Ahead of Schedule...

This is the first year I have ever been this organized and ahead of schedule for Christmas. I always feel like it sneaks up on me then a week before Christmas I am frantically trying to get the gifts I need to get. Well, not this year... I am officially finished with all my Christmas gift buying and wrapping. All I left to do is some baking. On top of finishing my shopping early I was able to get amazing deals on all of the items I bought though the wonderful and helpful coupon websites I look at. Nothing like finshing ahead of schedule, saving tons of money on all the items I wanted to get and enjoying every minute of it!! Love this...

Now we have time to heal since Thomas, Gracie and I are all sick... No Fun at this house right now. I am just hoping that it will be out of our systems come Christmas.

Then there was FIVE!

WOW! I still feel like it hasn't sunk in yet. We are pregnant with baby number 3!!!! Well we have known for about 4 1/2 weeks and most of you already know but for those of you who don't. Surprise... I had a second ultrasound today to check on little peanut and there it was. Great heartbeat, kicking  and swinging it's little arms. We had an ultrasound two weeks ago and at that time I thought I was already 7 weeks but when I went in the baby was only measuring 5 weeks 5 days. The doctor said we may have just miscalculated or because we had a miscarriage a couple of months ago my body may just be a little off and trying to catch up. So 2 weeks ago I was 5 weeks 5 days and as of today little peanut has caught up to about where I thought it should be 8 weeks 6 days. It was so good to get a great report. At my last appointment when the doctor did the ultrasound he didn't even get a pictures because they was not much to see but today the baby looked huge. (Compared to what I saw two weeks ago) When I told Gracie that I was going to the doctor to get a picture of the baby she asked if she could hold her. So Gracie is thinking it is a girl!! Well shall see!Thank you for all of you that have been praying for sweet baby.


For some reason I can't post the ultrasound picture but I will try again later!

Just some fun!!

We had a great morning this morning with some buddies of ours at the Children's Museum downtown. Ashley, Lilly, Asher, Ivana, Evie & sweet Ansley meet us at the museum for some fun times. Here are a few picture to show you the crazy kiddos!!!

He is pouting!!!

Gracie got a huge T-Bone steak and a box of ice cream. What a combination!!

Lilly only wanted her Cereal

"The girls"

Evie "the good one" picking out her fruit and veggies unlike Gracie and Lilly!! HA HA

Just Some Cute Kids.....

Haven't taken many picture of my two in a while so while we were playing outside I pulled out the camera...

Pumpkin Patch & Fair

Well the Martin Family had a very action packed weekend it feels like with doing the pumpkin patch on Saturday and the Coastal Carolina Fair on Sunday afternoon. Tommy the kids and I went to the Legare Farms pumpkin patch Saturday afternoon and really enjoyed it. I think the kids favorite part was the hay ride where you can feed the cows. Okay I take that back it was Thomas favorite. Once Gracie saw how long the cow's tongues where when you went to feed them she was done... No way was she about to feed them again! It actually was very very funny! And as far as Thomas he just wanted to be put in the field with the cows and he would be a happy camper.

I am not sure who was more surprised by the cows tongue....

Then Sunday afternoon when the kids woke up from their naps we meet my parents and brother and sister at the fair. The kids absolutely loved it. Thomas of course was all about the food and Gracie surprisingly was all about the rides. It was so nice to have my whole family together and they were just an awesome help. 

Thomas wasn't a huge fan of the merry go around! At one point I thought her was going to get sick.

Gracie loved the Ferris wheel!!!!



A little dirt won't hurt!

Out of all the toys and swing set and play sink in our backyard to play with what does Thomas like best? DIRT!!! In our backyard we have a tiny little area in the corner of the yard with some dirt and Thomas found it about two days ago and played and dug a hole for literally 45 minutes! He was totally zoned in on the dirt. If you called his name he would look at you for a brief second then zone back in on the hole he was trying to dig. I must say it was the cutest thing ever.... At his age I was lucky to get Gracie to walk on dirt with her shoes on. She would freak if she got dirty. He is all BOY!!!

Working hard

Coming to get me to show me his hole...

Charlestowne Landing & Thomas' first haircut

Two weekends ago Tommy the kids and I met Matt, Ashley and their kids at Charlestowne landing for a fun walk around the park and picnic. The weather could not have been more beautiful..... Perfect day for a picnic! All the kids were great! Thomas and Asher slept in the stroller for a little bit and the girls played, played, played! It was fun to listen to them have their own conversation and giggle then argue if needed! HA HA It was great! Here are a couple of picture from my camera!

Look at that wild hair!

Lilly and Gracie looking at the Bear!

Two peas in a pod!

And finally about a month ago now we took Thomas to get his first haircut. It was driving me crazy. He had a mullet and it just drove be banana's. So we too him to the barber shop that Tommy goes too. I had to sit in the chair and hold him. He screamed and cried the whole time. You would think he was having his ears cut off.

I even tried giving him a lollipop and that didn't work.

Every time he looked at Mrs. Debra he would cry harder!