Polka Dots and The Poppen's

We had our favorite friends, The Poppen's, over for what was supposed to be a grill out last night but turned into a grill in when mother nature had other plans. Mike, Shawna, Ella and Ava joined us for dinner and some romping with Guthrie and Lucy when the storms let up. After Ella (1st grader in the fall) and Ava (3 on July 7th) had their fair share of throwing the duck for Lucy, giving Guthrie hugs and kisses and being licked to death by Lucy, they decided to check out the nursery. Here they tested out the new rug, glider and read a few books (Rainbow Rob and What Makes a Rainbow being their favorites). They gave the thumbs up sign of approval for the room before leaving and we had a fantastic night.

We were also attacked by a stray string of polka dots last weekend in the nursery. At least that's what I told Deb. It originally was supposed to be just the wall behind the crib but it looked so cute that we had to continue it on all of the walls. With the addition of the polka dots, the nursery is ready to go and now we just anxiously await the baby's arrival.

We head up north today for our last roadtrip before the baby's arrival. We are looking forward to teaching Lucy how to be a dock dog, watching Guthrie play in the water, fishing and reading books. Our friend, Mo, is joining us which I am very thankful for. She can spend lots of time fishing out on the lake with Deb which allows me to lounge around, reading books and an occasional trashy magazine like "us", "people" and possibly the "national enquirer". It's so important to stay updated on what's happening in the celebrity world! :-)

A few recent comments I've had from children regarding the baby:
Eliza Sunleaf...................... after checking out the nursery.........."well, what if you don't have the baby?" "It could just stay in your stomach forever you know".

Ella Poppen........................ after checking out the nursery......... "what are you going to do if there are two babies in there?". I explained the ultrasound and seeing just one baby. Ella's response..........."there could still be two and one could just be hiding but your crib should be big enough for both of them".

Ava Poppen............................. "when the baby gets here, I could be the baby-sitter". I explained that maybe her mommy could watch the baby and she could be a helper. This was received with a big grin, giggles, and bouncing around.

Have a great 4th of July and I'm sure we'll have stories to share after our week up north!!

Cheers,
Mic and Deb