Erin's splurge of the week

Okay-- I know we didn't need it, but I wanted to get baby Tooley his own little outfit-- he has plenty of hand-me-downs from Matthew, but I wanted to get him something special to wear home from the hospital-- isn't it cute?!?! He's definitely going to be the cutest baby there =)

What Matthew's up to

Matthew continually makes us laugh-- all the time! His little smile just lights up every room-- and he can even charm the grumpiest of people at Wal-Mart!
Matthew's now walking and getting into everything-- Grandpa came over and installed more baby locks for us-- since Matthew's broken 2 of my footed cake plates already(that's a way to make more space!)
He's also saying more words- not as many as we'd like, but he did utter his first "no!" on Saturday. Brett and I were so excited it was a new word we're not going to worry about the "no" part yet!
Matthew is also a star basketball player already-- he can shoot the ball into the laundry basket like an old pro-- and of course, he loves the clapping everytime he gets the ball in!

We are enjoying the last few months just spending time with Matthew before baby arrives, and are amazed how much he learns and discovers each and every day!

Long time!

I know, it's been a while since I've written, so I'll try to catch y'all up with our little world! We had a wonderful Christmas, and visited my parents for 5 whole days! It was nice to have a break and have someone to watch Matthew a little. My brother and his wife also came up for a few days which was a lot of fun too.

January was quite interesting! Brett had a business trip with his job, and was in Chicago for 5 days-- you know the week when it was -10 degrees? Needless to say, he was happy to come home to our 45 degree weather!

We are now on week 32 of baby Tooley #2. This pregnancy has gone by SOOOO fast, and no, we still haven't picked a name yet! Once we are 100% sure, we'll spread the word!

Because our house didn't end up selling, Brett said I could do a few things to the house-- so I've been trying to get some stuff done before the baby's here (because I know it won't happen after that!)

We've had a great start to the new year, and are looking forward to April =)

for those of you who are curious what I do (besides being a mommy)....

The first Sunday in December was our annual Children's Christmas musical. This weekend is all musical-- set up, dress rehearsal, pure craziness! But everything went well, and Brett and I got home Sunday evening and ordered a pizza at 9:30 at night to celebrate! Here's a pic of the kids =)

Day at the trains

Brett, Matthew and I went to Northpark on Monday for a fun day of shopping, and checking out the cool trains! Matthew was fascinated and kept looking at everything around him-- it was really neat!








My two handsome guys (it'll be 3 handsome guys in less than 4 months!)

Baby Jesus has been washed!

That's right-- Matthew is fascinated with the dishwasher, and loves carrying baby Jesus from our nativity set around the house. So when you combine the two, look what happens!

I was emptying the dishwasher yesterday, and found Matthew's little gift!

You can tell what happens to the stain and varnish when it's thrown in the dishwasher!


The culprit =)

It's official! we're having a.....

We're having a boy! We found out tonight and announced it with a few close friends and family. 2 Boys! I hope they'll grow up to be best friends. Now we're going to begin thinking of names-- if you have any suggestions, let me know!