It's a baby....

We found out today that Owen is going to have a little baby .... BROTHER. We are excited and anxious to add another addition to our family. I think there was something in the water at the house I lived in college. My senior year I lived with my 4 soriety sisters. Of the 4 of us, 3 have children. Laura has 3 boys, Su has 2 boys and another on the way (sex still to be determined), and me now with 2 boys. Hmm... makes you wonder if we were too much to handle that God gave us all boys to counter our crazy times at college.

Lazy memorial weekend

Playing b-ball with gramps.
Oh, man what have I got myself into.

I love to play,play, play.

These pictures are actually from MN and not this last weekend. We had such a nice and relaxing memorial weekend. I have worked friday and saturday nights for the last month, so our family time has definitely been limited. It was so nice to have 3 whole days with my boys. We went swimming, slept in late, and had lots of fun playing together. The weather was perfect. Why is it that the good times go by way too fast.

Happy Mother's Day!!

Happy mother's day to all my family and friends who are moms. A special shout out to my mom, who is the best mom in the whole world. Thanks for always supporting me and loving me. You are my angel who has always watched out for me and protected me. I love you!!

I love being a mom. It has been the best thing that has ever happened to me. I am very blessed to have a wonderful 22 month boy and a new baby on the way. I am very lucky mom. I never could of dreamed of a better life than the one I have because of my family and friends.

As promised here are some more pics of our trip to MN and Owen in his cute big brother shirt. What a handsome man.

Baby News!

Yeah, we are pregnant. We are due Nov.20th, which is also uncle nate's b-day. I am just under 12 weeks. We will definitely find out what we are having and share the news with all of you when we know.

The new pictures I posted are from our trip to MN. We had a blast. We stayed two days with my best friend Dani. Next, we were off to the Mall of America. Owen loved the rides so much, he did not want to get off. We spent Easter with my sister and my parents. Owen loved all his family and cousin in MN. I will post some more pictures from the trip and more stories this week.

On a more serious note, we would like to ask all our family and friends to keep Steve's sister Charissa in your prayers. She was recently diagnosised with breast cancer and has begun her chemo treatments. She is very strong and we are confident she will beat this cancer and come out a survivor.

All Aboard!


Easter morning.

Love my uncle Nate!

Don't want to get off the train.

Look mom, no hands.

Still don't want to get off.

Happy St. Patricks Day!

Happy St. Patricks Day! Owen is 20months this month and doing lots of new things. On sunday night we had a little visitor standing at the end of our bed. We heard "Momma, Daddy." The little turkey had climbed out of his crib for the first time. Needless to say he scared the heck out of us. Luckily he is such a good climber that he did not get hurt. Owen's new saying this month is "shut the door". He will walk around the house shutting all the doors and say this as he shuts them. He also will wake me up in the morning, with dads help, and say "get up." He loves to climb, hence climbing out of his crib. When we go to the park, he will find the tallest thing to climb up, he has no fear. He favorite book is Llama Llama mad at momma and his favorite movie is 101 dalmations. Happy birthday to cousin Jennifer and congrats on another baby boy.
We are excited to go to minnesota next month. Owen and I will be in MN from april 9th-15th. My oldest neice turns 16 in april and we are going back to celebrate with her and the family. Unfortunately, Steve can't join us with his hetic work schedule. Wish me luck as I venture on the plane with the wild man all by myself. I will post new pictures of Owen as soon as we find the missing cord to download the pics. I think a little boy, we won't name who, may have hidden it in a never to be found again spot.

Learning to count.

Yeah! Owen is finally done with his shots until he is 4. He was 25%tile for height and only 5%tile for weight. Everyday we are amazed with the new things he has to say. He can now count to 10. He knows all his animal sounds and names. His favorite saying this week is "see ya later" and "I got it". Oh, Steve came home from work this week and Owen said, "daddy's home." Crazy. He is such a daredevil. He will try just about anything once, so we have to keep a careful eye on him. He loves the cartoon , WOW WOW WUBZEE. Don't ask me why, I don't even know what the cartoon is all about.
Owen met his Uncle Chris for the first time last week. He loved playing cars and trains with him. We all wish Uncle Chris and family lived out here. We miss you all lots!
Steve is busy with work. I now work nights and have adjusted pretty well. It is not the most ideal situation, but it allows me to see the 2 most important guys in my life more. So it for sure worth it. Nothing else crazy on the Engen front.