He's Here!!

I don't have time to post a picture but wanted to write the stat's...

Gage Thomas Larsen

December 28, 2009 3:39 AM, 7 pounds 6.8 ounces, 20 inches long

Countdown

It's been a while and I have lots of cute pictures to post, but for now we are on the countdown for baby numero tres. I'm a 4 and 80% effaced so hopefully it'll be sooner rather than later... : )

Pictures

Sassy

I just remembered I didn't want to forget this story:

While Travis was out of town I took my kids to Hobby Lobby to get some things for a project I was working on. Kinsey was being pretty sassy walking into the store so I told her she better quit acting so sassy. We make through the store, barely, and in the line at the check out counter Connor is slapping my face and yelling about something. So, I grab his little hands and tell him to knock it off. Without hesitation, he looks at me with this little pouty face he makes and says in his cute little baby voice, "I sassy!" It was pretty cute, I couldn't help but laugh.

Now I'm going to have a little bit of a proud mommy moment... Connor speaks so well. His language acquisition is just incredible. He talks like a three year old and he's not even two. Yesterday he gagged on something and looks at me and says, "I'm choking, I'm choking!" I just looked at him like what did you just say?? He seriously says everything from "I'm sad" or "Kinsey, share and give me that" to well, just about anything. It's really cute when he says, "Don't want to, mom!" or "AWESOME!" I think his favorite thing is to say, "I tooted!" We were sitting in church last week, and during the prayer he shouts, "Nick! Nick, tooted! I tooted!" How embarrassing, but it was pretty funny. My favorite, though, is when he says, "I luf you, mom." or "Did you sleep good?" It's cute and just melts my heart. Also, he is so polite. He is constantly saying, "thank you mama." How can I refuse him anything when I know I'm going to get that at the end and always a "please" at the beginning? Okay, sorry for the brag fest but I just had to share : ).

Update

It has been a while since I posted. I really have tried to sit down and type, but you know how Thumper's mom says, "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all." Well, that's pretty much what I've been trying to follow lately b/c I've been rather grouchy : ).

Anyway, I guess a lot has happened since I posted last. Travis went to Alaska for a week with some buddies in August, I guess before I posted last. He had a great time fishing and doing what guys do when there are no women around. I had an eventful week while he was gone. Had to call poison control after Connor brought me an open bag of pills, lost my keys and got stuck at the gym for three hours (I only got them back last week, someone had taken them on accident), had some self-proclaimed psycho knock on my door to serve Trav a ticket from that stupid photo radar only to leave me scared to death all night and walk around my house with a pistol to scare off any intruders (ha ha.. this is a running joke in our house- I'm such a chicken and I frequently scream in my sleep. Travis and I just had a big laugh over that last night b/c it doesn't sound like a normal scream, it's creepy.) Anyway, it seemed like everything that could go wrong that week did, and I was very happy to have my hubby back.

Since then... let me think... Nick has moved in with us for a while until he finds some roomies out here, it has been really fun to have him. I think I'll be sad when he moves out, it's nice to have an extra buddy around.

We have taken in two baby desert tortoises from our neighbors, and the kids LOVE them (or love to torture them, I'm not sure which is more accurate). They have only been lost oh... three or four times, those little stinkers sneak away faster than I can blink. We've spent many afternoons searching high and low for those things. Kinsey has named them Alasaka and Bean (although their names change frequently- they've been China, Lulu, and anything else she comes up with...)

Kinsey is still in dance class, but some days I have to fight her to go. She is so tired by four o'clock and struggles to want to go by then. When she isn't tired she loves it and she is always happy by the time we come home. She is loving preschool, and I'm trying to decide where to send her to school next year. Any tips? There are so many options around here between all the charter schools and multiple public schools we have within a mile or two radius, it's hard to decide.

Connor is growing and developing so fast, he is such a little jabber box. A trait I assume he's learning from his older sister. It is fun to watch them really play (or fight, whatever mood strikes them), he is really holding his own when it comes to sticking up for himself : ). Although I've been really, um.. shall I say hormonal to put it nicely, Connor can always make me smile. He is such a good boy, I love that kid to death.

I am feeling very... pregnant. I swear the symptoms come on earlier and earlier with each baby. I have never really been addicted to chocolate, but I can now confidently say I. Am. Addicted. To. Chocolate. I'm not sure if it's because I'm so tired and my patience is falling short with the kiddos, and so I stress eat. Chocolate always seems to make it feel a little better : ). Well, for the moment anyway. So ya, when the doc told me I had gained four more pounds than I should have I wasn't so shocked. Oh well, it's only temporary right? No, he wasn't being a jerk, I asked, not sure why. I have managed to get Kinsey's room painted pink and brown and can about 60 cans of peaches and apples (don't ask) in between all of that chocolate eating so that's something, right? I need some more projects to keep the time passing for the next few months... any ideas? I need to do my curtains, any suggestions? That should keep me busy for a while. Also, any boy name ideas?

I still haven't posted about Kinsey's birthday, it was the day after grandma died. I know I'm terrible for not even mentioning it, but I haven't been able to bring myself to do it. I do love that little girl though, she is so full of life and spunk! Anyway, I promised myself I would do a quick update before the weekend was over, so there you have it in a nutshell. Plus, Travis is making fun of me for writing too much- "why don't you just write in a journal..." and "Wow, are you writing a book?" I swear. Men. So annoying : ). Seriously, one day I'm in trouble for not writing and the next I'm writing too much. Cannot keep that man happy. Just kidding babe (sort of). Love you.

Baby Girl Overton

Marianne had her baby tonight!! YEA!! A little girl at 7:50pm, 5lbs 15 oz, 20 inches long, and beautiful. I was on camera duty with Marianne's camera, and so don't have my own pics to post. I'm sure she will have hers up in no time. All went well, Marianne was very brave and went all natural, and mom and baby are doing great! : )!! No name yet... but will keep you posted.

It's A....

BOY!!

We are thrilled : )!

San Diego 09

We had the opportunity to go to San Diego the weekend before my grandma passed away, here is an overload of pictures and a brief synopsis. I am really glad we got to take this trip, it was a breath of fresh air and we really had a great time. We arrived at the Del Thursday evening and spent some time on the beach. Friday morning we got up and went to Sea World, which the kids loved. We spent about a half day there and the rest of the day at the beach. Saturday we went for a bike ride on the beach, then just hung out on the beach for a while. We went back to Sea World that night and saw some cool shows and animals that we missed the day before. We spent a few hours relaxing on the beach Sunday morning and came home that afternoon. I had a hard time coming home, it's just been such a long hot summer for me with this pregancy and it was nice to just take a breather. Thanks, honey, for taking us on this great trip!! We can't wait to go back! This is how Kinsey feels about the beach :)
I debated on putting this picture up because I look so chunky and not necessarily pregnant, but it's the only one of the whole fam on the beach. Try not to judge too harshly ; ).

Travy had a great time boogie boarding, wish I could have gone too. Next time we may take a sitter so we can do that sort of thing together.

view from our hotel

Saturday morning we rented a... I can't think of what it is called... but basically a four seater bike, and rode around the boardwalk and through some nearby neighborhoods. It was really fun, and a highlight of the trip, although I'm sure everyone else was ready for us to get off b/c Connor couldn't stop ringing the bell!!

Faces tell all!

The ritual burial...

Kinsey would work really hard to build a sand castle just to have Connor come and knock it down, aww...boys. He thought it was hilarious.

My children could play in the sand for hours

Our "aisle" as Kinsey kept calling it.

Sea World

Of all the animals, she was scared of the dolphins. Silly girl.

Kinsey LOVED Shamoo, although the name was first Shampoo then Bamboo until finally they got Shamoo.

We got there Thursday evening, and the beach was empty. It was cold, but we still had fun!