Carved Pumpkins today

So DG had really no interest in cleaning or carving his pumpkin, so it became Daddy's. RA however almost cleaned her whole pumpkin by herself. She wanted to carve it to but her design she really wanted was too detailed and we weren't excited about her using a knife. PG is waiting till tomorrow to do his. We still need candles and place to put the pumpkins. If we put them outside right now, they would be covered by snow in the morning.
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Two Weeks with Grandma and Grandpa H -- in pictures

Mommy and Daddy alone in a picture? Has that happened since the wedding?
Garden of the Gods -- she loves rocks

Her digs after shopping trip with Grandma

the only picture with a grandparent in it and PG made him look silly (and Grandma took the picture) :-)

Bishop's Castle: One man in southern CO is building this castle. It is near a cabin (we got to spend the weekend at) that Blake's aunt and cousins built and own.

More Castle -- this guy Jim Bishop was a rod iron artisan in Pueblo

DG and his cousin -- ok well it is Blake's cousin's son (but I don't know what that makes him to DG so we just call him his cousin)

DG, RA (superstar), N, and H (two out of the three cousins)

So what else did we do? Shopping, Cave exploring, hiking at the Garden of the Gods, playing lots of board and card games, ate lots of good food, spent a weekend at the cabin... Had so much fun. Wish Grandma and Grandpa lived closer. They are gone for a week to visit more grand kids. They will be back for 5 days (Halloween included)!

It's Official...

We are pregnant! That's right. Baby Helgoth is due March 25th. For those of you who know our history of miscarriages, so far everything is looking great. Healthy heartbeat and growing baby. He/She was kicking the doppler last week when we were listening for the heartbeat. It was cute. I have a fantastic Catholic, truly pro-life doctor who has been amazing in helping me through how to handle all our medical background. In fact, when he saw the due date he didn't say, "You are due on March 25th." He said, "Oh the Feast of the Annunciation!" And I thought, "Praise God, a real Catholic doctor." Anyway, I have to say we have been cautiously optimistic around here with the cautiousness melting away and the excitement building. We have picked out names. We are "discussing" whether to find out gender. And PG is so excited to find this baby (where IS the baby, Mommy) and to be a big brother.