Brandt and I celebrate 5 years today!! It's been a long five years... ;) Just kidding! They have been fabulous! Tonight we are going out to dinner and seeing Cirque du Soleil to celebrate! Looking forward to it :)

Couldn't find any recent pics... we need to take more, I'm learning... I guess it's all about the kids now ;)

This weekend we went to Wildwoods Waterpark at the Holiday Inn with the Marsh family. A nice indoor waterpark! I highly recommend it :) Addie loved it!
We had a nice relaxing weekend... I didn't want it to end. Brandt is traveling for 3 days this week. Hopefully we won't have a little one trying to enter the world while he is away ;) But then this Friday we celebrate our 5 year anniversary-- so I have that to look forward to! Happy Monday everyone :)

AHHHHHHHHHH!! Baby boy into the world in about 4 weeks! I'm crazy anxious today :) Excited of course, but scared just the same! Not scared for the labor (yet), but for raising two kids!! I know most of you reading this have two or more and are managing just fine ;) but it's still scary! Like my mother says, I think God made women to carry babies for 9 months on purpose... because I am not nervous for delivery anymore, just really ready to get him out! A month or so ago I would've said I love being pregnant, but that has passed.
Brandt and I celebrate 5 years next Friday, so we have a fun evening planned. I'd like to make it past that at least! Then he has his Fantasy Football Draft on Aug. 15th- so he'd like me to make it past that. But I know this little one will make his appearance when he's ready -- not when we're ready! AHHHHHHHHHH!!

Addie and I took a trip to Duluth this week to hang out with the Lepiens. The girls got along really well and we had a nice couple of days! Natalie and I even got to escape and see the movie, The Proposal. Now we're sticking around home to get Addie back into a normal routine... her schedule has been a little off since vacation ;)

We are paying the price of letting Addie sleep with us while on vacation. She hasn't gone down very easily the last two days for bedtime and naps, but last night was the worst. She woke up around midnight and would not go back in her bed. She constantly screamed (and I mean screamed), "Mama and Dada's bed!" I tried to calm her/put her to sleep for an hour, but when that was unsuccessful, we had to let her cry it out. She screamed for over an hour, while my poor husband sat outside her door. We both did a lot of praying last night... cause what else can you do?

Larson Family Reunion- Oklahoma and Branson, MO... We had a great week. Oklahoma included shooting clay pigeons, boating and tubing on the lake, and some good southern cookin' :) In Branson we stayed at a time share and spent each day at the pool. The evenings consisted of family time- games and sharing stories. Addie did very well. She warmed up to most everyone right away. She slept pretty well (most of the night in our bed) and she loved being in the water every day. It was a lot of driving, that's for sure. We were definitely ready to be out of the car and home today. Brandt and I decided we need a vacation from our vacation now. I guess that's what it means to have kids! But we've had a relaxing afternoon today, considering Addie's been napping for over 3 hours already :)
Baby boy is still crazy busy in my tummy! I have felt more tightening these last couple days. A little uncomfortable as well. I don't think I'll make it to 40 weeks... but I'd like to make it a few more!

All done! We finished baby boy's room tonight. I really like it :) Thanks, Erin, for your help!! Now we are officially on vacation! We leave in the morning - Oklahoma, here we come! Happy 4th of July :)

A few of the latest things...

-I think Addie is teething... 2 year molars?? She chews on her fingers constantly and is having trouble sleeping / falling asleep. Hope it passes...

-Baby boy is CRAZY! I don't think he ever sleeps... honestly! I don't remember feeling Addie move this much. It's a blessing, yes, to be able to feel him move, but it would be nice if he calmed down every once in a while! I think Brandt and I may get a run for our money with this one :)

-B went shopping today (he does this twice a year) and bought cute plaid golf shorts! Love them!

-Addie and I are halfway through our 8 swimming lessons. Four more this week. We don't do much- float, bob, kick our feet, blow bubbles, dunk the head... but it's 30 minutes of swimming each day and she loves it!

-We rented The Curious Case of Benjamin Button last night- a great movie! We highly recommend it.

-Finally, we are leaving this coming Saturday for the annual Larson family reunion. This year it's Oklahoma and Branson, Missouri. I am looking forward to a week with the family-- all the family!

Now you know everything there is to know about the Sorbel clan ;)

Life can't get much better than this. Home every day with this beautiful little girl :-) I'm lovin' it!!

Addie and Aunt Kylee painted her room last Wednesday... I finished it up last night, so here are the results! Kinda fun- Addie LOVES her room :) Baby boy's room is almost finished... pictures to come.

My mom and I took Addie for her two year pictures last week. We went to Flash! and had a GREAT experience! She was just about perfect- here is the link and login if you have some time and want to look through some of them.

http://flashportraits.com/

Go to "My Portraits"
Last Name: Sorbel
Sitting Number: Addie
Password: Addie

Hola! Well, right now I should be helping my hubby prime the walls in the baby's room downstairs, but after an hour of painting (with a mask on), I looked at the primer can and it said "Pregnant women should avoid..." Yikes! So here I am, upstairs, while Brandt works by himself. I'll be able to actually paint- just not prime the walls.
My first two weeks home with Addie have been fabulous! I've loved every single day :) We've been getting out- play dates, library, Como Zoo, etc... so that definitely helps. I thought it'd take both of us some time to get adjusted to our new routine, but we both figured it out within a day. We're even back to the crying when I do drop her off at Nana's or Grammy's - she loves me ;)
That's all for now! Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

A few photos from the birthday festivities! Addie had a wonderful birthday week :-) Thanks to all of you who celebrated with us!

Happy Birthday to my beautiful girl! We love you!















One day old















One Year Old



















Two years old!

Friday we spent in Maple Grove with the Lepiens. The first pic is Nora and Addie getting ready for the pool!!
















Saturday morning we headed to Trout Lake Camp for the weekend! Addie was just about perfect all weekend ;) She loved driving "Papa's boat" and we had a very nice relaxing time with family.

My two favorite people in the whole world!!!

Well, today was the last day! Bittersweet... that's what I'll call it. Now I'm relaxing with my hubby, watching So You Think You Can Dance, and NOT grading papers :)
Tomorrow we are hanging out with the Lepiens, and Saturday we head to Trout Lake Camp for the long weekend!!

Not too much going on... I only have four more days of school with kids and about a week and a half of teacher work days... then I'm done. So I'm a little anxious about that. I am looking forward to spending the summer with Addie, and of course awaiting the birth of baby boy, but I still am sad about being completely done with teaching.
On a completely different note, we are beginning to introduce potty training to Miss Addison. She enjoys sitting on the potty, which is a good thing! But she is a little confused about when you are supposed to sit on it. She poops in her diaper, then tells us she pooped, and then wants to sit on the toilet. It's a start, no doubt, but not exactly the right order! I haven't committed myself fully to this task, since I'm still teaching, but in about 2 1/2 weeks, we're going to do it!
Any of you out there have any suggestions or tricks for potty training??

We spent Mother's Day at Como Zoo with the Sorbel clan. Addie absolutely loved it! We had to visit the "kokies" (monkeys) twice- those were her favorite! You can bet we'll be going there a few times this summer!!

We had Ana and Adam over last night for dinner and cards. I finally got to see her preggo belly! It was a wonderful evening :-) So here we are... old roomies, now pregnant friends...and yes, she is 3 weeks ahead of me. Ha!