Christmas Pics

Misc of the past month

I've been so bad at updating this site the last few weeks. Partially because I just don't get out the camera as much as I should, and partially because I have no time. I am more than happy that these holidays are over. Although, I don't think any holiday pictures have been downloades. Suppose those are to come in the future. Maybe later today if I can get my act together. So there are a few pictures of the kids with some friends of ours at a play we went to early december. Franklin's Family Christmas. The play itself was a bit silly, but the christmas music was nice and the kids seemed to enjoy it. There's also a couple pics of the kid's christmas show. Unfortunately those pics are a bit hard to make out. It was 10 minutes of craze. The kids were excited to preform and did a good job. The girls sang the "O come let us adore him" verses of "Come All Ye Faithful", while the boys sang the "Rum Pa Pum Pums" to Drummer Boy. Together they sang "Rudolph". As you can see Maya was pooped after that. We went to a neighbors house for New Year's. Wasn't a big celebration, but it was nice. New Year's Day we took off for Starved Rock. We thought it would be fun to get out of dodge a few days and the resort seemed like a close enough place to do somehting spur of the moment. The kids enjoyed it a lot. Definately worth getting a group of people together and hanging at a cabin for a future weekend. Being winter, there's not too much to do. The indoor waterpark and small amusement center is about it, but summer has the trails and rafting that could be fun. The kids loved the wave pool and the lazy river. They were srivelled little raisens by the days end. Today is the last day of Adam's break. With lots of changes happening at CAT, we're just hoping he can manage to keep his job. I on the otherhand am picking up an extra day a week. It'll be day hours, so that won't be so bad, plus it will typically be wednesday which means, I will be home when the all new Lost resumes this month! Yeah. Yeah, of course if it worthy of watching.
I'm hanging in there at 16.5 weeks pregnant. The tummy is there, but still no need for maternity wear yet. We find out what is growing in there on the 20th. Then the real excitement will begin. I met with my 3 prego girlfriends yesterday. How fun it is going to be when we all have these little ones. I'm due the 18th of June, one is having a c-section on the 20th of June and the other is due July 10th.

Happy Holidays

We just had our 15 week apointment today and everything seemed good. It was fun to hear the heartbeat and know he/she is still kicking in there. Although, I must say, I think I have felt the baby already. It's not a hefty kick or anything, just a soft movement. I'm sure I'll be pushing the baby out of my ribs before I know it. Next month we have our sonogram and yes, we will be finding out the sex. There is really no preference whatsoever. I've had dreams suggesting it's a girl, but in real life I can only picture another boy. So really, who knows and who cares as long as the baby comes out painlessly (hehe) and healthy! At this point, I've gained 1 pound... only 29 pounds to go. The kids are still really excited so this has been a great pregnancy thus far.
We hit Iowa for Christmas last weekend. We drove through Siberia coming home. Seriously, it was the worst weather conditions I've ever driven through. We were all so thankful to get home safely.
Hanukkah has started, so the kids have not been shy on gifts. My favorites are the clothes! Our own Grandma Rene keeps our kids closets full! I am lucky to have such a shopaholic (and giving) mother-in-law.
Anyhow, hope everybody survives this christmas season.

Christmas 2004 vs 2008

I just ran across these couple pictures. Brennan was about a month old. I hardly remember that time. I'll be excited to see what our 2009 picture will look like and to have a little one thrown in there again.

Snow and Showing

I've been a little lazy adding updates to the blog. So, after thanksgiving we got a good first snow. It was the wet stuff too, which we molded into a nice snowman. He's still standing, a little crooked now, but he's still all there. Adam and his dad put some lights on the house, which I don't think that mission has been completed yet. The kids had a touch of the flu post thanksgiving and I had more than a touch... I had a full body cleansing. I'm serious when I say the baby bump was gone for a day or two. However, as you can see in the pictures, the bell has no problem showing itself. It's an evening picture, so it is a bit more prominent than in the morning. I am 12 weeks and 3 days along.