Happy First Birthday Penelope!

This weekend we visited Mark and Gretchen to help celebrate Penelope's 1st birthday. We had a great time - especially Clara, who cannot stop talking about Uncle Mark.

One of the highlights of the trip was the birthday dinner and the yummy cupcakes following dinner. Why, you ask? Well, you will see why from the pictures of Clara. All I will say is the hose had to be brought out and the beer bucket was used as a bath by Clara and Penelope. Oh, and what child decided to strip down to her birthday suit voluntarily to sit in the cold water? Yep, that would be mine.

Enjoy the pics!

Happy Birthday Penny!

Homecoming Parade

Parades - let's face it - they are a little bit corny but who doesn't love a parade? We are making the Richardson High Homecoming Parade an annual event. We always enjoy it. Last year, it was on Halloween, which was fun but a complete candy fest. I was very happy that this year it was on separate days. I mean, how can you enjoy a parade without three lollipops and twelve tootsie rolls in a span of 30 minutes? And the same with Halloween - how do you trick or treat without eating candy bars between houses? It is not possible.

This year, we were went to the parade with the Bartletts. It was super fun and everyone really enjoyed the circus theme of the parade - I mean our house is a circus on a daily basis with the exception of there aren't normally dancing bears hanging around.

20 Weeks

Holy Moly! Halfway there!

"Clara, it's bath time!"

Good hiding place, huh?

Balloon Festival

Yesterday, we enjoyed the Plano Balloon Festival. In all the years we have lived here, this was our first year to attend. We had so much fun and ate a lot of food (we were in food training for the State Fair). Enjoy the pictures!

Go Tech!

19 Weeks

Sweet little boy is now the length of a mango from crown to rump (not including his legs). Believe me, his legs are super long so we might have another lanky kid on our hands! He is getting more active and strong too! He entertains me morning, noon, and evening with little bumps and kicks. I am feeling so much better, my energy is back (finally!) and my headaches have improved (thank goodness!)

It's a...

BOY!

That's right! We are having a little boy and we couldn't be more thrilled! (I know the sonogram is a little hard to read but I had to protect the family jewels!

Here is a good picture of his profile:

Pretty handsome if you ask me ;)

18 Weeks

Today, I am 18 weeks pregnant and finally really look pregnant. Adam looked at me this week and said "Wow, your pregnant" Yep, his fault. I really should take a picture soon of this growing gut :) I think I can finally pack away all my normal clothes, although I can still fit into my favorite pair of jeans if I don't button the top button but that seems a bit hillbilly - right?



Three more days until we find out the sex! Yeah - we can't wait. Any guesses out there?



Apparently, our baby is now the size of a sweet potato which sounds cute and extremely sweet but this picture has got to be the ugliest sweet potato I have ever seen. Hopefully, Microbrew the Second will come out cuter than this:

Labor Day

We had one last summertime hoorah on Labor Day. Rebecca and Bryce invited us to a waterpark and we had a blast. I don't think any of us wanted to leave. There was a sprayground and an awesome wave pool that everyone enjoyed. I really wish that I had discovered this place earlier in the summer - Clara and I would have been riding the waves everyday!

Afterwards, we enjoyed free Chick-fil-A (if you were wearing your favorite sports team logo) and don't you know all of us showed up in Texas Tech gear. You got to love free food. Clara even got to enjoy one of her absolute favorite treats - a chocolate shake.

Sweet Baby Harper

Jennifer and Derek welcomed their sweet baby Harper into the world last night. We were blessed to have met her this morning. She absolutely precious and well worth the wait! When Clara held her, she didn't want to let her go. She was in love with her baby cousin!

Congratulations Jenn and Derek!!!!

My Little Bookworm - Literally

We finally have Clara's bookshelf put together in her room and as we were figuring out how to arrange her room, Clara was a little busy...

I am still in the process of decorating her new "big girl" room. I have several paint samples up and have narrowed it down to a couple of comforters. I just need to make a few more decisions. Her room will be done before the new baby makes his/her arrival - that is my goal at least.

Think I can get it done in five months????

17 Weeks

It is amazing that I am already 17 weeks along! Even MORE amazing that 5 months from yesterday (Sept 4th) our baby will be here! We already have the birthday picked since I will be having another c-section. So let the countdown begin!

In a little over a week, we will find out the sex of our onion!