The mind of a child...

Tonight Aunt Jamie was over and asked S "what do you want to do when you get big"?
Her response, "I wanna reach the jelly beans"!
Too funny! In her mind she thinks getting big ='s the ability to reach the jelly beans. Although we were wondering what she wanted to be when she got older, her thought process was different. Only in the mind of a child...

Pismo

We made a last minute, 24-hour quick trip to the Coast to escape the 100 degree weather. Along the way we stopped in San Luis Obispo for lunch and some browsing, then headed to Pismo to play in the sand. We saw quite a few dolphins out past the waves, and took a little tour down "all the stairs" to check out the beach and wildlife. We ended up in Santa Maria, with a yummy spaghetti dinner with the entire family.

Labor Day Weekend

This year was a busy Labor Day weekend. My parents and sisters family stayed with us for the weekend, so we had a house full. They brought their boat up, so Saturday morning we packed up and headed to Millerton Lake. The weather was great, and we got there early, so the lake wasn't too busy. We set up a day camp, where I unfortunately stayed most of the time, because it's not good for a pregnant lady to go bouncing around on a boat.
So from the shore I watched, as S went on the innertube for the 1st time. I didn't know if she would freak out once the boat started moving, but with her Pop and Madison by her side, she did great. So weird for me to look out and see my "baby" on an innertube in the middle of the lake! She really is growing up!! We enjoyed juicy watermelon and lots of snacks throughout the day. S even learned how to pee outside like the boys haha!

We came home from the lake, rested for a bit, then headed to Fresno State's season opener against UC Davis. We creamed them 51-0, while the kids enjoyed cotton candy and stadium junk food. Fun weekend!

BIG SISTER

On our 5-year anniversary, July 31st, I woke up and decided to take a pregnancy test. I wasn't late yet, but I had a gut feeling that I was pregnant. S and I went to the bathroom while Jim was still sleeping, and within 5 seconds, the test showed positive. I let the test dry, then I placed it in Jim's 5-year anniversary card. I had S deliver it to him in bed.

What a fantastic 5-year anniversary gift to ourselves!!

I dedcided to have a shirt rhinestoned for S and announce it to our familes with her wearing a "Big Sister" shirt. We kept it a secret for a couple weeks (hard to do), knowing that we had to tell our families within 24 hours of eachother, so nothing got leaked out (with facebook and all the other ways of communication these days).

We walked in the door to my parents house, and the first to scream was of course my mom! My dad caught on within seconds, and both were very excited for another grandchild. This baby will be the tie breaker - they currently have 3 girl and 3 boy grandchildren. All my sisters were very excited, and the kids were happy to know there was another cousin on the way.

When back in Clovis, we had to think of a way to get Jim's family here on a Monday night, which is an unusual gathering day for us. So, this was the day we made peach and chocolate pie and invited them over for desert. No problem getting grandma and poppy here, but Jeff and Jaime were a different story :) Jaime said thanks but no thanks on pie...she was busy at a friends, and Jeff hadn't eaten dinner, so he wasn't ready for desert! It took some coaxing, but when they got here they were both excited to know baby #2 was on the way. Again, grandma noticed S's shirt first, and everyone was thrilled with the news.

So baby #2 is due April 7th, 2010!!!