see the winkle?

reasons for new winkle:
last week we made the decision to sell our home.
we had six showings in the first 24 hours.
we had an offer within 48 hours.
i started potty training kate.
spending hours in the bathroom playing the "waiting game" with kate.
searching for homes.
crunching numbers.
finding out we have 6 (now 5) days to find a home before some laws change and we have to fork out more money.
making 23423 calls, and having NO ONE answer.
new baby girl going crazy all night long.
a mind i cannot turn off at night.
running out of unisom and not falling asleep until 2 am.

while it seems stressful now, i just keep thinking that in 3 months we will have a new home,
and most importantly,
a new sweet baby.
bring on the wrinkles!

what we do on a hot day

Kate's Big Week

Started playgroup with these cute kiddos...
Do you see what I see? I just downloaded this picture and I can't figure out why the inside of her eye is BLUE!?

Love her when she gets out of the shower.

Started potty training. She had been holding her pee for about 6-8 hours a day, so her Dr. said, we HAD to potty train this week or she could get an infection. So...we have been working on it. In the past 24 hours she has gone pee pee on the potty 8 times, and had two accidents. I think that is pretty good right?!

She ended a long week with a date with her favorite Daddy at none other than Chuck E. Cheese.

Playgroup

Kate started her little playgroup today. When I told her where she was going this morning she squealed! She wanted two pony tails, and two big bows. She also had to wear her princess shoes.
I loved having an excuse for her to wear her cute "pack pack". Never mind that it only had a diaper, some water, and a pair of extra pants in there. She is getting so big!

Kate Bug

25 Weeks

Remember how I am pregnant?! Me too. Sometimes I forget, which is kind of nice.

Those first 20 weeks were a little brutal, and the nausea never let me forget, not even for a minute.

But I am feeling so much better, and have more energy too! Every night, we lay in bed, and feel our little girl go wild in my belly. Kate was never that active, so, we are a little bit worried we have an even crazier little girl on the way!


Kate is constantly talking about her little sister. She grabbed the ultrasound picture from my hands, and hugged it, and then kissed it, and said, "I LOVE her." I hope these two have a special bond.

The belly seems to be growing at a rapid rate all of a sudden. The past few days I have been feeling my muscles and ligaments pulling and stretching. It takes my breath away, and leaves me a little disabled for a couple of minutes. I usually try to massage the area, and then I am good to go.

Two weeks ago I started nesting. Isn't funny how it just hits you all of a sudden?
I had Matt painting, and I was deep cleaning with Q-Tips. Matt might be nesting too since he has started looking for a completely new nest for our family. Hopefully we sell fast, and find something to buy fast. If that doesn't happen in the next 2 months, we will take a break when the baby comes, and then start the processes again after a little bit of time adjusting.

My mom came over and helped me go through all of our baby stuff (to figure out what I need to buy for the new baby). It was sooo fun to imagine her in those tiny outfits.

I did a little shopping yesterday, and might have bought myself, Kate, and the new baby matching skinny jeans. I couldn't help myself!

This is the first outfit I have bought for the new baby girl! It is 0-3, and so so tiny. I can't wait to see it on her.

And this needs to be the second purchase.

This girl has got it goin' on!

Kate and I

We have been busy little bees the past two weeks.

Example? Ok.

We spend a lot of time taking pictures of each other...
Playing at the park with friends...
Being lazy at the beach club with cousins...
Several lunch dates at the Spectrum...
Looking really cute...

Hitting up story time at the library, eating sprinkle cookies and crafting up this BEAUTIFUL horse.You know...the really important stuff.

Note to self: Don't forget

Today was going to spent at home waiting to sign for an important package for Matt. It ended up coming early, and we decided to go to Disneyland last minute.

All Kate thinks, talks, and plays with these days are Princesses. She wears her crown everywhere!

She calls her self a pretty princess. I love it all.

I wanted her to meet the Princesses at Disneyland, but thought she would be scared like she is of the other characters. Well, I was proven wrong. We waited and waited and waited in line. It was hot, she wanted to be held the whole time, but we powered through and I am so glad we did. The minute she saw the first princess she went into a trance. She was quiet, wore a sweet little smile, was very poised, let out a few breathy "wows", and very friendly to all three princesses. She posed with her hands folded and a cute smile with each princess with out being asked. She was truly feeling special, and in the company of her own!



Then we found a shady bench and had a very nice lunch, just her and I.

We braved the roller coaster in Toontown!
And she loved it!
On the Rockets, she asked to wear my glasses, which just added to her cuteness.
While flying up there with her I thought, "Life seriously could not get better than this."
It was the perfect day with my daughter.
(Or should I say daughters, since the presence of the unborn daughter was definitely made known today. I am exhausted!)

Hawaii Day 7

I woke up on our last full day in Hawaii feeling like myself again! Good timing.
We ditched Waikiki and headed back toward the North Shore.

We stopped at the Dole Plantation on the way.
Shared a Dole Whip, and some smooching.
Then stopped at my favorite burger spot. Avocado Burger...YUM! They only have three locations in the world. WHY?!

Then we drove to a cool spot and hiked around until we had a sweet view of Waimea Bay.

Throwing down a little good luck on the way.
We have a very similar photo from 5 years ago in this spot.
Someone was up there, and took our pictures, and told us to use it as our Christmas Card...only missing two.
Then we went to Pipeline to cool off and catch some rays. I was missing Kate a little bit.


Matt says in the winter this whole beach behind us is under water.
Then to Kawela Bay to swing around.


Climb in the trees.



Visited the bunker. When he first took me here when we were dating, I remember him saying, "We should just elope in the Kona Temple, I'll build a little huts, and raise our kids right here." I was like....SOLD!
5 years later. Married, but not eloped. 1 kid. 1 on the way. And maybe someday we can build a house here! (It was really windy!)
Then we walked back down by the beach and spent some time swimming around and reminiscing.


We raced back to Waikiki to make our sunset dinner reservations at the Shorebird, we were had our first real date! We ate right on the water, grilled our own steaks and pineapple, and acted like we were on our first date again. It was the perfect way to end the perfect day, and the perfect vacation!