Garner trip day one

For 31 years Cody has made a yearly trip to Garner State Park for camping and swimming and dancing. Well, this year we had Wesley in May which hurt our chances of going in June. Sadened by this we contiplated when we could go in 09 to get in our yearly trip. With the upcoming 2010 summer and expecting another little one...we decided to go this week and get in both years of camping. Yes we are cheating a little, and may still make it in 2010, but we will see.

We got here yesterday around 5pm. The offices were closed and there are quite a few people here camping in campers of course. We borrowed my aunt and uncles 27' camper because there was no way that we were staying in tents in this kind of weather.

Lizzie and Wesley slept like babies. They did awesome...Cody and I...not so hot. I couldn't get comfy and I don't know what Cody's problem was. They built a new playground up here so we plan to go visit that today. It is actually going to get in the 60's so that will be perfect.

Hope to blog again tomorrow and I will upload pictures when we return.

Christmas part two

After all of the celebrating it was finally Christmas Eve and it was time to get ready for Jesus' and Santa's arrival. We made birthday cupcakes for Jesus to sit out for Santa. Lizzie tried to help, but her helping consists of licking the beaters and bowl clean when Mommy was done with them. Christmas morning had finally arrived and it was wonderful hearing Lizzie in the living room at 6:30am. I woke up hearing "Wow! Oh, Wow!" I immediately woke Cody up so he could hear all of the scrounging going on in the living room. Lizzie played with her toys for an hour and then she just had to wake her little brother. I was in the bathroom getting ready for church when I heard "Bub, Wake up" come over the monitor. I think that Wesley was happy that his sister woke him up. He played all morning with his new basketball/football/baseball center.

Then it was off to church at 9am and then off to the Dornak Christmas party in El Campo where we got to visit with family.

We did share a Christmas secret with all of our family this holiday and I guess that it is fair game now to tell everyone. We are so blessed to be pregnant again this holiday season. I found out the day before my 30th birthday that I was pregnant, but we held off on telling the family. I am now 11 weeks along and couldn't be any happier.

Lizzie will still be 2 when the 3rd baby comes into this world and Wesley will be 14 months old. Not how we planned it, but someone bigger than us has better plans for us.

Thank you God for our new blessing!

Christmas part one

On the 23rd we were off to the Riedel home to celebrate Christmas with Cody's parents and sister and her husband. This was our 4th Christmas gathering and yet it still was not Christmas. The kids opened all of their gifts, but Wesley loved crawling over all of the boxes and eating the wrapping paper. He really loved his rocking horse that his Mimi and Pawpaw got for him.

We opened gifts as soon as Lizzie woke up from her nap. It took her awhile to snap out of it, but her new car helped. She rides this thing all around the house and puts all of her toys in it with her. I am wondering what is going to happen when Wesley tries to get into it. :)

Playing with momma and big sister

Last night at moms Lizzie and Wesley were playing down the hallway. Lizzie would run down and Wesley would crawl as fast as his little arms and legs would go while laughing the whole time (and drooling too as you can tell). He smiles all the time all ready, but to hear him giggle is so fun. I had to go lay in the floor with them so that I could be part of the fun. All of the pictures that I got of Lizzie turned out bad because she was running full speed.

I love this picture because of the way that he is cutting his eyes. Lizzie is a pro at cutting her eyes (I do not know where she gets that from). I see it all day long at my job so I am not too excited about my baby and my toddler doing the same.

Well, one more night at moms and then we will be headed home to see daddy. He should get home around 6 or 7 tomorrow night and we cannot wait.

Sleepless in Chicago

I know that it has been a long time since I posted last...a ton has happened in the Riedel household...more to come on that later
Cody left today for work and headed to Chicago. It is the first time that he and I have been apart for this long since we started dating and I don't think that it has hit Lizzie just yet. So, Lizzie and Wesley and I packed our bags and headed to Magnolia for the week to stay with my parents. Lizzie did smile as soon as she woke up from her nap. I told her to smile for a picture to send to daddy and even as cranky as she was...she still smiled for daddy!
This is how our afternoon started. Lizzie chasing her brother around and putting the strainer on his head. We all wore it around the house.
Before we knew it, it was dinner time and we had rids for dinner. I don't know who liked them more...Lizzie or Wesley? Wesley mouth never touched them, but boy did his mouth water.
We miss you daddy. Can't wait for you to come home!!! :)