lots and lots of kisses and like to sing and dance for her too. Everyday Dawson says, "mommy, she's so boo-tiful!" Melts my heart. Masen calls her "my girl" and is always protecting her. They're going to be great, protective, brothers in the future....I just feel sorry for the guys that are going to try to date her :).

Here are some pics of the past few weeks. We've enjoyed our time together and with our family. Hope everyone has a blessed week!!

Great Grams and Emerson.


Great G-G and Emerson -- her first great-grandaughter.

"Little girl in Big chair." I just love this pic! She looks TINY!!

Dawson made these elephant ears at preschool and wore them for about a week straight. Such a cute elephant!!

Here's Masen's toothless grin....perfect timing for Halloween -- he makes a cute Jack-o-lantern!!

Dawson is the kid that loves to put his hands in his pockets. He's done this since he was about 2 years old. I caught him sleeping with his hands in his pockets this week, so of course, I had to take a pic!!