Football and Guns

Well, it's out with the trucks and in with the guns, football and even some video and computer games. Our little guy is growing up...

Baby Lauren Update!

We had our 30-week ultrasound today and Lauren is as healthy as can be. This isn't the best picture in the world but she's looking straight at us.


My doctor's nurse compared Lauren and Bens' measurements and both she and the doctor agreed that they are measuring very very close. However, Lauren probably has Ben beat in the weight department...why does that not suprise me? :)

They are 2 completely different pregnancies. With Ben it was blissful, not very painful, he usually only kicked at night and my mood was amazing. Little Lauren has turned mommy into a hormonal monster at times. She's a constant kicker and mover and it can be pretty painful. Something tells me that our little Ben is in for a rude awakening with this little girl! We can't wait to meet this little firecracker - love you baby girl!

Arizona Vacation!

This was the 3rd year that we've followed the Dodger's on the 4th of July. They played Phoenix at Chase Field and we stayed at a wonderful resort - The Hyatt Regency in Scottsdale. We were able to spend some time with our good friends, the Colby's. The first night we celebrated Ryan's 3rd birthday at a jumpy house!The Dodger's won!One of the best parts of this stadium was an upstairs kid's play area called The Sandlot.Ben and Ryan on their way to play.Ben really liked the kid's beach pool area at the hotel.

We took a long day trip to visit Sedona and the Grand Canyon! Ben was an amazing little traveler.The Grand Canyon was majestic. It exceeded my expectations.More than the pool, the baseball field play area or the Grand Canyon, Ben LOVED this jeep parked in the hotel lobby. We spent the majority of our time playing on this jeep.

Ben's Baby Sister!

We found out during our ultrasound appointment last Monday that we are expecting a baby girl around October 25th! John and I were in shock for a few hours after the news - but we are so psyched. Ben really wanted a "baby grill". Here are a few ultrasound pics from my appointment today. She is MUCH more active in the womb than Ben. She boxes and kicks - it kinda scares us a little. :) What are we in for? What ever it is - we absolutely cannot wait to hold our precious little girl.

Here are her cute little feet together:
Here she is looking at us. No that's not a big ear on the top of the picture - it's the umbilical cord...don't think I didn't clarify that one:
Baby has mommy's chin!

I just found her first ultrasound picture when we found out we were having a girl on May 24th. I can't believe I had misplaced it...sorry honey...mommy's a little forgetful these days.

Dodger Game for Daddy's Birthday!

For daddy's birthday we got front row seats to see the Dodgers play Detroit. They were celebrating the 30th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back - so it was fun to see Chewbacca. It's definitely different having a son who's potty trained - 4 trips to the restroom but no accidents!!!

Ben's 1st Week at Preschool

Now that Ben is 3, we thought that the time was right for him to socialize a little more with other kids. What a tough tough thing for everyone involved though. He only goes Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8-12:30. Both days started with the teachers having to peel Ben off of me while he was screaming, "mommy I want to go home"! It was awful - both mornings started off with Ben crying in the classroom and mommy crying in her car in the parking lot. Grandma Sharon barely makes it to 12:30 to pick him up - she was there today before noon! :)

He LOVES Starla, the bunny.

Our May Weekends...

I can't believe we are at the end of May already! It's been a busy month! Ben went to see trucks at a park near our house and we went to the beach. We visited Grandma Joan's grave on Mother's Day. Last weekend was Tristan's 3rd birthday! I just saw the pics but even the manliest of little boys can have a tea party. :)