Every year I probably say it but where the heck did 3 years go? They fly by so fast these days and it's scary! This year I did a popsicle party for Gem, since we have a great party house with a pool and huge back patio, we kept the party at home this year. Laura and Justin came to visit so it was special having them here as well.
Gem had a fantastic day with all her friends, she even had an ice cream truck come by which was a big hit. She really enjoys all her friends no matter the age and it's so nice to watch her be social and seeing her run around laughing and having so much fun, she's growing up too fast for me.
These days, Gem is such a character, she's her own tiny person.....we enjoy her so much with all her facial expressions (and she's got plenty), her stories that last so long it feels like hours, her imagination going wild while she's playing, how she says certain phrases and words makes us laugh so hard sometimes, she's a goober for sure and we love this age so much. Happy Birthday to our big girl, 3 is going to be a great year, we love you to the moon and back!!
CRAIG AND KAIT are having a BABY!! They told us on Thanksgiving and oh how excited I am for them.....also because they have no idea i'm pregnant and when they do find out, Kaitlyn is going to be so excited! I'm so happy my little brother is going to be a daddy, it's the best Thanksgiving news EVER!!
Well.....it was Election Day and it was Trump or Clinton, I won't go into detail of who we were voting for since it's one of the craziest elections ever, I don't really like either and wish there was someone else in the mix.
Anyway.......I also took a pregnancy test and well....I'M PREGNANT, AGAIN!! Our planning has paid off and we couldn't be happier. This will be my 3rd pregnancy, if you read my blog, you know earlier in the year I had an unfortunate miscarriage, so naturally i'm a little more nervous about this one, already keeping my fingers crossed and praying hard that this one sticks. We've decided that this 2nd kiddo will complete our family so we're excited for July 20th when we become a family of 4! Darin knew I was probably pregnant because I told him I had a good feeling I was, I still surprised him a little with a little sign, but deep down, i'm pretty sure he knew it too ;)
We are EXTREMELY happy to see Gemma become a big sister and watch how she adjusts and grows and loves on my tummy these next 9 months. She's a pretty smart cookie so I think she'll love the idea of having a little brother or sister. We've decided not to tell her yet, since she likes to go around to people and school and tells them when anything happens, I went to the dr for a cough or dropped Darin off at the airport and that girl will go announce it to everyone she runs into that day lol, next thing I know people are asking if i'm ok because Gem told them I went to the Dr. this morning...SO...in order to keep our secret, we can't tell her haha.
This Halloween was special for a few reasons, 1. daddy got to enjoy it with Gem and 2. she and her bff matched! They were Jane Fonda and holy cuteness!!
Tickets are so cheap to Trinidad right now and a friend asked us if we wanted to go for a long weekend with our families. We've never been but have always wanted to go since a lot of our friends are from there as well. So we booked tickets and off we went on our first family vacation with another family. SO.MUCH.FUN! Besides the 2 yr olds hashing it out 10 times a day, they really enjoyed their time together and so did the adults! DDI stands for Down De Islands, that's where we stayed, at our friends family house. We had to fly in, drive to the yacht club and get our boat loaded to head over. It's a quick 5 min ride so it was really nice to just be on the outside of Trinidad looking back. It was also really nice to pop over and get breakfast and coffee in the morning. We enjoyed every sunset, lots of downtime to enjoy the view, island toured to a beach far far away haha, watched dolphins swim through the bay during sunset, made some awesome food and drove the boat around to other islands to swim in new spots! Definitely will be going back!
