Preschool Part 2

Well, I got to pick up my baby Kai from Preschool. It is so funny. We have signs in our cars to know which child belongs to us. Then the teacher walks them out. I love it! He was so happy to see me and the teacher said it was a good day. And we will be back on Thursday. All I can say it is going to be a long running around school year, but I am so excited. I took him back to Deb's and I had to go in and take pictures on how Kade reacted on Kai finally coming back. He was excited. It will be interesting next year because Kade is so excited to go to school.

Well, Thanks for letting me share my 1st day of preschool as a mom :O).

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1st Day of Preschool Part 1

Well, we made into the school with no tears. I am very proud of him. I walked him up and he was good. I didn't cry and neither did he until the little boy in front of him started crying then he looked at me like oh crap. Thank God the teacher took his hand and said lets go get Kai something to play with.

I will let you know how it goes picking him up. My Land!!!! my baby is in preschool.

Love to all! EK

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Football Time!

I am not sure how anyone could not like football....but I LOVE IT! PK, the boys and I went to friends house this last Saturday to kick off the Football season. So fun to see all of our tailgate and football friends and even better to meet news ones. We will be going to IA city this coming Friday-Sunday for the Iowa vs. UNI game. Thanks to Grandmas that are helping us out. But, you know the boys will be over the moon to see you both.

Big news in the Kuempel house....Kai is starting preschool tomorrow. Yep. He will got Tuesday and Thursday from 9-11:30. We are very excited, but also nervous that he will cry or I will cry (I really don't plan on it). This will also be interesting since the boys will be split up. But this is so great because on Thursdays I don't normally work, so that means I will have one on one time with my little Kade. Which has never happened before. I have a feeling it is going to be a lot of where is Kai...where is Kai....where is Kai, but we will get him used to it. I promise to take pictures and let you all know how it turns out.

Nothing much else is going on. Kai and Kade have more energy then we know what to do with. The people's house that we stayed at on Saturday their little guy will be 3 in February and his demeanor is so laid back compared to the boys. I could take Dylan home and have a calm day. But I also like the excitement that the boys bring to my life.

I hope this finds everyone happy and healthy. Much love! EK

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Good Friends

Ok....Here are a couple of pics. I accidentaly deleted the blog that I typed. It was a full book. I am tired for the night, so I will be back to post the blog. Just a quick look at the boys. This is from 2 Sundays ago. We had the neighbors over and we played in the pool all day. A lot of fun and so glad to have great neighbors.

Kai will be done with swim lessons tomorrow and I am very proud of him about hanging to finish them out. We had a couple of rough days, but it was cold and he doesn't have too much fat on him. I can vouch from him since I have to get in the pool with him every lesson, but we have had a lot of fun one on one time.

We have gotten to go to the pool more and Kade is going to be a fish in no time. He has no fear so I need to stick close to him. I hope next summer will be more like swimming weather...we will be getting season passes.

PK is busy at work and he just had his annual Fork and Keyboard tournament, so the wives and their kids got to spend the day with us while everyone was golfing. IA football season will be starting so we will get to spend more time with them, so I can't wait GO HAWKS!

Well, the boys are in bed...I am so tired from a long day at work. PK just got back from walking Kdog. I am going to head in for the night.

Love to you all!

EK

Swimming

Well, life never seems to slow down in our house. It feels like it is nonstop, but that is such a nice thing to have. We are truly blessed to have our family, house, jobs and epically our health. The boys are active as ever and I really don't think they ever run out of energy. It is harder and harder to keep up with them, but we try our best.

Big event in our family. My mom got remarried. There was a nice small wedding and a fun reception. All we want is both my parents to be happy. The kids had a fun time and ran around like crazy. We got to hang out with Andrea and her family. It is always nice when the boys get to play together.

Well, from the title you can see something with swimming is involved. Kai started swimming lessons. I think I either started him too late or in an advanced class. The 1st day didn't go well at all, but then today went really good. It is hard for me to see since I have swam forever, but I have to remember he is 3 and a 1/2. We will catch on and all I want is for him to have fun and today he did and he really learned a lot. The worst is Kai has so many scarps and bruises, so I really hope everyone knows he plays hard!

Well, I moved into my new office and it is going well, but I need to decorate more, but I LOVE having my own space. PK is still busy and coming up he will have is work golf outing, so that means I get to see my dear friends from North Liberty and Marion and best of all.....the boys will all play together. Maybe water park that day?

I hope this finds you all happy and healthy.

New Exciting Things

Since I haven't written in awhile some things have changed in our house. My baby got baptized and he turned 2! Ok can't get over that he is 2!!! We had a wonderful day. I am truly grateful for the Brondykes and Tom for getting up so early to be a part of Kade's day. Scott and Diane are Kade's godparents and we are so very thankful to them for taking on the role. Kade had a wonderful birthday with a Lighting McQueen cake and also hanging out with his cousins.

The boys are great. Kade is starting to throw tantrums, but what can you do he is 2. Kai is talking more clearly and we catch him counting and start counting with him. He is so smart :) Kai is also getting good at hitting a ball. And Kade is good about shooting hoops. Bedtimes are still a pain, but I really hope that will get better soon.

PK is still busy at work and now I need to find some house projects to start him on. I have some great news. I will be moving into a new office space. I am very excited I have tripled my space and I will be working all by myself. So very excited. I am painting and getting a wall built. My good friend & her mom are coming up on Friday to help me decorate....well, you can say just decorate. I am so bad at it, so I really need their help. I will post pictures when it is all said and done. I hope everyone had a great 4th!

Much love!

EK, Koda and the Boys!

Since I haven't written in awhile some things have changed in our house. My baby got baptized and he turned 2! Ok can't get over that he is 2!!! We had a wonderful day. I am truly grateful for the Brondykes and Tom for getting up so early to be a part of Kade's day. Scott and Diane are Kade's godparents and we are so very thankful to them for taking on the role. Kade had a wonderful birthday with a Lighting McQueen cake and also hanging out with his cousins.

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Slacker Again

Well, I am back and I will do better this time around. Well, I say that, but you know I will slack again. At least I am trying. Well, The weather hasn't been the greatest, but right now I am sitting on our deck under our deck sail typing this up. You know it is bad when PK asks how the blog is coming. Lord...I'm trying.

I am trying to think about what is new in the Kuempel house. Really nothing much. The boys are getting crazy big and our baby will be 2 at the end of the month. Man, does time fly or what. I guess I will start off with Kade. He is talking up a storm and he has to do everything Kai does. So, that is always interesting. No potty training yet, but we will start here soon. He always wants to go on the potty because Kai and the other daycare kids can do it, so I hope it will be an easy thing. He is talking so much and I think his favorite words are truck and mine. He is also amazing with a soccer ball. I can't wait to see if this will be a sport he will like. So much fun watching your kids grow and the new things they find and do.

Kai....well, he is going to be a giant I have decided. He is so tall....he is going to catch me in no time at the rate he is growing. A girl next door kept saying that is was like we just pulled our kids off the beach somewhere with their blonde hair. Too funny! Kai is doing great with potty training...almost no accidents. He is talking more and being a pistol at the same time. He loves to talk back and say shhhh, so that means Kade does the same thing. Oh well....they are little boys. We all pray they grow out of it. We have also learned that we have to buy everything the same because they always want what the other one has. I am not sure if that will ever stop.

PK is busier then ever, but has to take some vacation days before the month is out, so I hope he will be doing some painting and maybe getting a deck built or something.

I am doing good. Busy with work and the kids. Nothing much new with that.

Please keep the Meyer/Atherton/Sutton family in your prayers. My friend Carrie and her family was in the boat that exploded in Florida Mother's day weekend. Carrie just got released from the hospital, but the rest of the family is still there. This has made me realize that I need to remember to keep in touch with friends and family life is too short.

Here are some pictures of the boys.

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