I had a doctor appointment today. I am not doing to bad but my blood pressure was up a little so they are having me come back in on Thursday to check blood pressure and urine. I have had some swelling and they want to make sure that I am not getting pre-clamsia (however that is spelled). Then I go back on Monday unless she decides to come before then. Other than the swelling, I have been feeling pretty good. Pray all goes well as we prep to have this baby.

The weather has been so nice lately. The fields that surround the farm are being harvested. It is fun to watch the combine work. They get it done so quickly.
I got a new carpet cleaner. I have one already but have gotten a new one that is better. I really like it so far. Will have to try to do more with it tomorrow.
Hope you all are enjoying the outdoors like we are while the weather is so nice.
Haved a great Sunday.

Nature...

We had our first deer of the fall come into the yard the other day to eat the apples that are on the ground. We should have quite a few deer through the winter. Alyssia likes to make noise and scare them so they did not stay long this time. Fun to see them back though.

Kylie had a field trip on Friday to a nature center. They had a couple of real turtles and an owl that the kids loved. The rest of the place was animal skins and bones, things that were real but not alive. Kylie really enjoyed it though. I went along but forgot my camera, so no pictures.

Kylie had her first show and tell at her preschool on Friday. They were to bring something that starts with the letter "A" or "B". She wanted to take Alyssia but I thought that might be a little to distracting so she took the next best thing, Ariel. I snuck in to take pictures of her. She did a great job answering all the teachers questions and telling about Ariel.
Her teacher says she is doing very well and by the papers that come home she looks like she is doing a great job.
Alyssia and I have discovered the Library in town. They have a great setup for her age. There are lots of toys, puzzles, or course books and we will probably go on Wednesday's like I posted earlier for there great story time. She loved it and did very well. We went on Friday to show our friend, Marcia who was with us on Friday.

Today while Kylie was in preschool, I took Alyssia to the local library story time. It is for kids 3 and under so it was perfect for her. She loved it. We will have to do that every Wednesday. I have been trying to fill our time with things while Kylie is in school so I don't drive home. We live a half hour from the preschool so to save gas we have just stayed in town. I may begin to carpool some with another mom that lives in our direction. We will see.
Kylie loves school and seems to be doing well.

I am now a mini-van driving mama. I was not a fan but after doing our homework, this was the best value with all the things that we needed. Most of all we needed more space with girl number three on the way. This is a 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan. It is really nice to have the space. We are in the process of selling our Grand Prix. We are fixing a couple of things before we turn the car over.

Kylie's First Day!

Kylie had a great first day at Preschool. She got to be the line leader for the girls to the bathroom. She also got a sticker today, which means she was good or well behaved. She is excited to go back. There are 13 kids in her class, which is a good size for this private preschool. This a 4 year old class and they do a great job with Kindergarten Prep. We had visited several preschools this spring and felt this was the best option for Kylie. We are proud of our big girl.
Dan and I both went this morning to drop her off for her first day. We were there to help her get her school supplies in her basket, find her cubby, and this is her spot at the table where she sits. We really like this preschool and are excited about all she will learn.
While Kylie was in Preschool today, Dan and I went to a few car dealers in town and ended up finding a good deal on a minivan. So, we bought a van. We needed more space than our car offered with girl number three on the way. I will take a picture to show you later.

Weekend with Family

My girls both cuddled with Grandpa during a campfire in our backyard.
Here is the campfire we had in our backyard. We made s'mores and enjoyed seeing all the stars. It was a beautiful night.
We had a great time in the pool. Everyone swam. We were in the pool everyday and the temp was perfect. So nice to have.
We were given a blowup jet-ski that moves pretty slow but fun for Emma and Kylie to ride around in the pool with. They did really well with it.