It's a...........

...............GIRL!!!

We just found out this week that we are expecting a baby girl! I've already started working on her cupcake themed pink and brown room! So much fun!

Baby Update

16 weeks with baby #2

I'm not gonna be in regular clothes much longer! My belt is on its last hole so I will probably be giving in to wearing maternity pants this week :( I was going to post a picture of me at 16 weeks when I was pregnant with Brian but decided not to send myself into a downward spiraling depression!!! Actually, I don't look that much bigger this time, just take my word for it. On wednesday morning we go in for our ultrasound to find out the sex of the baby! So check back wednesday afternoon for a post with the results!!

Halloween Fun

Here are some pictures from all of our Halloween festivities this week. Last weekend we went to the squadron kids halloween party, which I didn't take any pictures of but I did get this picture of Brian after the party, when we went out to eat at a local German restaurant (yum) for Oktoberfest. He insisted on staying in his costume, a flight suit, and was dancing in his high chair to the live German music. Then on friday, he had his preschool Halloween party which I attended with him and we decorated candy bags, cookies, and had pizza for lunch. He was so cute at school and nice to the other kids, sat still for story time and participated in the ABC song and counting to 20, even though he can only count to 10. And then last night for Halloween, we went up to Surprise to our friend's the Cumming's house so Brian and Mason could trick-or-treat together. Mason was a dinosaur! Brian had the trick-or-treating down good last night because of his practice last weekend at the squadron party. He didn't have to be reminded to say trick-or-treat but we did have to remind him to leave when they gave him the candy. He would just stand there til they gave him more! He's been telling us all week "Happy Halloween!" and if you ask what he is, he says "I wear a flight suit, just like Daddy!"

Dancing to the German music

Cookie decorating at the school party

More eating than decorating was actually done here

Mason the dinosaur and Brian the pilot

"Cheeeeeeeeese!"

Tired of walking because he says he's "heaby" (heaby=heavy/I'm too lazy)

Getting Caught Up

I'm getting way behind on posts so I'll try to catch up right now. These are pictures from a few weeks ago when we loaded the ATV up and drove 1.5 hours west to the tallest mountain in SW AZ, Harquahala Peak. Steve got some insider info from the salesman at the ATV dealer that this was the best view on any trail in AZ. Steve had been dying to take the ATV outside of our little community to get the tires dirty and we had a few days of cooler weather (80s) so we went. It took almost 2 hours to reach the summit (5,681 feet elevation) from the trail head and about another 1.5 hours coming back down. We packed a lunch and ate at the top of the freezing cold mountain. It had to be in the 40s or 50s up there and was super windy. Steve and Brian loved the whole ride and I didn't hate it but was a little paranoid the whole time since we were the only humans on the mountain and had no cell phone signal. I don't think I'll be doing any more rides that bumpy while I'm pregnant though, I was sore and tired by the end of the day. Brian still says "I want to go up and down the mountain all day long Daddy!"

Lunch at the top

It was COLD but Brian was all smiles

View from the top

Brian "driving"

View of the summit from the trail head