Cousin Buddies...and an Aunt.

Here are some pictures of Zoie's special buddies. Some of her cousins who she loves to play with. So thankful for each one. Oh yes and one picture with Aunt Amanda who she is also a big fan of.

Auto Show

In February our little family took a short trip to the Chicago Auto Show. We stayed at the Hyatt at McCormick Place on Friday night and enjoyed the show the next day. Zoie definitely had fun getting in and out of the cars. A fun family day.

You can tell where we are in life as we spent a considerable amount of time looking at the vans and larger SUVs....oh dear :).

Oh Boy!

Mark and I found out yesterday that our little bundle of joy is a little boy. He is doing well and is on track to come sometime in early July. We feel very blessed to have another precious baby on the way.

As far as Zoie's reaction, she'll tell you that there is a baby in mommy's tummy, that she is going to be a big sister, and she is having a brother but I don't think she truthfully understands what any of those things mean. She just knows that is the right answers.

Open wide

Zoie had her first dentist appointment today. I was a little nervous about the whole thing for those of you who have heard my stories, she typically is afraid of new things. I wasn't sure how she would feel about people poking around in her mouth. But she did great, she was such a big girl. She opened her mouth nice, followed instructions on how to use the sucker thingy, and was just an all-around trouper.

I was very pleased. No cavities to report and she is doing great.  Good job little girl!

 (yes I'm the dorky mom who took pictures of them cleaning her teeth)

Staying Warm

I know it has been some time since I posted anything. I just thought I'd post this cute picture of Zoie to add variety to the blog.  Have a great day and stay warm!

Coming in June....

Say 1 ...2...3....Laura's Pregnant

Do this and the above reaction is what you will receive. At least with my family.  It's true, Zoie is going to be a big sister come the end of June 2012, Lord willing. We are very excited, despite all the people we apparently told we just wanted Zoie. While it's true we are very content with our little girl, we have been blessed by our siblings and felt Zoie would feel the same. It's just time to grow our little family.

My Little Flower

Zoie was a flower this year. She loved going around from house to house knowing each time they opened the door she'd get candy. The last picture is what happens when you tell her no to her 6th piece of candy. The next step after that is a short nap for Zoie :).