Our Growing Family

 We are happy to announce that we are expecting a baby! We are due in the beginning of August, with a little girl.

 
Three kids, we are going to be out numbered.
We took the kids to all of our appointments. We want them to be apart of this. Dave and I knew that Owen would understand ( as much as 4year old can) but not sure about Emily. They were in the room when we saw her for the 1st time, she even gave us a thumbs up.Owen loved that. He still tells everyone that the baby gives the thumbs up.

Owen still has a lot of questions 1. Is the baby ready to come out yet?
2. Can the baby hear me?
3. Is the baby crying?
4. Will she come out of your belly?
5. Do you hurt mommy?

And many many more. We are doing our best to answer his questions with age appropriate answers. Emily tells me that I have a baby belly.

The kids were also with us when we found out the sex of the baby. We asked the kids if they thought mommy had a boy or a girl in my tummy. Owen said girl and Emily told us a baby. The kids focused on the gel that they put on your stomach. They kept asking Dave " why is there slim on mommy's tummy". Owen was right. We are having a girl. On the way home Owen told us to name the baby sissy. Emily got so upset. She kept saying " my name is sissy" I think we are going to need to think of a new nickname for the baby. And start getting Emily ready for the idea of the baby.

 (The picture I posted to let everyone know the news)

 

I know the kids will do great. It might be a bumpy road at first but I am sure the kids will adjust to the new baby

Cookie weekend Part 2

My last post was about our cookie weekend trip. It was a great weekend filled with family and cooking. The trip started in Newport in the early hours of the day and ending in San Francisco that night. By the end of the trip the kids were at the end. They wanted out of their car seats. Owen did great, thanks to snacks and a DVD player. Emily and the Twins were just to young to care about a movie they just wanted out.

 

Here are a couple of pictuers of all the cookies.

 

 

 

When all the cooking is done it is time to go see Santa. If you are in the bay area and looking for a Santa to see, Sanford mall is the way to go. With our aprons in hand and a plate of cookies we waited in line to see Santa. When it was out time Owen was the first kids to get see Santa. Owens face lit up as he walked up to Santa and sat next to him. Santa read him a story as they waited for it to be time for the picture to be taken. Tears welled up in my eyes, because you could really see the wonder and amazement of the moment. Emily was still a little to young to know who this man was holding her, but still really cute.

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

The twins were not that happy to be on Santa’s lap. But he was so cute and funny at the same time. They kept looking at us with a look of why are you doing this to me.

 

 

  We make a lot of cookies. And I mean a lot of cookies. We spend all day cooking, laughing, and having a great time.  Below are 2 pictuers of "The Big Bowl" we use and some cute kids.

 

Ava Dot reaching for a pictuer of my Nana. Ava is named after here.

 

 

I just love this.

 

Emily loves her Aunt Sandy.

 

I took this on the way home. Owen holding my hand.

 

I had a great weekend and I know that everyone did too. Thank you Aunt Vickie for opening you home to us and hosting another great cookie weekend.

Cookie Weekend 2012

It is that time of year for making cookies and spending time with family. Every year my family gets together for a weekend and bakes cookies. I mean ALOT of cookies.
This year b/c of all the kids we are driving. And we all fit in one car. My sisters twins (1 year old). My kids Owen is 2 and Emily is 1.
This is going to be a long trip. But fun ( I hope) . I will keep you posted.

Happy Thanksgiving

I know that I am about 2 days late. The family drove to Yucaipa to spend the holiday with Dave's dad. To keep the driving to a min and so we can enjoy the holiday we rotate what family we spend the day with. We had a great time. The kids loved playing with their cousin and Papa Dave. The dinner was great but the company was even better.
The Buck family has so much to be thankful for. Even throw some times we may lose sight. One look at our kids faces or hearing them say "mommy" or " daddy" gets us back in track. I hope everyone had a great holiday.
Below is a couple of the kids playing in the trampoline. Sorry for how poor the quality is. The pictures were taken with my phone in very very low light.