Lately...

Well, our life seems to be so busy these days after having a new baby, moving, and renovating a house all at the same time. We are (and when I say we, I mostly mean Carl since I am busy watching the boys, but sometimes I have a few free minutes to help wipe grout or throw paint on something) working on our bathroom upstairs. We had torn everything but the vanity out and we have been living with only our bathroom downstairs. We are ready to have one upstairs where we have our bedroom and our main living space, including our kitchen. Other than renovations (and Carl golfing) we have been enjoying our two wonderful little boys. Kelvin seems older each day and actually slept through the night last night! I was very excited to get a full night's sleep. He is such an social baby and makes all sorts of cooing sounds to communicate. He also loves to smile, especially when he sees Preston.

My sister also came to visit for a week, which was wonderful. While she was visiting, we drove to Meridian, Idaho to visit my brother, Lucas, and his wife Leslie. Leslie ran a 5K, which we were able to watch. We had such a good visit and are glad we can live closer to them, even though we miss my sister terribly. Anyway, here are a random assortment of pictures over the last few weeks.

Smiley Kelvin

Aunt Mandy and the boys

More smiles

Matching Wheeler boys

Preston playing with the water in our bathroom

Lucas and Leslie look good with a baby, don't they!!

Preston having fun with Uncle Lucas

Aunt Leslie snuggling with Kelvin

The back of the onesie that Lucas, Leslie and Mandy made us before we had Kelvin

Here is the front of the onesie which says Unkie Skunkie Loves me!

After Leslie's race

Preston enjoyed when the new bathtub was out on the deck

Here is the bathroom before when it was ripped up and the old tub was still in

Preston and Carl working on the bathroom

Here is Preston loading his wheelbarrow full of stuff to take to throw in our trailer. He always says "I'm just helping Daddy do projects."

Kelvin is 2 months old!

Kelvin turned two months old today! He is more alert daily and loves to watch Preston and our dog Dallas. He is a little chunk weighing 15 lbs 4 oz and is 24 inches long! He is 2 lbs more than Preston was at 2 months! He is very smiley, which is so much fun....

Kelvin is 1 month old!

It's always hard to believe how quick time goes, especially when you have a baby. Kelvin is already one month old. We are still keeping busy with Preston and Kelvin, as well as getting settled in our new house and working on renovation projects, not to mention Carl starting to work in his dad's practice. Anyway, Preston and Kelvin both are doing well. Kelvin is a little chunk and weighed 11 pounds 10 ounces on his one month birthday and was 22 inches long.

Washing the cadi

Kelvin loves watching Preston

my cute boys!

another picture of the Wheeler boys

My mom with Preston and Kelvin

3 weeks old

Eating banana on our new countertops

2 weeks

2 weeks old

2 weeks old

Welcome Kelvin Ollyver!

On August 4, we welcomed Kelvin Ollyver into our lives. I had been having contractions on and off throughout the day and in the evening I decided that it was time to head to the hospital. We got to the hospital at 6pm and little Kelvin arrived at 10:05 pm in a wonderful waterbirth. He weighed 8 pounds 7.2 ounces (almost identical to Preston, who was 8 pounds 7.7 ounces) and he was 20 inches long.

We arrived home the next day at around 3pm and we have been doing well ever since. Preston seems to love his little brother and he wants to know where he is and what he is doing. If Kelvin cries, Preston will run in and tell him that it is okay. He has wanted to read his big brother book Preston is mostly happy to have my mom, his "Grammie," here to play with him.

Just a few hours after Kelvin was born

8 lbs 7.2 oz

Very first family photo (morning after Kelvin was born)

The Wheeler boys

Preston was so excited to wear his big brother shirt to the hospital and Kelvin wore his little brother shirt (Preston told my mom that he had to wear it).

Giving Kelvin a kiss