Remember My Baking Obsession

Well, I think it was a little too much for my oven to handle because on Sunday evening the oven quit.  It actually started on fire while I was preheating it for my homemade mac and cheese.  Sad day.....now no baking or even cooking unless it's on the stove top.  I really need one more thing to worry about right now.

Happy St. Patty's Day!

A naughty little leprechaun visited our house while we were sleeping.

Austen loved searching the house to see what the leprechaun had done.

First there was a trail of money....

 that led to a dollar bill.

 He'd made some green water while he was sneaking around in our kitchen.

 He ate half of a cupcake and drank some green milk while playing with Austen's favorite toy.

 And he even peed in our toilet and forgot to flush! (Austen refuses to use this toilet now by the way)

I Have The Best Sisters Ever!

I have awesome sisters who are always doing the nicest things for me......they obviously do it with no hope of reciprocation because I'm not nearly as thoughtful as they are.

This last week, my sweet sister let Austen go to her house for hours on end and play dual survival in her back yard with a stick collection and all.  She even picked him up from school because I was stuck at Costco.  So thank you Kristin!  (The only problem is that Austen REALLY likes it at her house and never wants to leave.)

My other sister is a talented photographer with an awesome camera and VERY limited free time, but she was kind enough to take some maternity and family pictures for us.  Thank you Taunya, so much.  I will cherish these images forever!

Here are some super cute belly and family shots.....enjoy!

 Brian can't be serious for too long.....

It's Warming Up

It has been a long winter for Austen.  He is more of a play outside all day everyday kind of kid, so when it's cold he tends to get bored easily.  Luckily we've had some warmer days, so he's been outside playing in the mud and dirt and loving every second.  He even requested we all eat lunch outside the other weekend, so we had a hot dog and hamburger picnic in our backyard.

He loves to play construction with all of his equipment!

I think it's supposed to cool off this weekend though, so we have some cleaning projects planned and a few last minute things to do to get ready for baby.

I Think I'm Still Nesting

I don't have the energy to organize everything in sight anymore, so that phase of nesting is unfortunately over, but I DO have the energy to bake.  I normally hate baking and I'm really not that great at it.  Lately I have been baking banana bread like you wouldn't believe.  I'm pretty sure my urge to bake is a form of nesting.....I can't imagine what else would make me want to do something I normally hate!

We've got three weeks to go before the new addition makes his entrance into the real world and I am beyond excited.  I'm also a little scared of the transition from one to two.....hopefully it's manageable and I don't lose my mind.  I went to the Dr. again today and everything is looking great.  My body and the little man are not doing anything to get ready for labor, so it looks like he's staying put until he gets evicted.  Apparently he's in no hurry to get out of there.....my Dr. said he thought it could be up to 5 more weeks before the baby decided to come on his own.  I can't even imagine how big he'd get in 5 weeks considering I'm 37 weeks right now and that is technically a full term baby.  The little man is loving to kick my right rib cage and he gets the hiccups all the time.  I can't wait to meet him!

Dual Survival

Austen has a new obsession.....a show called dual survival.  It's not a kids show by any means.  It's a  show where two men try to survive in different environments in the wild.  Austen is hooked and idolizes the men on the show.  Luckily Austen has the best dad ever, so he gets hooked up with really awesome "shelters" and survival gear.  They turn our whole family room into a fort and Austen seriously loves it!

On another note....remember how I was bragging about our cage free bunny?  Well last night while we were sleeping, he chewed through a lamp cord and electrocuted himself.  He's fine so far with just some burnt hair left as a reminder.  It made a really loud popping sound that woke Brian up and Brian was so worried about the poor little guy that he hardly slept last night.  I think he's going to be fine, but I guess we'll see.  Maybe he's not so smart after all.  

The Last Of The Snow (Hopefully)

I really hope I'm not jinxing us by saying that, but it looks like spring is on it's way.  Yay!!! We made it through a long, cold, snowy winter.

Our front yard is north facing so we had a patch of snow that wouldn't melt and Austen took full advantage.  He would hop on his sled and slide down the little patch.  He loved it!