ODE TO THE AUNTS

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways...
1. We love them in small doses :)
2. They make us laugh till we pee our pants. (of course it is usually at them. Oh wait I mean with them.)
3. Because without them there would be no Turkey on Thanksgiving.
4. They have awesome nephews that marry cool chicks!
5. Because they fight over us on Facebook!
Love you both Aunt Vickie and Aunt Linda!

Thankful Heart

I am feeling very grateful today for the blessings in my life. Namely Andrew. He is so wonderful and good to me. During this pregnancy we have gotten even closer and we have a bond that is amazing. I am so thankful that he is in my life to support me and love me during trials in my life. For those of you who know him you know what I am talking about.
Also, I am thankful for my wonderful kids. Cole is such a huge help in my life. If I am not feeling well he will help me pick up the house or vaccuum or he even sweeps and mops and occasionally helps with the laundry. What a great guy. Kiley is great at keeping Wyatt happy and entertaining him. She is always singing and making up new songs. Sometimes this also drives me nuts but today I am grateful. Wyatt is such a sweetie. He makes everyone smile. I feel blessed to have these three amazing kids and can't wait to meet our new addition.
I am also grateful for some really great friends. I love that we can sit and talk all night and not get tired of being around each other. It is good to have a support system that will love you for who you are. You know who you are :)

99 days and Counting

Today I officially only have 99 days to go til this baby makes his appearance. WAHOO! It is so close and yet so far away. We are all getting so excited. Wyatt talks to the baby and then if he sees him kick he will flick my belly saying "Be nice to our Mama!" It is so endearing to me. I find it funny that I have to tell him to be nice to his brother when they haven't even met! Too cute.

Makutu's Island

Last night we went to Makutu's Island with our friends the Berky's. We had so much fun! Wyatt and Kiley are obsessed with Lorelei. Cole was pretty nervous about going so high. We went last week with the Jones' and they are much more brave than our Cole so this time we let him go at his own pace. In the end he did EVERYTHING! There is a bridge that is so high and Cole took Wyatt across. What a good big brother. The funny thing was watching Wyatt push Cole along :) Gena and I got to sit and watch all the kids (including Doug and Andrew) run around above us. Thanks for going with us!

Cole

So, Cole will be 8 in November and last night he FINALLY lost his first tooth! Isn't it crazy? He should have been losing teeth a long time ago but I guess they like him :) He wouldn't let me pull it out and I couldn't take the screaming if I made him. So we let him do it his way. The other tooth is 1/3 of the way in already too. Kiley threw a big bouncy ball at him last night and it hit him in the face knocking his tooth out. He didn't cry. He was too excited to get mad. It was awesome. He called everyone he could think of to share his news.

Labor Day

We had a great Labor Day! Andrew decided that he would rearrange the garage so that we could fit the suburban in it. While he was out there working the kids were outside with all of the neighbor kids having water fights, riding bikes, jumping on the neighbors trampoline. You name it they did it. All this time I got to sit inside and read a book. Ahhh perfection. After we got done we went and got Dilly Bars at Dairy Queen and then went to the Jones' house for a barbeque. It was a great holiday!