Merry Christmas!

There was a lot that I wanted to do this year for Christmas that never happened. Between Dan traveling, everyone having colds, and me getting a stomach bug on Christmas Eve it was a simple Christmas. But it was a great Christmas. We were together and had fun. And of course, here are some of the pictures. Merry Christmas!

Christmas Quilt

The back of the quilt.

The front.

Trees that we made and put on the mantel.

Sitting by the fire.

Coming downstairs to see if Santa came.

Parker's new Legos.

Ethan's new t-ball set.

Playing at Duke Gardens...we had to get out of the house! (Me..28 weeks pregnant)

Parker's new plane.

Ethan being silly.

Dan winding up the plane for the boys.

Baby Boy #3

I just realized that I never posted about my ultrasound. There he is. I feel bad about posting a picture of his parts, but trust me there is no doubt he is a boy. We can't wait to meet him!

Reactive Airway Disease?!?

Poor Parker has had a cough for almost a month and this week it has gotten a lot worse especially at night. He wakes up several times at night because of it which of course wakes up Ethan. Last night he didn't wake up and when I asked him about it this morning he said, "I coughed a lot. When I cough it wakes up Ethan so I put a towel over mouth so it's not as loud." What a sweet boy. I hope he is always thoughtful of others.

I took him to the doctor today, well a nurse practitioner.  I didn't understand everything he tried to tell me but we came home with medicine and an inhaler. Reactive airway disease sounds like asthma to me but according to him they no longer diagnose children with asthma without multiple episodes. I hope the poor thing starts feeling better soon. 

Parker's 4th Birthday

Parker turned 4 this year. The lucky boy got to have a party at Monkey Joe's (thanks to a random drawing that I entered). He talked about his party for months and then the day before he came down with a cold. He didn't spend very much time in the actual bounce houses but loved running around with his friends and getting presents.

Here are some things I want to remember about Parker at this age:

• He is so smart and loves reading books. He impresses me everyday with the words that he knows. 
• He loves to learn.
• He is sweet. He thinks of other people and shares well with his brother (sometimes). 
• He gets ideas about how things should be and you can rarely tell him otherwise. 
• Now that he is 4 he likes to ride his bike.
• He loves bagels with peanut butter and jelly. 
• He is already planning his next birthday and his 6th birthday.
• He gets embarrassed which I think is so cute.

Halloween

Halloween did happen this year despite my lack of blogging about it. For some reason, I can't justify spending money on costumes so I am happy to report that we spent $3 this year. Parker was a fire fighter and Ethan was his fire rescue dog. They were pretty darn cute. Between carving pumpkins, Parker's preschool Halloween party, the ward Halloween party and trick-or-treating on Halloween I think they had a lot of fun. Dan and I enjoyed eating the candy with them!