Halloween Fun!

We have had so much fun the last few weeks enjoying the fall weather, preparing for Halloween, celebrating Abigale's 2nd birthday (more on that in a future post), and just enjoying having Abigale be an only child for a few more days (3 more days to be exact!!). I am starting to freak out just a little bit about the adventure that lies ahead but I am also extremely excited. Anyway, here are some fun pictures to show what we have been up to:
We went to a pumpkin patch with some friends and had a great time. Love this picture:I was trying to rake the leaves in our backyard and then dad came home and of course work quickly changed to fun!Picking out a pumpkin:

Getting ready to carve the pumpkin and there I am 38 weeks pregnant!:
Abigale loved cleaning out the pumpkin but her favorite part was drawing all over it with a pen. She stood at the table for about an hour "coloring" it and woke up the next morning asking to draw some more. It made for a very festive pumpkin.

On Halloween, Jonathan had to work so I went to my parents house and I think they had more fun then Abigale did, or at least it was close. Yes, that is my dad laying in the leaves.

My little snow white!

My dad was lucky enough to take her trick or treating and she loved it but she didn't quite understand why she had to put the candy in the bucket and not eat it right away.

We hope everyone had a happy and safe Halloween!

Baby Update!

I had my 37 week checkup today and so far things are looking really good. Last week I was dilated to a 1 and this week to a 3 and the doctor said that the head was really low. As of right now I am scheduled to be induced on November 6th but the doctor said that she would not be surprised if I didnt make it to that day. I know that this is crazy but I kind of hope that this baby waits for two more weeks. Don't get me wrong, I can't wait to meet her and I am very tired of being pregnant but Abigale's birthday is next week and I would like to focus on her and her little party all week and then have a week to get ready for the baby. (This is why I love getting induced because I like feeling that I am in a little bit more control and can get everything ready for that day instead of waiting around but who knows what will happen with this baby.)
When Abigale was born she was pretty little- under 7 lbs and had a tiny head- but the doctor said that this baby feels a lot bigger and I agree. My stomach feels much larger and is extremely tight all the time, which is not very comfortable but as long as the baby is healthy, I really dont care.
This brings me to another point, I keep calling her the baby because we still do not have a name. She could come any day and I would really like to have a name picked out before we go to the hospital. If anyone has any suggestions, I would love it! The names we are kind of thinking of are Lauren, Brooklyn, or Madelyn but I am not sure I am in love with any of these names. I kind of want a fun name but still a classic name. Anyway that is all for now but I will keep you updated. Oh and I promise pictures of the house are coming!

Happy Face!

I have been teaching Abigale about different emotions by showing her how to make happy faces, sad faces, mad faces, etc. Well, now whenever I get the camera out she thinks she needs to make a happy face and as you can tell, she has an interesting take on being happy! I love this girl!

She is eating cookie dough in this picture, so of course she is happy.

This little fox was left in the yard when we moved in and is now Abigale's best friend. She carries him everywhere and as many times as Jonathan tries to hide him, she finds him and treats him like her little baby.

Summer 2008 Picture Overload

Since we finally have the internet and I finally found our camera cord, here are all the pictures I know you have all been waiting for from this summer :) . We had such a fun time and were able to capture some of the fun things we did (when I remembered to take my camera and then remembered to take pictures). Enjoy, but just a warning that there are a lot of pictures because a lot of this is more for me to remember our fun summer!

The day before we left for Boise, Jonathan graduated! Abigale had just woken up and you can tell. Helping dad plant tomato plants:

Cute Pictures: While Abigale is scared of a lot of things, animals are not one of them. It always amazes me that she will walk up to any animal and start petting it so we took her to a little petting zoo and she loved it:

Just down the street from my parents house is a really fun swimming pool and everyday during the summer between 10-12 only the baby pool was open for kids 4 and under. Abigale loved playing in the water and at noon the city served free lunch in the park and then on the walk home, she always feel asleep. It was the perfect way to start every summer morning. Unfortunately, I forgot to take more pictures:

4th of July

For the 4th of July we took Abigale to the Boise Zoo, which she of course loved. We then went to a parade in downtown Boise and came home and lit a few fireworks before Abigale went to bed. It was a great day.

I love this picture. They had a huge tube slide and this was her face everytime she came down it.At the parade, showing her patriotism: Her reactions to the fireworks were priceless:Boston

In July my parents took Abigale and I with them to Boston. I have always loved Boston and it was fun to experience it again with Abigale (Unfortunately, Jonathan had to work)

No vacation to Boston is complete without a trip to Fenway Park to watch the Red Sox play. I was really nervous that Abigale would have a hard time sitting for so long but she loved everything about the game. She loved the music in between plays, clapping with the crowd, imitating the players throw the ball and the batters hit the ball, and she especially loved doing the wave.

She cheered so much that she wore herself out and fell asleep:Boston's Children Museum: Abigale's favorite part of the entire trip was this water fountain. I love this picture because just after I took it, water squirted up from the hole that she was standing over and she got blasted in the face. It was a little sad but also pretty funny. She still loved the fountain and mostly because of. . . . . .Her crazy uncle Jeffrey!She couldnt get enough of him playing in the water!Beautiful Cape Cod: While my sister and her husband visited us in Boise, we enjoyed a night at the Idaho State Fair and of course had to take Abigale to the petting and feeding zoo:

My sister won Abigale this puppy at the fair and she still carries it everywhere:

Well, if you made it to the end- I am amazed. We had so much fun but I am sad that I forgot to take pictures of our family reunion at Bear Lake and the few days we were able to spend with Jonathan's family in Utah. Stay tuned for more pictures of our new house.

Yes, we are alive!

Well, my excuse for not blogging in almost two months is a pretty good one. We dont have the internet! I am going crazy but my sweet husband finally called today and got us signed up so I will hopefully become a more consistent blogger in a few weeks. So a quick update while I have a few minutes with the internet (you really dont realize how much you rely on it until you dont have it!):
- We bought our first house! Hurray! We are now living in Nampa, ID and love our cute little house. It has been so much fun to decorate and just to know that it is ours for at least a few years. I will post pictures as soon as it gets a little more put together.
- Jonathan is currently working at the airport for Enterprise and once again, is doing amazing. He continues to get bonuses and recognized for his hard work and we are so proud of him! The only hard part if that he has a crazy schedule. He usually works about four 13 hour days and then has three days off. In some ways it is nice, but it can be a little hard to not see him for four days in a row and he also has to work on a few Sundays which is a bummer. Hopefully he will only be at the airport for a few more months.
-I am now 34 weeks pregnant and counting! I just went to the doctor and everything is looking good. I have had a pretty good pregnancy so far but will be happy when our little girl is out of my belly and into my arms. I have been pretty nervous to have another baby, wondering how Abigale is going to handle it, but lately I have been very excited to have another little one to love and I know that Abigale is going to be a great big sister because she is so nurturing and loving.
-Abigale is at such a fun stage. At first, she had a hard time moving away from Nana and Papa but now she loves "her house" and especially loves playing in the back yard. She is talking so much and now loves to sing. Her favorite song is "Let's go fly a kite" from Mary Poppins and will walk around the house singing it all day long! It is so funny to listen to her. She now sleeps in her big girl bed and we are currently working on Potty Training! She does okay, but we have a long ways to go before she is completely out of her diapers! She hasnt quite figured out to tell me when she has to go so I just have to keep putting her on her potty every hour or so. Hopefully before the baby she will be a little better.
Well that is a brief update with us, but hopefully in a few weeks I will be much better at updating. I hope that all is well with everyone and cant wait to continue to catch up on everyone's blogs!