Happy 6th Birthday Kyson!

Kyson turned six and he couldn't be happier with his progress in life.  I personally think he needs to slow down a bit!  But what do I know? I'm just the mother.....

We invited the cousins and family over for some dragon/dinosaur cake. (I'm not sure which one it actually is.  I think I was calling it a dragon until the 5 year-old girl I babysit told me it didn't have wings so it had to be dinosaur.)  

And when you have enough family living nearby you can make an Insta-Party.

Make a wish! On hindsight, I really should have put the candles coming out of his mouth.  But at that point, I couldn't remember what I had created.  A dinosaur or a dragon. 

 And here's the cousins!  (Minus Chris and Reese.  But they were there!)

At 6 Kyson is:

Still a dare devil
Loves to be active
Has the sweetest voice
Is very loving and kind to everyone
Likes to be sneaky
Loves to procrastinate chores
Loves to skateboard
Is super excited about finally getting a brother in May

Kyson is such a fun kid to have around.  We love having him and all of his energy in our family!

It's a.....?????

Before we get to the BIG announcement, here's a picture of Shayli going on a date night with her daddy.  It's her first official "date-night" and she was so excited for it!  In fact, she went upstairs to change her clothes so she could be beautiful.  This was her outfit choice.  (And does it surprise anyone that we have a photo-bomber?)

And now for other news.....there is a new little Reese that will be joining us in May!  Here is a belly shot at about 20 weeks.  My expression explains my surprise at how quickly my belly started poking out.  Like at 8 weeks.  I guess that's to be expected on your 5th?  

Through this entire pregnancy, I've been asked to do extra things from my doctor since I now fall into  an Advanced Maternity Age pregnancy.  Eh????  I'm not sure what to even say to that.  Anyhoo, I went to get my extra advanced ultrasound at 22 weeks.  Here's our little bundle!

Now. we decided to have the ultrasound tech write the gender down in a sealed envelope for us and not tell us if it was a boy or girl.  We wanted to do something fun with the kids for the big announcement.  But let me tell you, when I saw this picture I was sure I knew the gender.  I'll just say this.  It feels a little masculine if you know what I mean...... But I didn't want to be wrong (like I am every other time) so I kept my mouth shut and hoped for the best!

Our friend Lora was kind enough to help out by preparing our special announcement box.  She did a great job and the kids were sooo excited to open it!  But we had to wait for daddy to get home which didn't happen until 7:30 ish.   Talk about torture!

I thought we needed something sweet to eat to help with the celebration so we whipped up these delicious sugar cookies.

In the end, we opened the box and inside were black balloons.  At first I thought Lora was playing a mean trick on us, but then we read the directions and started popping the balloons.  Inside the balloons blue confetti flew out!  BOY!  Just what we need to help round us out!

We are super excited to welcome our new addition who is scheduled to arrive around May 28!  Can't wait!

PS Here is a drawing Shayli did for me in Nursery.  You have to turn your head sideways.  It's two stick figures but one has a big circle for a tummy.  It's me.  She told me it was "Mommy with her big belly and Shayli." She just can't wait for this baby to come!