Introducing Our New Little Boy!

Here he is! We found out yesterday that our 3rd child will be a little boy. We should have known all along because nobody in my family has more than one girl! We are very happy though. We had already decided that his name will be Isaac, and at lunch after the ultrasound we decided his middle name will be Charles, after my father. The most important thing is that he has all his body parts, and he's looking healthy!

2010 in Review

Merry Belated Christmas

At the beginning of December, I told Scott that I didn’t feel like sending Christmas cards this year. I asked if that was OK, and he said, “No.” So I told him to do it, and he said, “No.” Christmas kept getting closer, and we still didn’t have cards ready. Finally, Scott said we needed to send cards, and I decided he was right. So our cards are late, but better late than never!

We hope you all had a happy and healthy 2010. Here is a quick recap of our year.

In October, Holly turned 2, and she keeps us entertained. She loves singing her ABCs, and she dances to any music you play. She loves her older brother Owen, but she wishes he didn’t always want the toy she’s holding. Holly loves all the things Owen hates … like baths, meat, and vegetables. She tends toward the dramatic. Heaven forbid you put her dinner on the wrong plate. She will fall to the ground and cry until her daddy picks her up. (She has him wrapped around her little finger.) This coming year, we hope she starts using her extensive vocabulary to tell us what’s wrong instead of throwing herself on the ground.

Owen turned 4 this month and had his first friend birthday party. He loves bowling, so we had his party at a bowling alley. Since his birthday is the week before Christmas, most of the people we invited were busy and couldn’t make it. Five friends came though, and Owen had a great time sharing his birthday with his friends. Owen is a big fan of Superman. Sometimes, he wears his underwear outside of his clothes in the Superman style. He’s used bibs. clip on ties, and towels as capes. Thankfully, he hasn’t wanted to leave the house dressed that way yet! All the papers he brings home from church have SUPERMAN written all over them. They must think we are teaching him well! Owen loves drawing, and he has inherited Scott’s love of writing words. Owen always asks us how to spell words so he can write them down.

This August/September we climbed into our trusty old van and drove to Utah. People thought we were crazy for driving 2300 miles with two little kids, but the kids did pretty well. Whenever Holly got cranky, we threw some fruit snacks at her, and she was good for another few hours. Owen learned that if he said he had to use the potty, we would stop for a short while. About every ten minutes on the ride home, he said he had to use the potty. Scott only took us on one detour. While he drove through Nebraska heading for Wyoming, I took a much needed nap. When I woke up, we were in Colorado! That wasn’t where we were supposed to be. Thankfully, Scott only went 10 miles off course. I didn’t let him drive much more after that. We enjoyed spending almost 2 weeks with friends and family in Utah, but I think we will wait a few more years before making that LONG drive again!

Scott still works for Lowe’s at a flatbed distribution center. In June they had their family day picnic at Six Flags, and we were able to upgrade the tickets that Lowe’s gave us into season passes! Owen really enjoyed spending a lot of time this summer riding all the kiddie rides. This year, Scott got his dream computer, an iMac! He kept bugging me that he wanted one, and when his old computer finally died, we got him one. He wants to letter comics, and the iMac helps him more than a regular PC. When we were in Utah, Scott climbed Mt. Timpanogos, a real mountain. (The “mountains” here in New England are really hills.) He started out early in the morning to go on the 15 mile hike all by himself, but he came back down the mountain with 6 women! His goal was to reach the saddle, which is about a mile below the summit. Scott hates heights, and my brother Khyl told him that the path from the saddle to the summit was really narrow most of the way. The path just below the saddle was like that in spots, but it was only for short distances. Scott met his goal and made it to the saddle where he could view Utah Valley.

I still work at Verizon. In my free time, I try to keep our house clean although Holly and Owen are determined to make sure I don’t win the housecleaning battle. I’m in a book club that meets on the 3rd Thursday every month, and in July I took over as the fearless leader of the book club! Being the leader doesn’t require too much effort though. So don’t be too impressed. I just send out 2 e-mails a month reminding everybody what we are reading. I can definitely recommend some good books if you’re looking for one.

Now for our most exciting news. Next June we are expecting baby #3! I am finally getting over the first trimester night sickness (no morning sickness for me), and we are getting excited to welcome a new baby into our lives. Now you understand why I originally didn’t want to send Christmas cards. I just wasn’t feeling up to it. Next month we will find out if we are having a boy or a girl. If we are having a girl, we may need help naming her since Scott and I can’t agree on any girl names. Maybe we will just wait until she’s old enough to choose her own.

Of course, much more happened this year, but there is only so much you can read about one family.

We wish you all a Merry Christmas and hope you have a happy and healthy 2011!

Love,

Scott, Brianne, Owen, Holly & Baby #3