Pregnancy Privledges

I took this picture in September and I forgot to post it. I thought I'd share about one of the benefits of being pregnant (and being in the military), for a change. These signs are located on most (maybe all by now) commissary and BX/PX stores on military bases. When I go grocery shopping or go into the BX on base, I always know that I'm going to get VIP parking. The parking spots are even closer than the handicap spots and the reserved parking for the higher ranking officials like colonels! (that makes me feel so special...) These were on the bases in Okinawa too. There was also some at the hospital on the Navy base where I had Aaron. Anyway here in the states I only notice them at Babies R US parking lots. I wonder when they will be avaible at Wal-mart and Target stores??? That would be so awesome! ;-)

Getting Ready for Baby!

Ok so I'm about 27 weeks, and time is going fast. One benefit about having a husband deployed is we get a little bit of extra money each month...(it's called Family Separation pay)... so now I'm trying to buy ONE thing for the baby each paycheck so that we are not overwhelmed with having to buy everything all at once. I saved a lot of Aaron's baby stuff, but we also got rid of a lot too (due to lack of space)... most of the things I need are big things... so buying them one at a time is a good plan..

This month, I actually bought 2 things, but oh well. :-) I got myself a baby bag from Vera Bradley... I have a friend that had the same bag and I loved it! It was cute and it was sooo comfy to hang on the shoulder... I am such an over-packer, all the bags I had with Aaron hurt my back or shoulder... plus they always ripped inside cause I had bottles and other things that I would jam in them... also I looked and looked at all the bags out there, and they all seemed too bulky and clunky... Anyway, this bag is pricey but well made... I can't wait for it to arrive in the mail!

The second thing I bought was a swing... I was at Babies R Us, armed with a coupon that I was saving until I had enough money to buy one big thing, and I decided to buy a swing.... it's something that a newborn can use right away, and the other things of my list I wanted to wait on in case other patterns become available. I finally found one that I liked, but it was $150! I had a coupon for $20 off, so I thought.. fine... whatever... but on the way out I saw a swing on sale for $79! It was regularly $139, then it went down to like $99, then $79... I figured I would go for it and look it up later to see if it had any bad reviews and compare it to the one that was $150... so I bought it and went home... I looked it up at Babies R Us website and it had better reviews than the expensive one! So I put it together and I love it! What a deal!

I just hope Aaron doesn't break it before the baby arrives!

(Now I'm on a mission to find the perfect crib!)

Aaron's Homework

After several attemps, the finally wrote the number 5! His teacher began giving out homework packets every week.. and we have one week to finish it as well as read 5 books together... I love that! I really get to know what Aaron is learning and see his progress...

He's just like me... hates to do homework! He was complaining through it all... notice the color on the fish... he totally rushed it... ahhh like mom like son... He likes doing the activities like matching things that are the same, ect... but he hates coloring and hates writing....

His teacher gave us a project to do... a turkey! We got to decorate it anyway we wanted... so we went to the craft store and got feathers and big wriggly eyes... so easy... ;-)

I'm such a perfectionist, that doing projects with my son usually end up with me doing the whole thing, while Aaron desperately tries to be a part of it... (I know it's pretty sad)... but I'm proud to say that he actually put the feathers on.... (baby steps, baby steps).... I'm really trying to change, I promise!

5th Year Anniversary

Some of you know that Brent and I reached 5 years of being married on October 26th. He ordered flowers online and had it delivered to me. This is our second year not celebrating together, and we hope it's the last! All I have to say is that next year, we better do something special! ;-)

Halloween Activities

This was all of this candy, not including the three bag full of candy we got from Disneyland the week before!

Grandma and Lolo took him Trick or Treating around the neighborhood...

MyGym Halloween Party... (he attends this class once a week... and they had an extra day for a Halloween party)

Birthday party at a friend's house...(one of his classmates from school)

Getting ready for school...

Pumpkin Patch

A couple of weeks ago, we went to the Summerlin Pumpkin Patch in Las Vegas. Every year our HOA hosts a pumpkin patch event for the community. They have games, mazes, bouce houses, face painting, and a petting zoo. Local farmers and vendors also come and sell produce and food. Last year was our first year and Aaron had a great time. The kids come in costume and they have a costume parade. This year, however, the event got rained and snowed out! We were in line for the petting zoo, and it began to rain, and eventually snowed!!! It was crazy! It was sooo cold, and we were not prepared for the weather, because last year is was hot. Anyway, we went home early, so did a lot of other people.... but it was still fun. Aaron took home a pumpkin and got to pet some animals. He was happy, so it was good time. :-)

Getting Ready for Fall & Web Camming with Dad

We went to Micheals and scored with some great bargains! $4.99 each for these two super cute scarecrow kids. Aaron wanted to get the big boy (it's supposed to be him) and the small one (for his baby "braw-der"). So cute!
Notice our handy-dandy "Time -out Mat"? It comes in handy... ;-)
A couple of weeks ago we got to webcam with Brent. Aaron of course told him all about his day.
We have had the chance to web cam about 3-4 times already. Thank goodness for technology!

Playhouse Disney Live! part 2

Finale
Isn't he so cute in this pic? He really enjoyed the show!
We came home super tired and napped in the afternoon.

Playhouse Disney Live!

Playhouse Disney Live! On Tour was in town this weekend and we of course, went to see it. Every morning Aaron watches Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Little Einsteins before he goes to school. He also loves to watch Tigger and Pooh and Handy Manny! So he was so excited to see all his favorite shows on stage! The have a smaller version of this show inside Disney's California Adventure, but this was a really fun show and a lot longer!
Having Lunch at TGIF's before entering the Arena.
Aaron was so into the show! He loved seeing all his favoring characters!
Little Einsteins and Rocket
Handy Manny
During intermission, Aaron played with his Handy Manny Tools.

It's a boy!

We finally got ultrasound pictures! I went to the base hospital today and they couldn't get a good picture of the baby, so they couldn't tell me the sex of the baby... I was very disappointed, until I remembered that there are several places around here that does the 3D imaging. So I went and we found out that we are having a boy! Here are the pictures... you can see the face but it's blurry. It turns out that my placenta was right on top and it was getting in the way of getting a clear picture. Anyway I'm glad I went because I was really looking forward to finding out. Brent is very happy to have another boy, that was what he was hoping for... as for me, I'm happy as well although I was hoping for a girl. But Aaron was and still is so much fun, so I'm happy to have another boy!

Aaron's Party

Ok, I know it took me forever to post these pics, but as you can see there was a ton of pics! Anyway, we are so thankful for those who came! Aaron had the best day ever! He also loved all of this gifts! Thanks again!

Pics of guests

Me, Lizeth, & Kate
Rossline & Royce
Selah, Lizeth, Jeanine, & Me
Carl, Cheska, & Aaron
People were worshiping in our livingroom!

Kate and Alicia are close friends of mine from back in the day!
The happy birthday boy!
Cap't Aaron and his Crew
Here is a group pic of my family
I love being with my friends! I'm blessed with wonderful people in my life!

Aaron's Fourth Birthday Party Part 5

Aaron's super awesome pirate cake. I love this cake! It looked great, and it was delicious too!
My favorite part of any party: Friends and family singing Happy Birthday to the celebrant.
Pinata! The pirate ship pinata was cute too!

Aaron's Fourth Birthday Party Part 4

A pic with Aaron playing with the plank. (By the way, I was really dumb enough to think that the kids will just walk over the water, but they ended up all getting wet! They ended up playing in the water! Sorry, parents...)
Treasure hunt! I hid the goodie boxes inside a box and decorated it to look like a treasure box (well Aaron did). When they unwrapped the paper, Aaron looked at me and said, "Mo-om! It's just a box!" Too funny! I told him that the "treasure" was inside. By the way I found these cute treasure box goodie bags online... it was cheap too, $3.99 for a dozen!
Parents regretting letting thier kids attend such a violent-themed party! The kids went home with swords and toy guns! Again, sorry parents...