A week and a half to go!

The countdown has begun! I am getting really excited to have a little baby and to be done with pregnancy. I am sure we will have quite an adjustment with two little boys, but anything beats this! We have 12 days to go. I wanted to post a picture. I know it is not the best, because I am not turned all the way to the side- but it's all I have. It is from about a week ago. Tanner is even learning how to take care of babies. We had six little lab puppies (there are only four left). Here he is taking one for a ride. We are still working on the being soft part. I have been told that babies are tougher than you might think. I sure hope it is true! Though I am not sure how our bundle of joy will like a tractor ride.

We finally planted our garden! It took us all day yesterday, but we had a really great time. Tanner thought playing in the dirt was wonderful, and, if you notice, He got into the mud a little bit. All this work better pay off. If we still have a plot of empty dirt come fall, I think that i will be done!
I am rather large these days (only 4 and half week to go!), so I cut potatoes while Kenny and his Mom did the real work. That is who you see in the pictures. Of course the lovely animals too, Calle the cat and Molly the dog.

Goodbye snow and hello sun!

We just got back from a really fun trip to CA. It was the first real vacation that we took with Tanner (with the exception of trips to Bama to see my fam). It was so relaxing when we weren't trying to keep up with CA drivers and/or getting lost. Here is a run down of the fun...

We flew out on Thursday. Tanner wanted to make sure we didn't forget him. He loved packing, but did a little too much unpacking!

On Friday, we went to the birch aquarium. Tanner loved it! He learned how to say fish, and of course he is always up for splashing in the tide pools. We went with Kenny's sister and her family.

After the aquarium, we headed to the beach. I love the Beach! It has been about three years since I have seen one. I would guess that this was Tanner's favorite spot as well.

He hated the water, but he loved the sand! He threw it, rolled in it, put it in his hair, put it on his cousin sydney, and even put his face in it to lick it! Then, he would come crying to mommy with his tongue sticking out, covered in sand. It was so funny.




Here he is, after about an hour and a half of frollicking in sand. It was EVERYWHERE!!

Kenny tried boogie boarding and got pretty good at the end. He will need to practice that one a little more. Maybe in another three years when we actually see a beach again!

The whole reason we went to CA was for our nephew's baptism. He was baptised on Saturday. We had a luncheon in the park beforehand, and the only things Tanner wanted for lunch were pop and playground equipment.

On Sunday, Kenny had a cousin who blessed her baby, and we able to go attend that. We flew back home on Monday. It felt short and I didn't want to come back, but I guess you have to get back to really life eventually. I sure am grateful for fun little trips though, and it was great to see family.

I am a big help.

Tanner tries so hard to help us these days! He loves to load and unload the dishwasher. He will even pretend that he is puting soap in to the saop holder. It is adorable. He loves to vaccume with Mommy. He uses back scratchers to scrub the toilet- Discusting!! He brings me the pillows when I make the bed. He is just my little copy cat. His favorite thing is to be outside with Daddy and Grandpa. He loves to farm and help any way they wil let him. This is Tanner's first lesson in how to sharpen the lawn mower blade.

Kenny is 27

We celebrated Kenny's 27th birthday this weekend. I surprised him with a boot-scoot'in boogy western birthday party. We had steak and shrimp, and a boot shaped cake. I gave Kenny a new cowboy hat. He drives a lot of tractors without a cab and tends to burn his neck and ears pretty badly. He is excited about the new hat! He wore it at the table because he said it would be the one time that he could get away with it. He was right. Anyway, it was good times.

Cows can come at you fast!

On Wednesday night, we took a trip to town to pick up some things at the local store. We noticed some black cows out on the side of the road. Little too late, we saw one sister right in the middle of our lane. Kenny was driving and we nailed her head on! Hitting a cow is painful. We were probably going about 55, and Kenny barely had time to hit the brakes. We were all okay, though I had to go to the hospital for chest pain and to have the baby monitored. Luckily all is well. Our car on the other hand is probably totalled. All three airbags deployed, and I guess that in it self is about 4 grand to repair! We don't know anything official yet.
This sure has made Kenny and I realize that we are very blessed to have each other, and that the Lord was watching out for us. The cow did go up the hood and on top of the car before she fell off and took out the passenger side mirror, but at least she didn't come in the car!! Tanner came out better than anyone. He doesn't have a single scratch or bruise, which is more than Kenny and I can say. Our new favorite game is "Let's see who's bruises have the most color today!" We are lucky to be able to walk away and laugh about it. The poor cow wasn't so lucky!



Here Kenny is admiring the hoof scratches on the roof of the car!

The stork is on the way

For those who do not know yet, we are expecting our second little boy in July. We are excited, but we don't know what to name him. I guess we still have three months to go. I am feeling fine, and Kenny is enjoying his job.
Tanner is almost seventeen months. His favorite place is outside, and he loves to throw rocks (Especially off bridges or at dogs!).