This Week In Pictures...

The much anticipated camera came in the mail this week. (yes, we couldn't wait until Black Friday) And as a result, we've been picture happy. But we have a very worthy subject who has been keeping us entertained the last few days.

Hangin out on the kitchen floor...showin off some belly (her, not me)  :)

Learning to color (and not eat the crayons)  

I had my first photo shoot this week with my very own speedlite! and Eden came along:

Dada and Eden bundled up cuz it's been cooooooooold lately! (and because that was the day OU was about to humiliate Tech)

Bath time

Discovering the art of making faces on a window

Leaving a toddler alone in her room for "play time" proves to be pretty entertaining for parents too! She pulled out her diapers and found her own personal-sized basket.

Of queso and bean burritos...

We're thrilled to inform the blogging world that Chancler kiddo #2 is on the way! I'm 10 weeks preggo and feeling every bit of it. Which means odd cravings for Taco Bell bean burritos, utter exhaustion, and hurling at the sight of leftover queso. I feel like I'm already showing but I'm sure that's a result of nasty bloating and one too many strawberry popsicles.
We've heard the precious heartbeat (yes just one!) and have been given the due date of June 14th. We're super excited and of course praying that the nausea passes quickly so that mornings can be a little more exciting around here.
This time around is proving to be a lot different than my pregnancy with Eden. The only symptom I had with her was an enlarging abdomen. But of course I couldn't indulge every craving I had when we lived in China. So things are kind of balancing out I guess. Feeling nausea but having an Arby's down the street is alright in the grand scheme of things! :)
And this time around we were able to tell our parents in person rather than via Skype! That was exciting to be there with them to give them the news! We made Eden a cute little t-shirt that says "I'm going to be a big sister!" But of course after 30 minutes of them still not noticing her shirt, we gave in and had to tell them a different way! But still very fun!
So let us know your prediction! Boy or girl? Vote in the poll to the right!
I'm not telling you our predictions so as to not sway your vote... :) But let us know what you think!

Eden's Invention

It's a good thing Christmas is just around the corner because Eden is in desperate need of some new toys. Her favorite new activity ("toy") lately is rolling pin golf. You know...golfing with a rolling pin. You mean everyone didn't do this as a kid?

This may be the last picture you see on here for awhile. I've just sold my beloved camera in hopes of "sizing up" to a Canon 50D.  But we're waiting until Black Friday (day after thanksgiving for all you non-crazy 4 a.m. shoppers) to see if there might be some great deals on one. I know, it's stupid to be camera-less around the Holidays...especially when you've got a cutie 13 month old hangin' around. 

Starting Early

Our neighbors have a cool power-wheels toy that they let us borrow today to see if Eden could figure it out. After numerous times of holding her thumb on the "gas button" she sort of got the hang of it! Every time she'd give it some gas it would throw her back a little making her thumb come off the button...it gave us a good laugh. :)

Our Kind of Halloween

We're not really Halloween people. We'd totally be cool with the idea of the "holiday" completely being wiped off the planet. Remember last year when we were thrilled to discover that Chinese people don't celebrate Halloween. yeah, that was awesome. 

However, this year we find ourselves surrounded by halloweenies. I've never seen so many people get into this crazy day. Houses up the street have those giant inflatable frankenstein's. 4 of them. I'm not kidding. In one lawn. 

So it shouldn't surprise you that we don't do anything to celebrate. BUT, yesterday we were invited to a local church's Harvest festival thing. It was so much fun! Free admission. Free food. Fun toys for Eden. Fun toys for Brandon. Cotton candy for me. All in all...it was great!

Eden didn't quite understand the giant inflatable thingys. That is, until other kids got in there with her and then she was thrilled to run around knocking other kids down. That's my girl.

She LOVED all the cool toys!

And Brandon loved this toy
They had a little area set up for family pictures. Ahhh....how cute.

So it shouldn't surprise you that since we're not very into Halloween, we're also not very into Halloween costumes. It didn't even cross my mind this year to find a costume for Eden. I'm hoping she'll be one of those kids that thinks she's too cool for costumes. Is that bad?

Anyways, after discovering she was literally one of THE ONLY kids at the Harvest Thingy not in a costume, I officially felt like a failure of a parent. Well, ok, not that bad. But maybe I felt like I wasn't doing my duty of making sure she's raised with all the official rights of passage. So today while rummaging through her trunk of grow-into clothes for a winter coat (it was sooo cold today!!) I came across something that could possibly pass as this year's Halloween costume:

Ignoring the bright pink hat that clashes with her "Halloween Costume," all in all...I think it works! :)  It was a gift to her from one of our sweet friends in the Big Chicken and I'm so glad she had a good excuse to wear it today! It was a little tight in her hind end area because it's actually meant to be "split" (ie...the split pant theory...you can ask me later if you're a little behind on the blog). 

So this year for Halloween, Eden is dressing up like one of her long lost BFFs in China.

Eden is Groovy

One of Eden's new favorite things is pushing the radio button on Brandon's fancy shmancy alarm clock. We keep it tuned into the 80's rock station just for these occasions. And yes, that is my hairbrush she's dancing with. :)

Happy Birthday Eden!

Please don't label me as the worst blog-mother ever...I promise I meant to do this a few days ago. But yes, I'm just now getting around to posting a few pics of Eden and her awesomeness on her birthday!

She had a pretty good birthday too! Except for the coughing up of phlem and the occasional booger that escaped her runny nose, all in all it was a great day!!  She's been sick for about a week now and had us pretty worried last night with a 103 fever, but she's currently snoring on Brandon's chest so I think she's ok!

We took some new photos for her birthday...

Here's one at her party with Brandon's balloon animals

She's officially a walker and has been at it for about a week now! She's decided she's too good for baby food and will only eat items (yes rocks too) that she can feed herself. She loves carrying around her new baby doll that she got for her birthday. Her new favorite word is "shoes!" She loves blowing kisses. And she has a strong affinity for 80's music...to which she goes crazy and screams while she dances. (but who doesn't!) a video coming soon!