Brianna turns 6!!

Our little Brianna isn't so little anymore. She turned 6 last week and lost 2 teeth. She had a great birthday. She wanted to go to Sea World instead of having a birthday party. We had a really great time. It's amazing that they can train those animals the way they do. At the end of the day Alyssa said, "We forgot to have cake!" It was a little weird not singing and having cake. We did take cupcakes to dance class and they sang to her. Speaking of dance class, the girls have their dance recital this Sat. It will be Alyssa's first recital and Brianna's 6th. Brianna told me the other day that she doesn't want to quit dancing until she is a great grandma. We've been doing lots of swimming this summer. They had 2 weeks of swim lessons and we've been going to friend's houses to swim. Maybe someday we'll have a pool of our own. My belly is getting big. I'm 13 weeks along. I go to the doctor tomorrow and will get to hear the heartbeat for the first time. I'm not sure why they didn't listen to it last time. Alyssa gets to go with but Brianna will be on a fieldtrip with the summer day camp she's attending. My parents are enjoying lots of vacations this summer. They left Ohio yesterday and arrived in Wisconsin today to visit friends. While in Ohio, they went with Shannon and Chad to see the American Idol concert. My mom said it was very loud and she had to plug her ears a few times but they really enjoyed it. You know you're getting old when you have to plug your ears at a concert. :) Well, the girls are ready for lunch so I better go.

A Happy 4th of July

We tried something different this year for 4th of July. We usually have a BBQ at our house and watch fireworks from our street corner. Well lets just say that the fireworks last year were a bust. It was more exciting watching the neighbors doing the illegal ones than the show from the park. So we decided to go to my parents house and see how things are done in Beaumont/ Yucaipa. We were pleasantly surprised. The City of Yucaipa put on a great firework show and had a really fun area for the kids to play. We went swimming in the morning at my parent's clubhouse. Very refreshing! We watched a parade of cars drive by the house. They were honking and waving. At the end Brianna said "That was it? That was boring!" I think she has seen one too many Disneyland parades. We ate lots of good food. Of course, I ate way too much. I wouldn't be surprised if I gained 100 lbs with this pregnancy. I'm eating a ton. It's a little scary. The nauseousness is getting better- not quite gone but not nearly as bad as it was. Yeah! Brianna had her first week of summer day camp. Today she went on a field trip to see a minor league baseball game. They had a typo that said it was a basketball game. So I didn't think to put sunscreen on her. She got a little red. She said it was sooooo hot out there. I can only imagine. After the game they got to do some water play and cool down a little. Next week is her 6th birthday and we are going to Sea World instead of having a party. My baby is getting so big! Crazy!

Hula Girls (Thanks, Aunt Sher Bear for the outfits!)

A Little One is on the Way...

We are happy to announce that we are expecting a baby. I'm 9 weeks pregnant and due Jan. 25, 2009. I went to the doctor today for my first appointment. I was thinking I might be further along than I thought because my belly is so big. I guess with your third kid, you just pop right out. Kind of crazy! I've been feeling pretty nauseous and tired. The evenings are the worse. Poor Bill thinks I'm not much fun right now since he mostly sees me at my worst. I'll be happy to get through this first trimester. Naps have been a must. Brianna and Alyssa have been getting caught up on all of their movies while I sleep. They have been really good to let me rest.
This past weekend we went to Big Bear. Our friends, Nicole and Vince let us use their house. The ride up the mountain was not too much fun. I had eaten a big dinner at Souplantation before we left- Big mistake! I made Bill pull over close to the top because I couldn't hold it in anymore. That's the only time I've thrown up- so far. The weather was beautiful up there. When we left at 7:30pm it was 106 degrees and when we got there, it was 68. On Saturday we took the girls to this place called Alpine Slides. You ride a ski lift up the mountain and then ride down a track. You can make yourself go fast or slow. Bill was taking the girls one at a time. On Brianna's second time down, she told him "Let's go really fast." If you didn't know, Bri is quite the dare devil. When they got to the bottom they were going really slow and Bri was crying. She got off and her hands were all bloody. They ended up going around a corner really fast and tipped over. They were both a little beat up. I took Brianna to get bandaged up at their first aid station while Bill took Alyssa one more time. She got a free icee out of it. Her fingers were all scraped up and her forearm. It was quite an adventure. We went to a little zoo up there too. It was a fun little getaway. The trip down the mountain wasn't much fun for me but better than the way up.
Brianna gets out of school for the summer on Monday. I'm looking forward to sleeping in a little. I've signed her up for a summer day camp to keep her busy. They go on fun field trips once a week so hopefully she'll like it. I hope everyone is having a great summer. Stay cool!!