Precious baby girl!

On Sunday afternoon we were blessed with the arrival of our sweet baby girl. Her name is Kinley Shea and she weighed 7 lbs. 14. oz. I think I pushed for a total of 8 minutes and she was out...but don't let that fool you...it hurt!!!! Because she was born so quickly, she was VERY purple and bruised. Poor girls face was swollen for a day or two, but is starting to look better. We are home now and everyone is doing well. Kinley doesn't look anything like Kali or Korie (in my opinion). Actually, she looks EXACTLY like Mark. Not sure if it's because of the black hair or what. We are so happy to finally have her here and that she is healthy. More pictures to come....

Happy Birthday Korie

Korie had her first sleepover birthday party this weekend with a few of her buddies: Katie, Abby and Faith. The girls also went to Ms. Lynn's Tea House for a "tea" birthday luncheon.




Kali wanted to join the big girls for the sleepover too!!!

What's up with the Peacemaker's???

Life here for us has been pretty crazy. Korie is keeping us busy with her activities and all the running around. Mark is working like crazy right now, building a custom home and trying to keep up with North Country Memorials, plus all of the work that needs to be done around the ranch. I have been working 2 very full days a week at COS and pretty much spend the rest of the week chasing after the girls and playing "taxi Mama." There is definitely no sitting around eating Bon Bons. Korie is enjoying her summer participating in swim team and horse activities. Kali is growing like crazy and repeating EVERYTHING we say. It seems like she is saying a new word every day. Her favorite word is to tell her sister to "stop." Little baby girl P is getting big, as is her Mama. We had a slight scare on Sunday night. I woke up at 1:30 a.m. with horrible contractions, back pain, the whole 9 yards. I was very close to going to the hospital, but they just quit out of the blue. I went to see the doctor the next day and was told that I am dilated to 1, 60% effaced and that the baby's head was "very" low. She told me I needed to take it easy for a few weeks. Try telling THAT to a 20 month old little active baby!!! So, I am trying to take her advice. I guess I probably shouldn't have been on the 4 wheeler that day chasing cows. So, in a nutshell, that is what's going on here. We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of our baby girl, which could be at any time, but hopefully not for a few weeks!

Summer Fun

Summer has finally hit. We have been VERY busy with lots of activities, including attending daily practices and weekend swim meets for the Yreka Swim Team. Korie had her second meet this weekend and did great. Right now she is pretty much swimming freestyle and backstroke. Today she swam in her first relay.

Kali wanted to know when her turn was next?

In between Korie's swimming events, we had a little time to go to the park next to the pool.

All this playing is exhausting!

I think it's pretty safe to say, we have a little water baby on our hands. Kali LOVES to "help" me water the flowers. Of course, she usually ends up soaking wet, so we decided her birthday suit was in order for today.

Sometimes at bed time, Korie will go to bed before Kali and then Kali follows about 15 minutes later. Many times when this happens, Kali will quietly disappear and when Mark and I go looking for her, this is what we find. Pretty sweet!!!!

A little ridin' time

Isn't she cute?

A little fun in the sun

Our herd of Red Angus is slowly growing. Korie loves to go out and give them special attention since they are in the field right in front of the house.

A weekend at the coast

This past weekend Korie got to go on a special weekend trip to the Oregon coast dunes with her Daddy and Aunt Sunshine's family, plus a few family friends. Unfortunately, Kali was sick, so she and I stayed home.


Here comes the gang!!!
I don't see anything wrong with their outfits, but I guess Mark and Korie were quite the style icons while camping!

Korie's 4 wheeler wasn't powerful enough to ride in the dry sand, so Korie rode with her Aunt Sunshine all weekend.

Lefty Kali

As much as her Daddy may protest, I think we have a little Lefty in the family, like her Mama!!!!

This weekend was the first warm weekend of the year. Korie took full advantage of it and saddled up Nevada, at least 4 different times. I took these pictures from the house; my goal is to get a better camera before baby number 3 comes...I swear!!!!

We enjoyed the beautiful weather this weekend. We let the horses out of their field so that they could graze along the driveway for a day or two. Of course, curious Brewster can't stand to not be in the middle of the action, so he had to join us in the front yard. I am sure he was someone's lap dog in his past life.

What would I do without my little Korie to entertain her sister? Kali loves it when Korie drags her around in her toy bucket.

Changes are a comin'

It seems like our life is always full of adventure. So, I thought I'd take a moment and post an update on some of the exciting changes we have coming up. First of all, Mark and I (mostly Mark) have started a headstone/granite business. It is called North Country Memorials. We are very excited about it. Mark is doing very well with construction, but the memorial business was an opportunity we couldn't pass up. So, we are hoping to be fully up and running by the end of March. I am also working part time at the College of the Siskiyous. It's been a little hectic getting into the swing of getting all of us ready and out the door in the mornings, but it's a great opportunity for me that is leading to even better opportunities down the road. Lastly, but most importantly, we are expecting our 3rd child at the end of August! For those of you who are wondering...yes, it was planned. Although, I have a silly picture of Korie down below, she is pretty excited at having another little person to boss around and play dress up with. Of course, Kali doesn't have a clue and her world will be totally rocked with the arrival of a sibling. The pregnancy is going very well and the baby looks healthy. So, I think that should be about enough for one update.