Week with the family!

Last week all of Tom's family was able to get together for the first time since Christmas.  Lots have changed since, Andrew was born and 3 of Tom's brothers are engaged.  So the family is growing!  The cousins all had a great time together playing in Grandma's pool.  Kara likes to test me by the pool, she walks right along the edge and once in a while dips her feet in.  I'm surprised she hasn't fallen in yet.  On Thursday we went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium which was a lot of fun.  So here are just a few pictures of this past week.  

I also started work a few weeks ago and I am really enjoying it.  I'm working in the recovery room and only working 8 hour shifts instead of 12.  I'll probably just work 1-2 days a week which will be perfect!  It's a lot different than the ER but it's a good different.  The people I work with are so nice and mostly Christians which is a HUGE change from my last job.  Hopefully I continue to like it! 

 Also I'm sure you all know that Tom and I are expecting another baby due around February 25!  So I have about 6 months to prepare for that and then things will get a little crazier.  We feel so blessed though!  Kara I'm sure will have a little hard time adjusting, she's definitely spoiled being the only one around.  I like to think she is preparing herself because lately she is obsessed with babies and walks around with her doll almost all day.  She even insists on bringing it to bed.  She can have her baby and I'll have mine!  

A first time for everything!

For the first time tonight Kara told me "no."  I know this is the beginning of it all but it kind of took me by surprise.  She was pretty crabby this evening and the routine is bath before bedtime.  Well lately she hates the bath, she stands at the edge with her head hanging over trying to get out.  It's very frustrating.  Regardless everytime I say lets go take a bath she heads right to the stairs and starts heading to the bathroom.  Well tonight when I said, "lets go take a bath," she flat out shook her head and said "NO" and walked the other way.  Little stinker!!  I know there is so much more to come but the first time is kind of shocking yet funny.  

This is Kara's surpised look.  She does it all the time, when she drops something, hears something new, and even when she toots!  It's quite entertaining.

Kara loves to walk around the dairy.  She likes to moo at the cows!