Vacation with the Stevens

Mesa Falls.

We had a blast this week because our good friends Justin and Deanna Stevens flew in from Cincinnati to see us for the week. So we took them up to Idaho to see their car and decided to go site seeing. First stop, Mesa Falls. (As you can see Deanna was my pregger buddy on this trip, she's due about the dame time I am, with a boy too.)

This is Tower Falls in Yellowstone, they'd never been to Yellowstone before.

A must-see for new comers, Old Faithful.

We saw a lot of Bison that day they were everywhere. Here are some cute little babies. Shortly after this they started to fight and mom came to break it up, it was cute. These Bison were so close to us that while we were taking pictures the adults were grunting at us for being too close to their babies....needless to say we didn't stay long.

This guy was as big as the car, and all by himself in the middle of nowhere. I also saw another Bison charge a group of girls, luckily they got out of the way but that was a little scary (I've been there a lot and never seen one actually charge.)

Cool picture that Justin took. They forgot their camera, good thing we had ours. In Yellowstone a camera is a must have.

This is our favorite Waterfall in Yellowstone, isn't it pretty? It was our last stop in the park. It is huge...and the pictures just don't do it justice.

If I look a little sick in this picture, it's because I was. I wouldn't recommend going to Yellowstone while eight months pregnant.

Deanna and Justin had a blast at Yellowstone, it was really fun to go with them.

A day at Lagoon

Riding the Carousal, Kaylie use to be terrified of these but she loved it this time. Also I wouldn't recommend riding one while pregnant, it really made me sick.

The whole reason we went to Lagoon, was because Katelyn (my lil sis) had a dance competition there. And apparently none of the pictures of that turned out, here is the best one. They did a really good job though.

Riding on the boat ride with her cousin Lucy, it was fun because these two are the same age and they hardly ever get to see each other, they're so cute together.

Yeah, the not so cute thing about the boat ride was that Kaylie kept scooping up the water and drinking it, yuck! (She has a little obsession with water these days.) All the parents standing around were laughing at her while I was yelling at her not to drink the water. And no, she didn't get sick, thank goodness.

It was really rainy the day we went so we brought lots of umbrellas. And here she is driving Matthew (my lil bro) nuts with hers. Matthew is her absolute favorite person lately.

Riding the helicopter with Matthew and Lucy...these girls love helicopters.

Driving the car with Matthew, Kaylie is just like her dad, she loves to get behind the wheel.

My Big Kid, She did it!

Kaylie did it, she stayed dry for one whole month without any accidents. And it is a huge deal, any mom can understand that. We're so proud of her!

Here she is explaining her little sticker chart. She got to put one sticker on everyday that she stayed dry, and when everyday had a sticker she'd get her precious bike.

So the day she got her last sticker she got her bike, once she showed her chart to daddy, of course. I think she was a little bit in shock when she actually saw her bike.

It's been over a week and she is still way excited about her bike. She keeps asking other kids (an adults for that matter) if they stayed dry too! We're so proud of our Big Kid!

Finally posted an ultrasound of Flamm Baby #2. (This was actually about a month ago.) Funny thing, he has almost exactly the same profile that Kaylie did. This was the best shot we got, this kid is constantly hiding his face with his arms or hands, and he's always on the move, which makes it hard for the Dr. to get almost any shot at all (must be camera shy).

Boy names are really tough, and it's been our challenge this whole pregnancy. But we're pretty much sure that his first name will be Aaron, just because it's the only one that seems to stick. Every other name will last only about a day before we lose interest. Now we only have to come up with a middle name (oh joy).

We're getting really excited for our little addition!

Roses

Kaylie smelling the Roses, I think she loves them as much as I do.

Just for Fun, pictures of the Roses in our yard. I love Spring.

The Things Kids Say...

So my kid needs to be the next spokesperson for Geico, and here is why.
Kaylie loves Geico, she loves their commercials. We were up in Idaho (like a month ago), and during Conference she turned to us and as clear as day she said "It's the money you could be saving with Geico." It was so random, and every time she sees this picture she tells us we need Geico.

Here's some other hilarious things she has said recently:

"Green, yellow, red...that's amazing!"- Talking about the Traffic lights.
"Oh mommy, just look at your tummy...it's so big!" -Patting my tummy.
"Oh mom, I love your dress, it's cute." -Referring to my maternity top.
"Ants! Sick! Disgusting!" -Every time she sees an ant.
"That's outstanding!" -Randomly
"That's so awesome!"-Randomly
"Oh goodness!" -Whenever she can't get to something.
"Hum, now let me think." -Taps her lips with finger.
"Yes, of course!"-Every time she says yes.
"No, I think not."-Every time she says no.
"Mom, I just want something to eat." I ask her what she wants to eat (with her hands in the air) "Just something!"
"Ummm! This is pretty good!" -She'll say this at least a dozen times during a meal she likes.
"Daddy took the car to work again?...oh man!" -Shaking her head.
And another one of my favorites:
We were in the car driving to the store and Jacob drove over a big bump and she yelled "Holy Crap! What are you doing!?!"

One Determined Two Year Old

Kaylie has a thing about bikes, she loves them, and she wants one really bad. We went to the store the other day to look at them and they were ridiculously priced. She was devastated when we left the aisle with out one (seriously wish I had a picture of her puppy dogs eyes). I'm glad Jacob was with me because I think I would have given in and bought one.

She's been pretty much potty trained for the last couple months, but she still has the weekly accident, which has been a little annoying. So we've decided to make her work for her precious bike. We made a little chart to keep track of the days that she stays dry, and each day she does she gets to put a sticker on that day. I've told her that if she puts a sticker on everyday she gets a bike.

So, some of you are thinking...that's wonderful, why do I care? Well let me finish.

Yesterday, we went to visit Jacob's uncle's grave, and when we were leaving Kaylie told me that she needed to go potty. So I took her in the restrooms at Subway and she wouldn't go. Then at the park where we were eating she said she had to go, we ran back and forth looking for a restroom that was open and finally found one and she still wouldn't go. (She hates public restrooms). The whole time we were driving home to her aunt's house she was moaning in agony and saying potty, potty. When we finally got there Kaylie finally relieved herself...and man did she have to go. She had held it for about 2 1/2 hours when all was said and done. I was so proud of her, she really, really wants this bike. Wish we would have done this months ago.