Bunk Beds

Kendall finished the boy's bunk beds last week, but Noah didn't like the ladder we were going to make. He wanted a rope ladder. Kendall made the ladder today so the beds are done!! I think Kendall did a fantastic job on them! This is one very heavy, sturdy bed! The boys love it. Noah's favorite part is the rope ladder. I love that I can sit on the bottom bunk and not hit my head on the top bunk and I can sit up straight on the bottom bunk.

Random Pictures

Emma wanted the bike trailer hooked up to her little bike. I didn't think she would be able to pull it but as you can see she did just fine! Daniel had a great time being pulled up and down the street.

Little Jacob having some tummy time. He's not to fond of tummy time.

Emma and Jacob spending some time together. She and Noah just love to hold little Jacob.

Jacob fast asleep on Kendall.

Kendall finally finished the bunk beds! YEA! The kids were so excited to have them up. I don't have any great pictures of it right now, cause the boy's room is a mess right now, but they are cleaning it today and I will post pictures soon. Kendall is making a rope ladder for Noah to climb up to the top bunk. The kids don't seem to have any trouble getting to the top bunk with out a ladder!

Sleep is For The Weak....

When I got this onsie I thought it was cute. I totally jinxed myself last night when I put it on little Jacob. He was up all night! Thank heavens for a husband who will get up and let me sleep for a few hours in the early hours of the morning!

Grandparents Come For a Visit!

On Wednesday my Dad, Catherine, and Grandma Alma and Chuck came for a visit. My Grandma is visiting from Illinois. We had a nice visit with them.

My Grandma makes stepping stones for her garden with each one of her great grandchildren's foot prints in them. So she brought the stuff to make one with Jacob's little foot prints.

My grandma Alma with Jacob.

My dad and Catherine with all the grandkids, and me of course. :)

4 generation picture.

Yesterday was Emma's first day of Kindergarten. She has been so excited for weeks about starting. We had a calm morning and the boys were kind enough to sleep in so Emma and I could have breakfast together, just the two of us. She and I walked to the end of the street and waited for the bus.
I was really nervous about putting her on the bus the first day, but she really really wanted to ride that school bus. So I thought why not, it would be way easier for me to not have to get all the kids ready and drive to the school.

She was excited until she took that first step onto the bus, then she turned to me and said "Mom, I'm scared!" and then she started to cry. The bus driver was great and said it would be fine. Then she was off to school. It was a very quiet day for us at home without Emma around. The boys didn't really fight at all and it was kinda peaceful. We met her at the bus at 3:15pm and she got off the bus smiling and informed us that she had a lot of fun at school and only cried on the bus a little and then when she got off the bus at the school a little. So I was very happy. She said she wants to go back, and is kinda disappointed she has to wait till Tuesday to go back.
We should be hearing from Noah's teacher this week and hopefully we will start school for him next week. But for now we are just doing our own school work till we officially start. I am trying out a new program called K12 for his school work this year. I hope it goes well.

Okay, I am finally getting around to blogging about Jacob's birth. He missed his due date by less then two hours, but I was just glad he came. Jacob Fay Hepworth was born at 1:47am on August 5th. He weighed in at a whopping 9 pounds 2 ounces and was 21 3/4 inches long. By far he was my biggest baby!
Labor went pretty fast. I started having contractions that were 3 minutes apart consistently at 11pm, but was still hesitant to call the midwife thinking they would go away as all the other ones have the past weeks. But Kendall insisted that he should call so at 11:30pm we called Charlotte (the midwife). She got to our house at midnight and checked me and said I was only at 3 1/2 cm. That's so not what I wanted to hear! But then she checked an hour later and said I was at 4 1/2 cm. But she said to push on the next contraction and I did and my water broke. And 22 minutes later Jacob was born! We were very surprised when Jacob came out a boy. I have felt this whole time that the baby was going to be a girl. We hadn't really even talked about boy names. So it was later that day before we came up with his name. Jacob was not a name I would have ever considered, but he just looks like a Jacob, it fits him. I don't know how to explain it really. Kendall's grandfather's name is Fay so that's where we got his middle name.

Here Kendall is weighing Jacob. We were amazed that he was so big! No wonder I have been so uncomfortable these last few weeks!

Little Jacob right after birth.

We woke Emma and Noah up to say hello. They were so happy he was here.

Poor Emma started crying when we told her that she had a new brother. She really wanted a sister to share a room with. But she got over it and keeps telling us how much she likes him.

Sassy took this picture in the morning of Kendall catching up on some sleep later in the morning. I thought it was kind of funny.

Aunt Sassy with little Jacob. We were so glad she was here these past two weeks. It was fun to spend some time with her and get to know her better.

When Daniel woke up in the morning he came in to cuddle with me, as has been his habit of late. I told him that the baby had come and he was so sweet. He came and peeked at little Jacob and smiled and said "Ahh, baby!". It was so sweet! He likes to come up to Jacob and say "pet, baby" and then touch his hair. I was a little worried about Daniel's acceptance of the baby, but so far it's been just fine.

Lots of Kisses! It's amazing how much Daniel seems to have grown this past week! He's so huge now!

Little Jacob one day old. He's a pretty good baby so far. I have learned that I can't eat chocolate the hard way, poor Jacob. He has his days and nights totally mixed up but we are working on getting that fixed!

Sunday naps are a wonderful thing!

Day At the Lake

Kendall and I went out late Monday evening and ended up coming home with a new toy. We bought one of those little 3 man blow up boats. The kids were so excited the next morning when they saw it. So we packed a picnic lunch and headed over to a little lake near our house to spend the day.
I think this is the only picture of me pregnant, I had Jacob the next day, and yes I'm huge! (but you would be too if you had a 9 pound baby in you!)

I love this picture of Daniel trying to coax these ducks over to him.

Daniel doing what he does best....eat! Sassy told him to stick his tummy out for the picture.

After Noah got the hang of rowing the boat we let him have some time alone on the lake. He had so much fun that day.

When Noah wasn't in the boat he was pulling the old fallen tree around.

Daniel playing with a feather. I love how the kids can find such simple things like a feather, or an old tree and be content for hours.

Daniel and Kendall in the boat.

Noah and Sassy. It took them a little while to get the hang of rowing and I was getting a little dizzy watching them.

It was a fun day and everyone came home tired and a little sunburned. On the way home Noah proclaimed that it was the best day of his whole life!