I love my sister!!

I just want the world to know I really miss my sister!! It was so great to have her here visiting for Christmas!! Thankfully I get to see her again in a few weeks when I go to visit my Granny in England. Susie will be coming over from Rome the same weekend. Well, anyways here is a picture of me with my big sis.

Congratulations!!

A little belated but... for those of you who know my brother, he's ENGAGED!!!! Congratulations Michael and Dana!! They got engaged this summer while in Italy and are getting married in Mexico in September. We are very excited to welcome Dana into our family. All I have to say is we used to at best get a gift card or a "let's call it even" for Christmas, but since this amazing woman has been in my brother's life, we get thoughtful gifts, beautifully wrapped, with bows on top!!!
We can't wait to celebrate with you!!

Boy or Girl???

So last Friday we went ot have our Ultrasound done to make sure everything looks OK with the baby and to find out if Isaac is going to have a baby sister or brother. And the big news is.... you'll have to wait to find out!!!!! Just like us!!! Apparently this baby is either modest or is trying to teach Mommy a lesson in patience. I've always wanted to have the will power to not find out the gender of our baby but knew given the opportunity I could never turn down the information. So as of right now.. who knows!! The good news is everything is looking good with the baby so far. I have another Dr's appointment on Friday and I'm going to ask if she plans to do another ultrasound. But if the answer is no, I guess we'll be waiting until mid May. The major down side is having to think of a boy name AND a girl name!! Oh well, guess we better start brainstorming.

Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson Look-A-Likes

Just a couple of anecdotes from my morning with Isaac...

I was looking at the paper with Isaac after breakfast and there is a big picture of Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson on the cover of the Calendar section of the LA Times. Isaac pointed at Morgan Freeman and excitedly said, "Emi". That's what he calls my mom!! Then he pointed at Jack Nicholson and said, "Opa". Granted, he did stay more focused on Jack Nicholson looking like Opa, which I can see how he thought that, but my mom and Morgan Freeman ..... Come on!!! Even if you've never met my Mom, I'm sure you can assume she doesn't much look like Mr. Freeman. I guess he just assumes that whoever is next to Opa must be Omi (Emi)!!

then a few minutes later I saw him kind of straining, if you know what I mean, and he looked at me, pointed at his behind and said, "poo-poo". Yippee!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Our first sign that one day he will be out of diapers!! Considering how tricky it can be at times to change a VERY squirmy kid's poopy diapers, we can't wait!!!

Oh Christmas Tree

Please don't laugh at our little Charlie Brown style Christmas tree!!! Now that it's all decorated and on top of our TV cabinet (i.e. out of Isaac's reach) it actually looks very cute. If we hadn't just broken our second camera in 9 months, I would take a picture of it for you so you could see. I guess you'll have to use your imagination.

Showing

Even though I am starting to show a little bit, I think Isaac's belly still looks more pregnant than mine!!

Thanksgiving

So much to be thankful for!!

We had a relaxing time up in Pine Mountain at Andre's parents'cabin.
Isaac bundling up in Omi's hat and gloves to go outside.
The Marshmallow Man!!
Playing "Horsie" with Dad and Auntie Annika