Life changing...

We are pleased to announce that Baby Craig #3 is on it's way and due to arrive around February 2, 2010. We are very excited (although a little surprised) to add another sweet little one to our expanding family!

We have had quite a busy month with lots of changes for our crew. First was Colby's birthday and finding out that weekend that we are pregnant again. Then Colby started basketball/soccer camp. So I guess now I am officially a "soccer mom."

The next week Colby decided he was ready to potty train and things have gone amazing well! No more diapers for our big boy. A few days later the kids and I hopped on a plane and flew to Texas for the week to visit family. We had a great time, but the first trimester nausea and fatigue hit hard that week and I am still dealing with that. We arrived back in Illinois on Saturday and have had a busy week. Monday: basketball camp, Tuesday: Colby's three-year check up, Wednesday: my first prenatal visit. Tomorrow we actually have a day off, and boy does my house need it!

Hopefully once I get a couple of days to catch my breath and get us settled back into our normal routine I will get back to blogging about all of the fun we have been having. Hope everyone is enjoying their June!

Man, I love my kids...

Happy 3rd!

I can't believe my "baby" turns three today. He is getting to be such a big boy! Not only is he the size of a five year old, he is getting to be so independent, wanting to do everything for himself. But don't let that fool you, he is still a sweetheart who loves to gives hugs and kisses, especially to his Mommy. :)

Three years ago my life changed forever when this little guy was born and it has been a complete joy ever since.

Eye Candy

Here comes Peter Cottontail...

So here I am, again, way behind on my blogging. Chloe was sick with a stomach bug and now Curt and Colby are both hurling. However, most of our time lately has been spent enjoying the Spring weather...finally! Park visits have been keeping us very busy. Hooray!

Now I am finally getting around to our Easter post! Easter celebration actually started the weekend before the actual holiday with a visit from MaMaw and PawPaw. There was a lot of shopping, playing and snuggling.

We also had an Easter pinata. Kind of strange, but lots of fun!

Then Saturday night before Easter we colored eggs. Chloe was already in bed, but Colby did a great job.

Easter morning was a blast. As you can see, Colby was a whirlwind of excitement and an egg-hunting superstar.

Chloe didn't wake up until after the egg hunt was over, but she sure loved getting into her basket. Colby made sure that she found everything hidden in the grass. :)

I wasn't able to get pics of the kids in their Easter outfits on the actual day, so I tried again when we were visiting Curt's family. Once again, the kids were tired and hungry after church, but I decided to take pictures anyway. As you can see, it didn't work very well. These are best shots I could get.

Overall, it was a nice holiday that the kids seemed to really enjoy.

Happy Birthday, Julie!

Today is my sweet sister-in-law's birthday! If you get a chance, drop by and give her a little birthday greeting.

Julie's Little World

Happy Birthday, Julie! See you tomorrow.

Happy Mother's Day to Me!

Yes, I said Happy Mother's Day. I do realize that the day is not until next month, but my most awesome, generous, super-fabulous husband has already given me my gift. If you haven't guessed, it's the camera, lenses and accessories pictured above. That's right, a Nikon D90 and all the fixin's!

I have wanted a DSLR for a long time, but assumed it would be years before I actually got one. Well, my world's-greatest-husband came to me a couple of weeks ago and informed me that he wanted to get me a new camera for Mother's Day. He doesn't know anything about cameras so he wanted me to choose the camera. So I started doing some looking around and found an awesome deal on a D90 with lenses and stuff. We bought the package, as well as an additional lens, and it all arrived on Chloe's birthday. Needless to say I have been a little preoccupied lately getting to know my new best friend. ;)

I can not even express how spoiled and blessed I feel. Not just because I received such an extravagant gift, but mainly because I have a husband who loves me and wants to do these kinds of things for me. Seriously, he is one of the most generous people I know.

Even with all of the new camera excitement (and a sick Chloe), I managed to squeeze in an unexpected sewing project.

I ran to the fabric store with the kids to buy just a little fabric to make a cover my camera strap. I let Colby walk, rather than ride in the cart. After a few minutes, he turned to me and said in all seriousness, "Mommy, I going to shop by myself." After I approved, he went off to look at fabric while I continued to the next aisle. A couple of minutes later I see this large bolt of fabric with little legs come walking around the corner. Colby was carrying this bolt that was as big as him with the biggest smile on his face. "You like my fabric?!" What can I say, it was the cutest thing ever. He had gone and actually found a fabric that he like...red with pirates. Of course after that I HAD to buy some of the fabric. We took it home and I turned it into a pillow. He has been sleeping with it ever since. He calls it his pirate pillow. I love when something so simple can brighten his day!

For those of you who might be wondering about Easter (Mother), I will be posting about it next week. Our day was fun, but went downhill quickly and I wasn't able to get pics of the kids in their Easter outfits. I am planning on taking pics this weekend, so I will post it all next week.