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IT'S A GIRL!!!!

yep.....our ultrasound was today....we are having another girl!  so...braydon will be the big brother to these two girls, and brielle will have a sister!  We are very excited.....and everything looked good in the ultrasound...she is growing just fine, only weighing about 10 oz as of today.  due date is still set toward the end of march!

Brielle turns 2!

happy birthday brielle!

in her new duds and earrings!

eating cupcake on her birthday

strawberry shortcake themed!

Brielle and Braydon (her 2nd birthday)

halloween....

We had a great weekend!  I will post more pics of the fall activity this week...but here is halloween!  Grandma and Grandpa Bolt joined us for the weekend and went trick or treating with us.  Braydon had a wonderful night, especially when the "real" Batman showed up in his batmobile and all dressed up!  Brielle walked the entire way, and said trick or treat at most houses and carried her candy the entire night.  Saturday night, Brett and I went to a halloween party with some friends and dressed at the Scooby Doo group..another fun night!  Again, I will post more pics of our time with Grandma and Grandpa and Brielle's 2nd birthday too!

Halloween 2008

Braydon with the "real batman"

happy halloween!

checking out the pumpkin

my little butterfly and my batman!

mike and melissa as Fred and Daphne

the four of us before we hopped into the Mystery Machine and headed to our party...

me and Velma!

Brett and I, Shaggy and Velma

Brielle is 2!!!!

i can't believe it....my baby is 2!!!!
we have pics, but our computer died...so, until the new one comes in....you will have to wait.
she is definately 2, with her continued independence, tantrums (sometimes resulting in us leaving places), imitating everything her brother does, and wanting to be ever so helpful with everything i do. she is talking non-stop, has taken to dolls, barbies,"her babies" and makes sure that we are changing them and bringing them everywhere with us.
her stats: 25 lbs (30%) and 35inches (80%)....so, tall and thin...just what you want for a little girl!
i will upload pics soon.....

until then..we are preparing for halloween!!!!

October.....

yes..i have been slacking and I am going to use the pregnant excuse.  i sleep whenever i get the chance therefore forgetting all other things that i usually do.  the baby is almost 17 weeks now, and I am feeling really good (minus the exhaustion and headaches) and i have started to show some....makes us all excited.  brielle now refers to my belly as where the baby lives, and braydon has determined still that the baby will be named, Beaver. :)

we have been busy.....and it just keeps going, but this is my favorite time of year and although Maryland temps have not reflected a sense of fall...i love fall!

this weekend we have 6 families coming over for a "camp out" where they will sleep in tents in the backyard, sit by the fire, roast marshmallows and whatever else we can do to wear out 4 yr olds and 2 yr olds....pictures to follow.

we head to Disney World, and Boca Raton, FL in 3 weeks (for my grandma's birthday) and then back for Thanksgiving.....

Brielle turns 2 this coming monday.....can you believe it?  all going so fast.....

cheese

more cheese!

i just loved the picture...it sorda makes you think there is peace in the house. :)

the boys left for the weekend, so Brielle and I headed to the Baltimore Science Center.

playing in the water table....

driving the big ship..

spinning the parts of the human body.

hanging out in the Inner Harbor, 

love between brother and sister...

making each other laugh

my pile of clothes for goodwill after my girlfriends helped me purge some of my closet...our own version of "what not to wear"

feeding the goats..

braydon feeding the goat....

petting the horse....she loved this!

picture day at school.....

hoping that is the smile i got for picture day at school!

fall 2008, random photos....

we are in september....

braydon loves school....i knew he would be fine, although it took a few days for him to realize he would not go back to the same classroom as last year.  he is changing fast right now, and it is so much fun to watch!  brielle is enjoying some more 1:1 time with me, and is talking NON-STOP!!! it is wonderful.   the baby is now over 12 weeks and has started to treat me a little better, still some sickness here and there but much better than in the past 3 months!  We have a lot of fun things planned for this fall, i will stay on top with pics as much as possible...enjoy your September!  We are hoping for some cooler weather soon, it is 79 degrees here today. :)

First Day of school, 2008!

look mom...fingerpaint!

messy!!

hard at work.

clockwise: brett and I on a motorcycle ride, one of the races i did this summer with my friend Amy, girls weekend 2008 at the Chesapeake Bay Spa, Brielle ready for vacation, and me on a waterslide (girls weekend)

outer banks...

we had a great time!

we only lost one day to the tropical storm...not bad, and it was kinda fun to see the big waves and the wind!  otherwise, we had blue sky, 85 degrees, perfect amount of breeze and good times!  another good vacation and with that another summer comes to end....crazy how fast the time goes.

we started school this week...i will get to those pics later...braydon is very glad to be back at the Christian Preschool for the second year, and Brielle has asked several times if she can go...next year i tell her..next year!

I am almost 12 weeks into this pregnancy....and starting to feel better, each day is different but at least they are not all filled with sickness anymore....

We are looking forward to fall, and the activity that it brings with it.  Braydon starts soccer next week, and Brielle has already started gymnastics....

Outer Banks, 2008

our house, "Crosswinds"

the pool in the back.

learning to play black jack

sometimes you win!

and sometimes you don't :)

Ben and Brielle (brielle is just 3 mos older than Ben)

Brett lounging on the beach

peaking over the top deck...(brielle is wearing braydon's shoes)

our little butterfly

it was a no smile day for Brielle

looking at pictures with Melissa

the favorite...a big hole in the sand...nicknamed, "the Batcave"

as always, no fear of the water...did not mind the saltwater either

josh and braydon jumping in the waves

just a running

brielle giving ben a hug!

head down....and then

you roll...and then

you finish your sommersault

standing in the wind from Tropical Storm Hannah

more wind!