whoosh whoosh

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, whoosh, whoosh" That is the sound that we heard today at the doctor's office. . . it is the sound of our new baby's heartbeat!!!! Yes, we are having another baby! It was amazing to hear the sound of the baby's heartbeat because it is so tiny at this stage. Ryan and I are very excited to add to our family. These past weeks have been pretty tricky on me bceause I have been sick. ugh!!! But the good news is that I think I am getting better!!! SO, here is the story of the picture above:

While in Kauai we knew that we would find out if we were going to have another baby. So early one morning, while the rest of the house was asleep, I awoke and took a test. When it came back postive, I was overjoyed. Later that morning, we all went to the beach. I wrote this message in the sand and called Ryan over to read it. He was so excited!!!! Our little baby is due the end of April and as of right now we are not going to find out what it is. (I am not sure if we will last that long but we will try!!) I will keep you updated!

Neighborly Conduct

I have some neighbors who are very nice and kind. They always get Makena little gifts and say hello. However, they are very unmotivated. There is a patch of dirt, about 4 by5 ft area, between our homes that belongs to them. It has been a patch of dirt for 18 1/2 months. Now, our homeoweners association tends to be a tad obnoxious so why haven't they done anything? This piece of dirt bugs me immensly. Infact, last weekend, our neighbor said that he was just going to lay mulch there. Well, as we know them very well, we both do not think that it is going to happen. They tend to be "all talk." Ok, so here is another issue. They have strips painted on the side of their house to check out paint colors. (Yes folks, it has been there since June.) They do not even know when they are going to paint their house b/c their air went out. So while I feel for them and thier lack of motivation, I am still annoyed. Should I contact the homeowners and mention something or not???? Well, I am not going to say anything b/c I am too nice and they are too nice. Plus we are currently painting our front door red. . . w/o permission . . . so we do not want to draw any attention. It looks really good but it will take Ryan awhile b/c of the drying time. So now that my gripe session is over, I feel better! Thanks for listening!