Worse than horrible!

So I log into blogger virtually everyday and get updated on all my family and friends and what their families have been doing. It's not like I don't get on the computer, but seriously, I've been so lazy and procrastinating at updating the blog! So, quick update on us since the last entry:

Dakota finished kindergarten! They had a day of "stepping up", meaning they got to do everything that the 1st graders did so they got a taste of what it would be like next year. He LOVED it. Probably his favorite thing about 1st grade: NO "quiet" time! But, with the end of the year brought some disappointment as well, as he learned that his best buddy in kindergarten, Kaitlin, was moving to Texas :( He was pretty bummed out about that since I told him that for his birthday this fall he could invite his class, to which he replied "YAY, Kaitlin can come!" Then I had to burst his bubble.

We got an extra 2 weeks with Dakota after school was over until he had to head down to Kodiak. It was nice enjoying almost 4 weeks of no school with him (and some great weather!). This spring he participated in Little League T-ball, which he's in love with! He was a little disappointed that it was T-ball (he had no clue what that was!) instead of baseball, because George and him had been practicing for over a year at pitching and hitting the ball! But, he did great, and even though they don't exactly play T-ball by baseball "rules" (they don't necessarily count outs and home runs, etc), when he was on first base, he almost always got a few kids out each game! He's been gone now about 2 weeks, and I SO miss my little buddy, and so does Brayden! He comes back August 7th, which we're anxiously awaiting, about a week and a half before school starts back up again.

Brayden turned 1 on June 18th! We had his little family birthday party get together the week before so that Koda could be there for it, and made a dirt and worm cake and cupcakes. He was a bit unsure what to do with it at first, but he quickly got the hang of it, especially with the help of his Aunt Heather smooshing his face into it! While he wasn't quite "walking"-just a few steps here and there-he definately is now! He can cruise across the room and into the kitchen in no time, and it's becoming more of a mode of transportation rather than a novelty now! This I'm very thankful for since my belly is starting to grow bigger by the day it seems!

On that note, we had our ultrasound on June 24th, and found out we're having a baby GIRL!! We couldn't be more excited, especially since this will be the 10th grandkid on George's side, but only the 3rd girl (and his brother, Rick, has the only other 2 girls!), and only the 2nd girl out of 6 grandkids on my side. The reining joke is that Skinners only produce boys, to the extent that my sister-in-law Lizzie and I always joked that because we BOTH probably wouldn't be getting girls, whichever one of us had one, we'd have to share! The pregnancy has definately improved, and I don't get sick nearly as often anymore. Right now we're about 19 weeks along, and everything looked good on the ultrasound, so looks like we'll have a healthy baby girl sometime around Thanksgiving. While my original due date was November 19th, they moved it back to the 23rd because that's more the size she was measuring last week.

I have been staying at home with Brayden since summer started, and it's been pretty nice. I get bored often, so I started sewing a patchwork-type duvet cover for our bed. I'm quickly finding out that it's much cheaper just to buy them, but it'll be nice when it's done, and it's exactly what I want. Plus....it's keeping me from going nuts being at home all the time!

George is back working construction engineering this summer (as always!), but NOT at the airport, which is a huge bummer. So far, he's been working on the Jewel Lake construction job, which is supposed to be finished up the end of the week. So, starting next week, we have no idea where he'll be. We're really hoping he gets put out on the Trunk Rd. project, which is in Palmer, just about a half mile from my Grandparents place. It would be nice to be able to spend a little bit of the summer out there and spending time with both my grandparents and my cousins/aunts/uncles out there! We shall see.

Here's some pictures :)

George finishing up the tiling in the bathroom! We LOVE it!!

Memorial Day weekend at the cabin!

"Check it out, Mom, a ROCK!"

Brotherly Love!

Mom and Brady bug

Mom and Koda man

After a REALLY big fall! We got a new bike trailer, and George and Koda were playing around on/in it....they took a corner too fast and it rolled. And because it was just in the driveway, Koda wasn't strapped in!! Poor guy!

After things had settled down and he was bandaged on both elbows, both knees, his forehead, wrist, and a big road rash on his arm.....and after about a dozen popsicles!

Happy Birthday Brayden!!