Guess who's 2??

On March 26th little Miss Addison turned 2! It's so hard to believe that she's been part of our lives for 2 years now....of course, we can't imagine life without her :)

On her birthday we started out the day by trying to get a halfway decent picture of her in her 'Birthday Girl' t-shirt. This is no small feat these days since Addison never seems to be still unless she's sleeping, and even then she's all over the place! After 16 pictures (literally) I got this shot of her and Sampson.



Since it was a nice day we headed up to the park after naptime.







After the park Addison insisted on helping me make her birthday cake :)

Next we were off to dinner at The Rock for Addison's favorite....pizza!!! Or 'pi-a' as she calls it since she hasn't quite mastered the z sound :)

After dinner Addison got to open presents with us, Grandma & Grandpa D'Ambrosio, Auntie Tricia and Uncle David.

Next up...cake!











We had a great time celebrating and we still can't believe our baby girl is 2!!

Halfway there!

Yesterday marked the 20th week of this pregnancy, which means we're halfway there!! We had another OB appointment and ultrasound yesterday and things are looking great. Baby #2 was measuring in the 61st percentile for length and was about 13 oz. My belly sure looks like it's carrying more than 13 oz. but I guess I have to take the doctor's word for it :)

We also got the fun news that baby #2 is another GIRL!! We're absolutely thrilled and we know that Addison will have so much fun growing up with a little sister. We've yet to settle on a name but we have it narrowed down to about 4 or 5 we really like (this week!). Hopefully we'll be able to pick one (aka...agree on one) soon.

Here's a shot of the little miss:

Oh, how times have changed...

Here's our happy 9 month old with Santa in December of 2007...

And our *not* so happy 21 month old with Santa last week. I know that we'll laugh at this picture for years to come :) And we'll probably have to break it out at her wedding one day!

Merry Christmas to all!!!

It's been a while....

I realize I haven't been the best about updating this blog....and I'm going to go ahead and blame it on this pregnancy :) Things have been much tougher this time around as far as morning sickness goes and lately I've been so exhausted that any free time I get while Addison naps is usually spent napping myself which leaves little time for blogging!!

Speaking of this pregnancy things are moving right along...I'll be 14 weeks tomorrow and my next doctor's visit is on Christmas Eve. We had an ultrasound and screening test done on Nov. 25th so we got another sneak peek at our little turkey. Everything looks great and he/she is quite the mover! I haven't felt anything yet but I'm sure that will be here before I know it. I can't wait! My due date is currently set at June 9 and the next big day for us to look forward to is January 20th - hopefully we'll be able to find out the sex that day. We're both kind of feeling 'boy' this time around - and Erik SWEARS he saw some little boy parts during our last ultrasound but I guess we'll have to wait and see :)

After our screening appointment we made a quick stop at Wendy's for lunch (I've been craving chicken nuggets this whole pregnancy!) and then we hit the road for Camp Sherman, OR where we were spending Thanksgiving with the Opsahls.

We made great time on the drive and arrived at the house just before 7. Addison and Sampson ran around like maniacs for a few hours and then we all hit the sack for a very restful night.

Wednesday we relaxed around the house while we waited for Allie and Jordan to arrive after a long drive from San Francisco. During the day Addison got some guitar lessons from her Papa and got to visit Nana's horse Chloe. She had such a great time!

Allie and Jordan got in late Wednesday night and it was fun for the family to catch up....we don't get everyone in the same place very often.

Thursday the boys went up to the pit to go shooting while the girls got things ready for dinner. We had a great dinner and even better conversation - the perfect Thanksgiving! Friday we ventured into Bend for lunch at Red Robin and a little Black Friday shopping but we didn't come home with too much loot.

Saturday we had a nice family breakfast and then we headed back home so we could spend Sunday getting our tree and getting the house decorated for Christmas.

What a great weekend :)

Sweet Baby Vera is here!!

At 2:57am Thursday morning our best friends Chrissy and Nate welcomed their little girl into the world. Vera Tamiko Parker weighed in at 8lbs 1oz and was 19.5 inches long. Naturally, she's absolutely gorgeous and we already love her *so* much!

Wednesday night....before all the hard work started!!

Proud Papa Nate

With two of my favorite girls :)

Tricia and Baby V

Uncle Erik

The Opsahls and Miss Vera

Sleepy girl :)

It's been so much fun to think back about all the wonderful things that come along with a new baby. Vera's arrival has made us even more excited for baby #2!! Sometimes it feels like June 9th can't come soon enough...

Congratulations to the Parkers and welcome to the world Miss Vera :)

xoxo