Numero Dos

Baby number 2 is on it's way! We are 14 1/2 weeks along and due May 17. We just had the first ultrasound and everything looks good. The picture is not that clear but there is definitely a baby in there.

We were also able to tell what gender the baby is...but I want to tell my family first in person over Thanksgiving. So let's see if you can guess by taking the quiz on the side.

We are way excited to welcome a new little baby into our family. Noah and I both have May birthdays and so will this little one. At the ultrasound, Noah was there and he kept pointing at the screen saying there's my baby! I don't think he really understands yet but, he will make a great big brother!

We love pancakes!

Our new ward doesn't start until 12:30 (unfortunately), so it gives us time in the morning to make a hot breakfast. I asked Noah this morning if he wanted pancakes and immediately he started jumping up and down saying, "yes pancakes yummy!" and then he started doing a pancake dance (shaking his booty). I wish I could have gotten that on camera, this boy loves pancakes!

Here is a great pancake recipe by Alton brown that you can use and store dry then add the wet stuff when you are ready.

Instant Pancake Mix:

6 Cups All purpose Flour

1 1/2 tsp. baking soda

3 tsp. baking powder

1 Tbsp. kosher salt

2 Tbsp. Sugar

Wet stuff (use 2 cups dry mix):

2 egss, seperated

2 Cups buttermilk

4 tbsp. melted butter

Directions:

-for the mix:

Combine all of the ingredients for the mix and store in an airtight container. Shake well to mix.

-for the pancakes:

whisk together the egg whites and buttermilk in a small bowl. In another bowl whisk the egg yolks and the melter butter together. Combine the buttermilk mixture with the egg yolk mixture until well combined. Pour into 2 cups of the pancake mix. Whisk together until just combined. Cook on a hot griddle.

The Big Move...

So, we moved again. Moving is never fun but Jason seems to make the best of it by playing tetris with our stuff in the back of his truck. He is such an engineer! Look how packed he got the back of the truck. I was very impressed.

Noah is always a big helper. He helped me pack the boxes with random things from around the house... including himself.

Here we are in our new place making the first meal. Noah is cracking the salt shaker for the pasta water. I just love that he likes to help me cook.The first snow at our new place. By the time we got outside, the sun had melted a lot of the snow but we managed to make a little snowman. This was the result of Noah kicking it over 3 times. At least he had fun, in fact I had a really hard time getting the boy back in the house!

trick-or-treat!

I am a little behind in my blogging but had to post about Halloween. That is the day we moved but we managed to get a little trick-or-treating in. Noah was a cute little monkey and I was a witch. Noah loved knocking on doors and getting free candy. We had a good time! Everytime we would come to a new house I would tell Noah to say "trick-or-treat" when they open the door. Then, he would say it right away and when they opened the door, he would just go for the candy and say nothing. Maybe next year he'll have it down.

Here he is at our new place counting his loot. We didn't get a lot because he got tired of walking and I got tired of holding him. Grandma Melanie and Aunt Amanda got Noey the lightning McQueen candy bucket. Of course that was a huge hit with him!

Picture Preview

My Sister-in-law, Amanda took some pictures of Noah on Saturday at the home of a friend of hers. They turned out amazing and I can't wait to get my hands on them. At the house they had all of this antique stuff like old tractors and motorcycles and old signs. It made the perfect backdrop for great pictures. Here is a link to Amanda's photography site: Mendenhall Photography

I just wish Noah would look at the camera more so we can see his cute face. He's just too busy checking everything out to look at the camera!