matt

okay, so i HAD to throw in this super cute picture of eli even though this is a post about matt.....i turned around and he had pulled up in the door frame of the bedroom- love it!!

okay, so if you're easily grossed out, avert your eyes.....matt had a glorious time at the trail ride, but came home with a NASTY case of poison ivy. he had a shot on wednesday, and today (saturday), it's finally looking better. btw, this picture was taken on thursday. i thought his arm looked like he had leprosy so i had to snap a picture of course.
here's the invalid. his arm actually looked much worse in person....if you can believe it.
here's matt's hard work paid off- we now had about 30 butternut squash either on our counter or almost ready to be picked in the garden. they're completely organic too (and beautiful). he got a really good crop and now we're going to feast on every butternut squash dish imaginable!
way to go matt, can't wait for next year's garden!! i'd better stock up on canning supplies now :)

Fun times in AR

Eli and I visited Gram & Papa in Arkansas while daddy went horseback riding for a few days. We had a WONDERFUL time playing at the lake and at Gram & Papa's house. Next time we'll bring daddy with us and all have fun together!

Boy, oh boy!

So it's officially official- baby number 2 is a B-O-Y!!
Here's how we know: we're in St. Louis for the weekend visiting our friends John and Hollie (and Ava). John's sister is an ultrasound tech at a local hospital. So when John found out (at 8am Saturday morning) that I was 15 weeks along, he immediately called his sister to see if she could fit us in! She wasn't even working, but she met us at her office anyway to give us the ultrasound. All I need to say is, yes, it's obviously a boy :)
Thanks to John and Hollie and his sister Christina for that special treat!! We love you guys!

(if you're interested, check out matt's facebook page for ultrasound photos)

introducing ?

Here is the little ? from the title of my blog. These pictures are 3 weeks old now, and in another 3 weeks we'll find out of the ? is a he or a she!!!!! Going for an ultrasound is the most amazing experience, because you can see so much detail from such a tiny baby. While you can't tell the gender, you CAN see the head, and arms, and legs, and feet. WOW! I'm expecting to start feeling the baby move any day now too. So exciting. :)

more!

Here are a couple of cute videos I took at dinner tonight. We're teaching Eli to sign 'more'. Now technically the sign for 'more' is putting both hands' fingers together. We're not quite there yet, but he's getting awfully good at moving his hands from side to side. The second video is something we copied from cousin aaron. There's nothing funnier than watching your baby tense up on purpose! Enjoy.....

standing & squash

This is Eli's newest favorite thing to do: stand. He still needs help getting in a standing position (although he's trying to pull up on his own) but he wants to do it ALL THE TIME! Whether its holding onto our fingers, or standing by some piece of furniture, he loves it.

Here is what our garden looks like this year: only squash. We had high hopes of planting the rest of the space in corn, but I got the "i'm pregnant and i feel horrible" RIGHT when it was time to plant the corn, so here's our squash. It's butternut, and matt got the seeds out of some I bought at Wal-mart and fixed for Eli. Free seeds! Very thrifty husband.

By the way, the plants are gorgeous! Very green, with-so far- little bug damage.

Czy Coup

We spent Memorial Weekend in Paducah with Matt's parents and sisters so we could celebrate cousin Aaron's 1st birthday! He totally scored in the present department, but everyone's favorite was the little red car. All 3 cousins wanted to ride in it, and the boys are small enough that they could fit in together. We all took turns pushing them in the house and on the porch (especially O'Pa).

Matt and I also celebrated our 10 year wedding anniversary with a night away in downtown Paducah. We stayed at an Inn right by the river where we could enjoy a delicious gluten free dinner and the downtown art/music street fair. It was a wonderful anniversary getaway.

the infamous little red car (aka: czy coup)

3 naked cousins going for a swim

our delicious anniversary meal complete with gluten free bread!

O'Pa and his grandboy at Aaron's party