3 months

Our little one is 3 months old now. He is a joy and we are so happy that he has joined our family.

Baby Boy #3

In case you haven't heard the news (I can't believe I forgot to post it on my blog!), we are excited to be adding another little boy to our family in September.   I have had a pretty smooth pregnancy so far, except for some insomnia, for which I am very grateful.  Baby boy is very active and looks great in his ultrasounds.  In lieu of a shower, we had a gender reveal party, where we announced to local friends and family that we were having a boy.  Our guests were instructed to wear pink or blue to cast their vote.  We had a lot of fun!

 Eating and socializing

Baby brothers

Cousins

 Here is Team Boy: 

And Team Girl:  

We didn't want to give away the surprise, so we mixed it up!

Daddy shaking the pinata with the BLUE candy!  

Road trip

My mom, the boys and I took a road trip this month to visit my brother and see their new baby girl.  It is an 18-hour drive from KC to Goldsboro, North Carolina, not including pit stops. So we decided to break up the drive out by spending the night in West Virginia with my great aunt Butus and uncle Glen, and their daughter Anita, who we haven't seen in so many years. It was great to see them again, and fun to see where my mom grew up.

We spent a few days with Shawn and his family at Seymour Johnson AFB in North Carolina and got to see an F-15 up close. We spent lots of time doting on baby Blakeley and the boys had fun playing together.  We were also lucky enough to be there for a rare inch of snow which cancelled church and practically shut down the town.

On our way home we took a different route and stopped halfway to stay the night with my cousin Jenny and her family in TN.  It was fun to see her little girl who is just a couple months older than Ethan. 

It was a busy week, and totally wore me out, but worth it to see my family. :)

Winter blues

I guess it is time to post some more updates, since it has been over 6 months since my last post. Sorry! I think most of you probably keep caught up with us on Facebook now, but for those that don't, I will try to do better.

Near the end of last July, the hubby started a new job as a Database Developer at Commerce Bank. His job is in downtown KC so we started looking for apartments nearer the city. We moved to the Kansas City North area at the end of September and found a tenant to rent our house in Leavenworth a couple of months later.  It is a little bit of a struggle adjusting to apartment living again, but we are very grateful for a 3-bd place and a much shorter commute. Our ward is great so far, and we are in the Liberty MO stake now, so our stake center is right next to the Kansas City Temple, which is now less than 15 min away. My in-laws are kind enough to babysit for us so that we can go to the temple on Friday nights.  My parents also just got called as ordinance workers so we see them there every Friday night when we go. What a blessing it is to have a temple so close now!

Jared turned 2 in October and he continues to amaze and entertain us with all the things he is learning. His favorite activities are jumping, dancing, climbing, reading, singing and playing. He has such a fun personality and is a great big brother.

Ethan turned 1 in November and he loves to do whatever his big brother is doing. He is walking assisted, and has started taking a few solo steps here and there. He loves to climb on things and get into drawers and cabinets and pull out all the contents. He is a joy and is growing up so fast.

I still love being a stay at home mom and spend so much time with my boys.  My new business continues to grow and I enjoy sewing the orders that come my way while the boys nap in the afternoons.  I would love to get some piano/voice students here in our new place but that takes time when you move and don't know anyone. That is pretty much it for now. Just looking forward to warmer weather so that the boys and I can enjoy the outdoors more.

Enjoy some pics of my favorite boys!