My wonderful girlfriends threw a great shower for our soon-to-be new arrival, Sweet Baby Timothy. Thanks Ladies.

Thanks Elaine!

My friend Elaine told me about a farm that organically grows strawberries that we could go pick as a family. The kids loved it! We had to leave early because Bear needed to make a potty trip, he just wanted to go on the flowers but I said no. As soon as we got home the kids wanted to eat some and Kati asked if we could go again. It was nice for the kids to see produce outside of a store. In the car Bear said he wanted to go back to the "ta'ber-wee" farm.

Although Brendon appears to be crying Uncle this is just a quick hug from Kati

War Wounds

Apparently Brendon had a little lunch left on his cheek that was just to tempting for Kati to pass up.

My friend Elaine invited us for a wonderful trip to "the flower place". I wasn't sure how my day was going to go considering it began with Kati asking me where my shoes were as I locked the front door. (pregnancy brain) Once we got there in the gorgeous sun it all turned out alright. Thanks Elaine. Kati of course decided it would be one of her shy days. She did finally warm up to the boys but not until our day was almost over. Oh well, I guess a little friend time is better than no friend time at all.

He is probably trying to figure out who that handsome kid is

At the waterfalls Kati and Caleb decided to get just a little bit wet :)

The kids stopped their butterfly chasing to smell some beautiful flowers

Now I have always felt like Kati was just a really happy baby but Esther has to be the happiest baby I have ever seen

It must have been nice to cool off in the mist

Okay, I guess it's about time we start locking her up

A trip to the toads

thrity-three weeks

Just seven weeks left but it feels like an eternity. I can't wait to see his tiny face and feel itty bitty fingers wrapped around mine.

Someday when Brendon is to big to "bend over my knee" I will use this as blackmail.

Kati

"Mommy, I don't really like boys but I do like Daddy."

First time bowlers

We took the kids bowling this weekend and boy did they love it. Kati just danced the night away as she awaited her ball reaching the pins. Although, if you ask her she will tell you her ball went really fast.

Bear was the first one aloud to pick up the ball by himself. He sure is strong for a little guy. He wanted every turn to be his turn, but what's not to like about bowling if you are a boy; there is a ball involved and you actually get to knock things over with no one yelling at you.

A trip to the fire house

I'm not sure what Bear's face is about but you can tell Kyle is enjoying himself
Look at that water go! Somebody even tried to get grandma wet. Ouch!

What a big boy. Maybe Jason and the the other firefighters could use a new recruit

Well, maybe we will wait until his head is big enough to hold up the helmet.....

but he has the driving part down!

Two nights ago I said some pretty awful words, "That's my wallet don't touch". Bear then says "I want my wallet", which I have not seen it weeks. So I say, "Go look for it buddy, I don't know where it is." thinking this will end quick. He can't put two cars up before he is off on something else. Well, it didn't work out that way, he really wanted his wallet. He cried and ached and moaned until I had to haul my huge pregnant aching body up and look for it too. While he, Daddy, and Kati searched the house I searched the car in my pajamas no less.

I found it in my broken purse. Look at that happy face. He even slept with it. Maybe I should buy a back up spare.

A fun morning outside

We spent a couple of hours outside this morning and probably would have stayed even longer if that pesky thing called lunch had not gotten in the way. We saw rolly pollies, beetles, spiders and even a few snakes. But don't worry, I killed them. Pretty gross though, I got snake juice in my eye. The kids swung and slide and used their new toys from Grandma E. in the sand box (where we also found a dead snake). Crazy thing though, Bear thought it would be a good idea to pretend the sand was shampoo and conditioner and washed his and Kati's hair. Even crazier, Kati didn't argue. You can't really see it but the bottom of the tub has tons of sand.

On Wednesday afternoon it occurred to me we had not yet been to an invent we go to every year. I look it up on line and to my dismay it ends this Sunday. My friend Elaine and I were going to go together originally but now I feel that it is rude to say "hey I still want to go do this with y'all" at the last minute. My only option was to go the next day because the weather was suppose to get crummy again. Anyway we went. I loved it and would still go again knowing that Kati would end up wearing Bear's extra pair of underwear, I would get pooped on by a bird, one sandwich and a bag of chips would cost my $7.50, and that my favorite part would not open until one instead eleven like I thought causing us to leave at 2:15. Oh the things I will do to get cute pictures of my babies. Sorry, Timothy you will have to endure it next year as well.

This was at the end of the day after Bear fell and hit his lip on the wagon. And no I didn't ask Kati to hover over him like that, she just loves him that much. She continued to pat on him while I pulled the wagon.

What a cute dork

We made several stops in the grass for the kids to just run around and be kids. Kati started tickling Bear and they fell causing the wrestling to begin and people to stop and "awhhh".

She not choking him, that's just a hug

Can you believe I was brave enough to ask someone to take a picture? Grandpa, here is your "31 weeks" picture including my head :)

Look closely there is a Bear the that terra cotta pot

Kati loved this