Field trip week

Last week Carter had what his school calls immersion week. His immersion was on Pioneers and they took a field trip each day centered around pioneer activities. I went with him to drive and chaperone on Tuesday when his field trip was at Four Mile Historic Park. I guess the oldest home in Denver is located there. It was fun to see him interact with his classmates. They did pioneer chores like washing clothes with a washboard, sweeping, and banging out rugs. They also fed the chickens, made butter from cream, panned for gold, and did some pioneer games. Carter had a really fun time and it was great to spend the day with just him, while McKay played at a friend's house.

Tagged!

Here goes my 8 answers to the 6 questions:

Favorite t.v. shows:
I'll be honest, I don't watch much t.v. except for movies or sports. When I do watch it might be TLC, game shows like Jeopardy, reruns of Friends, or Fox News. However, I don't have any favorites, sorry!

Things I did yesterday:
1. Took Carter to the dentist
2. Went shopping at Target
3. Picked out some pumpkins at Safeway
4. Worked out on my elliptical
5. Made dinner
6. Checked email
7. Carved pumpkins
8. Straigtened up the house

Things I look forward to:
1. Having this baby!
2. The holidays with family
3. Going to the BYU vs. Air Force football game
4. The Twilight Movie
5. Taking the boys trick-or-treating
6. Not having to take Carter to school this week (Fall break)
7. Sleeping in a little more this week
8. Spending time out in the beautiful fall weather

Favorite Restraunts (in no order):
1. The Old Spaghetti Factory
2. Cafe Rio
3. Outback steakhouse
4. P.F. Changs
5. Red Robin
6. Rudy's BBQ
7. Olive Garden
8. Rodizzio Grill

Things on my wish list:
1. Having more time
2. A healthy baby
3. A good holiday season
I can't really think of anything else right now.

I tag anyone who has not done this yet! Thanks Patty!

It's another BOY!!!

It's true! I went for my sonnogram yesterday and it confirmed that we are having another boy! Everyone has been asking if I am disappointed. Truthfully, ever since we found out we were pregnant I really felt like this was another boy. So, when the technician confirmed it, I felt like "yeah, that's what I thought." Of course I still had some hope that it would be a girl. Oh well, I love my boys and the most important thing is that the baby looked healthy. In fact, he kept sucking on his fingers and was kicking his legs everywhere. McKay went with me and got this surprised look when he heard the baby's heartbeat. He turned and looked at me and said,"Mommy, there's a heart in your tummy!" I could hear the technician chuckle. I'm sure the boys will be just as excited to have a baby brother as we are for a new baby boy.

Happy Birthday McKay!

Yesterday McKay turned 3 years old. It is hard for me to believe he is that old. He still seems like my baby right now. He had a fun birthday celebration with family in town. We let him pick a place for dinner and it was either Red Robin or Chuck-E-Cheese. Luckily he was easily persuaded towards Red Robin. About ten staff members from Red Robin came and sang to him with balloons and a chocolate sundae. The look on his face was priceless as they sang. He was so happy that I wished I could freeze the moment. Later came the presents and Little Einsteins birthday cake. Today he got to take cupcakes to all his preschool friends and they sang happy birthday to him again. I think the singing is his favorite part. McKay is such a sweet little boy and important part of our family. Happy Birthday McKay!

Visitors!!!

We had a great time these past two weeks with having some family come into town. First, my sister Melanie came and spent a week with us. It was a busy week, but we still managed to have a lot of fun. On Saturday we spent the day at Carter's soccer game and then at the Denver Botanical Gardens. It was such a beautiful day and was perfect to spend wandering through the flower gardens. Later in the week we hit the outlet mall, had a picnic in the park, and went to a new museum called The Wildlife Experience. The boys had a great time with all the interactive exhibits and they even had some mini golf there.



Less than a week later, my brother Josh and his wife Kyle came for their first visit. It was fun to show them around Denver, it was just too bad that the weather didn't want to cooperate. The cold front came through the night they came. While in downtown Denver we went to the Mint. It was a cool tour where we saw some pennies being made. That evening we took the boys to an arcade called Nickel-a-Play. Even though it was a little ghetto, Carter is still talking about it and wants to go back soon. So, I guess it was a success! Saturday was spent at Carter's soccer game, a trip to the pumpkin patch, and a day of watching college football. We were also able to celebrate McKay's birthday while they were in town which was a lot of fun.

The hardest part is the leaving- the house is so quiet and I miss having the company to talk to. The boys miss all the attention. I guess that means we need some more visitors soon...any takers!?