Be There.

My friend Brandi posted this link to her friend's blog today and it is worth the read! I know that I have experienced sitting in a hospital room with a sick child and it is the worst thing I have ever had to go through. The Christmas season can be busy and hectic, but as the post talks about, there is no better way to celebrate than to show Christ's love to another family in need.
http://newkindofnormal.blogspot.com/2008/11/no-more-excuses-be-there.html

Busy!

The last two weeks have been so jam packed with events and things to do, that I have not had any time to blog!

We are trying to get ready for Christmas and the shopping is almost done! (1 gift left!) Ryan is very excited about Christmas. He keeps telling me that it is Christmas time, but not Christmas Day yet! I don't think he gets the whole idea quite yet. He asked if he was going to get presents the other day when we were shopping! I told him yes! We aren't really doing Santa at our house, and haven't quite figured out how to explain how Santa is just pretend and for fun--but other people believe in him?

The one thing Ryan is very into is the Gingerbread Man story! He decorated gingerbread men this week and is loving the story. I'm going to try to get some video of him "reading" it. It is too funny!
Well, enough rambling! I've got gifts to wrap!

What kids repeat...

I'm sure most of us have been there...your child says something and you realize that they are repeating something you have said word for word. Now, this is not the first time this has happened, but tonight, Jamie and I were putting Ryan's ear drops in and we had one of those moments.
Ryan said, "Jamie, that's not helping very much."
Oops! I'm sure that came from me--especially since Ryan called him Jamie!

The things they say!

Ryan and I were driving home from Mindi's this afternoon and the following conversation took place. We were just about to EZ Orchards, still a little far from home.

Ryan: I get out Mommy?
Mommy: No, Ryan. We aren't home yet. Where would we go if we got out?
Ryan: You drive home and I walk.
Mommy: No, I can't let you out. It wouldn't be safe. And you can't walk on the road!
Ryan: Okay, I walk on that grass over there. Not in the road. I get out now Mommy?

Seriously?? Then about half a mile later, Ryan tells me, "Mommy, there's a beer on my leg." I turned around and said, "WHAT???" He points, to a small BRUISE and says, "Right here!" I was laughing so hard and had to correct him and tell him that was a bruise, not a beer!!

Drumroll please.....

As you all know, Baby #2 is due to make an arrival in mid-April. We had our ultrasound on Wednesday and found out that we are having another boy!
Ryan is very excited and told me "there going to be two brothers!"
Everything looked good on the ultrasound and we cannot wait to meet this new little guy!!