Halloween

Halloween is so much fun, especially when you have two little boys whom love all the excitement that comes along with Halloween.  A few weeks prior to Halloween I was so excited to start decorating for Halloween that I offered to let the boys paint pumpkins.  Boy oh boy was it a lot of fun . . .

Xander Pants painting his pumpkin . . .

Carter thinks hes picasso.  He doesn't even look at his master piece as he is painting.

Mommy's little stud :)

CHEESE!!!!!   Look at my colorful pumpkin mom.

Painting my pumpkin got boring, instead I will just paint me.

I love to paint!  I am all done.

Our pumpkins are finished ... I guess it is time for a bath. 

Another fun thing we did about a week before Halloween was go to Greenbluff.  We had never been to Greenbluff before however Melissa asked us to come to Spokane and head there with her.  We had no idea what to expect however when we got there it was so awesome.  I wish I would have dressed warmer as well as we should have brought a stroller but we had no clue anything about it.  By the end of the time we were there Jon said, "We will have to do this every year except for next time we need to be better prepared."  Overall it was a great few hours however now we know what to expect.  Here are a few picture from our day.

 The first thing we did was go to the Petting Zoo area and the kids loved it.  Xander enjoyed the animals as long as he was with his daddy but Carter loved them all.  It was fun to watch them play with the animals and be around them.

 We took turns carrying Stella and I enjoyed having her because she kept me warm.  I love my niece shes such a sweetie and super cute. 

Such a proud mommy and her cute little girl.  I love my sister and niece so much, spending the day with them was a blast.

 Carter's favorite part was riding the pony.  He was so excited to be riding the pony and he didn't want to get off.

 Look at all the pumkpins in the background.

 Xander Pants also rode the pony and he loved every minute of it.  It was so cute to see him riding the pony and him enjoying himself.

 Xander going around on the pony.

 One final picture of Xander on the pony ... He is so cute and happy.

 Our cute family!!

 Carter didn't understand how to just put part of his face in and smile, but him trying sure was funny.

 Carter was not a fan of having his picture alone but I just had to do it.

 This is my favorite picture.  It is so crazy to think in just a couple months We will be a family of five and their were be lots of pictures taken of Jon, my boys and our soon to be daughter.  We had an amazing day at Greenbluff and it ended with this picture.  I love my wonderful family.

The last way we celebrated Halloween of course was by trick or treating.  We didn't go many places however the boys still enjoyed it.  Jon had to work so I just took the boys to Grandma Jo's house.  After that we went to my dads house, Jon's work and then to the bowling alley.  We didn't go many places but the boys still go plenty of unneeded candy so it was a lot of fun. 

When we showed up at Grandma's to go trick or treating with had to take a picture with her.  The boys were so excited to see her.

Carter was our little fireman and Xander was a lion.  The both looked adorable and loved their costumes.

Carter then decided he was going to be a firefighter when he got bigger and he wanted to show me his outfit.

Halloween was a great time, it is always fun to have family time.  I am blessed with a wonderful family and very thankful for that.

 

It's a . . . .

Wow ... I can not believe we have hit the 20 week mark.  It is so exciting to think we are half way done.  This pregnancy has been extremely different.  I have been sick, miserable and in a lot of pain.  This baby is definately our last, I am realizing I am not as good at being pregnant as I use to be.  My body is tired and so am I. 

We were really excited to go to the ultrasound and find out what we were having however more importantly I just wanted to know we were having a healthy baby.  Carter was very set on having a little brother.  He said, "We do not need any girls in our house you are enough mommy."  Of course mommy was hoping that he would have a little sister.  Who wouldn't want a little girl to dress in pinky frilly dresses and put bows in her hair?? 

Everyone has been really opinionated about what they thought we were having and I tink 95% of everyone thought it was a girl and just a couple thought we were having a boy. 

We are very excited to announce . . . . .

We are having a GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The name is still in the making however we can't wait to meet her, she will truly be the completion of our family!!

SURPRISE . . . .

Jon was asked by my Aunt Casey to go to Chicago for a week for work.  The day after Jon left for Chicago me and the kids had an amazing secret.  Now if only I could keep it a secret for a whole week that would be amazing ... BUT ... I couldn't ... I did pretty well however did tell a few people before Jon got home.  When Jon got home Carter and Xander had bought daddy a present as well as colored him a picture.  The picture of course revealed the secret and Jon didn't believe it. 

After we surprised daddy at the airport Carter had told him three times and daddy still didn't believe him.  FINALLY daddy looked at me and said is it true and I said yes .....

We are so excited to announce ....

That is right ... We are going to be a family of five!!  It is both scary and exciting.  Carter says he can't wait to have a baby *brother* however he has made it perfectly clear that he does not want a sister.  I am excited to see how Xander does with a new baby in the house.  He loves his baby cousin but he also loves giving her back so we will soon see.

We are expected to meet our 3rd and final bundle of joy on March 30th, 2013!!! 

Mommy has her fingers crossed for her little princess!

Carter Allan is 3 !~

Every day that passes I ask myself the same question ... "Where has the time gone?"  I can't believe it has been three years since my baby boy was born.  Carter is the best blessing I could have ever asked for.  He is the sweetest little boy and I think back to the last three years and realize what a wonderful child I have.  He has so many favorite things, such a big personality and one of the smartest little boys I know.  We asked him how he wanted to celebrate his birthday and he was set on celebrating at a park.  So here are a few pictures of his special day.

Carter LOVES Mickey and Minnie Mouse so he asked his Grandma JoDean to make him a special birthday cake and she did. 

This is the first year we did a low key birthday party and we actually had a lot of fun.  We had a ton of family and friends come spend the afternoon with us in the park.  We had a BBQ, ate cake and ice cream, played on the toys, visited and then went boating.  It was an amazing time and so fun.  Carter loved opening his presents.

This is my favorite picture that I captured.  Xander loves his baby cousin so very much and Papa Neil was in the background looking at his grandkids proudly. 

We had a great day overall.  It is just so crazy to think my baby boy is now 3 years old!!