Christmas post ... 4 weeks late!

There's really no excuse of why this is so late, but can we just blame in on my pregnancy?!? Okay, sounds good to me! Here are some pictures from our Christmas in Ohio.

McKay's still a little uneasy about sitting on Santa's lap.

We had one morning where all my high school besties were in town. So glad we were able to meet up. Love these girls! 

Our Christmas Eve: kids in matching jammies while we read and then watched How the Grinch Stole Christmas. So nice and relaxing! 

Christmas morning was very tiring for Ari

McKay and Lilly playing their new kazoos. 

Also while we were in Ohio I had an ultrasound done to find out the gender of our baby. I had the technician keep the results a secret so only my friend, Kristin, knew. She then made us this box with balloons to let us know....

It's a BOY!!!!

There are more pictures to share, so just plan on the next post in around 3 weeks   :o)  That way if it gets done before that we'll all be surprised! 

Slime-fest!

I'm way behind in my posts so I'll be doing some catching up over the next week or month...or year! 

The week before Christmas Sean's school participated in a fund raiser called "Operation Merry Christmas" where they purchase gifts for families in the area who need some extra help for the holidays. Part of the fun comes in where the students have goals of how much they can raise. In the past, if they've raised a certain amount they would dye a teacher's hair or shave off a teacher's beard (like Sean's done in the past!)

Anyways this year the students could dump mystery containers filled with various foods on a few teachers. Sean was volunteered to be one of the teachers. Here are a few pictures of him getting gooey food poured on his head! 

Making sure the other teachers got their fair share! 

Remember the show, "You Can't Do That On Television" with the slime?

Just for you!

I'm posting this on Facebook tomorrow, but thought I'd share it with the 7 people who read my blog first! Here's our Christmas picture.

Did you see McKay's shirt? Get it?! Baby #2 will be here late spring. We're all really excited and can't wait to meet our newest family member! McKay is always telling me that he has a baby in his tummy too, and will even tell me that his baby hurts - when his stomach hurts. I've confused this poor boy! Like last time, I've been really sick, but since week 12 I've been feeling more like a human again. I'll be 15 weeks this weekend and already have a bump, so it's really no secret for people who have seen me lately. More pictures to come later! 

Family Pictures - sneak peek!

While we were in Provo for Thanksgiving we asked the very talented, very prestigious photographer, Taylor Thomas, to take our family Christmas card picture. They turned out really cute and I'm excited to share with you the one we're using as our Christmas card...but that'll have to wait a week or so when I actually get them mailed off. For now though, enjoy a couple of my favorites.

Thanks again Tay-Tay Ho-Ho! 

Birthday Party

This year, we decided to have McKay's 3rd birthday party at a place called "The Craze." It has all sorts of stuff there like laser tag, miniature golf, an arcade, but it also has a room just for little kids. That room has tunnels, slides, a bouncy house, and lots of toys. It was the perfect place for 8 little kids to run around for a couple of hours (and get totally worn out for the day!). Here are some pictures of the day - you'll probably be able to tell that McKay had a really fun birthday party! 

Helping Daddy crack eggs for his cupcakes.

Hard work deserves a reward! 

"Cool, Mama, Cool!" was McKay's reaction to all his new toys! 

There was cupcake all over - and up his nose! Gross.

Bouncy house w/ the Steiner kids & Lucy

So glad Archie had a good time, too! 

Love my tired out birthday boy! 

Happy 3rd Birthday!

Thursday was McKay's 3rd birthday. I can't believe my baby is such a big boy! I celebrated by taking the afternoon off work so I could take McKay out to lunch at McDonalds. We had a really fun time and it was going great until it came time to leave - the little stinker rushed up to the top of the play area and refused to come down. Then, after climbing up to get him, he had a total melt down while I was putting his coat on. He was so tired...and I was really frustrated! 

When Sean got home he made a special dinner of chicken da'Dan and let McKay watch extra episodes of Power Rangers. Then he got to open his gifts from us - a tooth brush and new bath toys. Today was his party, but I'll save that post for another day.

Loves his Spiderman toothbrush. 

It tickles! 

Fun with new bath toys!!

How cute is that Spiderman mask?! His sitter, Erin, made it for him.
Turns out, even super heroes need to snuggle with their blankies  :o)

The Hulk

McKay is really into super heroes right now so Sean and I figured that the Hulk was the easiest costume to put together. I'm all for easy (aka no sewing). He was thrilled and loved being in costume. Sean even taught him to say "Hulk, smash!" and he got really good at saying "trick or treat" - it was so cute! Also, the weather was surprisingly perfect so that was an awesome plus.

The Hulk and a grandma

See my candy?

Little stinker kept wiping off his face paint