Kitten adventures & Soccer!

I'm finding it hard to get on and blog lately even though I know I have stuff I want to blog about. I'm always so tired by the end of the day but today I have finally found some time again. Now, last week my kids discovered that we have a neighbor kitten and they just fell in love with it. I had to admit I fell in love with the kitten too. After playing with the kitten for awhile outside Nikki brought the cat inside and I let them keep her inside for a little while. But then we let her go home. As you can see they couldn't get enough of that kitty. I almost thought maybe I wanted to get a kitten now but then the 2nd day of playing with the kitten Nikki finally broke out again around her eyes. They became very itchy and red. So, it was fun for a little while but I know we can't get a cat now.

Last Saturday Nikki had her first soccer game and she had so much fun! Their jerseys are neon yellow and black so they nicknamed themselves the Bumblebees. They will be getting team pictures tomorrow. Her next game is this Saturday at 11:30am. Let me know if you want to go and I'll tell you where. So I've officially become a "soccer mom" and am loving it. It is so fun to watch her.

Look how happy he is!

The kitten got comfortable on top of the couch and then Nikki read it a book. It was pretty cute and funny to watch.

There's my little soccer player.

They're going for the ball!

The girl on the right who is Nikki's team mate is the coach's daughter and is quite a good player already.

Tagged!...I got it twice

4 things I LOVE about my husband!
1. He loves ME!
2. His hard work and dedication
3. He'll do whatever it takes to support this family, even work at a bakery :)
4. He's a hottie

4 movies I would watch more than once.
1. Harry Potter Movies
2. Pride & Prejudice (new one)
3. Nicholas Nickleby
4. Enchanted (plus much much more)

4 TV shows I watch....
1. Lost
2. Heroes
3. Bones
4. American Idol

4 Places I've Been....
1. SLC, UT
2. Oregon Coast
3. Colville, WA
4. San Diego, CA

4 Places I Would Like To Go...
1. Australia
2. Hawaii
3. Italy
4. Paris, France

4 People Who Email Me Regularly
1. Tamara
2. Michelle
3. LaVerne
4. Whitney

4 Things I Like To Eat....
1. Subway sandwiches
2. chocolate
3. Pizza
4. Pancakes

4 Things I'm Looking Forward To In The Coming Year...
1. Having baby #3
2. Hubby getting his contractor's license
3. Nikki playing soccer
4. enjoying our bigger house & decorating it

4 people I tag...
1. Rosie
2. Staci
3. Heather Palmer
4. Lindsey

Getting close

Okay, I have finally made myself sit down at the computer again to update you on our addition. The tape and texture guys came and did their stuff. It took about a week. And we had to move the kids out of their bedroom for about 2 weeks. We moved them back in last night since their room was painted. Speaking of paint, we did some painting this weekend and finally were able to put our light fixtures in. Yay!

Our black wall fell down but before putting it back up we snapped a couple of shots of the taping in the dining room.
Taping in the family room

Now there is texture on the walls and the kids had to pose for me. Sometimes it's better to have someone in the picture. Makes it less boring.

And I couldn't let this go by without a picture. I actually get to do some work on the addition! It was fun painting with my mother in law and husband (and occasionally my nieces). Luckily I had my nieces and my sister here to help watch the kids so I didn't have to keep stopping to check on them.

That's right, Mrs. Prego going up and down and working hard. It felt good to be doing something constructive, especially while being pregnant.

Curtis was supervising the ladies while Grandma Port sat and watched the painting.

There's Curtis and his mom painting in the kid's bedroom. It's so nice to have them back in their room again.

I was going around doing touch up painting when Nikki came in and wanted to help. So I let her do a few spots. Even though it wasn't much she had lots of fun doing it.

Ah ha! There's me working again putting the plate for the light switch back on. Unfortunately I didn't get any other pictures taken of our crew that came over to put light fixtures in today. The crew consisted of Curtis, my dad, my mom, my brother Colby and friend Seth. I was a little busy running around the house doing stuff and then the girls took off to look at flooring, which was Krista, my friend Monica, and myself. We did bring a few more samples home but I am getting sick of looking! I can only look at samples of tile and carpet for so long before I start to go bonkers!

Secret's out!

Well, here's the official announcement for our blog that everyone was waiting for. Yes, we are expecting baby #3! My due date is Feb 14th, Valentine's Day. I am currently 15 weeks along. We have heard the heart beat and so far everything is going well. We waited for a long time to tell anyone because I've had 2 miscarriages before and we wanted to make sure it would be safe. However, I don't know if I can keep it a secret that long next time around. I think I need the moral support either way.
Anyway, the cat's out of the bag and you can tell whoever you want about it! :)