A Sweet Surprise...

Dave and I have an announcement to make---

---we are expecting baby # 3 in early February 2010! We are really excited about our upcoming addition to our family. February seems so far away!

Benjamin and Ada want a baby sister but only time will tell as what we are having. We chose not to find out. We like the sweet surprise! I am sorry for the big break in my blogging but I hope you all understand why. I just have been too exhausted lately to do much of anything but I promise I have a bunch of posts that I will update soon.

Big Changes...

To say that I have been busy would be an under statement. When I came home from Florida I was greeted with two very happy kids, one nervous husband, and a very friendly, laid back kitty. Yep, Dave and the kids adopted a kitty while I was gone. His name is Sammy and he puts up with kids very well. In fact, I don't think we could have asked for a more tolerant cat. Benjamin loves his Sammy and will show anyone who comes by his kitty. Ada loves chasing Sammy around and saying "hey little kitty" and putting her hand on his neck. She never squeezes but always makes me nervous. Sammy had a terrible bout of kitty flu but you would never know it now! He certainly has his hiding places which makes Ada and Benjamin a little unhappy. I am sure I will have many more stories to share about the adventures of Sammy in our house.

So excited!

Before preschool started there was an open house held so Benjamin could meet his teacher and his classmates. He had to bring along all his school supplies that he had to leave there. If you can't tell by the pictures, he is one super excited boy to start preschool! Plus, he loves his T-rex backpack that he got from Grandma and Grandpa C. Ada also got to tag along to the preschool open house and since she saw Benjamin get his picture taken she had to have her picture taken too. Aren't they getting big?

Skeeball...

Ada could care less about going on rides but she loved playing skeeball! Of course Benjamin couldn't just sit back and watch Ada have fun so he had to play too. Combining the tokens that each kid won we were able to bring home a small stuffed animal (lion). I must admit that I enjoy playing skeeball too but I am not good at it at all!

The Cutest Little Frogs that I Have Ever Seen...

The Outdoor Campus came to the Turner County Fair so Dave took the kids to their presentation and activity. Both Benjamin and Ada made frog masks. I think that they turned out pretty darn cute don't you?

Rides, Rides, Rides...

Benjamin loves going on rides. If he was allowed he would go on the "big people" rides (the ones he is too small for both in age and height). He has no fear and we have yet to seem him not like a ride. Ada on the other hand preferred watching the rides and only going in the bouncy house. She must think it is safer or something. Except, I must admit that somehow my bounced his way out the bouncy house surprising and confusing us all. He just shrugged his shoulders and went right back in. Going down the slide was a favorite of Benjamin's. I think Dave liked it to as Benjamin was to small to go by himself so Dave went with him every time for free! Benjamin just smiled the whole time while being on the rides while Dave would groan every once in a while when they would hit a bump or ridge on the slide.

Turner County Fair...

Benjamin and Ada got to come to the Turner County Fair for 3 days this year. They had a great time! Their favorite place by far is Old MacDonald's Farm where they get to see different animals like camels, miniature donkeys, baby chicks, baby pigs, goats, a water buffalo, eggs hatching, puppies, kittens, etc. Ada's favorite animal was the miniature donkeys. She would stay with them for hours if we let her! She had to say good bye to them every day. She was constantly touching them, hugging them, and then she even got into kissing them! What happened to my timid little girl who only liked looking at the animals and not touching them? Both the kids liked checking out all the different sites of the fair. Benjamin was intrigued by all the big farm equipment and had a great time checking it out. I have always said that he is all boy and one afternoon while Ada and I went to see the animals, Dave and Benjamin checked out the sandbox over by the 4-H Show Ring. As I am told, Benjamin proceeded to dig a big hole in the sandbox leaving Dave to wonder what he was going to do with that hole and then all of a sudden Benjamin sat down and proceeded to bury himself in the sand! He was so proud of himself that he had Dave call Ada and I over to see the "surprise". This fair is very family friendly and we always have a good time--okay, okay I am a little biased as I work in Turner County and have to be at the fair whether or not I want to but we really do have a good time. I look forward to eating at the Pork Producers Booth every year--yummy! I have other favorites but there is something about those pork loin sandwiches that have me hooked!!