This was the pumpkin carving that turned out to be pretty good. Trey showed Erik on his face the scary look that the pumpkin should have and they were both pleased. Trey didn't like getting the seeds and slime out though.

We went to a halloween party at a park on friday morning put on by the community. It was fun but very packed with people so we didn't stay real long. Jackson had to be corraled in his stroller finally and he is holding the bribe of a cookie so he wouldn't scream about being confined. His costume has a very cute hood (the pumpkin's stem) but he would not leave it on!

At left: Jackson loves to climb and be outdoors so he was having tons of fun at the park the other day.

At right: Trey was a ghost and Jackson was a pumpkin this year. Trey picked out his costume (he wanted to be something scary) and Jackson was a pumpkin by default because his body is shaped like one and because we already had Trey's old costume! Trey's costume also has a hood and mask but he wouldn't leave those on either.

Devin, Trey, and Lexi (Patti & Jeff Kimmel's 5 year old twins) went trick or treating together (Jackson did for a little while as well.) They had so much fun and scored LOTS of candy! I love Devin checking out his "six-pack" and Lexi with such an angelic face in her witch costume!

Here is the latest pregnancy photo. I am now 28 weeks (3rd trimester! Woo-hoo!) and am feeling good and looking big. (or you can say feeling big and looking good- I won't stop you!)

Third time is ridiculous

So, even the second picture is a little dated now (I am currently 23 weeks pregnant) but here is a comparison of my first vs third pregnancies. I am 20 weeks pregnant with Trey in the first one and 20 weeks with this baby in the second. I guess I was young and tight (don't laugh) back then, but the body seems to remember how to do this and I get big quick nowadays! Try not to notice that I also have 4 more years of wrinkles!

It's. . . wait for it. . . a boy!!!

So, this ultrasound on 9/9/08 definitely did not look like a girl! We are having another wonderful boy (as Trey has said all along- it will be a boy named Bubba, he says.) We are excited and hope that they love each other as much as Trey and Jackson seem to.

Jackson and Trey cuddling in the morning watching cartoons- very cute!!!

Above, Erik at top of slide, Jackson and Trey on their way down. Pretty fun.

At left, Jackson, friend Olivia, and Trey having fun together. They were covered head to toe with sand from the sandbox.

Latest Trey'isms':

I was properly gushing to Trey one morning about how proud I was of him to have dry underwear for several mornings in a row. He said, "Mama, it's been my pleasure!"

We passed by a restaurant called "Panda Express" and Trey asked what it was. Erik said that it was oriental food. I said that I think it is now called Asian food. Trey chimed in with, "I think they call it Asian-American food now, Mama." It cracked us up!

Here is a picture of Trey on his first day of preschool! He was so excited and really loved it. He is just going 2 days per week but I think it will be good for all of us.

Much Ado About Something

We have had a lot going on in the last 6 weeks or so. My mom came to watch the boys so that Erik and I could go to Dallas for the weekend to be a part of my friend, Tara's, wedding. (It was the first time in over 2 years that he and I were away together without kids!!!) We had fun with mom- especially the boys- which pleased me since she and my dad will be gone for the next 18 months on a mission to India for the mormon church.

Here is a picture of Courtney, Summer (other bridesmaids), me and Tara getting our manicures and pedicures for the wedding.
After working for a week, Erik, the boys and I took off (DRIVING!!!) on a 2 week trip to Michigan. We saw lots of family and friends (including 10 of the boys' cousins.) Trey especially had a ball and was so confused about what he wanted. He missed home but did not want to leave his cousins at all. He especially misses my niece, Savannah, who is 11 and watched him quite a bit so we could have fun as adults too! Wish we had her around!

This is a picture of Trey and Erik on Gary Wilkie's boat. It was Trey's first boat ride ever and he LOVED it! He drove the boat fearlessly and has been talking about it ever since.



I love this picture because the look is so Jackson. He has that little smirk like he knows more than we do all the time.

A few weeks ago, all the Dosdalls got together at Bear Lake, Utah. It was great to see everyone, although the trip was rather stressful on us with two little kids. Both kids ended up with colds (that lasted almost 2 weeks) and stomach viruses (lasting about 10 days.) Jackson nearly fell down a flight of stairs before my bro-in-law, Chris, caught him. We avoided that disaster, but Jackson was smacked down by a 3-year-old girl on his first birthday resulting in a loud crash of his head to pavement (which I thought resulted in a concussion- but it turned out was just the vomiting start of the stomach virus!)
We did love seeing the family, but voted for the next reunion to be in about 5 years (when our youngest will be 41/2!)The photo on the left is my parents, siblings and their spouses in white; all my nieces and nephews in red and blue.


At left is my parents with their 34(I think?) grandkids.

The photo on the left is my parents, me and my twelve siblings. (Just for fun- row 1 is Steven, Derek, John, David, Mike; row 2 is Ann, Cynthia, Dad, Mom, Teresa, Jana; row 3 is Sharon, the gorgeous Jess, Jeannie, and Kristen---- how many can you name???)

This ultrasound is from 7/14/08 (I was 12 weeks pregnant.) The baby looks nice and healthy and was quite hyper at the sonogram. The technician asked me what I ate for breakfast because she wouldn't stop moving. I bashfully answered, "Cinnamon rolls??" Woops, didn't mean to cause such a commotion in utero! You like the "she"? She looks like a girl, right? Let me dream, ok?

Diane's visit

Diane, Erik's Mom, (or as the kids call her, MiMi) came to visit for about 5 days and we had a ball! Trey immediately fell in love with her again and was very sad when she left.

We gave Jackson his very own cake to do with what he would for his (early) 1st birthday. He made quite a mess, but didn't eat nearly as much as we thought he would, given how much the kid likes to eat!!!


MiMi took Trey to the toy store and let him pick out whatever he wanted! Of course, he got a bright yellow Hummer (Erik is so jealous!) Trey hasn't quite gotten down the steering and gas pedal yet. (He has run into the fence once so far.)


Trey was very excited to make a pie when MiMi got here and gave her lots of help! He had to check on how it was doing in the frig every 5 minutes.