Boo in the Zoo

We had a great time at Boo in the Zoo this year. It was Dutch's first time for Halloween. I'm not quite sure the he felt all that comfortable with everyone dressed up, but he enjoyed being with his cousins! We tried and tried to get some good pictures of the kids...this is what we got!

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Pumpkin Patch

This year, my sister and I decided we would take our kids to Denver Downs Pumpkin Patch. We had a great time and the kids really enjoyed it!

Work in progress

After months of deliberating, we finally decided to add onto our house. We love the downtown area and really wanted to stay, so we figured why not make our house what we want it to be and continue to stay there. I must say, it is a work in progress and tests our patience everyday. And although I love decorating, choosing carpets/hardwoods, paint colors, etc, I have definitely already told my mom I would enjoy it better if someone just made the choices for me. I know that is not truly the case, but it is a lot of work and too many decisions! Just call me when it's ready to be furnished :)

Here are a few pictures from our construction progress. Our little man is such a BIG helper!

Pregnant mother of 15 month old went camping...

We decided as a family that we would take Dutch on his 1st camping trip while the temperatures were still somewhat warm and the weather was nice. Well, most of you that know me know that I do NOT camp! I don't particularly like all the bugs and sleeping in a tent in the middle of nowhere, but I did it so that my boys could enjoy the experience.

Dutch seemed to like it - I'm not sure if he enjoyed camping or just the fact that we were outside for 24 hours! He loved jumping on the air mattress and just running around in the tent. I must admit, it was difficult taking a 15 month old camping, especially when you have to carry him up to the camp as well as ALL of the stuff that we brought with us (and you know DJ, he takes the entire house with him!). We had to keep a constant eye on him so that he wouldn't venture to the water on his own or get into the fire. I tried to tell DJ before we went that it would not be his "idea" of camping with Dutch. At the end of the camping trip (after I had been attacked by fire ants & mosquitoes and had fallen into the boat pretty hard), DJ agreed that he probably would NOT be bringing Dutch (or me) back anytime soon until he can do more for himself. I AGREE - and maybe next time it can just be the boys...just kidding! I am sure I will go again someday!

Here are some pictures from our camping trip -

Twinnies

Eating some breakfast

One last swim

And, I just need you to witness all of the stuff we brought with us...

It's A Girl!

We are so excited to announce that Dutch is going to have a little sister!!! This has been a long time coming in our families as there have only been boys born for the last few years. Needless to say, we are ready to "Think Pink."



We have names picked out that we weren't able to use with Dutch, so we are sticking with one of those...most likely! It will be either Lane Elizabeth (my middle name & my mom's/grandmother's middle name) or Lillian Elizabeth (DJ's grandmother & my mom & grandmother's middle name). We like them both the same, so it will just be a matter of choosing. I am leaning more towards Lane just because I know sooooo many Lillie's, Lillian's, Lilla's, Lyla's, etc.



Stay tuned for more updates on Baby Girl Doherty :)