Visit with Friends

We love being able to visit with our friends when we go to Arizona. It never seems like we have enough time to see everyone. For those we missed, I am sorry! We got to visit with our friend Allison at In-N-Out and see her cute baby girl. We use to be roommates and it is so weird to see her with a baby. We didn't get any pictures with her but we had a great time visiting. Thanks Alli for taking the time to meet up with us.
We also got to visit with Jason, Melissa and the kids! It was so fun to watch the kids play together. Melissa and I took the kids to the park and I don't know what the big boys did while we were gone. After the park we had a yummy dinner and then watched the kids play some more. We miss them tons and wish we could get together more often.

Emma & Sebastien walking to the park. So sweet!

Troy and Jason thought it was hilarious that Manti was pushing around a naked barbie.

Sebastien wanted to check out what baby Layne was playing with.

The "kids" table. (Emma, Stori & Sebastien)

Manti didn't get to sit with the kids but he was still happy.

The "adults" table. Yummy food!

Manti's turn to play with Layne.
They became good buddies in the few hours we were there.
Sebastien didn't want to leave his new friend.

18 weeks and fun with the boys

Today I had another appointment to check on the baby. Troy was working so I decided to just take the boys with me and then run errands after. I of course got many funny looks and comments from people but that is to be expected. Manti is not a huge fan of the doctors office, even if it has nothing to do with him. He cried when I had to use the rest room, when the doctor measured my tummy and even when the doctor said hello to him. Sebastien is the complete opposite. He loves the attention he gets and seeing new things. Now for the news about baby #3...I gained one pound over the past month, they had a hard time finding the heartbeat (which made me VERY nervous), measured my belly and everything looks great! The baby was positioned funny which is why the heart beat wasn't really noticeable. The most comforting thing about the appointment was the movement of the baby. I just cannot wait until my ultrasound when I can actually see this little one and know for a fact that he/she is doing well!

Here is my 18 week belly shot. Not much there yet!

After all the fun at the doctors office we went to Carl's Jr. and went to watch the trains. We were very lucky today and got to see 4 trains go by! The boys were loving it and had lots of fun. We then ventured off to Target and bought some new shelves for me to reorganize around the house. Yay for me! I am really trying to figure out how to set up for a third baby. If it is a boy, WE ARE SET! We will just do bunk beds in the kids room and move toys into the guest room. If we have a girl, I would like to do some girly stuff in their room but then I am not sure how all the boys would feel about that. Maybe we could talk the housing office on base into getting us a different house?!?! That would solve SO MANY problems. I don't think we are that lucky, bummer!

14 weeks

After our trip to Arizona I anxiously awaited my next appointment. I was just about 14 weeks and couldn't wait to get in and hear this little baby's heartbeat. I was very happy to see the doctor that delivered Manti, she is so wonderful. She came in to visit for a little bit at first and then got a page. I was so bummed because I didn't know if she was going to be back or not. Lucky for me she came back in the room a few minutes later and said, "Let's check out this baby!" Yay, the moment I have been waiting for! I laid down on the table and she began to look for the heartbeat. She kept trying to find it and then says "Huh?" Not the most comforting thing you want to hear from your doctor. She had to push on my tummy a little and then found a very faint heartbeat but heard a lot of movement. I didn't hear the heartbeat very well but she said it was there and sent me on my way. I was not as happy leaving that appointment as I thought I would be. I was really hoping to hear the heartbeat like I did with the boys. Hopefully next time the heartbeat will be easier to find and I can stop worrying.

Train Park

Before going to AZ we made a list of things we "must do". McCormick Train park was definitely one of them. I hadn't been there in years and was very surprised when we got there. Troy's sisters and kids joined us along with one of my brother's and sister's. We got to ride the train three times, the carousel twice and then play on the slides. It was so much fun to be with family and see how well the kids played together even though they don't get to see each other very often.

Sebastien loves slides, especially when he can do it by himself.
Sydney, Sebastien and Desiree were getting set to race, Sebastien cheated! :)

Gage and Malcolm riding on the carousel. I love the expression on Gage's face.

Another favorite of the day, the rock wall. Troy cannot wait until he can take Sebastien on a real one.

Alvin, Peggi and Sam ready to ride the horses.

The Cahoon aunts and cousins ready for the train to go.

SMILE everyone, here we go!

Troy and the boys riding the carousel. I did it once and that was enough for me.

Manti was so happy to sit next to Sebastien and not on laps.

We cannot wait to go again next year. Hopefully we can be there when they have all the Christmas things up. The workers were taking everything down when we were there but it looked like it would have been a ton of fun.

First Day Wounds

The first full day we were in Arizona Sebastien and Manti decided to try out the trampoline. Manti pretty much laid or sat and let Sebastien bounce him. It was fun for a few minutes until we heard Sebastien start screaming. We couldn't figure out what had happened until a few minutes later when Sebastien's eye started to swell up and a goose egg appeared on Manti's head. My guess....Sebastien bounced Manti so hard they "crashed heads" (as Sebastien said). Manti was not phased at all and went about playing and Sebastien thought it was the end of the world. It took a good 10-15 minutes to get him to settle down. Poor guy!

Manti came over to check on the status of his buddy. We tried putting ice on it to keep the swelling down but that didn't last long.

You can tell he is just heart broken about this situation. I don't know what was worse...the collision or the ice on his face. He ended up with a little black eye for the first few days of vacation but that didn't slow him down...

The Drive To Arizona

After Christmas and New Year's we got things packed up to head to Arizona. We were all so excited to go visit family and friends. We got the boys up and as I was carrying Sebastien down stairs, I felt REALLY sick. I had to pass him off to Troy really fast and go throw up. I got really nervous for the rest of the day, I was afraid I was going to be throwing up the whole time in the car. Lucky for all of us, that was not the case. I felt great and Troy was a trooper, he drove the WHOLE time.

Sebastien loves to watch movies when we travel and has now figured out how to use the wireless head phones. Troy and I love it because that means we can listen to music while he watches his movies.

Manti is great when it comes to traveling. I thought this was just too cute, him cuddled up with his kitty cat asleep in his car seat.

The boys love the drive through New Mexico. This was one of many trains we got to see.

Sebastien kept asking when we were going to get to Arizona and of course he had fallen asleep when we got to the border. I felt so bad that he was going to miss "getting to Arizona" I took a picture of the sign.
We took this picture as we were driving through Payson. I really miss the Arizona sunsets.

The first thing Troy wanted to do when we got into town was stop at In-N-Out to get a burger. It was so fun because the whole Cahoon family came and met us there. The boys were thrilled to see their cousins. We hung out there for a little bit then went to surprise Ganma and Ganpa Egnew and Aunt Wendi. We pulled into the driveway with all lights off and were very quiet shutting the doors. We walked the boys up to the door and knocked. Troy and I hid behind the other cars and waited for either Ganma or Ganpa to open the door and find two little boys at their door step. It was so fun to see Ganpa's face as he opened the door. He wasn't quite sure what was going on and the boys wasted no time going inside. It was a great way to end the long 15 hour drive.

Christmas Day

Christmas morning was a blast! Both boys were thrilled to see all the presents Santa brought. I will admit, they were VERY spoiled this year and I am glad they are still young and won't know the difference next year when we do things a little different. Rather than explain everything they got, I will just post pictures.

Manti admiring his "ka-chow" pillowcase.

Sebastien loves puzzles and trains. Santa couldn't have gone wrong with this present.

I told you he was spoiled this year!

Santa left this "Cars" ball pit and Manti wasted no time breaking it in.

Troy and I had a nice Christmas gift this year. We found out that the sickness I was having was NOT the flu but from BABY #3! We are very excited to have another little one in the house and cannot wait for July to come to meet him/her.