Big News!

So this round Brian and I cheated and found out what we are having this June. Yep. Boy baby #3 is on his way! We are really excited. I think the rest of the world is slightly disappointed because a lot of people were hoping for that girl but it turns out that I am destined to be the mother of boys!

Waterpark in the Winter

One of my friends, Kim, and I took our kids to Wasserbahn this past week in the Amana Colonies. It's a small waterpark attached to a hotel and you can pay admission to swim for the afternoon. On the day we went we were the only ones there. It was great and a good energy burner for the kids!

Always fun to swim in the winter!

Fun in the Snow

Brady has been begging me to go out and build a snowman this winter but the snow hasn't been heavy enough. The other day we finally got out and went sledding down a small hill near our house.

Blake didn't really love the sledding part. He went down with Brady once and didn't want another turn. He mostly spend time chasing Brady and sitting in the snow.

Brady couldn't get enough! He loved it!

Happy Birthday to Daddy!

Yesterday the boys and I celebrated Brian's birthday with him.

Brady helped me decorate a cake.

The boys each were able to pick out a balloon and this is what they came up with!

It was a busy day and I have a terrible head cold, but it was fun to celebrate after a big victory following the basketball game against Williamsberg!

We have a 4 year-old!

On December 5th, Blake and the family took Brady to ChuckeCheese to celebrate his birthday!

The boys had a blast. Blake is big enough to play some of the games so there is something for everyone.

Brady loved the basketball game,

and ski ball!

Blake liked ski ball too. He just wasn't able to roll the balls all the way up the ramp. It didn't seem to stop him though.

After games we finished up with some pizza and breadsticks.

After pizza we went home and Brady opened his presents from Mom and Dad and Blake. This was Spiderman PJs from Mom and Dad.

Blake got him a Thomas the Train remote controlled train that he LOVED.

Thank you smooches for a good birthday!

How fast the time goes!

Decorating the Tree

This evening we attempted to decorate our Christmas tree. This was Blake's first real attempt and other than running into bedtime with a crabby boy, it went pretty well.

Brady really had a great time. He was all about putting up the ornaments.

We convinced Blake to do some too!

The tree was a tad weighted at the bottom initially........but we spread them out and ended up with a nice looking tree!

Another New Cousin!

On November 18th at 6:28 pm we welcomed Makyla Loretta Wade into the family!
She was 7 lbs 14 oz and was 19 inches long

Blake was more interested this round in a new baby and was up for "gentle" touching. Now the count is even on the O'Donnell side: 3 girls and 3 boys!