Halloween 2008

We had a lot of fun for Halloween this year! We went to a small pumpkin patch and Troy and Kai found the perfect pumpkins for carving and coloring. Troy did a great job carving, as usual - such a perfectionist. And isn't Kai's drawing amazing?! He is pretty advanced. :) We had a party for the school this year and everyone seemed to really enjoy that. Kai absolutely did not want to put on his costume. He would carry it around and play with it, but putting it on was out of the question! Troy and I tag-teamed him and forced it on...he then decided to throw a fit and cry for about 15 minutes...which I just let him do, because I wasn't going to take off the costume. When the kids started to show up for the party, he started having fun and when it was time to take off the costume, he wanted to keep it on! Go figure! Kai was, obviously, Spiderman. Troy was Superman and I was Supergirl...sorry, no family picture to show. Second year in a row we didn't get around to having a picture taken, but oh well. Hope you all had happy hauntings!

Wyatt's 24 hours in Moab

Wyatt did a 24-hour Mountain Bike Race in Moab, Utah this past October. Troy and I were able to go watch and "help out" a little bit. His team pretty much had everything covered, but we pitched in where we could. It was so fun to be there for Wyatt...I haven't seen him race in anything since high school, so it was great to be able to share this with him. Wyatt did AWESOME! He was part of a 3-man team (which was cut to 2 at about midnight due to a knee injury). Wyatt and his teammate were able to keep the team going by doing two laps at a time - the laps were about 15 miles each. The third team member was able to rejoin the group around 10am and he finished off the race. It was quite cold and VERY windy - but fun nonetheless. The picture below is Wyatt on his first lap - he's in blue! Great job Wyatt and good luck in AZ!

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?!

Kai's Choice

The discussion for the baby name has been interesting. With Troy's and my opinions being polar opposites, we decided to ask for some help. Yesterday, on our way to Grandma and Grandpa's house we asked Kai what we should name the baby...his suggestion? "Shrek"! I know some people let their kids help decide what to name their siblings...but I think Kai is going to be left out on this one. :) I just don't think his baby sister will ever forgive him, or us, for naming her after an Ogre!

Its a Girl!!!

We are so thrilled to be expecting a little princess in January!! Here she is at 19weeks 5days. She is measuring perfectly...except her legs are about five days ahead. If you look at Troy, its not hard to see why. :) She is healthy and everything is in perfect development. As for the name...we had a boy's name picked out, but when we found out it was a girl I turned to Troy and said, "Let the battle begin!" We have not come to a conclusion for a name yet...but sorry to say that even when we do, it'll be a secret until she is born. We are, however, still open to suggestions. Hope you are all well and I will try to get better at posting...I've been slacking.