Well, here is my once a month update. =) I can't believe it's been so long since I posted last! Time flies when you're having fun! So much has been going on, it seems that life just gets more and more busy. March has found us in the middle of many a project to fix our new house up. Stephen's baby is the cluster of 20' high palm trees in our front yard. He loves trimming them, and making them look better. I keep telling him he has done all he can to them for now, but he keeps looking for more to do. =) We have also been enjoying pulling weeds, and trying to de-weed the lawns.
My baby is, of course, decorating the inside of the house. I will have some project or other to keep me busy for a long time to come, I think. But it's so fun. Most recently, my mom came down and we decorated the kids bathroom "Rubber Ducky" style. It came out really cute!
As for our little Jesse, he is discovering new games and amusements all the time, from throwing things down the stairs,
to hiding in his closet,
to turning on the radio in the car, to coloring on the sidewalks and on some chalk boards with chalk. He can almost run now, chatters up a storm, and has a Jesse form of sign-language that I have taught him to communicate with. He is very quick to pick up any form of communication. He also understands much of what we say, and can follow simple instructions, such as "Get your blankie," "Throw ___ in the trash," and "Let's feed the turtle!"
He is also more interested in books, especially those with simple, recognizable pictures. Jesse is such a joy to mother.
Oh, the latest update about baby #2 is that we are having a girl! Of course, there is always that chance that the dr. is wrong, but it's been my gut feeling that we would be having a girl the entire pregnancy. So, we are all very excited. If anyone has any good suggestions for a name, I'm considering all. =)
Ok, now that we've covered Easter, here is the update about the trip to the East Coast. The reason for the trip was business. Stephen had a conference for two days. Jesse and I came along to make a vacation out of the weekend. It's not every day that you get one of your two airfares paid for by someone else to a place that is very close to relatives. 
So, Jesse and I hung out at the hotel in Maryland for two days, and then we traveled up to New Jersey to visit my Uncle Earl and Aunt Dianne. We were only able to stay with them for 24 hours, 
but in that time they took us up to N.Y. City. Stephen had never been, so it was a treat for him especially to see the Statue of Liberty, Ground 0, and the Brooklyn Bridge. Although we did not get into the heart of N.Y, we did enjoy walking around South Seaside Village (I think that was the name of it), and eating at a restaurant there. Jesse was spoiled by his great aunt and uncle, and came home with two toy cars (a taxi and a police car) and two "I Love N.Y." onsies. =) Thank you! 
He also loved my aunt and uncle's huge, 125lb Newfoundland dog, Sydney. That black mass in the front of this picture is her. It made us really excited about getting our own dog for Jesse to play with. =) As far as the actual traveling went, Jesse did really good, but it was exhausting for us to keep him entertained for the long flight to and from the east coast. We are not sure that we are brave enough to try it again any time soon. But we are really glad we were able to make this trip.
I know, you all what info and pics about our trip to MD and NJ...but Easter came first, so I'll start with that. =)
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small cabin in the mountian town of Idyllwild. The weather was lovely and crisp, the town was small and quaint, the cabin was interesting and cozy, and the time together was priceless. 
The only real activity we did was go on a 5 mile hike in the mountians, and it was so lovely. Thank you to my wonderful mother and sibblings who took care of and 
entertained Jesse while we were gone. He had a great weekend, too. Thank God for a wonderful family.
Well, here is my once a month update. =) I can't believe it's been so long since I posted last! Time flies when you're having fun! So much has been going on, it seems that life just gets more and more busy. March has found us in the middle of many a project to fix our new house up. Stephen's baby is the cluster of 20' high palm trees in our front yard. He loves trimming them, and making them look better. I keep telling him he has done all he can to them for now, but he keeps looking for more to do. =) We have also been enjoying pulling weeds, and trying to de-weed the lawns. 
My baby is, of course, decorating the inside of the house. I will have some project or other to keep me busy for a long time to come, I think. But it's so fun. Most recently, my mom came down and we decorated the kids bathroom "Rubber Ducky" style. It came out really cute!
to hiding in his closet, 
to turning on the radio in the car, to coloring on the sidewalks and on some chalk boards with chalk. He can almost run now, chatters up a storm, and has a Jesse form of sign-language that I have taught him to communicate with. He is very quick to pick up any form of communication. He also understands much of what we say, and can follow simple instructions, such as "Get your blankie," "Throw ___ in the trash," and "Let's feed the turtle!" 
He is also more interested in books, especially those with simple, recognizable pictures. Jesse is such a joy to mother.
