Pumpkin Time

B was off today so after a morning of church, baseball, and donuts, we took naps then headed to the local "pumpkin patch." There weren't as many pumpkins as one would expect for a pumpkin patch but it's still early and it really is mostly just rides and games for the kiddos. There happened to be a groupon for this particular patch including ride coupons and a credit towards pumpkins so you know I scooped that up! You'll remember we visited the pumpkins last year but this year was so fun to see A running around and actually able to go on some of the rides and pick out her own pumpkin.

Do I really need to tell you how much she LOVED the big slides?! She was so excited that she kept going again and again! Daddy was worn out by the time they were done!

heading up by herself...daddy went to rescue her when she got stuck.

 I love the pure delight on her face in these pictures...sorry so blurry, they were movin' fast!

 Can we go AGAIN?!

 all by herself...

 different slide this time

Looking for a special pumpkin...

I think I want this pumpkin, daddy.

Showing off her prize she won from the fishing game...

Sitting with our family pumpkins

And just for fun, here are is last year and this year:

 crazy what a difference a year makes!

See you guys next time!

It's Finally Fall

The weather has been playing tricks on us. The calendar tells us it's Fall but the temperatures sure don't. Yes it's definitely cooler than the 100+ degrees we were seeing a few weeks ago but it's not the 70s that I'd love for it to be! Heck, even cooler than that would be perfectly fine with me! I suppose my body temperature has been a bit higher these days due to the baby baking in the oven, but come on already, give us a real Fall!

Ok, enough whining. B has been working like crazy these last few weeks, taking advantage of the OT the company is offering, so A and I have been trying to fill our days with fun activities that distract from the fact that daddy's not home. Last week we got a chance to visit the Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana with our McCrazy friends. They have a pass and we were their guests so we got in free. Score! Other than losing my phone there (and being without it for 3 days) we had a total blast! Anayah loved being able to run and touch anything she wanted without being scolded. Hehe.

Apparently riding the cat is more fun than just petting it...

 driving her tractor...

 planting and watering some flowers...

 building a space ship

 learning how to decorate a cake...(she really just liked pushing the button!)

 using a miter saw...that's my girl!

 watching some sock puppet show with the gang

 taking turns on the slide

 and playing with the big touch screen game!

She didn't keep still so getting a picture of her actually looking at the camera was a bit tricky but obviously you can tell that she had fun! Thanks again Care for inviting us! Looking forward to the next time when it's not the first Tuesday of the month! :) And yay to DSC for finding my phone and getting it back to me!!

The Second Time Around

I'm feeling a bit guilty that I haven't blogged about this pregnancy as much as I did with the first. Granted, I now have much less time on my hands but still. I can at least make an effort right?! I mean, we haven't even taken ONE preggo picture yet!! (Other than this not so flattering cell phone pic)

On the brighter side, I'm definitely not as paranoid this time around! Most of my time during the first pregnancy was spent online researching every.little.thing, or scouring the thousands of baby books for more information about what was going on in that very second of my pregnancy. I know I drove B crazy!! This time around however, I'm much less crazy stressed. Everyone told me it would happen that way but it really is quite a shocker as to how much that is true. I guess I should keep up with this blog for our second little one so he or she doesn't feel jipped! Haha!

I'm 19 weeks...almost halfway!

I've gained approximately 15lbs (umm more than my entire first pregnancy!! Ugh.)

Other than the bacon cravings early on, I haven't really had any unusual cravings again.

No sickness (thank God), similar to last time around.

I've had way more headaches this time around...maybe being preggo in different seasons? Not sure.

I definitely started showing much earlier this time around and I definitely feel bigger, although looking at pictures I don't necessarily look bigger.  

Time is definitely going by faster and I can't believe it's almost halfway. Hopefully we will be finding out baby's gender this week! I really need to start brainstorming ideas for the new nursery/room. And we need to start thinking of names!! Man, February is gonna be here before we know it! So exciting :)

Friday Favorite

Because not everyday is filled with sunshine and rainbows....

Haha. 

Happy Friday y'all!

It's Official.

So I've been told that once you post something on Facebook, it's "official." So for those that haven't seen the Facebook post:

Look at that gummy bear...so cute! Hehe

So now that means it's totally legit & "Facebook official."

More Water Fun!

So on Monday we had our trip to the beach. With another HOT week out here we decided that more water wasn't a bad thing. On Friday I decided to take A to the new community park that just opened because I heard there was a splash park there. We headed out early-ish before it got too hot and met up with some friends for a fun day. Or so I thought. Now, for those who are in the know, you already know how much my daughter LOVES to play in the water. Of any kind. Yes, she's been known to keep herself occupied in a bucket of ice at a party or two. If there's a puddle on the ground, she will find it and play in it. Heck, she's been known to spill her own juice/water/milk just to keep herself entertained. I'm not kidding when I say if there's water around, she will seek it out and be perfectly happy for a good 30 minutes. I figured she would love the splash park.

Apparently she didn't love it like I thought she would. Perhaps she didn't like getting her hair wet? Perhaps the water was too cold? Or perhaps she was just being a DI.VA! While the other kids ran around and played and had a great time, little miss decided to just watch. I couldn't believe it. Of all the places she should have been happiest, this should have been near the top of the list!

Eventually she came around and dipped a toe in but not without some shoving gentle coaxing.

Event then, though, she only splashed around for maybe 10 minutes. Then it was back to the sidelines. Juice in hand, she was content to just hang out. 

She likes to save those trying special moments just for me...

Beach Day

On Monday I took A to the beach for the very first time! I know, I know, she's totally not in touch with her "island roots" but in my defense 1) we don't live as close to the beach as we used to, and 2) the beaches here are much different than back home (which means I hardly ever go...total beach snob, I know)!! Mandy was taking Jack for their last beach trip of the summer so we spontaneously threw some food in a cooler, grabbed a few towels, and headed out to San Clemente. We talked about our trip to the beach the whole way there...what we would see and who would be there and how much fun it would be etc... A was so excited that she just kept saying "beach, beach, beach!" Once we finally got to the beach, she was so excited she would barely keep still in her stroller. Note: a stroller at the beach isn't necessarily recommended but when you're solo and carrying as much stuff as I had, a stroller becomes highly convenient! Moving on...

After all the excitement from the little miss about the beach, it was quite annoying hilarious to see her FREAK OUT when I put her down on the sand! No, she didn't burn her feet (she had her sandals on). She apparently didn't like the fact that her feet were dirty or perhaps she was unsure of the texture, who really knows. All I know is she jumped on to the towel, sat down, and proceeded to clean sand from between her toes while whining about how "Nayah no like it." DI.VA! Imagine her reaction to me dunking her in the cold salt water! Hehe. After 15 minutes or so she calmed down and decided the sand and waves weren't too bad and ended up having a blast with her buddy Jack. 

she started out with her feet on the towel but her hands in the sand...

deciding whether or not to move off the towel...

giving in  to see what all the fuss is about...

hey buddy!

making sure the towel is nearby...just in case...

ok, ok, this is quite fun actually...

Although, with a whole beach at their disposal, these two still preferred to spend most of their day right here:

Silly kids.