IT'S A BOY!!!

We went today for our "big" ultrasound. The baby looks healthy and we got a good look at HIS "wee-wee"! His name is Phoenix Logan Tripp. This ultrasound dated his due date as July 22; my original date is July 29; so we are just saying the end of July. We are SO excited and are ready to start preparing for the arrival of our son!

Disneyland 2009

We all traveled to Disneyland on February 12-February 16, 2009. Dad and Mom had a business trip so we all flew out later in the week to spend the weekend with them. We all had a blast! None of us had ever been to Disneyland, and Steve, Veronika, and Violet had never been to any Disney park. We stayed at the Disneyland Grand Californian Resort which was beautiful and within close walking distance to both Disneyland and Disney California Adventures.
Due to some flight issues we spent Thursday night in Houston, but luckily all of us were together and the kids just thought it was part of the trip. We arrived in California early Friday morning. Violet was terrified of the characters but slowly warmed up to some of them. Veronika loved it all, her favorite ride was "It's A Small World." My favorite part was watching the girls! Veronika got a Sleeping Beauty dress and got to meet all of the Disney Princesses; Violet dressed up a Minnie Mouse!

General Update

I can't believe I let another two months go by without blogging!! It seems like this winter has flown by! We have spent a ton of time working around the house; we got a new shed so it was a month long project to get the old one cleaned out, sort through all the junk, and get it organized in the new shed; but it looks WONDERFUL!!! We also redecorated the kitchen; I started in September and because of some hang-ups with our countertops we are FINALLY finishing it up. We have to paint the lower cabinets and do some final touch-ups and we will be FINISHED!! I moved into our house in early May of 2006 and since then we have re-done every room! I will be so happy when it is complete.

Veronika is still in dance and she loves it. If she thinks no one is looking she will dance anywhere, until someone comments about it. She is doing really terrific in school, she is in the top reading group in her class and she loves reading and writing at home and reading her books to Violet.

Violet turned 10 months on Valentine's Day. She is crawling and getting into everything now! She has two bottom teeth and is FULL of personality! She is a really sweet, loving baby and pretty easy; but she is VERY aggressive! We really have to watch her around other babies...she LOVES to pinch and pull hair, but I think little Evie is learning to fight back!

The new baby will be here at the end of July. Our big ultrasound is Friday, Feb. 27 and hopefully he or she will cooperate so we can tell what it is! This pregnancy has been SO different than Violet's. I was very sick the first trimester, but I am feeling pretty good now, as long as I keep myself fed! I am very tired but luckily Violet is a good napper so I sleep with her during the day. We are getting really excited to meet our new little bundle!