CALIFORNIA!!!

So this past weekend, Chris and I went to California with our friends, Jill and Joe Hansen. And no kids! We had a blast! We flew out Thursday and landed in San Diego. It was beautiful. We ate lunch at the Seaport Village, and walked around and looked at the huge cruise ships, and the navy boat. The navy boat was awesome, because there was a little restaurant on one end, and other planes sitting on top. It was amazing to see how big those boats really are! This picture is really fun because by the navy ship they had this huge statue of a navy man and a nurse kissing before he left. It was so fun for us to pose like they did. We are not too far away from it, so you can tell how big the statue really is!

We bummed around for a little bit, and then drove to San Clemente where our hotel was. That night we went to dinner at the Fisherman's Wharf. Its basically a restaurant that is out on the pier. It was so fun to have dinner and watch the ocean and waves. There were also people "trying" to surf, but the waves were kinda choppy.

Our restaurant...

Us eating

The beach was beautiful!

The next day we drove to Disneyland!! It was so fun to go without kids, because we didn't have to worry about waiting in lines and entertaining them. The nice thing was that in the morning, we walked onto every ride. If we waited in line it was 5-10 minutes max! The other fun part was that it was the first day of Halloween in Disneyland. They had the whole park decorated for Halloween. It was so cute! Also the Haunted Mansion was totally different. They changed everything inside to make it the Nightmare before Christmas. I think it is way better than the original.

Mickey pumpkin style

They had these cute jack-o-lanterns in the grass.

Way cute sign in California Adventure!

We went over to California Adventure for part of the day too. Since I was the preggo one, I mostly sat and took pictures of everyone else on the rides. So when it was a ride that I could go on, I made them go like 5 times! We went on Grizzly Rapids, and I got soaked! This was me after I got wet. Everyone else stayed relatively dry that time...

The next day we bummed at the beach for a while, and then that night went to an Angels baseball game! It was a lot of fun, even though they got creamed! Unfortunately I forgot my camera, so I will have to rely on Jill for the pictures of that one! Thanks Jill!

That night we played cards at the hotel, and then went to bed. We got up the next morning and flew home. It was a fun weekend getaway, and was so nice to go without kids. Madison had a blast at my moms house, and didn't want to come home with us Sunday night. I'm glad we were able to take a little trip just us before the next baby. We realized that we definitely needed it! Thanks mom and dad for watching Maddie the whole weekend! We couldn't have gone without you guys! Love You!!

Any advice???

First a huge thanks to everyone who congratulated us on the announcement of our pregnancy! We seriously have the best family and friends, and are so happy to be able to share our excitement with you!

Next, Chris and I are leaving this week to go on vacation with a couple that we are good friends with. I am so nervous! I haven't ever left Madison over night. I keep thinking about all the things that could go wrong, and I think I freak myself out more. I know she'll have a great time at my moms house, and she is super excited to have a sleepover with Kelsey, but I still stress about the whole trip. So any suggestions on what I can do to make myself not worry so much?

Thanks for all your input!

WE'RE EXPECTING!!

Yep that's right, we are having another baby! We are so excited! I am 10 weeks along, and the baby is due April 14th. After the complications that we had with Madison's labor, we have already decided on a planned c-section for this baby a week early. So I guess we are looking at April 7th. We feel that this is our little miracle baby. We had been trying for about 13 months, and were just about ready to give up. Some days I felt like maybe we were only meant to have one child, but I always wanted another. We know that this baby is truly a blessing, and are so excited for another sweet spirit to join our family. I have been a lot sicker with this one, considering that I was only sick about 2 days with Madison. Its totally worth it though! Madison will be such a good big sister, and we couldn't be happier!

The Big 24!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LINDSEY!!

Today Lindsey officially hit her mid-twenties at 3:27a.m. After sleeping in as long as possible with a 3-year-old running around, the day started off with a healthy breakfast at McDonalds. After getting ready, we were all off for some birthday shopping with some of the gift-certificates she got. When dinner time rolled around, Lindsey and I went to Texas Roadhouse where she got to "ride the birthday bull" and everyone in the restaurant gave her a big birthday "YEE-HAA!" I dont think it was embarrassing enough, but it'll do. After then it was off to a movie. Not a bad day in my opinion and I hope she had as much fun as I did.

Love you sweetie!

-Chris