Summer Camp!

Brynn started summer camp this week and she was so excited!  She has a friend in the same class from dance and that definitely made the transition easier for her.  There were no tears or struggles when I left.  Just a quick kiss and a "Bye, Mommy!" and she ran off playing.

 She goes twice a week for 3.5 hours a day and comes home with all sorts of art projects!

After her first day we celebrated with some frozen yogurt and she crashed early that night!

Another trip to Palm Springs!

For Father's Day weekend we decided to head out to Palm Springs!  We stayed at my Dad's house, the guys enjoyed some golf and the kids loved swimming all day!

 We headed to the mall for a bit and the kids got to rode on the train!  They were so excited!

 A little blurry, but he wouldn't stop moving!

 So worn out...he fell asleep at dinner!

 My little fishy!  She loves swimming!

 Beating the heat with popsicles!!!

Yummy!

Mason enjoying his popsicle after lots of swimming.

 Once Evan warmed up to swimming...he loved it!

Brynn swimming with PapaDabaDoo....she had a blast!

We all had a good time and it wasn't too terribly hot!  It was a nice little get away and a great way to celebrate the dads!  Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

Another haircut!

Little dude was overdue for a haircut so today was the day to get it done!  I think he looks a little California surfer!  Still doesn't mind getting his hair cut when he get to sit in and drive a little car AND watch Lightening McQueen.  Lucky boy!


We noticed Evan got his bottom right first molar a few weeks ago around 5/18 and it just finally finished coming all the way through.  He is up to 11 teeth!


I totally forgot to mention, to cement the fact that he is becoming a big boy, he ditched his binky at the end of April.  Pretty much did it on his own and it wasn't painful at all!  One night as I was putting him to bed he didn't ask for it, so I didn't give it to him!  That was it!  It was so surprising for us considering he was a binky addict and I'm pretty sure he would have had it at all times if he could.  How is he almost 2?!?!

20 weeks

How is it possible that I'm already halfway through this pregnancy?!?  Halfway through my last pregnancy!

The baby is now about 10 1/2 ounces and is about the length of a banana.  He/she is doing more swallowing of amniotic fluid these days, which is good for the digestive system.  Yummy!

 And Brynn wanted in on the picture taking action...so here's the silly little girl!

Ultrasound pictures

I finally got a chance to sit down and scan in all the ultrasound pics we've gotten throughout this pregnancy.  I'll start with the first pictures we got of the little bean and work my way towards the most recent.

March 5th:  6 weeks 6 days

This was the first peek we got at the baby.  Amazing to see a heartbeat on 

something the size of a blueberry! 

March 26th:  9 weeks 6 days

Look at how much he/she has grown!  Looks more like a gummy bear and little arm and leg buds have started to form.  We could see the little one wiggling around in there.

April 12th:  12 weeks 2 days

This was at our NT scan.  The NT measurement was within normal range, the nasal bone was present and combined with my blood test; our results came back fine with no increased risks.  The baby had its hands clasped right by its face like he/she was praying.  This was the first time we got to hear the heartbeat and the baby was about the size of a plum.

Here is another picture from the same day, but in 3d.  Which at this age makes the baby kind of look like an alien baby!

April 19th:  13 weeks 2 days

Baby was about the size of a peach

 May 24th:  18 weeks 2 days

Baby measured 8 ounces.  We saw the brain, nose, mouth, eye sockets, all 4 chambers of the heart, spine, kidneys, stomach, bladder and all ten fingers and ten toes!  And everything looked and measured on track!  I also started to {for sure} feel the baby kick a few days earlier!

So there you have it...all the scans we've had thus far!  I do know we have one more scheduled for the end of June and then we usually have a quick peek towards the end of the pregnancy to get a size guesstimate.

Mother's Day 2012

I had a wonderful Mother's day!  Flowers from my little loves, brunch, we visited the gardens at The Huntington Library and, finally, finished the day with cherry Diet Cokes from Johnny Rockets!  Not to mention lots of love and cuddles from the little ones!  A great day indeed!

The little princess got tired from walking around.

Daddy was nice to give her a lift!

Me and my little dude!

Here we go again!

I think by now most of you know this....but numero tres is on the way!!  We are very thrilled to be expecting a third bundle of joy and to be completing our family.  I'm currently about 14 1/2 weeks {already in the 2nd trimester} and due October 23rd.  I had a handful of visits to the Dr., seen the baby on ultrasound about 4 times and we've heard the sweet little heartbeat; all confirming that everything is going well.

Brynn is sooo excited about the baby, she seems to switch between thinking it's a boy or girl...currently she thinks another little brother.  And I think Evan is going to be in for a big surprise come October.  Because, ya know, he's not quite 2 and doesn't quite grasp the concept of "a baby in Mommy's tummy" !  :)

And yes, this WILL be the final addition to our family!  This. Shop. Is. Closed!  Having three kids under 4 years old is our limit!  And if we are to be so blessed to have three healthy little ones to love and watch grow...what more could we ask for?

The picture is how we told our families, so it is a few weeks old, but they all got it and our very happy for us as well.  Oh, and I added a new ticker over on the right side!

Phone Pics

Just sharing some pictures from my phone, since I don't lug around the real camera everywhere we go.

 A few weeks ago we had a crawfish boil and Evan was busy inspecting him!

 Nice day = a long walk to run off some energy.

 Choo-choo at dance!

 Some one was sleepy.

 Water table fun in the sun!

 She was soooo excited about her pink nail polish!

 Little diva liked these sun glasses the best because they had pinkish colored lenses!

 Happy guy leaving a birthday party at the park.

 Blowing her party blower.

 Little Miss thought it was so fun to sit in the front seat while we were sitting in a parking garage.  We were waiting for little brother to finish up his nap.

 Faux hawk!

 Evan got some new kicks!

{I won't mention how small the shoes were we had been shoving his feet into.  Whoops!}

 While we were out, Brynn asked to get in the stroller AND asked me to lay the seat down.  She promptly fell asleep.  For someone who hardly ever naps these days, that was huge!!

A new tooth

We noticed little man sprouted a new tooth yesterday and is now up to 10 teeth!  It was his lower left lateral incisor and it seems as though my kiddos are late teethers.  :)

Easter 2012

We hope everyone had a fabulous Easter and that the big bunny brought you some special treats!  We had a fairly laid back holiday.  Some of Scott's family came over in the morning and some in the afternoon, but it was a nice day!

First up though, we visited the Easter Bunny on Saturday.  Um, you can say it could have gone better!  I'm sure Evan will love this picture when he is older, homeboy just didn't dig the bunny!!  And the only reason Brynn begrudgingly sat on his lap was because she wanted to ride the carousel after.  Ha ha..oh well, there's always next year!

 Let's just take another moment to laugh at the poor little guy!!

{Sorry for the crummy picture of a picture, but you get the idea.}

 

She has been eying this phone for so long!  Every time we went to Target, she would come home and talk non-stop about the princess phone!  Luckily, the Easter Bunny is a cool guy and brought her one in her basket!

Little guy was satisfied with eggs, a new Spider-man coloring book, some new sippy cups and new binkies!  And they both got a new water table from the Easter Bunny.
 

After breakfast it was egg hunting time!  

Evan loaded up on the eggs and knew exactly what to do!

Mason finding eggs!

And Brynn finding her fair share!

Handsome little dudes!

Our little monkeys!!!  Love them!
{Evan started called me Mommy this week!  Gone are the days of Mama.}

Hope you had a beautiful day!

Dyeing Easter eggs

We decided yesterday was a good day to dye eggs!  The kids were so excited and could hardly wait while I set everything up!  Another year of egg dyeing in the books and it wasn't too messy!

Little hand

So happy!

Of course she puts her egg in the pink dye!

Hard at work!

So exciting waiting for the eggs to change!

Look at that sweet face!

{And those blue eyes and fingers}

Haha!  I'm not sure exactly what face this is.

Enjoying their hard work!

Actually, neither one of them really cared for the hard boiled eggs.