Rodeo Time in Houston!

Jud took last Thursday afternoon off and we took Miller to the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo. It was such a beautiful day and I can't even tell you how much fun we had. We did almost everything you can do with a 2 1/2 year old.

The first thing Miller wanted to do was to ride a pony. He chose to ride Twinkle and was so excited.

Loving every minute of it.

What a cool dude!

Checking out the honey bees.

Look at all the baby pigs. Miller could have stayed here for an hour.

Driving the big tractor. The tire was more than twice his height. It had a TV set up in it that looked like you were driving in a field.

In the petting zoo. This is not the deer that ate my skirt, but I assure you that one did. Miller thought it was too funny.

For some reason they had a Wallaby in the petting zoo. Of course Miller said it was a kangaroo and would not be convinced otherwise.

Checking out the pigs curly, wiggly tail.

The newest rodeo clown.

After we had a fabulous dinner (Miller ate an entire corn dog) we headed to ride carnival rides. Miller was so excited. This was his first ride ever.

When he got off one ride he would say, "let's go ride another one" and run off.

He couldn't wait to ride the pink elephants.

Super excited to ride the airplane.

He got off the airplane and said, "Next time I'll ride the helicopter."

After watching it go around a few times he really wanted to ride the "dragon train" as he called it. Check out his face. He didn't seem to like his first roller coaster ride. When he got off, Jud asked him if he liked it and he said, "No, it made me dizzy."

We're having a ...

BOY!!!

Miller was the only one who thought this baby was a boy. Everyone else guessed girl. We are so excited for him to have a baby brother. We don't have a name yet, but will for sure post it when we decide on something. Hopefully it will be soon! Even better news - he looks super healthy and weighs almost a pound! They said he has long legs - go figure. God is so good!

Rodeo Round-Up

Miller's school has a Rodeo Round-up event every year to kick off Rodeo time in Houston. It was so much fun this year, except for the chilly weather. Miller's favorite things were the pony rides and the petting zoo. I loved the BBQ dinner!

Clowning Around

Two Weeks and Counting...

I am now 19 weeks along and finally starting to feel better. I actually worked out today (it's been a while). Miller has decided that he wants a baby boy. We keep telling him it could be a girl and his response is, "But it could be a boy." Our ultrasound is scheduled for March 3 so we should find out then. As everyone says, we just want it to be healthy. A girl would be so much fun, but it would be great for Miller to have a brother (plus it would be a lot cheaper.) Anyways, once we find out we will post something on here and Facebook.

...and baby makes four

If you haven't heard the news, we are expecting a baby July 15. That makes me 16 weeks and I'm still not feeling well. I've been really sick this time around (way worse than with Miller). I've had more good moments during the last few weeks, but I'm still not quite there. Miller seems to know when Mommy doesn't feel good and thinks a hug will make me feel better (he so sweet). He's really excited about being a big brother and currently is saying he wants it to be a boy. I keep telling him that he doesn't get to make that decision. We will find out the sex, but that won't be until early March. It's so tough to wait.

Little Gym

One of Miller's favorite activities this past year has been going to The Little Gym. We have decided to take a little break this spring (for music and swimming, etc.) so he had his last class last week. I thought I'd take a few pictures to document it.

Doing a forward roll on the cheese mat. He can also do one on the floor all by himself.

Kicking a soccer ball. He got a soccer ball and goal from Santa and he really enjoys playing. Maybe he will be a soccer player.

Getting his ribbon for class completion on the medal platform (he wouldn't stand up for the picture). He is so proud of the ribbon and still carries it around.

Green Eggs....

One of Miller's favorite books is Green Eggs and Ham. One Saturday morning, Jud thought it would be fun to make Miller green eggs. He absolutely loved it and is still talking about it.

Kansas City New Years

We drove to Kansas City from Lincoln on New Years Eve to spend NYE with our good friends Ricky and Shae. They hosted a great NYE dinner with some friends. The food was fabulous and the company was even better. Miller had so much fun running around their beautiful house and chasing their dog.

Miller hanging out with Ricky.

Ricky and Miller posing with the pink pig we sent them as a Christmas gift. Too bad Miller's eyes were closed for the picture.

Christmas in Lincoln

We decided to make the long drive to Lincoln this year for the first time. The huge Christmas midwest snowstorm was going to be right in our path, so we decided to leave at 4am on Christmas Eve to try to miss it. We had about an hour of driving through blizzard conditions the first day, but we made it to Wichita that afternoon and stayed in a hotel. The next morning we headed out and had about 3 hours of sunny weather before it got bad.

I took this picture out of the front window of the car - this wasn't even the worst of it. Many times it was a complete white out and we couldn't see anything at 20 mph. One problem, is you certainly can't stop when you are in the middle of it. We were 50 miles from Lincoln and got to the Interstate and it was closed. So, we spent Christmas night in another motel. Since it was Christmas day, nothing was open so we had all sorts of snacks for dinner. Then the Interstate didn't open until 6pm the next day. We thought we were going to have to stay another night. Miller was a trooper through the whole thing. He just wanted to get to GraMary's and see Bekah.

The kids has so much fun together. Posing in front of the Christmas tree.

Clowning around with daddy.

No fun being the youngest cousin. Hang in there Max, you won't be the youngest for long.

The boys in their matching moose pj's.

Playing in the snow outside Grandpa and GraMary's. It was Miller's first time to really play in snow. He didn't like putting all the clothes on, but he didn't want to come inside either.

He loved playing with the snow shovel.

Regardless of the drive up, we had a great time in Lincoln. It's so much fun to spend time with family we don't get to see enough.