A visit from Mom!

My Mom came to visit us for two weeks and it was so great to be able to see her and spend time together. Especially since we don't get to do it very often. The kids love having grandma here too because there is someone new to play with and show off to.

Jim watched the kids a few days after she got here so that we could go out and spend the day shopping and go to dinner at Cheesecake Factory. It was so yummy, but I think we both went a little too crazy because neither of us was feeling too hot the next day. Oops! Here are a few pics of our first trip to the beach while Mom was here. They are kind of far away but this is Jim, Nolan and Aidan in the water.
And here is my Mom and Zoie.

It's a boy!!

For any of you who may not have known, I am pregnant. At my last doctors appointment, I had an ultrasound. I thought it was way too early to tell the sex of the baby (I was only 13 1/2 weeks), but almost as soon as she started the ultrasound lady asked if we wanted to know. Apparently our little boy was all too happy to let it hang out, and show off his junk nice and early. Ha ha Fine with me, the sooner we know what we're having the earlier we can start getting ready.
We are very excited, and the kids are excited too. Zoie and I will be sorely outnumbered, but that's okay, because she will still rule as the princess of the house. Here are some pics of our new addition. If anyone has any name suggestions, we are open. But I would kind of like to stay with the -an ending, as in Nolan and Aidan.