Chores

It seems that Jaden has inherited his father's desire to vacuum.


Admiring the vacuum and steam cleaner:


And this is what happens when we tell him that he has to wait until tomorrow to vacuum:

Happy Birthday

Jacob!!! Yesterday was Jacob's 27th birthday. We celebrated with a family dinner at home including Ashley, my mom and dad, and of course Jaden.

Life...

Life has been happening and as a result blogging has not. Plus I finally have the energy to blog.

For those of you who read this blog and don't know come August Jaden will be a big brother!! That is right, baby #2 is on the way. We had our 11 week check up today and heard the baby's beautiful heart beat, such a relief to always hear. At our first appointment we were able to see the heart beat via an internal ultra sound. The official due date is August 18th, so sometime in early to mid August we will add another blessing to our family. Now that we have reached the 11th week I am not feeling as nauseated and my energy is coming back. Jacob and Jaden were real troopers during those first few weeks of me pretty much not wanting to do anything but sit on the couch or lay in bed.

Christmas and our trip to Illinois occurred since my last post. Unfortunately I was sick over the holiday and Jacob eventually contracted the illness as well. Jaden had a wonderful time with his grandparents and Aunt Anna, he luckily did not get sick and was able to play all day long with his many toys and books he received. It was so great to have that time with Al, Leanna, and Anna.

So that's our life right now. Here are a few pictures to enjoy:


Can you tell we were not feeling well? HAHAHA.

LOVE this guy!!

'The Nutcracker'

My mom and I enjoyed a night out together and saw the ballet 'The Nutcracker' together. I had a lovely time with my mom and re-living my memories of 10 (or so) consecutive years of performing in 'The Nutcracker.' The ballet is a holiday tradition that many dance companies perform on a yearly basis, children dream of dancing up on the stage as the Sugar Plum Fairy, Clara, a snow fairy or the Waltz of the Flowers princess.

I could not help but smile throughout the entire show; smiling because I thoroughly enjoyed watching all the children dance and smiling remembering Crystal, Ashley, and I all dancing various parts throughout our dancing careers. I never knew I would miss dancing in point shoes, the ladies just look so pretty doing so.
I might just have to sign Jaden up some year to be a Party Boy!!!

Thanksgiving dinner

We spent dinner at my (Andrea) parent's house with both of my sisters, their lovely families, and my parent's friends, Leah and Tom. With 4 children present it was far from a quiet meal, mostly due to our son. I don't think anyone minded, the extra noise definitely gave lots of energy to the day/meal!!

Congratulations to Crystal and Jeff on their engagement!

Now the Christmas decorating has begun:

Playing......

In my diaper! I would not stand still for mom to take a picture so these are "action" shots: