Happy Halloween!

We (as in I) wasn't feeling too creative when it came to Halloween this year, so we came up with a couple of easy costume options and let Molly decide. My Mom sent us a devil costume that belonged to my brother at one time and Molly eventually tried it on, calling it a dragon. That didn't last long and she wanted nothing more to do with it.

Dragon, devil, whatever.

We figured she could pull off the cowgirl look just by going through her closet, so that's what we tried next. She agreed to it but refused to wear the hat or carry the stick horse once we started trick or treating.

I bribed her with juice so I could get just one picture!

So, off we went trick or treating and Molly was very excited and determined to get candy in her bucket. We started at the "Safe Stop" where local businesses set up tables in the community building. Molly was really shy at first and pretty intimidated. After this stop we headed to the nursing home and this is where she really figured out how to trick or treat. By the time we left she would walk up to just about anyone and hold out her bucket and then wave goodbye. Not much was said, but she got the goods. We ended the night with a bucket full of candy-among other various treats and had a fun time!!

Coaching Molly through the Safe Stop.

Half Way

Friday was the 20 week mark with baby #2, so we're officially past the half way point! I've been feeling SO much better with this baby compared to being pregnant with Molly. I'm not sure if it's just the second time around, or if it's because it's a boy, but either way it's a good thing!

The girls helping me show off my baby belly!

So Proud

Look what Luke has been up to. All that hunting has payed off-he got this big buck last weekend with his bow. Molly & I are impressed.

As Molly says "Big Daddy Deer take nap." That's going to be one long nap, but I guess she's kind of right.

Checking Cows

This is Molly's style when it comes to checking cows. She's got her tractor & her baby & she's ready to go.

Corn Fest

The Annual Knox County Corn Festival was last weekend, so it was a big time to be in Edina! It consists of a parade, tractor & car show, craft show, carnival & lots of food and entertainment. The beer gardens used to be the highlight of the festival for us, but times have changed and we spent more time at the bouncy house this year. Guess that's what happens once you have a child! Grandma Debbie spent the weekend with us & made her first trip to the Corn Fest. I'm sure she was impressed-haha!

Molly showing off her purse overflowing with "loot" from the parade.

Molly's first carnival ride! She loved the cars and "drove" several of them!

Growing Family

I think most of our family & friends know by now, but our family will be adding a new member in March! I am currently 15 weeks along and feeling good. The first trimester was tough-just like with Molly, but I haven't felt nauseous in several weeks now. The worst part has been the bad headaches, which my Dr. recommended taking Magnesium pills for, and they seem to be getting better. Keeping up with a 2 year old has also been a bit of a challenge at times but Molly has been pretty cooperative for the most part. We are very excited and hoping that this baby will be in a more favorable position (than Molly) come ultrasound time so we can find out if it will be a little sister or little brother!

Baby Bump!

July-in Summary

I am WAY behind on the blog again...so I decided to just do one post to kind of summarize our month of July. It was a crazy busy month of traveling, but we had lots of fun times! Here are some photos:

It started out with a trip to Carrollton to celebrate the 4th of July. Luke's cousins have a pool at their house & had a "pool party" (as Molly would say) on the 4th. Let me tell you-it was kid craziness in the pool! There were SO many kids there and the pool was full, but it was SO much fun! Molly loved the slide and must of gone down it 100 times.

Matt, Emily, Scarlett, Molly & I at the pool party.

Shortly after this, we headed to Yellowstone Park via Nebraska for Luke's company meeting & trip. While Luke was in meetings all day, Molly & I discovered the Lincoln Children's Zoo and enjoyed the day there. They had lots of animals, a playground, lots of kids and a park, so it was ideal for Molly.

I didn't even show her how to do this. Somehow she just knew you were supposed to put your head through to get your picture taken.

After that, it was off to Big Sky, Montana for the company vacation. The first day we were there, we took a bus tour through Yellowstone Park. I hadn't been there for years, and really enjoyed it.

Checking out the hot pots and geysers.

 We also went on a hayride/cookout up at Big Sky with Cedar Creek Corrals. It turned out being a bit more western than we were expecting, but we all survived.

The cookout location. So pretty!

On the way back to Missouri, we made a quick stop in Billings to visit some of my best friends & then stayed in Rapid City, SD for the night. We were home the next night. After the almost 3,000 mile roadtrip, we were so thankful to be home! We did make one more trip to Carrollton in the month of July, but tried to stay home as much as possible.