A SHORT Break in the Action

We have a slight break in the Birthday action (well, technically, we're celebrating birthdays today but I won't have pictures until tomorrow) so I thought I'd post pictures of some late summer shots I took at Weaver lake earlier this week. The leaves are already changing around here...won't be long until we're looking for pumpkins and eating caramel apples!

And as mentioned...today IS actually a big day! Today we are celebrating my grandma's birthday that was yesterday, bon top of that it's KILEY MARIE's 1st Birthday!!! She's already taking some steps and she'll be walking everywhere in no time! Happy Birthday cutie!

And I'd be a bad friend if I didn't also mention, today is one of my longest lasting friend's birthdays...Happy Birthday Katherine Elizabeth Ann Marie L/K...but longest lasting, I mean, I've known her since preschool...not that she's the oldest I guess;)

Pregnancy Update

Ok, so you may have noticed, but probably not...My due date keeps changing on the baby ticker on the right. Originally my due date was Feb. 26th, they have since switched it to the 22nd and now it is officially Feb. 18 based on the ultrasound we had in late August.

That was not the "gender" ultrasound yet, we just scheduled that appointment for October 1st. And for those of you wondering, YES we will find out if baby cooperates. I'm not one for surprises and it's my philosophy that it's still a surprise when the ultrasound tech tells you if it's a boy or girl and you're surrounded by much less chaos at the time!

So far, all the wives tale tests are saying this is a boy. The heart rate at my doc appointment yesterday is slower, which tends to indicate boy, the ring over the wrist pulse point says I had a girl then a boy...etc...The baby is also pretty wiggly in the first ultrasound and he's a stinker when it comes to finding the heartbeat too...sounds like boy to me:) So for now I will probably refer to baby #2 as "he/him" just to have something better than "it" to call this little person!

That's were we're at right now. Not feeling anything yet...16 weeks and counting:) But not sick anymore either so that's good! Just tired...and I think a certain 2-year-old big sister might have something to do with that! I'll keep y'all posted after our next appointment in October. After that if you don't want to know, you might want to skip checking in for a while;)

A Break from Play Dates

This week we had a busy week but no play dates. A dentist appointment, doctor's appointment birthday celebrations etc. But I wanted to post some pics from our play date last Thursday with Jenny, Aimee, Ava and the Nolans. It was still warm that day so the girls ran through the sprinklers and did a little sunning:) Then we had lunch with our friends before Riley and I headed up to the Maple Grove Farmers Market and ran some errands. Fun day!

TIGF

Today is my grandma's 87th birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDMA C! I am so lucky and thankful to have them still here so our kids will know their GREAT Grandparents:)

Last of the Birthday Pics...for this side of the fam!

Check out Riley's face in the top pic!

More from the Party

Riley had more fun catching the minnows in the minnow bucket than she did fishing with her new fishing pole.

Blog Overload!

I apologize for the mass quantity of blog posts this week. I would try to spread them out more, but we'd be into October if I did that. You see, September gets REALLY busy with birthdays, anniversaries, fall activities, etc. and as soon as I catch up, I have 6 more things to post:) I promise October slows down around here!

Today we ventured out to the State Fair for a day of family fun. Josh took the day off so the three of us could go during the much less crowded part of the week and it worked out great. We tried the Peach Glazed Pig cheeks...YUCK! and some of our regular favorites. Fudge Puppies, Josh's Pronto Pup, and of course the bucket of Sweet Martha's, but no cheese curds or chocolate malts this year...bummer. We checked out the Pet Barn, Education Building, the Grand Stand, DNR Fishies, Bizzzar, and Heritage Square and Riley got her annual trip on the Merry Go Round...We saw parts of the parade and Riley did a little dancing under the Grand Stand to whomever was doing sound check at the time! We had a great time, and Daddy pooped out before the kiddo! He took a little cat nap before having to go play a double header late tonight!