Happy 4th!!

This year we were home for the 4th so we headed downtown for the annual parade. It was Noah's first parade and he loved it, especially the horses and the tractor and the marching bands. In fact this morning he woke up and is still talking about the horses (in his own way). Before Noah went to bed we did a couple little fireworks for him and he was in awe!

Getting closer!

I have about 5 weeks left till the baby is due! Hard to believe and yet I feel pretty excited. I'm in the phase of nesting in a sense, as I'm trying to get projects done and all the stuff that is needed for baby and postpartum care. I'll try to post a recent pic of the belly soon :)

Baby Shower

I had a wonderful baby shower put on for me by two of my friends who are just as pregnant as me. We had a great time just relaxing and enjoying good food at a park. My last shower (for Noah) had about 50(?) people and was crazy! I definitely enjoy a smaller crowd. Here are a few pics from that day. Oh yes, and that is a sign that says "Do Not Touch" on my belly, only because I had a bad accident and got a 2nd degree burn just a few hours before the shower (just in case you were wondering).

Mt. A on Memorial Day

We spent Memorial Day as a family up on Mt. Ashland so that Noah could play in the snow. We found some small patches left to play in. It was nice having the day together!

The Bebe

Yep, that's me! With Noah in the background wondering what I'm doing :) This pregnancy is going well! I am a lot bigger than I was with Noah so I'm already experiencing a lot of the pregnancy woes. Good thing it doesn't last long and the outcome is such a blessing! Our little mister in the womb is due on July 22nd so I have a little ways left to go!

We have moved!

We have moved into a new, more spacious place in Ashland. It's actually just a half a mile from where we lived before. It has already been a huge blessing to us as we have had friends come and stay. We are having Luke's family here this weekend and are excited about that! One "drawback" is that we don't have internet, and probably aren't going to get it. So I will be blogging/facebooking/recipe searching/craigslist, etc. about once a week when I can get away by myself to a coffee house or somewhere with free wi-fi!

No More Mullet

So we finally did it! Noah got his first haircut yesterday. We went to our friend Jan who does Luke's since she only charges a dollar for Noah. Noah did great as long as he was in his daddy's arms. His hair doesn't look that much different besides the back.... no more "party in the back" :)

Hmm... where could he have learned this?

Newport Trip

A few weekends ago we were blessed to be able to go to the coast and visit Luke's family and celebrate papa Joe's 60th birthday!!! We also had a mini-reunion with Luke's brother Noel and his family. Noel has a cute daughter Naomi who is 2 days younger than Noah so it was fun watching them play together. There was even a sunny day or two! Kind of unheard of in March on the Oregon Coast :)

The Toddler

Outnumbered

We found out on Tuesday that we are having a baby BOY!!!! I was a little surprised but am excited that Noah will have a little buddy to play with. This little guy might be a tad more crazy than our mellow firstborn. Our little peak into his world showed that he is quite active as he was moving around nonstop! Just a foreshadowing of what's to come. :) So yes, I am outnumbered.

A Bun in the Oven

Yep, that's right! And if you look to your right you'll see a little pic of how our baby is supposed to look right now.

Catching Up

Sorry I haven't posted in a while! Between the holidays and Noah and I being sick, I just haven't had the motivation to get on here at all. We stayed home this year for Christmas as Luke was in charge of our churches 29th (?) annual Christmas dinner that is served to the community. I think 8 or 900 were served this year! For New Years we went to a friends party and a lady from church and her daughter came to "watch" Noah (he was sleeping). I can't believe we stayed out till 12:30!! I'm getting to be sooo old! :) Anyways, I hope you all are doing well and that you are being blessed beyond measure!!

Early Christmas!

This weekend we had Christmas early with my mom and her husband Walt. My brother and his family were supposed to be there but had to cancel because their dog got sick. We missed them but still had a great time. Walt made us Beef Wellington (which is filet mignon covered in a puff pastry and gorgonzola cheese... VERY yummy!) and we enjoyed a very delicious dinner together! We opened presents and it was fun to see Noah start to get the hang of it. Noah went to bed and all the adults got to watch a movie. We ended up staying the night as it was most convenient (plus it was snowing!!). Thanks mom and Walt for a fun time!

"Ninja Class"

I started taking Noah to this gymnastics tumbling class a few weeks ago at the Y. It's a fun little class where the little kiddos can climb around all the equipment and play to their hearts content. I think Noah enjoys it and I love being able to get out of the house in the cold weather. When I first told Luke of wanting to go to this class, he said "only on the exception that you call it Ninja Class", so "Ninja Class" it is!!! :)