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!

Best $5 ever spent

I'm not sure what took so long but I found the best hangout in the QC for a toddler who loves to bounce, run, and slide. Monkey Joes! And the best part is its only $5 for Dylan and free for adults. We went twice in the past two weeks. Once with Madeline and Ellie and once with Mimi.

I must admit, our first trip was kind of a disaster. Dylan spent the entire time tackling and wrestling the other children. 3 out of the 4 were girls, all of whom were younger than him. So we tried to find the bounce toy with the fewest children inside to avoid as many potential victims as possible. I couldn't get any good photos because Dylan and Madeline were way too busy to pause for the camera but we were glad they had fun.

The second time we took Mimi. She was very brave and helped Dylan climb up all the big boy slides. Not a feat I will be attempting for several more months! Action photo and video below.

Dylan is having a baby....

SISTER! Supposedly. According to the ultrasound tech, no male parts could be seen. We will see. I will try to updload some ultrasound pics and maybe even take a belly shot! Yep, already 20 weeks and still haven't taken one of those yet... I guess its time to get a baby book and stop neglecting #2. Anyway, that's all for now. More later!!!

Boys Will Be Boys

Dylan had a great play date with his cousin Christopher from New York this morning. At just 19 months wrestling is already an instinct. Good thing I don't have twins...

And then there was a little Ring Around the Rosey. More fun when I don't have to participate!

If only they lived closer... Hope to see you again in April!!!