It's A BOY!!!

Can you believe it?! We're having a little boy! His name is Jackson Lee and we will be calling him Jack. We are super excited! Reese said she is excited to pick out his clothes. :-)

Here he is in all his glory. He even pointed it out to us to make sure we knew he was a boy. Notice the fingers just to the left of his boy parts?

"There's no mistaking that!" was my 1st response when this picture flashed up on the screen.

Reese is TWO!!!

Wow! We can't believe she is already 2 years old. It really does seem like yesterday we were bringing her home for the 1st time. Her Birthday party isn't until Saturday, but we still managed to make her 'real' birthday a special one.

Wake up Birthday Girl!!!

I had made banana nut muffins the night before, so that was her special birthday breakfast (included with a candle of course!) We ran errands most of the morning and then met up with some friends for an impromptu pizza lunch at their restaurant. Reese enjoyed playing with the other kids her age and 'playing' some arcade games.

Reese has become quite a ham for the camera. She flashes a big fake smile and often says "That was a good one!" after the picture is taken.

After quiet/nap time, we Skyped with Gamma & Poppy so they could wish Reese a Happy Birthday and see her open a few presents. Reese is all set for the lake this summer and now has a luggage collection to start traveling the world. Of course, Reese had to wear her football jersey for the gift opening.

Her favorite gift was the "credit card" (aka Toys R Us gift card) from Aunt Anne. She immediately shouted "Ooooo, credit card, go shopping, yeah!" Lee instinctively reached for his wallet and made sure everything was right where it should be. We are a little concerned for what the teenage years have in store for us.

We met Mammy, The General, Sheppy & Kimbo in town for Reese's Birthday supper, complete with a piece of chocolate cake (which everyone shared.)

Reese had such a good birthday, she woke up this morning and asked for it to be her birthday again. We can't wait to see how she reacts for her party this weekend!

It's been a while.... SURPRISE!!

A blog post has been on my to-do list for quite a while now, but with all the holiday preparations, hosting Lee's parent's for a week (plus a few extra days while they were snowed out of Pennsylvania), and doing my best to deal with morning sickness and the sheer exhaustion that comes with growing a baby and taking care of an almost 2 year old..... I just never got around to it.

There is so much to catch up on. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year, but, by far, the most exciting change in our lives has been discovering that Reese is going to have a little brother or sister!!! The due date is August 5th.... give or take 2 weeks of course. I think it would be neat to go a few days "late" so the baby's birthday will be 8/9/10. Not much I can (or am willing) to do to see that happen though. :-)

Here's to a healthy pregnancy!

Happy Halloween!

Birthday Party for Katelyn

Today is cousin Katelyn's 1st birthday. We enjoyed celebrating at her birthday party. Happy Birthday Katelyn!

Reese and Mammy in their party hats.

Katelyn & her cake. Reese kept saying "Mess" over and over while Katelyn was eating. We actually let Reese have a piece of cake (without the icing), and what do you think the 1st thing she asked for upon waking from her nap was? "Cake!" Has a monster been created?

Sewing update:

I made Reese a Halloween skirt. Since she loves spiders, I picked out a silly spider pattern.... and it's reversible to black with white polka dots. I had a little trouble with the waist band, so I'll have to work on that.

Pumpkin Patch

We took Reese to a local farm to pick pumpkins and enjoy the other fall activities. She had a great time running through all the pumpkins!

Reese's 1st ride on a tractor.

We went on a hay ride. It was pretty chilly!

Reese's 8 second ride. She's got pretty good form!

She loved the chickens, goats and turkey..... but could have cared less about the lamas.

Catching a ride with the pumpkins.

Happy Birthday Sheppard!!!

Happy birthday baby bro! Since you are celebrating it in Afghanistan I figured I'd try my hand at posting a video. Hope you have a good birthday. We'll see you next month!