We are...a PSU family!!!

I am finally on top of things! Of course, the 90 degree heat outside probably has something to do with that...I don't want to do anything other than sit inside in the air conditioning! Pregnancy and heat are not a good combination!!! Even though pregnancy and heat don't mix, we still made our annual trip to PSU yesterday for the Blue/White game. Camryn has been looking forward to it for a while now and kept asking every day if we were going to Penn State. She kept talking about seeing the Lion, the stadium, football players, and cheerleaders. Her wish finally came true. Once we got there, she waited patiently in line for the Lion (thankfully, it wasn't too long when we got there) and was so excited when it was her turn to give it a kiss and sit on it. Then, we headed to tailgate with our friends. When we got in the car to go to the stadium, she was so worried and asked "Are we going home??" It was so cute. A few of our friends have little girls too, so she had fun tailgating with her Penn State friends and kept asking if we could go in the stadium. We went in around 1/2 time so she could see some of the game and her eyes lit up as soon as we got in there. She danced right along with the THON dancers during 1/2 time and enjoyed some frozen lemonade with us. It was really hot in there (it was close to 90), so we didn't stay too long because I was beginning to feel miserable sitting in the heat. We checked out the carnival outside and she played a game. She really wanted to ride the rides, but the lines were too long and we were thankful that the games distracted her!!!! When we were walking back to the car to tailgate a little more, she kept asking "We are still here? We aren't going home yet?" It is amazing how much she loves being there. She knows we love PSU, but there is no way to brainwash her actually not wanting to leave there!!! It must be in the air! Once we finally got in the car to go home, she was ready after a long fun day of playing. Needless to say, she crashed in the car and took a little nap on the way home. We all spent today trying to recover from the long day yesterday. I am paying today for all of that walking and being in the sun!! Chris is a trooper, though and painted the majority of Camryn's new room. We are getting her new furniture tomorrow, so we are hoping we can make the transition soon. Oh, and the basement needs to be done, too. So much to do and only 6 weeks left to do it all. Yeah, panic mode is starting to set in.

PS Lots more pictures on the website!!!

Eggs, Bunnies, and Trains

We hope everyone had a wonderful Easter! We definitely did! Personally, I think we need more holidays that can be used as a bribe for good behavior. Saying "I am going to call the Easter Bunny and tell him not to come" worked just as well as it did with Santa! Terrible, I know, but very effective when dealing with a toddler with a very independent and moody streak!! Camryn was really looking forward to the Easter Bunny coming and "hiding eggs for me to find." She had an Easter Egg hunt at school, so she was really looking forward to finding eggs here on Easter and thought it was really cool that the Easter Bunny would be hiding them. We were hoping to take her to a community egg hunt on Saturday, but the weather was definitely working against us that day because it rained all day. Because we didn't get to do that, we decided to have another surprise for her after she found her basket and eggs on Easter. Daddy made a yummy breakfast for all of us and we were off to her surprise. The Strasburg Railroad has a special Easter Bunny train ride complete with the Easter Bunny as a passenger. It is a vintage coal burning steam train and Camryn was extremely excited as soon as she found out we were going to ride the real train. She was all smiles while we were waiting for the train to arrive back in the station and when we boarded. She got a real kick out of the train whistle, seeing the Easter Bunny (especially since she got a lollipop), and watching the scenery pass by the windows. It was fun for all of us and it is always more special to see it through her eyes.

There are many more pictures on the website as well. Enjoy!!

Friend Filled Weekend!

I meant to write about this before now, but I didn't get the chance - big surprise. We all had a wonderful weekend full of friends and fun. Paul and Gina came Friday night and stayed until Sunday afternoon. And, Rebecca joined us on Saturday for a visit as well. Camryn was ecstatic to have visitors to play with, especially since she gets their undivided attention!! We started off Saturday morning by stuffing our faces at the best buffet in the world - Shady Maple. Then, after we met Rebecca at our house, we went to Intercourse to enjoy some Amish fun. They have a cute little shopping village that we all enjoyed. Camryn especially enjoyed the area with animals to feed. In the past, she has always kept her distance from animals, but she was all about feeding them that day! She showed no fear and fed the goats and llamas and kept asking for more food. It was great!! And, she even pet a horse without any fear! And, I will say that I think all of us adults had just as much fun as she did feeding the animals...at least the boys in the group did!! Later that day, we looked at the pictures and watched the video from Gina and Paul's wedding. It was hilarous because Camryn was only interested in the pictures and parts of the video that contained her. She kept asking "Where's me???" Finally, we ended that night by going out to dinner at a bar/restaurant. It felt good to be out and about with friends!

On Sunday morning, Camryn had a gift to open from Gina and Paul. It was a fun play cupcake set with all of the supplies to make her own real cupcakes. So, her and Gina made cupcakes early that morning. Camryn had the time of her life!! She has been showing a great interest in cooking lately, so this was the perfect gift!!! She helped Gina with every step of the process and you could tell that she was very proud of herself. She is definitely not my baby anymore!! She was very sad when all of our visitors left and kept asking where everyone went. She didn't like that everyone had to go home. :(

We are now down to counting only single digit weeks until this blog will contain stories about another little one. I am officially 30 weeks into this pregnancy and have only 9 more to go. I have a c-section scheduled for June 5th, so I know we won't have to wait any longer than that. I am aware that this baby may not wait to make its appearance that day, but I hope it does. My last day of work before summer break is June 3rd, so I am hoping everything goes as planned. That only gives me one full day "off" for the summer. Should be fun!!!