Fall Fling

This year city-wide garage sales fell on the same weekend as our church's outreach event The Fall Fling. Both my mom and Charlene were unable to come so it wasn't quite the same. I ended up going for a little while on Friday & Saturday. Saturday it poured most of the time. I found a few things for both the girls. I was especially pleased with two dresses I found for Faith. I even found two things I hid for her birthday I think she will enjoy.

That afternoon we took the girls to the Fall Fling. Jeremy and I only had responsibilities during the second shift so we were able to enjoy the event with the girls. They tried cotton candy (I think for the first time). Faith LOVED it. She really has a sweet tooth. They also tried a snow cone. Grace was too busy with all the fun activities but Faith loved this treat too. Jeremy had a great idea and asked for half the syrup. Grace's favorite thing was the above inflatable. It was an obstacle course that you had to climb through. Both the girls went through with their dad. Faith wasn't thrilled and didn't want to do it again. However Grace did it several times (until her dad got worn out). They also enjoyed riding the trolley and playing in the pool filled with sand. By the time we got home I was very tired!

Family Photos

I LOVE this picture!!

Faith dancing with Papa.
Wesley (Kit's girlfriend), Josie, Erin (Cody's girlfriend)
Coloring in their new coloring book from the bride & groom.

Blowing wedding bubbles.
The girls were very tired by the time we left!
A couple weekends ago we went to a wedding. My brother Cody's best friend Ryan got married. Both my brother Cody, and my brother Kit's girlfriend were in the wedding. It was a fun time to have our whole family together. The girls loved playing in the flower garden/fountain outside the wedding reception. It was a really beautiful location. My mom or sister took these pictures and my sister gets credit for the fun words/editing. (I'm a little behind with updating the blog, but working on catching up!)

I have to share this story from the next morning. Grace, Faith, & I were eating breakfast (Jeremy was already at church) and Faith began taking off her pj top. It had a very wide neckline and she was very proud of herself that she was doing it herself. As she dismantled her ensemble Grace said, "Look, Mama its like Wesley's dress!" I died laughing. Wesley had been wearing a strapless bridesmaid dress. I feel like I could write a post daily of something funny Grace says these days. She is SO observant and I never know what she will come up with.

It's A . . .

Surprise! Well, today was the big day and we were so excited to see our baby kicking and moving with a strong heartbeat. Everyones constant question has been, "Are you finding out what you are having?" I finally told them Jeremy was deciding and he probably wouldn't decide until that day. And that is exactly what happened. The first question the ultra sound technician asked is if we wanted to know. Jeremy told her to see if she could tell and then ask us again. Well, she could tell, and seemed pretty confident. But, he held out and decided not to find out. I couldn't believe it. I know he wanted to know SO bad. He is such a great husband, I know the only reason he kept it a surprise is because he knows I love a surprise. While at that moment even I was tempted to give in and find out I'm excited to wait till the baby arrives in February. So, I guess this means we really are going to have to figure out a boy & girl name. Let the hunting and debating begin!

We decided not to take the girls with us, because it is a long time for them to sit still. Plus, I have still been a little more nervous with this pregnancy. But, we did have them make a video of the ultrasound for us to show them. We shared it with them at lunch today. This video isn't spectacular but it shows the girls watching. My favorite comment from Grace was, "Tell them to turn on the light, its too dark I can't see."