Happy Halloween!

We had a great time this Halloween! We went over to our friend Leigh's house for dinner and Trick-Or-Treating with the Palmer Family. Michael and Lindsey rode in the wagon and jumped out to run to the doors- after about 2 houses, Michael had the hang of it and was running up to the doors, pushing doorbells over and over again:) Then he would run back to the wagon to go to the next house:) Once we got back to the house, the boys collapsed to the ground, and Michael decided to join in! He had such a great time- such a sweet little Frog Prince! On our way home, Michael kept saying, "Night Night? Night Night?"- he was one tired froggy:)

October Fun!

We have been super busy the past few weeks! I think we have had our fill of festivals, from Oktoberfest in Addison and The State Fair to The Pumpkin Festival at the Seskers, Michael has had his fill of firsts:) At Oktoberfest, Michael had his first sausage on a stick, Geoff was so proud:) At the State Fair, Michael loved his first Fletchers Corn Dog! He ate the entire thing! PLUS, half of a grilled cheese from Katie's, half an order of french fries and lots and lots of water:) He also went on his first rides, the animal train with Geoff and the swings, all by himself! He looked so big riding on them alone!!! My baby is growing up!

















We are excited for Michael's first Halloween where he will be Trick or Treating! We had an adorable bee costume for Michael to wear, but he wanted nothing to do with it and pulled it off- it is big for him so we are going to see if we can borrow it again for next year. This year, our little man is going to be the Frog Prince:)

Next week Nana and Pops are coming in town to watch Michael while Geoff and I go to Jamaica for a wedding. We will be gone from Thursday to Monday, the longest I have ever been away from Michael:( I know he will be in GREAT hands, but I will miss him so much!!!

I am now 15 weeks along, I am finally feeling better, no more sickness, so far, and I have my energy back, which is a must when I am running after an almost 2 year old! Michael has taken interest in going potty, we are very proud of him! I can't believe how well he is doing!
We will find out the sex of H2 on November 18th, the day before Michael's birthday! We are both pretty sure it is a girl, but we could be wrong, we will be super excited either way!

I will post once we know!
Kate

Here we go again....

Yep, here we go alright! Geoff and I found out officially today, we are due with Baby Hatch #2 Mid-April. We are so excited and can't wait! We know Bear will be a great Big Brother!!!
This pregnancy, so far, has been very different from my pregnancy with Michael. I had almost no symptoms with Michael...this one is a different story. I am becoming a big fan of Zofran:) Hopefully the evening sickness will go away come 13 weeks...
Here is a picture of Bear in his Big Brother T-Shirt...

Back to School

Where did the summer go? It is so hard to believe that I have started back to school and Michael is now in the Toddler Room! I was so sad to move him from his beloved Carmen and Teresa to his new teachers, but he is a Big Boy now:) He is running all over the place, climbing everything, getting into everything and making me one tired Mommy...but I have loved every minute of it! Michael is just about 21 months old! He is talking up a storm, has is Mama's temper and his Daddy's curiosity! His latest trick was to bypass his crib tent at Annie and Pop Pop's house, climb out, open the door and come say hello to us while we were eating lunch, and he was SUPPOSE to be taking a nap:) He was so proud of himself! Imagine his disappointment when I took him back, fixed the tent and tied the sides down, only to have Baby Houdini slip out in between the tent once again, clapping and saying Hello- That was a long naptime! Luckily Geoff was able to fix it so he could no longer escape and he can still spend the night at Annie and Pop Pop's house without future escapes! We hope!
We ended our summer with a week full of play dates! We went to the Fountains at Addison Circle with Jen, Betheny and Carson, and Kim & Sydney came over for brunch and to play in Michaels playroom! Also, we went to several Gymboree classes with our favorite girl Lindsey, or "D" as Michael calls her. Lindsey of course calls Michael, "Diedle"- They are so cute together- I really think they believe they are brother and sister because we are together so much:) We had so much fun this summer! Just sad it all had to come to an end:(
Here are a few pics from the last few weeks! I hope everyone had a great summer!
Kate

Beach Time

We had an amazing time at Isle of the Palms with the Hatch Family! It was one packed house, and so much fun! The house was perfect and we had a blast, especially Michael! We went to the beach and pool everyday, making for one worn out Bear! Along with his cousins Presley, Hannah Blanche, Kacie, Papi and Tator- Michael was constantly entertained! On downtimes, I think we watch more Mickey Mouse Clubhouse than I ever would like to watch in a lifetime...the joys of children:) I guess it could be worse though:) We were in IOP for an entire week, which worked out because back at home, we were technically homeless- the sellers of our new house wanted a leaseback so they could move (they said out of state, but turned out to be Prosper, the next town over!). Despite the drama that occurred back home with the "tenants" we had a great time! Once we arrived home, we discovered our "tenants" took items they were not suppose to, we got into a bit of a dispute over it and now it is all settled, thank goodness! To top it off, we had a valve break off in the laundry room, causing a flood in the laundry room, office and hallway- about 2-3 inches of water!!! Of course this happened at 11:00 pm and we had to call the Fire Dept to shut off the water- long story short, we cleaned up the water- had a water mitigation team out to dry out the wood floors and wall- and we escaped with very little damage! Thank goodness! Now, hopefully, we won't have any more adventures for awhile!
Here are a few pics from the Beach- I will post some of the house once we get a little more taken care of!
I hope everyone is having a great summer!!!
Kate

Summertime!

Well, I must say it has been awhile since I last blogged! Things have been so crazy around here! We sold the house and have to be outta here by this Friday! SO, it has been mass chaos- poor Michael is feeling it too! Luckily, he has been a very busy boy! We have many Gymboree make- up sessions, so we have been spacing those out to keep him busy, in addition to playing outside in the baby pool and water table (thanks Jen and Hayley for the idea:) This boy is so happy outside with the hose and some buckets! We usually do this around 5:00 or so, to make sure he is worn out before bedtime! Michael plays in the hose and Mommy watches, while sitting in the pool with him, wine in hand:)
After we close, hopefully, on Friday with our new house, we are off to Charleston on Saturday to spend a week with the Hatch's! I am so, so excited! Bear is going to have a blast with all of his cousins! I just wish we all lived closer to each other so we could get together more often:(
I will post more pics when we get back from the beach!
I hope everyone is having a great summer!

Kate

Mavs Mania

Well, we did it, we kept Michael up, WAY past his bedtime, to go to his first Mavericks game...and boy did he have a great time! I was a little nervous because the game did not start until 7:00, which is Bear's bedtime, I know, Sgt. Hatch, but our little Bear is tired! Anyway, when we were invited by Celina, Vicki and Phinn, we couldn't say no. We met up and went to the game and let me tell you, it was crazy- not to mention it was game 1 of the playoffs against the Spurs- so fun! We had great seats and Bear LOVED watching all of the action! He did not like the beginning when they were introducing the players (lights off, strobe light going, who likes that anyway), but the rest of the game, he was crazy! He was cheering and dancing and clapping, he got on the jumbo-tron twice! Every time the Mavs scored, Bear would start clapping, and when the Mavs Dancers came out, he and Phinn (his BFF), would stop and stare- BOYS! So, we made it through 3rd quarter and called it a night- got home around 10:15, quick bath and our little boy was out- I had to get him up at 8:45 the next morning:) Thank goodness I had taken that day off, originally to close on our house, but that was pushed back, another story, but needless to say, we all had a great time! We thank the Bells for taking us to the game- you guys are awesome!
Here are some pics from the game:)

Kate