Dylan is 2!

Happy Birthday to Dylan! I can't believe my baby turned 2 on Tuesday. He had such a great day. Pancakes and Monkey Joes with Aunt Jen Jen followed by a family birthday dinner. The highlight of the night was definitely the yellow and green cement mixer cake (we have to drive by the local cement plant on State Street at least twice a day to look for it).

Dylan got so many new toys he didn't know what to do with himself. Good thing we have plenty of space in the basement and playroom for everything. Here he is trying to figure out his new motorcycle...
And checking out his new trampoline from Mimi and BJ with cousin Madeline...

Yes its been quite the week! I'm 38 weeks with baby Sylvia and still feeling pretty good considering. My mom took a belly shot but I can't figure out how to rotate it. Sorry. Also our move was successful last weekend and we are slowly settling in the new house. House pics to come. Time to catch up on some zzzzzs before baby. I'll keep you all posted!!!

Happy 4th!

Happy Birthday America! We celebrated yesterday at DCC with a huge pool party and fireworks. Dylan loved them. We didn't make it home until 10:30 but our baby is a night owl these days so he didn't mind one bit (hey- its summer!). Today we enjoyed the Bettendorf 4th of July parade. The highlights were definitely the firetruck, ambulance, police car and semi truck... He is easy to please these days. He refused an afternoon nap so we attended another pool party instead. Here are a couple of pics from the parade.

I can't believe July is here and summer is half over :( Now the fun really begins. Less than a month until my due date and 2 weeks until Dylan's birthday and a move. Don't expect a lot of blogging anytime soon!

New Trick

At least he is not diving out of his crib headfirst!

Welcome Summer!

Happy Memorial Day! We celebrated with a hot 90 degree day at the pool. It only took 10 minutes for Dylan to discover the diving board. Gone are the days of lounging at the baby pool... Guess its time to learn to swim!

Lots of Excuses

I figured I would dedicate this post to all of the reasons why I haven't posted anything in over a month.

#1- My camera broke. I finally got a new one this week so I haven't been good about taking pictures. I guess I haven't updated since before Easter so I'll add a couple of quick Easter pics.

Next is a photo of my mom and I at a High Tea honoring Kate and Prince William on their wedding day. Like I said, a bit delayed.

Finally, Dylan's biggest obsession is cars and trucks. He is particularly into school buses, cement mixers and semis. Therefore, what better place for an outing than the I-80 Truck Stop? We had breakfast and sat by the window to stare at all of the trucks passing on the interstate. Then we visited the truck museum. He loved it. Especially when we got a semi to honk his horn :)

Ok back to excuses...

#2 - We are moving in July and just listed our house. Our new home is less than 2 miles away so its not much of a move but exciting nonetheless. Now we have the never ending battle of trying to keep the house spotless with a toddler. Poor Dylan. Almost all of his toys are in the unfinished part of the basement. Good thing it's summer so we hope to spend the next two months at the park or pool. Or mowing the lawn and going for convertible rides with daddy!

#3 - I'm almost 30 weeks pregnant and have a 22 month old, enough said??? No time for blogging. I did have another ultrasound last week and the tech still thinks its a girl so time to paint the nursery pink in the new house.

That's all I have for now. I'll try to do better this month!

Myrtle Beach

Last week we took a vacay to Myrtle Beach, SC with my parents and our friends the Kapolneks. The guys golfed every day so the ladies had plenty of time to sit around and drink coffee (chilly mornings) and hang by the pool in the afternoon. The weather was only 70 and sunny so nice enough to sit in the sun but freezing to go in the water. Unfortunately that didn't stop Dylan. He is a pool rat and ready for DCC to open!!! We had an awesome time and were not too excited to come back to 40s in Iowa. Maybe things will turn around in May. Anyway, some photos below.

At the Beach (Dylan would not get out of the stroller, he is terrified of sand)

Checking out the baby pool with Dad Soaking up the sun
Playing in the pirate ship with Mimi
Slide Action Photo! Notice Chad is wearing a jacket. BRRRRRRR.

Happy Easter Everyone!

22 Weeks Then and Now

Belly shot is finally here.... I can't say that I have been too excited to post these this time around. Here I am 22 weeks with Dylan...

And 22 weeks with Sylvia! No, its not an official name, but my dad

named her so Sylvia it is for another 4 months or so. Can you tell a difference?All is well here and I don't have much to complain about other than an annoying sinus infection Breathing is something I won't be taking for granted for a while. Oh well. We have been busy as usual with our crazy toddler. He is completely obsessed with cars and trucks these days so here is a picture with him in his new cozy coupe (actually it was a Christmas gift from his Aunt Lisa and Uncle Eric but we finally coaxed Mimi and Beej into putting it together last weekend).

We leave for Myrtle Beach next Saturday so hopefully the weather will cooperate. Speaking of, I thought the groundhog saw his shadow this year??? We are still eagerly awaiting spring!