"Ha-pee Tukee Day" -Gavin

We were fortunate to have the holiday off and travel to spend Thanksgiving with my family in STL. Gavin has been getting car sick the last few times we have driven to STL, so the first thing we were thankful for was him making it through the ride without a need to dismantle the car seat and clean the car! We spent Wednesday evening at Chuck E Cheese with my parents and Tom and Jen. The kids loved the games and were so happy to turn 400 tickets in for silly plastic snakes.

In addition to Tom and Jen, Terry and Andrea also made it in, so all 8 of us bunked at "Hotel Weber" for the 3 days. That was probably the easy task for my mom and dad, considering they hosted a delicious meal for 28 on Thanksgiving. We had a great time seeing everyone. The kids got to play with cousins and we got to catch up with family that we haven't seen for awhile.

The girls all went shopping on Black Friday. I scored a few great deals to put away for Christmas presents for Liam and Gavin. We had a fun game night between siblings on Friday night, and shipped out Saturday morning to spend the day in Columbia with Beth, Gary and Connor.

The boys loved running around their land and playing with their daddy's old toys. Gavin even brushed up on his ping pong skills. We headed back to KC that evening and had pizza with Lynn, Richard, Laura and Jay. It was a busy few days and the boys were spoiled with constant attention. I think in the end they were happy to return to their toys and their beds, but are already talking about seeing everyone at Christmas.

Bad news: although I remembered the camera, I never pulled it out for a single shot the whole trip! Very unlike me!

And Baby Makes 5

We are excited to announce that we are expecting Baby #3! I am 13 weeks pregnant and due June 5, 2010. It seems far away at the moment, but I know that as soon as the new year rolls around, it will fly by. Nausea hit me early on...something that I did not have with the boys. The last week I have felt more energetic, which I will need with Christmas around the corner.

The boys are so excited to be getting a new sibling. Liam is convinced it is a girl, but I know he would be happy with another brother. Gavin points to my belly and says, "baby" several times per day. Liam came with me to my last doctors appointment and got to hear the heartbeat. He had a big smile when he heard the swooshing and has been telling everyone that he "got to take care of the baby and hear the heart."

Our big ultrasound will be December 23rd. We will hopefully find out the gender. Dane and I are very excited and hope for healthy no matter if the blue streak continues or if our world will be turned upside down with a girl. Stay tuned for more updates!