Well Shauna finally went and saw the doctor, in case you haven't been following the blog - we are (well she is) pregnant. Very exciting news I know, we are quite happy about it! The doctor went ahead and did an ultrasound and determined we are 20 weeks along. For those of you not in the know - an ultrasound at 20 weeks means you can determine the sex of the baby - so without further ado... It's a GIRL! Most of you probably have a smile on, it seems my little boy swimmers are a bit slow - guess we have to keep trying (That makes me smile).

We Are very happy about it - and the process of determining a name starts all over again. We have gotten into a trend with names ending in a "y", at least it narrows our list down a bit.

Other news, Audrey has a cast on her foot. And if you ask her what happened, she puts on her serious sad face and points at her sister. Ginny was kind enough to push her off the top bunk - which ended in giving Audrey a beautiful purple cast. At the rate Ginny is going with Audrey I am really worried about Lily's well being...

Announcing #4

Lily's first Year

Happy Halloween!

We had a fun Halloween this week. I don't know what it is, but Halloween seems to last all week long! We had Preschool here this week and had all the kids wear their costumes. We played some games and had a great time!

Thursday we went to our Trunk or Treat. They had a ton of fun things to do - petting zoo, bounce house, hot dogs, hamburgers, cotton candy, and the YM even put on a Haunted House. The kids undoubtedly had a great time! Friday, Robert took the kids around Trick or Treating and then we had our annual Halloween Dinner. Here's what the table looked like:

We had some really frightful food. I made tortilla chips in the shape of ghosts (pictures didn't turn our on that one), and we served some of the V8 we had from when my family was here as "monster blood". Ginny almost didn't want to try it b/c it look so real. They both tried it and said they really hate Monster Blood. Funny.

We also had:

Roasted Mummies

Troll Brains -

Robert's creation

We had a great time and are really looking forward to the Holiday's when Rob's family can all be here! We love you guys!

Happy Birthday Ginny!

Ginny wanted to have her birthday at the pumpkin patch this year. She chose pumpkin pie instead of a cake, which I'm sure made Rob's heart burst with pride. He's never had birthday cake as long as I've known him....

Anyway, thanks to all who made the trip out - we had a great time celebrating with you!

Here are a few pics from the party at the patch:

Robert took Ginny out for a Sundae later and she still talks about what a special treat that was for her to get a Sundae with a cherry on top. Good times!

We are so proud of Ginny and how responsible she's getting. 5 years ago we welcomed her into the world and knew the moment she was born how important she is and what an amazing little girl she is. We love her so much and appreciate every minute we have with her!

Fall Greetings

Hello all! We've officially gotten into the autumn spirit around here! We've had a busy couple of weeks and have had a blast with my family here! They were only here for a few days, but I loved having my house full of people we love!

We celebrated Ginny's birthday at the pumpkin patch - I'll post on that next.

Our Primary Program went without a hitch and I really felt the Spirit. I was so glad that it tunred out so well and the kids sang so well! I was so proud.

It's so fun to watch the kids grow! I wish Ginny and Audrey would not provoke each other so much, but hey, what are siblings for, anyway? Lily is pretty great just toddling around and running full speed into whatever she deems worthy of her exuberance. I've decided to call her the Kamakazi baby. We've all had pretty nasty colds/coughs (except Rob and Ginny) that seem to last forever. So, we're doing a lot of resting and not a lot of work....

We had a great Halloween that deserves a post of it's own!

We are still here

I know it's been forever since I posted, so I thought I'd try to update everyone on our lives...

Rob and I have been busy working on our house to get everything spic and span for my family - we have 5 (plus 2 babies) house guests coming this week! I am so excited to have them here (Mom, Kevin and family, and Grandpa+ma). Plus, we get the added benefit of not having any clutter in the house (which is a huge feat for me!). Seriously, After tomorrow I won't have any clutter piles littering my home. And most of my closets will be clear and organized. Can life get any better than that??? Wow!

Ginny is really growing up. I can hardly believe it. We are looking forward to celebrate her birthday coming up. I'll keep you posted on the events! Our Primary program is coming up in a few weeks (which I'm the chorister for). I've been so focused on getting myself ready that I totally forgot to help Gin with her part until last night. We spent 5 minutes going over it and I was so proud to hear her recite it in practice today flawlessly and totally memorized. What a girl!

Audrey gets more confident every day! We really had a hard time with her getting frustrated so quickly when something was hard for her. But, talking to her we told her that even if something's hard, we knew she could do it. Her personal motto is now "Audrey can do hard things". She tells me nearly every day that she can do hard things. I am so proud of her and her breakthrough in confidence!

Lily just turned 1! I can't believe it! She is walking and expanding her vocabulary more every day. Every time we open the door, she says "Go, go" over and over again. She "runs" to the door to make sure we don't leave her. I think her personal motto is to not get left out of anything. Whatever we are all doing, she needs to do it too. I love to watch her when Rob gets home from work. She drops whatever she's doing and gets really excited and makes a bee-line to the door. I think it's her favorite time of day (mine too!).

Well, that's it for now. Maybe I'll get up to posting more frequently and add some pictures if I can get into the swing of things.