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In the next three months:

Scott will have a birthday.
Thanksgiving will be over.
I get to put up my Christmas tree.
The Holidays will have come and gone.
2010 will be over.
2011 will have started.
Scott starts his last semester of school.
I will have a two year old.
I will have a newborn.
We will become a family of four.
We will have had Tanner 4 years.
I will have been with my sweetheart 5 years.

All of a sudden I am realizing how quickly my life is changing. Its scary and so exciting all at once. This new little baby has changed my perspective and I am starting to see how quickly time comes and goes. It feels like yesterday that Scott and I met and now we are preparing for our second child together. I just hope I can enjoy every minute it.

I am Lame

Happy Halloween!
As I was taking off Taydens costume this year, I said to myself... "Shoot, I did not take one picture!". However, he looked much like this:


Add a few blackout lines under the eyes, and an orange hoodie underneath for warmth and voila...a halloween costume. I know, no creativity on my part, but lets be honest, Tayden is cute in anything! He was an awesome little Kellen Moore (BSU quarterback). Anywho, we went trunk or treating and our little guy had a blast. It didn't take long for him to get the jist of it and he walked away it loads of candy. Plenty for Scott to enjoy for days, I'm sure.

Okay, so here is my major question. We will be moving Tayden to a big boy bed this week. I would be lying to say I am not a little nervous, but it is time. Any pointers?

A Little Bit from Everyone

Everyone in our little family has something to share this week. So here is what has been going on at the House of P.

Tayden: Nothing huge from little mister, but I'll share a funny little story. Did you know Tuesdays are Kids Night at Texas Road house? Neither did we, until tonight when I treated Scott to a special little dinner. (You'll have to keep reading to see the exciting reason why.) They provide balloon animals, face paintings and free ice cream for the kids. It was super fun and Tayden was extremely good. So, Texas Road House has a mascot...its an armadillo. Tayden loves animals, but apparently people not dressed up as animals. The armadillo came up to Tayden to wave and give him a toy and our little boy flipped. He practically hurdled the table to get away from the scary man. All I saw was flying french fries and macaroni before Tayden curled up in my lap. He was literally shaking from fear and wouldn't take his eye off the monster. Scott and I got a good laugh from our little man. It will be an interesting Halloween.

Stacey: I am officially 6 months pregnant! I have been horrible at taking pictures and keeping an update with this one, so I thought I would do that now. Everything is going rather smoothly. I am getting bigger and bigger everyday and trying to cope with it. It was hard with Tayden, but has been harder with this one. My feet have also been more swollen with #2. I'm sure its because I am on them all day chasing a very active toddler all day. Also, the heart burn is starting to kick in. Especially, if I eat jalapenos after 9 pm. However, I love feeling this extremely active little boy move. He is very responsive to pressure, so I can normally make him move on command. I can also count on him doing flips first thing in the morning, in the evening and any other time I lay down. We don't have a name picked out for him yet, but I am quite partial to Beckett. I know the picture is awful, but its better than no picture I guess.


Scott: Now for the most exciting news of all. Scott had his first interview today with a company called JT3. It went fabulously. (Hence the dinner) He passed with flying colors and will be headed to Vegas for a final interview and some testing in a while. They were super impressed with him and excited about his background with surveillance cameras. So, I guess things really are coming together. His job would be in telecommunications, however that is all I will be aloud to know. Its a super confidential job that contracts with the government. The company flies/buses their employees to work everyday...blindfolded. Haha, not really blindfolded...but it is a super big secret I guess. Its kind of like a sci-fi job, so it makes Scott giddy just thinking about it. In all honestly though, the company sounds great and has some wonderful things to offer. The pay is great along with the benefits and vacation time. It will be great to get more information as the hiring process continues. The prospect of having a job and seeing light at the end of the tunnel is amazing. Now, if we can get the house sold....it will be a good week. We have people coming back to look for a second time on Thursday. Wish us luck!

So, that's about it for our little house hold news.

Happy Tuesday!

Pretty Pumpkins

In my last post I mentioned I would be painting pumpkins this year instead of carving them. I think they turned out pretty cute.

This one is my favorite. I love how the finish turned out.

Something about pumpkins in the front of my house makes me smile.

Happy Fall!!!

Pumpkin Patch

Due to weather and scheduling conflicts, Scott and I weren't able to take Tayden to pick a pumpkin this weekend like planned. However, this sweet man came home early and took us out to get some pumpkins.

Scott and Tayden searched and searched for the perfect pumpkin.

Tayden even considered taking over the wagon to get things moving.

But, this is all we found. The farm had been pretty picked over and we didn't find any orange pumpkins that weren't rotten.

However, the trip wasn't a total waste. We found tractors. And Tayden LOVES tractors.

I even got in on the tractor fun.

So, we left the farm empty handed and headed over to the a more reliable pumpkin supplier...Walmart. There were plenty there. Now, my porch is adorned with 3 lovely pumpkins waiting to be painted. Yes, I am painting the pumpkins this year...not carving. Wish me luck.

Ah, how I love fall.

A Mind of His Own

We had an ultrasound today to check out our new little man. However, he had a completely different idea. He refused to cooperate. We were able to check out his heart, kidneys, lungs and so forth, but that is all we got to see. However, our little bean was kind enough to show us his foot. Yep, one little foot. That is the only picture we got to take home! Stubborn little man. He is weighing in around a pound and a half and doing great. I can't wait to see his sweet face.

Speaking of sweet faced little boys with a mind of their own...let me update you on Tayden. He is crazy. Seriously, he is the funniest little boy I know. He has been on a major jumping kick lately. Jumping off things, over things, on things...etc. Its is mildly hilarious, but makes me completely nervous. He has also started talking up a storm. I have mentioned before he was a little slow to start talking, but he is making up for lost time these days. I look at him at wonder what happened to my baby. He is truly a little boy. He loves big trucks, trains, and airplanes. He pets every dog he can get his hand on and never passes up a chance to throw a ball...or anything else for that matter. He loves his mommy, but is becoming quite the daddys boy. He is just the light of our universe.

I love the fact that I have two little boys to blog about. I can't believe Scott and I are going to have two kids. Its going to be one crazy adventure, but I can't wait.

We are headed to a pumpkin farm on Friday. I can't wait. We get to pick our own pumpkins, go through a little corn maze and play some fun kid games. One of the many reasons I love Fall. My favorite season by far. Hopefully, I will have more luck on the pictures!

Welcome Home

Scott made us a welcome home banner. How sweet is he?
(It says 'Welcome Home Guys', not sure why the rest of the picture is missing.)

Tayden and I got back from Texas yesterday. It was such a fun trip. My brother and his family surprised us with the new home they recently purchased and we basically hung out there most the time. Who could ask for a better vacation? We did a little shopping, watched Coda play t-play, went to the biggest ever outdoor 'Saturday Market' and enjoyed each others company. It was so wonderful. Tayden loved playing with this cousins and they were great with him. I can't wait for him little brother to come so he has some company other than mom and dad. Although, since we have been home, he can't get enough of daddy. Since we only packed on a carry on, I wasn't able to pack our camera. I really need to invest in a smaller camera I can stick in my purse. So the only pictures I have are the ones I texted to Scott while we were there...so they are all of little Mister. Thanks Justin, Echo, Coda and Gracie for an awesome time. We miss you already.

Taydens new family.

He kept putting his sunglasses on his forehead. He thinks he's funny.

Loved the doll stroller. Maybe a little too much.

Riding through the airport in style.

We have an ultrasound to check on Baby Packard tomorrow. I can't wait to see him! Hopefully I will have some good pictures to post.