Official Announcement

I guess it is time for the official announcement on the blog! Brent and I are thrilled to announce we are expecting #2! Baby Nieter is due to arrive December 13. This little one was a bit of a surprise to us but we are so excited to increase our family and watch Blake be a big brother. The pregnancy has gone well so far. I did not get sick but I have been extremely exhausted. Thankfully, I am in the second trimester already and feeling much better. Of course it helps that it's summer time and Brent is now home to help me keep up with Blake :) It is so hard to believe I am already 15wks today. We scheduled our ultrasound for July 14 to find out whether baby is a girl or boy! We can't wait and can already tell this pregnancy is going to fly by.

p.s. The shirt Blake is wearing in the picture is the same shirt Brent wore as a child when he was becoming a big brother :)

Trip to the Fire Station

We helped Blake's buddy Ethan celebrate his third birthday with a trip to the fire station. This was Blake's first time being close to a firetruck and he was in awe. While we were there, he didn't say one word. We tried to get him to interact but he was acting like he was in shock. He was a great sport and enjoyed sitting in the driver seat still not saying a word. The moment we got into the car and shut the doors he started talking non-stop about the "big, big truck." It was the funniest thing to see him so excited about something :)

Driving the Firetruck

Fireman Blake

Firefighters in training!

Strawberry pickin'

We went strawberry picking yesterday with my mom and sister. I wasn't sure how Blake would do since he doesn't really focus on certain tasks for very long. Overall he did a really good job. He enjoyed picking the strawberries for about 5 min and then preferred running up and down the aisles. Thankfully they had a play area where we also ran off some of his energy. The strawberries look delicious and are on the menu for tonight's dessert :)

Blake finding a good one!

Had to have a little taste!

Blake & his Annie

Mother's Day

I had a wonderful Mother's Day this past Sunday. We went to church, ate lunch at my mom's house, and then went out to dinner with Brent's mom. It was a beautiful day celebrating all the beautiful moms in our lives :)

Blake & Mommy

Quality Poppy Time

I love that we are blessed to live around our family as Blake grows up. It is so amazing to watch him interact and learn from his grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. This past week we helped Poppy celebrate his birthday and then Blake got to spend some quality male bonding time with him. There are so many wonderful talents each of us have that I hope Blake learns but the one that I hope Blake learns from Poppy is the gift of fixing things around the house. Poppy is able to fix just about anything and Blake got to watch it first hand. It was so cute to walk in the house and see Blake sitting beside him watching his every move trying to help him fix the washing machine. Blake loved the tools, the screws, the noises, but most of all I know he loved just sitting by his Poppy :)

Checking things out

Working together

Playing together

Celebrating Poppy's B-day

Poppy needed some help...that was a lot of candles ;)

Sunny days

We have been loving the warm sunny days here in VA. I think we are all so happy Spring is here and Summer is right around the corner. Here are a few pics from our activities the past week or so!

Last week, Poppy made a kite that Blake loved flying

Sat. morning at the river watching for boats!

Blake throwing a stick for Millie

Sunday beach time with Blake's "Annie"

My boys :)

Delayed Easter pics

Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday

Mommy helping Blake find the eggs

Easter Sunday

MawMaw & Bobble with their 8 grandkids

Our handsome boy!