38 Weeks and Counting!

As usual, we haven't taken any pictures of my growing belly. We figured we'd better do it before it's too late. So, with a week and a half left until my due date, here are some belly pics - taken on our 90 degree day at the end of October. It's been a long, hot summer for this pregnant Momma!

 My three babies.

 I can't wait for Nate and Evie to meet their baby brother! They've been so sweet to him already. I love it when Evie talks about her "baby brudder" and everything she's going to do for him.

Big belly! I'll be glad to have my lap back in a couple weeks, and so will Nate and Evie! We miss cuddling up with some books.

Just Because

Here are a few random pictures from Saturday:

Nate had some time between soccer pictures and his game, so this is how he spent it: playing with Evie ...

 and making faces for the camera.

 One of the perks to living in Texas is little creatures like this one. We find them in and around our house all the time. Nate has gotten brave enough to hold them, and rough enough to rip their tails off - accidently of course. I think this is one that got its tail ripped off last week. He's still living on our front porch.

They brought him inside to play for a few minutes. Poor little guy!

No More Training Wheels!

Last Friday Nate decided his training wheels were really holding him back. So we fixed that problem, and off he went! We were pretty surprised because he doesn't even ride his bike very often. He always chooses his scooter over his bike. But he decided he was going to do it and he did. I never thought it would be so simple. Here's our big boy on his bike!

 Stephen had to help him get started.

 He took a few detours.

And rode off into the sunset.

How Weather Works

We've continued some of our "homeschooling" from the summer, but not as faithfully as I had hoped. I should've known it would be more difficult once school started. Anyway, on this day we took some time to learn about the weather and how the weather works. Nate and Evie each created a picture to show what the sun does for our weather.

 I was pretty impressed with how well they did with this.

 Nate used crayons to draw and color his picture.

Evie chose to paint hers.

Rainy Day Soccer

Nate's soccer game was rained out last Saturday. We were in the car and ready to go, prepared for a game in the rain, when we got the call from his coach that the game was cancelled. The tears immediately began to flow, but Stephen saved the day. He and Nate played their own rainy soccer match in the yard. I think Nate loved it even more than he would've loved getting to play his game!

Tough competition! Daddy doesn't take it easy on him. 

Evie got in on the action too.

And this is how you spend the rest of a rainy Saturday.