Blake is 3 months...

...well he is really 4 months but these pics are from his 3 month photo shoot!

The Babies...Our last Addition!!

I had Blake's newborn pics done last week!! Cooper took some with him too! They look pretty good considering we had 1 fussy baby and a toddler who was acting shy (so not like him). Here are a few of my favorite shots!!!

Feeling old...

...Kylan started 3rd Grade

And Brayden made it to 1st Grade!!

Boy do we have our hands full! It shall be a fun year with lots of new learning experiences!!

1 week old

We made it through the 1st week!

A little sleep deprived but doing great!

My mom took Kylan and Brayden to the waterpark today while Cooper and Blake cuddled with me all afternoon! It is so awesome to have 4 handsome sons!!

I wish I could find my usb cord to post some cute brother pics I took today but all I have is my mobile photos.

Here is Blake at 1 week old!!!

Blake Sanders Konopaski

Well he is finally here! Well I am finally posting about his arrival.

We had a great delivery!! I facebooked the whole process, it was awesome that I had no pain and the experience was so uplifting. We had two names finally picked that morning and decided if he was dark it would be Blake, he came out with dark hair and tan and so that is his name. If you know my husband well you know why we chose Sanders as a middle name. (Barry Sanders - Detroit Lions player~ my hubbys hero). I could also claim it is after my mom ~Sandy or my Dad ~Anderson.

He is so tiny, even though he was my biggest baby at birth. We all adore him, especially Cooper!!

Blake Sanders

July 23rd, 2009

8 lbs 1 oz

19 3/4 in

So much to do....so little time

My blog has been on the very back burner. I rarely have time to sit and relax let alone sit on the computer and upload photos and share my thoughts. Now with school finally out I may have a few more moments to do this but I am not promising anything!! We have been up to a lot this spring! Lots of birthdays and sports games, every Saturday has been a busy family event, lots of good food though!!! And we finally got to enjoy our pool!!! Our 8 year old Kylan was Baptized in March, I still can't believe we have an eight year old, he was very excited about this and we are so proud of him!! He is really excited about Scouts now! Our second son has now graduated Kindergarten, WOW!! He has become the class clown which we are not sure what to think of this but we hope it is just a phase. Cooper our 18 month old is becoming a toddler!! He has come into his additude and loves to keep us on our toes, he is so dang cute!! I still can't believe we are having another boy in less than 2 months. We already live in a life of chaos, I guess one more couldn't hurt!! We are really excited about this little guy joining our family and we can't wait to finally choose a name! Chuck and I are working hard, not enjoying that but maybe one day we will be able to relax and enjoy the fruits of our labors!!!
I am trying to put together a slide show to show our latest expierences,it may take me a while since I don't have a lot of time, once I am caught up I will try to do some normal little posts, I hope!!!

So Baby Boy # 4!!!

Well I think most of the world knows we are having another boy!!!

I guess the only way we will be having a girl is if we adopted, and we are very done so, I will be patiently waiting for great daughter- in- laws and sweet granddaughters.

So 4 BOYS!!!!

We have already seen a lot of this little guy. He is not shy to show off his boy parts but has been very shy to show his face. I went to the perinatoligist on Thursday, he has a CPC (choriod Plexus Cyst) on his right side of his brain so we are keeping an eye on this and making sure he has no other signs of abnormalities. He is perfect and only has the one cpc, so no worries and that should clear up before I give birth. Oh and they tell me he is breech so I am a little nervous about that, but hopefully he will turn around real soon!!!

We still have no name for him. Everything I like Chuck doesn't and everything he likes I don't really like so we are having a hard time. I wonder if that is why this little guy is hiding, he needs a name!! Suggestions anyone? Oh and Barry Sanders and Charles III are not options!

Here is our little guy~

His Head

His face/lips (puckered)

His Feet

And of course in all his glory

All Boy!!

New Job

I have been so busy starting my new job, I have neglegted my blog obviously!!
Well I really do like my new job. Even though I would not suggest to anyone to start a new job when you are 5 months pregnant with 3 kids, it has been a very easy transition. My kids have been so easy going. I swear it's like they are not even phased by this. Cooper, although he runs to me when I get home and gives me big hugs and kisses, could care less about me being gone. My mom is watching my kids so I have peace of mind and know they are fine. My house is kinda on the back burner. Just being pregnant makes me tired adding a 40 hour a week job in there and I am exhausted so I could really use a housekeeper. Although I will only get Chuck who well is tired too so we will just have to manage.

Two Cute Pics

I just love these two pics!

This one is of my niece Madi, Cooper, my sister Sierra.
We went shopping at a furniture store and they were being so cute on the furniture sets!



This one of Chuck and Cooper is so sweet!
We were hanging out at the baseball park with the family and I turn and see this. They just took a seat in the middle of the sidewalk, I love all the shadows in the background!

So Much To Update...where do I start?

I am gonna start from now.
This way my blog will stay in chronological order...somewhat!


Well so I think everyone knows we have moved. For me it was bittersweet. I really did like NC, but I am so glad we are back in AZ. I am enjoying being around all the family and friends. We recently found a really great home in Surprise! I am loving it! We are finally in our own space again! I am so not done unpacking and decorating but we are in and our beds and TVs are up!

This is our house




The Entry ~Living Room



My favorite~ The Kitchen



My second fav.~ The Master Bath



The Dining Room (messy still)


The Boys Room and Bathroom



The Oasis Backyard


We don't have enough furniture to fill it all yet, and we can't wait to use our backyard!!




New Years Eve
The Pictures are not very clear sorry! We brought back a ton of Fireworks from South Carolina! We still have a ton!! If you saw some nice big fireworks on New Years they were probably ours, we had alot of fun, even had to hide out from the police, Yikes!!!



Christmas Day!

I think we all got what we wanted!! It was fun waking up at my mom's with the whole family! We haven't done that with my family ever!!

Christmas Eve

This is my favorite day besides Thanksgiving!
We have a tradition to open 1 present on Christmas eve, always jammies!!
This year we had a nice dinner at my Uncles sis in laws house in Mesa.
Cooper loved all the doggies and the food was great!








More Holiday Fun
Right before Christmas all eight of my siblings were able to meet up. We haven't all been together in over 4 years. It was awesome, although it wasn't for very long. I hope we can all get together more often in the future!





The Ugly Sweatshirt Party
Chuck and I were invited to the ugliest Christmas sweatshirt party his good friend was hosting. It was alot of fun. Chuck actually ended up winning for the guys. It was so funny!! Good Times definitely!! Oh and in the last pic he is standing next to the picture he painted for his friends wedding. It was his first one and it was awesome...he is very talented!!





Thanksgiving
Yeah it looks pretty shabby but we literally found out Thanksgiving week we were moving back to AZ, and had to be packed up and in AZ in 10 days time. So we had a modest dinner, just us! it was actually kinda nice!!



Chuck's 30th Birthday (November 20th)
I know with that baby face he really can't be more than 20, right!
I think he enjoyed his birthday, I would have loved to have a great surprise b-day with all his friends but that just wasn't happening. But the kids and I had alot of jokes and silly stuff up our sleeves. The kids sure enjoyed Dad turning 30!






Ok so I really can't handle any more blogging tonight. I am so exhausted from this huge post. Well I hope I caught you up a little in our crazy life! I know there was alot of little things I didn't get to mention but wow, I really can't believe I just sat here and did all this!!! I am so glad to be back to somewhat normalcy!