Chef in Training

A few months ago, Mike and I were watching Diners, Drives, and Drive-Ins. For those that have never watched, they tour the country eating at various places suggested by viewers....oh and I guess I should mention the crazy host (chef) Guy Fieri. Well on one episode, they were eating homemade ravioli and I told Mike that he had to try Mom's! She was on board and we had plans to have a cooking day, but then Grandpa got sick and our plans were sidelined. Today was the big day though! We got there early to all help mom and dad prepare the dinner. Everyone had a hand in the cooking. Riley did not do as much dough cranking as we had thought, but Nana graciously took her place. After getting here second wind, Riley made cesar salad and a delicious soup. When everything was ready, we all gorged ourselves on dinner. It was soooo good and Mike keeps saying how he cannot wait to have it again. It was a great day of cooking and spending time with family.

Bouncing FuN!

Today I had the day off and Riley decided that she wanted to stay home too. We had a lazy morning and then went sopping. When daddy got home suggested a trip to Bounce Town. Riley got up from her nap once she heard this offer and was all ready. We had a lot of fun...although I did a little too much climbing and jumping for being pregnant and did not feel so hot after. Today's favorite part for her were the cones that had the balls hover above. From the pictures, you can see how she is enjoying herself with them. Another fun time was had by all at Bounce Town.

Am I growing??

Here are two pics. The first one was from 8 weeks and the one from today I guess is more like 12 1/2 weeks. I can tell the difference, but some of you may not be able to as much. In person probably more so. Since I am blogging with this baby, you will all be able to stay more updated. Check back to see what I post!


Also, a great big thanks to Chrissy and Mike!! My friend Chrissy, self-proclaimed blog stalker, sent me ideas to try to get my photos and music to work again. Some things that have been frustrating me very much!! My wonderful hubby did one of the updates and...voila...back in business! So now thank you to them both and now that my frustrations are gone, I will be more movitivated to do more blogging. I guess we will just have to wait and see:)

New Journeys

Many of you already know, especially if we saw you at Christmas. But for those of you that do not, we are expecting baby #2!!!! We are so happy to be on this journey, especially since it seemed like a long time for us to get here. I am about 11 1/2 weeks and have had 2 appointments already. At 7 1/2 weeks we were able to see the embryo....albeit super tiny and see its little heart beating. Today we had another appointment and we were able to hear the heartbeat! Mike and I are super excited and most days so is Riley. She is so cute when she asks if she can give the baby a hug and if the baby likes it when she hugs and kisses it. Baby is due July 23rd, so I am going to have a busy summer, but we are so happy for the journeys that are in our future. 2010 is going to be a great year at the Warren house!!

I took a picture at 8 weeks, but not much to see. I will try and take another one this weekend when I am 12 weeks and then you can compare. I think I am definitely growing faster than with Riley although I have only maybe gained a few pounds. I have already had to say goodbye to some old clothing favorites and hello to some new roomier ones.

Happy New Year!

We hope that everyone had a great New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. We headed out for a great meal and time spent with friends. A huge thank you to Erika for baysitting Riley and being subjected to all of her games and movies. Riley had a great New Year's Eve too!

We are so blessed to have had such a good year in 2009 and cannot wait for what lays ahead for us in 2010. Hoping that everyone has a great year in 2010 as well. Best wishes to all!!!!!!

Fantasy Football Champion

Congratulations to Mike on another great fantasy football season. He took first place!!!! I think he was very proud that all of his hard work paid off:)

Merry Christmas!!!

We had a fabulous Chritmas this year! Christmas Eve was spent with Mike's family at Shannon's house. It was great to have everyone all together and be able to celebrate what a wonderful year it has been. We had a great meal and lots of wonderful conversation. It was great to ALL be together!

Christmas morning, Riley woke up about 8 and could not wait to get into all those presents! She had to start right away, although she was a little sleepy still and it took her awhile to get happy and enjoy all her new stuff. Santa even managed to fit a bike in his sleigh! She has tried it out in the basement, but I know she is waiting for that first warm day we have to really try it out. After breakfast, we headed to church and then came home to get ready for the next visit.

In the afternoon, we were joined by my family. We had another great time to being relaxed and togther. We spent a lot of time relaxing and talking, and then had a great meal, followed by more excitement of presents. Thank you to my family for spending the afternoon with us and being such help. (More Christmas pictures to come that Dad took. Have not had a chance to put them on my computer yet.)

Thank yo to all for making our Christmas so wonderful! We once again had a great holiday and were so excited to all be together. Hope everyone else cansay the same.