The Big 2 - 9!

Happy Birthday Nate!

Today Nate began the first day of the last year of his youthful 20's. To start it off, I made him a big breakfast then later we went to the pool to cool off in this crazy heat.

Tonight, I took him out for all you can eat sushi at Mosun in Laguna Beach. This has always been a dream of Nate's (the all you can eat part), since he can never get enough sushi when we go out. I am not a fan of sushi, so I got me a quesadilla at Taco Loco while we waited to get in. I watched as Nate giddily ate his endles supply of sushi and I sipped on my water.

Nate stuffed himself a lot quicker than we both expected; he planned on having many of the entrees on the menu, but only ended up eating 4 - yep that's it!

Afterwards, I knew that I needed a treat, even if Nate couldn't stand the thought of anymore food. We stopped at a gelato place on our way home, which was of course closed, it was 9:30. I still needed to fulfill my craving, so we hit Rite Aid as a last ditch effort to get me my fix. And what do ya know, Thrifty's was still open, yay! What a great ending to a great night.

Happy Birthday Nate, you are a wonderful husband and dad - lucky me!

A "Ferry" Good Time

Last Saturday, we headed to Balboa Island with some friends for a change of scenery. With 10 people in our party, half of it consisting of kids, our choices for dinner were limited, so we ended up at a quaint Chinese restaurant. Afterwards, ready for a treat, we headed to a some little shops to get a chocolate covered frozen banana, sugar cookies and a bag full of salt water taffy (the latter being a personal favorite!) We ended the night by driving all 3 of our cars onto a ferry that took us from one side of the small island to another - about a 5 min. ride. The kids thought it was better than Disneyland :) and we all had a great time.

Nate's Idea of a Hearty Dinner

I asked Nate to get dinner for Kalli tonight. He said she has already had 3 pieces of bread. I asked him to make her something else, but he insisted that is all she needs since that is all SHE wanted. He said what's the difference from that or a PB&J, this is just healthier because there is no fattening peanut butter or jelly filled with sugar. Nate could have debated this all night, instead, I made Kalli some noodles and called it good.

Seriously?!

This has got to be one of the most ridiculously hularious things I have ever seen! Looks like someone is a little sue happy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AQhJDLZTP0

Grandma B Pushing Us Out of Her Driveway

Grandma Brown told Kalli she was going to push our car out of the driveway. FYI she is 90 yrs old! (Don't worry the car was already in reverse at this time :)

Freezin' Our Buns Off in Utah...But Enjoying Every Minute!

Stick 'Em Up

What has this mischievous little girl been up to???

Oh, wow, someone has been busy! Nate must have fallen asleep...

My Kind of Exercise

Kalli and her cousin Jada wanted to try out the Elliptical machine, but in a different way than most people do...

The New Addition

Kalli drew a picture of the family, from left to right:
Kalli, Baby Brother, Mommy and Daddy (hanging on to Mommy's leg :)

I hope this is a sign that our little baby will be welcomed into our family by his big sister. She has been talking about the little baby more since we found out it is a boy. I think it made the whole pregnant thing real to her. She is so helpful now, I am sure she will be a great help when our baby finally arrives. Can't wait!

It's a Boy!

So you might have wondered lately if I was eating donuts by the handful, but really it is more like hamburgers, since that is my latest craving. Yep, I am pregnant and 15 weeks into it. On Monday, we went to Costa Mesa to the raved about Ultrasound Services and found out that we are having a baby boy. It more just confirmed my suspicions than surprised me. This prenancy has been a little different than Kalli was and I have felt like it was a boy from the beginning (but I did think Kalli was a boy too...). At any rate, we are very excited to bring this little guy into our family and Kalli can't wait to be a big sister. September 20th is the day he is supposed to arrive, so let's pray he is on time (or early :) Until then, wish me luck and comfort through this hot summer that lies ahead!