Baby #3

James and I are happy to announce that we are expecting our third child! This may have came as a huge surprise to some but we are absolutely ecstatic. My expected due date is July 28, 2011 but as with both kids before that may change once I have an ultra sound in a few months. Brock is really excited and completely understands whats going to happen. He is hoping we are having another boy as in his words, "If you have another girl mom I will go crazy!" LOL Alyvia on the other hand doesn't really know whats happening and when I explain I have a baby growing in my tummy she wants to see it. She may not know or understand whats happening but she sure has an opinion, she wants a baby sister!

We are both really happy about this new addition and can't wait for the months to come!

Happy Birthday Laurie and Dom

Last weekend we celebrated James' mom (Laurie) and his nephews (Dom) birthdays. Laurie and I made a huge breakfast for everyone which turned out delicious. Their birthdays are the 14th and 15th so we combined them together with everyone and just enjoyed a great morning with all the family.

After breakfast we sang Happy Birthday and finally got to eat cupcakes! I have the worlds biggest sweet tooth so whenever I see something with chocolate I am a happy person. It was overall a nice morning and any reason to get the family together is a good day!

Happy Birthday Laurie and Dom!

Aviation Nation

James and I took the kids to this years Aviation Nation (airshow). We haven't been to one in a few years so I think it was easy to say we were all excited.

As soon as you get off the buses on the Air force Base the first thing you see is this huge plane that you get to walk through. Brock and Alyvia were in awe over this thing. In case you haven't realized I have no clue what the names are of the planes. To me they're just big or fast!

There were several men (or woman) that jumped out of the planes. Brock kept saying they were going to fall and get super hurt but thankfully they all landed safely.

James had probably more fun then the kids did I think. LOL

One of the planes that the kids thought were neat. I'm sure it has a special name but I haven't a clue. Aly kept saying she wants to fly one. Who knows maybe we have a future pilot in out family.

I couldn't resist this picture. Both the kids were beyond fascinated with the porta potties because it had hand sanitizer in them. So if anyone had to use the restroom both kids had to go in for their hand sanitizer.

One of those rare moments that Aly take a cute picture. I love her face in this one!

We made a stop at the coast guards helicopter and this guy let the kids climb in the basket and he actually sat down with them and explained what they do. Brock asked a million questions and thankfully the guy was super nice and answered all of them.

Finally the much anticipated thunderbirds. Alyvia has to much energy to pay attention to one thing for a long period of time but she was loving these planes.

When ever one of more of the thunderbirds flew by both munchkins shouted and pointed ( like we needed help spotting them, they were so loud my ears were ringing).

While the Thunderbirds were flying we met up with some of our friends. We all have two kids or more and all are around the same age so the kids were excited to play with each other and run around crazy.

It was overall a great day. The event was free except for food and the weather was so nice. I enjoyed spending some quality time with our kids and then ending with a barbecue with all our friends.

Family Pictures

While in Arizona my wonderful Sister in Law took some family pictures for us. They turned out great and I love that these photos are outside and have a lake and hill as the background and not the normal solid color cloth drop. Here are some of my favorites!

My wonderful family :)

These two are my whole world!

These next three just make smile. I love my hubby more then anything!

And of course the cousins. No photo shoot would be complete without these four!

Thank you so much Shelby for taking these!

Trick o Treat

Halloween is a such a fun holiday for the kids. This year Brock and Alyvia were super excited because they were going to trick or treat with there cousins. I think they asked just about everyday since October 1 how much long it was till our trip. Once we finally got down to Arizona the kids couldn't wait to dress up.

When Halloween finally came around those four were so excited. All Alyvia could talk about was getting candy. We headed out and James and I took turns carrying Alyvia (she was cold and a little nervous around all the othere people trick or treating too). Brock I almost needed a leash to control because once he got his candy from one house there was no waiting for the rest of us he was off to the next house. Brock was dressed as a ninja, Kenzie was a fairy kitty, Titan was Thomas the train, and Alyvia was also a ninja but had to have whiskers like kenzie so she ended up being a ninja kitty.

We walked around for a good hour and a half and by the end of the night all of us were exhausted and cold. The kids each filled up their pumpkin baskets and then some. Once we got back to the house all four dumped out their candy to inspect with the parents. I think it took a matter of 10 minutes for Kenz to pass out and another few for the other three.

I know I had an absolute blast and I loved being with my niece and nephew and my babies.

Halloween Party

On Saturday night my sister in law Shelby hosted a Halloween Party. Some of her friends came over along with all their children. Brock and Alyvia thought it was great because they got to wear their costumes a day early.

Before all the guests showed up we all got dressed up and had a huge laugh. I personally think my mom's costume was the best. The day before the party we went to Walmart to buy her costume. Seeming how she was a last minute shopper her selection was minimal. I bought a child's costume for myself in Large so I knew that size would fit my mom which was lucky because there was basically no adult costumes. I finally convinced her to buy the one I chose. What do you think? I love it! Oh and lets not forget Chad. :)

James and I kept our costume a secret which I was proud of. If you knew the woman in my family then you would know we can't keep a secret worth anything. LOL We kept ours themed with the kids which surprised some and I think my brother was the only one who really guessed it. I think we looked great!

Beyond the costumes the kids got to go bobbing for apples. That was definitely a winner for them and Shelby was the lucky one to show them how it was done. She was partially dunked which was great! All the kids did wonderful and Brock was the only one who looked like he was swimming in the bucket. That child had literally his whole body in there! Oh and I almost forgot about my mom! We convinced her to bob for apples and as her face was like a inch from the water I dunked her and I dunked her good! Her face and hair and partial shoulders were soaked. It was great and I laughed so hard. It was all in good fun. I love you mom!

Tombstone Arizona

For Halloween this year our family along with my Mom and Chad headed to Arizona to spend the weekend with my brother and his family. One of the things we did was drive up to Tombstone for a fun filled afternoon!

Tombstone, Arizona is a very small town that is famous for its western gunfights and Doc Holiday. They had huge horse drawn carriages that Alyvia was in love and people walking around dressed from the 1800's. We walked around all the shops and spent some time drooling over things we wished we could buy and then had a yummy lunch. After that there was a small miniature golf course that was deserted so we let the kids run around and we got a glimpse of some actors practicing for their next gun fight show.

Next time we head to Arizona I want to go back there and go on some of their tours. Having 9 adults and 4 kids is a little much to really visit everything so next time I want to make sure we take advantage of what the town offers. One of the things I can't wait to do is take a bus tour that goes around to the cemetery that still host family's from the 1880's.