Well well, It's been quite a while once again since I have posted anything on my blog. We have been super busy but have been having lots of fun :). Unfortunately, I don't have too many pictures to post because our memory card failed us and all our pictures from Brenton's 1st birthday to the middle of August were all erased...I know very very depressing :( However, Katie has been here taking lots of pictures with her camera, so not all is lost.
Here are some of the the fun things we have been up to:
Just a couple of days later, we found out that we are expecting Baby #3. (I can't remember the exact date we found out, I will have to go back and figure it out). On August 26th, we found out that our newest addition will be a little girl. We are all very excited.
June 2nd-Brenton turned 1! We had a small family get together to celebrate such an awesome boy!
June 12th- I turned 25!!! A whole 1/4 century old...crazy! We celebrated my birthday by having a joint 1st birthday party for Brenton and Aubrey (who's bday is June 17th). We had a large turn out of family and friends. We had a bbq and lots of water games. We then celebrated my birthday by going on a double date with my sister Katie and Wade to Olive Garden. There they had a magician who put on a personal show for us at out table. It was a great birthday :)
July 2-12: We went to visit our friends near Baltimore for a few days. We were able to celebrate my friends birthday along with the 4th of July with them. They have two little girls right near Aleigha's age, so she was in heaven. We had a great visit with them.
After we left their house, we continued on our way to NJ. There we were able to spend time with my Uncle Bob, my brother Tom, his wife Rox, and their two little girls Jadyn and Kaya. We were also able to visit with lots of friends of mine. Again, it was another awesome trip. Aleigha had a blast while playing with so many friends and cousins...esp. her age.
In July, we went to Florida. We went with Chris' mom Leta, and her husband, Richie. We visited his grandma and uncles and their families. We also visited other family. While we were there, we went to the zoo, to a water park, and the beach. We did lots of swimming, and just had a lot of fun.
A couple of weeks later, in August, we went to Florida again. This time to Pensacola Beach. My brother Pat got married. My whole family was there for it. It was great to have everyone there. We were missing a few in-laws and grandchildren, which was very sad and they were greatly missed. It was the first time though that all the siblings were together. Hopefully it won't be too long before we're all together again for a happy occasion. Some of the family, including us, went in together to rent a beach house, just across the street from the beach. We also had our annual family reunion at the beach. It was a great time. There were lots of games and activities and a delicious bbq. Also while there, we went go cart riding, mini golfing, and Chris went para-sailing (I couldn't go b/c of being pregnant). Chris loved it though. He highly recommends it. We will go again sometime when I can go. Overall, we had a great time. It was a lot of fun. I love spending soo much time with family.
On our first trip to Florida, I received a phone call and was offered a substitution position for the first 6 weeks of school. Which then turned into a whole semester. So since August 23rd, I have been working as a 7th grade English/Writing teacher. I like it a lot, but I will be glad when I can be home every day again with Aleigha and Brenton and Baby #3 as well. I miss them greatly when I'm at work.
I will be working until about Jan. 13/14th. My due date is Jan. 28th...so just 2 weeks after I am done. They induced me a week early with both Aleigha and Brenton. I won't be surprised if they induce me again...but regardless, I have 1-2 weeks after I'm done working to get my life in somewhat of an order before it all changes again.
Now fall has arrived. Fall is my favorite time of year. The weather has been great and outside looks beautiful with all the leaves different colors and falling. Despite me working and being really busy, we are trying to enjoy as much of this fall season possible. In the last several weeks, we have gone to football games, the park, and lots of other things.
October 6, 2010, we celebrated Aleigha's 3rd birthday. Chris, Aleigha, and Brenton picked me up at work, and we headed to Parkersburg. We went to Toys 'R Us and Aleigha got to pick out her birthday present...a bike. And she didn't let us forget she needed her "holmo"(it sounds like homo when she says it) too so she could be safe. After we got her bike, helmet, and license plate we went back towards home and stopped at the Pizza House where we met Grandma and Pop, Grandma Leta, Molly, Katie, Wade, Aubrey, and Wade's brother Wyatt (who was passing through the area). We enjoyed some pizza together and then had cupcakes. The servers sang Happy Birthday to her...she freaked and ran under an unused table. It was quite a site. It was a great evening to celebrate a great little girl. She is such a blessing to us. She is such a joy to have in our family. We thank God everyday for her, Brenton, and baby to-be.
Last week, 10/9/10, Chris and Katie surprised Wade and I, and we went to the Blennerhasset Island by candlelight. We had to take the ferry to get to the island. When we first got there, we had a typical meal that was eaten during the 1800s. We then had our palms read, sat around the bonfire at the servants' party, and toured the mansion. In the mansion, they were hosting a typical "party" that would have been held during the 1800s. It was a very neat experience and I'm so glad we did it.
October 10th was Katie's birthday. It was her SUPER SONIC birthday, 10/10/10. It is very rare to get a birthday like that. We celebrated here at our house by having lots of family and friends over for a bbq, some corn hole, and a bonfire. Again, it was lots of fun.
Yesterday Oct. 17th, we held a bigger birthday party for Aleigha. All of her family members that live close by were able to come, plus a couple of friends. It was a Halloween costume party. Aleigha insisted that everyone had to wear a costume if they wanted to come....and just about everyone did. Everyone looked great too. I had a lot of fun activities planned, but of course, with the choas of everything, not much of it got done. But the kids had fun playing, and the adults enjoyed the food. Aleigha got lots of neat presents, including a life size doll...it's 4 feet tall!! That's taller than her. Katie and I had also made an awesome "Graveyard Dirt Cake"....it looked and tasted great. I was very happy with our accomplishment.
Now, it brings us today. After the party last night, I got pretty sick...a bug as well as little sleep and over working myself this weekend plus being pregnant...made my immune system pretty weak so it hit me pretty bad. So, I decided to take the day off to recuperate. Aleigha was hit this morning...but nothing like me. She is just a little nauseous and tired. So me and the kids are still in our pjs and we are watching movie after movie and just spending some time together. I'm enjoying my day with nothing to do but spend time with my kids. I think I might even get a nap in today.
Well, that has been the last 6 months of our lives in a nutshell...a very big one. Like I said earlier, something happened to our camera that caused us to loose over 3 months of pictures. And since Katie has lived here, she has been doing a great job at taking pictures. So hopefully soon, I will be able to post several pictures from her camera.
Hope you are all enjoying this wonderful time of year!
July 2-12: We went to visit our friends near Baltimore for a few days. We were able to celebrate my friends birthday along with the 4th of July with them. They have two little girls right near Aleigha's age, so she was in heaven. We had a great visit with them.
After we left their house, we continued on our way to NJ. There we were able to spend time with my Uncle Bob, my brother Tom, his wife Rox, and their two little girls Jadyn and Kaya. We were also able to visit with lots of friends of mine. Again, it was another awesome trip. Aleigha had a blast while playing with so many friends and cousins...esp. her age.
In July, we went to Florida. We went with Chris' mom Leta, and her husband, Richie. We visited his grandma and uncles and their families. We also visited other family. While we were there, we went to the zoo, to a water park, and the beach. We did lots of swimming, and just had a lot of fun.
A couple of weeks later, in August, we went to Florida again. This time to Pensacola Beach. My brother Pat got married. My whole family was there for it. It was great to have everyone there. We were missing a few in-laws and grandchildren, which was very sad and they were greatly missed. It was the first time though that all the siblings were together. Hopefully it won't be too long before we're all together again for a happy occasion. Some of the family, including us, went in together to rent a beach house, just across the street from the beach. We also had our annual family reunion at the beach. It was a great time. There were lots of games and activities and a delicious bbq. Also while there, we went go cart riding, mini golfing, and Chris went para-sailing (I couldn't go b/c of being pregnant). Chris loved it though. He highly recommends it. We will go again sometime when I can go. Overall, we had a great time. It was a lot of fun. I love spending soo much time with family.
On our first trip to Florida, I received a phone call and was offered a substitution position for the first 6 weeks of school. Which then turned into a whole semester. So since August 23rd, I have been working as a 7th grade English/Writing teacher. I like it a lot, but I will be glad when I can be home every day again with Aleigha and Brenton and Baby #3 as well. I miss them greatly when I'm at work.
I will be working until about Jan. 13/14th. My due date is Jan. 28th...so just 2 weeks after I am done. They induced me a week early with both Aleigha and Brenton. I won't be surprised if they induce me again...but regardless, I have 1-2 weeks after I'm done working to get my life in somewhat of an order before it all changes again.
Now fall has arrived. Fall is my favorite time of year. The weather has been great and outside looks beautiful with all the leaves different colors and falling. Despite me working and being really busy, we are trying to enjoy as much of this fall season possible. In the last several weeks, we have gone to football games, the park, and lots of other things.
October 6, 2010, we celebrated Aleigha's 3rd birthday. Chris, Aleigha, and Brenton picked me up at work, and we headed to Parkersburg. We went to Toys 'R Us and Aleigha got to pick out her birthday present...a bike. And she didn't let us forget she needed her "holmo"(it sounds like homo when she says it) too so she could be safe. After we got her bike, helmet, and license plate we went back towards home and stopped at the Pizza House where we met Grandma and Pop, Grandma Leta, Molly, Katie, Wade, Aubrey, and Wade's brother Wyatt (who was passing through the area). We enjoyed some pizza together and then had cupcakes. The servers sang Happy Birthday to her...she freaked and ran under an unused table. It was quite a site. It was a great evening to celebrate a great little girl. She is such a blessing to us. She is such a joy to have in our family. We thank God everyday for her, Brenton, and baby to-be.
Last week, 10/9/10, Chris and Katie surprised Wade and I, and we went to the Blennerhasset Island by candlelight. We had to take the ferry to get to the island. When we first got there, we had a typical meal that was eaten during the 1800s. We then had our palms read, sat around the bonfire at the servants' party, and toured the mansion. In the mansion, they were hosting a typical "party" that would have been held during the 1800s. It was a very neat experience and I'm so glad we did it.
October 10th was Katie's birthday. It was her SUPER SONIC birthday, 10/10/10. It is very rare to get a birthday like that. We celebrated here at our house by having lots of family and friends over for a bbq, some corn hole, and a bonfire. Again, it was lots of fun.
Yesterday Oct. 17th, we held a bigger birthday party for Aleigha. All of her family members that live close by were able to come, plus a couple of friends. It was a Halloween costume party. Aleigha insisted that everyone had to wear a costume if they wanted to come....and just about everyone did. Everyone looked great too. I had a lot of fun activities planned, but of course, with the choas of everything, not much of it got done. But the kids had fun playing, and the adults enjoyed the food. Aleigha got lots of neat presents, including a life size doll...it's 4 feet tall!! That's taller than her. Katie and I had also made an awesome "Graveyard Dirt Cake"....it looked and tasted great. I was very happy with our accomplishment.
Now, it brings us today. After the party last night, I got pretty sick...a bug as well as little sleep and over working myself this weekend plus being pregnant...made my immune system pretty weak so it hit me pretty bad. So, I decided to take the day off to recuperate. Aleigha was hit this morning...but nothing like me. She is just a little nauseous and tired. So me and the kids are still in our pjs and we are watching movie after movie and just spending some time together. I'm enjoying my day with nothing to do but spend time with my kids. I think I might even get a nap in today.
Well, that has been the last 6 months of our lives in a nutshell...a very big one. Like I said earlier, something happened to our camera that caused us to loose over 3 months of pictures. And since Katie has lived here, she has been doing a great job at taking pictures. So hopefully soon, I will be able to post several pictures from her camera.
Hope you are all enjoying this wonderful time of year!
