And the predictions are in.....

We would like to thank everyone who sent in their baby prediction - it was quite close between boys and girls but the girl guesses have the majority (24-21). I think some of you might be a little early with your guesses and I am really hoping that some of you are quite late but only time will tell! Also for those of you who guessed the baby would be close to or over 9 pounds you are in big trouble if you are right!

Jan 3rd - Daddy 6 Pounds 11 Ounces 20 inches
Jan 5th - Grandma Yvonne 7 pounds 6 ounces 21 inches
Jan 7th - Courtney 5 pounds 1 ounce 17 inches
Jan 7th - Krisi 7 pounds 3 ounces 20 inches
Jan 7th - Linda 7 pounds 11 ounces 21 inches
Jan 8th - James
Jan 9th - Kelly J 7 pounds 9 ounces 22 inches
Jan 11th - Betsy 7 pounds 10 ounces 20 inches
Jan 11th - Michelle S 7 pounds 7 ounces 22 inches
Jan 11th - Kayla 7 pounds 8 ounces 20 1/2 inches
Jan 12th - Deb G 8 Pounds 12 ounces 22 inches (and will look exactly like Deb)
Jan 12th - Mommy 7 pounds 8 ounces 20 inches
Jan 13th - Ashley H 7 pounds 2 ounces 20 inches
Jan 13th - Kim 6 pounds 8 ounces 21 1/2 inches
Jan 14th - Grandma Lori 7 pounds 4 ounces 22 inches
Jan 15th - Lisa 8 pounds 7 ounces 22 inches
Jan 15th - Carrie 7 pounds 0 ounches 20 inches
Jan 16th - Big Brother Colton 10 pounds
Jan 16th - Heidi H 7 pounds 6 ounces 21 inches
Jan 17th - Ian B
Jan 18th - Great Grandma Gwen 8 pounds 4 ounches 22 inches
Jan 18th - Liz 8 pounds 3 ounces 21 inches
Jan 19th - Katie S 8 pounds 3 ounces 21 1/2 inches
Jan 20th - Auntie MaryBeth 7 pounds 6 ounces 19 inches
Jan 21st - Cassie 7 pounds 4 ounces 19 inches
Jan 21st - Uncle Brad 8 pounds 4 ounces 20 1/2 inches
Jan 22nd - Bill 6 pounds 2 ounces 18 inches
Jan 22nd - Jaclyn 8 pounds 2 ounces 22 inches
Jan 22nd - Grandpa Steve 6 pounds 4 ounces 22 inches
Jan 23rd - Suzi 9 pounds 2 ounces 21 3/4 inches
Jan 23rd - Kristi B 7 pounds 6 ounces 17 1/2 inches
Jan 24th - Richard 7 pounds 11 ounces 21 inches
Jan 25th - Alicia 8 pounds 9 ounces 21 1/2 inches
Jan 25th - Heidi S 7 pounds 5 ounces 21 inches
Jan 25th - Stacy 7 pounds 8 ounces 19 1/2 inches
Jan 25th - Tanya 7 pounds 7 ounces 20 inches
Jan 26th - Zack 6 pounds 10 ounces 20 1/2 inches
Jan 26th - Donna 8 pounds 10 ounces 20 inches
Jan 26th - Adam 7 pounds 8 ounces 21 inches
Jan 27th - Anna 7 pounds 4 ounces 21 1/2 inches
Jan 27th - Carter D 9 pounds 0 ounces and 19 inches
Jan 27th - Auntie Melissa 8 pounds 1 ounce 21 inches
Jan 28th - Margie 7 pounds 2 ounces 21 inches
Jan 30th - Eric H 7 Pounds 0 ounces 20 inches
Jan 31st - Bonnie 7 pounds 6 ounces 20 1/2 inches
Jan 31st - Missy V 7 pounds 14 ounces 21 1/2 inches

We are very ready for this little one to arrive! The baby's room is ready, the clothes are all washed, we are stocked up on diapers and all other necessities and all of our toys and baby gear have been gather back to our house so now we just have to wait until he or she decides it is time to make the grand appearance... my only request is that this little one doesn't decide to arrive during a snowstorm (which it seems like we have one about every 3 days lately)!!

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas Everyone!!

We spent Christmas Eve at Freddie and Melissa's house enjoying some wonderful appetizers, opening presents, playing games and laughing and haning with family. Some highlights from the night included Frankie and Uncle Rich spending well over an hour trying to transfor Colton's new Transformer, Colton taking on everyone in a battle of Rock Em Sock Em Robots, the boys playing some Don't Break the Ice and of course watching the 3 boys run like wild animals all throughout the house. It was a great night!

Christmas morning we woke up to Colton yelling "There are red presents under the tree with my name on them and my stocking is full". It was exactly how I imagined Christmas Morning would be. We opened our presents from Santa, ate breakfast in our jammies and then got ready for the family to come over. We spent the afternoon eating, opening presents, playing games and watching Transformers (Colton is all about Transformers right now)!

We had a great Christmas Weekend, couldn't have asked for it to be any better!!

Christmas Concert and Annual Cookie Bake

Sunday was another fun filled day. We started off the morning watching Colton perform in his Chirstmas Program at church and he did awesome. Mommy, Daddy, Grandma Yvonne, Grandma Lori and Grandpa Steve were all there to watch him (he thought he was quite the big shot) and just so you know the last time my dad went to church was for Colton's Baptism so yah I guess Colton in kind of a big deal! Sunday afternoon we went over to Grandma Yvonne's house for our Annual Day of Cookie Baking! We made Sugar Cookies, Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies and of course my speciality... Chocolate Covered Pretzels. The boys were pretty helpful this year, they cut out all the cookies, went through several shakers of sprinklers, helped open the Hershey Kisses, dipped pretzels in chocolate and even frosted a few cookies but I think they highlight of their night was doing Cannon Balls into Grandma's Recliner. They set up her little step stool and took turns launching themselves into the recliner! It was so much fun to watch them and no one got hurt so all turned out perfect. It was an awesome Sunday with family, wish we could have days like that everyday!

Just had to add these last couple pictures - after all that work I guess it was time for wine (and by wine I mean some HUGE glasses of wine and maybe even some right out of the bottle)!!

Boy or Girl? What do you think?

Well I am 34 weeks along already, the last couple months have really seemed to fly by with the holidays and everything else to keep us distracted. The baby's room is completely ready, all the baby clothes are washed, and plenty of diapers are purchased so now we just play the waiting game. I am feeling great, although last night I may have experienced some Braxton Hicks Contractions for the first time or it was just some really crazy cramping that lasted for about 4 hours. After some rest and lots of water (thanks for the tip girls) I am feeling good again this morning. I have realized that I cannot be quite as active as I would like to anymore but that is okay too, only a few more weeks and this baby will be here. Which brings me to my next topic.... we would love to hear everyone's predictions! I will tally them up and post the results mid next week so leave a comment with what you think we are gonna have and when the baby will make his/her grand appearance. My actual due date is January 30th in case you have forgotton!

Here is what we need for your guess - Gender, Weight, Height and the Baby's Birthday.

In case you think a picture will help you with your guesses here is me at 34 Weeks (well one day early as Frankie took the picture last night).

Disney on Ice, Mickey and Minnie's Magical Adventure

We took Colton to see Disney on Ice Thursday night and he loved every minute of it! We went with Grandma Yvonne, Grandma Lori, Auntie Marissa and Auntie MaryBeth (yes Colton had plenty of people there to spoil him)! We had amazing seats and the shows was great! Colton's favorite by far was Peter Pan and Tinkerbell and the mini donuts during intermission. Here a just a few pics from the show.

Holiday School Pictures!

Yes he just had school pictures done in October but this time they called them Holiday Pictures (what a great way to get more money out of the parents)! I don't think we will be ordering any this time around but I still wanted to share them with everyone. The first one is my favorite for sure, that is the look I get quite often from him when he is doing something he knows he shouldn't be!

My Little Super Hero

Boxer Briefs, a Belly T-Shirt and Winter Boots - I wonder what his super power is??

This kid loves the snow!

After another great Minnesota Snowfall last night Colton couldn't wait to get out and play in it! We had to stop and buy a new sled on the way to Grandma Lori and Pop Pop's house so he could do some serious sledding. He loves playing in the snow - he is a true Minnesotan!! And I think my dad had just as much as Colton did (I was just there to take pictures, I didn't really think Bubblemaker would appreciate me flying down the hill and hitting tress)!! Here are just a few of my favorite pictures from today: