It's a---!!!

Well, beautiful darlings, we know what we are having. We had a lovely time at the ultrasound office yesterday; we have pictures and even video that will be forthcoming. And now, I must apologize. I know I am such a tease, and honestly, this wasn't the plan from the beginning, but my dear hubs has a chance to see his whole family in a matter of days (what with Christmas happening again this year) and he would prefer to tell his family in person. As I cannot monitor that his sisters and parents will NOT be looking at our blog, I must keep the big news out of the public ether until then. I KNOW!!!! I'm sorry!! BUT--if you're dying to know (I know--I'm so vain), you may send me an e-mail or facebook message or SOMETHING, and I will personally inform you of the news--assuming you are not a relative of the hubs. Please forgive our mind games and look forward to the announcement next week.

Much love,

Mommy Becca

Time for the straw poll

Hello everyone! I'm over 18 weeks along already and we have an early ultrasound scheduled for Thursday morning, so it's time to put your votes in NOW! :) Are we having Baby Man #2, or Little Lady #1? Put your votes in now! And watch for the big reveal on Thursday (or Friday)! :)

I'm not crafty or creative

Being a stay-at-home mom with one kiddo affords me a fair amount of down time such as when he is sleeping, or even when he is playing I could be working on something. BUT, I'm not very crafty. I don't "get" scrapbooking; I don't peruse Pottery Barn catalogs for ideas. I am a terrible seamstress. I burn microwave popcorn and do NOT know how to correctly dip anything in chocolate. It always comes out weird looking. Yep, this is my confession. I'm not all that crafty, creative or handy. I make hearty food that tastes good enough and will fill you up, but it won't win awards. Sometimes I forget to dust. And I have no interesting way to tell you that I'm pregnant. Yup. I'm through the first trimester and due May 16. I heard the baby's heartbeat today and he or she was kicking the doppler, so yeah, it's Caleb's sibling all right. But, unfortunately, I have no interesting way to tell you. So there. :)

What's up in Reno, y'all

Here's when we had been married for FOUR years and decided to celebrate it at this schmancy Italian restaurant. My dinner=AMAZING. Jonathan's? Not so much.

"Oh, Mom. Did you mean to keep these streamers ON the wall?"

Shakespeare at Tahoe also=awesome. We saw Much Ado About Nothing with costumes and music set in WWII era. Our super cheap seats were in the sand--yes--sand. There is STILL sand in those shoes.

Homes of the Reno Aces! Caleb had a great time until the mascot dude starting getting near us. "Home! Go Home!! All done!" He was not a fan of the weird lookin' furry dude.

Can you blame him? As one Aces fan said, "He's a cross breed between Jabba the Hut and Elmo." What IS this guy?

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Anyway, we're having fun in Reno. Wish you were here!

Proud of my Mama

Hello READERS! My Mom, the amazing and talented Susan Aylworth, has just released her 8th novel, RIGHT CLICK, her first for an LDS audience. It is a sweet romance about a girl who's been jaded and needs to learn to find forgiveness before she can find true love. It's sweet without being cheesy and if you have some down time because you're nursing, or pregs and too sick to do anything else, or if you just want to read more than "Goodnight Moon," check it out. It's available at Barnes and Noble, Amazon, through Covenant Communications and Deseret Book. Enjoy!
Deseret Book's synopsis

Four years, by Mrs. "Right"

For the sake of anonymity, the "byline" has been modified...

Four Years

Four years of Silly
Four years of Play
Four years of Serious on those "important" days

Four years of Dates
Four years of Chores
Four years later and we're still not bored

Four years of weekends
Four years of School
Four years together and I still think you're cool.

Four years of kisses
Four years of Love
Four years of marriage isn't nearly enough.

Howdy, partner

I'm not even going to tell you where this is, or when we were there. If you know, you know. If not, I'm not going to confess how old this is and how long ago I should have posted this. Jonathan is out with the Bug right now, so I have a minute, and I'm all caught up doing what I have to do. To my loyal followers...this one's for you!

This is one of Caleb's rare quiet moments playing with the "flower."

There were tractors of every color and C could NOT get enough of them. "Giddyapp!!"

I don't know what this actually is, but Caleb was having a blast playing this bongo drum.

Howdy, Buckaroo!

Warming up to this cow.

Did any of you new moms feel like this? "Somebody milk me!!! PLEASE!!!"