Friday, March 19, 2010

Spring

It has been a challenging adjustment being a mother of two, but not because of Connor, it's Keegan! he has been misbehaving and throwing fits every chance that he can. And here I was thinking that the newborn would be more work than the two year old, boy was I wrong. Soon I won't be able to blame it on the terrible twos, my baby boy is about to celebrate his third birthday!

We have been enjoying Alaska's sunny,warm weather and went to the zoo this week. Keegan had lots of fun running around with Patrick, Cassy and Carson and looking at all the animals. The brown bears were even out enjoying the spring time sun. I am so excited for warmer weather. I can't wait to start taking long walks with the kids again, especially with our new double jogger.

Love you all!

Friday, February 26, 2010

On February 17th 2010 at 2:21pm Connor Grant Chapman entered the world.

I'd love to write a lot more but I'm out of time...

Love you all!

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Family

Only 15 days until my due date! I am definitely having more trouble with moving around and finding clothes that I fit into. I am so excited/anxious for this little boy to arrive, i wish the day would come already. But until that day comes I am enjoying the time being a family of three.

I feel so lucky to such great family members around me. Dad and Leslie are an endless supply of support. whether it's letting us stay in their home, watching Keegan or simply making dinner they are always helping out in some way. What has become a weekly ritual for Keegan and I is every Saturday or Sunday we go over to Mom and Larry's house and hang out for the entire day. Now to some people this may sound a little dull but it is anything but that. There is always some kind of sport being played (which means there is always betting), and of course all kinds of food. There is never a shortage of feeling loved and taken care of when I'm with my mom.

I hope the next time I write will be to say the baby has arrived, but I think that's just wishful thinking.

Love you all!

Friday, January 15, 2010

Kitchen

The deconstruction of the kitchen is complete and is now being built back up. My dad and step mom have wanted a new kitchen in this house since they moved in seven years ago and finally that dream is coming true. Josh and my dad took out the cabinets last week, the electrical work has been done, and now the drywall guy will be finishing this weekend. The goal is to have the new cabinets go in early next week! Keegan has been enjoying being the little helper. Whether it be climbing up and down the ladder, getting tools out or simply watching the action, he loves being involved.

Love you all!

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Five more weeks!!!

Only five weeks until my due date!!! To many people that may seem like a long time from now but to Josh and I it's only a short while until we are parents of TWO little boys. Although we are anxiously waiting for our house in Illinois to sell, we are prepared as we can be set up in my parents house. I look forward to having the extra hands around when the baby arrives, Keegan will need lots of extra attention.

Love you all!

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Happy holidays!

It's been a wonderful Christmas and New Year's! We got to spend a lot of time with family and enjoyed being together. Keegan is surrounded with a mountain of new toys and still gets excited every time he finds something different. His favorite is his new train set, we've even heard him get out of bed in the morning and start playing with the trains. I guess it's a good way to give us a little more sleep time!

The baby boy in the belly has been growing like crazy, we only have six weeks until we finally get to meet this little man. He loves to squirm and kick around, especially when he hears Keegan talking. One thing that I find very funny is that almost every time fishing is mentioned he gets excited and starts moving around. Josh is going to have his hands full with two little fishermen.

Love you all!

Monday, December 7, 2009

Ahhh, Christmas shopping! An outing to Best Buy and Old Navy turned into a meltdown. What I thought was going to be a quick stop to get some shopping done at an early and crowd free hour ended up being a stressful and tearful start to our day.

Happy Holidays!

Love you all!