One mid-morning we decided to go to a park, thinking it was only 80 degrees outside we should be fine. However, it was so hot and humid we all were about to pass out after about 30 mins. of being outside! We were wimps when it came to the Missouri humidity! The boys all had bright red faces!!
The cutest little cheesy face!
Taking everyone for a spin.
Damon cannot resist climbing or doing flips.
Radley has to take the hard way to the top, never the stairs.
We decided to take a road trip to visit family in Missouri while Daddy stayed home to study for his big license exam. After seeing Grandma and Grandpa in Dallas we spent the night with Papa Dude's parents before driving to St. Louis. The boys had a blast at Mammy and Papa's house.
The day after arriving in Missouri it was Mormon Night at the Cardinals game. My sister Sara sang the National Anthem with the Rising Generation LDS Youth Choir which was really cool. They sounded amazing! The game was rather boring and the Cardinals ended up losing, but it was fun to experience with the boys. I think they had a lot of fun too.
We made a pit stop at a HUGE Bass Pro Shop in Springfield on our drive. The boys loved climbing on and into all the boats and other recreational toys!
The famous St. Louis Arch from the stadium
We were all given these clappers before the game which I thought were pretty neat. Papa Dude helped the boys pop a lot of them before the night was over, and I think they liked that best!
It didn't take Radley very long to figure out how to make noise!
Kyler always had to be right next to Papa Dude.
Sara's Choir walking down to home plate getting ready to sing.
Group pictures are still a work in progress.
Ready to sing.
Sara's face was the first to pop up on the big screen. They showed her more than anyone!
Grandma and Grandpa had a conference in Dallas one weekend and thought it was probably the closest they would get to our part of Texas, so they invited us to join them after the conference was over. The boys and I drove to Dallas Friday afternoon and met them downtown at the hotel. We were able to spend a lot of time with them since the conference was over and played hard! We did a lot of walking since we were downtown (which none of us were used to doing), but we still had a lot of fun! Our museum pass from home got us into a museum that was close and staying in a hotel was excitement enough for the boys! I of course forgot to get my camera out much and didn't get great pictures, but I have a few! We were also able to visit with some other family in the area that I haven't seen in years and the boys have never met. It was a good and exhausting weekend!
We saved the boys from getting soaked in he water fountains by distracting them with this hill. Damon yelled as he was running, "I'm King of the Mountain!"
Radley was not about the be left out!
Damon posing outside the museum. We were all ready to go inside because it was extremely humid!
This guy was a trooper! My Dad's Fitbit said that we walked over 5 miles this day, and Kyler walked it all!
It was a photo finish!
At the museum there was an exhibit to race different animals and athletes to see how you measured up! The boys of course picked the cheetah to race against first. Obviously they didn't have a chance, but Damon thinks he has super speed like a cheetah!
Next they thought they might have a better chance racing a T-Rex!
Well Baby Keys #4 is on the way. We (myself specifically) weren't sure if we should find out the gender of this baby. I was torn about wanting to be surprised and happy the day the baby came or wanting to be prepared, just in case it was a girl. I went back and forth for a while and was pretty determined that I wasn't going to find out. However, life got really complicated and a lot of things happened that were out of our control, so I decided that finding out if the baby was a boy or girl was something I could control. We had the ultrasound tech put the picture in an envelope. I picked the boys up from my friend's house and drove to meet Kenney at work during his lunch so we could open it. (We were going to wait til that evening, but the boys and I were going out of town that weekend so we had to do it before we left). Kenney wrote out BOY and GIRL for Kyler to see, and Kyler opened it and read it to us!
For a long time the boys all thought the baby was for sure a boy and that we needed more boys in our family, Damon especially. One night Kenney was talking to the boys, and he explained to them that they didn't have a sister. Damon then decided that he needed a sister! He has been convinced ever since that the baby would be a girl. I was shocked! I never thought he would want or admit that our baby could be a girl!
He read it accurately!!
Kyler read it right! It's a GIRL!!! Kenney didn't believe it at first and had to read it for himself! We are all really excited and can't wait for this new little girl to join our family!
I can't believe Radley is 2 already! He has such a spunky and fun personality! He is the most lovable and cuddly little boy. He adores his big brothers and thinks he can do everything they do, and he sure does try! He refuses to be left out of anything and LOVES to play. He has the best deep laugh and loves to cheese for the camera. We didn't do anything very exciting for his birthday, but he got his cup cakes and ice cream and blew out the candles. That was enough for him! We sure do love this little boy!!
Say Cheese
Look how sweet and innocent!
He had a little help opening presents!! Kyler and Damon each picked out a present for him. Damon I think picked a present he wanted and said it was for Radley. He has played with the Captain America he gave Radley more than Radley has played with it. I don't think Radley cares because he got his very own Buzz Lightyear!
He loved having everyone sing to him.
He did well blowing out of the candles, but he had some help too!
Damon just couldn't keep his hands away!
Radley definitely didn't work quick enough for his brothers! He obviously needed help!
