The Malaela Family

Well I guess it's time for a quick update on our family. We had such a great thanksgiving and, I'm sure like all of you, see more clearly just how much we really have to be thankful for. We are so blessed! It is always so great to spend time with loved ones. We are so grateful for our dear friends and family. 

We are especially grateful this year for the new addition to our family, our sweet little Kinlee! Every day we are amazed by her and the joy she brings to us. It still feels so surreal that we are actually parents and get to raise this beautiful child! Experiencing the love for a child gives us a tiny glimpse of the love our Heavenly Father has for each of us, His children. It is perfect and unconditional. 

We are excited for the Christmas season (at least Karalee is - can finally play Christmas music without hearing moaning that "it isn't even Thanksgiving yet!") I'm sure Kinlee will enjoy the Christmas tree and lights. Karalee is thankful that she's not quite mobile yet so she won't have to concern herself with protecting Kinlee from the tree, or the tree from Kinlee! 

Today Aaron had another surgery, on his shoulder. A couple of months ago he had one on his right thumb to repair a ligament. He finally got released from that one and here we go again. Both are on his right arm, which is a bit of a pain! Hopefully everything will heal well...and quickly! Try going through a day w/out being able to use your right arm!

Well, we love you all and hope you have a great Christmas season!

Trick or Treat!

So we're not actually going to have her trick or treat quite yet, but it's so fun for her mom to play dress up with her! 

GO DEVILS!!!

Ok, finally a few pics of Kinlee to share!

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Happy Birthday Kinlee!

Our first family picture! No glamour just after delivery but what a perfect little girl! It was all so surreal; I still can't believe we are parents and this is our daughter, not someone else's baby that we adore and then give back. We're happy about that though, she's a keeper!

We finally joined the blog world!!

Hello friends, we finally started a blog! There are no guarantees on frequent postings, but we will try. We do want to keep in touch better with all of you and keep you updated on our little family. 

Our sweet daughter Kinlee was born on May 20th, weighing 7lbs 13oz, 20 inches long. She is growing so quickly we can't believe it. What a blessing she is to us, we are loving parenthood! There have been some rough, sleepless nights but so much joy and many moments of awe.  She is such a sweetie!

Karalee is loving maternity leave, spending all of her time with Kinlee. It is so great to have Grandma's house to spend the day at, having company and so much help! 

Aaron is working at Desert Schools, giving school a break for the summer. He is such a proud daddy, missing his little girl so much every minute he's away. He is so tender with her and loves to cuddle up with her for a nap. 

We will post pictures soon. We hope all of you are doing great!