Boy or Girl??

It's the million dollar question...are we having another boy or girl? I've just scheduled a "sex check" ultrasound with my doctor's office for Christmas Eve. I will only be 19 weeks on that day, and they really like for you to be a full 20 weeks for your BIG ultrasound, so I'm just having them check to see if it's a boy or girl on that day. It's only $20 so I figured-what the heck! What we're going to do, is have the ultrasound tech check and see what it is, write it down, put it in a sealed envelope, and we'll all open it up on Christmas Day as a family. Sounds fun huh! It will definitely make our Christmas Day more memorable that's for sure. And no, I don't have any inklings what it could be. I was very wrong with Katelyn, so sure she was a boy, I've learned to not trust my gut anymore when it comes to that. So, be sure to cast your vote what you think we're having--you've got 'till Christmas.

My Brother the Eagle Scout

This past week me and my two sisters, Teri and Holly, made the 14 hour drive down to California to surprise my brother for his Court of Honor to receive his Eagle Scout award. No one knew we were coming and it was so fun to surprise my family and just show up! It had been a long time since us 6 kids were all at home at the same time. I am the oldest of 5 girls and my brother Steven is the youngest. So we really didn't want to miss our only brother's big day. I'm grateful for a family that is supportive of one another's accomplishments and is there for each other's big moments.
Me and Steven.

All of us 6 kids. Holly, Kelly, Caroline, Steven, Lauren & Teri.

The whole family!

Big News!

So, I've been slow to making this all important post, (a.k.a. too tired and nauseous). I'll let Riley do the honors:


As if many of you didn't already know, yes, we're expecting!! I'm 13 weeks along and am due in May. I've been pretty sick for awhile and have found when I'm on my computer, especially my blog (I don't know why) I feel even more nauseated. Thus my infrequent posts lately. But my sickness is tapering off a bit and I'm becoming more and more capeable every day. Despite all the lack of energy and yuckiness that come with pregnancy we are all very excited and anxious to be making our 5th and final installment in the Bradshaw household!

(Quick note about the above pictures. Yes, I'm aware that Riley is filthy and looks like a rag muffin. I tried so hard to get a picture of her while she was clean, but she was uncooperative. So I resorted to getting a shot of her while she was sticky with candy and had green Sharpie all over her. (We're still trying to figure out where this green Sharpie came from!) Thus the green sucker stick from her stained green hands. But I figured this is a fair representation of Riley. She's just a mess! Ahh, she's going to be such a great big sister!)

Halloween 2008

Here are some pictures of our Halloween festivities this year. I'll tell you what, this week before Halloween was just so busy! I'd love to just sleep for a day! But the kids had fun and all's well that ends well.