Happy April!

Happy April everyone!! Wow - can you believe it...its APRIL! The baby is due in just a few short days, tomorrow is my last day of work before my Maternity Leave starts, this weekend is Easter, and its SEVENTY FIVE & SUNNY outside!! WOWZA!

We've had a busy week. Kayden was at daycare all week, as my last week of work was a busy one. On Monday they had an Easter Egg Hunt and made all sorts of crafts!! (I LOVE IT!) Kayden apparently made his mark. He's an Easter Egg Connoisseur. He was a crazy mad man Brenda said. Once he knew what he was doing, he was a crazy cat running all over and finding all kinds of eggs! Here are a couple pictures. I told Jodi that Connor had better watch out this year, Kayden is going to give him a run for his money!! hehe

I am still feeling good, exhausted, but good. They stripped my membranes at last week's appointment, and again at yesterday's. At yesterday's appointmentt I was 4 cm dilated. SO maybe a sign of things to come, or maybe not. I gave up on trying to talk her out or bribe her w/ all the old wives tales. Nothing worked, so we'll just wait until she makes her appearance. I am wondering...if both of my kids are born on their due dates...do I win some sort of prize? Just curoius. :)

Hope all is well w/ everyone reading this, and we'll post as soon as baby girl arrives.

Happy Easter!

A man on a mission...

Welcome SPRING - Look What I Learned!

It's finally SPRING! Which means that we got to drag Kayden's play set out from under the deck! And WOW - what a change a year makes. That little bugger was a mad man on it. He needed help up the 1st time, and then was like "whatever dudes, leave me alone!" Even used the ladder by himself and needed no help on the slide! Can't believe how he's such a man. We were so proud of him!! Here are some pictures of our afternoon outside!! Happy Spring Everyone!


Hmmm...I think I remember how this works!


Oh yea, this is AWESOME


Ready...set...WEEEEE (that's what he yelled just about every time he went down the slide, lol)

NOOO help that time, we both watched...he's such a big boy now!


The video to prove it, way to go Kayden - love you buddy!

(Be sure to look at his face when he's at the top of the slide - the kid cracks me up - he totally knows how cool he is.)

Happy 1st Birthday Claire!

Today our niece Claire Marie turns 1 year old!! Happy Birthday to Bear Bear!! We love you!! As long as her baby cousin doesn't arrive today or tonight we'll be working on her birthday cake and having her party tomorrow night!! Here are some pictures of our little buddy, or Kayden's "Bear Bear." She even started walking this week - YOU GO GIRL!

She's even famous like her Big Brother!

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New born Claire


With our God-daughter at Baptism, May 2009


Christmas 2009


There's Claire Bear!

Weekend in Review

We had a very busy weekend!! I had a booth and dancers at the Stewartville Home Show, its always a really fun event for us and the dancers...just a little more stress with me being 9 months pregnant! Saturday after the Home Show was Eric's sister's baby shower. Sunday we went to the Rochester Home Show to enjoy the nice Spring weather and then home for K's nap and finishing to prepare for baby sister. Daddy took K for his 1st bike ride of the year - they are ready for the nice weather! We got the pack n' play all put together and up in our room and some of Claire's clothes packed away for her baby cousin to wear! Here are some pics from our weekend! Enjoy!


Connor & Savanah - BFF's


Someone LOVES the Podein boys fancy "wheeler."


Can I get one Daddy?

Pretty please?


Jeni due April 5th, Kristie due April 23rd, Amy due April 11th


Playing in the wagon with Gpa Loftus


Playing w/ Mommy

First bike ride of the year w/ Daddy!

Kayden testing out sister's new pack n' play!

It got his and "blankie's" stamp of approval!

Donkey!

Yesterday in the car while waiting for the car wash Kayden was telling us all about donkey's. There is a donkey in one of his books and he LOVES to say EWW AWWW. So cute! Here's a quick video of it for you! We had a busy weekend, so I'll post some pictures when I have a chance!

20 Months Old!

I'm HOW OLD?!?!

We LOVE the giant Rice Krispies...as you can see!

We cannot believe that our little baby is 20 months old today. He is best described as "Krazy Kayden." He makes us laugh every day!! Even when he has something he knows he shouldn't he lets out his little devil cackle and Eric and I just lose it. Its hard to believe that before his next "month" update he will have a little sister!! (hint hint Little Sister...YOU HAD BETTER GET MOVING!!) We are so proud of our man - here are some things we currently REALLY love...


I can't wait to meet Baby Sister!! xoxo

~puzzles, shapes (and sorry G-ma Loftus - Eric insists Kayden did better then you at these the other night!), putting race cars and monster trucks down our ramp, going BALLISTIC when we see our Grandpas or Connor. Our Grandmas are pretty exciting, too - but he's a Grandpas' boy. He's got them both wrapped around his little finger! We love BUSES, TRUCKS, & TRACTORS and if we see all of them in one car ride we are a very very very HAPPY little man! Kayden loves daycare and the other morning when he said Buh Bye Daddy he looked at me and said "Benda?" No buddy - you are stuck w/ Mom today!! :) He's also been at dance w/ me a few nights waiting for Eric to get home from work and he loves seeing the "kids." He runs around yelling "KIDS KIDS."

Kayden's "very mature" face!

Mommy & her main man

Kisses for Sister

36 Weeks Pregnant

36 weeks tomorrow - Monday, March 8th. I took the picture 4 hours before midnight, so I think it counts. Sorry for the tired look :) was coaching at a dance competition all day. Pics of that and Connor's Bday will be posted at a later date!! So enjoy the belly pics!! Can't wait for Baby Girl to arrive...I don't feel ready and feeling overwhelmed, but I figure once she comes that'll get better...RIGHT!?!? :)


36 weeks pregnant w/ Baby #2



36 weeks w/ Kayden & 36 weeks w/ Baby Girl