2010 Pumpkins

We had fun carving pumpkins with our friends the Childers once again this year. We've started doing the more detailed template pumpkin carving and it is really fun and they turn our great! Cole got into helping scoop out the "guts" of the pumpkin and Mason thought stirring them around in the bowl was really fun. Now we're ready for Halloween! The Bucher Pumpkins (above)

All our pumpkins

And the third Bucher baby is... a BOY!!!

I can't believe it's been almost two weeks since we found out that we're going to be having another boy! I've been wanting to scan in some ultrasound pictures and add some belly pics for the record but somehow time has gotten away from me. I'll have to play catch-up and add those soon but I wanted to get this post in.
We are absolutely thrilled to be having another boy. I have to say, I thought it was going to be a girl so it took me a day to get my thinking turned around but I am so excited. I can't wait to get down all my little baby boy clothes and to start getting ready for his arrival. The boys are very excited, Cole said "I told you it was a boy, Mom." It will be so much fun getting to meet this new little one and see what he looks like and how he will fit into our family. What a blessing!

The Big 3-0!

This weekend I celebrated my 30th birthday. I can't believe how quickly it snuck up on me, even with most of my friends already having turned 30. I still feel like I'm in my early 20's or maybe 25 at the most:-) Despite turning another decade older, I haven't had a meltdown or felt the need for an early midlife crisis. I've handled it pretty well!I had one of the best birthdays I've ever had though. Adam and the boys cooked me breakfast in bed and let me have some time to relax and read in bed. I opened my birthday present, a beautiful new cruiser bike with a bell and a basket on the front! I LOVE it!!! Then we got around and met some friends at Linder Farms and took a hayride out to pick pumpkins. It was lots of fun and the boys had a blast! After heading home for a quick lunch and short nap for Mason, we dropped the boys off at Keith and Michelle's and Adam surprised me with a trip on the Thunder Mountain Railroad's Wine and Dine train. I have wanted to do that for so long and we had a great time! They served ceasar salad, chicken parmesan, rice pilaf, glazed carrots, and homemade cheesecake for dessert! We stopped in Banks at their pumpkin patch and added 2 more pumpkins to our collection for the day and then headed back to Horseshoe Bend. What a great day!!!
I'm actually looking forward to starting my 30's. As I get older I find myself less apt to be a people pleaser and am stronger in what I believe. I've had 30 years to grow as a person and know that I'm getting better every year. I look forward to having my 3rd baby and raising 3 wonderful boys. I think 30 is going to be a good year!