Lindsey has decided that it must be fun to be pregnant because Mommy is, and she loves feeling the baby move and measuring my belly, so a month or two ago, she found the perfect little blanket and soft dolly and. . .Ta Da!! Pregnant Lindsey. The swimsuit shows off her round tummy nicely! I love that she even put her hand protectively over her middle like most pregnant Mommies do. She is so excited for her baby brother to get here, and tells everyone she talks to (which is practically everyone) that she is getting a new baby brother for Christmas. Hopefully he sticks to her time frame--Mommy would sure appreciate it!

Alan's first haircut

Alan with his funny little curls everywhere, happy and unsuspecting of what was about to occur.

A much more subdued boy, sans curls and smile. Don't worry, he recovered quickly from the trauma! He was actually really good and sat still until the end when we tried to trim around his ears. That wasn't his favorite, but overall, it went well.

Halloween

Yeah, yeah! I know it's Thanksgiving next week and I am just now posting Halloween pictures, but at least I'm posting them, Right?!?!? We actually didn't go trick or treating on Halloween this year, mainly due to the fact that we live in an SEC town (which I think actually stands for "Sports-fans are Extremely Crazy"). Halloween on a Saturday seems fairly ideal to me; however, this Halloween happened to fall on the same night as the Auburn vs. Ole Miss game, so Auburn city and the powers that be moved Halloween to Thursday night (not even Friday because you have to give the tailgaters time to set up their RVs and BBQs and get really drunk). We didn't feel like celebrating on the 29th, and the community we usually trick-or-treat in had a sign posted informing everyone that noone would be opening their doors due to the big game. LAME!! Luckily Lindsey and Alan just loved dressing up, and they did go to our Branch trunk-or-treat the Saturday before Halloween, so they were happily inundated with sugar in spite of the miss on the actual holiday. Did I mention that it is ridiculously hard to take pictures of children who are super excited?! Alan was a monkey and Lindsey was a fairy.

While I'm already doing this, a funny quote of the day from yesterday, and a quick update.

Quote of the day:
After playing a Lindsey invented game that involved a lot of hopping and skipping, Lindsey said:
"Mommy! Be careful! Won't the baby fall out?!?"
If only it were that easy!! :)

We found out last week that we are having another boy, which prompted some disappointment for Lindsey ("I don't want a boy! I want a sister!!") and some excitement for us. It will be a lot of fun for Alan especially, since he and his new brother will be 18 months apart. I am due on Christmas day, so hopefully the baby will be born sometime around the end of the year.

Robert is busily working on his qualifying exams (for his doctorate), Lindsey is working hard at playing hard, and Alan is working hard at tormenting Lindsey as much as he can while he tries to put in a full day of play, too. I am playing the piano for the university again this semester and some friends and I have started a preschool program for our children, so between those things and trying to keep my home in order and my family fed and dressed and relatively clean, I am quite busy. Life is wonderful!!

If you still follow this blog, you are either impossibly optimistic or you have too much time, or I guess you could just love us and have the remotest hope that I might someday post something and keep you informed of our lives! Well, your optimism and unfounded faith in me is about to be rewarded! (: As promised to my mother, here are some pictures from Lindsey's 3rd birthday:

Lindsey, her "pink on the inside with purple frosting castle cake", as requested, and her Mommy having a bad hair day. I'll have to have Robert take some pictures on a day when I've actually had time to do my hair so you can really see the new style.

Lindsey proudly wearing the princess hat she and I made together.

Another shot of the infamous castle cake. The gummy bears posted around the castle (most of which you can't see) were also a request of Lindsey's and she told me they were the guards "to make sure Alan and the other kids don't hurt the castle."

If anyone even bothers to check this blog any more, here is an update: I am waiting for a new computer to facilitate my blogging capacity--translation "Blogging is no fun when it takes 20 minutes to download one picture!" In the meantime, here are some funny quotes from Lindsey:

"Don't laugh at my Jesus. It's dangerous!!" (in response to Robert laughing when she told him Jesus played Candyland with her when she got scared at night)

"You ruin my life!" (said to Trina upon telling Lindsey it was time to clean up and take a nap)

"Don't eat me! Just eat some cereal!" (when Daddy teased that he was going to eat her)

Daddy: Am I fat?
Lindsey: No, you're not fat! Mommy's fat!

Daddy: Lindsey, would you like some ice cream?
Lindsey: No!!! I need a banana!