We went to the Pumpkin Patch yesterday after school with The Peads. It was nice to have them here this time of year! Tatum and Gavin had fun running around, going on a hay ride, riding a "tractor train", and feeding the animals. We managed to squeeze some picture in there too. Though not as many as in the past. She is just too busy now. 
Here is the first picture of our new addition to our little family. My 9 week appointment was this past Friday. We obviously can't tell what the sex is, but...we will know soon enough. Tatum was super excited to get to see a real picture of what is going on inside my stomach. I think she is now getting the concept. When asked what it looks like, she said "A Girl!" I guess we will have to wait and see!! In the sono, the baby is upside down. The bottom circle part is actually the head. My doctor tried to wake it up, so it would move a little bit, but no such luck!! In Tatum's 9 week sono, she was awake, moving around, looking at the screen, and stuck out her hand to wave! This one MUST be a lazy boy!!!
The day before Tatum started Kindergarten, Nana and I took her to The Joy of Pottery to paint a piece of pottery before the school year started. I had decided that I wanted her to do this every year, right before school starts. That way, I can see how much she has grown and changed, just through her "art". She was so excited to do this. It took us all a while to decide what piece we wanted to paint. Tatum chose to paint a small plate, I chose a funky oval-ish shaped bowl, and Nana chose a cool bowl. It was a lot of fun, but very time consuming and actually hard to get the creative juices flowing, and decide WHAT to do with the piece. Tatum found these alphabet letters that she wanted to use. I thought that was a great idea, since she was going to Kindergarten and will be learning all about the alphabet. It turned out really cute! Stay tuned for years to come of some bright, colorful pottery, made by Tatum!
We got Tatum a Tony Romo Cowboys jersey this weekend. Just in time for Monday night football! Tatum is excited to watch football now in her new shirt! She even wore it to school today. She's a proud supporter of the Dallas Cowboys!!
Tatum delivered some news to our family last night at Shelby's 13th Birthday dinner....
We are so excited, and look forward to our future with the new addition to our little family! Tatum is really excited too, just the night before, she told a friend of ours that she wanted a brother and a sister for Christmas, "a real one!!" How do kids know!! Granted, it won't be in time for Christmas, but soon enough!!
Tatum LOVES her new bike!! It is hard for her to ride it in our neighborhood because there are so many hills, but we take it where we can and she rides it all around. Last night we took it out to Richard's softball game. It was so windy, but she still wanted to ride. I thought for sure the wind would carry her away! So, once she perfects the bike with training wheels, we will attempt to take them off! Oh my, I am already nervous!!
Well, I have started watching The Boys again this school year! I started watching Ty and Cole when they were 15 months old. I took the whole year off last year, and they went to daycare. Once Tatum started school, they called and asked if I would be interested in watching them again 3 days a week. The Boys are 4 1\2 now. My how fast time flies! Tatum loves playing with them, but can't as often now that she is in school. On the mornings that I am to be there to watch them at 7am, Jennifer now brings them over here, I take Tatum to school, then we head back over to their house in Celina for the rest of the day. Either I am off to pick up Tatum, or on the late days, Richard picks her up! It is fun to be back with the boys. I knew I should get a job once Tatum started school, so what better than to watch these sweet boys, and only 3 days a week!
