Brad and Terrace plus one head to GA

Brad and Terrace had this trip planed to GA for a couple months to see Scott graduate from OCS school. Scott was unaware they were coming and it was really hard on Julie and Brad to keep it a secret but they did! They were leaving on a flight Tues morning from Seattle. I knew I would have a hard time with them gone but we thought I would be too uncomfortable so we didn't book a ticket for myself. By Sunday I was getting sad and found that flights were cheap enough and decided to join them. We did not tell Julie I was coming along and what a great SURPRISE!

It was a full day of travel to get there and another full day to get home but it was worth it. I got no comments on how big I was until the day of travel home and then I got alot! Scott was very happy we were there and it was sooo great to spend time with them. Everyone was so nice in GA and the weather was awesome as well! My friend Amelia lives in Atlanta and drove down to spend an afternoon with us which was so great to see her.

Lance and Terrace did so well together as long as we were not in the hotel room. We wish we lived closer to Scott, Julie and the kids and it is always sad when it is time to leave. The flights home went well but the drive home was very tough as we were so tired and we spent the rest of the weekend catching up on sleep!

Enjoying the BEST bbq just outside of Birmingham AL....we had a huge sampler platter. We stopped to eat before our 2.5 hr drive to Columbus GA.



all together right after we got checked in, terrace is introducing lance to the itouch....it was used the whole trip as brad put cartoons and easy games on it - life saver!


Visiting the Chattahoochee River walk, turtles live in the river, they were so cute


found a water spout to play with as it was so hot


Family picture outside out hotel


Dinner in downtown Columbus with Amelia; Terrace was so quiet while we enjoyed each others company! thanks millie for making it down to see us, we love you!




The next day before Scott's graduation



how cute are these two? very cute!



Lance, Jaden, and Brad and Terrace during graduation. The kids did well and my pictures of Scott did not turn out :( We are very proud of you Scott!




Brad and Scott after graduation


After nap, left overs in bed for TJ and mom. We took late naps (until 5pm or later) and stayed up late every night while we were there and never adjusted to the 3 hr time difference...


Our wonderful graduation dinner (again...such great food!), notice the matching TJ and baby dress we found and she has since been obsessed with this outfit. We had a great time together and the restaurant was very nice allowing Lance and TJ to have their own area to run around and dance.



Our first of two flights home and like every other trip we have taken, Brad and Terrace sleeping!

Baby Shower

My friends Jami and Lisa through us such a great baby shower. TJ was really excited to be able to come to baby boys party though it took some explaining to her that he would not be at the party to eat cupcakes and paint bibs with us. We all had a great time. We got to see sooo many friends and it was very great to catch up with everyone. We got to see Katie and Saga again, we had visited them earlier in month and were so happy to see them one more time before they flew home.

Katie and Sarah


Old roomies....miss you millie


Katie and Saga decorating bibs


Samantha and Shanna...great to see you guys as well!!!


Jami, Lisa, and myself....thanks again ladies!

photo's of importance

here are some random pictures taken in Feb and March

opening a valentine's gift from Diane and looking down at the confetti that spilled out...very cute and thank you so much Diane!



picture with friend Haylee at Olivia's CUTE birthday party


first time she has gotten into my make up without us knowing....when we walked in she had finished with the mascara and was trying to put clear nail polish on



We had playgroup last week at our house and TJ spent a good amount of time trying to help and entertain the two new additions to out KW clan by reading to them, putting blankets on them and of course giving them their binki's


helping dad take apart an old computer...kept her entertained for a long time


she discovered a new seat for watching tv


here is our princess soccer player, she loves playing soccer with Brad but also talks about being a dancer in the nutcracker

7 & 8 months pregnant

Pregnancy is going great! 6 and 7 months prego was fun feeling him move more and more. 8 months prego is a little more tiring but still going really well. I am now taking iron twice a day and feeling better since I started that. I am sleeping well until 5 or 6 in the morning usually. The gym is pretty difficult but I enjoy walking. My back has started to hurt but if I can get heat on my back once or twice a day it really helps.

At the dr appt today (33 1/2 wks) they confirmed his head is down and should stay down but he is face out like TJ's was. There is still a good chance that he will turn the correct way. I hope he does as I feel it will increase my chances of avoiding a c section again. He is measuring the correct size which is also good news as TJ was measuring big by this point. My BP was a little high again but I think that is bc I was racing around this morning then to sit in 45 min of traffic bc of a jack knife semi on the freeway...bc of the snow...AGAIN...urgh!

I have an appt next Friday and then I think I will start going every week...yikes, he will be here soon

7 months prego



painting baby boys room, tj had so much fun helping and she did great....the room is blue with a dark brown trim

Colorado Spring

Terrace and I had such a wonderful time visiting Julie, Lance and Jaden in Colorado. It was so great to meet Jaden and the weather was awesome!!! The airplane rides went soooo well and once again, TJ is such a good traveler. We stayed busy and we were all worn out by the end of the week with two mom's and 3 children under 3. Terrace and Lance did really well together but by the end of the week she figured out how to get under his skin. Lance, thank you sooo much for sharing your toys with Terrace and thank you Julie for showing us such a great time!!! miss you and hope to see all of you soon!

Our flight to CO, an IPOD with video's is such a help!

Time at the park....






Visiting a very friendly toddler zoo!


River walk in Pueblo


Lunch at the aquarium in Denver before heading home...

For Jill and those in need of an update....

Here is a quick update, I hope to be motivated one day soon bc I do have a lot of catch up, but for now -
I am now 31 wks along and still doing well. My back is starting to hurt on a daily basis but not all day long. TJ is at a great age and can do so much on her own that I don't have to lift her that often. I am still measuring right where I should be so we are hopeful baby boy wont be larger than Terrace was.
We have been organizing and cleaning out our office to become the boys room and will start painting soon. Terrace is VERY excited for her big girl bed to get set up and baby boy to arrive. She is 2 1/2 now and we are LOVING this age...while it does have some really tough moments (usually from lack of sleep), 90% of the day is AWESOME! She is so much fun to listen too and her imagination and memory are amazing. Thanks to her we are able to laugh AlOT everyday, here are a few pictures from photo booth we took this morning....