A post for Johnny :) and some Updates!

Johnny and Daddy!!

Johnny's 1st day of 2nd year preschool!!!





Johnny LOVES his school, he was so excited to go back he could hardly stand it! It is a great private Christian preschool and kindergarten. He goes 3 days a week for 2.5 hours. He has lots a friends from last year in his class as well as some new ones. Everyday he comes home SO excited about everything, it is really sweet. I am glad he has something that is "his", especially for once the baby comes.

Johnny's First Year In Soccer!!!!






Johnny has been a busy little guy, and he is having a total blast and I am just trying my best to keep up! :) He has asked to play soccer for over a year now, and I am so happy he is finally old enough....although I actually just found out you can start at 3..my bad..shhhh! :)

Also, Josiah started football this month!! My husband, John, is also on a football team, so between all 3 of my guys..we are BUSY!! Whew, and being 9 months pregnant...I am tired!! :) When Sophia comes...it's Grandma to the rescue! :) I will try and get some pics up soon of both John and Josiah's football. John's team is doing great, they have won both of their first 2 games by a landslide. John is the quarterback and helps coach the team. Josiah's team hasn't started playing games yet...they are still in serious practice mode...twice a week.

Quick update on Sophia...I am 36 weeks pregnant...considered full term next week! Although both my boys went to 40 weeks. There is a good chance I will have her at 39weeks (to try and avoid a C-section) if she doesn't come on her own before than though. I am SO ready!! She weighs over 6 pounds and is about 18.5 to 19 inches long.

Anyone wanna make any predictions??? :)

My Baby Shower!!!!!

What a BEAUTIFUL and VERY special day!!!
Me with some of my gifts in my favorite room of Tana's AMAZING house!!

Danae (who was a BIG part in throwing me this PERFECT shower!) Thank you SO much Danae! I love you!

My dear dear friend Karen (one of the gals who threw my shower) and I.

Tana Bean! My precious friend and shower hostess! Tana went above and beyond to make sure everything was just perfect and pink and beautiful.

All my dear friends who threw my shower! Jessy and I didn't get a picture together, that girl was very busy running around all morning and attending to every detail! She is so sweet! She spent the night with me before my shower as both our husbands were camping...then she and Noelle and I went to the movies after my shower...it all made for a very special weekend! Jessy got these pink M&M's for my shower that were monogrammed and said "Baby Sophia". How cute is that!? I tried to zoom in on them to take a pic but couldn't figure it out.

My sweet Noelle...who came from Oregon to be at my shower!! I love this girl SO much!

Silke and Kimberly...fellow police wives who are both very special to me!

Another pic of my shower hostesses and I, plus Tina who is not only my Pastors wife but a very special friend too! She brought a chocolate fountain to my shower with HUGE pink marshmellows for dipping!








There are so many precious friends that I regret not getting pictures with or even of!! But, as you know, taking pictures isn't the first thing on your mind at an event like this! :) So many people came and celebrated Sophia with me and it meant so much to me! I feel very very blessed and am SO thankful!! This was just a "friends" shower but my mom was with me and got to be honored as grandma. I had my friend Justy who came out all the way from Camano Island and Noelle all the way from Portland!! There were too many people to say something about each one, but I hope you each know how much it meant to me that you were there!! :) My very favorite thing (besides all the amazing people, gifts and SUPER YUMMY brunch and cake) was at the very end of my shower when about just 13 gals were left and they all gathered around me and prayed over me and Sophia...it was POWERFUL and Sophia was moving like crazy the WHOLE time we were being prayed over. It was a moment I will never forget. There was some really awesome things prayed and spoke over us. That was the best gift of all!!

Our Seaside Vacation!!!!

In early August we took our annual family trip to Seaside, Oregon for 8 days...it is SOOOO relaxing!!! Seaside is such an amazing place and really has become a home away from home to our family. We rent the same ocean front house every year and just love it!! Here are some pics....
On our way! Loved that new DVD player!

First stop?? The Candyman...of coarse! :)
2nd stop...THE BEACH!



On the front deck of "our house". :)










Some pretty CRAZY games took place at our nightly campfires!!! SO FUNNY!



SMORES TIME!<








After a Smores sugar high!!!














Sophia's first trip to Seaside





This one's for you Kurt :)...."Don't let the sharks get us!!!"









Johnny in his underwear!! Ha! His pants were so wet they were bothering him...so he wanted them off! :)

Taylor's Sweet 16th BIRTHDAY!!!!







Another WONDERFUL summer in Seaside!!! Here is to many many more to come!! :)
We already bought Sophia a Seaside sweatsuit to wear next year. :)