Christmas in Paradise!

Nothing can compare to having your family all together at christmas time...expect maybe being all together in Hawaii! Since we had not seen my little bro in nearly a year and with him being stationed on Oahu...we decided to head there for over two weeks. There is not enough time for me to write about everything we did but here are some highlights....

1-Surfing/paddle boarding Wakiki, waimea bay, and pipeline

2-scuba/snorkling with manta rays

3-holding a sea horse

4-seeing lava flow in to the ocean

5-80 degrees everyday!!

6-seeing my baby girl spend nearly every waking moment with her dada in the water

7-and much much more...here are some videos to enjoy while I work on my full write up and photos !

Still learning how to use the new computer, but here is the most recent scan of baby #2!

Lilly as Tinkerbell!
17 weeks pregnant

Lilly posing on the beach in November...can you believe it was so warm!

Ready, set......GO!!! Running!

And a favorite past time...throwing sand!

It's A Boy!!

We had our ultrasound on 11/19 and it was very, very clear that it's a boy. I will work on getting photos up as soon as possible. We did our trip up to NY for Thanksgiving and all in all it was a good trip...long drive, but good trip. We are looking forward to our busy December; Mike's Farm on Friday, Holiday party on the 12th, then our Hoover family Hawaii adventure!!

Still no computer...
As I sit here typing this update, I'm at my folks house using their computer per the fact that mine is STILL being worked on by best buy. It went in on the 28th of September, and I have not seen it since. But hopefully, by this weekend. Here are some updates to keep you, well, updated:

-Lilly was Tinkerbell for Halloween, not really into it, but the adults had a great time when we found a house that was giving out beer....we ended up staying there for a while ;)

-Lilly can now use short sentences to let us know what she is thinking and along with her large vocab and ability to remember names and colors, she is quite the talker! Just ask all her friends and their mom's it's almost creepy how well she remembers people.

-Today I have my 18 week ultrasound to look at all the baby part (for those who did not know; I'm pregnant). I will try to get those photos up tomorrow or at least news as to what I'm having.

-Fitz is the hardest working man in the MHC right now, but it will hopefully pay off when the rental house is ready to rent!

-Not much else news, will post photos as soon as I have access to a computer with will take a cd.

Hope to be back online very, very soon....and I will be posting so often that you will not want to read anymore!

A Girl and her "Zee-Bah"

For Christmas, our good friends Leah, Paul, and Sienna gave Lilly a pull behind Zebra. At the time she had more fun playing with the box that it came in then the actual toy. So the Zebra moved around our house as needed, until one day recently when Lilly took a liking to pull it around behind her. I decided we could take "zebra" walks, and she loves it. She will find her "zee-bah" and head for the door saying walk and outside. I was lucky enough to be able to bring my camera and capture one of our walks. Enjoy!

Lilly on the first circuit at the gymnastics field trip. She really enjoyed the trampoline track along the back wall.

Lilly on the second circuit at the gymnastics field trip. This time she enjoyed the tunnel, trampoline, and the bar for hanging! She just loves to be active.

Lilly on the big trampoline....gosh do we see a pattern?!

Today was the playgroup field trip to a local gymnastics training center. We have been looking forward to this field trip to see how Lilly did, and see if it is an activity we should start with her. She did really great once they were allowed to "roam" and do the activities; she did not, however, warm up properly nor would she stretch like they wanted her to. It's a good thing she's like gumby! We had a great time and it was actually a workout for me, mostly because I was chasing Lilly around the whole time. We are going to try the parent and tot class next week and see if she will like it enough for us to pay for her to take classes.

As for other news, not much! Just enjoying the warm days that "fall" has brought our way. And of course looking forward to the Seafood fest the first weekend in October. I always have to get a sea-spud, and butter drenched corn on the cob. This year it will be fun to watch Lilly do her people watching and flirting! Plus, my Aunt Elise and cousin Kit will make the trip down from PA for the festivities! And they always know how to bring the party!

In other October news, Lilly is going to be tinker bell for Halloween, so I have finished her tutu (neon/citrus green of course), and now I am working on what she should wear on top. I think I'll try to find some type of tink patch or iron on and just put it on a long or short sleeved shirt or onesie. Well, off to search the net; as we are severely lacking around here in places to search!

A Day in the Life...

of a stay at home Mom. Ever wonder what the heck a stay at home Mom does all day long, I mean it must be easy right; you just play with your kid(s) all day?! Well, here is a run down of my 09/09/09; the day of a stay at home Mom. Wake around 6:30am to Lilly talking to herself in the crib and wonder how long she has been up. Make breakfast; waffle, banana, and blueberries. When it goes on the floor, she's all done. Ok, clean up; chair, baby, tray, floor. Time to pack for play group..out the door with time to pick up the photos and mail out some cards. Playgroup at 9:25am, plenty of time to spare. Inside and watching out to make sure Lilly does not hurt anyone else, we make it the whole hour and only have to change a diaper...yeah! To the grocery store, list in hand, cookie for Lilly. In and out in 30minutes, and I only forgot to get waffles. Back towards home, but need to pick up the shrimp first. Heading home, need to unload the groceries, get Lilly down for a nap, and peel/devein 10lbs of very fresh shrimp. All done by 1pm, some me time; eat lunch, fold laundry, put laundry away, and sit for 30 minutes and watch reruns of Rob and Big!! She's up at 2:30, call Mom to come pick her up so I can mow the lawn. Start mowing at 3pm, done by 4pm; then vacuum the cars. Mom bring Lilly back from the park, and we vacuum out her car. Then Dad pulls up with meats that need to do in our spare freezer, so we make room for that. Then it's time to go for a quick family run, and eat dinner. Then the hubby has a great idea to get ice cream and walk around Beaufort....what a perfect end to the day! And so it goes....the day in my life as a stay at home Mom :)