birthdays galore!

we are into the thick of things with birthday season.
we celebrated 4 birthdays this last weekend with a family get together.

this picture is deceiving - the baby is not one of the birthdays. she was just being held by her mother at the time. the other baby, whose birthday was last month, was off playing and didn't join in this pic.

and this picture just goes to show how tiring our parties are - you have to take a break and lounge on your father while having a drink to restore your energy.

and this picture shouldn't be out in public - but i do this for my adoring fans.
this is just a "growth" picture for my second child's future enjoyment. this is his stuffed animal that will be used to take his growth pictures each week once he's born - to show how big he's getting.
here's to 4 weeks and 4 days more (at the very most!) of waiting to meet the second child.


and here's another gem for your enjoyment and mine. the following picture is for you all to see what i looked like at this stage in being pregnant with the chubbers. i personally think i look much better this time around. thank goodness it's not the middle of summer and i'm retaining a bunch of water. being pregnant during the winter months is so much better!

(thank goodness i was in between 2 good lookin' sisters - they made me look better than i could by myself)