Father's Day...

I took all three kids shopping to Khols for Father's Day gifts. Man I so badly want to be able to handle going shopping with three kids and having everything go so smooth. Nope not the case, not yet anyway. I have high hopes though. Guess that is a post in and of itself.

I am so grateful for the Father's in my life. I have an amazing father who has taught me many things. I am so grateful to him in providing for me while growing up. He was and still is such a hard worker. I am not sure if I know of anyone who works harder than he does.

I am also blessed to have a wonderful father in law. Both of these men are such great examples to me.

My biggest blessing in my life is the father of my own kids. Kevin is such a great Father. The kids absolutely adore him. He makes time for them and is always so fun to be around.

Man did I score big when I married this guy!

Happy Father's Day!

Dearden Family Fun...

Kevin's sister Leslie came to visit. We had so much fun while they were here. We felt like we were on a vacation as well. We BBQ, hit In and Out a few times, went to movies, and a Real soccer game, played in a few croquet games (one ending in a trip to the ER for Rachel), went to Tucanos, and celebrated a few birthdays. Man did we have some fun. It was so fun to get to know her beautiful girls and see what it is like having them as the oldest of the cousins.

Thanks for the good times Dearden Family!

Newborns...

This summer has been kicked off with three new baby girls in the Dearden Family.

Kevin's sister had her baby in April and than we had our little one in May and than his other sister had her baby in June.

It is so fun to all be having babies at the same time.

Lucy 1 Month...

Happy 1 Month Lu Lu!

Lucy was not very happy and it was bed time but I needed a few pics before the day was out for her one month birth. So this is what I got. Please someone have pity on me and teach me a thing or two of how to take a good picture. Or I will have to resort to reading the manual to my camera!

We Love Lucy...

Wow Lucy is a month old! We sure love that little baby girl. I love how sweet Cole and sometimes Day is with her. :) I say sometimes on Dailey because she likes to touch her eyes and than she will put her feet on her and throw blankets on her too. Actually the first week or two, Dailey did not really touch her or pay much attention to her. Now she is all over her. I know she isn't trying to hurt her but she sometimes smothers her with a little too much love.

I am just trying to teach her how to be soft.

People ask us how Dailey has handled having the new baby and really she has done quite well for having her little world rocked. Seriously, we have babied her. She has been a little more dramatic than usual. Also she has started getting into things ( which I think could also relate to her age) creating little disaster clean ups each day. I do recall with Cole going through these same disaster clean ups too so it probably is just the age and they are exploring!

I do think it is fun to see Dailey's little legs covered in marker or pen!

Little Kickers Spring 2011

Cole played on a fun little soccer team. Their names were the little kickers. It was so fun to see all those cute little ones out on the field. He sure loves to play. Even if half the time he is just chasing his friends around. He has improved since the beginning of the season.

Lucy is 2 weeks old Today...

Our Baby Lucy is two weeks old today!

I love this little newborn stage that doesn't last long. Already she has grown so much. Her little features are tiny and I want to remember this stage since you blink and it's over.

Tomorrow we go to the doctor for her 2 week check. We can't wait to see how she is doing.

On Friday we will also go to her hearing test at the hospital. Her right ear failed the test the first time and so they will be checking it again. They said that was pretty normal since they could still have fluid in their ear.

She is so much fun to have and I just love watching Coleman and Dailey with her. They are so sweet to her.

Lucy Elaine Dearden...

On Wednesday May 25th our Sweet baby Lucy was born. She was 8 days early and well we were ready for her to come!

She weighed 7lbs 3oz. 19 1/2 inches long. She is such a good baby. We love her so much. Coleman and Dailey are so good to her and shower her with love. She was born at 7:19pm.

We had a doctor's appointment at 9:45 that morning and than he sent me straight over to the hospital where we hung out at the hospital for most of the day.

My doctor had a meeting from 1-5pm so they were trying to hold me off until he was done. Funny how those doctors have their ways of not progressing the labor. But once I was dilated to a seven I went really quick. He came to break my water at 12:45 (it had already started leaking on it's own) and than I had my epidural at 5:30ish and than she was born at 7:19. I only had to push once or twice and she was here. Everything went smoothly.

Man such a difference from the 1st child to the 3rd I guess.

We sure love our baby girl and are so blessed to be able to have her in our life.