Need I Say More...

We are having a ...

BOY!!!!

The lady doing my ultra sound measured the baby's feet right before finding out what the sex was and she said "Just for fun let's measure the baby's feet" ...she couldn't believe they were already an inch long!! So after she told us we were having another baby boy she said "Thank heavens it's a boy or I would have felt really bad for your little girl with ginormous feet!" I couldn't help but laugh!!

Shad & I are so excited to have another little boy in our family. We were both hoping for a boy so Kyson could add another member to his basketball team. So now I guess I get to look forward to the HOTTTT Vegas weather. YEAH!!!

We haven't started thinking of names so if any of you have ideas...send them our way.

XOXO Melanie

Man vs. Pavement

Kyson's Battle Wounds...

Mom's Battle Wounds...

It was a quick but hard fought battle...in the end the Pavement came out ahead!

XOXO Melanie

You will never see this again....(most likely)

We got a call a couple of weeks ago from my brother-in-law Olin telling us he and two other rodeo buddies might need a ride from the Las Vegas airport to Laughlin. We had a few "Yes we need a ride" and then "No we found a ride" but on Saturday night it was a "Yes we need rides". It was a good thing we just got that van or the boys would have been riding in the bed of the truck for an hour and a half!! Anyway, we were really excited we got to go because we were able to see both Olin and his brother compete in two events each. The most exciting part is Kyson had his very FiRSt hOrSE rIDe!!

This picture was taken when we first picked up Olin and of course we had to send the picture to Natalie so she would be jealous that her two favorite boys (Olin & Kyson) were with me and not with her (am I mean or is that normal to tease your sister like that?). Shad was worried we wouldn't find them at the airport because Olin's cell phone had died. By the look of this picture do you think it was hard to point out three cowboys in the Las Vegas airport??

Now here comes the pics that you will probably never see again...so enjoy! Right when we pulled into the rodeo grounds, Olin and the other guys had to get ready to ride so they left pretty quick. However, Olin's dad Jack (who, to be honest I'm a little scared of because he kind of has the tuff cowboy appearance but is super sweet when the other cowboys aren't looking, LOL) asked me if Kyson would like to take a ride on the horse with his Dad. Of course Shad about died because he hadn't been on a horse since he was really little (I'm sure he also didn't want to be judged by the "professional" horse riders). Shad turned to me and whispered...I don't even think I know how to get on a horse. But Shad was a great sport and hopped on Jack's best horse "Joe" and they were off!!

Click on the picture and take a look at Kyson's little belly!! I think he is trying to make Mommy feel better about her prego belly. LOL!

The first picture below is my fAVoRiTe. How cute is Jack leading Shad and Kyson for their little ride. He was so nice and patient! Joe was such a great horse too!! The second picture is where the riders can warm up their horses before they compete.

As you can tell we had a GREAT time!! I know Jack will never read this post but we were really grateful to him for taking time out of getting his horses ready to haze for Olin and Jake to take Kyson on his first horse ride. We really appreciated it!!

XOXO Melanie

Doctor's Appt

Have any of you bloggers out there heard that you can tell the sex of the baby by the heart rate?? At my last doctor's appointment on March 16th, my doctor was checking the baby's heart beat like usual. He said the heart rate was 162 and he guessed the baby would be a girl. What! I was completely blown away. He explained that generally boy heart rates are a lot lower. So I went home and looked at my tracking sheet (that I so diligently kept on my first baby) and Kyson's heart rate was always in the 140's. Coincidence??

P.S. We will find out the sex of the baby on April 20th. I will keep you all posted!

XOXO Melanie

Welcoming...

Melanie to the "Soccer Mom's of America"!! That's right...Shad & I are now proud owners of a new (to us) Toyota Sienna. We got it through the auction for a steal of a deal. We had such a great experience I will never buy a car any other way!! The car was a little dirty on the inside and had a few scratches on the outside but once we paid to get it detailed (buffed, waxed, clay coated, shampoo carpets and seats...the works) it felt brand new! The picture is right after we got it back from being detailed. Keep in mind we just got done watching Shad play in a softball tourney in Mesquite so we are all looking hot! Just last week we got a DVD system put in and Kyson absolutely loves it! Every time we get in the van he points at it and says please. He's so dang cute!

P.S. I know I said I would do better about updating this blog...but who was I kidding. I'm right in the middle of my busy season so the posts will eventually come! I still need to post about my awesome Valentines! We'll see if I get to it.

XOXO Melanie

Priceless

Price of a gallon of milk $3.09.

Price of one loaf of wheat bread $3.29.

Seeing your child for the very first time in the car in the front of a shopping cart at Smith's ... PRICELESS!!!

XOXO Melanie

P.S. The picture was taken with my camera phone so it's not great quality but I had to share!