24 weeks 6 days belly shot

We have had a fun weekend. Friday night we hung out at home and Oliver rode his dirt bike for over an hour. He was having such a great time. We have training wheels on it now because of him needing to learn throttle and brake control. Plus he likes it better now, he can ride it a lot easier. Danica rode on the dirt bike with Dan for a while also. She didn't want to get off. She is going to be a tom boy, I can already see it. Oh well, I'll still will put her in dresses and bows, even if she wants to go outside and get dirty with the boys. Anyways then on Saturday we went to Ft Wayne in the morning and I got Danica a bedroom suite. It is cute, it needs painted and one of the post needs fixed. I have to buy a canopy for the top . Once it is done it will look nice. Sat night Dan and I went on a nice date, to Biaggi's, a movie, and then ended with Debrands, yum! Today we had a great service and church. We have a new senior pastor. He is a really great addition to our church. Then home for naps and then more dirt bike riding for the kids and Dan. I stayed in and froze peaches for about 4 hours. I still have more to do tomorrow. I just keep thinking of the yummy pies we will be enjoying this winter. Well I need to get to bed, we have a very busy week ahead.




Oliver wanted a belly shot after I had Dan take some of me today to post. His looks a lot nicer then mine.
Danica playing in the car while we waited for the boys, she was getting into the wipes and washing her face. She is so stinkin cute. She is just talking up a storm now. Her personality is very happy, and fun. And her is mama. I am getting a lot bigger this time, but they say that happens with the third. I am still enjoying being pregnant very much.

Here are lots of new pictures of our cute adorable kids. We recently finished our play set. Well Dan, Dave, and Jeremy all put time into it. It took a little while but it is done now and well worth the wait. It is lots of fun for the kids to play on. We had a party here last weekend. It was really hot so it worked out that it was a pool party. Our small group from church gets together once a month and we got to host this month. It was nice because we were able to get quite a few things done around the house that we have been wanting to get done. Also this past weekend Dan, Oliver, and I went up to MI. for a Nascar race. We went with Dalene and Steve, and Dave. It was fun. Not something I will do again for a while, but now I can say I've been to one. We had a ,tailgate cookout before the race, which was fun. Oliver did surprisingly well, he got antsy at around lap 60 or so . Dave took him back to the van and they took a nap.

Then yesterday I had a doctors appointment that went really well. I was tested for gestational diabetes. I had this with Oliver and Danica. But praise the Lord I don't have it this time. I will be tested again at 30 weeks. So that was really good news, although I am a bit worried about not having to be on my stricked diet like before. But I will have to just try to be more careful on my own.

Danica and Oliver are doing really well. They play great together. They do get to each other throughout the day, but for the most part it has been really cute to watch them get closer as the are growing up together. Well it is late and I'm getting tired, have a great week.

Oliver playing at our tailgate cookout. He was having lots of fun.

These pictures are from last week. We went to a splash park with our friends Ashley and Lilly. It was really fun. The kids had a blast.

July and August Fun

Here is a quick update with the Kessel family. We have been having lots of fun lately. These are pictures from Oliver's swim class, playing outside, a fair, and a church picnic. Oliver is all done with his swim class but he had a really fun time. He learned a lot, he doesn't swim on his own, but his confidence is really good in the water. A couple of weeks ago we went to Harlen Days, just a small fair with rides and games, and then out to dinner. It was nice though, because Danica was able to ride some rides and loved it. Everyday we play outside for a lot of the day. And the kids get so dirty. The other day we were walking Dan's dirt bike track which is the kids favorite thing to do. Danica got extremely dirty. She kept falling down and so the picture of her face all dirty riding in the jeep. It is nice that our kids don't care how dirty they get. They enjoy the 2 to 3 showers they get a day, but oh well, their kids. On Sunday we had a church picnic, on the hottest day of the summer so far. It was fun, the kids enjoyed playing games, at the playground, and drinking lots of water and lemonade. Well that is all for now, I'll try to post sooner next time.