Blog Strike

I have been on a blog strike until my baby countdown reached under a hundred. It feels like I've been pregnant FOREVER! I am finally getting into my 3rd trimester so only 3 months to go. I found out this week that I have gestational diabetes. I am not very happy about giving up sweets but I want my baby to be strong and healthy so I'll be changing what I eat.

I am trying to catch up on all our summer happenings so be looking for lots of updates.:) We've had a great summer and I am sad to see it go! I can't believe Bradley is in 1st grade now. We are going to miss him next week when he starts back to school!

I am not a big fan of belly pictures of me but here's one anyway..

Lindsey Reunion

My Great Great Grandparents were William and Martha Lindsey. They had 16 kids and every year we have a Lindsey reunion in East Texas. I am so proud to be apart of this great family! I got to do a special presentation for my Grandmother while we were there. It was really special to be able to share my favorite memories of her. I miss her so much. It was really nice to be able to see her sisters and be with family.

Both kids wanted to sit in my dad's lap. He said he was going to have to start being the mean ole grandpa again...but I think it secretly made him happy.:)

Two sets of my Great Great Grandparents, two sets of my Great Grandparents and my Grandparents are all buried in the Kelsey, TX cemetery plus countless aunts and uncles and cousins. We stopped by on our way home. Both of my dad's parents grew up in Kelsey, Texas. Even though now it is only a ghost town it is one of my favorite places to visit.

The Zoo

They had half price at the zoo the 1st week in August. So my neighbor, Stephanie, took the day off and we headed to the Dallas Zoo with our 5 kiddos. Even in the heat we had a lot of fun! I keep hearing that the Fort Worth Zoo is better than the Dallas Zoo but I think the Dallas Zoo is amazing so it's hard to imagine anything better..

We love the Gorilla exhibit! They are sooo close! He looked like he wanted to say something to us.:)


The penguins were putting on a show for everyone!

We all got a good laugh at how this elephant was standing with it's back legs crossed.:)

Bradley with his buddies Collin and Nicholas.

Ena and Micah enjoying a wagon ride.

Bradley turns 6!

Our sweet baby boy turned 6 years old this year! I am so glad that I am his mommy.:) We had a fun day on his birthday. My mom was here with three of Bradley's cousins. We went to a water park and then came home for cake and ice cream.

Bradley's favorite present was from Mike. Mike gave him a little batman toy with a special key inside that went to our shed...

When Bradley first opened the doors he went right pass the batman castle without seeing it.:) He was so excited when he finally did see it.:)
Here's Mema getting Bradley's "sugars"



The cake was suppose to be a downtown with the batman spotlight shining over it..but no one could figure it out.:( At least it still tasted good.:)

Kansas

We got to go to Kansas a couple of times this summer. Mike had some work to do up there so we tagged along and got to visit with Mike's parents and my sister Ginger. It was our first time to Ginger's new home in Arkansas. It was really good to visit with her and let our kids play. WE had a picnic and the kids played in a small creek. It was so beautiful there.

At Grandpa's house the kids got to feed the cows and go on a tractor ride and catch fireflies. The kids always enjoy time at Grandpa's house.:)

It took some convincing...

We had discuss waiting to find out what baby Riches #3 would be...we already had a boy and girl so we thought it might be fun to wait...but 9 months is a long time and the closer we got to the ultra sound the more I wanted to know.:) Plus I think it helps you picture having the baby here when you know what they are and have a name for them...I convinced Mike to have a family vote and he was outnumbered so we got to find out.:)

It's a girl!

They said that everything looked great! She is growing perfect and looks beautiful.:) Mike was pretty excited to find out it was a girl..he thought Bradley was going to be a girl and he thought Ena was going to be a boy. With this baby he said from the beginning he thought it was a girl so he was glad to finally be right!

We are really excited to have our little girl join us in November!

Our time with Brandon

We had a great couple of weeks with our nephew Brandon. We had fun looking at pictures and videos and hearing stories from his time in South Africa. While he was here we went to some of our favorite resturants, went to Zero Gravity where he rode "nothin' but net," we went to the temple, played games, and he got to do some work with Mike.

We celebrated our 7th Anniversary while he was here. Brandon was nice enough to bring us breakfast in bed..toast, omelets, hash browns and strawberries.:) Just one more reason why he he is our favorite nephew!