I'm not entirely sure if there has ever been a picture I liked more than this one - ever. To me, this says it all about what we are hoping to have (lottery would be a strong second - distant, but strong).
There's also a funny story that I have to post - again, I grew up for some reason always loving politics. Election night for me is one of the most exciting and nerve wracking nights of the year. Poor Heather has to listen to me yell up as results are coming in on a variety of elections. My mom loves to tell the story of when I was in Kindergarten or First Grade, holding my own political voting polls on the bus on the way to school (how I ever got married I'll never know). Well, the cycle continues and I couldn't be happier. Isaac apparently asked his teacher this past week if he and his friend could hold elections in their Third Grade class - they'd do everything including counting the votes

I think I teared up a bit...

Election's Around the Corner

Hey Everyone,
If you know me, you know that I like politics - A LOT!!!

Now, I know there are a lot of messages being portrayed out there concerning who to vote for, but when you sift through all of the "crap" - I really think that Barack Obama is the best person for the job at this time of our country. I'm not saying that John McCain wouldn't make a great president, but the skills he brings to the table would have been better in the election of 2000, not the election of 2008. Why? Because his strength with experience and a military history remind me some of Dwight Eisenhower. A grandfather figure that people could trust and feel the reassurance that our safety is in his hands. I know that we are still in military conflict in both Iraq and Afghanistan, but the time has come to move away from military pursuits and bring in the peace-makers. Barack Obama has the ability to calm a nation, create trust, and bring people back to a place where they believe in both themselves, and each other. So much of the power a president has in his (someday her) ability to speak to the nation and rally support. Bush did it in 2001 following 9/11 and look at his rating then. Obama can speak to us today and bring us back to a point where we see a better future.

Plus - Opie, Richie, and the Fonz all believe in him -what else do we need...

Here Comes the Son

Well, today Heather, Isaac, and I had a pretty exciting day - we got to get a better look at our newest member of the family, and it's a boy. Pretty crazy for all three of us to be looking at the screen and seeing this face looking back at us. Everything so far is going perfect - the doctors couldn't be happier - thus making us feel pretty good too. The heartbeat is still on the higher end of normal (150-something - normal is 170) but what else do you expect - it's not like I am the most low-key person, as anyone who knows me already knows.

I wish I would have had a camera though, watching Isaac with his fingers crossed going "boy, boy, boy..." - the only ones that seemed to think it was going to be a boy was Heather and Isaac - and they were right. Maybe there is something to this "intuition" after all.

Our Day at St. Johns

Today we had to take advantage of the awesome weather and headed out to St. Johns for the afternoon. I know as a Concordia alum I'm not supposed to say this but...this place is so awesome!!!! Above you can see a short video with some of the pics from our walk. It was fun to get a chance to just get out of the house and enjoy the fresh air and hang out.

Everything else is going overall pretty great. Heather continues to feel well and we are now under 2 weeks before we get an update on the baby and if we are having a boy or a girl. What's really exciting is how anxious Isaac has been lately about having a brother or sister. He has said over and over again that he wants a brother which is a change - for so long this summer he said he was hoping for a sister. When it all comes, I don't think he's going to care. Nothing else too exciting to update - sorry, kind of a boring week...