Gracie gets a baby sister!

Hello friends and family! We found out this past Friday that a new baby girl is on her way. She looks very healthy and seems to be doing great so far.

Big sister Gracie could not be any happier! She has said from day one that she wanted a baby sister and never entertained the idea of a baby brother. So you can imagine the excitement when we announced she is getting a baby sister. :)

We haven't officially named her yet, but we do have a few names in mind. We can't wait to meet our new little girl this summer! Here is a cute video of Big sister Gracie before and after we found out the sex of the baby. What a precious moment!



A few pics from the 20 week ultrasound:

Snow Day in Texas!

Today we had a very unusual site in Austin. Something that I think may have forever setup Gracie for disappointment. The unusual site was a huge snowfall. The flakes were easily the size of a half dollar. It snowed basically all day and accumulated on all the non-cement areas. It was that perfect kind of snow that makes awesome snowballs and snow people. We spent a couple of hours out in the yard playing. It was snowball fights, building a snow Papa and and a snow Gracie. All around fun. I had to drag Gracie in the door a hour past dinner time.


Yes, that is a Papa beard.


One of us is worn out.


Loving the snowman


I wanna make the snowman thisssss big.


So heavy


It was surprisingly hard to get that second ball on top of the first. It only cost me the seam in my old navy pants in the end :).

Girl or Boy?????

Hmmmmm, which one will it be??? 2 more weeks until the BIG day!


We can't wait to find out! We think it's a sweet girl, but who knows.....????:)We might get the shock of our lives!


Too funny to leave out!

Ring around the Rosey!

I just had to share this CUTE video of Gracie! Enjoy!:)





My LiL Dancer!

The BIG SECRET is finally out!

Can you guess what it is?

This cute pic says it all!

That's right, Gracie will soon be a Big sister! Woo Hoo! We have decided we have waited long enough and are ready for our world to be turned upside down one more time. lol.

We are excited to announce baby #2 is on his/her way! Doris is 12 weeks (3months) pregnant. So come this July, we will welcome a brand new baby to our family. Gracie is already pumped about being a BIG sister. She is already telling us she is going to feed it, put it in the carrier, and take her/him to the park. What a sweet girl! Gracie is constantly patting mommy's tummy and asking when the baby is coming out? She even told her daddy to be careful and not jump on mommy's tummy because there is a baby in there! What a smart cookie. She will definitely be mommy's little helper!

The BIG day is July 12, but there is a fairly good chance this baby will come a couple of weeks early if mommy has blood pressure problems at the end of the pregnancy again. The doctor says there is absolutely nothing we can do to prevent this from happening. The body is going to react to the baby how it wants to. And since Doris's mom had blood pressure issues with all 3 of her pregnancies, her chances are much higher. Boo! So we are keeping our fingers crossed that he/she does not come too early so they can be as healthy as possible! Please keep us in your prayers. We will keep everyone posted.

We feel extremely blessed and can't wait to meet this new little person!

Gracie has breakfast with Santa!

We got up early this Saturday morning to head down for our 2nd annual chicken and Santa at Chick-fil-a, and chickens there were a plenty (a.k.a Gracie, Isaac, and Emma)! All three toddlers screamed and held on to their mommies for dear life. Gracie wouldn't even look over the booth at Santa because there was a big cow. So we decided to warm them up by eating breakfast close to Santa so they could watch the other kids sit on Santa's lap. Finally after eating breakfast, getting a balloon, and playing on the awesome playscape together, they decided to give Santa a try. Two out of three toddlers decided the big guy in the red suit was not too scary as long as their mommies stayed close by. They pretty much have a love-hate relationship with Santa at this point. Oh well! Maybe next year they will love this jolly ol St. Nick.

I'm sitting here for my mommy, but I don't like it!

Get me out of here!

San Diego Vacation

Recently, we attended Andy and Caroline's wedding in San Diego. It was absolutely beautiful. Congrats to the happy couple! We are happy for you both. Gracie decided to make friends with the band and then danced the night away with the entire Bockus family at the reception. I think she danced for 2 hours straight. Her Uncle Henry and Uncle Bruce even showed her a few awesome moves on the dance floor. What a hoot! I'm sure someone caught it on camera, just not mommy or daddy. Stay tuned for some wedding pics!

We had so much fun visiting all the sites San Diego had to offer. We decided to take Gracie to the aquarium, world famous zoo, and La Jolla beach. What a wonderful vacation! Gracie had a ton of fun and keeps asking to go back.

A cute story from the zoo. We were taking the bus tour and as we were passing the wolf den there were some new baby wolves howling. Gracie decided to join in the singing and let out a wout - wu -wooooooo. The whole bus cracked up and she turned into shy girl.

Here are a few pics to enjoy.

Beautiful San Diego at sunset

Mommy and Gracie enjoying the beach

Gracie playing in the ocean!

Shark Bite at the aquarium?

Huge Star Fish

Now that's a scary snake!

One cool panda bear

Gracie loved this elephant!

Look daddy, a zebra!

Cheese!

Giraffe

Loved petting the goat!

I want to ride the baby elephant, daddy!

Tuckered out after a fun filled day at the zoo!