Yum!

Here are a few pictures I forgot to post from a few weeks ago of our munchkin enjoying her spaghetti*. What a mess!





In this one, she is so ready for me to stop taking pictures already and get her out!


*Here is my sister's yummy recipe for some great spaghetti sauce! It's so easy and tasty that we try to make it pretty often.

In a large skillet, add 1lb. lean ground beef (already browned and seasoned to taste with garlic - minced or powder, oregano, basil, and salt & pepper) to 2 small cans of tomato sauce, 1 can diced tomatoes, and about 1/2 of a small red onion, chopped. Let simmer, covered, for about 30 minutes. Add 1 tbsp of brown sugar and 1 tbsp of red wine vinegar to sauce. Continue to let simmer for about 15 additional minutes. Pour over cooked spaghetti noodles and serve with garlic bread, and enjoy!

Growing Belly and Sunday Soccer

As promised, here is the latest belly pic. I am officially 29 weeks along today! The only complaint I've had recently is having lots of heartburn... especially at night! Other than that, everything is wonderful! I am feeling lots more kicks and movement, and I have just been reminded of that amazing, indescribable feeling of having a little life inside of me! I am trying to savor every moment right now, because time has been flying by! I mean, can you believe that there are only about 11 weeks left til we get to meet baby Noah?! It's just crazy!

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Today after Jason went to work, Rebekah and I went to my nephew, Jorryn's soccer game in Keller. They play indoors, and it was a lot of fun! My mom and dad and 3 other nephews and sister were also there. My sister is actually the coach for their team, so it was fun to see her in action and to see those cute 4 and 5 year olds playing soccer! Go Blue Knights!

Rebekah, putting on a fake half-smile so I'll feed her more snacks!

Aunt Sis and Jaeden (who just turned 1 last month!)

The Cousins: Jared, Joshua, Jorryn(the soccer star!), Jaeden and Bekah

Afterwards, we spent time over at my sister's house. I took a few pictures of R playing in a pile of blankets, and some of her and I out in the backyard, enjoying the wonderful weather that's decided to come in... Man, I love the fall!

A Day Off with Daddy

I unexpectedly got the day off from watching Olivia today. Unfortunately, her mom's grandfather has cancer and has just been told that he has 2-3 weeks to live at best. He's already been in the hospital for a while now, but evidently it has spread pretty fast. From what Denise (yes, her mom has my name) has told me, he has already told relatives that he wants to go "home" and that he doesn't want to fight to live. I believe he is only in his early 70's and Denise is really close to him. That said, she and her family are going to Salado to see him and be with family during this time. Please pray for the Denise and her husband as well as her side of the family to be able to get through this difficult time. I know that God is awesome and that He can heal her grandfather, whether that means by taking him Home or performing a miracle. Either way, I thank you in advance for lifting them up in your prayers.
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On a lighter note, today was Jason's day off too. So he, Rebekah, and I got to spend the entire day together - something we don't get too often. So we started off by sleeping in really late (honestly it was so good, but I felt a little guilty for staying in bed so long!) and then ate breakfast together at home. We basically relaxed and got some really good play time in as a family. At one point Jason got called to do something for the apartments and Rebekah played while I talked to my sister on the phone. This is what I looked over and saw:

She was throwing her diapers all over the place, and then she found her box of shoes (the ones that don't fit her anymore) and was dropping them behind her. She also was trying to put them on, but I wasn't fast enough with my camera! I love her facial expressions and how in the bottom picture she is on her tiptoes to get to the back of the box.

Later, Rebekah and I took a nap (I only slept for about 30 minutes, but she slept a whopping 2 hours! Thank you Lord!=) while Jason got some game time in on the computer. When we woke up we went to one of my favorite places to eat for dinner - On the Border!Lately our favorite thing to do there is to eat lots of their yummy tortillas and chips and salsa (we added queso today, too) and then split a meal. It's cost effective and it satisfies my endless craving for homeade tortillas! When we were done, we stopped and got an ice cream cone at Chick-fil-a and then visited the little playground (if you can call it that) at our apartment complex. We let Bekah walk around a little bit and we put her on the swing with us. It was more for older kids, and the sand was muddy, so we only took a few pictures and didn't stay too long. But we still enjoyed it. Overall, it was such a fun and relaxing day with my hubby and our "baby girl". It's always refreshing to get to enjoy the company of my sweet family.
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On a random sidenote, Jason was showing me his swat gear this evening and modeled his gas mask for me to demonstrate one of the drills they had to do during their training this week. (Kinda creepy... look at those eyes!)
For those of you who know Jason and his "gift" of being able to break just about everything, I thought you might think it funny that one of the straps on it broke as he was trying to tighten it "just a little bit more"! I laughed so hard at this one, because he was so surprised when it snapped in his hand.

My Girls

Just wanted to share a few pictures from this morning. Bekah and Olivia love each other and are such great friends. I think they might get annoyed with each other at times, but in the end, they love to play together. It is so fun to watch!

These first 5 are from breakfast. They had waffles and blueberries. Although, I don't think Olivia was very fond of the blueberries.







Here they are playing in Rebekah's room. My sweetie likes to use the boppy pillow as her chair.




Kisses!

Belly Picture

These two pics are not the most current - they are from August 21st (I think I was in my 24th week). But I wanted to show a belly picture. Hopefully I will have an even more recent one soon!