How did you tell?

For some folks just saying "I'm pregnant!" is enough.
For me, not so much.
I chose to tell my hubby with a little more panache... I mean... there are only a limited amount of times you get to do this in your WHOLE life.
With Eli, we had a date planned at Dukes in Huntington (one of our favorite local places). I snuck away from work during the day and gave them our wedding champagne glasses. One was filled with pink baby booties, the other with blue.
When we ordered our drinks they served us these instead...
Hot Hubby thought it meant we were having twins.

With Cora Jane, I ironed on this little phrase to one of Eli's onsies (he was only 7 months old!) then put a jacket on him.

When Hot Hubby got home from work I asked him to take off the jacket. At first he thought it was a hand-me-down. Confused, he looked at me and I handed him a new book for Eli titled "I'm a big brother."

With this one (YES, this one!!!), Hot Hubby took them to their usual Saturday morning Starbucks Daddy Date...

While I prepared a fun, VERY late Father's Day Scavenger Hunt. (Our friends gifted us with an awesome mountain bike... something I had wanted to give Hot Hubby on Father's Day but we just didn't have the moo-la.)

The final prize was signed...

Blessing #3 will pop into earth in July!! I've just finished the 1st trimester.
As far as pregnancy symptoms go... (if you get sick while you are With Child don't read on!)
I get a bit tired and my boobs get larger than life!That's it.

Santa

Santa was at Hot Hubby's Christmas party.

So we saw him.

It was free :) Eli said he was "a little scared."

Cora... um...

I think the final photo is priceless!!
I guess a part of me is a little proud that my daughter doesn't want to sit in a rosy nosed strange old man's lap.

Bubble Wrap

The theme was Masquerade. We were dressed to the nines... OK... tens...

The food was good. But we all know I only care about dessert...

We got a caricature.

But I don't think it looks like us.

Do you?

Brad looks stoned and I look like a tweeker...

Do we really look like that?

Don't answer.

In case you don't remember from last year's party or the awesome Foreigner concert...

Hot Hubby and I love to dance.

So do our friends...

(of course I must preface that we are sober... we just like to dance)

Then at the very end there was bubble wrap.

.

They cover the dance floor and you dance and pop till your hearts content. In case you wondered popping bubble wrap is everything you've ever dreamed of.

And so much more.

REALLY!

Family Christmas Party...

Every year my husband's awesome company hosts a family party for EVERYONE.
I won't tell you where he works, but...

Our first stop was a picture with Santa. There was a bit of a line so we ate... a lot!

(Santa pix are so awesome, they are getting their own post!)

One of the highlights of the par-tay is snow.

Real snow.

For sledding.

Throwing.
A real treat for us So Cal folks!

Yum!

More eating...It was a good day.

Santa.

Popcorn.

Train ride.

Cookies.

Pony ride.

Petting zoo.

AMAZING food.

You would cry too if you had to leave.