HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY TO KODY

Kody has definitely been a lively addition to our family.  Things would certainly be a lot quieter around here without him.  We wouldn't change anything about his sometimes interesting personality!  It's easy to point out the LOUD things Kody does but he's also a little shy.  I was in his preschool today and saw that he gets a little nervous when all the eyes are on him.  His hair is colored in the picture because it's clown day at school & Mr. Stubborn wouldn't let me do anything but spray his hair.  He also refuses to wear underwear & he definitely knows what he wants to wear & he must be the one to pick it out.  His favorite color is still green.  He's still not a fan of chaos.  He's always talking about having friends over but if there are more than a few, he ends up inside with me & watches them play from the window.  We LOVE you Kody Ryan Yancey & we are so happy you were born into our family & made it complete!  XOXOXOX!!!!

This is one of his awesome outfits that he chose all on his very own.

some stuff...

Caleb is not the most social child in the world.  He rarely goes out looking for someone to play with.  He even gets bugged at me when a friend comes to play with him & I let them in without checking with him first.  He's a bit of a loner & he's totally fine with it.  I was opposite of that when I was a kid so it's a little hard for me to understand.  He usually ends up enjoying friends coming over but it takes him a minute to decide he wants to play & have fun.  This is his friend Camryn.  I love the Bird family & apparently Camryn loves Caleb.  They have turned into cute little friends & he's now o.k with playing with her.  Caleb loves to cook.  They made a cake & added their own special touch to it by adding large marshmallows.

Is there anything more exciting than the ice cream man (ours is a woman) music getting closer & closer?  They were all surprised when I pulled out some cash & let them all pick one out.  Caleb felt really cool because I let him get a can of coke.  Have I mentioned how much I love our neighborhood & all the fun kids?  It reminds me so much of the awesome neighborhood I grew up in. 

 I'm still adjusting to our new schedule since school started.  Keaton is in AM Kinderarten & Kody is in preschool three days a week.  We miss Caleb & Camden half the day, but I really enjoy just hanging out with these two little buddies.  Kody suddenly seems so old to me.  The other day he got so mad at Jason that he grabbed his own cheeks & started squeezing them & yelled "You're ruining my life"!!  What?  He's only 3 (almost 4).  I thought kids only said stuff like that when they were teenagers.  He is still very stubborn but he is maturing & is much easier to deal with.  He's a little lover boy.
Keaton was getting in a little bit of trouble at school.  He's doing better now but I was a little worried at first that his teacher didn't like him or me.  I'm o.k with her now.  She just has a very anal/ ocd personality & apparently a person like me & a person like that will most likely not really enjoy each others company.  I'm determined to like her though so I'm volunteering in the class & it's working because she is a really good teacher & Keaton likes her a lot.  Anyway, back to Keaton & his trouble... He almost got an off course ticket for not keeping his hands to himself.  His teacher said he was "karate chopping", hitting & pinching.  He told me he was just play wrestling & karate chopping, but these other kids aren't use to a kid that has two older brothers.  Keaton is tough.  He had to miss art class though because he made a kid bleed when he pinched him.  The kid was not following the rules & was throwing all the balls off a cart when he wasn't suppose to & he wouldn't stop so Keaton decided physical force was necessary.  He's still having a hard time understanding why he should walk away & tell the teacher, instead of disciplining kids.  I told him not to do it anymore & he got this weird attitude & said "maybe I will & maybe I won't".  This week has been much better!  I never expected to have problems with Keaton.  He's such a sweetheart.  I think he was just having a hard time adjusting to school every day.  

Jacob's Run

We had planned to go out of town for the weekend but after seeing my entire neighborhood work so hard for Jacob's Run, I decided the weekend trip needed to get cancelled & we needed to stay & enjoy the race! Camden is the only one in our family that woke up early enough to run the race. He actually rode his scooter.  Jacob is the SWEETEST boy ever.  He really has the face of an angel & watching him cross the finish line first in his wheelchair with his dad running him was something I'll never forget.  Jason looked at me like I was nuts because I nearly went into the ugly cry.  

The young women earned money for Jacob with face paining.  I can't believe how still Kody sat to get it done.

I'm so proud of Camden for wanting to do the race.

This is Cole, Sybil (bishop's wife & the Bear leader), me & Camden showing off our freezer pop holders.

Camden & one of his favorite friends, Cole.  Cole is also one of my favorite kids around!  SWEET kid.  His sister choked on a hair clip a few weeks ago & was taken in an ambulance.   I witnessed Cole finding out that she'd thrown up the clip & would be o.k.  He broke down in tears because he was so relieved.  It was a tender thing to see & I just love this kid!

Have you ever played on one of these slides?  I'm so sad that I didn't try this earlier.  Sybil & I only go to go down twice before they took it down.  It was far more fun than I could have ever imagined & I'll never ever turn down the chance to play on one of these again!!!  That's me on the left & crazy Sybil on the right.  She really got some air!  I look like I have horns.

Cole's sister, Grace... Another one of my favorite neighborhood kids!

Another picture of the holders.  I loved how creative the Scouts were with decorating them.  Not one of them looked the same.

The boys & I were enjoying some snuggles in the backyard after church.  Yep, I see my boob chillin'.  Oh well.

Grass is a great toy... Who knew?!

My kids are pretty good at entertaining themselves.  Keaton & Camden are probably the best at this.  They don't need toys.  They are happy playing outside with natures toys.  Who knew grass could be so entertaining.  They ruined a big area of grass from pulling it out.  They were outside for hours making a grass dinner.

Kody's 1st Day of Preschool!

Kody started preschool today at Sunnyside Preschool. It's the same preschool Keaton went to last year. His bff, Abram, is taking with him! They are toooooo cute. Listening to their conversations is the CUTEST thing ever! Kody LOVES Halle & they got to have a sleepover. She walked with him to his first day of school. They are so stinking CUTE when they play!

Kody said "take a picture & I'll pretend I'm running to school".  Nice pose Kody!

Sweet little cousin friends:)!

Abe & Kody on the first day of school!  Seriously Abe is one of the CUTEST boys ever!  He's 100% cute!  I told them to make a funny face so I guess pretending to pick your nose is funny. 

Kody cries when Halle says she wants to marry him & Keaton.  He said she should only want to marry him.

CAMERA SHY is AWESOME!!!

First of all the studio is so nice!  I was totally impressed.  The photographers just took over.  I seriously sat on the couch & let them do their thing.  This is the BEST my kids have all behaved during pictures.  I'm known for never getting a picture of all my kids smiling.  I do LOVE the pictures of our past where they are crying.  I do think it's pretty hilarious.  They are getting older now & it must have been a good time of day for them to behave because they were awesome.  I can't give my kids all the credit though because Camera Shy somehow made it all come together in total perfection.  The only problem is now finding which pictures I want to display because I LOVE every single one of the 60 or so pictures on the disc.  What a freaking bargain!  It was only $89!