Animals, Friends, and Swimming

I missed my weekly post goal last week due to being out of town for a week.  At least that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!

People keep asking me what Caroline and I are doing to keep busy.  After breakfast we usually start the day off with a walk to see the goats, ponies, cows, and horses that live around the corner from here.  Sometimes Caroline chooses to push her baby and we only make it about half way.  Other days, she chooses to ride in her stroller in order to make it all the way.  Let me tell you, 30 lbs of dead weight is not easy!  After our walk we will play in her room or do an art project.  Our latest art project has been another Pinterest idea that you can find here: 35 Animal Crafts for Kids .  Caroline has loved picking out a different animal each day of the week.  That pretty much sums up our mornings.  I'll post later about our afternoons.

Tiger, Hen, Frog, Lion, and Snake

Last weekend we had the pleasure of going to see one of Jordan's friends from college.  I had not seen them in probably 9 years.  It was so nice to get out of town for the weekend and stay with such awesome hosts.  Caroline had a blast playing with their 4 year old, Carter, and his baby sister, Alex Ann.  On a side note, Caroline was convinced that Carter's baby sister was her baby sister.  The entire weekend she repeatedly asked where her baby sister was and kept saying she needed her baby sister.  Let's just say she was a little confused to say the least!  I assured her that her baby brother was still in Mommy's belly.

C's Favorite Toy of Carter's

Racing to the Finish

Loving on Alex Ann

    
After our weekend with friends, we headed to Honey and Papa's for the rest of the week.  The highlight of the trip was definitely the pool.  Caroline has always been very comfortable in the water, but this week she took that comfort to new heights.

Ahh!  This is Awesome!

Going Under

I think I can!

Just Chillin'

C did awesome in these floaties!

Ready!

Set!

Go!

Pregnancy Journal: 14 Weeks

Hours and hours later....here is my first pregnancy photo journal post!  I regret not doing one when I was pregnant with Caroline, so here I am.  Pinterest has provided me with tons of ideas on making this happen.  I am hoping to include C in most of these pics, but the attempted photo shoot with her holding the peach just did not work out.  Why a peach?  Because our little growing baby is about the size of a peach this week!  I think this concept really confused Caroline.

I am so grateful to God that we have reached the 2nd Trimester without any problems!  I was overly tired and a bit icky feeling, but I happily accepted all ailments because it meant my body was working hard to help our little miracle along.

Our first appointment with my new doctor was on Tuesday.  While the staff was not overly friendly, we did really like the doctor.  The magic began when the tech began the ultrasound.  There was our sweet little baby with two arms, two legs, and a great big head.  The tech was doing her thing when I saw it.  I said, "Oh my gosh, it's a penis!" Jordan said, "No way!"  While Caroline was running around the room saying, "no way, no way, no way," the tech confirmed.  She said she doesn't usually make gender predictions this early unless it is a boy and all the boy parts are there.  Well, they were.  Oh my gosh, we are having a BOY!!  All I can say is that any desires to have another girl all disappeared when I saw the look on Jordan's face.  It was priceless.  He was beaming.  

I am having the hardest time getting the ultrasound pics to load right side up.  I give up.  Here they are anyway!

He was opening and closing his mouth during this shot!

See the Arrow?

Credits: 

The pregnancy journal template was created using scrapbook paper and trim from The CoffeeShop Blog

One of my favorite journal inspirations comes from Pacing the Panic Room

Three Day Weekend

Our three day weekend has been full of sunshine, food, family, and fun! 

First, I would like to introduce you to Grady.  Grady is the newest addition to our growing boat family.  The Ranger was sold and Grady quickly took its place.  You may remember the blood, sweat, and tears that Jordan shed while restoring the Manatee just last summer.  During all the shedding, he did not realize how little of a fan I was going to be of the small bay boat.  A bigger boat was a necessity.  Maybe not an immediate necessity, but who is keeping track?  Saturday was our first family outing on Grady and I must say that it is not going to take much for me to want to be on the water every weekend!

This is Grady

C Checking Out All the Seats

Sleeping Quarters

Sink and Toilet

More Seats

C fell asleep before we got to the beach!

All Serious about Playing in the Sand

Hanging out in the Water

Memorial Day was another great day over the weekend.  We spent it at Nanny and PawPaw's house.  I wish I would have gotten a better picture of her outfit before she decided to not use the potty.  (Oh the joys of potty training!)  

      

Hamburgers  + Nanny + PawPaw = Great Memorial Day

This activity was actually done on Tuesday, but I wanted to include it on this week's post.  Thank you, Pinterest for this wonderful five dollar idea!  C had an absolute blast painting her hands and feet!  She was actively engaged for almost an hour completing her masterpiece. You can click here to see 120 more activities to do with kids ages 1 - 4 on the Play Create Explore website.

She was so proud!

Since Our Move

It is so hard for me to believe that we left Texas almost 2 months ago.  You will see in the following picture explosion that we have been quite busy having a great time!  Enjoy the scroll!

Minnie Mouse Birthday Party
We went with Angela to a 3 year old's birthday party where  C casually asked Minnie a very important question, "Where's Mick?"

Easter Egg Hunt at Nanny and PawPaw's

My PawPaw's Getting Me!

Helping Daddy Wax The Manatee

Loving Honey, Papa, Uncle Richard, and Uncle Robert

Fun at Honey and Papa's
We hung out in the sun, baked, caught frogs, and had fun at the Market Street Festival!
(Notice that Haney is covered in stickers!)

Happy Birthday, Angela!

Sprinkler Fun

Happy Mother's Day, Nanny!

Wooden Boat Show

Our Humble Abode

Our new house is finally starting to take shape.  Here are some pics to catch everyone up.

Left: Our Lot Selection in March
Right:  Beginning Stages of Lot Clearing

I was out of town when they finished clearing the lot, but was delightfully surprised to see the foundation when I returned!

Front of House
Don't you like our 3 trees?

Backyard
We have a few trees and the lot line goes right past where Jordan is standing.

C's Room

Hmm...I wonder if this is a toilet line!

Since the process of building this house has been so slow, I didn't expect to see a framed house for at least a week.  Look at what we found 3 days later!

Front of House

C's Room

Back of House

Kitchen Window

The First Post

Hi!  Welcome to our blog!  I want you to know my expectations for this blog are high.  My number one goal is to keep our friends and family updated on the daily ins and outs of our lives.  Although many of you are hundreds of miles away, my hope is that you will feel a little closer with the reading of each post.


Along with the current events of our lives, I also hope to use this blog as an outlet to write about things that are important to me.  Motherhood, photography, decorating, and our struggle to become a family of four are a few topics under consideration.  My diligence in meeting my number one goal will dictate my dream expansion of Our Three Trees. 


Happy Reading!