The Name is.....

You knew I wouldn't say it :-) But a hint for those of you that are trying to figure it out.... the 2 names we a thinking about are not in the top 100 names for 2010......or for many, many years previous :-) I promise in 2 months you will all know the name

Praising God

Grandma made it through surgery! My mom and her sisters are just waiting for her to wake up right now :-) They were unable to do everything they were wanting...my mom said she will explain why later. But the docs and nurses are very confident that she will have alot of relief from what they were able to accomplish. She will be in ICU for a couple of days... and then depending on how she is doing will most likely go to the Broen home... till she recovers. To those of you praying for her and our family. THANK YOU so much! You have no idea how grateful our family is to you.

Prayer Request

My mom and Grandma left for the cities today. My Grandma is having a very serious back surgery on Tuesday. It will take atleast 6 hours... if not more. At her age the worry is being put under for that long of a time. Every since her 1st back surgery she has been in constant pain... and I just pray that she will make it through this surgery and recover to have no more pain at all. She is one of the strongest people I know and I love her so much. And I am so scared of losing her. I keep thinking back to when my Grandpa died and I was pregnant with Ava. I want this baby girl to know her Great Grandma so badly. And with all these extra horomones I have right now... I just lose it on a whim. So if any of you reading this can say a little prayer for her Tuesday. I would be so grateful... and for my family. I work that day... wich is prob. a good thing to keep me busy. But I will post once I hear anything.

Update

I am 24 weeks along today! Yipee :-) I know these last few months are the longest part... but at the same time knowing that this is our last pregnancy I am trying to enjoy it. I feel like it has already gone SOOOO fast! Every kick and movement inside feels different now knowing that. I know she will be here before I know it! I am starting to feel anxious and excited to meet her... what she looks like.. if she will look more like me this time! (just hoping) or a lot like Ava did. I am having a blast looking at new baby carriers and researching all this stuff! So many new things ... that they didn't have when I had Ava.. Like...LEG WARMERS!! I am so excited to use them :-) I know I'm a dork. I actually haven't purchased any outfit yet for this little one. Wich is soo strange knowing how much I had already boughten when we found out Ava was a girl. But maybe because we have soooo much stuff from when Ava was a baby!
For those of you that don't know.. this time we are going to keep the name a secret. I am not sure if we have got it already. But there is only one name that both Ben and I love... so we will see! I will be delivering her at Innovis. Unless there is a really bad snowstorm that we wouldn't want to risk it... don't want to deliver on the side of the road :-) I love my doctor there. And it has been a fun adventure driving to fargo with Ava once a month. She is a great passenger:-) Well.... that's it for now! It's a Girl! We are both very excited about it. And I am feeling great! Besides the huge part :-)

The Pumpkin Patch

We went to the Pumpkin Patch a week ago with Grandma and Grandpa. It was a beautiful day! Ava picked out her pumpkin and also a tiny one for her SISTER :-) It is very surreal to think we will have another little girl the next time we go to the pumpkin patch!

Our current project

This month we chose to tackle the kitchen... this is the progress so far :-)

IPBC Bible Camp

A few weekends ago we went on our 1st IPBC Family camp trip. Ava had such a great time! She made friends with Maddie and Brooklyn right away. They were connected at the hip the whole weekend :-) Will be will going again for sure!

And more.....

More....

The Big day!

Somethings different........

Half Marathon :-)

We did it!!! Jenny and I ran the half marathon in Fargo. We started out in pouring freezing weather.... but ended it without stopping to walk. Never in a million years would I have thought I would ever do anything like this. And I believe Jenny would say the same thing. But there was nothing like sprinting to that finish line. It was amazing :-)
The shirt I got says it all. WHO MOVED THE FINISH LINE

1st Dentist Visit

Ava had her 1st cleaning and dental ck up this morning. I was wondering how she would do. I knew I would be the one to clean her teeth and was a little concerned about how she would do with me. But she did amazing! She had already picked out what flavor she wanted before we got there (cookie dough!) She loved when I gave her rinses with water and the suction. And she opened wide for Dr. Kelly (my boss) to count her teeth. I am so proud of her! She wants to go again :-)

Outdoor projects

Easter 2010

Ava

Ava modeling her new dress we got her in Mexico. Hopefully it will warm up soon so we can get some use out of it!

Cancun

It's taken me awhile to get these pics posted :-) We had such a wonderful time in Cancun! The only thing that kept us wanting to get back was Ava :-) We relaxed at the beach everyday. Went snorkeling just a mile or so walk down the beach at a wonderful reef. Saw lots of fish... even some baracuda! Everyday we walked up and down the beautiful beach and swam in the ocean. Even played some beach volleyball and got to know some wonderful people. Hope to go back someday! Here are some pics!

Cancun #1

Cancun #2