What to do on a rainy day....

Have the 14 yr. old teach the 2 yr. olds how to play Blackjack. The boys love playing with the poker chips and cards because they see Daddy, Matthew and Kathryn playing with them, so Matthew decided to get out the cards and marbles and teach the boys a thing or two.

It was hilarious! He would tell the boys to make a bet and the boys would put in some marbles. Then he'd tell them how much their cards totalled and Zachary would repeat the numbers back each time.
When Matthew would tell Zachary to take a hit, Zachary would hit the cards. It was so cute!

Its a GIRL!!!

Well, I have to say, I'm a little surprised. I really thought this baby would be a boy. But, nope...a girl! I am very excited, although I can still hardly believe it! The baby was not very cooperative today for the ultrasound, so we didn't get a very good profile picture, but this gives you the general idea.

So now...the quest for a girl name is on. Suggestions please....

Aren't new beds for jumping on?

The boys are spending another weekend with Grandma and Papa while I get a little bit of rest at home. The boys absolutely love spending time at their house. They get to play outside with Papa in the mud, chase around the cat and dog, do lots of cooking....today the boys helped make cookies and chicken and dumplings, and Zachary got to help wash dishes!

Then they found out that Grandma and Papa got them a new bed! They had been sleeping on the floor in sleeping bags and won't get their new twin bed (which is Matthew's bed now) until I order their new beds for home and we transition the bedrooms for the new baby, so in the meantime, one of Papa's coworkers gave him this huge air mattress! Let me tell ya, the boys love it! Well, love to jump on it, that is. I didn't even call mom tonight to check to see if the boys ever went to sleep on it because I was afraid they'd still be up jumping at 11pm and I just don't want to know!

Beautiful Beach Days

Mike and I got to escape away to Lincoln City last week for a night without the kids. We lucked out and got the most beautiful weather possible! It was warm and calm on the beach and we walked and sat and watched the ocean for a couple of hours. I just had to share these beautiful pictures because it seems like we don't get to see them very often at the Oregon coast....

A Toddler's Version of Old McDonald

Zach's new favorite song is Old McDonald and he loves to make all of the animal noises and say e-i-e-i-o all strung together into one big vowel sound. Tonight I played Old McDonald on the piano for them a few times, and then they took over. What do you think?

Can you hear Zach saying 'moo moo cow' and 'e-i-e-i-o'? And then 'Done now' at the very end? Too funny. (Please pardon my horrible singing in the background...)

17 weeks

Well, I thought I would update everyone on how the pregnancy is going. I am 17 weeks today, so another 3 weeks and we'll have an ultrasound to find out the sex. In the mean time, I am definitely growing. My ribs are starting to feel a bit pushed up on already. Here's a photo...not the greatest one, but it gives you an idea.

In other news...Kathryn is all about softball. Last year she played AA, so this year she tried out for AAA. We just found out that she made MAJORS, which is the league above AAA! So Kathryn is excited to say the least. Her team is the Arizona Heat and she can't wait to start practice. We are very proud of her!