Prego Pic

All-righty...here it is...a picture of the "baby bump". Only, I am cheating a little bit, this was taken when I was only 21 weeks along...and now I am 25!! I can't believe its gone by so quickly - of course, I may not be saying that in a month. My little girl is getting more and more active each day. I will usually feel her moving around once every couple of hours. She is sitting quite low and keeping me near a restroom, but I am loving every minute of it! When I took Kai to California, and we got to see Adele's new baby, I was very excited to see how careful and gentle Kai was. I really think he is going to be an awesome big brother and am super excited about our new addition coming this winter!!

Piper Lily

My newest niece, Piper Lily, got here on September 12, 2008. This is Adele's second little girl, and what a gorgeous little baby! I was so thrilled to have the opportunity to be there for the big day. Kai and I got to San Diego on Tuesday, the 9th...in plenty of time for the arrival. Adele was so funny to be around while she was in labor - and I am sure she appreciates me posting this! It took just about a shove to get her out the door to go to the hospital...she wanted to put Anna down for a nap first. So, with a lot of convincing, Josh got her to the hopsital right before it was too late. I was able to bring Anna to the hospital that night to meet her little sister. Piper is a really good baby!! Kai asks to see "Diaper" all the time...so we can't wait to come down for the blessing. Congratulations Adele and Josh - she is a beauty!! And thanks!!

Kai had so much fun in California!! He got to play with his cousin, Anna...aka "Banana", for a week and a half. They had a good time together...of course, not without their moments of wanting the same toy at the same time, but they always recovered quickly. They would take turns pushing each other in this little car.
They would read stories together...mostly because they usually wanted the same book, so we did it together!

They got to go the beach with Uncle Josh and Grandma!! Notice, my chicken-boy no where near the water and Anna in it. Kai was a bit nervous with all those big waves coming in - he screamed like a little girl!! But he was content playing with the dry sand...and the wet sand that Uncle Josh brought him. Anna was thrilled to be at the beach...even after she got knocked over by a wave! We eventually wandered over to the little playground - it had a grass hill between Kai and the ocean.

Besides these activities, we went to the park down the street from Josh and Adele's, hit the mall a couple of times, made a day trip to Murrieta to see Amanda and Riley, and played with sidewalk chalk!! It was a very busy and fun-filled couple of weeks...and with all of that, who wouldn't want to curl up on the couch with a towel as a blanket?!