hoe down!

Last night we went to a hoe down for Bella's school. We had a pic-nic, the kids sang, and then we went from room to room playing games and the such. Bella had a blast. She won the cupcake walk and got her face painted.

"not funny"

When I tell Bella she is funny, she says, "No I not! Daddy funny" or "No, not funny," but the truth is she is really funny. Today we got home from playschool and she wanted to go to the bathroom alone, with no assistance, so I let her. I ran out to the car to clean up a recent mess and seconds later... she popped out on the front porch bare naked and yells, "Casey! I did it!" This is one of the many times lately she has insisted on calling me Casey.

Last night she was eating crackers and decided she didn't want the bag to go back in the box so she took the box to the kitchen and said, "Daddy recycle it." Needless to say, Randy was very proud she is picking up on the recycling habit! She also wanted me and daddy to play a game of "boss" where she tells us where to sit and what to do. Randy had already started recording her so maybe I can upload to the video but during all of her bossy commands to her daddy who wasn't being fast enough for her, she blurted out with her hand raised in the air, "Don't you wisten (listen) ?!"

This morning when I got out of the shower, she came and told me to come to her potty. It took a few minutes to figure out she meant party :) When I got downstairs, she had a blanket laid out, balloons, candles and the singing birthday monster we use all spread around. It was very sweet.



There are plenty of other stories like these to share but that is all this pregnant brain can come up with for today!

babies of Halloween pasts

just a little reflection of Bella in 2009 as a ladybug, 2010 as a bumblebee and now 2011 as a princess. i am sure i will be doing more of this comparing with the new baby girl coming soon as i look back on the last few years. is it just me or did she grow up like three years between being a bumblebee and Rapunzel? (tear. sniffle.)

daddy and his princess.

Bella and Randy were Rapunzel and Flynn Rdyer from Tangled for Halloween.

we'll call her...

AVA! That's all we know right now, but it feels great to have something to call her as we plan for her arrival. The sweetest part is listening to big sister, Bella, say her name.

let me tell you...

what is hard: to juggle a master's degree, a two and a half year old, pregnancy and things like laundry & other housework. oh, and did i mention my husband? and my faith? and commitment to do nursery duty once a month and lead a bible study... sheesh. we are overwhelmingly blessed but figuring out this whole time management thing is tricky. bella continues to make it fun though. we never have a dull moment.

i went to the ob yesterday for my check-up (22 weeks!). everything went well, but trouble reading the heartbeat again! it was evident she was doing just fine though because she continued to kick the doppler tool. she played her usual game of hide and seek and the nurse advised me to have a talk with her about calming down. i am getting nervous! she is a little wild child already.

mud pies and cookies

Bella and I have had a blast playing in the dirt. I recently introduced her to good ol' fashioned mud pies and then we did some real baking too- well, easy bake style.