| It's a .... |

We went in for my 20 week ultrasound yesterday and found out we will be having another BOY!!! I am due April 11, 2012. We were a little nervous about Kayla's reaction when she found out the news. The first time we talked about the fact that it could be a boy she cried. We have been prepping her for weeks now and trying to explain that we can't pick. She handled it great. She jumped up and down and cheered and has been excitedly telling everyone it is a boy since then. I am super excited to have another boy, Mitchell can have his very own partner in crime now! ;)

| riding like a pro |

Kayla has been determined to ride her bike without training wheels since summer began. She wants to be big like all her friends. She has been practicing it with no pedals on her bike for a while (helps teach her balance). We figured she wouldn't be ready to go for it until spring, but she surprised us and went for it the other night! I am so proud of her. She seems like such a big girl riding her bike without training wheels. I even shed a tear watching her for the first time. Such a cute girl she is, she couldn't be happier with her accomplishment, and neither could we!

| cousins |

We took the kiddos on the Ahlberg side of the family to Foto Fly the other day to get some pics done. First off, might I say... hilarious. Good luck trying to get 9 children, 4 of which are infants, to be happy and sit still for photos. But man did we turn out with some good pictures! And they are such cute kids. I am so glad we did it. I just wished I had brought my video camera to capture some of the insanity!

| playa del ahlberg |

In May we were able to take a family trip with Bryan's family. We all packed up and headed to Oceanside, California and stayed in a beachside mansion... there are 20+ of us, so what do you expect!? Seriously, such a fun trip!!! I have been digging through pictures tonight and oh how the fun memories have flooded back. We did so much fun stuff on this trip. We visited the aquarium, went to disneyland, and spent PLENTY of time on the beach. I wish we could be back there right now...

(I think she liked her Mickey Mouse ears)

We did glitter toes one night...

and got a mini-date the next! The parents watched our kiddos while we all went to dinner. It was so nice!

| walk, walk, waddle, walk |

Mitchell has finally decided to walk! Hooray!! He took his first steps over 3 weeks ago (for Grandma Lyon!!!) and we finally have a walker. He would walk if bribed properly, but the past few days he has actually CHOSEN to walk without anyone prompting him to. Man, I love when they first walk, its ADORABLE. Keep going little dude!