16 weeks...the bump

The bump has arrived. Why is it so anticipated on your first and then you do anything to postpone it on your 2nd?? Well it is here, my clothes are starting to get tight, I have to go to the bathroom a lot, and I look like that in between stage when you are too afraid to ask if I'm pregnant or just fat!! Awww the joys of pregnancy! Ok even though these thoughts are all true, I am so grateful to be pregnant and can't wait to meet this little one.

On another fun note, Kurt and I were able to attend a auction/dinner put on by the Boys and Girls Club. Kurt's work buys a table so a few couples from his work were able to attend. It was actually a fun night where we got to dress up and go check out a silent auction and live auction to help the club.

The Surfer Room

Well we finally made the transition from the crib to a big boy bed. It's been about a month now and so far it's a success. I was a little nervous since we were moving him not only to a big boy bed, but also to a new room downstairs. Luckily he thinks it's the coolest thing ever.

Awhile ago my friend Nikki Luthi posted her cute little boys room, and I loved the surfboard in she had in his room. So from that I decided to decorate Ethan's room in a surfer/beach motif. I found lots of things on the internet and then threw them all together. There are still a few things I want to add, but they will have to wait. At least for now he loves it. I guess we can all be happy!!

So Mom, here are the pictures you've been asking for:

Our Valentine Weekend

Good old Valentines! I do have to say I was spoiled by my hubster! We had Desert Start tickets on Saturday night, so we hit that up along with what was supposed to be our traditional run to Braza Grill, but with the hour and a half wait we decided to bail and hit Mimi's instead. Then I was spoiled with this.....

A Kindle!!! I LOVE to read! I had mentioned this to Kurt a little while ago, thinking it might be a good birthday gift, but to my surprise he remembered what I had babbled about and surprised me with it! I love it!!! For those of you who are confused....you can download books to it and read. So instead of carrying around all your books it's all downloaded right to this little gadget. Plus books are much cheaper to buy then to actually buy the real book. I love it and was so excited.

And some even more exciting news....this one was VERY spontaneous. In fact I had just had a conversation with my in-laws about not getting a new car....now I'm eating my words!! Goodbye my dear old RED and hello to my Mazda CX-9.

Kurt has been having his two year itch of cars....(just kidding) he really has been wanting to get rid of the explorer ever since it started getting super crappy gas mileage. We initially traded in my white V6 explorer when we got the new boat so that we had a V8 to pull it with. A couple of months later my car loving husband sold his mustang and bought a truck, so no need for my gas sucking car!! The past couple of months Kurt has been trying to get me to test drive the CX-9 and yesterday I finally caved!! I love how it drives, it has a third row, it only had 7,000 miles on it, and it's decked out in black leather, along with some fun bells and whistles. So here's to me driving in my new ride!! Valentines was good!! Thank you my lover!!!

And while we are at it......

I thought I would join the PREGO club!

Due August 6, 2010 - which makes me 13 weeks.

Sadly...the last two days!

Day 7 - Thursday
Once again the beach. Then the boys headed off to golf for the last time later that afternoon. We cooked up some Stromboli and played PIT in our room. Sadly we started packing up a little bit that night since the next day we had to check out by 10. Usually we head home on the red eye Thursday night, but this year we decided to stay all day Friday since they have all the amenities on the resort and catch the red eye out on Friday.

Day 8 - Friday
After packing up and checking out we lounged from 10:00 AM until 4:00 PM.

hit the slide a few times....

took some family portraits.....

then showered, headed to Chili's for one last hoo rah, and then headed to the airport. The flight home was actually great since Ethan slept the entire flight! For us on the other hand....we took a nap when we got home and let our child roam.

Goodbye to Hawaii!! We look forward to this vacation every year! And as much as we liked having the munchkin with us this year...we are looking forward to next year without him! Sorry buddy!! We also look forward with getting to spend it with mom and dad again in two years! We can't wait to have you here!!

Hawaii - Day 5 & 6

Day 5 - Tuesday
Tuesday it was a golf day for the boys. We sent them on their way and then did what we did best....lounged by the pool.

That night we BBQ some chicken and made some yummy potatoes. I do love timeshares! I love that we didn't have to eat out every single meal. Love that we have our own kitchen in the units with all appliances to cook up food.

Day 6 - Wednesday

This day was another lounge day. You can tell what we do all the time! We hit up the beach again to let the kids play in the sand, read our books (Lovely Bones), and then headed back to the beach pool to let the boys roam free.

and here is what you get when a two year old exhausts himself day after day.

Later that afternoon we met up with the rest of my fam at Outback for a nice dinner. Too bad kids were involved in this one. They were pretty good since we had promised to take them to "The Chipmunks" movie. I should have known going into it that I would want to die, LAMEST kids movie ever. However the kids were entertained and even Ethan sat through it. The adults on the other hand....we almost left all the kids there by themselves.

Hawaii - Day 3 & 4

Day 3 - Sunday
Sunday us girls got up early and hit the wonderful swap meet. Sometimes I wonder why we still go to it every year. It's the same stuff year after year. This year we realized at certain places people had to have grabbed garbage, old shoes, plates with food still attached, and set them out to sell to people...it boggles my mind. However it's a good laugh for us and a day to get out. We then trusted the trusty old GPS to lead us into town to hit up Friday's for lunch. After leading us to TWO different Friday's....which neither existed, we settled on Hard Rock Cafe for some yummy mac and cheese and potato skins. Can't beat that.

When we got back home we packed up and drove to the North Shore. The news had said the waves were going to be about 30 feet tall and we all wanted to see. We stopped in Haliewa and saw some turtles, and then kept driving to Shark's Cove Beach where we pulled over and got to see these crazy waves. On the way back we hit up Matsumoto's for some snow cones.

Day 4 - Monday
Monday we woke up and got ready to head into Waikiki. We always hit The Cheesecake Factory right on the strip, so this trip was no different. We went in for some yummy lunch and then some shopping on Waikiki Strip.

Our best purchase and new best friend...MR. TURTLE. He now sleeps with Ethan and goes everywhere. This trip was a bit of a new milestone for him...he slept in a big king bed all by himself...and he did great!! Looks like we know what we now need to get him! I've never transferred him because the boy hasn't once tried to ever get out of his crib, so i figured why break the nice jail he's in....but now he's begging for a big boy bed.

Once we got home from Waikiki we couldn't help but throw on our suits and head down to the pool again. Man I want this life FULL time.