Just waiting...

So here we are a day after the official due date of our newest addition and we are just patiently waiting. I have been feeling pretty good so I guess we will just keep on going about our normal lives until the little man decides to make his debut- We all can't wait to meet him and hold him tight :)

We had a great Halloween at our house for the first time. Last year, we went to a party at a friend's house so this was our first year trick-or-treating in our neighborhood. We hosted a block party before the candy madness began and it was really great. Ahh, life in the suburbs with kids... craziness. A little exhausting at the end of the day but definitely worth the work!

Pierce has continued to do well in Kindergarten, now feeling very settled in to the new school, new teachers, new friends. It has been so fun to see him start to read and become very interested in his artwork, which has never ever been an interest in the past. Just loving all the pieces he makes for us and his new baby brother (that will hopefully arrive any day now :)

Kindergarten!

What a busy summer we have had! It has been filled with hot weather, lots of swimming at the Shady Hollow pool and various other time consuming things. It was actually under 100 degrees for the first time in a while yesterday and I can't tell you how great it was. Funny that the weather forecasters called it a "cool front" but I guess everything is relative. 100+ degrees is just too much!

Our little man started Kindergarten last Monday and everything appeared to go smoothly. Only one day of not wanting to go and generally a very smooth transition. He definitely had a smoother transition than I did :)

Looking forward to a cooler Fall with upcoming visits back home, less random activities, college football and a new baby! 30 weeks and counting...

So excited for a baby boy and brother for P!

The best shot... the sweet profile of our little boy

Not the worst house on the block!

Finally, I can pull up and not cringe at the terrible paint colors on our house...and we are on our way to a much improved landscape! Still about 10 years out from a somewhat shady front yard but we had to start somewhere :) One of my first posts includes the an old photo of the house-

More Mardi Gras photos to come...

They are coming in the next day or so... I promise, Dani :)

Mardi Gras Mambo :)

With 2009 being such a stressful year already, it was great for Curt, P and I to get away for a few days. And going back to New Orleans for Mardi Gras was a perfect getaway. If only it had lasted longer!

We had a great time visiting with Mocha, Al and Riley, spending time with Mimi, seeing old neighbors and friends, hanging out at Audubon park, taking early morning jogs through Uptown along St. Charles Avenue and soaking in the excitement of several parades! To boot, we also quite possible had the best king cake I have ever eaten-

After a few days in New Orleans, we spend a few hours in Baton Rouge with Mimi and visiting new baby, Lily Grace Leonards. Then it was off to Lafayette to see the Blakeman's and catch one more Mardi Gras parade in Lafayette.

Bringing in the New Year-

How time has flown by... just sorting through some photos from this year and it reminded me how much fun we had when the Blakeman family came to Austin to ring in the New Year with us. Here are a few photos of Pierce and Ava having fun at Town Lake Park-