4th of July

I suck. These are the only two pictures I took on 4th of July. Riley did not enjoy the fireworks. She cried when Daddy would head out into the yard to shoot them off. She put her hands over her head and cried when the loud ones went off. I think the loud booms were just too much for her. She eventually held an umbrella over her head so that she couldn't see them. That came in handy once the rain started. When we were inside she had a great time playing. The safety of the roof helped her relax a little. We had a wonderful cook out at my parents house. Lots of friends and family came and the food so great!! I wish I had some of the leftovers right now.....

Riley was there too....

Here are some pictures of Riley at the Zoo. She has asked everyday since Saturday to go to the Zoo. Maybe she'll be a zoologist. That would make me so proud. Plus, she could probably get me close to the animals! Luckily, we paid the extra money for unlimited tram and carousel rides so we didn't have to walk the whole thing. After four hours and miles of walking I don't think I could have walked another step. It was well worth the extra cash! Riley rode the carousel several times which is one of her favorite things to do. She was a perfect angel that day! Sadly, she was not a perfect angel the rest of the weekend. Oh well. Can't have it my way everyday, huh?

So beautiful!

We took Riley to the Zoo this last weekend and had a great time. Riley is just like me and LOVES animals. She had so much fun seeing them all. However, Riley didn't enjoy this part as much as I did. I had to shove some kids out of my way to get this close, but I was in awe of this amazing Lion. She was BEAUTIFUL! I could have sat there all day and watched her. I have never been so close to one before. Unfortunately, there was glass between us or I would have kissed her right on her nose. If someone could please write to Oprah and tell her how my dream would be to pet a lion or tiger or leopard or anything like that. If anyone could make it happen it would be Oprah!

It's a BOY!

We are so excited to finally show some of our first pictures of Baby Ivan! It's officially a boy and we couldn't be happier! He is healthy and doing very well. My due date is still Nov. 10th although they did say that I was measuring a little further along than that. I certainly wouldn't be upset if he decided to make an early debut.

I am very excited for Dave to have a boy. I have felt so lucky to have a little girl. Someone that I can really relate to. I can play with her hair and paint her nails and dress her up in pretty dresses. Not that Daddy doesn't worship his little girl, but I can't wait for Dave to have someone he can share all his "boy" traits with. I think we all know that Daddy is really excited about sharing the exciting world of golf with his little guy.

We haven't picked a middle name yet, but we do know that we will call him Van. As much as we love the name Ivan I also think the name Van is cool too. I always wished my name could be shortened to something but there isn't much you can do with the name Lisa. Dave has been given the task of picking Van's middle name. He is putting a lot of thought into it and it will be whatever he decides. He let me pick Riley's name and a new girls name if we had another one. Because he was very agreeable with me then I figure I can let him have the final say in Van's middle name.

The new baby's room will still be done in Dalmatians since Daddy did such a good job painting it for Riley. We are going to change it up a little but we haven't decided how yet. We are leaning towards adding firetrucks but our minds could be changed if we saw something that we liked better.

All in all we are feeling pretty lucky. A healthy baby boy will complete our already perfect family! I can't wait to meet Van!

Florida Trip 2010

We just returned from a week long trip to St. Augustine, FL with the whole Brozenic/Morales family. We have a wonderful time! Our house was right on the beach and we woke every morning to the waves and coffee. Riley had the best time ever! Her cousins, Blaine and Avery, were both there to play with her the whole time and she couldn't have been happier. They all played together so well. We got lots of sun time and, of course, I burned on the first day. It was bad enough that a few strangers had to point it out to me....as if I didn't feel it! It has turned into a nice tan now and I was careful not to make it worse while we were there. Riley looks perfectly sun kissed and has a tiny tan. She did manage to get her first big boo boo while we were there. We had a week membership to a country club down the street and she fell and skinned her knee. It was quite traumatic. We had to keep the band aid covered at all times so she couldn't see it. Once she got used to it she showed her battle wound off to everyone she could. She is still talking about her boo boo. We got to do lots of shopping (I bought myself a Coach purse thanks to the generosity of my in-laws!) and picked up a few things to bring home. I would like to say that we did a lot of sight seeing (we did some) but we mostly spent all our time at the beach and pool. Personally, I don't think a trip can get much better than that!

Thanks to Cheryl and Ivan who took us all on this trip and covered all the expenses. We had such a great time and will never forget the wonderful family time we got together. I truly have lucked out with the family I gained when I married Dave. Not only do they do so much for us all the time, but taking this trip was the best way to create memories as a group. We love you Grandma and Papa!

Big Girl Room

I finally have some pictures of Riley's new (not so new anymore) room. My sister-in-law, Janae, found this adorable bed set that was exactly what I was looking for. I LOVE the bedroom! Riley moved into this room before we found out we were having another baby, but it couldn't have worked out better. We will now try to decide what to do with her old room for the new baby. It will break my heart to paint over the Dalmatians so I plan on fighting to keep it. Hopefully we can just a few things to make it look a little different.

Big Sister

We are so excited to finally announce that Riley will be a big sister! We are expecting our second baby in November. I am a few days a way from the 2nd trimester. I've been a bit of a nervous wreck for the last 2 months so we decided to wait until I was further along before making any posts or big announcements. We had our second doctors appointment today and heard a healthy heartbeat. It's such a relief to hear that everything is going well! Just like last time we are going to find out what we are having. That won't be until July and it couldn't come soon enough! I am already dying to know if it's a boy or girl. We would truly be happy with both and have already been prepping Riley for a baby brother or sister. She has said every time that she wants a sister. I think she'd be happy with either. I have been experiencing more pregnancy symptoms this time which hasn't been fun, but it's at least made me feel like that means everything is OK. I have feeling sick, tired and had really annoying abdominal pain the first several weeks. It was really hard at first because the stomach pains had me pretty worried. Turns out that's pretty normal and just my bodies way of getting ready for what's to come. The last two weeks I have been feeling pretty tired, but other than that all is great! I'm not showing yet and am hoping I have a few more weeks before I have to wear the dreaded maternity clothes. I was not a fan of maternity clothes and I am actually going to try to avoid them all together this time. Some stretchy pants and shirts should do the trick! Who knows.....I may even let someone take my picture when I am showing this time!!