Birthdays, Parks, and Bellies

 Okie, Doke...so I have one more post left in me before this wee babe arrives.

This past weekend was Clint's Birthday.  

31 and oh, so handsome...

Don't 'cha think?!

He (we) seriously celebrated by staying home and working on the "Honey Do List!"

Not sure if this makes me a terrible wife,

 or if it means I just have an amazing, loving, ROCKSTAR of Husband!!

(I choose to believe the latter ;)

Liam was so excited to give Daddy his present.

A picture of himself for Daddy's new work space.

(Clint...notice I chose not to use the word cubicle :)

Then, Liam helped carry over Daddy's other present...

Me:  "Clint, close your eyes, it was too big to wrap."

Liam:  "Okay, Mommy..."

HAHA!

Liam and Clint BOTH had fun jamming on the new cajon.

MUCH less space required than for the trap set, 

and now we are totally set for family acoustic jam sessions :)

(wow, that was a TERRIBLE sentence...oh well...good thing this is just me ranting about our little lives)

We DID go to one of our favorite restaurants after the birthday chores were finished.

*sheesh*

One of our chores was getting the rest of "Liam's Park" setup.

A few weeks ago, we bought a swing set off of Craig's List, and it has taken FOREVER to assemble.

Some MAJOR TLC was/is needed...

The Swings and Slide are now in working order which is all Liam really cares about at this point anyway.

Liam refers to his swing set as "Liam's Park."

He LOVES having a swing at home.

So do we...

No more driving 20 minutes to the nearest swing.

YAY!

"AHHHHHHH!  I will conquer this swing!!"

I had my 40 week appointment today (Tuesday).

If there's no baby before Monday, my Dr. recommended induction...

Why?

#1 we live far away.

#2 Liam was pretty big.

#3 Some other high tech Dr. reasons I don't need to blab about.

(nothing scary, don't worry your little heads)

I'm not super pumped about being induced, but agreed that it may be for the best best.

COME ON BABY!!

We are all doing well.

We are anticipatory!

(LOL, CLINT! )

(sorry everyone else...inside marriage joke)

Have a great week!

Hope to be posting pictures of little Hagitha soon!

(still working on a name...thought I'd give that a test run)

Cheers!

We are still alive and baby is still in the womb...

Life has been a bit crazy around here!

I know I've been doing a terrible job keeping you all updated, so here's a bit of our random-ness.

On Monday, I thought for sure we were going to be headed to the hospital to have a baby.

Clint stayed home from work.

Things seemed to be moving along.

False Alarm.

No Hospital.

No Baby.

Since I had been awake since 2 a.m.

Shannalee took Liam for a few hours to play.

What a good sister-in-law/auntie.

They had fun with sidewalk chalk.

Planting strawberries.

Going for rides.

And OF COURSE throwing rocks down at the beach!

Monday marked 39 weeks.

Some of Liam's other favorite things...

Frisbee Golf.

He's pretty good too :)

Feeding Don Jose...

Shannalee's fish.

Clint and I spent a lifetime 6 1/2 weeks working on reupholstering a chair.

WAY TOO LONG.

MANY mishaps!

But we're pretty stoked about the finished product :)

We finished it 2 days before the chair's 43rd birthday (May 8, 1970).

The receipt was tucked away inside one of the cushions :)

New Rocking Recliner for baby's room: $600-$700.

This Rocking Recliner: 

Chair: Free

New Gauze, Cardboard, and Paint: Free

  Fabric: $50

 Staple Gun: $30

Staples:$5

TOTAL: $85 with a story.

WORTH IT!

A couple weeks ago Clint's parents came for a visit.

Liam was ONE HAPPY BOY!

Liam and Lindi fighting over the biggest stick on the beach.

STILL wearing the infamous frog boots.

They are slowly deteriorating into nothing-ness.

MOPS 80's bunko night...

I'm thinking of just making this my permanent hair style.

Still an Elmo fan...

Even though we never watch it :)

Who needs pants when your legs are this cute?

Next post will probably have a new face in it.

Hopefully by then we'll have a name :)

Liam no longer wants to name his baby sister Big Bird...

Now he thinks Angus would be more suitable.

Not a bad fall back :)

Family Updates

Here are a few Liam updates:

These headphones are sA-wEEt!  

Liam loves to rock out to music while we are out and about.

It makes grocery shopping fun for him, and less stressful for me.

Last time we were at Target, one of the workers organizing shelving had a head-banging contest with Liam.

He thought that was pretty awesome...

Who am I kidding?!

SO DID I!

Coloring is a HUGE favorite around here.

It has taken over for his love of playdough...WHOA!

He seriously colors for at least an hour or two every day.

Finding, throwing, and saving BIG rocks and sticks is also something we do a lot of.

The weather has been SPRINGY, 

so we've been venturing outside a lot this past week.

YAY!

In other news, this is mine and Clint's current project.

This hideous well-loved chair is going to be turned into something Spectacular!

The pictures doesn't actually do it's current state justice.

The fabric is very discolored, has rips in several locations, and is literally withering away.

HOWEVER...

it's a Lay-Z-Boy, and seriously comfortable.

Stay tuned for a sweet update...it may be a while...

Hopefully not too long...it's for the little miss' room.

(Still no name...Liam was nameless for the first day of his life, this little one may be nameless for couple days of her life.)

Still trying to help Liam understand what's coming up...

SOON!

Not sure if he's quite getting it, but the waiting is almost over.

I'm fat, uncomfortable, and loving it!

(measuring 3.5 cm ahead of schedule)

Here's to another Giant Baby.

*Cheers*

Easter... HE is RISEN!

Happy April Fool's Day!

Liam and I didn't pull any pranks on anyone, but I'm thinking we may have to have a 

Belated-Fools Day when Daddy is least expecting it!

We had a blessed Easter weekend at home.  

Clint was gone all of last week, and returned home late Friday night, 

so we tried to squeeze in as much family time as possible.

(he'll be leaving again next week...BOO!)

The weather was GORGEOUS, so we spent quite a bit of time outside.

Saturday, we went out for a special family date...

We had breakfast at our favorite bakery where Liam got to choose his OWN doughnut AND have pancakes WITH syrup!  

What kind of parents does this kid have?!

All that processed sugar went STRAIT to his nervous system in about 10 minutes!

Afterwards, we took our hyped-up, toddler-monster to the park to let off some steam!

Later that evening, we dyed eggs with Liam for the first time...

He LOVED it!

The pink eggs were his favorite...

FACT:  Liam is not COMPLETELY naked in this picture...even if he looks it :)

Helping Daddy peal off stickers to put on his eggs.

It's a little hard to tell in the picture...but there were many a few casualties in the midst of the egg-dying process.  

Excitement really kicked in...thus, "egg-niting" quite the smashing motion.

HA!  Pun intended, but not until...AFTER I typed out this brilliant sentence.

Liam and Clint wore matching ties to church...

So CUTE!

Liam was so proud of his little tie!

He kept running up to everyone saying, 

"I got a tie...see!"

"Liam, smile big at the camera!"

This is what I get...

I think the trait may be inherited....

"Clint, smile big at the camera!"

"Clint, just stand there, like a normal human being, while I get everything set up..."

...or show me your booty...whatever ...

We had a big dinner and and an egg hunt at our house, with a few of Clint's co-workers.

It was really fun!

In general, Liam was more interested in finding big rocks and sticks than finding eggs.

Boy to the CORE!

He did find a few eggs...

...with a little help from Rafiel and Noah...

...and Dinesh...

With help, he ended up getting quite a loot.

The day wouldn't have been complete without throwing a few rocks in the lake.

L: "Mommy, look!  I got a big rock!"

M: "Wow!"

L: "Yeah...I appreciate it."

Still a favorite phrase.

"Liam, look at Mommy and smile..."

Grrr...he's more photogenic when I'm more sneaky...

I guess I need to work on my mad-ninja skills.

Of course, the day held more than eggs hunts, dinners, and rock throwing...

We had a FANTASTIC service at our church celebrating the 

resurrection of our KING!

I love that Liam is beginning to pray and and understand who Jesus is.

I think we should all try to look at Jesus through the eyes of a toddler sometimes...

..Meaning to simply let God love us as we are.

We are his precious creation...

"God doesn't take time to make junk!"

On our way home from Mini Mi Music today, Liam requested that I put on the "Mountains Song" which is mine and Liam's favorite worship song.

(Waiting Here for You By: Christy Nockels)

Liam began singing, and I complemented his beautiful  singing voice.

His response brought a tear of joy...

"Oh, thank you, Mommy...I worshiping!"

THIS IS PARENTHOOD, and I love it!

*Cheers*