New Baby

I know most everyone knows but I of course had to blog about it. We are expected a new little one around April 20th! This pregnancy has been so far so good. I've been sick every morning for a week. Usually when I first get up I have to run to the bathroom but that is how my pregnancies usually go, so I'm used to it by now. I get a little sick in the evenings but I can't complain. I'm tired too, 9:00 p.m. seems like 3:00 a.m. and if I stay up any later than that I'm a zombie. But other than that, it's been okay so far. Only 243 days left to go!

Anniversary

So I'm a little late posting this, but Nathan and I celebrated our 2nd year anniversary. It's been our tradition to go on a getaway weekend (or what we call extended honeymoons) but we weren't able to get away this year. I'm sure we will one of these weekends though. It seems like 2 years is such a short time, but we've been through so much together I feel like it's been longer. I look back at all of our memories and they always bring smiles to my face. I don't think there is another person in the world I could be more happier with. I have truly found the love of my lifetime. =) I always gush about how we are still in that honeymoon faze, were everything still seems so perfect, like we were meant to be together. But anyway, I could go on forever about how much I love my husband. We had April (thanks =) watch the kids while we went out for a nice dinner. Our favorite restaurant is Julianos, a Hawaiian cuisine, but unfortunately it was closed. So we went to George Henry's. It was a cute little house downtown made into a restaurant. The food was excellent. We both had seared scallops with artichokes, asparagus, and tomatoes in a basil cream sauce with artichoke leaf pasta. And for desert, Nathan had a banana cream tart and I had homemade strawberry shortcake. It was truly a meal to remember. Nathan, my sweet husband, gave me a new pair of diamond earring's...they are so perfect and I love them! Anyway, it was a great anniversary and here's to an eternal lifetime more!!

Birthday

On Friday, after I got off work, Nathan gave me directions to meet him someplace before I got home. I ended up at the Hampton Inn and Suites. He told me to go inside and tell them who I was. They gave me a key and told me where my room was. I walked in the door to a very nice suite! with a bouquet of lavendar roses, chocalates, a filled (with boiling hot water and rose petals) jacuzzi tub, a card, and my bag all packed for a night away. I called Nathan to ask where he was and he told my that my present was a night away all to myself. It was great! I ordered Outback Steakhouse shrimp and prime rib with key lime pie as desert...yum yum! Then I relaxed (in a much cooler tub) while watching T.V. I then was able to cuddle up in my very nice bed with all the pillows I wanted (didn't have to SHARE!) and slept until 9: 30 in the morning. A first for a long time! It was great. Then on Sunday we went to my parents house for a very nice dinner. We had homemade chicken and noodles, a family favorite. We also played ladder golf (Nathan's present from my parents) in the backyard with Nathan and I against my dad and mom. They beat us 3 times! But not to worry, we are going to get our practice in soon. Anyway, it was a very nice birthday and one not to forget!

Summer 2009

What a summer it's been! Family reunion, cousins camp, 4th of July, vacations, and a new job!
We've been busy busy, which is just like us! Seems like every weekend we have something going on! Last weekend I painted my card room brick red. It so much fun, and I'm moving onto the living room, dining room, kitchen, and bedroom within the next couple of weeks. Our house is getting a makeover! My new job is great. I've seen some cool work related injuries, nails through hands, drill bit through a wrist, and other fun stuff. I love the people I work with, but hate leaving my babies every day. On the bright side though, the time that we spend together is definetely quality time now =). Here are some pictures of the highlights of the summer!

Floating on the Yellowstone River with Johnathan, Anneke, Carla, and the 4 of us.
Here the boys were attempting to drown each other.



Oreo cookies are the best on the river, just wash off by taking a swim!



Nathan of course fished on the river and caught a nice trout.....and himself.

Josie braving it out there.......(I'm behind the floaty)

Carla getting ready to jump in.

Heather now loves to ride on the floaty.

Splish splash.

Can you believe my husband let his beautiful baby girl swim in a pool of GREASE WATER! I was not home for this, or the outcome would have been much different.

She was bathed when I got home but still!!!!

Had to take some cute pics to put up in my new office.

Chillin at the pool with Josie and Anneke.

Heather loved it.

Fourth of July Fireworks, can't you just see the excitement on his face!

Daddy woke Heather up so she could see the fireworks, she's not so impressed at this point, but by the end of the night was clapping her hands and "eewwing" at them.

It's past the kids bed time....can't you tell =)

Aden's ready to run!

Zeke kept attacking the fireworks and barking at them. He managed to knock this one over, but my husband came to the rescue.

Ohhh, a sparkler!

Fire in the sky.

Heather's first sparkler.

I bought some red hair gel and watched Aprils kids for a day.....we had lots of fun. =)

Now there are two red-heads in the family.

Aww, aren't they such cute little punks =) Heather managed to escape because it was her nap time.

Now this is the AZFC trip. Or the Annual Zito Family Campout, year 1. We went to Wade Lake over by west Yellowstone. I remember how family vacations were somewhat hectic when I was a kid and my parents would go insane. I understand it completely now. Getting ready....hectic. Screaming kids in the car....hectic. Need I say more. By Columbus we were both ready to turn around but we pulled through, and actually had a very nice vacation. (No Merilee.....we DID NOT BRING MOVIES!)

Heather was taking Zeke on a walk (love the homemade duck tape leash, left his at home)

We stopped at Ennis and went fishing at this little pond. Aden caught a HUGE trout, at least 25 inches. They dropped it before I could get a picture though. They caught about 4 but never were able to "land" them. It was cute how excited the two of them got though.

This is at Wade Lake. Aden loved playing with these crawdads. He would get them to attack each other and get there claws stuck together, or he would make them pick up rocks. I looked over at him once and they were hanging onto his lifejacket at one point.

The water was this awesome green. Nathan and I actually went camping here when we were dating. Going here brought back all those wonderful memories....trying to start a tree on fire with lighter fluid and 2 matches. (It didn't work).....sharing a tent with somebody who stole ALL of my pillows....aw....romance.

Heather loves the great outdoors, just like her momma. She slept all night long! Probably because she had MY sleeping bag, therefore I froze (until my husband gave me his bag). It was still fun though!

No fish this time, but Aden really practiced his cast. You can almost see how green the water is. It's absolutely beautiful. You can see all the way down to the bottom.

Heather waiting on Daddy to get the boat ready.

Surprisingly.....he didn't fall in!

Thats my boyscout, burning a box for the fire.

The boys getting ready to go swimming.

The girls set up the camp.

Aden changed his mind....too cold.

Heather wanting out to explore the area.

As many of you already know, Aden loves critters....and Nate hates snakes. What a perfect combination. I just love the look on Nathan's face! Aden looks enthralled. We've had rabbits, birds, mice, frogs, worms, snakes, and an entire assortment of bugs.

Of couse, can't have a summer without going to the zoo. Here are my two favorite monkeys.


Heather's favorite part was feeding the goats.

Heather likes her daddy more than the wolves. She must take after me.

Having fun!

Daddy makes a great stroller.