The beginning of April took Natalie and I to Portland as it would be the last time we could fly without having to buy Natalie a plane ticket. Unfortunately, Nathan had exams in school, so he was unable to make it. However, Natalie and I had a great time with my family.
Natalie loves airplanes so we arrived at the airport an hour early to watch some of them land and takeoff. I am surprised at how well Natalie did on the airplane rides, and how much she seemed to comprehend. When we took off Natalie would look out the window and say, "mommy we are going up, up, and away in the sky." She sure is a cutie-pie!
When we first got to Portland, we spent a few days with Dad celebrating Natalie's up-coming birthday. I can't believe she is going to be 2 years old! But, as you can see, we had a blast, and Natalie sure kept her Grandpa and Uncle Scotty busy.
After playing and playing, we decided it was time to eat something. Natalie loved her birthday dinner, as she is not normally allowed to have soda-pop. Can you tell she is enjoying it?!?!?!
Finally, we headed back to Grandpa's house for Cake, Ice-Cream, and Presents. I think Natalie was a little distracted with the presents to eat much Cake. Grandpa and Uncle Scotty sure did spoil Natalie with gifts. Grandpa got her some Elmo Jammies (still her favorite jammies), and a soccer ball (which the entire family has enjoyed). Uncle Scott got her a small power-wheel, or as Natalie calls it, "a motorcycle". She loves to ride it to the mailbox with us, and even takes it for a spin in the backyard.
Thank you Grandpa and Uncle Scotty! We had a blast and Natalie loves her Birthday Gifts.
Okay, so most of you know this whole citizenship thing has been a headache in
and of itself. Well, now I am here to say that I am getting a headache over the
whole passport thing. I finally get my US birth certificate (they said they
couldn't find it at first) and apply for a passport. Well, now I am sitting here
every day wondering if my passport application has been accepted. I check the
mail every single day, hoping my passport and birth certificate will be in
there. But . . . another day - another No. If I have to go through the
entire naturalization/citizenship process, I might cry. Seriously - I
might cry.
I just want my passport!!!
Alright - that is enough whining. I just had to get it out :)
The
last weekend of Spring Break, we gathered with a group of friends and
went camping here in Arizona. It was a lot of fun, and we had plenty of
activities for everyone to stay involved.
Hiking with Daddy and Mommy
Playing at the Park
Swinging with Mommy
She might be the Athletic type?!?!
The Duck Pond
Of Course I brought crafts for the kids!
We had fun making our hats!
Natalie got a little sun but she made a good sun visor
We drove to a Ghost Town. It was awesome!
The drive there was beautiful
Nathan and I loved this house. It looks so much like a witch's house
We love swimming - and you can bet we do a lot of it here in Arizona. We found a little spot called Aqua Tots that has free swimming on Saturdays - so we joined our friends and had some fun!
We are proud to announce that Baby Larson # 2 will be joining our family around July 16th, 2009. We are having another baby girl - Yay!!!! We had a small scare at the very beginning of the pregnancy as I started to cramp and bleed a lot. But, after 4 weeks of bleeding, the baby continued to grow and mature (turned out my ovarian cyst ruptured and caused the bleeding). We had an ultrasound and she is right where she should be in development, and she continues to gain weight just like Natalie did! I am afraid I just have big babies. Remember, Natalie was almost 10 lbs - well, this baby is on track to be just as big. But, as long as my babies are healthy girls, I'll take them as big as they wanna come! As of now, I feel great and still have lots of energy. We are grateful to the Lord for blessing us with another baby, and even more grateful that she is so healthy! We are truly blessed.
