Mother's Day

Jed and the boys woke me up with breakfast in bed!  It was so cute both boys brought me a plate of pancakes.  I decided to get out of bed and have breakfast with everyone though.   Then they gave me my presents, a sewing machine and accessories to go with it!   I've been wanting to learn how to sew but its kind of hard without a machine.  I've never even touched a sewing machine before so I spent all morning reading the directions and learning to thread it and what not.   We spent the rest of the day hanging out around our pool and for dinner Jed bought very yummy steaks and grilled them for us.  It was a wonderful day!  I'm so happy to be the mother of the sweetest and craziest little boys I know!  I hope all you mothers out there had a good day as well!

Jed took this picture of the boys before they woke me up.  Thanks for making me breakfast babe! 

Studying.  I was freaked out b/c there were all these warnings throughout the instructions that if I didnt put the thread in right I could break the needle or even the whole machine, talk about pressure! :)
Today I got out my maternity clothes.   I can still fit into most of my regular clothes (although I'm using a rubber band to "button" my pants) but its getting really hot down here now so I need shorts.  Instead of getting my regular summer shorts out of the attic and having to put them back in a few weeks I just got out my maternity stuff.  I also had some newborn baby clothes in the tote with my clothes and it really got me excited about this little baby.  It brought back memories of dressing the boys in the clothes and how cute and small they were (they're still cute but not so small:)).   It almost made me wish for another boy just so I could use the clothes again!  However if its a girl I guess it would be fun to go clothes shopping for her!   I'll be happy either way. 

A random picture I took the other day.   Its not uncommon to find Church sprawled out on his back on the carpet in our livingroom and whenever possible Evan likes to lay down next to him for a while and "cuddle".  Its so cute!

Thank You Nana and Papa

Yesterday Evan found a toad in our pool so I got out a present that he had recieved from nana and papa a few months ago, a bug collector kit.   It came with a net and a jar with breathing holes so I told Evan to grab the net and fish the little toad out.  It took a little while (a lot longer than if I had as usual grabbed the pool skimmer and tossed him out) but Evan had a blast.   He finally caught his toad (or as he calls him Mr. Frog) and we put him in the bug jar so we could watch him.  A magnifying glass also came with the kit which Evan used to look at anything and everything like he was Sherlock Holmes.  Finally after daddy got home from work  Evan was able to share his toad rescuing story with him and then we let Mr. Frog go.   He hopped away and Evan was fine until this morning now all he wants to do is go outside to look for Mr. Frog.

Evan caught him! 

Evan and his new friend.

Seth caught something too!  :) 

In other news, last night I told Jed that the baby was pretty active so he put his head on my belly to see if he could hear him/her (he was being silly).  Our fiesty little child must not have liked having daddy pressing on its little home b/c we were both surprised by a giant kick!  Usually its much later on in the pregnancy that people other than me can feel the baby kicking.  Jed left his head on my belly for a few more minutes and the baby kicked him 5 more times before giving up and probably going back to sleep.   I enjoy teasing Jed that our baby kicked him in the face. :)

The Mini Van Club

We've joined.  Its not something I was excited to do but when you're future includes 3 kids in carseats its pretty much inevitable.  Fortunately we found possibly the coolest minivan on the planet, at least according to Jed.   Its a 2005 Honda Odyssey the Touring edition.  There are so many gadgets that Jed can spend hours sitting in the van in our driveway just tinkering.   We got a sweet deal on the van because Jed was willing to go to one of the scariest areas of Orlando to car shop (I'm really thankful he wasnt shot ).   We had already test driven every single minivan that is currently being made so we knew what we wanted and Jed went out to find the best price.   We're really happy to have such a nice vehicle for our expanding family.   I was going to take a picture of our new van to post but the dvd player isnt working so we took it back to the dealer to have it fixed and its still in there so here's a picture I found online. 

Evan also really likes the new minivan, he thinks its so cool that he's high up so he can see everything around him and he's loving his very own cupholder for his juice!   Seth doesnt really notice these kind of changes yet.   
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Gardening Gone Wrong

I was watering some of our flowers and before I knew it the boys were covered in mud.   The damage was done so I helped create a giant mud puddle for them to play in and grabbed my camera.

Gearing up to jump in. 

Seth enjoys getting as dirty as possible, 

while Evan likes throwing the mud. 
   
This is the finished product.  Seth certainly got dirtier than his brother but Evan got good distance on some of his throws. :)
This morning right after breakfast Evan told me that he was still hungry (he had eaten 2 bowls of cereal) I told him he would have to wait until snack time.  He continuted to pester me every few minutes until snack time rolled around, he had string cheese and fruit snacks.  He had just wolfed down his string cheese and he announced he was still hungry, I looked at him and said, "Evan you're my little piggy arent you?"   His reply, "Oink Oink!"  We both laughed very hard.  Lately Evan has been developing a "verbal" sense of humor (he's been into physical comedy for quite sometime ) and enjoys making his family laugh.   I have a feeling that he'll be labeled the class clown someday. 
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Happenings

We spent Friday and Saturday working on our backyard.  I went to Lowes and bought a tomato and watermelon plant.  Its a huge experiment for me as I've never tried to garden in my life.  I really hope they both survive! 
-We had a pool party with our small group Sunday.  Everyone brought their kids so Evan and Seth had a blast with their friends.  It was a beautiful and fun day!  I have some pics.

- We have 2 black racer snakes living in our backyard.  The boys love the snakes and feel the need to check on them everyday.  Evan took a stick and touched one and now he tells everyone that he touched a snake. 

- I felt the baby kick for the first time Saturday!  Ever since he/she has been doing gymnastics in my belly! 

- We've picked out baby names!  We're not telling until we find out what were having though!  Next week I have an appointment with my midwife and I'll schedule my ultrasound for any day after that.  Yippie! 


Seth and his buddy Reese in the kiddie pool.

Mr. Ron taking Evan and Cecelia on an Aligator ride. 

Happy Birthday Seth

Well, it was two days ago but I havent had time to update.  We had a packed day,  we went to breakfast at the Old Spanish Sugar Mill where you sit around a griddle and make your own pancakes, it was a lot of fun and very yummy.  Afterwards Jed and I made a trip to the eye doctor, Jed was cutting a steal door in our garage and a fleck of metal got embedded in his eye.  Fortunately the doc was able to get it out easily and recovery was simply putting eye drops in his eyes for a day.  Then I went shopping for a couple hours with Jed's mom at one of her favorite places here in Florida, Old Time Pottery.  We rushed home to start work on dinner and I still had to wrap Seth's presents.   The party was a lot of fun and Seth got a lot of great things, his favorite were the bubbles from his aunt Tracy.  However I think that the pool nana and papa got him will rival the bubbles this summer! :)  I had planned on giving Seth his first haircut on his birthday but time got away from me and before I knew it, he was in bed.  I finally got to it today though.  It was quite a shock at first but it's starting to grow on me and as it gets a little longer I think it will be very cute. 

Papa making the pancakes. 

Despite the look on his face in this picture he really did enjoy his breakfast. 

Jed after his eye appointment in his super cool glasses.  :) 

The birthday boy eyeing up his cake. 

Evan having a ball singing his favorite song, "Happy Birthday!"

Seth's new haircut. 

Beach Trip

Jed's parents are in town visiting and we're all beach lovers so we decided to find a cheap hotel at Daytona Beach.   We headed out yesterday and spent the entire afternoon playing in the waves with the boys.   It was so nice to be able to walk back to our room and get cleaned up rather than having to drive home.   We went out to dinner and then came back to the hotel and enjoyed the indoor pool before going to bed.   We had a very relaxing morning, heading out to the pool area of the hotel, the boys played in the kiddie pool for about an hour making many new friends.   When lunch rolled around Seth was exhausted so Jed took him for a nap while, the rest of us ate lunch overlooking the ocean.   I was looking out and saw something floating about 100 yards in the water.   I had the initial thought that it looked somewhat like a body floating face down but it was so far away and it was such a crazy thought that I didn't say anything to anyone but kept a close eye on the object.   As it got closer and closer I became more and more suspicious that it was a person but I was still confused b/c right next to where we were sitting was a lifeguard tower and I thought if anyone could tell the difference between a boogie board and a human body it would be a lifeguard.   I finally told Jed's parents what I thought I saw out in the ocean and as we were discussing it a man sitting next to us took off running to the lifeguard tower.   He alerted the lifeguard and after a few moments of discussing it amongst themselves one took off into the water.   It was in fact a person and here's the rest of the story,  http://www.wesh.com/news/15859955/detail.html.   After reading this story I feel better knowing that it wouldn't have made any difference if I had gone to the lifeguards as soon as I had seen this poor man.  However if anything like this ever happens again I will be the first one finding help. 

The rescue. 

Sethy and I enjoying the beach. 

We had ribs for dinner the night before and had some leftover, Evan took care of them for us at lunch.