Soccer!

I had no idea how much fun soccer was going to be. 

I just loved watching him play and cheering him on. 

Things like this make me want to be a kid again. 

On Mikey's break he definitely took advantage of getting some relaxing in... 

at least he was still watching the game, right?

Is it my turn yet? 

Daddy and Naomi watching Mikey play. What fun I tell ya! I'm really looking forward to watching him play the rest of the season. Who would've thought I'd be a soccer Mom? I sure didn't, growing up playing tennis. Boy were we missing out, what a great sport! Mikey did great and I think he's going to have a lot of fun with it in the future. 

9 months!!

I've made it once again. I can't believe it! I'm 9 months pregnant and boy do I feel it. I'm ready to meet this little baby and I know my hubby and kids are as well. 

We love you so much already little one. 

Just for giggles, I thought I'd post my 9 month picture from my pregnancy with Naomi. This baby is definitely lower  but I think that could be due to the fact that this is my 3rd baby. I think I'm either just as big or bigger than with Naomi but that doesn't really matter. Right? We are hanging in there and taking these last few days/weeks one day at a time. 

A summer of 1st times

 (Just a warning that this is definitely a Mommy brag post. 

I'm so proud of my kids and I really want them to know it.)

 Naomi had her 1st trip to the dentist

Naomi was definitely down with wearing the awesome pick glasses!

Hmmm... this chair is pretty cool. How do they get it to move like that?

All in all I would say it was a success. Naomi cooperated with the help of big brother. 

When her dentist started to examine her teeth she got a little frightened and big brother came over and repeatedly told her it's okay and held her hand. It was really sweet. Way to go big brother and way to go Naomi for being such a brave little girl! The best part for Mommy was when the dentist said my little lolly-pop lover has beautiful teeth and all looks great. 

Now that Mikey is riding his bike like a big boy he's been able to go on bike rides with Daddy and even some of his friends. It's been a ton of fun watching him and he has amazed both Daddy and I with how good he's gotten on his bike. We are so proud of you. It has been a big summer for you Michal... learning to ride a bike and swim. FANTASTIC! Naomi of course must do whatever big brother is doing and she scoots all around on his old scooter.. it's so cute and amazing how well she can use that scooter at only 1 1/2 years of age. Way to go kiddo's!!!

Seriously?

The kids wanted to go in the Hurricane simulator at the mall. 

(notice how they are holding hands in every picture, heart warming)

Mikey is normally pretty freaked out by stuff like this.

1. Naomi is my brave one... perhaps it's rubbing off on him.  

Either way Mikey and Naomi had fun in there... I was seriously shocked.

 I thought for sure they wouldn't like it. 

  32 weeks pregnant

Absolutely everyone I talk to thinks I'm going to have this baby any day. Seriously? 

It's too soon for that people, let's let this baby stay in there a while longer. 

Wormy!

The kids had so much fun playing with some worms I pulled out of the ground while doing some gardening the other day. Who knew? Ok well~ I kinda figured they would get a kick out of it but, I didn't realize just how much they would enjoy playing with them. 

Mikey immediately claimed a worm as "his" and named it Wormy. 

Naomi was perfectly fine with this as it left her the other two to play with. I only grabbed three little worms. Perhaps next time we'll grab a whole bunch and see what happens and what kinda names Mikey will come up with. 

Amazed and not the slightest bit repulsed by them. 

Mikey returning the worms back to the hole. 

 Naomi was not crying over this but, she was upset and did not want to put the worms back. 

Safely back in the ground

or so we thought... Naomi was determined to take them back out. 

I must add that this did upset big brother as he didn't want her to hurt Wormy. 

On a cleaner note: I finally used my X-Mas present from my hubby and went to Sundara Spa, by myself, for an entire day of Mommy pampering. Let's just say that it was heavenly and it definitely won't take me as long to use my gift card next time (if I'm lucky enough to be blessed with a gift card again). It worked out perfect though and it was just what I needed in my 3rd trimester with my 3rd baby. I'm feeling pretty darn tired these days... needless to say. Anyhow, thanks to my hubby and kids for letting Mommy have the day off to relax a bit. 

Canoe anyone?

We've been talking about getting a canoe for a long time. Now that the kids are a little older and we've discovered a few lakes with sandy beaches that are 30 min from the house so we figured it was time. 

It's also a early b-day present for Daddy from the kids and I. 

Getting ready to take the canoe out. 

Here we go!

We went to Lake Dexter and canoed across the lake where there was a playground, tables and grills. 

Whee!

Why is it everything is so much more fun when Daddy does it?

Michal can you please go down the slide, not climb up the slide?

So slides don't exactly work when you're in your swimsuit. Shesh!

Hot dogs!!!

Definitely a favorite with Michal.

Big Mama... 7 1/2 months

Good times... really good times. 

Daddy's under attack!

Daddy took charge of the marshmellows. Can you tell? This might fall under my earlier statement: things are just more fun when done with Daddy. 

Highlight of the day: While watching the hot dogs on the grill and looking out over the lake, Mikey turns to us and says, "this is the BEST day of my life"!

I think we'll have a great time making some beautiful memories with our children on our canoe. 

Kiddo update

Naomi

 I still can't believe it but this girl is potty training, and doing great! I know in Europe everyone potty trains really early so to them they are probably thinking, yeah so what. Well I didn't potty train Mikey until just before his 3rd birthday and he potty trained FAST. Naomi has decided she was ready. Naomi is always wanting to be like the rest of us. That isn't a bad thing in most cases. Anyhow, she is doing great while at home but when away is when we seem to have trouble. I'm fine with this as she is doing much better than I ever would have thought a child could do at her age. 

Yeah! Go Naomi!!!

Michal

Michal ran the kids run at the Cheese Chase here in town. 

I was so impressed, it was just 1/4 mile but he ran the entire thing. 

Way to go buddy!

Baby #3 is growing. I'm 28 wks (7months) now. Hello third trimester! I'm feeling every bit of this pregnancy. I say this mostly from having to care for my other two kids, I've never been so exhausted in my life by the time 1 o'clock rolls around. I'm so impressed with women who have more than 3 kids as I just don't think I could physically do it and still give my children proper care and attention. That is just me.... I'm just tired. We are super excited to meet this baby. Michal is always talking to my tummy and trying to hear the heartbeat with Daddy's stethoscope (not so much luck). Naomi is a riot and points to her tummy and says, "Baby" I then reply, "you have a baby in there? "Ya", she says proudly. It's really cute. I think it's been a nice little twist that we don't know the gender of the baby. It's fun to hear what people think... especially my kids. All in all we are doing well here. I just hope daily that this pregnancy continues to go smoothly and we will have a full term baby. 

(A full nights sleep would be appreciated too)