O.k., yes, I know I said I was going to get better about blogging more often. It just gets more and more crazy as the weeks go by around here, with the anticipated arrival of our little boy! I'm currently 34 weeks. Only 6 more weeks to go. If I've ever had a better excuse to be slow on blogging, that would be it!

Well, I guess the last time I talked to you, I was complaining about Anoop Desai being voted off of Idol. Now that is the least of my worries. Truthfully, I haven't even watched Idol since that post back in mid Feb. I guess this past weekend was the craziest, but one of the most fun, we've had in quite a while. I will say that the most excited I've been was this Sat. when the Preds beat Detroit 8-0. I don't think I've screamed that much since my high school cheerleading days! Way to go Preds!

My sister-in-law Leann and her dog Maggie came up to stay with us. We had never met Maggie and it has been nearly 3 years since we've seen Leann so we were very happy to see them! We had a busy but fun weekend catching up.

I also had down 3 good friends from high school, Elisha, Amy, and Angie on Saturday for lunch. Then, on Sunday was the baby shower. Needless to say, we crashed Sun. night! I think Lexi slept for 2 days after Maggie left. ha.ha. Lexi isn't used to having someone around to play with. She usually leads a pretty boring life, with just Matthew and I for company. I guess she was glad to have another canine in the house.

The pictures at the bottom of this blog are of the pups. I'll post the shower ones later. A special thank you to Mom, Dad, Leann, Doug, and Phyllis who all had long drives to come to the shower. We were so glad you all could make it! And, a million hugs to Carrie and Tara for hosting!

We have done a lot to the nursery, but I don't want to really post pictures until it is totally finished. Matthew has been sneaking a few shots up on the baby's blog. You can find it at our http://www.mrorex.com page and go to the baby's blog from there. We'll have some good pics up in a couple weeks of his room. The only things we have left to get into his room are the rocker glider (which has been ordered) and we need to order his crib bedding. I'm also psyched about the arrival of his play yard (a gift from mom and dad) that should arrive sometime this week.

A little note about the following photos: I think Maggie takes some great pictures. Leann was so shocked after returning to our house after dinner out with friends that we had gotten Maggie to hold still for a photo shoot. These aren't some of Lexi's finest shots, but Lexi was tired after a long day of running around. She's an old grumpy girl and can't hang with a pup like Maggie. ha.ha. But they still both look cute in these pics!


Below: I'd LOVE to know what was going through both of their heads in this photo. Any guesses?

Lexi (left) and Maggie (right)
Below: Don't I look so sweet and innocent?
Below: Lexi is down for the count. Maggie is just getting warmed up. :)
Below: Who me? I didn't do anything?!
Below: The sad eyes. Do you have a snack for me? Pretty please?
Below: I'm getting tired now.....
Below: Success! Both cousins are FINALLY asleep for the night. Yeah right! Try a 15 minute power nap for these two! ha.ha.