Christmas came early

      I am 31 weeks pregnant in this picture. I didn't get it posted right away so this Wednesday we will be 34 weeks pregnant. This coming Friday we will have an ultrasound to check on baby. I am excited to see how he or she is growing in there. I can't believe that today is December 1st.
        The pictures of Riley and Piper painting were taken when Sheryl came to Ames and painted our bedroom for us. Riley and Piper had a lot of fun playing together. It's fun that Riley now looks forward to seeing her cousins. During this activity, I learned that Piper is finicky about having her hands clean.  It is hard for a two year old to stay clean while painting, but they both had fun anyway!

My 28th Birthday

 Jon, Sheryl, Kendra and Kaleb came to Ames on Nov 23 for my birthday lunch. It was fun to see everyone, and Riley had fun playing (until it was time for her nap, of course). We went to The Cafe for brunch and had some great food. We split the decadent french toast for dessert and I had a cappuccino with the best foam, yum!

Family photos

This fall we had some family photos taken. It misted just about the entire time but we still got some good pictures.

 Christmas Time Already?

Riley and Olivia enjoying a snack together

 This year we did the Nabholz Christmas early because I won't be able to travel after this week. The cousins had fun playing together. This year Riley is finally old enough to play with Liam, which was cute to watch.  Stacy has two kittens in her house right now that they all adored (including Keenan). We made a Christmas feast at Mom's and opened presents later that night.

Still small enough to sit on the table

Keenan got sleepy waiting for food

Riley and Aunt Stacy

Riley and Liam playing with a race car track