Apple Pickin'

After a fun two days visiting with Aunt Martha, Uncle Steven, and cousin Joe, we decided to take advantage of the beautiful fall weather and drive up to the mountains to the apple orchards.  Elizabeth picked apples, jumped on the bungee jump, rode a pony, and enjoyed her first apple cider doughnut.  Next weekend, we are planning to use all of our apples to bake a pie!

Walking to ice cream with cousin Joe

We found the Berardis!

Tired girl

It's a Girl Boy!

We had quite a surprise at our 20 week ultrasound last week.  (No, it's not twins.)  We had done some early testing that told us with 99% certainty that the baby was a girl, and we really didn't think it could be wrong.  So, when the ultrasound tech asked us if we wanted to know the sex, we told her we already knew it.  That's when she said, "who told you it was a girl?" And then, "Dad, you'd better sit down for this.  That's a boy."  We couldn't believe it!  Here's the proof (sorry if this is a bit graphic):

Once we got over the shock, we were really excited.  We think having one of each is great!  Of course, we now have to redecorate the nursery and buy all new clothes, but I've never been one to turn down an opportunity to go shopping. 

Elizabeth was a little confused when we told her the news, but when I told her that I have a little brother, and her much idolized cousin Jack has a little brother, she seemed to get on board.

We hope this is the last surprise for the next 20 weeks!

Dallas 2013

For the third Labor Day in a row, the Dallas Browns were kind enough to host us for the weekend.  We had a great time hanging out with family and going to the LSU game at AT&T Stadium.  Elizabeth loved playing with her cousins and running around like a maniac in Hugh and Sarah's lovely new house.  We also had a fun outing to the new Perot Museum of Nature and Science.

Look who we found!

And Shannon!

Testing out the indoor tornado

This weekend, John and Elizabeth had a date at the zoo while I attended an all-day event for the first-year law students.