Grandma's Visit

Earlier this month my mom came to visit us for a week.  She arrived on my birthday and was such a blessing because I was in the middle of my sickest days of my first trimester.  I felt so bad because the first few days she was here I just laid on the couch most of the day feeling exhausted and nauseated.

 Luckily I was able to snap out of it and we took the boys to the aquarium and zoo.  The Hogle Zoo has a display going on right now called "Zoorassic Park" and they have several large, robotic dinosaurs around the zoo.  Here are Carson and Jonas on the tail of one.

 Carson's favorite part of the zoo trip?  Touching an armadillo!

 We even got to see the new baby elephant at feeding time.

 And of course the boys had to stop and play with the diggers for awhile!

 Grandma was such a great help to us!  She did lots of laundry and dishes for us...because I was just so sick that I had no desire to do it!  And she was especially nice to watch the boys for several hours while Jeff and I went to my first OB appointment and then out to dinner.  Thank you Grandma! We love you!

Pony Express Days

The city we live in is situated near the old Pony Express route.  Every year during the last week of May and first week of June, the city throws a celebration called Pony Express Days. They have a week long carnival, parade, concert, fireworks,and lots of other activities.  This year I took the boys to the parade and they had so much fun!  Jonas had to wave to all the floats that went by...

 See that handful of candy?  They were the first treats he caught and he held on to them for the whole parade.
Carson was way excited to see the old time cannon and guns go off.  He has his dad's luck and was able to snag a free t-shirt.



The concert that they hold is at the amphitheater in our subdivision.  So we got together with all of our neighbors and barbecued while we listened to the music and then watched the fireworks show (also launched from the amphitheater).  We are so lucky to have such an awesome neighborhood!  I feel really blessed to have built in friends in the houses next door.

Counting

Number 1: Loves anything Army related, wears camouflage everyday, and is getting to be such a big helper to his Mommy!

Number 2: Refuses to go outside without a hat and/or his sun glasses on, loves to play in the sandbox, and adores his older brother.

Number 3: Loves his chocolate milk, smacks you in the face when he is happy to see you, and loves it when Daddy comes home.

Number 4: Is due January 9th, 2012 and will probably arrive around January 2nd via c-section...if I don't go into labor first. I'm looking into a doctor that might let me VBAC after 3 sections. Really. I'll keep you posted. Oh, and I'm looking forward to being done with the 1st Trimester in a few days. Hopefully I can kiss this morning sickness-feel tired all the time-moodiness stuff goodbye.

3rd Birthday

Last Thursday (May 26) Jonas turned three. We celebrated by having family over to our house for presents and cake. It was a crazy, late night with five little boys hyped up on cake and rootbeer.Jeff's sister, Kris, made this dump truck cake for Jonas. All Jonas had asked for for his birthday was a dump truck of his very own to play with in the sand box (I guess he was tired of Carson not sharing his dump truck!). At Jonas' request, I took the boys to McDonald's for Happy Meals at lunch time and then we went and bought balloons because Jonas sure loves balloons!

Hope you had a Happy Birthday little man! We sure love you!