His Head Fell Off

What has been up with this winter weather here in Michigan?  We haven't had much snow, and then the day we do get some we have a massive thaw the next day or so.  Maybe you like that?  We're not all fans over here.  I have a husband who would love to snowmobile and a son who loves to play outside in the snow.  Bright doesn't understand why it so quickly disappears just after it arrives.
Last night Jon and Bright went outside for just a bit as the thaw had already begun, so they made a snowman; it's our first of the year.  When we woke up this morning the snowman's head had already fallen off. Nice.
The weather people said this time last year was that massive storm that closed schools for three days.  Wow!  What a difference.  It might reach 50 degrees today.
I better get this picture on here in case we don't have many more opportunities for snowman making.   

And just in case you were wondering, I am not writing this from the hospital.  I do have a doctor's appointment today, but there is no baby info or plan to pass along at this point other than we're doing fine...just waiting to meet her.

Boys and Beer

Jon finally got around to brewing a batch of beer thanks to some prompting and encouragement from his brother Scott.  Jon has wanted to do this for years and years.  Scott and Jon each started their own batch last night.  Here they are beginning what they hope will be two tasty brews.  The big container of Jon's beer (well, it's not beer yet) is currently bubbling as I write this, and I'm told that's a good thing.  We'll keep you posted on his progress and (hopefully) success.


Room is Ready

The baby's room is ready!  It doesn't need much more other than our baby girl.
I'm 37 weeks today, and there is still plenty of time to enter our baby pool for a chance to win a $25 Amazon Gift Card. 
 Click here for the details.

Snowmobiling, Sledding and Snow Forts

 A nice winter weekend brought a few inches of snow for us to play in.  We headed north where I stayed inside, but the boys lived it up in the snow.  They went sledding and built an igloo.  Brighton went snowmobiling on two occasions; they were slow and short trips just to make sure he likes it and stays warm enough.  He really likes it...go figure.  He was so comfortable that on the second trip he actually fell asleep.  Jon supported him as they meandered their way back.  Jon carried him in, and Bright took a two hour nap in his snow pants.  All this fun snow stuff wiped him right out.  Hope you had a fun weekend too!

Walcott Baby Pool and Prize

If you haven't seen me lately, here I am...

I am 35 weeks pregnant today.  The nursery is nearly completed.  I think we have a name selected.  We are very close to ready, and even more excited to meet our baby.  So naturally it's time to begin our baby pool.  All of our readers are invited to participate.  The prize is a $25 Amazon.com gift card!  We are using ExpectNet.com to host our pool.  Our game is titled: WalcottBabyPool or you can link directly to our game below.

In order to win, you want to earn as few points as possible.  You will earn points in the following ways: incorrect gender - 400 points, date and time - 5 points per hour, weight - 5 points per ounce, and length - 10 points per inch.

If there is a tie, we will use the hospital room number as a tie breaker.  Jon and I already recorded our guesses, but we are not eligible for the gift card.  The pool will close in four weeks or earlier if our family is complete before then.

Happy Guessing!  Good luck!

Ice is Nice

Well, in this case it was.  The city of Holland hosted an ice sculpture competition this weekend, so we decided to go downtown and check it out.  It was quite impressive and only a bit chilly.

Snow is Here for the New Year