And the pink madness begins...

I had to. I couldn't resist. I told Paul if the ultrasound said girl, I would be buying a pair of those sparkly pink Tom's shoes. And boy are they cute. This little girl won't be able to wear them for a while, but oh it was fun buying something so pink and sparkly!

Baby News

                       Sweet Kade checking out the ultrasound pictures of his little baby SISTER!

And.....oh yes...I think I should blog about this.

I have to say when pregnant with Kade I took a lot of pictures of my growing bump.  And a lot..means a lot. First time....now, second time....I have forgotten to document as much...I guess that has to do with having a 2 year old to love and parent. 

So here is the big news in our house. Baby number 2 will be arriving in early February! We have a big ultra sound this Friday. And boy...what shall it be? A boy or girl this time? Most of my family has their bet on another boy.....we will soon find out. We will be happy with either. Healthy is best.

My Boys

                                Just been lucky enough to spend time with my favorite boys....This time of year is just beautiful. And the beaches are the best place to be.

Trip to the E.R

Little crazy, sweet Kade made it to 25 months without a trip to the E.R. I have to say, I am a bit surprised he held out that long...not that I would like to find myself there, but the kid is a bit on the wiggle wart side with no fear...at all. And when he falls, he falls hard.

Just home for our trip to Mammoth, Kade hit his eyebrow in the right spot on the old beloved coffee table that we so thought he had figured out was a hazard. We spent a lot of time keep the thing cushioned...but just when we thought he knew not to monkey around the table...it happened.  I mean he is two.

So to the E.R we went..with a busted opened eyebrow. Kade cried for a good 5 minutes...and then he was fine. Seriously kid, you amaze me with your pain tolerance. After a long wait at the E.R...we ended up glueing the eyebrow back in place. ( Given Kades craziness they wanted to put him all the way under for stitches). We opted for the glue and are praying that it heals right and we make it the 4 more days with no water, dirt or anything getting into it! ha!

Mammoth Vacation

Over Labor Day weekend we took a little trip to Mammoth. I must say right off the bat, it is one of my favorite places. So beautiful! Kind of crazy with people over the holiday, but worth the long drive.

We had a wonderful time. Did some hiking and some biking..cuz that is the real goal of the trip. I took a few pictures this time...was a bit side tracked with Kade...and forgot the camera, but I think I got some good ones of the beautiful scenery.

Passing time in the car included a lot of stickers, lollipops, and videos....Kade did pretty good.

Enjoying a nice bubble bath at the Condo.

Park time.

Loving the Creek.

Attempting a picture of us....

So excited to ride down the mountain with Daddy and hit all the bumps!

TJ Lake

Trying to capture the hiking...

Kade saying.." I'm gonna gee-out"

Kade's favorite part..throwing rocks in the lake.

My favorite part..siting and relaxing and taking in the nice view.

Convict Lake

More rock throwing....

Watching Dad take a nice cold dip in the Lake...Kade tried..he said it was too cold!

Leaving our last little hike. Hope to make it there next year.....

Playing Catch Up

This blog is a bit overdue. I have really been putting blogging on the back burner. The days have been flying by...and no documenting has been taking place. So I am hoping with this little blog I can share a few pictures of what we have been up to.
My parents were visiting for a month. So very nice to have them in town. We had many meals together, walks, adventures, shopping days...and they just had a lot of time with Kade. Wish they were closer...mostly cuz I could get really use to a date night every.single.week. Yup, that was very nice.
We are still slowly picking away at our house projects...our bathroom is slowly making progress. Materials have mostly been picked out and the plan of the bathroom is floating in our heads...and we are on the same page about what it shall look like. Progress there. Now, to just get that bathroom done, so we can get our toilet that has made itself a nice home in our backyard, inside where it belongs.
Our backyard is almost completely cleared of juniper. I wish I had taken before pictures...everywhere in our backyard had juniper. EVERYWHERE. It is almost gone and we hope to get Kade a play structure up soon. Soon in our house, soon means a few months:)
All that said, we are enjoying our summer. Fun spending time with so much family and friends. Enjoy the massive pictures collection I added here:)

Many bike rides occur these days. And we very often do where those yellow boots.

Hiking with Nana and Gramp Gram

Mastering the hiking stick.

Campfire in the backyard.

Mmmmm..s'mores.

Building a gadget board with Nana.

Loving the water fountain at the Mission.

Beach time with Corbin.

Looking at some birds...or something.

Pool time with Colson and Corbin

Birthday Ice Cream (on actual Birthday) And he blew out his own candle. Nicely done kid.

Kade and his kack-kack.

Little family Birthday Party for Kade.

Loving all the balloons and his cousin Stella.

Cupcakes.

Out of order here...presents...he did love all his presents, but I think Stella was  better at opening them for him.

Cupcake time.....

Turing the big 2!

Smashing the cupcake in his face:)

Stella and her cupcake.

Sharing something good.

Happy Birthday boy with a few of his new train items.

Beach time with Daddy and Odus.

Walking ponies at Parent Partcipation Class.

More bike riding.

Trevor and Kade. My brother was in town with his son Trevor. Kade LOVES his cousin. They had a lot of fun together!!!

Laughing at Trevor.

My Mom, brother J.D, Trevor and Kade. ( I truly failed at getting family pictures this go around....)

More s'mores....

One of our family dinners around the campfire..my sad attempt at a picture of us...many missing.

Kade and his Nana and Gramp Gram. Thank you for coming to visit and spoiling Kade with love and many memories. He misses you bunches!