Pregnancy Update - 27 Weeks

27 weeks pregnant and continuing to grow...it's hard to imagine that I still have 13 weeks left to go. Our little one has become quite active over the past few weeks...sometimes baby's kicks are so strong that we can see them through my belly.

Katie's Bridal Shower

I hosted a shower on Thursday night to celebrate Katie's upcoming wedding. She and Jeremey are getting married in Keystone, CO in a few weeks...it should be a wonderful celebration. It was great to have so many different friends together in one place...college friends, tennis friends, and work friends. Here are a few pictures from the evening:

Happy First Birthday Austin!

We celebrated Austin's first birthday on Saturday. He wasn't all the interested in opening his gifts...in fact, I think Ella may have enjoyed them more than him! Our remote control car was a big hit with Austin (someone else drives it - he chases it). However, the car wasn't a big hit with Poppa Hacker because it is a bit noisy.

Hackensack, MN

We headed to Amy and John's cabin this weekend with Angie's parents. Despite the autumn-like weather, we were still able to enjoy a boat ride, several walks, lawn games, two campfires, and great company. Here are some pictures from the weekend.

Demolition.

After 2.5 years of limited garage storage and lack of space for our two cars, we decided to say goodbye to our one-car garage. It was demolished about 1.5 weeks ago...our new two-car garage is now in the process of being built. Here are pictures of the old garage...pictures of the new garage will follow as it is completed. We are already looking forward to winter garage parking. :)

BBQ at the Flannery's

3 small children, 2 preggos, 1 dog...what a difference a year makes. We stopped by the Flannery's on Saturday afternoon for a backyard BBQ. Here are a few photos from the afternoon:

Pregnancy Update - 23 Weeks

Here's a picture of Angie at 23 weeks...she has really 'popped out' in the last few weeks. We got to meet our little buggle via ultrasound a few weeks ago. Everything is looking healthy. We didn't find out the gender, although Art thought he saw evidence of a little boy...too bad it was just a leg. :)