album 10\23\2010 (53 photos), by maureen jenkins

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IT'S A BOY!!!

Hey fam

It is a boy! We are thrilled! I have already started everything needed for him to get here. Boston was a bust :( , Devo training is a bust and our first choice Phoenix house is a bust. Other than that our house seems to be progressing in the sale process (that is huge) and dates are set to have us delivered in Phoenix. Finally the Halloween count down is on.

The fam went in last Friday for a sex determination of the baby and as most of you know we are moving closer to having our own Doane Basketball team! The boys are excited and B has been giving me updates everyday on what he is going to teach his new brother; Friday: how to jump, eat candy corn and play with the dogs. Sat: how to keep food away from the dogs, how to crawl out of the crib and how to do his plasma car....to be continued I am sure.

As far as baby planning I know exactly how I want the nursery decorated and I hope GiGi is up to the challenge of sewing the bedding :) (I was gonna call and ask soon). I have my top ten names that is now a top 6 because of Robbie's first round knockouts. We are treackin...

So we didn't get to go to Boston and the whole fam was bummed but the Dr office was less than easy to reschedule with. We will be out there in the Spring for sure! Devo training being a bust is really half and half. We have been doing "training sessions" in the evenings and she is great. She will "Sit", "Stay" and "Come". I can run all around her while she is staying and she doesn't budge till you say "Come", then she runs right to you and waits for the next command. It is really amazing how great she is and how quick she learned! The other half to all of this is that is only seems applicable to the backyard. Once she has jumped the fence it is anything goes. Ugggg!!! Finally, first choice Phoenix house was a great hs in a perfect location and had great schools but seems the owners will not rent to anyone with dogs over 40lbs. Second choice here we come...

Phoenix is happening! Nov 1st movers come to pack us up. Nov 2nd we get loaded in the truck and Nov 8th we are there for delivery!!! YEAH!

The last thing going on is Halloween. The kids have been making really great holiday crafts and they have made so many pumpkin variations that we have the whole Laundry room door dedicated to "the pumpkin Patch art work" It is really cool how into it they are. (Rob when you get home, show no concern that you have old undershirts flying in the front yard breeze :))

What can I tell you about the boys? They are huge and eating like crazy this AM they each ate four pieces of french toast and a bowl of Rice Crispies! Caleb is getting skinny! (not to be confused with Thin). He is also talking a lot more. His words are not easily understood by an outsider but he can express most anything he wants these days. B is mastering all types of new tasks and is expanding his interests all the time. He can ride a bike wonderfully and started cruising on a scooter (these are all neighbors toys, so Rob and I have some xmas shopping to do) he also likes shooting baskets and plays a lot of golf in the backyard!

Enjoy the pics!!

We love you all.

We are up and running again

Hello everyone!

We are back! we had some major camera issues but as you can tell from the adorable pics we are up and running again. Lots has happened since the last blog, the house is under contract and we are out of our "option period" so things are clicking along with the house. We have started packing, the boys got new beds (very exciting) and more.

I LOVE BEING AT HOME! These little guys are so great and we have a blast together everyday. I am learning A TON! We have had a lot of adventures but mostly playdates, park time, outside with neighbors, and a few field trips of our own. The boys have helped me start packing and getting some of the house ready. They also got new Big Boy beds. That is right! Caleb will be going into a bed when we get to Phoenix so that baby 3 will have the crib set up in its room. The new beds are very cool bunk beds. B is dying to sleep on the top and asks about it every night. These guys are getting big!

It has been a great break not having showings every other day. The house is still holding together but I will admit it is much harder to keep it clean with the all day in-house playing than before. I am begging anyone out there to share their fav receipts that consists of 3-6 ingredients and minimum prep time. So feel free to post back or shoot off an email. Also did everyone see those adorable pancake pics on the side of the blog? Thank you Aunt Bobby. The boys love eating these and they come out so cute.

Lucky us! the boys and I are getting to go visit the Burke family in BOSTON! we are so excited. We will have great pics in the next few weeks so stay tuned.

The Dogs are ...the dogs. I have been reading about how to train a CRAZY BOXER online and her classes start at nap time tomorrow. Wish me luck! She is like a 2yr old (as Jess pointed out) they are really hard to enjoy when they have no rules and run wild. So here goes! If i don't succeed she is being put in Boot Camp with Greg this December (thanks dad).

Halloween is coming too. Talk about a great weekend. The boys have a pumpkin painting party on the 30th and then a block party Halloween night! They have both decided to be Football players (and NO we did not push this at all!!!) B thinks he is like the football players he saw at the UT game and wanted to be them and Caleb wants to be like B so there you have it.

We miss you guys all so much and are thrilled we will be able to see most of you shortly!