Summertime!

Here's some pics of the guys relaxing and playing in the little pool we have for ethan.

On the 4th of July weekend, we went to a demolition derby, and then on the 4th, we had a bbq and fireworks at our house. Here's just a couple pics of the events.

Here are just a few other random pics from this summer.

finally summer (sort of)

So the weather has been awfully rainy the last month or two, with a day here and there that's beautiful. We try to take advantage of those days as much as possible whenever they happen, to play outside and for ethan to ride his bike. This last weekend was pretty nice, so we ended up going overto Post Falls days, down by the river. There was a bunch of people there, but it was fun, and I even got a small sunburn. This year, they had a mini carnival, so ethan was dying to go on the rides. I got a couple pictures that I'll try to post, but I'm not sure if my blackberry will let me. It was a great day. It's amazing how big ethan is getting too. I continue to be amazed by him every day!

our updated lives

So this is the first time I'm trying to blog off of my blackberry. We'll see how it goes. So if there's a lot of typos, that's because the 'keyboard' is tiny! Since feb. a lot of things have changed. The first is that my work laid off most of us because work got slow. So I've been staying at home with ethan and LOVING it! The other big change is that we found out that we are expecting our second child! We are so excited, but it still seems a little unreal. Our new addition will be here around Dec. 16th. Ethan is excited (some days) and he was the one who broke the news to my parents. We invited them over for dinner, and right when they walked in he door, ethan said 'come look at the baby in mommy!' My mom was completely shocked, and wasn't expecting it at all. The last few weeks since I found out, I've been pretty sick. With ethan, there was no morning sickness, and I felt great! This time the dr. Has given my nausea medicine, which helps a lot, but knocks me on my butt! I get so tired on them. Rory and my mom have been great. They've been supportive and understanding, and my mom has taken ethan quite a bit to give me a break. I don't know what I'd do without them. So this is a BIG thank you from the bottom of my heart. So, that's the news for now!

what's going on?

So there's quite a few explanations as to why it has been so long since I have blogged. I guess the main reason is that our Internet is currently down. We have been going through some frustrating stuff with our Internet. We use Road Runner (Time Warner Cable) for our Internet, and they quarantined our modem, so we can't access the Internet at all at home. The company told us there was a computer bug on our computer (koobface) and it was sending out all this malware through our computer. So we had to get our computer repaired (cleaned off) by a professional, and managed to finally get that done two days ago. So yesterday I tried calling the company to tell them it was done, and they told us they had re-quarantined it! AHHH! I couldn't believe it. I don't know what's going on. I think the most frustrating thing is that I rely on the Internet quite a bit, and my little blackberry, just isn't fast enough. Plus the cable company is still sending us regular bills expecting us to pay for a service we are not actually getting!
So anyways if you're wondering, I am actually using my parent's computer right now, with the hopes that one day in the not so distant future, we will have our Internet service back up and running. Our lives have pretty much been the same as always. Rory just got his wisdom teeth out last weekend, and Ethan went to the dentist for the first time yesterday. He was very good, and from what the dentist saw, there really wasn't anything problematic. YA! We're trying to potty train Ethan too, and it is going SUPER slow. For the most part, Ethan just doesn't have any interest in it whatsoever.
Work is going about the same, Rory is still working graveyard shift, and I've cut my hours back to part-time. I am really getting burned out. When Monday's roll around, it takes EVERYTHING i have to get out of bed and take Ethan to the sitter's. I really miss the days that my only worries were taking care of my family, and my house. Now it seems like there's a billion things that need to get done that never do. Our house is in a constant state of disaster, looking like some kind of nuclear explosion went off in the living room. I would take a picture to prove it, but it would just be too embarrassing! So that's it for now. I will post some pictures when I'm finally back on my own computer. Hope everyone else is doing well!