Changes, changes and more changes....

So much has happened in the past 3 weeks I haven't had a moment to think about posting blogs or downloading pictures so let me catch you up to speed:

On May 17th we helped Dorian celebrate his 9th birthday...I still can't believe he is 9 years old. Happy Birthday Dorian!!

Taylor came over for the day and of course Nana, Forrest, Cody, Kaiser and Mommy were all on hand to ring in the 9 year olds special day. Notice the mohawk compliments of his daddy! We had a great day that began with a special chocolate chip with whipped cream pancake breakfast made by our very own Chef Cody...yummy hunny! Dorian got lots of gifts but I think you can tell by the look on his face his favorite was the new Razer scooter and skull helmet from mom and Cody.

After the gifts were opened we (mom, Cody, Taylor, Dorian and Kaiser) headed to the river to spend the day swimming, digging in the sand and relaxing. Even though it was cold, Cody, Taylor, Dorian and Kaiser all took a few dips in the river but mom stayed on shore enjoying the sun and taking pictures. We were all tired by the end of the day but it was a great day was had by all.

The next week was full of events including Dorian being honored as April Optimist of the month at Green Acres School. We attended an all district awards ceremony where he was given his award, letters of recognition by city and state officials as well as Free bowling passes for the summer (woo hoo!). But if you ask me Dorian's favorite part was being escorted to his seat by a very cute Strawberry Princess :) Way to go Dorian!!

That same week we also had a very BIG surprise!!! We found out that we are HAVING A BABY! That's right...a baby. We are still in shock but are of course very excited. We haven't told the boys yet because we are waiting to see the doctor on Friday to ensure baby Martin has a heartbeat and everything is going as well as it can for a 7 week old "coffee bean". I have been having "all day sickness" the past 4 days but besides that it hasn't been that bad for a mommy who hasn't been pregnant for 9 years. We will keep you updated as we go but as of now it looks like our little bundle of joy will be arriving on January 10, 2010. More to come....

Of course it seems there is always some bad news to go along with the good news so here it is: On Mother's Day the Silver Grille was officially closed to do unforeseen circumstances. So this means our very talented chef Cody is in the process of looking for a new job. On the bright side, we were finally able to spend our first Saturday evening/night together as Cody no longer has to work every Saturday but it is a real bummer because he is such a talented chef and his talents are going to waste (boo). He has been on the job search every day, updating his resume, getting letters of recommendation etc. so I'm sure he will be showing off his talents again at a trendy restaurant near you soon.

So, after the emotional roller coaster we have been on the past few weeks we decided to spend a nice, relaxing Memorial Day weekend camping on the river in Waterloo. Taylor wasn't able to join us because he was camping with his girlfriends family (way to crash your girls 4-wheeler Tay! lol). Since Taylor wasn't with us and he usually starts the first fire of the season, Cody stepped in and showed off his fire building talents.

This is our first fire of the season (nice job Cody!) We had a really nice time just relaxing, sitting in the sun, walking in the woods...oh ya and Dorian dug, and dug and dug. I think an excavation job is in his future for sure!

Cody bought a new camping game of ladder golf which was so much fun. We had a few little tournaments and also challenged our camping neighbor and his 8 year old son to a few games and I can happily say WE WON...WE WON! It seems Cody has emerged as the ladder golf champion but insists on challenging me every day to remind me he is the champion. "you da man babe!" LOL




So I think you are up to speed on our lives now. I've covered the birthday, jobs, babies, awards, camping....like I said, we have had a very busy month of May.