Cruisin'

(Updated - now you can click on the pictures and see who/what is in the picture!!!!)

We were invited by my brother-in-law and his girlfriend to join them on a cruise - we figured why not?! What could be better than a week away from everything and spending 7 days in the sunshine????? We booked our reservations last summer, at the time I was not pregnant, nor was I planning on being pregnant, but we had fun anyways, and we saved a TON of money since I could not drink!

When we flew into Miami on Friday it was cold - apparently it was the coldest Miami has been in 20 years... Saturday it was raining and cold, we all hope we will sail out of the rain and into blue skies and warm temperatures! Sunday was our first stop at a private island in the Bahamas, Half Moon Cay. It was beautiful, and would had been so much fun, if it wasn't so cold! Denin let me and Michelle bury him in the sand - we of course had to make it inappropriate! Denin was also the only one brave enough to swim in the ocean that day.

Monday was our first day at sea and also formal night - it wasn't very warm on deck, so no chance to work on our tans, but we still spent the day relaxing and napping (something we rarely get to do at home)!

Tuesday our port was St. Thomas, USVI. It was a beautiful place known for it's jewelry shopping, it was also the first day the sun was shining when we woke up!!! We spent the morning shopping and then went to a beach in the afternoon. We were very disappointed in St. Thomas - the beach was not that great, the traffic was horrible, and the taxi drivers were beyond scary! St. Thomas ended up being our least favorite port, when we thought it would be our favorite! If we ever go back, we will definitely take a boat over to St. John!

Wednesday was San Juan, Puerto Rico. We expected this to be our least favorite stop, but it was actually very cool! We looked around the city, did some shopping, and even saw some historical sites. We ate lunch at Senor Frogs (I was just happy to eat something other than cruise ship food) and had a great day. We had another sunny day, and it didn't get cloudy until we were back on the boat!

Thursday was the island of Grand Turk. We had a blast! The day was beautiful, sunny, and warm. We spent the day snorkeling and soaking up the sun! We brought home sea shells and sand dollars that Denin and Jared got off the ocean floor - way cool! That night was also our formal night - although slightly sun burnt, we had a great day!

2010 Already?!

I can't believe we are on to 2010 already - I'm already behind and the year just started! We had a great Christmas - the boys were spoiled rottten, but it was so much fun this year! The boys really got in to the Santa "thing" this year (great scare tactic) and Kole is still making naughty and nice lists - Kamden usually gets put on the naughty list.... Overall, they both got what they asked Santa for, and over a week later, all of their toys still work!!!




As far as the pregnancy goes, I'm surviving - some days better than others! I've finally gotten over the naseauted stage, headaches seem to be infrequent, and am starting to feel like a person again, but I can be an emotional train wreck! We are getting ready to go on our cruise - although I am soooooo excited to go somewhere warm, finding a dress and a swim suit for this mom to be, was less than exciting and a bit emotional (see, I am crazy and emotionally unstable). I know I am my own worst critic, but still...

Pink or Blue?

After my last doctors appointment on December 11th, I was determined to find out the gender of our baby - I really wanted to know for Christmas. Today Denin and I went to Fetal Foto in hopes of finding out what we were having, since our last ultrasound was still merely a guess, today it became certain - IT'S A GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm excited and anxious, I have 2 boys, I know what boys like, what they do, how they act, but a girl...

She did give us a thumbs up sign as her first picture

(I have no idea what the rest of the picture is!)

All I want for Christmas...

Have you ever tried to limit a 3 year old and a 5 year old to one thing to ask Santa for?! Kole was easy, he would always say he wanted a Constructicon Decepticon from Transformers 2, Kamden on the other hand was a different story! Kamden would usually rattle off Handy Manny Motorcycle, a camera, Wolverine Truck, and occasionally Iron Man - but anything he saw on TV, he wanted, and said he was going to ask Santa for! It made me crazy, do you realize how many commercials for toys are on this time of year????

We took the boys to Christmas Village - they got to look at Christmas lights and see Santa all in one stop! Kole was predictable, and asked Santa for his Transformer, Kamden was scared of Santa... Daddy sat on Santa's lap, and Kam sat on Daddy's lap, but he shyly admitted to Santa he wanted a truck. When Santa inquired what kind of truck, he said a Wolverine Truck. I can't believe we got him to talk to Santa!

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Catching up

I'm a little behind - I got my blog changed over to Thanksgiving but that was the extent of it. After the boys go to bed, it's bedtime for me - I'm a sad individual thanks to this little cinnamon bear (as my doctor called it today) growing inside of me!

Before the boys' went trick-or-treating, they carved pumpkins with their dad. Both of them drew their own faces and Denin carved them - I think they did a great job and they were very proud of their pumpkins!

The boys had a great Halloween. Both were Buzz Lightyear, inspired by our trip to Disneyland in September. Their costumes were awesome - complete with Space Blasters from Disneyland, they were too cute!

Kole really got into trick-or-treating this year, he was in it for the candy! Kamden wasn't so thrilled! He made it up the street, but on the way back down he was done - he didn't want to knock on any more doors or get anymore candy, I had to call Denin and have him run up the street to get Kam so Kole and I could continue our quest for candy! In a couple of years those two will be running from house to house!

Surprise!

Things happen for a reason...

Those words are words to live by - some times those "things" are insignificant, other times "things" are life changing...

For the last year we have debated if we should have a 3rd child - I always wanted 3, but after 2 terrible babies that screamed at us for months because of colic, making that decision was not easy. Of course in the back of my mind I wanted a little girl, but again the risk of another baby SCREAMING all day and night, really made me question - is it worth my sanity?! Denin and I agreed to decided next year, January, after our cruise. After all, both boys are finally relatively self-sufficient, so do we really want go back to that????

As I said in the beginning, things happen for a reason... Without trying, and completely unexpected - I'm pregnant! Wow! After the initial hysterics (me of course), and a confirmed ultrasound that there is only 1 baby, Denin and I are both happy. We are planning on another baby with colic - we are realistic, we expect this one will have colic worse than Kamden! Boy or girl, it doesn't matter - as long as it is healthy!

Meet baby #3 - coming to the Peterson household on (or before) June 5, 2010!