Cody is 10!!

We were on vacation for his birthday so this is late. I cannot believe he is already 10 years old. The last 6 years have just flown by. Since he is 10 he also gets a military dependent ID. He is pretty excited about that!

 

He is looking more and more grown up every year! Definitely losing those chunky cheeks!

 

Cody in 2008

 

Kyle Louis Marsteller

He is finally here!! 

Kyle Louis Marsteller was born on March 10, 2013 at 0809 am in Veghel, the Netherlands. He weighed 8.3 pounds and is 22 inches long.

I am going to do a more detailed blog about the whole in labor weekend and his arrival, but right now I just wanted to get pictures up!  He is so sweet and precious.

These are in order of newest to oldest. Right now he is sleeping in the office with daddy :)


My blanket from GGma. Helping daddy do homework



Yay! Got to come home with mommy!



Waiting for daddy to come pick us up



Goodnight after my first day in the world



Checking things out



Oooh fingers



Meeting Brooke, my designated holder

All cozy

Here I am mom!

My mom waiting for me to come out

Happy Birthday Brice!!

I can't believe Brice is 4 today, and in a few weeks he won't be the baby anymore. He definitely has his own personality and his own opinions on everything. He can write his first name by himself and is recognizing more and more letters and numbers. He wants to be 9 so he can have a TV in his room :)  Monday he starts going to Dutch school full time so we will see how that goes. Today he had  friends over for lunch and cupcakes and we are now waiting for Daddy to get home to open the rest of the presents!

Today! Age 4
 

2012 Age 3

2011 Age 2

2010 Age 1

2009 Welcome to the World!

Lost Tooth!

Cody lost another tooth yesterday!  It has been loose for awhile and while he was eating his apple it came out.  The tooth fairy left him $2 under his pillow!

Bowling

Yesterday we went bowling with some friends. My high score was 88 :/  We are definitely going to have a rematch when I am not pregnant!  Cody and Brice did great, Cody even had a few strikes! We helped Brice for his first few frames but after that he picked up his ball and threw it down the lane himself. They were so excited, it has been so long since we have been.  We definitely need to go more often, but European bowling is very different. The lanes are small, which can actually be nice, but you reserve your lane by the hour, and as soon as your time is up you are D-O-N-E, no matter where you are in your game. Luckily we finished two games all the way through. There is also a bar and a restaurant behind the lanes. We just ordered drinks since we went after lunch, and they bring them to you when they are ready.

I forgot the camera but I did get these on my phone.....

 

New Knives

Thank you so much Grandmom and Granddad!! 

Cuz You're Gonna

The wall is no longer purple!  The crib is set up, now we just need a dresser for all of his clothes and to put the changing pad on. We know which one we want, just need to go to IKEA and get it.

Today we went to Brice's new school to register him and take a tour. When we went to the second group 1 (kindergarten) classroom he actually wanted to stay and play; they had a race car mat and train tracks so I think that is what sold him on the idea. He starts full time on the 18th with half days on Wednesday and Friday, and about every other Friday off.  He will also be coming home for lunch.

Cody is working hard on his school work, today seems to be a little rough for him to concentrate, but he did just tell my why grasshopper has 2 p's instead of one, because if it just had one the E would make the O say it's name :)  I am so glad he is actually learning and retaining information!! 

I am starting to feel a little overwhelmed with their very different schedules they will be following, plus adding a third one with his own schedule, but if I ever have to ask myself how I can manage, the voice of Mr. Edward Jones pops up in my head and says 'Cuz you're gonna!' and I know I will!!