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... and a huge, HUGE thanks to our fabulous helpers! Nic, his dad - Clyde, neighbor - Aaron Dockter, and especially Nic's good friend - Mark (really, really good friend after this!) spent hours (and days!) putting together our fun, fabulous, new playset! (Which being finished on Friday, has already supplied hours and hours of entertainment!)
Here's some pictures of the process and of our helpers (the Lomenicks...thanks to Jennifer for sparing her husband all those hours, too!) Notice the picture of all the screws... that was after the whole playhouse part was done... and there were still that many left!
Last Monday, when only the playhouse was done and it had been raining all Sunday and Monday, Hannah was just itching to go out and play. Even thought it was all wet, as soon as the rain stopped, she was out there. The kids have been out playing like crazy on it already. We also invested in 3 window well covers for the back yard recently... which means I can send them out without worrying so much! 
Yay! Here's to endless hours of outdoor fun!
We had a wonderful Easter weekend. It was our stake conference so Nic and I were able to go to the adult session Saturday night, which is always so wonderful and uplifting (and we can actually listen and get something out of it without two crazy hooligans!) Yesterday was our two hour stake meeting. (The kiddos did alright the first hour, but the last 1/2 hour was pure torture for all!) I didn't have any other meetings yesterday though, which is rare and I got a much needed nap in!
We had my sister and brother-in-law, Jennifer and Scott, for dinner. We love them and it was so fun to have them here to play and visit! (as well as to make our Easter dinner feel that much more special... plus we had a lot of ham!) It was a nice Sunday and a wonderful day to reflect on our Savior and the infinite gift of his atonement and resurrection. Hope yours was wonderful too.
On March 16th, we had our ultrasound and are happy to say we are having another bouncing little boy. He was as stubborn and wiggly as ever, so the ultrasound guy (that's a technical term) had a hard time getting the measurements and pictures he needed. We were there for over an hour.
I love ultrasounds. It is truly amazing to be able to see a glimpse of our little guy. I don't have early ultrasounds, so this was the first. I am always anxious to find out that all is well. Such a miracle.
Here are some of our first photos of our cute son:
The last month I have been feeling really good! (Don't get me wrong... I'm super tired, my back hurts, and I'm even getting Braxton Hicks already... But I'll take that over the nausea, that's for sure!)
We would have been happy to have a boy or a girl... which was really nice this time, since we already have one of each. I thought Hannah would be better to share a room... and it would be fun to dress up a little girl again. But it will also be really fun to have 2 boys in a row. I was talking to my brother about rooms and said, "the boys", he thought that was pretty cool that I could say "the boys" (he has all girls).
Hannah, on the other hand, really wanted a girl. "I already have a brother," she would say. When I told her it was a boy, she lowered her head and shoulders into a slump and stuck her lip out a bit with a "uuu." I thought she would cry, so quickly in an upbeat, happy voice I told her how she would be an awesome sister to two brothers. She said, "yay." Phew... no crying. Whenever someone brings it up, she'll say, "But I wanted a sister." However, she seems to be warming up to the idea.
I've been trying to figure out what I am going to do with rooms. Right now Bryson is in one and Hannah in the other. Eventually I'd like "the boys" to share. But for now, we are going to get a bunk bed put it in Bryson's room and have Hannah and Bry share that. Our littlest boy will be in our room for a bit and then in the crib in Hannah's room. Hannah will still have "her" room but will sleep in the bunk (which she is excited about) until the baby is sleeping through the night. Then we'll see whether we keep the baby in Hannah's room or move him into Bryson's. It will probably be nice to have them in separate rooms while Bry is still napping. (Any suggestions?)
Our little guys is moving around quite a bit, especially when I'm laying down at night and in the mornings. We are getting excited to meet this little guy and to have him as part of our little family!
Here's some pictures of the process and of our helpers (the Lomenicks...thanks to Jennifer for sparing her husband all those hours, too!) Notice the picture of all the screws... that was after the whole playhouse part was done... and there were still that many left!
Last Monday, when only the playhouse was done and it had been raining all Sunday and Monday, Hannah was just itching to go out and play. Even thought it was all wet, as soon as the rain stopped, she was out there. The kids have been out playing like crazy on it already. We also invested in 3 window well covers for the back yard recently... which means I can send them out without worrying so much! 
Yay! Here's to endless hours of outdoor fun!
