PICTURES!! LOTS OF EM!

The CUTE balloons you see are those that my mom and Susie Q made for my surprise baby shower. They turned out SOO good! I LOVE them!

The green stroller is a Jeep Double that my mom found for a great deal for me...Porter LOVES it! THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!

Deven and Porter at the Old Country Buffet having fun:)

Papa reading his favorite childhood book to Porter...love that Dr. Suess!

Porter and mommy riding the train at the mall:) He thought it was so cool, yet wanted it to stop??

Porter helping daddy make brownies (daddy's FAVORITE dessert):)

Also, forgot to mention...Porter had his 2 year wellness appointment and he is in the 40th percentile for weight and height. He weighs in at 27lbs and 30-something inches..can't quite remember...:/

What we've been up to....

Warning: This blog contains LOTS of pics!
So, it's been a while since my last post...lots has changed!! :) I am two weeks from my c-section date..yet, I don't feel this far along, my pregnancy has been going pretty smoothly for me! YAY!! I am so grateful that I haven't had to endure too many trials in this pregnancy:)

I am OFFICIALLY 24 now. It's funny though, since having Porter, my own birthday doesn't seem to be that big of a deal to me. House cleaned and happy hubby and babes is really all I want...and, I had the PERFECT birthday because that is what I got...with some extras:). Deven had planned to take me on a Ferry ride with Porter, then on the way home, drop me off for a MUCH wanted and MUCH needed facial/pregnancy massage!! OOooo I SO wish the weather wasn't bad all day long...we had to take a rain check on all of those plans. :/Something to look forward to though!!

The day before my birthday was a beautiful, sunny day....SO, my mom, Porter and I took a drive over to the Tacoma Zoo and Porter LOVED it! We saw a tiger, monkey's, octopus, sharks, fish, elephants etc. And, Porter's favorites?? The Octopus and sharks....really? I was totally guessing it would have been the monkeys and elephants. :) He had a great time though...especially in the kid area on the slides!!

After the zoo, we headed over to the Tacoma Mall. Boy did I learn a lesson! Never take a two year old shoe shopping with you. His shoes have been starting to fit a little snug lately so I thought it would be fun to take him with me to go grab a couple of new pairs. Well, his eyes happened to spot the UGLIEST pair in the store-- "CARS" shoes. After a LONG screaming fit, I finally gave in and bought them for him, and boy does he feel FAST in these shoes! haha...he makes car noises as he sprints in them...too cute! Afterwards, we all grabbed some lunch in the food court and Porter hears a train...well, you guessed it...we went for a ride! He chased it down to ride it, yet, once we were on the train he kept telling it to stop! haha....hmmmmmmm?? After the train ride, Gramma treated Porter to a trip to Build a Bear (which happened to be located RIGHT next to the train). He picked out a monkey and was able to help stuff it, put TWO hearts in it, choose a name, "monkey"--very original huh? ...and dress it. He loves his monkey. Thanks Grandma!

Overall, we had a great day! It's such a joy to be a mommy. I have the most enjoyable day when I get to see my little guy happy and experiencing new things.

Okay, now for the pictures....

Also, my mom threw me a SURPRISE baby shower...and let's just say I WAS SURPRISED! So much in fact, that I started bawling once I walked in the door and saw everyone there. Those women are soo amazing! Love them all!! To say I am grateful would be an understatement. Thanks to Danielle and Brooke! You two are the SWEETEST EVER!

Porter turns TWO!

Porter's 2nd Birthday was a success! We invited a few friends and celebrated at the YMCA. I figured we should do an activity Porter loves that we aren't able to do often....so, naturally, I chose SWIMMING! He absolutely LOVES the pool! His daddy is his #1 pool buddy, those two have SO much fun together! We had a small get together opening presents, eating cake and deli sandwiches prior to the swim event..then we all dove right in! It was quite a busy night for a Thursday but everyone sure had a GREAT time! He LOVES all of his gifts and plays with them each day. After opening his first gift (a chuggington choo choo from Grandma Terry, Porter took it straight over to his cake to attach it to the other trains already placed on his track. SUCH A SMARTIE!

At two years, Porter knows several shapes; square, triangle, circle, oval, star, diamond, heart. He knows several colors; black, white, brown, silver, gold, yellow, orange, green, blue, purple and pink. He can put a few words in a sentence. His favorite foods/beverages are: baked chicken nuggets, red apples, NUTELLA, MnM's, bread/toast, BACON, fishies, raisins, craisins, (he holds these in his cheeks for a few hours if he can get away with it), egg nog, pediasure, milk and water. He can count to 12 on a good day, recognizes letters A, B, C, R, E and T. Favorite toys/activities: choo choo's, coloring, playdough, and painting. Favorite shows: bubble guppies, little einsteins, backyardigans, mickey mouse clubhouse and go diego go.

This year Porter has hit several milestones and is known for being soooo stinking cute!! Love my little guy and we are so proud of him for all he has accomplished. He has been such an easy baby/toddler for us and he brings so much light and joy to our lives each day. We love you Porter! Happy Birthday!!

Yay! It's a .....

Friday evening, after socializing and snacking with some GOOD company, Deven, with Porter's help, cut through the cake only to discover....it's ANOTHER BOY! YAY! We are so thrilled! Only downside, we had a for sure girl name picked out and not really any boy names. But, I get to adore another little boy! And of course I will be adoring him in Porter's infant clothing:) :) :)! We couldn't be happier. Yes, we were ALL shocked because my mom had acted as if she gave away the gender by 'accidentally' mentioning the word 'she' when referring to the baby just before we cut through the cake.

Thanksgiving in Idaho!

For Thanksgiving this year, Deven was able to take off 8 days of work so we could fly to Idaho!! I have missed it SO much! I was shocked when we arrived though....roads, rooftops, lawns etc. were DRY! No SNOW!:( It was a bit sad actually because I was hoping to make snow angels and build snowmen with Deven and Porter. But, we made it safely which is all that really matters.

Thank you Vaughn and Rhonda for picking us up from SALT LAKE....then driving us to BOISE to fly back home!

Thanksgiving dinner was delicious as expected, and the company was wonderful as well. We were able to see a lot of family and friends while on our little vacation, and both Deven and I were able to catch up on sleep throughout the entire trip.

After 7 months of having been away from Idaho, Porter remembered Grandma and Papa Munns' home VERY well. Great memory bud! He absolutely LOVED it there....he never wanted to stay downstairs with mom and daddy...he was always upstairs visiting with Grandma, Papa and aunt Gina.

We were able to watch the Forgotten Carols again this year just before leaving for the airport, and, as always, it was a great show! Thank you for everything grandma and papa munns for having us over and treating us to...well, lots!! Love you all!

Boy or Girl?!

This morning we had the 21 week 3 day ultrasound to see our little baby and check up on his OR her?? health. So far so good! The lab technician, Mary Jo, told us that everything looks great. The baby is SOOO beautiful!

We got a great big yawn, followed by a sweet smile, then wiggling fingers on the right hand. SOOO sweet! The doctor says the middle toe is longer, which she then told us was a sign of intelligence...Deven has the intelligent 'long middle toes' as well!! Yay for another brilliant baby!!

It was such an incredible blessing to be able to watch our little one move around. We told the tech in the beginning that we didn't want to know the gender so we had her warn us before showing that area...BUT, my mom watched so she could make the 'gender cake' at our 'coming out' party tomorrow evening!! We find out tomorrow!!!! YES!!! SO excited!! Everyone is guessing that this one will be a girl, well....we'll just have to wait til tomorrow night!

Excited Taste Buds!!! MMMMmmm!!

Saw a recipe for this cheese ball and i absolutely can't WAIT to make it tonight! Well....maybe, I don't think I can wait til tonight to taste this beautiful ball of deliciousness;)

ourbestbites.com...I thank you!

Here are the SHELVES!!

Happy Labor Day!

Labor day.....yay for FAMILY time!!

Today Porter got yet ANOTHER new pair of shoes....of his 4 pairs at home the ONLY pair that fits him are his Crocs from Gramma...so he is squeekin' again! And I can see the BIGGEST change in him when he wears these shoes as opposed to the other 3 pair that are getting a but tight and uncomfortable. Yay for a happy little boy!

I was looking at ohdeedoh.com today and found the CUTEST book shelves that hang on the wall...i want i want i want! I NEEEEEEEED! I have been looking at Porter's pile of stacked books (looks VERY unorganized) and also his small bookshelf FULL of books and decided we needed a little something more...so...what do you think??

I am simply in love with the idea! Deven said he could put that together in a Jiffy! Thank goodness for a crafty husband! Love you hun!!

Little Conversationalist...

Porter just picked up the home phone (while it was beeping), held it to his ear then started to laugh and talk into the mouthpiece as if someone highly comical and entertaining were on the other end:) LOVE it!!

(Most times he won't speak to whoever is on the phone wanting to hear his voice)

He then had a very deep conversation with the operator.

!!!!!!!( :O) )!!!!!

LOVE my little guy!

Porter will do THE most DARNDEST things!

Yesterday was the beginning of a whole new series of Porter habits at the Munns' home...

Since we moved in, Porter has this strange fascination with my parents' dog Rylee. She TOLERATES him to say the most but he absolutely LOVES following her around and yesterday he was DETERMINED to catch a ride on the "ho-sey." He chased her around for about 5 to 10 minutes with his arms outstretched trying to grab a hold of her and hop on....he would scream each time she stepped further and further out of his reach...poor pup..;)

Porter also has a fascination with Rylee's dog water/food. He started out by putting her dog food in her water bowl (this was DAILY might I add...) which would of course have her going to the toilet bowl for her water source until she had new water in her bowl. But yesterday, an even more disturbing habit surfaced....I heard him in the room with the dog food/water so I ran in, only to find him crouched over her water bowl....SLURPING the water out of the bowl!! SICK! What do i do?!? ( Today he changed from slurping to licking....)

Last little Porter excitement for the day....he took his little sit-on riding truck and was just an inch from going full force down the STAIRS!! AGH!!

Oh the TYPICAL two's!

Kids say the darndest things...

So this past weekend I was able to take in quite a bit of Isaac's entertaining personality. Sadly, he knew everyone's name but mine...although he assured me several times that he knew it but quickly changed the subject when I asked him what it was. While we were all eating out at a seafood restaurant I ask him my name (about the 4th time now in the last 5 min) and Isaac says to me: "I said it at home, not lets not say it again!"