Big Brother

Louis is going to be a Big Brother! Our new baby is due Febuary 15th. I will be 12 weeks pregnant on Tuesday! The first trimester has been pretty rough - I pretty much felt nauseous the whole time but especially in the evenings. Today however I feel great - so I am hoping this is all over and I can begin to catch up on housework and start walking again! We are totally going to find out if we are having a boy or a girl and, for now, both of us are hoping for a girl! Louis of course doesn't understand he is going to be a big brother. If I say "where is the baby" he points to himself and smiles. If I say "where is the baby in mommy's tummy he points to my tummy and then proceeds to lift up his shirt and point to his own tummy! Louis will be 2 years and 3 months old when the new baby is born. If I think too much about taking care of a 2 year old and a newborn, I get really scared so I don't do that very much! We are really excited though!!

Zoobilee

Last Friday night Mike and I were fortunate enough to recieve tickets for Zoobilee, which is a fundraiser at the Tacoma Zoo. The tickets were 200 dollars each! Mike's co-worker and his wife were unable to go so they gave us their tickets. So in a matter of 2 days Mike rented a tux, I borrowed a formal dress from my co-worker which my boss took in that day at work and we found a babysitter. It was a GREAT night! The event was outside with multiple bands and instead of a formal sit down dinner over 40 local restaurants set up tents and offered samples of their food, beer and wine! After eating we listened to a country band for a while but then went to the main stage and danced because it was 59 degrees and freezing and I told Mike "either we go dance and warm up or we go home!" It was so much fun to get dressed up and go out! Isn't Mike cute in a tux :)

Berry Picking

Last Sunday we went blueberry and raspberry picking with our friend Katy. (Her husband Ed unfortunately had a make a last minute trip to England). We went to Remlinger Farms and picked berries. Louis had a blast picking berries (off the ground) and eating them. Unfortunately most of the ones on the ground were covered in dirt (at least they were organic)!

Pool Time!

Last Thursday it was finally warm enough for swimming! We invited our neighbor Lisa and her son Broden (who is 3 months younger than Louis) over. The boys had a blast playing in the pool!

Louis Sleeping

So this is seriously how I found Louis sleeping one morning - the blanket was actually wrapped all the way around his head - scary!

4th of July

We had a bar-b-que for the 4th and had our friends Katy and Ed and Nicki and Joe and their 3 year old boy Henry over. Mike made 3 pounds of steamed clams for appetizer and we grilled burgers and brats. We played lasso golf in the back yard and even kept Louis up for the 10:10pm Tacoma Fireworks which we were able to see from the lighthouse park right by our house! We saw Denise and Bob, our neighbors, in the backyard and told them we were getting ready to eat if they wanted to join in so they came right over! How fun!
I forgot to take pictures but Nicki got some pretty cute ones of the boys.