"B" is for Boat!

Cary and I surprised the kids tonight with a new boat! (It's new to us, but it's actually a used boat) He brought it home from Brainerd where we purchased it from a private party. It's a 19 ft. SeaRay, open bow, with a 130 hp. Mercruiser inboard motor.




Because we knew the kids would be beside themselves with excitement, we both got out of work a bit early and took the boat out on a nearby lake tonight...

And, we're off!

After cruising around the lake we stop for some pictures...

We also took a few pictures from the bow...

It's a....

GIRL!!!

We had our ultrasound on Friday. She looks great! She was weighing in at around 12 oz. and was measuring a day ahead of my due date. She is a mover, that's for sure! The tech had a hard time getting measurements because she was constantly on the go. I didn't get a chance to upload any of the ultrasound pictures, but will try and do that tonight, so I can add them here. Halle has been saying momma's having a "baby sister" since the get-go - guess she was right!

Weekend Happenings

This past weekend was beautiful and we took full advantage, spending most of the weekend outside. Friday night was perfect, great temps, no wind, and very few bugs - we lit a campfire and enjoyed the evening...

Then spent the night in the camper (sorry the picture is blurry, it was actually dark out and I used the "night" mode to take this picture - with that setting you have to hold completely still, but I must not have!)...

We posed for a quick picture when we came in the house for some snacks...
On Saturday, Cary rented a Bobcat to work on his dirt bike track. Brendan was of course thrilled and couldn't wait to get a ride.

Time to get some work done!


While Cary and Brendan were busy in the pasture, Halle had fun on the John Deere tricycle...

Here are a couple of pictures of the swelling on Halle's face - she was bitten by a misquito and her forehead got all swollen - the same thing happened to her eye last summer...
Look how big the bridge of her nose got!

On Sunday morning the kids played on the Bobcat trailer before Cary loaded it...
YAY!

Halle finally decided she wanted to sit in the Bobcat with Daddy on Sunday morning. Fun!

And finally - my 20 week belly picture! What a difference 3 1/2 weeks makes!

A trip to the salon...

This past Saturday we took the kids in for haircuts. Brendan is an old pro in the chair and loves having his hair cut. His stylist had pink in her hair, which was totally fascinating to him.

Here he is looking across the salon at Halle, who was experiencing her first ever haircut!

Julie, Halle's stylist, sprays her hair with water...
A snip here, a clip there...
Meanwhile, Brendan's stylist goes from the clippers to the scissors...
A bit of gel, and he's done! Here is the finished product...
After the cut, Julie took a few minutes to style Halle's hair...

All done! Halle really enjoyed having her hair cut and sat completely still throughout! So cute!

A few random pics...

Here are a few recent pictures...

Halle was sooo tired one night, she crashed in Cary's chair...

The goofy girl, lookin' silly...

Brendan in his favorite hat...

And last but not least, a picture of my tummy ~ I'm now almost 19 weeks; this picture was taken a couple of weeks ago. I've popped so much earlier with this baby then with the others, it's crazy!