RV

We had such a fun Memorial weekend. We took our very first RV trip. That is definately the way to go with little ones... and pregnant ones! We slept good but still got to enjoy the outdoors. My favorite part was hiking down to the beach. It was the most beautiful place!Where else can you be in the mountains one minute, and on the beach the next?
Ali and I were the slowest ones.... me because of my big belly and her being independent and not letting Chuck carry her.
Our friend Heather made the kids these adorable capes out of fabric and you would have thought she gave them the world! Here is Ali in her princess cape.
Here are all the kids showing off their costumes.
The top of the RV was the favorite play area. Cole thought he was pretty lucky to get to sleep up there.
This is what I did all weekend.... nothing but RELAX! It was so nice.
This is a classic picture. Chuck was supposed to be watching Ali while I took a little nap... thank goodness for my sister in law Nichole... I found Ali hanging out with her.
The best part of the weekend for Cole was the fishing charter with the boys. He caught the first fish of the day. It was a rock fish which wasnt good to keep but looked pretty cool.
Cole is getting so big to go on the boys outings. If you are going to go fishing, might as well take a charter to the coolest fishing spot on earth... lucky kid!

Preschool Party!

Cole is officially done with his first year of preschool. I cant believe how fast it went!
Cole and Ali with their two best friends/cousins Brock and Libby.
Cole and his teacher Ms. Cambria. He loved having her this year. We will miss her!
Cole was scared to ride the horse when we first arrived. I told him that sometimes when we are scared to do something, and we try it anyways, we might end up liking it. Then I told him it was safe and there was nothing to be afraid of. He finally worked up the courage and skipped over the pony rides and went straight for the horse. Good job Cole!
I never could get Ali to try. She was convinced the ponies were going to eat her. So maybe next time?

Baby Bump

Here I am at almost 22 weeks. Im definately showing faster with this one, but Im glad hes growing healthy! We also decided to name him Ty. So now I can start calling him by his name. Its so nice to be over halfway there!

Happy Birthday Cole!

I cant believe my little boy is 4 years old! Time really does go by fast. We had a fun party at Chuck E Cheese with lots of friends and he got lots of fun toys. Thanks everyone for making his day so special!

Things to do on a Snowy Day

Craft #1

Give child a small ziplock baggie of fruit loops to crush up

Decorate a peice of paper with glue

Pour fruit loop crumbles on paper

Shake off excess in the sink

Now you have a work of art!

Craft #2

Get a gallon sized ziplock bag

Place a peice of paper inside

Get a sponge and cut it in squares and dampen a little

Put different colored paint on each sponge

toss them into the bag and zip up

Let the kids shake it around

Bring out creation and let dry.... NO MESS is the best part
Craft #3

Get two small paper cups and cut out bottom

Wrap each one up in aluminum foil

staple together

Now you have homemade binoculars
It snowed tons here yesterday and while being very mad at the non stop winter.... I decided to have a Craft morning with the kids. These are so simple but the kids had so much fun. Cole kept saying "lets do another craft!" So now we are getting dressed in all our snow clothes and taking our binoculars out for a nature walk. BRRRRR!

Its a....

I just had my ultrasound today and ITS A BOY! We are so excited. On the way there Cole said "Mom if its a brother, its for me. But if its a sister, its for Ali" So can you imagine how happy he was to hear HIS baby is going to be a boy? Im also really happy because my sister Brooke is having a boy in July, so now they can be best buddies. Now let the name searching begin!

HAPPY EASTER!!!!