Spooky Dinner, Pumpkins, and Beach Sunsets

We had a great Halloween filled weekend. The boys had some fun at a little festival they had going on in our neighborhood.

Brayden, for some reason, told his whole kindergarten class that he was having a halloween party this year at his house.  Ya, he forgot to mention that to me before telling them...kids are so funny! Not really in my plans being soo pregnant, but we compromised and had a little family one. We had a spooky dinner with mummy hot dogs, bones and blood breadsticks, pumpkin applesauce (just dyed orange with food coloring), and frankenstein pudding. Not very fancy or filling, but the kids really liked it. I take no credit for these ideas...all from pintrest, gotta love it!

The boys made skeletons out of Q-tips for a craft. Tyler's is the top one and Brayden did the bottom one.

We carved our pumpkins for the year

Pumpkin guts...love Brayden's face in this one

Silly Brayden scooped his out one seed at a time...Guy eventually helped him out so we could finally start carving!

The boys had fun drawing on them first with markers

Here they are all done! We made a baby one for the new baby coming soon :)

And we decided to end our weekend by heading to the beach on Sunday night to watch the sunset. It was gorgeous, like always.  Super windy by the ocean so Tyler wouldn't get out from under the towel on my lap, but Brayden had fun running around with Guy.  We don't really get the changing colors of fall leaves here, but at least we get to see the colors in the sky, right? :) The perfect weather time of year in Florida is finally beginning and I love it!

And I figured I better post a picture from the weekend to prove I actually am pregnant and about to pop. I felt really dorky posing by myself so I made the kids join me. Hopefully this baby will be here soon (3 cm and 75% at 38 weeks, so I'm hoping!) But I want a November baby for the birthday since it's 11/11 this year...wouldn't 11/11/11 be such a cool birthday? Past my due date, but I could settle for the 1st. Just not Halloween please!!! :)

Good Things Come in 3's!

This is what we sent to our parents to announce what we are having :)

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Now despite what you might think, due to the fact that we already have 2 boys, we are actually REALLY excited! We're a little partial to boys around here!! It was so comforting to see that he looked healthy and strong and right on track for his due date. That's always a relief (especially with my thyroid this time around.) 

The boys came to the ultrasound with us and Brayden left saying, "Ummm, that did not really look like a baby!" Haha, I don't think he knew what to expect when we told him we were going to "see" the baby. But they are both very excited about having another brother (Not sure Ty really understands quite yet, but I know he'll love it.) As they like to say, "Boys Rule" and yes, in our house they really do!

I had to laugh when I saw this at Disney. This will be me soon!

Happy News

Well since I am finally about caught up on the blog (Phew), we have some happy news to share. And I'm sure after saying that, everyone has already guessed what it is. So yes, Baby #3 is on the way!!!!  We are pretty excited about it and just can't wait for the beginning of November to get here already.

This is our baby at my 9 week ultrasound.

I'm about 16 weeks this week and finally starting to feel better. This has been my first pregnancy where I've really had to deal with morning sickness and wow, it really knocked me out. Brayden and Tyler loved it cause they could watch endless cartoons and do whatever they wanted while I pretty much lived on the couch. So I'm pretty happy to say goodbye to that now that I'm in the 2nd trimester and feeling a bit better. Now I just need to get my thyroid under control. It's my first time having to deal with that during a pregnancy too and it's been a struggle so far.

This will also be my first time being really pregnant over the summer. Boy oh boy, I can already tell it is going to be rough. Why is Florida so stinkin' HOT already!  Dallas definitely was too, but it just feels worse here since it's tropical maybe? I'm hoping I can survive it!!!

Other then that, things are good and we are just counting down the weeks. I just started feeling the baby move this last week, which is definitely my favorite part. It makes it really seem real and not like I'm just eating way too much junk food and getting fat. And wow, maybe it's because this is baby #3, but I am definitely showing so much sooner. With both my boys I could pretty much hide it the whole first half of my pregnancy, but this time around I feel like it started as soon as I found out I was pregnant.  By the end of the summer, people really are going to wonder if a huge whale just washed up on the beach when we go! Haha, not really looking forward to that so much!!!

We have our ultrasound in a few weeks to see if we're having a boy or girl, which is definitely an exciting day. Of course, I'd love to see what having a girl is like, but I would love another boy to complete my 3 musketeers. That would sure be easier on the budget too. So either way, we're going to be happy! We've also debated about being old fashioned and not finding out, but I'm not sure I have the strength in the moment to say that I don't want to know! We'll see what happens when the time comes, but right now we are just feeling blessed to have our family grow. Life is so good :)

This is how we told my family the good news when they came to Florida for spring break  :)

Brayden's picture of him, Ty, and the new baby

P.S. Happy Birthday today to my Dad! Love ya Pops! 

What's been going on...

Thought I would just give a quick update on what we've been up to around here...

We finally got another car!!! We found a Nissan Sentra that will be Guy's car now! We looked ALL day 2 Saturdays ago and finally the last place we went, we found the car and it was just what we were looking for! Brayden and I are SO excited to have our freedom back and to be a 2 car family again! We only have a little bit of "us" time left before this baby comes and I turn into a walking zombie from all the sleepless nights, so we've got lots to do! :)

Brayden and Guy's Lego Tower

In other news, I turned 24 on January 6. It was a nice low key birthday...but those are the best kinds I've decided! Guy and Brayden spoiled me rotten with gifts! I sure love you guys! They even managed to make me a cake which was quite humorous to watch, but it was so yummy! They did a great job and it was a good thing I had Brayden here to help me blow out all those candles! Not sure I could have done it alone! Brayden is very excited that he has the next birthday in our family (if you don't count the new baby's) and has already started informing us of what he wants! The list changes daily so we'll see what it actually is in May when he turns 3...yes, he still has a ways to go!

The pregnancy is going good still... I'm getting close and counting down the days! All I can say is if this baby wants to come the end of January instead of waiting until February, I will not complain one bit! :)

This last Saturday we got the chance to go to the Dallas Mavericks vs. Utah Jazz basketball game with people from Guy's work. We got to sit in a box that was catered and even got to ride in a limo to the game! Pretty fancy huh! It was my first time going to an NBA game and riding in a limo... pretty funny that Brayden can say he rode in one at the age of 2!

Our view of the game from our seats

My first limo ride!

Getting ready to go! :)

Pretty fancy inside... BB thought it was great!

Us and the Southwicks on the way home

counting down the days...

Brayden has become obsessed with this statue lately. I keep it on our end table in the family room and have found him by it lots. I love to listen in and see what he's making the people say. Last night he was telling me it was the new baby, and me and Guy. He paused for a little bit and then said, "Wait mom, where's me? We have to go buy a me!" So funny! I love that he has become so aware of babies everywhere lately. We talk every day about this new baby that will soon join our family and he's so excited to be a big brother.

I have 100 more days to go until my due date... Yes, I am counting down days already! Time is flying by, but I'm glad I have the holidays coming up to make it go even faster! I really can't wait! Although I think I will miss all the one on one time I've had with Brayden. It's been so fun to just have him all to myself every day! :)

Here's just a few random pictures...We've been enjoying the great weather here right now and have been going on lots of walks and trips to the park around the corner!

So proud that he climbed up the rock wall by himself

All Brayden wants to do is swing these days!

We made heart cookies one day for our FHE treat and this was Brayden's masterpiece...Time to buy more sprinkles I guess!

Memory Lane

Ahh, where did my baby go? I find myself thinking this all the time these days. I found these pictures from last year when we got pumpkins and couldn't believe how much he has grown since then. Plus I just LOVE this sweater that Stacy bought him and am so bummed that he's too big for it this year! :( Good thing I'm having another boy!
We finally found the cord to hook our video camera up to our tv so we spent the night a few nights ago finally being able to watch all of our family videos. It was so much fun! Brayden is going through a major phase where he only wants to be a big boy... no more baby stuff. So when we were watching the videos of when he was first born and when he was a baby he refused to admit it was him. "I am not a baby, I am a big boy! That's the baby in your tummy" It was so funny. We tried to explain to him that it couldn't be the baby in my tummy cause he was still in there, but it was hopeless. We finally stopped commenting to him about how cute he was back when he was a baby but everytime someone called him Brayden on the video he got all worked up about it again. It wasn't until he was about the age of one on the tape that he would finally admit that it was him! So funny! I need to remember to get the camera out more often because it was so fun to watch it back and remember everything that has happened. We've had some good times! :)

I am getting so excited to have another little one around that I can hardly wait. I guess its finally starting to sink in because I just started to show and he's been kicking like crazy, so it all seems a little more real. I went through all of Brayden's old baby clothes and couldn't believe how small they were. Was he really that small once? It's just crazy how fast time goes. But we are all ready around here to have another little one running around. It's funny how February can seem so soon and yet so far away all at the same time! I know it'll be here before we know it!

There's no mistaking...

IT'S A BOY!

We got a very clear view and he wanted to make sure there was no way we'd mistake him for a girl! Legs were spread as far as they could go...so funny! We couldn't be happier! He weighs 11 oz and everything looks healthy and good! Whenever we had asked Brayden if he wanted a baby brother or sister he always said brother. When we found out he ran around the room saying "Yay a brother" over and over. So cute

I'm also excited cause I am 20 weeks this week so halfway done! I just hope the second half goes as fast as the first did because we're so anxious to meet our little guy!

Good News!

We're having a baby!!!!