First Day of School

The kids really wanted Dad to come with us on the first day of school. Thanks Dad for missing a little work so you could walk us to class.

Matthew and Ella were very excited to go to school this year. We met both teachers the night before at the open house and I have to say that I had a great feeling about both of them. I was not nervous about them going to school, but I was nervous about what I was going to do with my time before the baby comes.

The sun was a little bright!

What a handsome 3rd grader

An excited 1st grader
Ella would not let me take her picture again after school so this is it

No More Monkeys jumpin'... Part 2

My sister said I needed to add some close-up pictures of the FABULOUS trees

I hope he won’t be afraid of Monkeys!?

No More Monkeys jumpin'...

My sister Samantha called me one day and said what do you think of the Theme "No More Monkeys Jumpin' on the Bed" for the baby's room? I said I like it! So we started looking up vinyl for the little guy's room. My sister own's her own Vinyl Business and can do just about anything. So...she brought all the vinyl with her when she came a few weeks ago. My older sister Stephanie was here and helped us put the room together. We went shopping for the crib, changing table and all the great fabric for the bedding. 6-7 stores later I found all the fabric that I liked (with the help, patience, and support of my sisters). I then let my sisters go to work helping me put up the monkeys and tree stuff. I think it looks great. Thank you both for all your hard work and time. I love you!!

Samantha whipped the bedding out in a matter

days. She is so dang talented!!

Cute bumper pads

Amazeing trees with over 200 leafs
in all and monkeys jumping all around

Another tree with monkeys

Changing Table

Tah dah!

Heads Up

Steven bought Matthew a new baseball mit and wanted to brake it in before his 2nd game tomorrow. They had been playing for a while and Matthew was really have a great time when all the sudden Matthew got popped in the face with the ball! Needless to say that did not go over to well. Matthew and blood do not mix at all! Pour boy was not happy and can you blame him?Steven tried to calm him down by telling him about the time he was hit in the face with a baseball and how it hurt. Matthew soon went back out and played a little longer but was extra carefull of how he was catching the ball.

OUCH!

First Baseball Game

I asked Matthew if he wanted me to sign him up for machine pitch this year and he said NO!

So I did it anyway with out telling him. When it came time to go to the first practice he was not very happy with me. Matthew thought that machine pitch was like when daddy takes him to the bateing cages and the ball comes at you at 25mph. He had a great practice and was looking forward to his first game. Saturday we ran all around getting last minute things for him to be ready for his first game and you could tell he was a little unsure of was to expect. The game time finally came and he found that he had some teammates that he knew and that made him feel better.

Matthew playing infield

Swing batter batter!!

After the game Steven and Matthew raced to the car and when they got there Matthew said, "I love that game".

Happy Birthday Hon

Today was Steven's birthday and we had a great day. We started the day off at McDonalds for breakfast, which Steven and Ella love. Next we did some shopping and then to Matthew's first baseball game. Later that night we had a babysitter and we went to one of his favorite restaunt(Brazillain Buffet). Needless to say we both had a hard time walking out! YUMMY

We love you HON thanks for being a great daddy and husband.

Happy Birthday To You

Yummy Yummy Yum

(Thank you Holly for making me get this wonderful cake, it was a BIG hit)

The whole family went to the ultrasound yesterday in excitement and found out that we are being blessed with another Boy!! The kids response was we wanted a Girl! Then Matthew said, “when you come back for your next ultrasound maybe it will be a Girl!?” It did not take either one of them long to be ok with having a brother instead of a sister. We all thought it was going to be a girl and I have to say I have gone back and forth on wanting one over and over and I was shocked myself to hear that it is a boy. I know that I am blessed to have this new responsibility and love the fact that I will have a new beautiful boy to hold and love.