Welcome Fall

Fall is finally here! We started off the season with a little vacation to the East Coast to visit Matt's brother's family in Maryland, and the Spicers and my best friend Jill in Philadelphia. Matt has been extremely busy with work lately (which I am indeed grateful for) so some family time was much needed. It was great to see Rylan explore new things and places with friends and cousins. Matt and I realized that for the next several years vacations will be geared towards the kiddos entertainment more than our own, but that's okay. I love seeing Rylan have fun. We did have an adult night out at the comedy club. Overall it was a fun trip and a great way to introduce the Fall season.

Rylan and Ava at the Boston Aquarium

The kids loved this cool hardwood slide. They ride down on a potato sack. How fun is that!

Hay ride, apple picking, and eating amazing apple cider doughnuts! Now it feels like Fall.

This was by far the best and biggest kids museum I've ever been too. We could have been there all day.

Jill lives in this really cute town just 20 minutes outside Philadelphia called Conchohocken. They had their fall festival when we were there. Rylan loved the bouncy house and the fire trucks.

Valley Forge. Jill was a little more excited about this one then the rest of us, but I will admit that it was beautiful.

Rylan's birthday was the day after we got back. We didn't do much this year since we just had returned from a kid-filled vacation. He did indulge in a cupcake for breakfast (which he would have every morning if it were up to him) and Grandma Jorgensen and Uncle Austin took him to Chuck E Cheese for a few hours. Happy Birthday to my big two year old!

Bump Watch

I love being pregnant. With that said, round two has been quite a different experience than the first. As you can see by the belly picts below I'm tracking about two weeks larger with baby #2. I've come to the conclusion that my age is to blame. If two years since my last pregnancy can make me feel this much more tired, sick, and big/heavy then I can't imagine how I'm going to fare when I'm on baby #3 (or if I'm still sane and willing #4). Believe me when I say that my pregnancies are still easy in comparison to what they could be. I have no reason to complain. And my intention really isn't to complain but to rather point out the mere fact that pregnancy is proving to get harder, or shall I just say more cumbersome, the older I get. So I'm thinking that the best strategy is to: 1) pop out these babies as quickly as I can and 2) embrace and love pregnancy as much as I did the first time around. Because let's face it. Pregnancy is a miracle and all I can really ask for is a healthy baby in the end. So here's to loving pregnancy, the good, the bad, and the fat!

26 years old and 26 weeks pregnant with baby #1

28 years old and 24 weeks pregnant with baby #2

Funny Boy

I love my son's sense of humor. I didn't realize that small children could have a sense of humor, but I'm learning that they definitely do. Rylan loves to be silly, laugh and make others laugh. He has taught me to lighten up and enjoy life a little more. I just love how much you can learn from a child and this is one of my favorites. Life is just more fun with Rylan in it!

Show me the Water!

What's the best way to cool off from the extreme summer heat? Water! I am such a baby when it comes to Texas summers and the only way I can bear the heat is by spending my time in an air conditioned building or by the water. If there is water nearby then I want to be wading, floating, swimming, or sunbathing in it. Now that I am a stay at home mom we are really taking advantage of all the water activities that Texas has the offer. And it's a good thing Rylan is a water baby. I don't know what I'd do with myself if he didn't like the water. So far we have been floating down the Comal River, boating at our friend's lake house, gone to the Sea World water park, and spent nearly half of our days at either the gym or neighborhood pool. We also had our first Schlitterbaun Water Park experience a couple weeks ago. I don't know how Matt and I have gone 5 years without spending a day at the #1 ranked world's best water park, but the time was now. Going to water parks was one of my all time favorite activities when I was younger. We left the kiddo at home and felt like kids again! Matt likes to say, are you ready to "Schlit it up!" That always brings a good laugh. We are hoping to get to one of the nearby beaches this summer too. I guess it's just hard to find motivation to drive between 2.5 and 5 hours to get to a beach when they were so accessible, only 15 minutes to the nearest, from my childhood home. I never knew how much I loved the beach until I didn't have it nearby anymore. Nonetheless, we are still having a great time with or without the beach. Here are a few pics from our summer's water adventures.

Just some pictures that I like

I've always enjoyed taking pictures and would love to enroll in some photography classes to help me become a little more familiar with my camera. Maybe I will actually take the time to do this sometime before baby #2 comes. Oh and if you didn't know that we are pregnant and due on December 24, now you know! Surprise! We are super excited to add another little Jorgensen to the family. So back to the photography. I do have an adorable subject (Rylan) at my disposal almost 24/7, so I should have no problem getting some good practice in. Here are some of my favorite pictures that I've taken since I got my camera. And let me just say that the camera should be given all the credit for these ones because I haven't got a clue what I'm doing.

Rylan pulled the stickers off Matt's birthday card and placed them all over his body, including his foot.

Some fun at Fiesta Farms with some friends. This peacock was beautiful, but no need to tell him. He strutted his stuff for about an hour with his feathers full span.

Soaking in some California sun this last summer.

Bathtime

Cousin Taylor on Valentine's Day

Winter in the Park

Cousin Taylor's Temple sealing

Feeding the ducks with Lily

Just having a snack.

Baby Peyton Morrey's newborn photo shoot.

Rylan and Luke sharing a kiss

Should they stay or should they go?

Matt and I have really struggled with whether or not to find a new home for our dogs. Luke and Bella have been a part of our lives for a long time which makes our decision that much harder. Luke was our first baby and Bella came just 1 year later. They have been a LOT of work but have also brought us unconditional love and taught us some valuable parenting skills and responsibilities in preparation for having a human baby (as opposed to a four legged one:)). The dogs have been worth all the work up to this point but now we are really starting to think that it may be best for us and the dogs to send them to another family (if we can find the right fit of course). Luke has this incredible insatiable appetite for anything, including non food items. Recently he ate a baby wipe and Matt actually had to assist Luke while he was trying to pass it!!! That was one hilarious moment I will never forget. The look on Matt's face was classic! So with a toddler who is starting to open doors and leave bedrooms and bathrooms open to Luke and Bella's destruction I feel like there is just no resolve for this problem (among a few other minor issues that we have with the dogs). Here is a picture of them taking a time out after trying to eat my lunch. We would feel terribly sad and guilty for giving them up, but feel like its time to do whats best for us and them.