Britt's Pregnant!

Left: Baby's face (looking at you)
Right: Feet on left, body, and then head on right (face looking down)

Well, I am 13 weeks pregnant now – due on October 31, 2005 ! That is just about the time we were planning on getting pregnant! So I guess one could say this was a planned pregnancy ... but God’s timing :) Oh well, God’s timing is always perfect and better than we could have planned, anyway. Dan and I are excited and look forward to meeting child #3 in just 6 months. I am feeling pretty good. Getting over having to take a nap every day and so far I have not been too sick – just occasionally nauseous.

Presents and Cake for Ethan and Kaylin

Well, we have had a busy week! Ethan is now 3 and Kaylin 1. Thought you might enjoy a few pics of them with their gifts and especially of them eating their birthday cakes!


Ethan with his gifts from Dad and Mom. After choosing the jungle theme for his birthday, he got to choose his helium balloon. The purple monkey doesn't exactly coordinate, but hey, there ARE monkeys in a jungle! ;)
We had Ethan's birthday dinner - (he chose steak, baked potato, and corn on the cob) - then ate cake, followed by opening his gifts.


Ethan liked all of his gifts - but the weed whacker was played with the most that evening. He LOVES to watch Dad mow and weed whack our yard.


Ethan's cake. He chose a jungle theme and was very insistent that there be animals on his cake. Ethan also liked the idea of a triangle cake (it has 3 sides - just like his age). He chose the corner with the Lion for his piece.


Blowing out the candles. This was the first year that Ethan blew them out all by himself.


Ethan eating his birthday cake very properly


"All Done" (He is actually a very neat eater. He DID have some cake on his left hand, but you just can't see it - check out his dirty napkin on the above picture)


Kaylin with her gifts from Dad and Mom.
Dad got home early and we let Kaylin open her gifts BEFORE eating cake. Then, after cake (and the then necessary bath), we had her birthday dinner. She likes just about everything, but we chose chicken nuggets, fries, and broccoli for her meal.


Kaylin loved wearing her hat :)


Kaylin's Birthday Cake (obviously)


"Come here, tasty cake"


"This is good - maybe I should use TWO hands!"


"I think I might have dropped a few precious crumbs"


Drink Break


"That was tasty - What a sugar rush!"


When she was all finished, Kaylin was wearing 1/2 of her Birthday cake :)

Celebrating the Kids' Birthdays at Chuck E Cheese

We went to Chuck E. Cheese today to celebrate Ethan and Kaylin's birthdays. Ethan will be 3 and Kaylin 1. My how time flies! When we arrived, they each got a balloon, crown, and coins equaling how old they were. Ethan loved putting the coins in his pocket and then pulling them out to put into the game machines :) Kaylin was just in awe of all the sights and sounds. The moving animatronics were a hit with both of them. Afterward we went to Wendy's for lunch. What a fun day!

"Smart Guy" and "Sweetie" posing for a picture just before leaving for Chuck E Cheese. (It only took 10 tries to get a picture where they both were smiling and you could read their shirts!)

The captivating animatronics at Chuck E Cheese. (Note the purple ape "playing" the keyboards - that was Ethan's favorite) (Also note how thrilled Dan is to be watching the show ;)

Kaylin's first ride at Chuck E Cheese

"ABC Bop" - If Dan had given Ethan more than 3 coins at a time to keep in his pocket, Ethan would probably have spent most of his coins on this game.... even though he was too "gentle" and didn't hit them hard enough to get tickets!

Kaylin "playing" the ball toss game. (Actually, Mama threw the balls into the buckets to get tickets while Kaylin grabbed at the balls, and occasionally threw one on the floor! :)

Hungry Hippos - A favorite of both Ethan and Kaylin.

At Wendy's for Lunch. (Note the 2 stairs on the right. After we were finished eating, Ethan walked up and down the stairs several times saying "chuck E cheese, chuck E cheese" :)

Chuck E Cheese Photobooth sketch