Preschool ending/ Zoo fieldtrip

Preston was in a kind of coop preschool this past year.  A bunch of Mom's got together and took turns taking the kids every week for a couple hours Tues. and Thurs.  We had an end of the year field trip to the zoo.  It ended up pouring rain on us by the end and we were all soaked, but we were able to see most of the exhibits without too much rain in the beginning!  The kids thought the monkeys stunk and all plugged their noses.  I agreed!  This tiger kept standing on it's back paws and pawing at the glass where all the kids were standing.  Apparently it does it quite often (or so we were told) and is it's way of saying hi.  The kids were all scared at first but loved it and thought it was hilarious after the initial shock of a big lion scratching at them was over.

Catch up... Ma's cute outfit

Grandma G. and I found a pattern for this cute outfit and she decided to make it for our cute Ma.  Lately if you ask her to say cheese, she actually gives you a cheesy smile.  Our silly girl.  Love the outfit!  Thanks again for making it!

Nope, just 1!

I finally went in for a checkup the other day and to all of my friends who were teasing me I was having twins... sorry to upset you, but there is only 1 baby in there!  Things checked out just fine, gained 5 pounds in 16 weeks (thanks to my love-hate relationship with our stairs!), baby's heartbeat was 162 and we have our ultrasound July 20th.  No word yet from my better half if he is going to give in to me and let me find out what the baby is.  He is sticking to our plan of not finding out.  Kind of wish I hadn't agreed to that :)  Will let you know the verdict!

More train depot...

Like my shaved head little boy?  This was right after the kids decided to cut each other's hair.  So, easiest solution to a boy with a bad haircut... buzz it!

Announcing....

So I am really late in posting this and posted a pregnancy ticker last night, but didn't post the actual announcement..... We are expecting our third beginning of December!  I am 15 1/2 weeks along and thanks to stairs in our new house (oh yeah, we bought a house too!) and getting food poisoning, I have only gained about 6 pounds!  No, I have no motherly intuition to tell me what this baby is.  I don't normally have that feeling, but with this one, I really have no idea.  It has been a COMPLETELY different pregnancy than the other two, so no clues here.  Ryan and I had an agreement that we wouldn't find out on our third since we already have one of each.  I am trying to argue otherwise and get him to change his mind. :)

Boise Train Depot

When the kids and I were downtown for Ryan's race, we ended up visiting the Boise Train Depot.  It had been about a year since we had been there and it is such a nice place.  I love the architecture and the landscaping.  Maybe one day I will be able to capture it in pictures, but for now, this is what I could get with the two kids.  More to come.

Robie Creek Race

I am REALLY behind in posting lately.  The 17th of April was The Race to Robie Creek.  This is considered, "The Toughest Half Marathon in the Northwest".  Ryan ran it in 1 hour 40 min and was 55 out of about 2300 people!  That's my runner!  (glad he was doing it and not me!)  And of course, by the time I got to the race and packed the kids in the stroller and got to the starting line, this is the only picture I could get.  Maybe next year.  Great job Ryan!!