Missing Us?

We're still here....just busy, busy! Our internet gets hooked up on Friday morning...thank goodness! I am so ready to be "connected" again!

So far, we have the kitchen boxes completely unpacked. The living room is pretty much set up, but we have alot of knick knacks that need places since we don't have the built in shelves we had in the Arkansas house. The dining room is full of picture boxes since we haven't even thought about hanging anything!!!

The kids are loving the house. Colten likes the stairs a bit too much and we have to have a gate up at all times at the bottom so he doesn't climb them all the time. We are currently working on trying to find a gate that works for the top of our stairs. Austin finally got his trampoline that he's been wanting and Brian had time today to put it together. Austin will be out in the backyard all summer.

Abby and Koa will be much happier when we get a fence (and so will Brian and I!). The fence SHOULD be installed next week, weather permitting. Other than that, the dogs are adjusting fine. Toby seemed to like sitting on the stairs when we first got to the house, however, the next morning, while letting the dogs out, he wanted out as well. Since he was an indoor/outdoor cat in Arkansas, I let him out. We haven't seen him in 3 days. We're hoping he's just busy exploring the woods and fields and will be back soon. Austin asks about him every now and then, but we are staying optimistic...it would be nice for him to show up soon though.

Everything is getting set up pretty smoothly! This area is weird to us since when we moved in, it seemed like everything we needed came to our door! The security companies, trash companies, blind companies, etc all watch for new residents and compete for your business. It has seemed pretty easy to get things set up so far.

Baby Aiden is doing fine as well. He had a bit of a sugar high on the way to NC since I am a HUGE snacker in the car. He is moving all around and kicking like a soccer player! Austin has been hugging my belly and giving Aiden kisses all the time now. I think he's a little excited about another baby!

Well, I guess I'll get some pictures posted after we get internet. I'm just thankful for friends letting us use their computer/internet!

Internet...Oh How I Miss Thee!!!

You don't realize just how much you use the internet until you have very limited access to it! All I have to say is that I miss the internet very badly. I miss the interaction on Facebook. I miss checking on the blogs I enjoy reading. I miss checking my e-mail.

Most of all, I miss posting on here! I have graduation pictures that need to be posted and a few pictures after that that I would love to share! However, it will have to wait until we get to North Carolina and get internet access. Boo!

On a great note...I'm going to have another NIECE!!! Amanda found out today that she's having a girl, so I get to buy some girly dresses for my niece! It will be a nice change to the boy clothes I have always bought for MY kidlets!

A Boy and His Razorback

Here's a picture I took last night. I had to...even with the chance of waking him up. I just couldn't pass up this photo opportunity of a boy and his Razorback!!!

Colten has definitely latched on to a stuffed Razorback that we have had since before Austin was born. He loves his Dee (what Austin calls that blue blanket next to Colten), but he wants his Razorback to sleep with as well. Sometimes, when I give it to him before going to bed, he'll put his arms above his head and say, "woooooo" like he's calling the Hogs. It's so cute!

Today, we are busy with graduation activities and getting ready to head out of Arkansas and to Missouri for a few days before heading to North Carolina. I may be out of the loop more since the hotel we are staying at tonight doesn't have internet and I probably won't have a lot of time to get online in the next few days either. I'll try to post a few times though...at least to get some Graduation pictures posted!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!!!

Last Diamond Hog Weekend

This past weekend was the last time we'd be able to attend a Razorback Baseball game. We made the most of it and Brian went to all three, while the boys and I went to Saturday and Sunday's games.

On Saturday, we grilled hamburgers and ate there. The kids love being at the games and have so much fun running around and playing with the other kids.

Daddy's cheese burgers were excellent!

Of course, I think Colten's favorite was the bad-for-you Cheetos that we let him have sometimes.

Austin seemed to agree, but ate his cheese burger so quickly I thought he had dropped it on the ground! One second I look over and it's there and the next second it's completely gone. Hungry kid!

Want to know what these kids were watching? Nope, not the game! Something MUCH more exciting! They were watching ... wait for it.... ice melt! :-) I think they did this for about an hour. They'd go and get big chucks of ice, put it on the concrete wall in front of the fence and then watch it melt. Not my idea of fun, but it kept them entertained.

Austin has been Calling the Hogs in public for a while now. Colten has been Calling the Hogs a bit as well, but won't really do it in public. He has more fun watching everyone else do it. It's funny though, he'll put his hands up in the air and say, "woooooooo!" He also LOVES his stuffed Razorback when he's going to bed. He reaches for it and hugs it tight when we put him down. Daddy's so proud!

I'm ONLY putting this picture up because I like that both of our kids love Ribby the Razorback! I look awful and fat (not pregnant!). However, it's a memory nonetheless and I need to get over myself! :-)

The weekend was great and it got us out of the hotel we were in both afternoons. The kids came home exhausted and slept really well both nights. We are going to miss these kinds of weekends when we move!

High Flying

What goes up...

Must come down!

Colten loves to be thrown in the air. He's getting heavy though, so he doesn't get quite as high as he used to! Daddy even commented about how heavy he is, but still threw him quite a few times for me to get some pictures. Colten laughed the entire time.

Football Player in Training?

At the end of April, the Razorbacks had their Spring Game and there was RazorFest all afternoon before the game started. We took the kids to RazorFest for a bit before the game and did a few of the activities. I think Austin favorite activity was the football activity that the Fayetteville H.S. football players were running.

He did great running through the ropes,

Breaking through the pads,

but probably needs a little work on how to throw a football. Guess we've been working more on baseball than football, huh!

After a short down pour, we got some seats to watch the game.

Everything was wet and yucky, but the boys didn't seem to mind.

Colten was even clapping for the team as they came out of the locker room.

We made it through the first quarter, but the kids were driving me crazy and we had already been there for a few hours, so we left. I know Brian wanted to stay for more of the game and I offered to just take the kids to a playground for them to run around so he could watch more, but he said that wasn't necessary.

We went home with some tired, but happy kids (and a happy Daddy since he got two shirts and a hat on sale at Hog Heaven). Can't wait to see how the Hogs do this coming football season!!!

We'll Call Him...

We've kept it secret for long enough. We picked out a name and have told close family and now it's time to tell everyone else. :-)

Our third son will be Aiden Parker

We are excited to give this little guy an identity and refer to him by name now. If you're wondering where we got the name, we just tried to come up with names that we liked for his first name that went with our two other crazy boys' names. Brian and I sat down one night and talked about all kinds of names and then each made a list of 5 names, crossed off the ones that one of us didn't like and then picked which we both liked the best. For his middle name, we made a list of all the names we thought sounded good with Aiden and then let it sit for a day or so before making the final decision. The process was actually pretty easy and I'm so glad we have not had any big debates over any of our kids' names!

I'm over half-way done with this pregnancy and can't wait to see what our little Aiden looks like! Until then, I'll just enjoy the kicks and flips he does in there and the time we have left with just TWO kids! :-)