It's a Boy! Name the Baby Contest Now Underway!

Here are the latest pictures of the newest addition to the Kelly family. On Monday, during an ultrasound exam, the doctors worked hard to prepare us for the possibility of a chromosomal abnormality, due to high Nuchal Translucency measurements. So, we agreed to a Chorionic Villi Sample (CVS) and we prayed and we asked lots of you to pray and we waited. Today, we got the initial Flouridized In Situ Hybridization (FISH) CVS test results back and the test was negative on chromosomal abnormalities. The odds the doctors gave us were in the other direction, so we're thankful that God worked the odds in our baby's favor.

CVS also identifies gender (Even at 13 weeks gestation! Amazing!) That's how we know that it's a boy.

Thank you to all who have been praying for us! You're the best.

The obsessive skier is now taking entries here at this blog for our "Name the Baby Contest" so post a comment with your name ideas today.

My favorite so far is Scott Jr.

5 More Reasons Why I Love Megan

1) She loves to learn new things.















2) She's fun to play games with!










3) She now has a stamp from every National Park and National Monument in the State of Colorado.











4) She's a great mom.











5) Even though she couldn't ski with me this Spring Break (because she's pregnant!), she still likes to go on hikes with me.

I love you, Megan!

More Spring Break Photos

No wonder those Mormons settled in Utah! It's beautiful!

Fisher Towers Sunset Hike

Fisher Towers, about an hour before sunset, with the LaSal mountains in the background. The desert brush was green and the breezes were warm. A great hike.

Spring Break Day 1

I wish I had a better wireless connection, because we got some incredible photos today. But things are sketchy here at the Holiday Inn Express in Moab, Utah.

Anyway, after a morning of packing, we left home after lunch and made it to Fisher Towers by sunset. After a hike and a little bouldering we made it to Zax Pizza in Moab by 9pm and the kids were asleep at the hotel just after 10pm.

The pictures are awesome, but the internet connection is not. Maybe in a few days.

Resurrection Egg Hunt

This is my friend Maren. She found a LOT of eggs today at our Resurrection Egg Hunt. What is a "Resurrection Egg Hunt" you say? It's like an Easter Egg Hunt, only better. In addition to over 150 candy-filled eggs, we also had 12 special numbered eggs hidden in the park. Each of these numbered eggs contained a special item that helps us tell the Easter story about Jesus to little kids. One included silver coins (because Judas betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver). One included a strip of linen cloth (because Jesus' body was wrapped in a linen cloth and laid in the tomb). You get the idea. Lots of fun.
Note my egg-hiding skills.

Group that Gunned Down Bison Thought They Had Permission

Only in the West do you get headlines like this one.