Long time no see

I have not been on here since before Christmas last year. I am just going to update saying that our year has got off to a great start. We have started a new ministry and everything seems to be going really good. The people here are just as nice as we had expected. We have been a very blessed family and could not ask for anymore. We have some pretty amazing kiddos as well. Caleb and Rylee have been sick the last few days and they are going to the doctor tomorrow. Rylee will be 4 in just a few short months which is absolutely crazy and Caleb is 15 months old. I have an interview on Thursday for substitute teaching and I am praying that this will work out for us and we can actually get some money set back for a rainy day. :) I am going to quit for the night but hoping that I will keep up with it better this year. For now here is some pictures of my kiddos.

Where did the last year go???????

Ok so I am not real sure how I can possibly now have a 3 year old and a 1 year old but it is true. It is hard to believe how fast the last year has went. Both of my kiddos have been such a blessing to Josh and I. They both bring their own different characteristics to the family.
I took Caleb last Wednesday for his 1 year check up and shots. He got 4 this go around. He was none to happy about having to be held down. He weighed 21 lbs.  and he is 29 1/2 inches long. The doctor checked his eyes with a machine and he has to see an opthomaligist on Friday to make sure one of his eyes isn't weaker than the other. In the next little bit I am going to post some pictures of him from the last year. Enjoy.

Fall my favorite time is just around the corner

Well we have officially entered the BER months. I am so excited because I absolutely love the fall season. The decorations, leaves, colors, smells and I could go on and on. I have always loved this time of year. You can ask Josh it is like it brings a new life into me. We were talking the other day about the differences between him and I and mentioned that his agenda was trucks, hunting, and bows but mine is front porches, thirty one, primitive decor and FALL. It is amazing how different each spouce can be but yet we seem to get along so well. That is just the way God has designed us as humans that is for sure. This is actually the first time that I have posted since the beginning of the year so there has been lots of changes but I won't bore you to death trying to play catch up, I will just start from now and go on. :)
Lets start with Caleb. He is growing like a weed. He is 11 months old today actually. One month from his 1st birthday and that just seems crazy in all aspects of life. It also reminds me that I better get on the ball with planning a birthday party. (um where do I start:)) But anyways he finally got his 1st tooth in on this past tuesday and then on wednesday he ended up getting another. He isn't walking yet but it should not be long. He was crawling from Josh last night down the hall and Josh made the statement that if he was a race horse that he would win. He can cruse up and down the couch like nobody's buisiness. He is so sweet natured and LOVES to be loved on and shown affection and everyonce in awhile he will give you a kiss. He waves byebye.

Love the baby drool :) - March 2012

 Look at them cheeks - March 2012

 August 2012

At papa and grandma's - August 2012

Now on to Rylee. Wow where do I start. She is 3 years old now and I am definitly not sure where the time went. It seems like yesterday that we were telling everyone that we were going to be having her. She is such a funny little girl to be around. She is into everything. Some of her favorites are strawberry shortcake, lalaloopsy, anything princess. She loves to dance especially with her daddy. (just makes my heart melt) She misses her friends for sure and so we have started her in a preschool program, actually she starts this week just for the simple fact that she can get some interaction with other kiddos. We don't see her cousins very often so she ask about them and papa and ganma or pappaw and mammaw all the time. She is definitly a people person. Josh says all the time that she is going to grow up to be a politician. (but I sure hope not) She is an absolute sweetheart and also like her brother loves to be affectionate. She is always puckering up or telling us she loves us.

Love this little girl - March 2012

This is Rylee - March 2012

Rylee in the slide at camp - July 2012

 

     Papa and Ganma's with Carson - August 2012



And now my amazing husband who has been the best man I could have ever asked for besides my daddy. :) He is getting ready to leave with his dad and our brother in law Dan on a week long elk hunt on Friday. They are going to Colorodo and he is very excited but nervous at the same time. He has waited 6+ years for this trip. Through the money, practice, prayers and time that he has put in this trip my prayer is that he has fun and if he is able to harvest an elk and bring home some meat then he has been succesful. Josh's dad actually got him a new bow for Christmas and went ahead and gave it to him about 2 weeks ago. And it worked out great because his other bow had messed up and they weren't going to be able to get the parts for it yet so now he is learning a new bow but I am so proud of him. He is doing great.

Well I will quit for the night. I hope you enjoy walking through our Fennell journey with me. We have lots of fun as a family of 4. Have a wonderful Labor Day weekend. And I found this little quotation about fall that I wanted to leave you with.

 

"I cannot endure to waste anything as precious as autumn sunshine by staying in the house. So I spend almost all the daylight hours in the open air."

Nathaniel Hawthorne



Beginning of another chapter...

What a wonderful way to end 2011 and begin 2012. We had a wonderful Christmas with both my side and Josh's side of the family. We began our festivities the weekend before Christmas at my parents house. We spent a couple of days with them and Rylee got to see her Kailie and Carson (whom she talks about all the time). We came home with lots of goodies. Then on Christmas morning we woke up and read the Christmas story from Luke, unwrapped presents, ate breakfast and then had a wonderful service worshiping and praising our Lord. After church we headed on the road of an 8 hour trip to Josh's family. We had a wonderful visit there as well. Rylee loved playing dress-up with Hannah and playing in the tent with Bradyn. We left to come home on Thursday. On our way home we stopped at Bass Pro Shop for Josh to get the rest of his hunting gear for his Elk hunting trip later on this year with his dad and our brother-in-law. Rylee always likes going in there to see all the animals. He had to do a return at Lowe's(Jeffersonville, IN) and we got to Waddy, KY and he realized he had left his driver's license at Lowe's. :( He is going to replace them today.

We got home and got everything unpacked and on Friday some of our good friends from Cynthiana, Ky came down and visited us. We had a wonderful visit with them and they took us to supper at Pine Mountain State Park Lodge. We had some yummy ribeye steak, shrimp and potatoes.

For New Year's my mom and dad came up. We enjoyed a wonderful weekend with them. They even got some grandma and papa time in while Josh and I went out painting the town on Saturday night with some church friends. :)

To the end my post for today I wanted to kind of recap my year of 2011.

January- Josh and I found out we were going to be welcoming a new baby in our family.
April- I quit my job at TSC and started working for Sonshine House Preschool and Daycare (Loved it)
          Rylee turned 2.
May- Found out that we would be having a little boy
June- Josh got promoted to Sergent at the prison
July- We enjoyed a wonderful week at Clifty Falls State Park camping in the hottest days of the summer
August- Lost one of my best friends my Fuffie(mom's mom) What a sad time in my life.
September- Josh had a trial sermon at Loyall Church of Christ and everything went well and he ended up being hired to preach there.
October- We had a son, Caleb James. 8lbs 8.5 oz. 21 inches long. Rylee just adores him. 
November- Moved to Loyall, Ky (Harlan County) and we love it here.
December- Celebrated Christmas with both sides of the family

Well as I bring this post to an end I need to finish putting my decorations away so Josh can take them to the basement. I will post pictures later, Josh needs to work on his sermon and lessons. Have a great day everyone. And Happy New Year.

It's looking a lot like Christmas

It has been a really busy time around the Fennell household. We are gradually getting everything unpacked and put away where it needs to be. I finally got the tree put up on Wednesday and we got it decorated yesterday. Rylee loved helping with it. There are ornaments that are on the same branch and there are some ornaments that are right beside each other. That is ok though because these days will not last forever. She is growing up way to fast and Caleb is not far behind.
Caleb went for his 2 month check up on Tuesday. He weighs in at a big 13.1 lbs and is 24 1/2 long. He is cooing and smiling all the time. I could just sit there and hold him all day listening to him. He is holding his head up very well. I have been occasionaly sitting him in the bumbo seat and he is doing great. He is starting to like his baths more now.
Rylee is keeping us hopping as well that is for sure. It seems like everytime you turn around she is doing something crazy or whatever. Yesterday I came in from outside and she had been playing with her Woody doll from Toy Story. She was taking a nap and I looked down in the floor of the living room and she had taken one of her boots and placed it on Woody's foot. It was so cute. Then she woke up from her nap and she came in the living room and was sitting in her rocking chair holding her baby doll watching tv. I came in there and noticed she had her shirt up and her baby doll up to her chest "nursing it". She looked at me and said "I milk". I couldn't help but chuckle to myself. She is watching every move I make. She also was holding Caleb one day and she raised her shirt trying to nurse him as well. While putting up the tree she kept saying oh pretty. It is so neat to watch her excitement. It reminds me of how accustomed we get and forget to be like a child at times like these.
Well I guess I better get off for tonight.
I was going to put some pictures on here but the internet is slow down here and wouldn't upload them.

Lots to be thankful for...

Time is flying by and I have not made the time to update the blog for a long time, so I will try to bring it up to today. I will first start off by saying that 6 1/2 weeks ago we welcomed a beautiful baby boy into our lives. Caleb James Fennell. 8lbs 8.5 oz., 18 inches long. He was born on October 3, 2011. Rylee is head over heels about him and just loves to be around him.

Second of all we moved to Harlan County on November 5, 2011. Josh accepted the ministry postion at Loyall Church of Christ. We are very excited about this endeavor and are ready to serve the Lord in another capacity of our lives. We love the house that we are living in as well. It is beautiful.

We actually get to spend Thanksgiving with both of our families this year. We are at my parents this weekend and at Josh's parents next week. It truly is a blessing to have families that love us and support us in every way possible.

This is about all I have to say for tonight, here are some pictures of the last couple of months. I will try to update sooner especially for my Louisville friends whom we love and miss dearly.
The pictures are all out of order but I will try to do better next time. Thank you for letting me share with you all.

Very Overdue Entry

Ok so I think I am busy with one child, I can't imagine what it will be like with two. Since my last post all kinds of things have happened. I am now starting my 28th week of pregnancy. Had a doctor's appointment this past Thursday. Everything is looking great. Baby is growing and the heartbeat was in the 140's. We are having a boy and we are not totally convinced but his name will probably Caleb James but not so sure yet. Josh was finally able to feel him move for the first time last night. We are getting very excited and cannot wait to finally meet him in just a short time more. We celbrated Rylee's 2nd birthday in April and I sure can't believe how fast the time has flew by. She is learning lots at the day care some good and some bad. She really does enjoy hanging out with her buddies though that is for sure. This past week has been very exciting. Last weekend her and I went home to my parents and spent 4 days with them. We went to one of my mom's friends pools and had a blast swimming. Rylee even went off the diving board. Josh took her to the zoo on Wednesday and then today she had daddy time while playing outside with her "new" car and tricycle. (thanks to Jay and Lucille). To end the day out we went to Cole's 2nd birthday party and I do believe she had a great time with all of her friends. Well I don't want to bore you so I will call it a night. Have a great weekend everyone and enjoy the pictures.

Learning to ride the tricycle with her daddy

My girl who thinks she has to wear everyone else's shoes

She was definitly a waterdog this past weekend.

Nothing like 2 peas in a pod, just wished we lived closer

Kailie, Carson and Rylee

Kailie

Carson