I'm 33!

I had a good birthday this year! Some of my friends surprised me with sweet treats and cute decorations.

Mike took me to the Boathouse in Forest Park for dinner on my birthday. They do a seasonal shrimp boil on Thursday nights that I've always wanted to go to. We had a nice dinner, went shopping for a new stroller (aren't we romantic?), and got Orange Leaf on the way home.

I also went to eat at Texas Roadhouse with some of my girlfriends on the following night. My friend Natalie B. provided me with all my sparkle to wear. I asked her if she was celebrating me, or trying to embarass me! She said, "A little of both!"

Cruise to Cozumel

We wanted to get a quick vacation in before the new baby arrives, so we booked a short cruise to Cozumel! We flew Mike's mom up to stay with the girls. We went with our friends, the Peffers, from Washington state.

This is my absolute favorite thing to do on a cruise! I love sitting in the sun, feeling the breeze, and maybe reading a book or just watching people go by. This day Mike found me a good spot at the back of the boat where it wasn't so windy. There were 30-50 mph winds on deck! He got burned on the first day, so he didn't want to sit with me and explored the ship and watched some football instead.

21 weeks pregnant!

Mike and Mike about to climb the rock wall.

Mike really liked to be out on this deck (#4) and watch the waves go by.

In the dining room for our 8:30pm dinner.

We cruised on the Liberty of the Seas and it was huge!

We saw boy parts!!!

Here are a few of the ultrasound pics that were taken on 12/30/11. We can't believe we're having a boy! Part of me still feels like I'm going to deliver a baby girl! We are having fun trying to come up with boy name options. We are finding it more difficult that coming up with girl names!

Zoo Trip in December

We headed to the Zoo on Thursday because it was forecasted to be close to 60 degrees! We enjoyed the Children's Zoo, seeing the hippos and elephants, eating lunch, and riding the train!

Lunch with Daddy at work!

We visited Mike at work and had lunch with him on Wednesday, December 28th.

Kathryn lost her tooth while we were eating lunch at his office! We all thought it was pretty funny because she said, "Aaahhh...I think my tooth is coming out right now!"

With Daddy in his office.

Christmas Day!

We got downstairs around 7:30 to open stockings and eat breakfast casserole. The girls also discovered what Santa had brought them! Madame Alexander dolls for the big girls and Lollipop dolls for Reagan! Santa ripped part of his suit on our fireplace and knocked some of our Christmas cards down! We had church at 9am, so we went to church, then came back and opened the rest of our presents!

Here is our humble, not-so-fancy, but thoroughly enjoyed Christmas dinner! Ham, rolls, cranberry sauce, corn pudding, sweet potatoes, and cheesy potatoes!

Christmas Eve

The girls with their cookies for Santa!

We went on a hike during the afternoon. Then we went out to eat at McDonald's! It sure isn't the traditional Christmas Eve meal, but it sounded good to all of us and we enjoyed ourselves!

We opened one present from Aunt DeeDee!

Clean girls ready to put the milk and cookies out for Santa!

Winter Sing-A-Long and Parties

Here is Sydney at the Winter Sing-A-Long. Kathryn was on the opposite side of the gym. They learn Christmas songs to perform for the parents.

Winter Parties! Here is Sydney and her class receiving their nametags and goody bags.

Luis, Madelynn, and Sydney (Sydney wants to marry Luis!)

Me and Kathryn in her classroom.

Happy 2nd Birthday Reagan!

Reagan is a 2-year old! We celebrated with a quiet dinner at home with chocolate cupcakes frosted with marshmallow icing!

At her well-checkup she weighed 29 pounds and got 1 shot.

She entertained herself by playing on my phone! Her favorite app is called DoodleBuddy.