Choo choo train!

We went to Septemberfest today and Evan and I got to take a ride on the train! This was Evan's first train ride. I have to admit, it was faster than I thought it would be and bumpier because it was going over grass, so Evan got a little freaked out, but he hung in there! My brave little boy.

Trip to Schroon Lake

Jess and Ian came over to visit for 2 weeks in August! We had a wonderful time (hope they did too!) Evan loved having them here. He played it cool, but he kept looking for them if they weren't in the room and by the end of the visit, he'd go find them to give them hugs before he went to bed. Very cute =)
Most of the time we were off doing things and just wanted to enjoy the moment, so there aren't a whole lot of pictures from 2 weeks worth of fun, but here are a few from our trip to Aunt Jodi and Uncle Barry's summer house on Schroon Lake in the Adirondacks.

A little tentative about the water...

May, Ian, Jess, and Emily

Barry took Ian out in the motorboat and Jess, Emily, and May went kayaking. They're all out there somewhere!

Ian driving the boat!

We all took a ride on the lake in the pontoon boat. It was a beautiful day.

Ian and Evan entertaining each other...

Since everyone else in the house wasn't ready to get up at 5am with Evan, John and I kept him occupied with his favorite shows on the tablet. He was so good about hanging out in the pack & play, watching shows until everyone else woke up.

We took a hike to another little lake. Evan made quite a bit of the walk on foot, which was very impressive, but he got a hand in some of the rockier spots. Here, Uncle Barry is taking a turn giving him a ride.

My two boys!

Contrary to what most pictures show, Daddy isn't the only one that plays with Evan! Although this doesn't look like the best game, Evan likes jumping off of things, so he was having a blast jumping off of the little rocks.

Evan loves throwing rocks (on the driveway, into lakes, wherever). He always says "More ROCKS!" when he runs out of rocks to throw. And, of course, the sippy cup in the bottom left of the picture ended up being thrown in the lake too! I suppose it's not fair to expect Evan to know what he can and can't throw in a lake quite yet. Good thing Ian acted quickly and was able to fish it out before it floated away!

We had such a great visit to the Adirondacks and an awesome time with the kids for the two weeks they were here. I wish they were here more often!

It's a girl!

Here's a picture of our little girl!

The ultrasounds are fun (and kind of freaky sometimes). It's amazing what they can do and all the stuff they check. We got to see her heart beating, her brain, stomach, bladder, kidneys, and spine, We counted 10 little fingers and 10 little toes (yay!).
The coolest thing was when we first started and I saw her and said "Hi there little peanut" and we happened to be looking at her face at the time and her mouth opened and shut. It was pretty clear she was saying "Hi Mommy!" even though we couldn't hear her. So cute =)
We found out that she was a girl pretty early on in the ultrasound, so it was fun to see her and talk to her and not have to call her "it". I have to say, I had a very strong feeling that she was a girl (just like I felt with Evan being a boy). I would've felt a little weird and kind of guilty had I been wrong...
We're so excited to welcome this new addition to our family! It's tough to see her and still have to wait 20 more weeks before I get to hold her, but we'll both be keeping ourselves pretty busy. I'm sure the time will fly by!