Happy Birthday, Mom!

Yesterday was my wonderful Mom's birthday! We all went over to celebrate, and celebrate we did! Noah LOVES birthdays and insisted that we make sure that there were hats and party horns...thankfully my mom had some put away, so crisis averted! We had a yummy dinner, opened gifts, and had our traditional cupcakes for dessert {YUM!}.

We love you, Mom, and we hope that you had a wonderful Birthday!!!

Good picture, Mom! We gave her this glass figurine to add to her collection.
At least Noah was cooperative in getting a picture with Grandma...I'm not surprised that Leah is trying to get down.
Don't those look too pretty to eat?!?! They are the BEST! Yum!

Big Girl

Leah has been showing an interest in going potty on the *real* potty for about 2 weeks now. The first time that I sat her on the potty, she went! I was beyond amazed, and my reaction made her so excited. I gave her some treats and kept jumping up and down and clapping my hands...I'm sure that it was quite a sight to see, but I was SO excited! Now, Noah was a breeze when it came to potty training, and I didn't think that my luck could be that good and that she would be just as easy, but maybe she will be that easy to potty train. Whenever we are home, she tells me when she has to go by grabbing herself {the obvious} and then dragging me with her to the bathroom. Sometimes she goes, sometimes she doesn't. But, when we are at home, she almost rarely goes potty in her diaper. So, today I went and got her some BIG GIRL UNDIES! She picked out the Elmo ones {she *loves* Elmo!} and she was oh so very excited when I put them on her at home. She walked around for about 2 hours with them on and she just kept looking at them and smiling. It was really cute! We'll see how long this lasts...I'm not going to push her, but if she's ready to be a big girl and go on the potty, who am I to hold her back, right? I would be one happy Mommy if she was potty trained by the time this baby comes along...REALLY happy :)!

Seriously...how cute are little kids when they wear undies for the first time?!?!? So, so cute! You can bet that I keep pinching that cute little bum :).

23 Months

In ONE month, this precious little gem is going to be 2! I really can't believe how much she has grown this past year...it really is amazing to me!

Fun Outside

The sun was shining through all of our windows this morning, so we all got ready and headed over to the park. Noah was thrilled to ride his bike over there, and even more thrilled to go down the slide over and over again! Leah also had a blast playing and going down the slide. We spent about 45 minutes playing, and when I said that it was time to go home for lunch they teamed up and protested with all their might. Of course I let them stay a bit longer, but when we actually did have to go, it wasn't a pretty sight. These two really enjoy being outside and they made sure that I knew that this afternoon! We really can't wait for spring to get here!

Leah going down the slide...over, and over, and over again! The thrill never stops :).
She was SO happy to get out of the house! I love that face...so cute!

Baby #3 is a...

We went to the doctor yesterday for the ultrasound for the baby. Noah has been a little confused about the whole concept that there is a baby in Mommy's belly, which is totally understandable since he is only 3, so we thought we would take him with us so that he could actually see the baby and experience this appointment with mom and dad. He was so good the entire time and was pretty amazed that the doctor could allow him to actually see the baby.

When we went in to this appointment, it pretty much didn't cross my mind to what we were having. I just wanted to make sure that the baby was healthy and that it was growing properly. After the doctor looked at everything, we were told that the baby is completely healthy and that everything is where it should be :).

So, what are we having?? It looks like I'm going to be pulling out all of Noah's baby stuff, because we're having a boy! We are so excited! Noah is thrilled that he is going to be able to share all of his baby clothes with the baby, and even more excited that he is going to be able to teach his little brother how to play ball, and trucks, and pretty much everything that involves boys. He keeps talking about "When the baby comes...", which is making me even more anxious to actually meet this little guy! Only 4 more months to go and I'm sure that the time will go by so fast!

Baby's Profile
Baby Boys cute little feet :).
It's definitely a BOY! Very, very exciting!

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

Yesterday was my Dad's 60th Birthday! I love thinking back on all of the fun memories that I have with him...there are so many! He is really one of the funnest and coolest people and I'm so glad that I was able to grow up with him as my Dad! We have always had so much fun together, and I look forward to the many more fun years to come! I love you Daddy! You're the best!!!!

We had a little party with my Dad's side of the family, and I'll post those pictures once I get them :).

Playing Outside

It was another nice day today! I hope that they keep coming and that the days get warmer and warmer...I can only hope :). The kids are craving the outdoors and we can't help but pull our bikes out and ride around. It does get a bit chilly after about 10 minutes, but the 10 minutes that we are outside are the happiest of our day :).

And just a side note...do you see all those scratches on Noah's face? They are from Leah...his one year old sister! They were playing and having a grand ol' time the other night, and she got him good right on the side of his face. And the thing is, is that I had just clipped her nails...those things are bad weapons that none of us can escape. I have a few scratches from her too! Anyway, the poor little guy has all these scratches that are taking forever to heal...I'm sure he'll get a new set once these ones are gone!