Just because I should...

Oh...where to begin with what is new with us? We made it through the holidays and Ethan finally quit throwing up after a week of having the flu. He was better after about 4 days but would randomly throw up a few days after that...which made going ANYWHERE interesting. So, we stuck close to home. We had a wonderful Christmas in Whitefish and celebrated Christmas in Missoula with Casey's family on New Years Eve. I am feeling very good with this pregnancy and tend to enjoy it a lot more than I did with Ethan. We are 24 weeks into this now and it's hard to believe that in 4 months we will be a family of 4, with a little girl of our own. I am getting very excited and now that we know it's a girl, I feel like she should be here...but we'll keep her in and cooking for at least another 13 to 16 weeks!!!

We leave on the 29th for a family get-a-way. Just the 3 of us! I am very excited. We are headed to Cabo in Mexico for a week. It will be so nice to relax and enjoy the sun, sand and water. We do not have any plans while down there, which makes it seem all the more relaxing!!!
Casey has remained busy traveling. He just got home from a trip to France for a week. Although Ethan I and hold up while he is gone, it still is hard to say goodbye. I know that Ethan realized more than ever that daddy was gone and at 5:30, he wasn't home to play with. He was pretty whinny (he's also getting lots of teeth) and ran around saying "dadda" all the time. It was cute that he missed him so much...but the whining about drove me over the edge! Thank goodness for such good grandparents and a wonderful girls night out!!!

Some exciting news about Ethan is that he is now telling us (3 days in a row) that he has to go "poo-poo". I am trying not to jinx myself...but I am crossing my fingers that it sticks. It would be lovely for him to be poop trained before the next one arrives.




He loves clothes and shoes!!! He is starting to dress and undress himself.



Helping mom shovel the driveway



He actually is a very good help around the house. He loves helping out which is a blessing




SOOOOO sick. This is what he did for 2 or 3 days. It was quite sad to see him like this

My family on Christmas day

Playing the drums that Grandma and Grandpa Helgath got the grandkids

Sledding with daddy

Sledding with mom

Tubing with G-pa

You can't choose who you are born to...but you do chose your in-laws. I'll claim this guy!!! I actually love this picture and it shows what a fun grandpa mike is...

Like I said...he loves clothes...dressing himself in dad's shorts and socks

Going to change.

I love this picture of Ethan. He's watching the bowling ball very closely. He didn't really have the attention span (yet) for bowling...but he was pretty fascinated with the whole deal.

Loved playing with the balls as they rolled back in

Ethan and daddy bowling

Ethan and his buddy Grayson. Aren't both of these boys just adorable. I love little Grayson. He's just so cute you want to pick him up and squeeze him!!!

The beautiful flowers Casey got me for our anniversary!!! What an amazing husband God gave me. He's so much better than I could've ever dreamed of. I am thankful for him!!!