Boo at the Zoo

This past weekend Grandma and Grandpa (Bianca & Bianca) came to visit. We went to Boo at the Zoo! It was awesome. This is my cool costume. I love it. It would look cuter with black tights and a black shirt, but it was cold and I needed to wear my warm stuff underneath.
Ali had a blast looking at the animals and especially loved the lion. She just kept saying, "Wow, big lion!".

Grandma took me on a railroad ride and even got on with me...Thanks Bianca!

Harnish / Wagner Weekend

We had a great weekend with Steve and Becky Harnish and kids. We were lazy and didn't take many pictures ourselves, but the Harnish family took tons. See the following link for pictures from this past weekend: http://picasaweb.google.com/sbharnish/OhioVacation#

The Sequel...It's a...

Surprise due on January 29th! We had a sonogram last week on Monday. The baby is doing perfectly and growing right on track. I can feel it doing flips in there and it especially likes to be active when I lay down to sleep at night. The sonogramer (?) said she could tell what it was through out the ultrasound and shut off the parent viewing screen when she documented it. I think that Curt really wanted to peak. I would post the pics, but our scanner isn't working. I am excited to be surprised! The best part of the whole thing was watching Ali pull her shirt up like mine was and rub her belly and say, "Baby, Belly, Baby, Belly". I think we have a boy name picked out but not a girl name yet. We scored a double stroller at a twins sale this past weekend and my parent-in-laws bought a converter crib so Ali can have a toddler bed. We are getting ready! Yipee!

Oh Mommy!

After Ali finished a grilled cheese and grapes for lunch I decided to give her a treat. I hardly ever give her something this exciting. I asked her if she would like a fruit snack. She said, "Oh Mommy, YES!". This is a picture of pure fruit snack joy!

Goldilocks

Nope, I am not talking about my sweet blond kid, I am talking about me. The time has finally come to bust out the maternity clothes. My regular stuff is too tight. Good for health, bad for the wallet...my maternity clothes from the first pregnancy are too big. So I went to JCPenny catalog outlet today. This place was awesome. I found a pair of maternity jeans, in short no less for $6.99!!! Just right! I also got 12 toothbrushes for $3.98. 7 adult and 5 kid. What a steal. I love bargins.

Hiding Place

Yesterday afternoon I could hear Ali, but I couldn't see her. She was in the guest room closet saying, "My house". What a fun new hiding place!

First Hair Cut

Before: Long bangs that were in her eyes if I didn't pull them back. Pulling them back would not be an issue if she would leave the bows in her hair.

After: Bangs

Smallmouth Bass - Little Beaver Creek

Here is a 19.5 inch smallmouth bass sampled on Little Beaver Creek (within about 3/4 miles of it's junction with the Ohio River) the night of 9/16/08. This is a remarkable size for a stream system and this fish is likely 9-12 years old.

Paddlefish on the Ohio River

Here is an example of a paddlefish. This fish is fairly rare in the upper Ohio River. This fish was collected during the night of 9/15/08 near New Cumberland Lock and Dam on the Ohio River. This fish is 47" long from the tip of the tail to the tip of the rostrum (bill). This fish feeds exclusively on zooplankton (tiny organisms) by filter feeding and it is one of the two fishes from which freshwater caviar come from.

Princess Party

On Saturday we went to a princess party. One of Curt's co-workers has 2 daughters that turned 2 and 3 in Sept. so they had one big party for the girls. Ali had a great time. It poured for most of the party, but we still had fun. They had Ali's favorite foods, pizza, cake and fruit.