I guess I need to blog...it's been 2 months since my last posting! In my defense, we have been very busy lately...here's a small sampling of our latest activities...

We have a new niece. Kaitlyn Kay Jankowski was born on May 26th (Memorial Day) She joins mom Bridget, dad Tony and big brother Michael. Mom and Dad now really have their hands full, as Michael was not quite 18 months old when his sister arrived.

We had to wait a little while to go see Katie due to schedule conflicts, but have been able to see her a few times now. Here are some photos from our first visit...


Beautiful baby, and so tiny! (6lbs 15oz at birth)



Evan checks out his new cousin...



Faith says, "Yay, another girl!" (The McLaren girls are still outnumbered 4-3 though!)



Alex is an expert at baby-holding, since he's done it a few times before! (He's the oldest of the 7 McLaren grandkids.)




The complex we live in decided it was time to redo all the streets in the neighborhood, it took a week, but we are enjoying the new pavement. And the kids were entertained by all the commotion...


"Look at what they're doing to our road!"


Nothing like watching them rip up the old asphalt.


"Now what are they doing, Faith?"


"They're laying the new asphalt!"
The kids sat in the front door for hours at a time watching the construction. Cheap entertainment!




And finally, Alex just finished baseball season. He played coach-pitch this year, and did very well. We decided to go to the town just south of us, Potterville, with a couple of Alex's friends from school and scouts. It was fun, and they have a great facility, which made things even nicer!


All smiles in the dugout...


Alex playing the catcher position, which is really only fun because of all the equipment he got to wear!


His hitting has improved a lot! He got a single almost every time at bat.





Evan watches the game...


But, thankfully, there was a slide right there for when things got boring!




Faith (who has recently graduated to REAL pigtails) always made sure to bring a water bottle


She also enjoyed the nearby swings...


and everyone loved digging in the dirt!!


So, there you have it, a short overview of some of the things we McLarens have been up to in the past 2 months.
And hopefully, I will be better about keeping current with my blogging...

OK, so I am a week late with this post, but better late than never, I guess.

Last Friday, Chris' brother, Brian, came up for a short visit with his family and Chris' Aunt Florence. The cousins had some time to play together, and I took a few shots.

Here are the two babies, Faith and Nathan. (Faith is exactly 2 months older than Nathan, but you definitely can't tell that by looking, since Faith is such a tiny thing.)



And a shot of our nephew Nathan alone...(what a cutie!)



Then, just to be fair, a shot of Faith alone...(she's even cuter than Nathan, but I am a bit biased!)



And while the babies played inside, the big kids played outside. Here's Elizabeth (who's 4 1/2) with Alex and Evan in the sandbox...




Then, after all that excitement, we had the Cub Scout Fishing derby to attend.

My three guys fishing...



And here we see how Evan spent most of his fishing time...tangled in the trees...(good choice not to give him a hook!!)



And Miss Faith was along for the ride...she spent most of her time snacking.



Have a great weekend, everyone!!

Wow! That was quite the basketball game last night!

Since Alex is on Spring Break, we said he could stay up to watch the game (after taking a nap in the afternoon). But, it turns out that all the excitement was a bit too much for him...

This is what he looked like with about a minute left in regulation:


He didn't even get to see the three-pointer that lead to overtime, and then the win!

Connie called me after the game. Interesting phone conversation...since I could hardly hear anything, except everyone around her screaming as they made their way out to party in the street.

Congrats to the Jayhawks...and enjoy your day off of school all you KU students!