New playground...

The new schools are complete and that means new playgrounds! Three new elementary schools were built this year (making 5 new elementary schools in the district) and we have a brand new highschool! Aunt Taytay teaches 2nd grade at one of the new elementary schools and Yaya works at the new highschool. The kids don't go back until next week because of the construction schedule so we were happy to be able to tour the school with Tay and hopefully next week we will be able to see the highschool before the kids start back.

We are lucky to be within walking distance of two of the new elementary schools. As soon as we saw the playgrounds were up we've been walking there every night after dinner and playing for a while!

Sailing...

 A couple weekends ago we went sailing with Grandma and Grandpa.  It was a beautiful day and we enjoyed a great sail!  Later we swam for a while at the pool and then stopped for dinner at our favorite little Italian place!

Crewsie likes hanging out in the cabin.  I think he feels safe and like its his own little clubhouse!

Pregnancy update!

Watch our little peanut grow!!! I am currently 23 weeks and feeling good! I had morning sickness (throwing up and nauseous every day until about 19 weeks!) and now just some nausea. Overall feeling much, much better. With Crew I was the same way and gave in and took Zofran every once in a great while, but this time I really wanted to not take any medicine. So, I toughed it out...although, I have to admit some days were pretty yucky :( I also feel like I've gotten my energy back. I still feel like I get tired faster, but overall better. I'm having a lot more "growing pains" this time around. With Crew I didn't have any of the round ligament pain, but this time I'm definitely feeling it. It's not horrible, but some days I just feel achy. I'm sleeping pretty good too...some nights better than others. Not really craving anything...sometimes I just want something really cold and a mango popscicle usually hits the spot! I started feeling the flutters around 17-18 weeks and now they are full on kicks and squirms! This peanut has a kicking and boxing match everyday in my tummy...and I LOVE IT! I thought Crew was an active baby in womb, but I swear she is even more so...maybe I just don't remember as much with him!? But either way it cracks me up at how powerful she is for still being so little.

I went in for my 20 week anatomy ultrasound on Aug. 6th. Those ultrasounds are always exciting and stressful at the same time. I love seeing my little peanut, but I also wanted to know that all looked good with her and it did! It's amazing what they can see with the ultrasound and how they check every organ, etc. She was measuring in at 13 ounces and heartbeat was 156. Her heartbeat has been in the 150's almost every time (Crew's was more up and down). I measured at 20 weeks 4 days, so just a couple days ahead of schedule. Doc also said that placenta was a little low so we will go back in 10 weeks to make sure it has moved. She was also laying somewhat in a breach/transverse position. Let's hope she gets head down before the big day!!!

We have also started the nursery! We painted it a light pink..."pink stork" to be exact!!! We also freshened the room up and painted the ceiling, replaced all the electrical outlets with baby proof ones, and replaced the ceiling fan. We even got the crib, glider, dresser, and changing table set up! I bought some fabric for the curtains and fabric to re-cover the glider...I will be dropping that off at the seamstress this week! I am very anxious/excited to have the nursery done and organized....nesting began very early with this pregnancy :)

Above: ultrasound about 6.5 weeks Below: about 7.5 weeks

20 week ultrasound! We think it looks a lot like her brothers, but who knows!

Below: 23 weeks!

A pumpkin' paintin' a pumpkin'...

We LOVE Fall/Halloween around here! Crew is already talking about decorating the house, hay rides, picking apples, corn mazes and trick or treating! So, when we were at the craft store the other day I let him pick out a Halloween craft and he picked a pumpkin to paint!

Swimmin'

A few pics from swimming with Larken and Lachlan and a few others from swimming at our marina that Grammy took. I made a promise to myself and him that we would keep swimming as much as possible this fall and winter. It's great exercise and he loves it!

Pony Party!

Last weekend we attended Larken's 6th and Lachlan's 5th pony birthday party! The kiddos had such a great time riding the horses and then they got to paint the horses! So much fun!

Emma taking her turn!

Larken and Crewsie

Crewsie riding Marie!!!

Crewsie and Abby

Can you tell he was having fun!?!  Here he was riding Lance!

Crewsie also loved the horsey named Smoothie!!!

Pony painting!

Happy birthday Lark and Lach!