Somebody hit the BIG 3-0!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY HANDSOME HUSBAND! We celebrated with my Dad and his family since they came to our house for Thanksgiving! I made Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars...


Here's the present the boys and I gave him...

Scott we LOVE YOU! Happy 30th BIRTHDAY!

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Thanksgiving/Scott's Birthday

We had a fabulous Thanksgiving with just our little family. I cooked a HUGE turkey, stuffing, potatoes, asparagus and rolls. We also made a peanut butter/fudge pie that was to die for to celebrate Scott's birthday (which happened to be Thanksgiving this year). Scott is a whopping 29! Dangerously close now to his thirties. It explains the white hairs we found on his head (don't tell him I told you...hehehe)! Anyways, Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband! I LOVE YOU! Here's a picture of Connor enjoying a turkey leg at Thanksgiving dinner!

Awesome Friends!

A BIG Thank You to all of Scott's awesome friends at work! Today I got a great surprise! They sent us this beautiful edible arrangements bouquet! I have always wanted one of these! It totally made my day and we sure enjoyed trying it out tonight! YUM! Thanks so much!

A Baby Story

So...I know not everyone wants to hear the gory details but for posterity sake I want to write it down. Tristan was very comfy in my tummy but wasn't growing at a steady rate inside. I measured small like always, my belly stops growing at 33cm. So my doctor, being very thorough, did a few ultrasounds near the end. The baby wasn't growing steadily and actually declining from 69% to 44% to 20% within 4 weeks. So, he decided based on that and the convenience of scheduling that he'd induce me Thursday night July 16th. We got the the hospital and around 11pm I was 2cm+ and they gave me cervidell. The next morning, around 8:30-9, I'd made little if any progress and wasn't having contractions either so they broke my water and started pitocin. Things picked up from there. Scott helped distract me by watching a movie with me and then we played phase 10. I decided to go for a walk around the halls hoping it would speed things up. By then things were getting more intense. I made it walking for and hour and around noon I asked them to check me because I was in a lot of pain. They practically broke my heart when they told my I was 3cm. I knew I couldn't handle much more and so I gave in and opted for an epidural. That was over with within the next hour. When asked how it was helping, I told him I was still feeling a lot. He insisted it was pressure and not pain that I was feeling. I could tell it definitely took the edge off what I had been feeling so I believed him and hoped it would get better and better as time when on. No such luck for me. It got worse and worse and within about 40 min I felt as bad as I did before and started feeling like I needed to push. The nurse checked me and said, "oh, your and 8 or 9!" and called my doctor to get him on his way. She asked me to try pushing to see how it felt, and as soon as I tried she and Scott in sync yelled, "STOP!" They baby was pretty far up but apparently was coming down nicely and after huffing and puffing away the urge to push for about 10-15 min my doctor was finally ready and with one contraction baby Tristan was born. Needless to say I felt EVERYTHING (minus a little of the edge off the pain) but thankfully he came fast. He was perfect! The hospital was kinda hectic right at the moment I delivered and so my nurse was like a one woman show helping my doctor and taking care of the baby. It seemed like forever until she gave him to me to hold. He was a feisty little thing. He cries so cute! When he gets real mad he makes this squeaking noise we think is kind of like a guinea pig. He was 6lbs 9oz. The boys came to meet him that night and they love him. Haydn is very gentle and sweet with him and Connor is already a pro at holding him. Today Connor said, "The reason I wanted a baby was so I could show you how gentle I can be." Bringing the baby home today was so surreal. I can't believe he's here. In the car Haydn said to Tristan,"I bring you to our home and I show you your room Tristan." Then in a mock Tristan voice he followed with "OK!" It was really cute. Welcome home little guy!
For fun here's a pic of me the day before I had him, 37 weeks 2 days, and then here's more pics from after the delivery and the boys meeting him for the first time.

Connor's Pirate Party

We had a great Birthday party for Connor on Saturday. He chose a pirate theme. We had a bunch of games (pin the flag on the treasure chest, a pinata, and water balloon/canon ball fight) and activities (tattoos, pirate hats, eye patches, pirate stories, and BBQ lunch with hot dog ships). I made a pirate ship cake that I had more problems with than I thought I would but turned out looking ok and tasting great so I bit my perfectionist tongue and went with it. When Connor saw it in the morning he said, "Mom, that's perfect for my pirate party!" Then I felt better. It was a fun day and most importantly Connor was VERY happy with how it went. We had some old friends and new friends come celebrate with us. Thanks friends for joining us and helping to make it special for Connor. After the party Grandpa and Uncle Gabriel came to visit and we had fun celebrating birthdays (Connor and Gabriel are 11 days apart) and Father's Day. Here's some pics of all the fun...

Officially Official

This is a little overdue...On Monday, January 5th, Scott was officially sworn in as a lawyer for the state of Connecticut. It's official! We were so proud to watch him make his pledge/oath (I don't know what to call it). I can't believe I'm married to a lawyer...as bloodsucking as he may be, j/k. Congratulations Scott! We love you! All that hard work really paid off!

Choosing a Tree

Last night we went to find our Christmas tree. Connor found us the perfect tree, he was insistent that he knew best. We was a little like Charlie Brown and liked the tiny brown "trees" that weren't full grown. Finally he found this one and was excited that we agreed to cut it down. We took it home, had pizza, and then decorated the tree. Haydn couldn't leave the ornaments alone. I'm so glad very few of them are breakable and we can just let them do their thing. Someday I might get fancy and have all matching glass ornaments but for now this works! Haydn helped Scott put the star on top too. Afterward, we watched Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Connor was very excited about that. He loves the song and when we told him about a movie a few days ago he wouldn't stop asking to watch it.

Happy Birthday Handsome!

We celebrated Scott's birthday this weekend with friends since his birthday this year is the day before Thanksgiving(tomorrow). I made a cake in the shape of one of our favorite games. Do you recognize it? If not, the game is much recommended... Settlers of Catan.
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Presents...Connor may have had some ulterior motive in buying his Daddy some gum (Scott does have somewhat of an addiction to it though).


Happy Birthday to the most wonderful man in the world. I love you handsome!

Hawaii as a Family

Here are some more of our Hawaii pics. These are mostly of the fun we had the week Scott was there.

CONGRATULATIONS!

MY AWESOME HUSBAND JUST FOUND OUT HE PASSED THE BAR! WOOHOO! I AM JUMPING UP AND DOWN AND WISHING I WAS THERE TO CELEBRATE WITH HIM. DON'T WORRY HANDSOME, WE WILL CELEBRATE LIKE NO OTHER WHEN YOU GET TO HAWAII! WE LOVE YOU LIKE CRAZY! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!

Sprinklers

I've mentioned the sprinkler parks here before. Needless to say they are heavenly on a hot New England summer day! These pictures are from when we went as a family after Connor's birthday party. The boys just love it, especially if you will play in the water with them!

Law School Graduation!

Scott graduated on Sunday May 18th, 2008! It was the perfect morning! Graduation was awesome. The boys were well-behaved. My Dad and Mom got to come too. As the ceremony started I got this overwhelming feeling and almost started crying. I can't believe law school is over. Scott has worked so hard and we have grown so much over the last 3 years. I am so proud of him. Scott was all smiles too, giddy almost! Connor was so excited to see his Daddy graduate (although the actual thing was a little boring to him). Haydn couldn't get enough of Scott's tassel as you can see in the photos. Congratulations honey! YOU AMAZE ME! The boys and I are so lucky to have you!