Lake of the Ozarks

We took a family road trip up to Lake of the Ozark's in Missouri to visit Uncle Bob and Aunt Kathy! The drive was about 9 hours. This is by far the longest road trip we have ever attempted. I packed a big bin of toys to put between the girl's carseats to keep them busy. They did soooo great!

Kiley in the car on the way there!

Presley with her lovey and her bracelets watching a movie.

On the way up, we stopped in Joplin to see the tornado damage.

That tall building on the left was what was left of a hospital. The two houses in the picture were newly rebuilt.

It was so surreal driving through the neighborhoods. Usually tornado damage hits one street and then skips over another, but this one wiped out all of the houses in the neighborhoods.

This is a closeup of the hospital (and Mikey's face).

The stone structure with the flag is all that was left of the high school. It was so devastating to see. We said several prayers for all of the families of Joplin and could already see efforts of rebuilding all over the town.

Naptime!

They really didn't sleep as much as we thought they would considering we left the house at 430am!

The girls helping Aunt Kathy eat her breakfast!

Kathy gets a kiss from Presley....

And a kiss from Kiley!

The girls sure are living the life at the lake with their sunglasses and their yogurt!

Daddie took Presley for a ride on the waverunner!

...she fell asleep! You can tell she just woke up in this picture.

Now it is Kiley's turn! She loved driving the waverunner and could not get enough of it!

Kiley and Aunt Kathy playing before bed one night.

And Presley playing with her purse and her baby!

We took a few family rides on the waverunner!

All of the rides with Kiley driving of course! This was by far Kiley's favorite thing and Presley could have cared less. It was so funny!

The first night for dinner, Aunt Kathy made her specialty, Chili Mac. The second night we had pizza for dinner (Bentley's favorite).

One day, Daddie's friend, Nikki, and her parents came over to visit and then took us for a ride on their boat.

Daddie got to drive!

The girls!

Kiley got to drive too!

The girls and Daddie!

Nikki's Mom took the girls in the cabin to play!

They had so much fun wrestling around and throwing the pillows and looking in the mirrors...all on a boat!!!

The 3rd night, Mikey and I cooked a delicious steak dinner for Bob and Kathy. On the last night, Bob and Kathy took us to dinner on the boat! Kiley helped Bob drive the boat.

Presley on the boat ride...the girls lived in their life jackets the whole time we were there!

Presley helping drive too!

We drove back to the house after dinner in the moonlight. It was so quiet and relaxing. Even Kiley got relaxed!

Enjoying the ride!

A picture of Mikey and Kathy. It came out dark, but the sunset in the background is so pretty!

This is a cute picture of Mikey on the front of the boat with the girls. You can see the moon.

The entire time we were there, we had perfect weather. It was in the 80's during the day and the 60's at night. We literally spent day and night outside. The girls loved it!

We cannot thank Bob and Kathy enough for their wonderful hospitality and for letting us come stay with them in their beautiful home. The girls were so good in the car and at the lake. We cannot wait to come back!

Catch up!

I just uploaded some pictures from my phone that are from the last few weeks that I thought I should share!

One day after naps, the girls were playing upstairs and I came up to check on them and they were both sitting in the chair watching TV.

Kiley giving Presley some lovin.

Presley buried in the foam pit at gymnastics!

We have taken the girls for a few rides in the jeep this summer!

Mostly to sonic to get milkshakes for Mommy! We won't be able to fit the 5 of us in the jeep, so we need to ride as much as we can before Bentley comes!

I walked in the livingroom one day, and Presley had Kiley pinned down, tickling her.

We were at a playdate one day and Kiley ate pizza and grapes for the first time! She is doing so well chewing!

Cousin Molly wakeboarding!

Daddie wake surfing...with a beverage!

Kiley sitting in the media room watching a movie with her popcorn and her drink!

Mikey was in charge of the girls' dinner one night that I went out and this is the picture he sent me.

Mommy took the girls to the park one day!

This is a picture of Kiley's first swim after her surgery! She had to wait 6 weeks!

Each morning we go to the gym. I tell the girls we are going bye bye in the truck and Presley waits at the door with all of her "stuff" that she needs to bring with her. It is quite a task to get all of it to fit in the car seat with her!

Marmee and Guy came to visit when Guy came back from New York. Marmee came from work, so of course Presley had to try on Marmee's shoes! I guess that is a smile...

Such a big girl pushing the baby in the stroller in heels. Mommy doesn't even do that!

This is a blurry action picture...but Kiley got some good merchandise at the store that day. Priceless if you ask me!

We went to the lake for Josh's birthday and Guy wake surfed!!

I couldn't resist this shot!

And a closeup!

I will try not to get so behind on my posts again! Stay tuned for a blog on our road trip to Missouri!

It's A......

We are so shocked and so excited that we are having a boy! This pregnancy has been so different from the first two. I have been more sick and have had completely different cravings, and now we know why! We have so much to learn about having and raising a boy, but we are up for the challenge! We also have two very eager big sisters that will be great helpers!

We have decided to name our son, Bentley Michael Baird.

I go back in 4 weeks for another checkup and his anatomy scan. Please keep us in your prayers that he is a VERY HEALTHY little boy!

Surprise!

We are having another baby! Kiley and Presley are going to be big sisters! We couldn't be more excited and we are so happy to share the news with everyone that we know and love. I am almost 14 weeks, and Baby Baird is due February 9th!

We had our first sonogram on June 22nd. Our little bean at 6 weeks and 6 days!

We saw the hearbeat for the first time!

Our next sonogram was on July 13th. This is baby at 9 weeks and 6 days!

Our most recent sonogram was on July 27th. It was for my down syndrome screening and all of the tests came back normal! Baby sleeping...

Baby's hand...

One more of the profile!

I have been very sick this first trimester, and am so glad to enter my second trimester on Saturday! I am finally starting to get some energy back!

We have an inkling of what the gender is, but we have our actual gender scan next week, so stay tuned!!