24 weeks...I think

I think it's been four weeks since my last picture, which would put me at 24 weeks. Here you go, Mom! Does it look bigger?

Tadd and his funny ways

This is one of my favorite things Tadd started doing. Whenever he's on the windowsill and he wants to see or he hears us talking to him, he holds the curtain back with his paw.
Trying to keep warm in our freezing house...

Christmas Parade of Lights

Parade of Lights - Montrose, CO

Our town has a parade each year at Christmas time called the Parade of Lights. It seemed especially long this year. Here's some of the highlights...

We are especially proud of Olathe's football team. State champions! They had a special place in the parade.

Half way through!

This is 20 weeks along...half way! I think my belly button is gonna pop out soon. hehe I've been feeling the baby a lot more now, and even Mike can feel it if he's patient enough to leave his hand on my belly long enough. We both think it's pretty weird... My weight is all up front though. Anybody have a prediction on what we're having? I've heard everything in the book so far, I think.

Our ultrasound

We had our ultrasound today. I can't believe how much fun it was! I wish I could go every week and just look at our baby. This is the profile shot. This was a lucky shot to get because the entire time (except for the one minute when this shot was taken) the baby had its hands and feet up over its face. It was adorable!

This is the baby yawning about 45 minutes into the ultrasound. We even saw it sucking its thumb. Uh-oh!

This is it's foot. Five little toes and all.

Happy Halloween!

We wanted to wish everyone a fun and safe Halloween! I always have to carve a pumpkin, and this is my creation this year. :)

The second grade teachers all decided to be M & Ms this year. We had a variety of types - I was a peanut (because I have a little peanut in my belly), Erin was a mini, and the rest were regular M & Ms. Unfortunately, Doris and Kelly are without their costumes because they gave them away to children who didn't have costumes.

I only had 13 kids with costumes this year, which I thought was an extremely low number out of 20. I guess that's what you get when you teach in a low income community though. They were cute anyway. And second graders sit much stiller than first graders.

Dallas Divide with Mom

We took Mom up to Dallas Divide on the second day of her visit to see if we could get pictures of the fall colors against the snow on the mountains. Unfortunately, we had a big wind storm the day before and most of the leaves had blown off of the trees. We still got some pretty pictures. The dark frame at the top and bottom of this picture is actually the fence rails.
The three of us in front of Mt. Sneffels.

A little farther down the divide we got into some trees that still had their leaves. I think this is our Christmas card picture this year.

A good picture of Mom and I.

Mike, posing on the fence, looking like a "pimp," according to him.