Playing "catch-up"

Ok, so I know I'm not very good at updating this. But here you go! Some of the things going on around here the past few months! Enjoy!

Most recent family picture

A few weekends ago we went to the Salt Lick with some friends. Talk about the BEST barbeque you have ever tasted! It was something to write home about!

While we were waiting my friend Kara snapped this picture of us. I think it turned out pretty good!

June

June brought a lot of excitement for us. Craig had his birthday on the 6th. We got to go out for his birthday, it was a lot fun. Some of our good friends watched Belle for us so we could have a real date! It was grate. Sorry I don't have any baby/kid pictures of him on the computer. Maybe I'll get some scanned by his next birthday! :)

Annabelle also had her birthday this month. She turned 2!! I can't believe it! I remember the day I found out I was expecting. It seems like it wasn't very long ago. Maybe thats because I found out about the one on the way in January! We may never know! Anyways, she has grown up so much these past two years! She can count to ten in three languages, it could be more, but thats all we know! She knows a lot of her letters. She is so excited about her new baby sister on the way, and is always asking when she will come out. She knows many primary songs, and even some actions to them. She loves to jump and twirl around. People keep asking me when she turns three because she is so tall! When I took her for her two-year check up her hight was off the charts! She was 36 1/2 inches tall! She is a giant! She is such a sweet, caring little girl, and i know that she will be a GREAT big sister!

At my baby shower, 8 months along.

One day old.

First birthday

Second birthday. She is getting so big!

May 7th

I know this is a little late, but oh well. deal with it! :)

On May 7th we celebrated the 4th anniversary of our wedding! Ok so didn't really do anything that day, I had really bad food poisoning that I was FINALLY getting over. But thats ok. We did have fun when we did get to celebrate. I love you honey!

We look so young!

Why I'm glad to be her mommy!

So the other day started out like almost any other. Belle and I woke up, had breakfast, let it settle in our tummys for a bit and proceeded to go on a walk. If you don't live down here in San Antonio, its REALLY starting to get HOT! At 7pm tonight it was 97. And I'm supposed to go through this pregnant? Really? After we get home after the two mile walk in the blazing sun, I am, as you can imagine, rather smelly. So the only thing that seems to work when naps aren't happening so much anymore is to turn a movie on the computer for Belle so I can take longer than 2 minutes. After I shower and get dressed I come out to check on her. She informs me that is watching "Rella" (Cinderella) and tells me "Wovey SO much!" (wovey= love you) It made my heart melt! I had to cuddle with her for the rest of the movie because I wovey her so much!

Do you have moments when you realize that really, being a mommy is the best thing in the whole world? This was defiantly one for me!

Funny story

  So a few nights ago Belle and I were eating some french fries for dinner and she had ketchup on her plate. She pointed to it and asked:

   Shishy? (fishy)

 Is there a fishy in your ketchup?

 No... Rove rove? (sound doggies make)

Is there a doggie in your ketchup?

No... Kare? (My friend Kara)

Is Kara in there?

 No... Pinty? (Her son Timmy)

Is timmy in there?

No... Tintin? (Tanner) 

Is tanner in your ketchup?

No... Doug? 

Is Doug in you ketchup? 

No...

This proceeded a few more times, going through the whole Charlton Family and asking if they were in her ketchup!! She knows that nothing was really in there, but it was so funny to watch/listen to her ask! Its moments like that where its so easy to be her mom! 

  Do you have any funny stories like that?

It's A....BABY!

So, we had our ultrasound on Monday, and even though I think the three people who look at this already know, but we are in fact having a GIRL!! I am so excited I can hardly contain myself! Yes, that is what I wanted! Sorry for the lack of pictures, but we went to a really crappy place and they gave us one picture and I don't remember how to use my scanner... sad I know! But oh well! 

  Any Ideas for good names? :-)