Days Fly By......

Kids with Great Grandad Sutton

Bailey reading with Grandpa Ballard

Kale feeding a tortoise at the wildlife park

Miss Bailey petting a goat

Kale with Great Grandma Ballard

Bailey with Great Grandpa Ballard

Our three-week "trip" (I use that term loosely b/c Dain was working 99% of the time) flew by quickly. Days were filled with 4-wheeler rides, playgrounds, cartoons, cousins, books, unloading all of my mother-in-law's cabinets (thank you Bailey), a trip to a wildlife park with Grandpa Ballard, and on and on. Dain learned a lot at the class he attended in Wisconsin 2 out of the 3 weeks we were back, and my trip to New York to visit my best friend was amazing! Bailey apparently grew during the time we were back; the last week she was finally able to swing her leg over Grandpa Hammy's recliner and shimmy up by herself. We're finally back in Utah in getting back into our daily routine again. My grad class started last week, so I'm having to learning to read academia text again; a slight change from my "beach reads" and the kid's picture books :)

In Case You Hadn't Heard.......

The third (and final) member of the Hammerschmidt household will be joining us in March......I'm almost 10 weeks pregnant!!

We are very excited. And in answer to all of the questions you're wondering let me just say.......

#1 No, we did not plan on baby number three right now. We wanted three, but not for a year or two........funny how quickly plans change!

#2 I am feeling okay, I get a little queasy now and then, but eating small meals seems to help.

#3 Yes, I am still going to work on my masters and I plan on "returning to the workforce" next school year.

#4 No, we are NOT completely insane, we just like a good challenge now and then :)

Visiting Grandma and Grandpa

We made it back to Kansas with no major incidents......well, I DID get yelled at on the plane by a grumpy old man who has obviously never traveled with a toddler, but I figure you do the best you can and let it go, right? Aside from that, we've been enjoying our time at the farm. We're eating so well.......bacon and eggs for breakfast, fried catfish, enchilada casserole, and pulled pork dinners, plus homemade cookies and treats........we may never leave! I've already warned Dain not to get used to the gourmet food because he won't be getting it when we get back to Utah :)

We've got some good pictures of the kids playing at the farm and from our trip to the Topeka zoo. Dain heads to Wisconsin and I head to New York tomorrow, so keep Grandma and Grandpa Hammerschmidt in your prayers; they may need it to get through 4 days with our lovely children :)

"Cooking" at Grandma's House

Kale watching Gerdie cool off in her water tub

At the zoo and Bailey fast asleep on cousin Emily afterwards