Happy New Year!

It has been a busy year for our family. I wouldn't say anything major has happend. Our big event won't be until May 2011! We have spent this past week with all of us on vacation from school or work. We have had a great time playing some of the games we got for Christmas and just being together. Ben and I did manage to get some of our computer room transformed. We are going to turn that into a toy room and the toy room will be the baby's room. Neither Ben and I will get much vacation time before the baby is born so we had to make sure we got quite a bit done while we were off. We have been very fortunate to be healthy this year and hope it continues for years to come. We look forward to this next year with some new adventures for us!

Happy New Year!

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Mom, Dad, Mason and I attended Jasper's Holiday Program at school tonight. Ben had to work and was unable to go. This was the first time the concert has not been rescheduled in three years! They also divided the grades up so it wasn't so congested as in years past. Long story short, there are four classes to each grade in the school and they had two grades perform in one hour in previous years and you were to be gone from the parking lot by the quarter of the hour for the next program. It was a new school four years ago and the only thing that they could have done differently was made an actual parking lot that would fit the families of Eagle Heights. There were so many people last year, the school broke the fire codes with people in the gym and with the parking. Needless to say, this year was MUCH better!

Jasper claims he doesn't like music class. It must be a boy thing or it may not be cool to like music. He sings a lot at home and is actually a good singer. I haven't figured out the reason he doesn't like singing yet.

Grandma Deana told Mason the rules of concert etiquette and he did great! He was getting antsy towards the end but still did very well. I am very proud of both of my boys!

Go Colts!

Ben and I went to Indianapolis the weekend after Thanksgiving to go to our first ever Colts game! It was such an AWESOME experience! Yes, we will definitely be going again. Ben has been a Colts fan for a long time and wanted to go see them play before Peyton Manning retired. They lost to the San Diego Chargers, but it was still a great time.

We sat in the front row at the 20 yard line. Adam Vinatieri practiced his kicking right in front of us.

It was a Sunday night game so we got to see Al Michaels and Andrea Kramer make their way around the sidelines.

We stayed in the downtown and we were able to park at the hotel and walk everywhere we went. It was very helpful to not have to drive after the game with all the traffic. There was a mall that took us 10 minutes to walk to so we spent part of the day there. We had to go buy more Colts apparel. We ate lunch at Weber Grill. What an awesome place!

The stadium was amazing! Ben is already talking about going again next year!

Happy 5th Birthday!

Happy 5th Birthday Mason! I can't believe he is that old already! We had a small birthday party yesterday at Happy Joe's. Mason picked out white and chocolate cupcakes decorated with Shrek.

He is a fan of Iowa State and got some new apparel.

He is very excited to be 5! Only problem is, he thinks he can start going to Kindergarten now. He doesn't understand that he has to wait for a new school year! Happy birthday Mason! We love you!

Happy Anniversary!

Ben and I have been married for SIX years today! We won't be celebrating much as he has to work today. We are going to an Indianapolis Colts game after Thanksgiving by ourselves so that's considered our gift to each other. These six years have been great! We have such a wonderful family and are excited to be adding another one next May! Happy Anniversary Ben! I love you!

Sick Day

It's been a long couple of days. I only had to work a half a day yesterday and while there, I started to get a headache. I didn't think too much of it as I sometimes get headaches. Only problem was, IT DIDN'T GO AWAY!! It almost felt like a sinus headache but it got even worse. We went out for dinner with the boys and the car ride home was terrible. I had to ride with the window down for fresh air. I went right to bed but didn't lay there long before going to get rid of my supper. I'm only able to take Tylenol, which obviously wasn't working for me. I fell asleep and woke back up about 2 am and STILL had the headache. I called into work for the day and thought about going to the ER but didn't. I finally got back to sleep and didn't wake up until about 6:30 am. I called the doctor to see if I could move my check up from this afternoon to this morning.  I told them I had a migraine I just couldn't get rid of. They told me to come right away! Praise the Lord! My doctor gave me some sort of headache medicine that would relieve some of the headache pressure. She also gave me some sinus medicine in case I started getting all stuffy. I came home, took the medicine and a little nap. I started feeling so much better! It's amazing what medicine can do for a person!

Other than my headache, my appointment went well. I heard the heartbeat again and everything sounded fine. Let's hope I don't have any more headaches!

The Latest

I never said I was going to be good at posting often.  So I have been encouraged to write another post.
Flag football ended a few weeks ago so we have gotten our Sunday afternoons back. At least for a while until we start going to wrestling tournaments. Jasper really enjoyed playing and liked having Ben for a coach. Ben really enjoyed coaching and is anxious to sign Jasper up for tackle football next year. He is definitely ready to put on those pads and tackle! Right after Thanksgiving, we start wrestling. Mason will get to wrestle too. He needs to use all of his energy somewhere!! There is a new high school coach that both Ben and Dad know. He is a great coach and is very excited to get a lot of younger kids involved. It should be an exciting season!

We did do some trick or treating. Mason was a Ninja Turtle. Leonardo to be exact. Jasper was a Werewolf.

Mason didn't really like wearing the mask or his turtle shell while trick or treating so he ended up looking more like a frog. Apparently I didn't get a picture of Jasper and his scary mask. Maybe I can have him put it on sometime. A lot of people liked how scary it was.

This next week is my second doctor's appointment. I've been feeling pretty good. I don't seem to want to eat very much though. I can take a few bites and be full. I sometimes have to make myself eat. I never thought I would have to do that! The boys are still anxious and ask how big the baby is getting everyday.

First Check-Up

Ben and I went to our first of many check-ups today. I am in my ninth week and and due anywhere between May 15th and 18th. We had a hard time hearing the heartbeat, but what we did hear seemed to be in the 170's. Our nurse practitioner said we could even bring the boys to an appointment or two so they get to hear the heartbeat too. I think we'll wait until it's a little bit bigger. Everything else seemed to be pretty good! We get to go back in four weeks!

After thinking about it for a while, I have decided to start a blog like a few others in the family. I really enjoy the fact that it keeps everyone up-to-date on their families no matter where they are. I chose the title What's Next because we seem to ask ourselves, "What's next today?" Now that the boys are getting older, we have many activities to keep us going aside from the normal work and home schedules.

The big "what's next" question our family asks is, am I going to have a boy or girl? Yes, I am expecting our third baby in May. Yes, Kathy and I are BOTH expecting! They boys are really excited and are hoping it's a boy. Jasper is anxious to teach it all about sports. He is very interested about how the baby is growing. At this point it's the size of a grape. He's very concerned about my eating habits to make sure it is okay for the baby. I am to make sure I eat a lot of pizza so the baby likes to eat pizza too. I can already tell he is going to be very protective. Mason doesn't say too much about it yet. I think it maybe a little hard for him to understand some things. Once my tummy gets bigger, I think he'll be more exctied.

Stay tuned to see "what's next" with the Luckritz family!