Football, Patch and the Orchard

We had a busy Saturday but it was a nice family time. We started out the day going to Brady's football game. He made his first touchdown! He really did a lot better this time, he actually ran instead of standing and watching everyone else run. ;)' He's getting the hang of things now I think.



We then went home for a potty break and then headed over to the pumpkin patch to find some pumpkins. I don't think they had as good of a crop as last year and the pumpkins that were still in the patch were way out this year too so we didn't go and pick any ourselves. We found some nice ones, we'll carve them in a couple weeks.


We then headed over for a quick trip to Lawrence apple orchard. It smelled so good! We bought some apples and some cider and headed home.

It was nice just to hang out together and watch the kids run around.

I love fall and all it's colors, the coolness, crispness.

Pregger pics-24 weeks

Alright, I said I would post some prego pics of me for the gussing game. I've been putting it off, but my friends said I looked "so cute" today, so it gave me enough good self esteem to take the plunge and post some.

So here ya go:







NO LAUGHING!!

Rachel Joy!

Saturday we were able to take a quick trip to Pittsburgh to visit our new little niece, Rachel Joy!
She is so cute, you really forget how little newborns are.

The kids were able to play with Abigail too, Bethany has been talking about her a lot ever since we got back. Abigail is so funny, she has this mischevious grin!

It was really nice to catch up with Eric and Christy too!!

Here are some pics of Rachel:





Don't you just love that little pucker! ;)

Funny

I had to post this because it's so cute...So I'm sitting here at the computer and Bethany is in the playroom playing with her dollhouse. All the sudden she says as she's playing "Honey, will you help her with that please" then rattles other stuff off.

They really do pick up on things. A little scary to think about at the same time. Definately makes me put myself in check!

Bethany's 3!!

Bethany turned 3 today!!!



We had a Pink Poodle Party with family and friends this afternoon. She has been anticipating this party for weeks. Her 2 requests were that it be pink and she have a chocolate cake. Well, her wish came true, she definately had a pink party. This girl is seriously all about the pink!! She had a lot of fun playing with her friends and cousin. We had a pinata, which was so funny I think most of the kids were "a swing and a miss" but we did get a couple hits in there. We had a little family party after the big shindig, just Mommy, Daddy and Brady. She was so crazy, I think a lot of it was the sugar. :) I posted some pics below:

Here's a little info on how Bethany has changed this past year.
She is very talktive and a lot more clear on what she is saying. She is a whiz at memorizing, it amazes us! We have this book, We call it the Goldbug book, but it has another title I can't remember right now. Anyway, Brady had gotten it when he was about Bethany's age. Well, the big thing is you have to find this itty bitty "goldbug" in the pages. She can turn to any page and know exactly where he is, it even takes us a few minutes to find him, but she is all over it!
She has recently learned to flip, so she does somersaults through the house now. She's a dancing machine. She makes up her own songs quite frequently. :) She loves to do her little 24 piece puzzles and will do them like 5 times in a row. She loves having her nails done, in pink of course.
She's just hilarious, she cracks us up everyday. She is so loving and gentle. She has changed so much this past year, it's amazing how fast time flies!

Side Note(10/3): Bethany has been potty trained for awhile now, but not "night time" potty trained. Well, we are now going on two whole dry nights! She decided she didn't want to wear pull-ups anymore. Wahoo!! Maybe now I'll get to spend a few months diaper free. :)

Yippee!

We are so excited that we have a new niece in the world!

Rachel Joy was born today!
7lbs 14 oz

Congratulations Eric, Christy and Abigail!!!

We can't wait to meet her!

It's...

STILL A SURPRISE!!!

We went to have my 20 week ultrasound done last week. Baby #3 is very healthy, very active, and growing well. Yes, the sex of the baby is still a surprise. Actually, baby's legs were crossed so he/she wants it to be a surprise too, this baby gets it's parents already! :) The kids enjoyed seeing their new little baby on the screen. They thought it was pretty funny when it got the hiccups!

The one thing that we ask for prayer on is that the placenta is low, right now it is just considered low-lying to marginal previa. It is not covering the cervix yet, which is good and promising. We are hoping as my uterus stretches and grows the placenta will move itself up higher and we won't have any more risk. I would rather not have to have a c-section if possible. :) We will have another ultrasound at 28 weeks to see how things are progressing with it.

So other than the above little glich, I am doing well. Feeling better, just getting more round.

Here's a picture of baby #3:

First Day of School

Today was Brady's first day of school. He is a big 1st grader now! We were able to meet his teacher last Thursday. She seems very nice. Her name is Mrs. Peterson. There aren't as many kids from his kindergarten class in this class this year so he was a little bummed about that but like we told him making new friends is a lot of fun and he will get to see his other friends on the playground.
I was able to take him to his class this morning although he was ready for me to go right when he walked in. I guess I'd rather have him that way then clingy and constantly afraid. It was easier this year letting him stay behind, maybe I'm getting used to this school thing. :) Bethany did not have an easy time letting Brady go. She started crying the minute we left his classroom and continued all the way to the car and in the car. "I want Brady!" :)(we had a mother/daughter donut stop, it helped some)
He rode the bus home from school today. When Brady came home we talked about his day. He was able to play with his kindergarten friends at recess so he was very happy about that. Lunch is a bit later this year and he wasn't happy about that, they do get a snack mid morning so I think that helps a bit. He liked his teacher and thinks she's very nice. He will have homework this year and really not playtime. He's growing up!
He said he liked school and he wants to go back tomorrow. All is well!

Trip to the State Fair

We were able to go to the State Fair this week, thanks to my dad for the tickets! It was a nice little family outing. The weather was great and it wasn't too crowded. We picked Kirk up from work and then headed over. The kids had a great time and so did we. :) They were able to milk a cow(fake one), say hello to Smokey the Bear, plant some flowers and other stuff too. We were all pretty tuckered out by the end of the day but it was so nice to be able to have little day trip with our family.

Wall-E

Today my friend Jenny and I took our kids to see the movie Wall-E. Everytime my kids see the commercial they run around the house say Wall-E in a robot voice. It's pretty funny, especially Bethany. They all seemed to really enjoy the movie. Bethany lasted about halfway through and then fell asleep, but then woke up and was so upset because she realized she didn't get to finish it. :( I recommend it, it's sweet. A little robot love story.

Amanda's in the paper

As many of you know I am very active in our MOPS group that we formed at church. To help with publicity and to get the word out to the area moms we were able to have a newspaper article written about our group. We were very excited! Other than my phone number being wrong, it's was great!

Here it is: http://www.marionstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008808020314