Fire Station

First of all, summer is here!!!!  I can't wait to spend one last summer with just me and Heisman :)  I plan on spending as much one on one time with him before baby #2 comes in October.  Speaking of baby #2, I am almost half way there!  Crazy!  We had an ultrasound yesterday and chose not to find out the gender.  I was sure the baby was a girls until yesterday.  I don't know what the ultrasound techs are looking at half the time but I swear I saw some boys parts on the baby!  Now I have no idea what this baby is!  I guess we'll find out in a few months.....

Last week Ankeny Fire Department had an open house so Heisman got to check out the trucks and even spray the fire hose.  He had lots of fun!

Heisman and Ty

Movie and popcorn with cousins

Happy Mother's Day!

Heisman made this present for me at daycare and he was so excited to give it to me!  He said he made some beautiful flowers for me :) He has told me over and over again today "Happy Mother's Day. I love you!"  Awww, he's so sweet and I love him so much!!!!

Another reason to celebrate is that next Mother's Day I'll be a mom of two!  A lot of you already know that but for those of you that don't, we are expecting a little pumpkin at the end of October :)  We're all very excited for Heisman to have a little brother or sister!!!

Happy May Day

I remember doing fun May Day baskets when I was little and I love that our neighborhood does them now!!!  Heisman and I made some treats for his little friends and then he got on his 4 wheeler (which is his favorite thing to do these days!) and delivered them to their houses.  So much fun!

Catching up

It has been way too long since I last posted an update... sorry!!!

We took Heisman to a dinosaur show (?) where you could see life size dinos and he really enjoyed it!

My friend Sarah and I took our boys to the circus.  Heisman and Ty rode the ponies and then Heisman and I rode an elephant. 



March

Heisman is such a funny kid!  Not only does he entertain us with his actions and imagination, but also his words.  One morning Heisman and I were up earlier than Tony and I said we should go wake up Dad and he said, "No, he's probably on his phone."  A few days later Tony was taking Heisman downstairs to play and he said we should ask Mom to come with us and Heisman said, "She's probably shopping."  Ha!  Does he know us or what?!  He will also call us by our "real" names every once in awhile too which is funny to hear.  We were able to enjoy the nice weather the last few days and it really gets me ready for the summer!  I am on spring break this week and then we only have about 8 weeks left of the school year!  Woo hoo!

Such a helper...."washing" the dishes (really just playing with bubbles in the sink)

He likes to drive :)  He tells me to sit in the back and he drives me to Katie's house (his daycare) and then he goes to work.  He even asks me if I want music! 

February

We had a great February!  Heisman loved taking his valentine's to his friends at daycare!   I let him pick out his own valentines and treat to go with.  He had a hard time deciding between Cars and dinosaurs but dinosaurs won!  He also picked little granola bars to go with them.  I was surprised he didn't pick candy!

We just celebrated my 8th birthday!!!  Most of you know that I have a Leap Year bday so this year I had a "real" birthday :)  My family was in town last weekend to celebrate but unfortunately Heisman and I were both sick so the party was at my sister's house and we did a little facetime chat with them!  We did manage to celebrate a little over lunch.  I got an awesome 8 year old bday gift!  Basically everything I got the first time I turned 8.... Cyndi Lauper CD, New Kids on the Block CD (although back in the day these were cassette tapes), glitter baton, candy, nail polish, books, Barbie, hair scrunchies and Garbage Pail Kids cards!!  It was such a neat idea and I love it!!!

Only 2 more weeks until spring break so the countdown is on!  We don't have much planned but it will be nice to have a week off!!!

Frosting valentine's cookie

Yum!

My 8 year old bday gift...

I don't know why this is sideways... sorry!

Neighbors

We LOVE our neighborhood!!!  There are so many great kids around for Heisman to play with (and some are even old enough to babysit).  Our neighborhood reminds me of the good old days.  Kids are out playing all day long and parents are chillin with an adult beverage :)  I am really looking forward to this summer.  Now that Heisman is a little older he can join in on the kick ball games, hide and seek, basketball or whatever fun there is!.... Santa got him a power wheels four wheeler for Christmas and since we've had such nice weather lately, he's been able to ride with his friend Keaton (who is 2 days older). 

Some of the neighbor kids

Heisman and Keaton

Racing!!!

A few funny stories....
I mentioned before how Heisman is sneaky and used the excuse of going to the bathroom to get out of church.  Well, the other day at church there was a mom that took her "loud" daughter out and Heisman asked me where they were going.  I said that she must be in trouble.  He thought about it for a minute and then said, "Mom, I want to be in trouble."................
Tony and I went out for dinner last week with some friends and my shirt was a little flashy with sequins on it.  Heisman asked if Tony and I were going dancing.  Then he preceded with asking if we were going to hold hands and dance :)..................
At daycare the older boys were talking about friends from school and each one started naming their best friend.  Heisman said, "My mom is my best friend."...Awwwwww!!!!.....