The Big Update...

Well, there is nothing really big to update you on, I just haven't posted anything for 6 months so I felt I should atleast say something!!! We have had a wonderful Christmas and are so grateful for the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. We were so blessed by so many wonderful people around us. I don't think you could ask for a better neighborhood and ward to live in. Kaitlyn was thrilled to get a doll that looks like her, Shaylee got a Taylor Swift barbie that she absolutely loves, Jake got a Semi, and Nathan got an airplane and his first tooth! Among many other wonderful gifts from family and friends!!! We were a little disapointed that we didn't have a white Christmas this year... But we are making up for it today with over a foot of fresh, beautiful, white snow that we can go out and play in!!!! Kirt and I are staying busy with work and trying to keep up with these very energetic kids!!! Little Nathan is 8 months old and as cute as ever! He is army crawling everywhere and loves undoing the Christmas tree! He very intently watches his siblings and I am scared to see in the future what he has learned. Jake is full of new phrases and vocabulary! His latest this week is "what an idiot" (just lovely I know)and "what a joke." He has also picked up that if you pull his finger...a fart comes out! ;) That makes mom really happy!!! Shaylee is doing so well in Kindergarten! She loves going to school and learning. She is starting to read and does so well! She is the family tease and is always looking for someone to poke :)! Kaitlyn is also doing wonderful in school and loves the second grade! It is so fun having her read. Jake is constantly going up to her and saying "Kaitlyn, read me this book!" She is a social butterfly and is constantly making new friends!! She won the 1 mile race (turkey trot) at school this year! Her grand prize... a Turkey!! To eat that is! Shaylee's class had a drawing that day as well and she won... a Turkey!! So I am sure you can tell what has been on our menu and the McKee home! We feel so blessed with everything we have been given and especially our good health! We are sad to see 2010 go but excited for a New Year to make many more memories!

My Little Brother

So my handsome little brother had a BIG month! He got his mission call to Boston and then graduated highschool a few weeks later! We are so proud of him for graduating! In highschool he learned that he has a wonderful talent...art! His art teacher submitted one of his paintings to an art show at USU without him knowing and he got a phone call from a lady asking if she could buy it! He does such an amazing job! And then we are so excited about his mission! He is such a good kid and I feel so greatful to call him my brother!!

Pictures of Nathan!

My very talented, very sweet sister Amber took these adorable pictures of Nathan! She is such a Gem! This little man is so sweet and easy going. What did we ever do without him?!

Our little Nathan is finally here! He came Tuesday, April 27th, at 11:17 at night. He weighed 8 lbs. 2 oz. and is 20 1/2 inches long. He is the sweetest baby and his brother and sisters love him so much. Is there such thing as too much help? They are so cute and want to be involved with everything. I am so greatful that all went well and my kids are all healthy. What a blessing.

Slacker!

Wow, I am horrible at updating this blog of mine! So it has been a few months.... We found out we are having another little boy!! Kirt and I had decided that we did not want to find out what we were having (since we finally have one of each)! The ultrasound day came and the Tech asked while walking down the hall if we wanted to find out, I looked at Kirt and could just tell that he was dying to know so we said yes. Well they started the ultrasound and the first picture that came up on the screen was this little man's exterior plumbing. So, even if we had stuck with the plan and said "no we don't want to find out," there was no way of not knowing. We are so excited to be having a little boy! And Jake just loves his baby brother already! He will come up and lay his head on my stomach and talk to him. The other day he told him "baby brother, hurry, shoot basketball, hurry!" When Jake feels the baby moving he thinks he is giving him "five." The first time this happened Jake was so excited that he looked up with this huge smile and said "baby brother give me five!" He then made a fist and punched me in the stomach and I said "Jake, what are you doing?" He replied "baby brother knuckles!" I had to tell him that no baby brother can only give five right now! I absolutely love it and I'm so excited for the bond these two will have!

While on the subject of Jake he just turned 2 the first of the month! I can not believe how fast time goes by. This little guy is so much fun and I am so thankful that he is in our lives! He is so sweet and tender-hearted (much to his father's dismay) but we wouldn't change a thing about him! He loves basketball (go figure)! Every morning when he wakes up he goes in and shoots the basketball, and I dare say he spends 1/2 his day shooting things into the basketball hoop. At night when we are trying to get him to go to bed he cries "shoot basketball, shoot basketball." Many nights he even sleeps with his basketball, so this thrills his dad more than anything! He loves to read books, play trains, and watch Dinosaur Train and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse! He is so fun and we love every minute with him!


The girls are busy with school and just being girls! They help around the house so much and are so fun to be around! Some days I don't understand how they can be so emotional, but what would girls be without emotion, right?! Shaylee has had the most off the wall questions lately like "Mom, did Heavenly Father make our bones with dinosaur bones?" Um, no... She is so funny and I just love listening to her talk! Kaitlyn comes home everyday from school soaked from the waste down. It is an absolute joke. I think that the puddles at recess have a magnetic pull towards her and she can not stay out of them. You can actually dump water out of her boots when she gets home. So I am praying Spring will get here soon so she can start coming home dry!

Well, there is a little update for you! Hopefully I will do better in the future!