Happy Halloween!

Tonight we went to Trunk or Treat at our church. Claire went as a ladybug....the cutest ladybug ever! When I got her dressed she was all smiles and ready to go. When we got there, she was running everywhere. I tried to get some good pictures of her, but I couldn't get her to stay in one place for too long. She had so much fun tonight. There were so many kids dressed in the cutest costumes. There were games, blow up jumping houses, slides and a train. She played a few games and got some candy to put in her pumpkin. What a fun night for our little ladybug!

Pumpkins, Haircut and Baby Update

Since Claire will not keep a bow in her hair, she had another haircut on Monday. Just a little trim of the bangs to keep her hair out of her face. Hopefully oneday, I can get her to keep a cute bow in her hair. Because we all know, little girls are suppose to wear bows!It's been so hot here in Bakersfield lately. It will be nice one day in the 70's and then the temps go back up to mid to high 80's. This is no fun when you are 8 months pregnant! Today it was in the 80's but this morning it was nice. So I had to dress Claire in her Halloween outfit at least one more time. She loves the pumpkins at our front door, so I got a few cute pics of her. With her haircut, she looks like a little girl and not a baby. She is growing up so fast!I had a doctor's appointment today and things are looking good. I'm 34 weeks, but today I measured 36 weeks! My belly is huge! I'm hoping he will be here in 4 weeks instead of 6. I am not feeling so great these days. I decided today that I needed to get my bag packed and wash some of his clothes. I'm still waiting on his furniture to come in so I can get the room organized, so I need him to wait a little bit longer. But I'm so ready!

Playdate with Cade

I had to work this afternoon, so my friend Jenny said she would watch Claire for me. She has a little boy named Cade who is 5 months older than Claire. So they had a playdate. They said she was really good and obviously she had a blast. They have a great swing set and a lot of fun toys. She had a ball playing with the sidewalk chalk too. When I came to pick her up, she wasn't even excited to see me. I think she would have stayed with them if I let her. Thanks Jenny, Colby and Cade for a fun day!

14 months old!

Eating a biscuit all by herself
  It's hard to believe that Claire is already 14 months old. It's even harder to believe that in about 4-6 weeks, I will have 2 babies! Oh my! Claire is growing so fast. She is so funny these days, minus some of the temper tantrums that she has from time to time. Her new words are "mon" for come on. She always hears us telling Kali or her to come on and so now when she sees Kali she is always saying "mon" and patting her leg. Her other new word is "hot." Everytime she gets close to the gas logs or stove, she puts her hand out and says "ot." A few other cute things she is doing these days is learning to brush her hair and dancing. I was getting dressed the other day and looked over at her and she was sitting in front of the mirror brushing her hair with my brushes. It was so cute! Her favorite tv commericial is the Sara Lee one with the High School Musical actors. Everytime it comes on, she stops what she is doing and stands right in front of the tv and starts dancing. Now if I can just get her to understand what NO means, we will be good!

Pumpkins

The other night our front porch light came on and I looked out the window to see what it was. I saw a bunch of kids running out of our yard to a truck. So I opened the door to see what was going on....I thought it was some high school kids trying to roll our yard. But when I opened the door I saw a lot of pumpkins. I was so excited to receive these. I had forgotten that last year they had delivered pumpkins to us, but this year we got 5! A man in our neighborhood has a pumpkin farm and delivers pumpkins every year to people in the neighborhood. So the next day, I took Claire's picture out on the front porch sitting with all the pumpkins.

Good News on Carson!

I went to the doctor today and got a good report. The ultrasound showed that everything was clear. NO ECHOGENIC BOWEL! Thanks for all of your prayers. The Lord is Good!

The ultrasound also confirmed that he is measuring 33 weeks and 1 day, which is 8 days ahead of schedule. So he may be here around the first of December instead of the 10th, which is fine with me! He is also weighing 4 lbs. 9 oz. He is a BIG BOY! So we need to get everything ready because he may be here sooner than we expected.

Thanks again for all of your prayers!

Doing Laundry?

This is what I found Claire doing today....putting her clean clothes in the hamper. She would take one piece of clothing at a time and put it in the basket. Then she would put the lid back on and do it again. Hopefully she will do laundry in the future.

Happy Birthday to Me!

Today is my 34th birthday. I keep asking myself, "How did I get to be this old?" I don't feel my age, so I guess that is a good thing. It was a nice day.I relaxed a little and my sweet husband brought me lunch. We celebrated with a few friends tonight at BJ's. Thanks to everyone for the calls, emails and texts. It was a great birthday!

Spaghetti

I gave Claire some spaghetti for dinner tonight. She loved it. As you can see in the pictures, she had it all over her face. I know she will love her Grandpa Pat's spaghetti!

Storytime

We've gotten into a good bedtime routine each night. We always read a story to Claire before we put her in her bed. Josh was reading a story to her the other night and I tried to capture the moment. She looked up as I was taking the picture, but it was still a sweet picture of Claire and her daddy.

Claire loves the park

We went to the park again last weekend. Claire loves being outside. Her favorite thing to do at the park is swing, but unfortunately, it was broken. She still had a great time though.

Happy Anniversary

Today is our 2 year anniversary. I can't believe it's already been 2 years.....what a wonderful 2 years it has been. We have been blessed in so many ways. Our greatest blessing has been Claire and now we will be blessed very soon with Carson. I have a wonderful husband who loves me so very much. I'm so lucky to have him in my life. Thank you Josh for always being there for me and our family. You are a blessing in my life and I thank God for you each day. Happy Anniversary. I look forward to many more wonderful years with you. I love you!

The Pumpkin Patch

Yesterday, Josh, mom and I took Claire to the pumpkin patch at the Murray Family Farms. On the weekends they have October Fest with lots of fun activities for the kids. We had a great time. We went on a hayride and all got to pick a pumpkin for ourselves. Claire had her face painted like a cat, which was so cute. We walked her through the ant farm maze and she had the best time playing in a pool of corn. It was a great day! I have a lot of precious pictures of Claire in her cute Halloween dress with all the pumpkins. Enjoy!

Miss Independent!

Claire is so independent these days. She doesn't want any help doing anything. And if you do, she throws quite a fit. I hope these days will soon end! She has watched us eat using a fork and spoon so she thinks she can feed herself too. She now has her own fork and spoon and she does pretty well with them. Enjoy the pictures.

Fun times with Grammy

Fun at the park
Hold on tight!
On the seesaw with Grammy
Fun at the pumpkin patch
Having lunch at Big Popy's Deli