Oh Baby!

We are expecting our second baby! I'm due 8-8-11, but my doctor will induce two weeks early. Since I've been diagnosed with antiphospholipid syndrome, I have to give myself heparin shots daily. It's getting easier, but it still isn't fun. My belly displays a new bruise daily, but I know it's worth it!

I had my second doctor's appointment yesterday, and everything looked really good. I will have a sonogram every time i go. It was so reassuring to see a baby on that screen!

Kate is very excited, of course! We're trying to figure out the bedroom situation, but we've got some time to sort that out.

Travels

We are finally home. In the last two months, we have been gone for a total of 37 days! We went on a cruise for our 10th anniversary in June. We flew to LA and spent a few days doing Hollywood things. Then we took a 7-day cruise to Puerta Vallarta, Mazatlan, and Cabo San Lucas. We had a wonderful time, and can't wait for our next cruise. When we got back, we spent a few days around the Santa Monica area, and were in the audience on Jay Leno!

In June, we did our typical Abilene/Lubbock/Durango trip. We just spent one night in Abilene, and went to a fantastic fireworks show at a friend's ranch. We spent a week in Lubbock, while Gary taught at the Texas Tech music camp. Then we left Kate there with Dad and Jean, and went to Durango while Gary taught at Music in the Mountains. He had to stay for two weeks, but I just stayed for one. I brought Kate home from Lubbock and we had a week at home.

My mom, Kate, and I then did a girls' week in New York to visit my sister. We hadn't been there since her wedding in April 2009. We had a great time with Megan and Ben, and they were wonderful hosts. We rode the Staten Island ferry, visited the Lego store and Times Square Toys'R'Us, saw the musical Billy Elliot, spent time with my cousin and his family, played skee-ball at a bar, went to the beach, and rode the rides at Coney Island. Whew! No wonder I'm tired!

We were home less than 24 hours when we packed up for an overnight trip to Great Wolf Lodge. We surprised Kate with the trip, and she loved it! We went with Gary's and his family, and the kids all had a wonderful time.

So now we are back home, and have to start thinking about school. We both have a few meetings next week, and then start back full-time on the 16th. We begin school on the 23rd. Kate will start kindergarten, and she is so excited! She's in a dual-language program, where one day of instruction will be in English, and the next day will be in Spanish. I can't wait for her to be able to teach me some more Spanish!

Kate is also on an invitation-only dance team called Tiny Company. They get to perform at various parades and fairs around town, so that will be something to look forward to. Big things are happening this year!

Testing 1-2-3

I'm trying the Blogger app. We'll see if this works.

101 Dalmations

We went to see the play 101 Dalmations today. We had a great time, and our little Dalmation really enjoyed it!

Happy Halloween!

Here is my Ariel. The bear is part of a class project for pre-school. Each student gets to take him home for a weekend and then take pictures and journal about his time with them, like Flat Stanley. Anyway, he went dressed as Ariel too!

They're Baa-aaack!!

I am going to pick up Megan and Ben at the airport this afternoon! I am so excited to see them. We haven't seen them since their wedding in April.

Fashion Show

I just had to post a few pics of Kate modeling a new outfit.

K and Me

My mom took these pics while she was here. There's nothing special to say about them, but I love how vibrant the color is.

Soccer Girl

We started soccer a few weeks ago. Well, I say we "started" soccer, but really, we had two practices, and then a three-week rainout! The girls had their first game tonight, and it was a trip! They hadn't met in weeks or touched a soccer ball since their second practice, and they had never seen a real goal or field. At least at this age (under-5) all the girls are pretty much in the same boat -- clueless! We don't keep score, and that's a good thing!

See if you can pick out K in the pics below.

Color Float

K had a project for her pre-school class. The assignment was to cover a box with her favorite color of paper, attach a string to create a float (or more accurately, a "drag"), and affix stickers, buttons, and other 3-D objects. Thankfully Nana was visiting last weekend, and was able to do most of it! It was fun to pick out all the things to put on it. Guess what K's favorite color is?