Thanksgiving!

Unfortunately, I did not really get any pictures this day. It was the beginning of my nasuea and exhaustion. I did cook my first turkey! We had Thanksgiving with the Pereda's. Melissa cooked the Ham and a lot of the side dishes. It was a very nice meal. We were thankful to have friends to share the day with since we are so far away from family! We finished the night by playing a few games.

This Thanksgiving Arek and I have a lot to be thankful for. Not only on Thanksgiving, but every day of course. We couldn't be more thankful for the happiness and health of MaKenzie, Titan, Arek and myself.. and to have two beautiful children who we adore more than anything in the world. It is pretty safe to say they are our whole world. We are thankful for all of our wonderful family and friends that each play a special role in our lives. We are thankful for our beautiful blessing growing in my belly. We are thankful for each other and the wonderful life that we live! ♥

Family of 5 to be!

On November 19th, Arek and I found out we were expecting our baby number three! I knew before I took the test that I was, but we took a test to make it official. Then went and got MaKenzie from school so we could tell her and Titan first. MaKenzie could not have been more excited. She has been saying she wants another brother or sister. Specifically she would like a baby sister. She kisses my belly all the time and makes sure that no one lays on it or hurts my tummy. It is very precious. Titan told me "No, no baby in your belly". That was his first reaction. Later that day after talking to Kenzie he started to like the idea more and kissed my belly too. My approx. due date is July 28th, 2011. So far it has been a very had pregnancy as far as morning sickness (all day sickness) and exhaustion goes. I have never had it this bad. It really kicks my butt. I get a day or so when I think it's been going away and then it hits me hard again. I'm hoping that what they say is true and this should all magically disappear at 12 weeks because I am not the type of person who likes to lay around all the time. Much rather be up doing things and not feeling nauseous! Arek and I are very excited to be pregnant. It's definitely a true blessing and a miracle in itself how babies are created. We should find out sometime in February if we are having a boy or girl :) Keep your fingers crossed for a girl ;) Of course we will be just as happy with a boy as long as the baby is healthy. I just love dressing girls up!!


Going to miss the flat belly I worked hard for, but of course I could always get it back again :) Love watching my belly grow and anxious for the NOTICEABLE baby bump!!

Halloween fun!

We had a great Halloween this year. It was the first year the four cousins got to go trick or treating together. Each kid was fun to watch. MaKenzie and Brock were hard to keep up with. Titan tried to keep up the best possible. Lyv was more comfortable being carried :) By the end of the night they all four had a ton of candy. Poor MaKenzie could hardley keep her eyes open and passed out the first two sentences of her bedtime story. While we were out trick or treating Nay Nay and Papa stayed at the house to pass out candy to all the trick or treaters! It was a good night and we enjoyed having family here with us.

Family in town!

One thing we love about living close to our hometown is being able to visit family and friends easy and having family come visit us! We had James, Lexi, Brock, Lyv, Harley, Tarron and Chad come down and spend Halloween weekend with us. The kids were definitely anxious and looking forward to them coming to visit. We enjoyed having them here and the weekend actually didn't fly by... felt like we got to spend a lot of time together. Brock and Harley was able to go to Kenzie's school "Fall Festival" with me. Brock loved sitting next to Kenzie and playing the games with her. Harley of course loved to see Kenzie's classroom and enjoyed it. We spent one of the days in Tombstone walking around. The kids had a good time looking at shops, horses, the people walking around in costume. Aly and I went on our own adventure while everyone was waiting for lunch. We found a neat reptile shop, looked around random stores and she waved and said Hi to everyone! I sure enjoyed the one on one time with her! Hate living so far away from my niece and nephew. I love them to pieces! Brock and Kenzie walked around together most of the time. It amazes me how much they both have grown! They still are the best of friends though!

While they were here I took some family pictures for them and a few of everyone else as well. I think they turned out great. Love the one that I got of the four cousins. They are impossible to take pictures of with all four smiling but the backs of them holding hands is definitely one of my favorites! All four of them are so special in their own ways! Titan and Alyvia have not had the time to bond like MaKenzie and Brock did but they are getting there! I of course loved having my sister here and getting some pictures of her too. She is gorgeous and growing up way too freakin' fast.

We had a great time with everyone visiting. We also did pumpkin carving, had a Halloween party, and spent Halloween together. That will be in the next blog :)

Happy Birthday to Myself & Melissa ♥

On October 19th Melissa turned 30 and October 22nd I turned 24. Our great friend Anne put together a wonderful night for us. Anne made amazing food while Melissa made amazing desserts. It was fun to dress up and have a good time with just us. We had a very relaxing night.. drinking wine, eating and snacking all night. It was a lot of fun!

Thank you Anne for putting this together... it was beautiful! Thank you for cooking and thank you to Melissa for her desserts :) Thank you both for my birthday presents as well!

Kenzie's 1st Field Trip! ♥

MaKenzie is hitting so many firsts this year it's crazy. Kindergarten really is such a huge milestone! I love every second of it though. She is doing great in school and I couldn't be more proud of her! Her first field trip was to a pumpkin patch on October 20th. Arek was the one to go along with the class. He also brought Titan with him. Titan was so excited to get to spend his actual birthday with MaKenzie on her field trip.

Arek sent me pictures through the trip. They had a good time at the pumpkin patch. They got to pick out pumpkins, feed and meet different animals, go on a hay ride and loved it. After the pumpkin patch they went to the park to eat lunch. I wish I could have been there with them. Due to babysitting I had to stay home, Arek go to enjoy it though. It will definitely be my turn on the next field trip :) They both came home telling me how much fun they had. It was precious ♥

Happy Birthday Titan ♥

It feels like just yesterday Titan was still in my belly. How is it possible that he is now three years old? Where does the time go? I would appreciate it if it would slow down some. My two love bugs are growing up way too fast. We celebrated Titan's birthday with our little family and lots of friends. Thank you to everyone that was able to come and enjoy Titan's birthday with us. The theme was easy to pick this year. Titan has a new found love for Thomas, he wanted to be Thomas for Halloween and for his birthday. Melissa made the awesome Thomas Train cake for him, that he LOVED! Arek and I bought him the huge Thomas Train he has been wanting for a long time. Along with other things, but he could not have been happier with his Thomas Party. He enjoyed everyones company. Playing on the trampoline, opening presents, eating cake and ice cream. He had a blast. It was adorable to watch him open his presents. When we told him to say thank you he would look for the person who got him the present smile and wave.. his way of saying thank you :) It was cute! Thank you again to everyone who was there to celebrate with us!! ♥