Bowling

This summer, we were able to take a day and go bowling.  Dexter loves bowling but usually struggles with the taking turns part.  He did fairly well this time, though.  We had a Groupon and got some nachos and soda pop as well.  Gotta love a cheap family date!

Gifts

Dexter brought 2 gifts to Juliette in the hospital, and she had some gifts for him when she came home.

Dexter got her a dolli and a blanket with a butterfly.

Juliette got Dexter a new baseball and football.

Finally, here she is enjoying her first ever boppy nap, even Daddy enjoys those.

Home!!!

Juliette Arriving home.

We are home! We made it! Baby JJ is doing great, so is Ali. We thought we would let everyone know we decided on a middle name, it is Rosalie (Pronounced: rosalee). Rosalie is Ashton's Great-Grandmothers name, and Alison's Great-Grandmother's name is Rosa, so, we thought it would pay homage to both families, and that is the one we thought she looked like. Below are a few hospital pictures from today.

Juliette ???? Jenks

She is here! 7lb 13o,z 20.5 inches long, 14.5 inch head, 14 inch chest. Grandparents, we will call you, or possibly Skype with you later.

Update

No Baby yet. She got her epidural about an hour ago, and they came and broke her water about 15 minutes ago. They are currently roatating her from side to side because she still has the cord around her neck. Ali is still doing well, she is getting a bit of a nap in at the moment. Not much else is going on. Oh, How is Ashton holding up? He is doing fine, just had some warm cookies can't beat that. I didn't eat them in front of Ali though, I figured that was just mean. More Later.

Mom, They are Put Away

I asked Dexter to help me put away his toys before he went down for his nap.  I kept asking him to get his trucks and put them away, and he finally turned and looked at me and said, "trucks put away!"

It Has Begun!

Well we are here in the delivery room, Ali is officially hooked up and receiving drugs. First pictures of the day.

She was talking to her mom. Everything is going great and we are excited to get started! We will continue to post throughout the day.

Tomorrow

In case you didn't know, I am being induced tomorrow.  I'm kinda nervous about it.  It's almost like having my first baby all over again.  Different hospital, different doctor, different circumstances, different, different, different.   Oh well.  I'll get through it, I'm sure.  Hopefully this time tomorrow I'll be holding my sweet little girl!    

Ashton's Culinary Delights

Ashton has been venturing out and trying all sorts of new recipes.  For me, almost all have been a success, but if you asked him, everything was delish!  (The quiche and cake are our pictures, the rest are from the blogs the recipes are from) Links to the Recipes are below the pictures.

We have had an asparagus quiche  Yum!

http://www.blissfullydelicious.com/?p=2028

Cinnamon Roll Pancakes

http://www.recipegirl.com/2011/03/01/cinnamon-roll-pancakes/

Chocolate cupcakes stuffed with peanutbutter and topped with peantbutter frosting

http://www.bakingjunkie.com/2011/03/chocolate-peanut-butter-filled-cupcakes/

Rainbow Cake

http://www.marthastewart.com/256688/rainbow-cake

Cherry limeade cupcakes Ali Actually made these for him.

http://abitchinkitchen.blogspot.com/2011/03/cherry-limeade-cupcakes.html

Pao de Quejio (Brazilian Cheese Bread)

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2011/03/pao-de-queijo-brazilian-cheese-bread-recipe.html

Jalepeno Mac n Cheese

http://www.domesticfits.com/2011/06/13/jalapeno-mac-n-cheese/

Railroad Days

A couple Saturdays ago, it was Railroad Days in Council Bluffs and Omaha.  There were many things going on at different museums and other various places across both cities.  Ashton unfortunately had to work, but Dex and I needed to get out of the house. I decided to just go the Lauritzen Gardens.  I hadn't been there yet, and it was the most interactive for kids.  We went inside and looked at all the model railroads they had.  Dexter's favorite was the railroad crossing sign.

He was more fascinated by it then by the trains.  I sprung for a tram ride, and was extremely thankful that I did.  I saw on advertisements that they had a mini train going that I thought Dex would love to ride.  It ended up being up a huge hill on the other side of the 100 acre garden that had a huge line and no shade.  Ya, we weren't headed back to go ride it, and I'm glad I didn't just venture out to find it.  It would not have ended well for this pregnant momma, I'm sure if we had.

Dex on the tram

 Mini Mt. Fuji--eventuallly there will be a beautiful Japanese garden there

The tram we rode...

 It also took us up to Kennefik Park where the big trains were.  Again, grateful that I didn't walk all the way up there first like I had planned.

After the tram ride, we cooled off again inside and then went to find the coloring and hat making.  Right outside by the coloring stuff, we stumbled upon the cutest little train that Dex could ride.  It was perfect!  Dex rode it and rode it to his hearts content.

Coloring

 Then we colored a little bit, and picked up the hat and headed for home.  It was getting hotter and we had popsicles calling our names.  Once we were home and had lunch and popsicles we finished our coloring.

We had a fun time!