New Nephew

Congratulations to Katie and Seth on the birth of a healthy baby boy this morning! He weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces. He doesn't have a name yet, but I'll post as soon as we know what it is. Addi is very excited to have a new baby cousin!

Update: His name is Charles Michael McDowell. They are going to call him "Charlie."

A Wonderful Christmas

We had a wonderful Christmas in the Kelsey household. I got lots of nice presents and Santa was GREAT to the kids this year. This was one of the most exciting Christmases because the kids were so excited! Although the presents were great, what I enjoyed most was spending time with family. You can see all of our branch of the Couringtons in the picture above.
Now that Christmas is over the kids have been enjoying playing with all of their presents. They didn't even notice that I put some of them up in the closet for a rainy day.
We are praying for the safe arrival of baby McDowell tomorrow!
If I don't post before then, Happy New Year!

It's about time...

It's about time I caught up on some blogging. A lot has happened that I've failed to blog about. I would be amiss if I didn't mention the passing of our dear friend, Lila Mae Hand. She passed away last week after being sick for quite some time. She was like a 3rd grandmother to me. She will be missed by so many people.
Also in sad news, Jared Sanders' cousin, Hadley May, lost her battle with cancer. She was only 3 years old. Although I didn't know her personally, we have prayed for her so many times that I feel sad at her passing. Our prayers continue to be with her family.
Included in this post is a picture of Addi and Levi, along with their cousins, Macy and Andrew. I should have posted pictures from the Thanksgiving trip a while back, but just haven't gotten around to it. Macy and Andrew are both such good kids. We are looking forward to the arrival of Macy's little brother (as far as I know, he doesn't have a name yet) who is scheduled to be born via c-section on December 28th. We'll also being praying for his safe arrival.
Well, the Christmas season is in full swing. We've already had the kids' party at church and we had the church-wide party tonight at Niki's restaurant. It was nice. I'm looking forward to my favorite party of the year, the Christmas party at my parents' house. It will be this coming Sunday night.
Well, I need to go put Addi in bed now. Hope all is well with all of you!

Mommy of a 4 year old!!

It's hard to believe that Addi has been with us for 4 years now! She is turning four today and is very proud of the big 4!! She has even slept all night in her own bed the past 2 nights (quite an accomplishment for her).
The day that Addi was born was the scariest day of my life. I had a very serious condition which caused her to have to be delivered by a very quick c-section. In the end, all was well, and we had the most beautiful, healthy, loving little girl that any two parents could pray for. She brings life to any room that she walks into. We love her more than words can tell and wish her the happiest of birthdays!