Neighborhood Cat Lady

Kinda funny story...

About a week ago an unfamiliar cat showed up at our doorstep. For days this cat hung around, even running into our legs trying to run inside when we opened our door. A few days ago the cat actually made it inside, which Brennan thought was just GREAT! He laughed and laughed at the cat as it hid under his bed upstairs. While the cat snuggled with me inside, I was able to read it's tag with a name ("Scribbles") and phone number. I at least knew she had a home. After another day or two with our doorstep visitor, I began to really worry about whether or not she really did have a home anymore. I called the phone number, and the family called back and talked to Brian. Apparently, The family lives just a few rows away from us in our townhouse-complex, but they hadn't seen Scribbles for a few days... they were also new to the neighborhood. Scribbles seems to have just been confused on which house was hers.

That night at about 1:00am, Brian and I were about to go to bed (we stay up crazy late), when we heard a cat's collar outside our door. Feeling bad that Scribbles apparently wasn't back at her real home, I opened the door and to my surprise, a completely different, again unfamiliar, cat ran past me and up our stairs. Once I got this one outside I started laughing. "Brian, I think I've become the neighborhood cat lady!" Considering the fact that this has never happened before, what are the odds that I'd get 2 strange cats in my house within the same week?

Ultrasound

We're so excited for our next little munchkin! Doesn't he already look so cute? In the 2nd picture he's biting his lower lip, upper lip is protruding out.
Due date: January 14th, 2008
Gender: Boy
He's already an active little kid, and as experience has shown with Brennan, it's just the beginning of such busyness.

Templeman Camping Trip

We had a really fun time on the Templeman Family Camping Trip... so much fun that we forgot to take a group picture. Oh well. The trip involved Mom & Dad, Kelly & kids, Jenny & kids, me & family, Shannon, Devon, & Uncle Matt.

Brennan and his cousin Justin loved to cover themselves (and everyone else) in the dirt.


The campground was situated on the beautiful Burney Falls in California and next to Britton lake.

Brennan is NOT a water-kid, however with the influence of his swimming cousins he did venture into the water as far as his knees a few times. It was actually easier to watch Brennan at the lake than at the campsite... in the former he'd run all over the place, but at the latter he'd stay put throwing sand into the water.

We got back from Idaho a few days ago... had a really great time there. Brennan LOVED his uncles! He called both Greg and Adam "Uncle Greg" because for some reason he just could not remember Adam's name. Whenever they weren't around Brennan would call "Uncles, where are you?" He also loved seeing both his Grandmas and Grandpas Stevenson, and Aunt Shannon of course. Brennan loves family!

We kept him and ourselves busy with lots of activities, while also making sure to spend time just relaxing. After all, isn't that what vacations are for?

Besides going simply for a vacation, we also took the opportunity to announce to the Idaho family members that we're expecting our second child. We're very excited about it. I'm now almost 17 weeks along... due January 16, 2008. Pretty cool.

Brennan still loves to wrestle with big stuffed animals. In this case he also loves Winnie the Pooh, so he'd sing the theme song as he pinned the poor bear.

Notice Brennan's face... he thinks he's being so funny 'cause he was imitating Grandma and Mama sitting at the side of the playground.

Surprisingly, Brennan wasn't too scared to be in the petting area of the Idaho Falls Zoo.

Watch Brennan's reaction at the end when he touches the goat's horns.

Ahhhh, there's lions at this place!

Just thought this one was cute.

Brennan's too distracted by the geysers to smile for the camera. He LOVED the geysers though. He'd spot every one of them from the car by their steam and proclaim "geyser!" and "hot!" over and over until spotting the next one.

Playing at a park at 8:30 in the morning on the way home. Yes, we'd been in the car long enough to need a break by that time.