Franklin Has Arrived!!

Hi everyone, this is Baylee. Karlin wanted me to announce that Franklin Allan Kessler was born on July 9, 2009 at 3:33 a.m. Weighing 6 pounds 1 ounce, and 20 inches long. Delivery went well and Karlin and Frankie are both healthy and happy! They are coming home tomorrow. Griffin and I have been at home taking care of Avaree and Weston. They are both way excited about there new baby brother! Franklin is so cute with his dark hair, he is the perfect mix of Avaree and Weston! We love Franklin and can't wait to welcome him home! Pictures coming soon!

Celebrating the 4th

We went up to Strawberry Resevoir over the weekend to camp and boat. I spent the day Friday but wasn't about to stay the night needing to go to the bathroom every hour, being dilated to a 3, and knowing that I could go into labor any second. I was super nervous letting Jason stay but fortunately I didn't go into labor.

Grandmere and Grandude camped with us.

Uncle Trevor (still single ladies) and Weston

These 2 were wired... go to sleep, PLEASE!

I didn't have the best 4th... while the family was having fun boating, I backed into someone in Jason's new car! Then later that day, I left my wallet at the store. I MUST be 9 months pregnant and losing it!

We attempted to get a picture since we were all matching...

It's crazy to think that in one week at the most we are adding one more to the mix!

Happy 4th from the Kessler Krew. I hope yours was better than mine. :)

Summer Traditions

In between the rain and my crazy "nesting" phase we've managed to fit in a few Summer traditions...

Going to Wheeler Farm with the Fongers

Water games and Swimming


We attempted Liberty Park but got poured on and ended up at the Clark Planetarium.

Walking on the moon

Weston on Mars

Pam, Brandee, Colette, and I as weather forecasters... look at my belly!

The kids having a try at it... Avaree and all the boys.

No More Braces!

Does it get cuter than this?? I don't think so.

Thanks to Dr. Brown Orthodontics for doing Baylee and Griffin's braces. They look awesome. It's going to be weird not having to drive to Kaysville every couple months anymore. :)

Where's the luck?

I paid to have my windows washed and it poured rain the next day!

The luck was seeing the coolest rainbow I've ever seen... fully arched, huge, bright, double rainbow right out my backyard. I wish my camera could've captured the whole thing.

Aaah!

Over the weekend someone stole Jason's trailer FULL of tools... $40,000 worth of stuff! We just found out our tool coverage is only $2500. We are sick. It is our livelihood. We have a lead, a neighbor saw the car that towed it away but the police said they couldn't do anything about it. What do you do? Mind you, Jason has already caught 2 different people breaking into homes and stealing tools in the past couple months and he has a court date against the guy who was stealing from us last year. I hate crooks! We are due for some good luck...

Happy Father's Day!

I just wanted to wish Jason a Happy Father's Day! Jason is a "father figure" to so many people... He is the constant in his family and mine. He keeps everyone together. All of my siblings look to him as the father figure in their life, even my brothers who are close to him in age go to Jason when they need help or advise. His own siblings actually do the same. He also has a great crew of employees that he supports and helps all the time. He genuinely loves to serve and help others. I'm so grateful for his unselfish desires and hard work. My favorite quality of his lately is his honesty. I LOVE that he is a man of honor and his word. I'm glad he is my children's father.