Thanksgiving Day

We had a great Thanksgiving! Ryszard's Aunt Louise came up from Pennsylvania to visit. Brock had just woken up from a nap when she arrived so he was very well rested and excited. I was very happy to have an extra pair of eyes/ hands to keep an eye on him as we finished our dinner prep. I also invited a couple from our ward the Tam's over. They have a new little love {only 3 weeks old}, and I thought it'd be a nice way to give them some time out of the house, some good food, and friendly conversation , without having to worry about all the work. They are also moving pretty soon, so it may be the last time we are able to really spend some time together. {I was able to steal the baby for a few moments, what can I say I love holding newborn babies} plus Brock was in love with the baby too. He was very gentle and that makes me a little more at ease with having our little one due in just few months. Dinner was good, Brock has now discovered how to get out of his chair all on his own, so when he is done, he's done! although I went pretty simple on my menu this year I was still exhausted at the end of the day, but that didn't stop me from devouring my homemade pumpkin pie. {There were only a few pieces left this morning and I did show restraint and waited until 11:15 to finish it completely. In my defense, I only eat pumpkin pie once a year {thanksgiving} and this year I will blame it completely on the baby! }
We also invited our good friends the Mathieu's over for dessert last night too. So we had quite the houseful. and loved it! Brock had plenty of energy and quickly went down for the night when the time came. Our "Turkey Day" turned out pretty great!
Now I've got to figure out what to have for dinner. You can only eat so much turkey in 2 days time right, well maybe not!

The "Big Book"

You know the one, full of games and toys for children to carefully decide what to put on their Christmas list. Well it came in the paper a few weeks ago and we placed Brock at the table to let him look through it.
He was entranced for a full 20 minutes,
just looking at page after page of fun delightful things.
He was very fond of the Basketball toys {go figure} .

Pomegranates

It's that time of year when my favorite fruit is in season. I absolutely love pomegranates. The tangy tartness and that yummy seed crunch. I love it! I remember when i was little getting a pomegranate and working very carefully peeling the pomegranate trying hard not to make any of them squirt, because as you know they stain very easily. I'd place every piece into a bowl and
scooping each one into my mouth. YUM!
Thankfully after sometime I have found a better way to peel a pomegranate. But the taste is still the same! Yesterday I gave Brock his first taste of this delicious fruit. And I'm happy to announce that he LOVES it. I thought I would have some for a few days, but we quickly ate it all up. We had some with breakfast, for snack, for lunch, for snack, and then again at dinner. Looks like I will be making a trip to the grocery store for some more yummy goodness!

30 weeks down....

10 more to go. {give or take}
I am really excited to welcome baby Nicholas and I think with the 3 major holidays coming up it will go by faster than expected. Brock is constantly giving my baby belly kisses and hugs. I'm thinking he can't wait either. I'm a little nervous about what we are going to do with Brock while I'm in the hospital actually having the baby, and a little more nervous about having 2 boys on my hands, but Brock had some good practice with cousin Tyler a few months ago, and I really think he will be a great big brother!
Here's hoping we get all the things done that need to be.

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Crayola Fun

For the past 2 years I have been stocking up on craft supplies For when Brock gets older and is ready to let his creativity run wild. I recently let him try out the toddler markers I got him, but those were not working very well. Then I remembered about these "slick stix" by crayola that I got a while back. Needless to say he loved them, and wanted to color everything. They work really well and the best part is I didn't have to wrestle them away when he put them in his mouth, unlike regular crayons. I think we will have a lot of coloring days in the near future!

Happy Halloween

Brock and I spent our Halloween day at the mall with the puppies! Brock loves puppies and couldn't get enough. since I wasn't about to take him Trick -or- Treating tonight I thought It was the perfect way to have fun, and not have to worry about giving my 1 year old candy!


Although when we did get home we did have a few trick or treaters and Brock thought it would be fun to try and give them some of his books. Silly boy he doesn't yet know that kids want candy not books. Puppies are much more fun on Halloween I think and Brock had a blast!