look at me go!

2 updates in 1 week...watch out everyone!  We had a fun and busy week.  We went to the zoo twice, once with our good friends Tiffany and Tristan and then again with Tina and Catie.  Tracy and Elliott went both times as well.  We went to the state fair with Mom and Nick and had fun at the petting zoo and hands on farm.  We are starting to get ready for our Halloween pot luck party.  I had my 32wk check up and all is well and as it should be.  The shower invites went out this week so everyone should be getting a good laugh soon.  Last night I was able to get out after the boys went down and have a nice dinner with my friend Lauren.  Today Grayson had a soccer game.  His team lost for the first time but only the parents know or care.  This afternoon the Maxwell crew came over to play.  Sunday is church, lunch with Suzy, and birthday dinner for Tina.  Busy busy and we like it that way.  Here are a few pics from this week.  Hope everyone is having a great weekend.

grayson, catie, and ld

the zoo crew

digging in the sand at the fair

ld doing his farm chores at the fair

and this is my shower invite pic.  it's wording is something like help us shower trish and baby sadie...so...there ya go.

Everyone else is doing it...

Well, I have been awful at keeping this updated. But a lot of you are revamping and trying to do better on yours so I figure why not do the same. Things have been a tad crazy for us lately and have finally calmed down...just in time to get crazy again in oh, about 8wks. The boys and I have taken over Mom's upstairs. We made the boys a room and are almost done with it and Sadie and I will share a room and we are still working on it. We hav ea living room and a tv area. It's working out really nice so far. Ld is now 16mo old and is turning into quite a character. He is very sweet and gives great hugs and cuddles. He loves figuring out how things work. He has a few words and signs for communicating. Mostly he walks around singing backpack backpack from Dora. Grayson just turned 3 and is full of it as ever. I chose not to sign him up for school this year since he has an extra year anyways because his late Sept birthday. Instead I signed him up for soccer. He is the youngest and surprisingly one of the smallest. He really has no interest other than watching the other kids and running around. All I wanted for him was to be around other kids and have another adult to listen to. He says he likes it so I am happy with that. If you ever came to a game you might think different though as he runs off the feild, a lot. He is still more advanced in his speech and the kid remembers EVERYTHING! He likes to be funny and the center of attention. Sadie is growing just fine. We have about 8weeks left until we get to meet her. She has been treating me quite well except some heartburn at night. I am in school again, online classes. I am taking 12 hours. It has not been as bad as I expected but I definitely have to be disciplined. I will be going to school in the spring I just haven't decided if I will start in Jan or wait until March. I will be done with my associates at the end of spring. Not sure what will come after that. So, that's all our excitement. Hopefully I'll stay on top of this more....no promises!

2010 so far

ld from his 6mo shoot

6mo

cousins on the rice side

our pajama exchange this year

It's been a long time, again. So, my message will be short but there will be lots of pics. Hope everyone is doing well. So far this year has been pretty good. We spent most of Feb sick with upper resp infec and the flu. That was fun. Grayson is potty trained, for the most part. It was much easier than I thought luckily. He is doing really good and loves wearing big boy underwear. Ld has 2 bottom teeth, can say mama, wave, and is standing on his own. I am waiting/dreading to see how soon he will walk. We are looking for a rent house right now and Grayson started going to a mothers day out program twice a week. david is still in school and doing well. All in all not a bad start to the year.

Since Halloween we have been busy with holiday fun. We had a visit from Auntie K and Gramma Donna and Grampa Frank. We had fun at the zoo and had a mini thanksgiving before they left. Our friends Brandon and Amy came from Seattle with their youngest Ella. Thanksgiving was busy. First a lunch at Aunt Lala's, then the Sones house, then dinner with the Rice side. Lots of food, fun, and family. David is in school again in the cardiovascular sonography program. He is busy and studying hard. Ld is now 6mo old. He weighed in at 19lb and 30 in. He is my gentle giant. He is such a cuddler. He is scooting around and sitting on his own. Started stage 2 foods. Grayson is loving the Christmas season. He loves to decorate the tree over and over and loves looking at lights. He walks around saying ho ho ho merry Christmas. Here are some pictures. Will post more when I get the prof ones in. Hope everyone is well.

so we're a little behind...

g opening presents

ld 3 mo

2yr old baseball stud

the rice family

our little ham

the trick or treating crew

ld is 5mo g is 25mo

ld at 3mo g at 23mo

the boys with elliott

august

elliott is here!

softball with daddy

ld and briley meeting for the first time in june

life has been crazy since ld was born. sorry for the lack of updates and no promises it will get better! grayson celebrated his 2nd bday and ld is 5mo old. time is flying. grayson loves being big brother and ld already thinks the world of him. g is a very smart, talkative little boy and ld is a happy little cuddler. they are both great kids. we have been going through the baby food process will ld and he is rolling all over. he rolls where he wants to go. we have loved being back in tx and being a family of 4. we have been reconnecting with all our friends and family. can't wait for the holidays. here are some pictures. until next time.