Busy Busy

For some reason whenever we take a picture of Andy or ask him to smile, this is what he does...we don't know where it came from but he should be all set when it's time for pictures at school. I wonder if they still give you a comb in line, and let you keep it!

We had a busy weekend, we went to visit Tim's Grandma in Campe Verde on Saturday. The kids loved playing outside and chasing the sheep. These are the cousins that went up there. We are missing 6 still, plus one that will finally come in Feburary!

This is Andy and his cousin Anna, she is 4 and hilarious. He learned her name and was saying it a bunch today. They are in town for Christmas.

If only we had a fence we could put him in at home. I wouldn't even mind if it was barbed wire either. He would learn his lesson soon enough!

My first "F"

It's official, I am a failure at the "No TV for a week Challenge". Tim's friend came over last night while I had to go to a meeting, and they watched TV. And when I came home, I didn't stop them. I loved every second Anderson watched "Melmo" on Sesame Street this morning, and I have no regrets. I will try to stick to the no tv on Sunday for a month thing. Hopefully, I'll be better at that! Can you blame me? I am a Coombs...we need our cable. Thank goodness for DVR!! I must admit I did actually watch The Hills on the internet yesterday afternoon. I couldn't wait!

A Rough Week Ahead

Yesterday was the 5th Sunday so the Bishopric spoke in our ward. Since I am in primary, Tim is the only one who goes, so he came home and told me that they challenged all of us to turn off the TV for a week and to not watch TV on Sundays for a month. I am actually surprised he told me about it, so last night we put the remote up. Let's just say it's been a LONG morning. I'm embarrassed how much I watch it. The only way Tim is agreeing to it, is because we have DVR so he knows he can watch his shows next week. As you can see below, we only let Anderson watch the best of shows. See how much he LOVED General Conference?? We'll see how it goes.

A Haircut and a Shave

Whenever Tim and I are getting ready, Anderson loves to be in the bathroom. So, Tim started giving him the full treatment, and giving him a "haircut" and a "shave". This might be the only time EVER, that he actually sits perfectly still. He loves it. When Tim isn't there, he gets the razor out of the drawer and hands it to me and says, "Please?". So, I have to give him a shave. He is a Coombs in the hair department, meaning he has it everywhere already, and more than his dad.

Project Day

Today was "Project Day". Kaci came over and we both had some things we were working on. So, Anderson and Leah enjoyed a healthy lunch of peanut butter cookies, and topped it off with a few starbursts. That counts for a protein and fruit serving right? Anything to keep them happy during project time. What good mom's we are!

Isn't it weird how Boys play much differently than girls?? I realized this as we watched Sleeping Beauty the other night and Anderson sat there for about 5 minutes, then went and got his car to roll around the house. Just today he has tried climbing out of my shopping cart twice, once head first (thanks Marci for catching him), dove off the ottoman head first about 5 times, tried to use the cabinet handles on the drawers to climb up on the counter for a cookie, and spun around in circles for about 10 minutes laughing every time he fell on the ground (just missing every sharp corner in the house). Oh please be right ultrasound...we need a girl around here. (Mom is not enough)

Halloween

Mini-me?? We weren't sure if Anderson was going to be afraid of Tim in his Robot costume, but it didn't phase him.

On the other hand, putting his costume on for the millionth time yesterday did phase him.

He lasted about 2 houses trick or treating with his Vanderwalker cousins. I think he thought we were going to leave him at the house...I thought about it but decided against it.

This is the best shot I got before Andy threw his hat down. These are some Vandy cousins trick or treating together. I didn't live in a neighborhood growing up and we NEVER had trick or treaters, so I was excited to go home and pass out candy at my own house. I've never done it before. My favorite trick or treaters were Cash and Carter! Thanks for stopping by on your way to Seattle Chelsea! It was a nice surprise!

Coombs Family Pictures

My family got there pictures taken by Marci's sister Stephanie and they turned out really good. Anderson was the worst ever and I was convinced we wouldn't get one at all with him not screaming, forget smiling. But Stephanie worked her magic and we got some good ones.

We tried to avoid the big huge belly at least in this one. Mission accomplished for the most part.

In a lot of family pictures I can remember taking, we are always trying not to laugh because Chris always makes a joke right before they take it.

This is all of the adults, spouses included.

This is the whole family. Notice Anderson looks pretty pissed. At least he isn't screaming. Too bad I'm having a baby in a few months and we'll have to do it again...I don't think I can take it.

Like Father Like Son

Tim and I just finished Anderson's robot costume for Halloween. For some reason it won't upload the pictures in the order I want, Oh well. This is Andy's 1.0 Robot costume! He loves it and runs away from us when we try to take it off of him. The only way we can get it off is by putting something on the ground he wants, and he can't bend over to get it so he'll let us take it off.

This is the hat. He loves the rest of his costume but won't even let this touch his head.

This is what you get when your husband is an engineer...

This is not why I titled it Like Father Like Son. Tim does not wear pink head bands when he eats lunch, only Anderson does.

Big Day

Anderson was all ready for his big day in Nursery for the first time! Everything went just as I expected, it was a huge DISASTER! Lets just say Tim was reunited with his nursery experience because he was in there the whole time, except for the first 20 minutes when Anderson was screaming bloody murder. Can't wait for next week!

Finally Home

We are home from being gone for almost 2 weeks. We went to Charlotte, NC to visit 2 of Tim's brothers, and then the day after we got home, I went to my Grandma's cabin with my sisters. I'm wasted! My Grandpa told me that he can't see me gaining much weight if I have to keep chasing Anderson around. Hopefully that is true. This is us at this place where you can walk through some Revolutionary War homes, including the house that was in the movie The Patriot with Mel Gibson. They were really cool and they still had workers gardening and knitting on the porches and stuff.
We drove a couple of hours to go to Asheville and take a tour of the Biltmore. This is the largest private residence ever. The square footage inside is the same as the square footage of 4 acres. It was huge and really nice inside. It was owned by the Vanderbilt family and they had a railroad built up to the front door so they could be dropped off there. This was one of my favorite things we did.
This is one of the gardens by the Biltmore. The green house is behind us and is huge and full of every flower and plant you could imagine. It was so pretty. When we went, it was constantly raining or drizzling so we didn't get to walk around the gardens as much.
Other than that, we hung out with family. These are a couple of Anderson's cousins. He loved them and they were so good with him. I think he got watched almost once a day so us adults could go do something fun. We really appreciated that!! His cousins informed me that if you give him his blanket, he stops crying...at least they figured that out. That's better than me.
This is the Anderson in the backyard of Tim's brother's house. It's so nice and the weather was nice and cool. He would wake up and go straight to the sliding door to play outside or to find the dog. Poor dog would get mauled all of the time.
He was much better than I expected on the way up there. There is 2 flights and both got delayed at least 1 hour, sometimes an hour and a half. On the second flight, we sat at the terminal for a good 45 minutes before we moved. One of the engine's that control's the air conditioning was not on and it was 84 degrees and kept climbing. Anderson's head was completely soaked by the time it came back on. I even turned around and saw a guy a few rows back with his shirt off. Yes, full on naked chest and gold chain. I told Tim at least he was skinny. He eventually put it back on. On the way home, we almost put Anderson in the above luggage storage. He was miserable! But we made it and hopefully he can get back on schedule.

Last night I got my hair cut. It's the shortest I've been I think ever, except for my Annie look-a-like t-ball picture. We all got hair cuts just in time for our trip next week. We are going back to Charlotte to visit 2 of Tim's brothers. We love going back there and always have a lot of fun. Then when we get back, Anderson and I are going to the cabin for about a week with my sisters. Hopefully by the time we get back, it won't be 100 degrees here. I'm glad it always cools down just in time for Halloween...it's ridiculous it takes that long!

New Fashion Trends

I was going through all of Andy's clothes to see what fits, what doesn't, and what a girl could wear too. This is how Tim dressed him. Not sure if it will catch on or not...


Forget Tom Cruise in Risky Business. Check out the zipped up house slippers.

Boy or Girl??

I had my appointment and ultrasound today and looks like we are having a girl! Since this pregnancy is completely different than my first, I was thinking it might be a girl but you just never know! I would scan a picture of the ultrasound but if you just look up a picture of Skelator, it's pretty much the same thing.

Anyone else had this??

So, this week I developed a new symptom of being pregnant. With Anderson, I was sick pretty much the first 7 months, throwing up everyday and all of the time. This includes in the car, in my hand, in plastic bags, anywhere really. Luckily, this time brings a lot less throwing up but still nausea. This week though, I started to become really itchy. My legs and arms are covered with what looks like hives or a skin rash. Anyone who knows me knows I have no fingernails, so I get creative. Tim scratched my legs but that wasn't enough. I got the round brush and went to town, until my legs were bright red and on fire. My mom suggested taking a bath with oatmeal, and that was a bust (and gross). Anything that has a sharp edge, doubles as a scratcher. My doctor said I can take benadryl but that only helps for a bit and makes me completely wasted. Anyone else ever had this when pregnant?? It's lasted since Tuesday and today is SATURDAY! I don't think I can take it much longer. I woke up last night at 3:30 am with an itching attack and it did not turn out pretty. It's for the best I don't post any pictures.

A bad case of the Mondays

Today I knew I had to get out of the house for a good portion of the day so I called Kaci and told her I'm coming over. We know if either of us calls before 9:00 that we're doing something that day. Anderson is starting to actually play with his cousins so he enjoys it too. It's nice to have other kids to play with. This is him with Leah. She's 3 1/2 months older than Anderson.

This is another side of Leah, maybe not her best side. I couldn't snap a picture when she was bent over but it was so funny.
This is baby Marley, she is 9 weeks old and so cute. Anderson just kinda stares at her and sometimes tries to hug her legs.
In the afternoon it started storming like crazy. We were afraid the second coming was here. It was scary, but afterwards, Anderson was playing in Kaci's yard and enjoying every second of it. His cousins were pushing him up the slide and then letting go so he would slide down. They would all crack up. Anderson loved it! By the way, that is mud on his chin...I don't think his dad could even grow a goatee like that! After I gave him a bath, he cried to go outside, but I wasn't about to clean him up again. He settled for standing at the door staring out the window. Sad, but not sad enough.

Busy Weekend

This weekend Marci and I threw a shower for Chaylyn! She and Carolyn flew in from out of town and came to party. There was so many old friends that came (not to mention SO MANY people in general) and Chay got a ton of cute stuff. This is me, Marci, Lindsay Bremner and Chay right before the crowd showed up. There is pictures of the food and table on Marci's blog. I forgot to snap some in the midst of the last minute chaos to get everything done in time. The rest of the weekend I sat on the couch, went to bed at 9:00 every night, and tried to recover. I always tell Tim, making a baby is tiring! Everything turned out good and it was fun to see everyone. Thanks to those who came and we missed you who couldn't (Christa and Chelsea for sure).

Best Timing

Tim had to go to Tucson for work last minute overnight and I don't even care because I discovered there is a Laguna Beach Season one marathon on VH1. I am DVRing every episode and I already called people to tell them. Yes I am 27 years old and a mom. I don't care.

I love it when Anderson gets a new hair cut. It looks so nice and I know it will last long! He basically got his head shaved but I love it.


I was pretty much smiling this big too (without the gapped chipped teeth) when I was driving home today and saw a sign that said they would be building a brand new QT like 1/2 a mile from my house. I'm not kidding it made my day. I can't wait. I'm sure I will be on a first name basis with the workers (it won't be the first time) and they will be seeing me multiple times a day. Especially when I'm not pregnant and can enjoy a big soda without worrying about it!

This is me about a week before I had Anderson last year. I guess this is what I'll look like again in Feburary. I am pregnant, and just went to the doctor this week. I am about 12 weeks and due Feb. 15th (no V-day baby hopefully). I can't wait to get fat and big, not be able to sleep at night, be sick all day (too late for that one), and not be able to pick anything up off the ground. I pretty much get just as excited to have a baby as I am to not be pregnant anymore. Oh well. We are happy and find out what we our having in September. Can't wait! By the way, I think I had grapes in my cheeks, they really weren't that big in this picture!

Camping

We just got back from camping for a few days up near Payson with Tim's parents. It was fun. Anderson loved to explore everything and was happy just walking around all day. It was a lot cooler (at least in the shade) and nice to wear a sweater at night.

Obviously, he wasn't too happy here. We got there at night and didn't notice that our campsite said "reserved" so we found out in the morning we had to move everything to a new place. Did I mention Tim's dad was coming up later that day? So I pretty much was on Anderson duty while Tim and his mom moved everything and re-set up camp. Oh the joys of camping.
About an hour into the trip, Anderson was trying to get from the pavement to the gravel and face planted. His eye was all scratched up and had a big bruise. It was rough looking. My mom told me I need to get a helmet for him. He is always getting bruises and bumps on his head.

This is Tim and Andy walking back from our many trips to the bathroom. Gotta love camping.