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For those of you who are interested in following the new babies birth... Jeremy is going to be updating our Twitter account. He did this with Dave and it was pretty entertaining I guess. Unless you are the one being Twittered about!

http://twitter.com/mcdiffetts

Two weeks to go! And don't worry - there won't be any "before" or "during" pics... Just the after! :)

Memorial Day

Memorial Day is one of my favorite holidays. This hasn't always been the case. The first year Jeremy and I were married, he introduced me to the Memorial Day ceremony in Alta Vista and since then this holiday has been one of my favorites. Let me explain...

Obviously, Memorial Day is the first holiday off from work for what seems like forever... there is likely BBQ (which is the ingredient to any good holiday) and it's really the kick off to summer. BUT what people sometimes tend to forget is that Memorial Day is the day to honor those who have fought for our country in war.

The Memorial Day ceremony at the Alta Vista cemetary is simple, short, and full of meaning. The men from town that are part of the American Legion organize the ceremony and are responsible for decorating the headstones of those who had served in war and put up the flags lining the cemetary.

They had their work cut out for them this year as it was incredibly windy! Jeremy's dad, Richard, is holding the American Flag. I felt bad for those guys as every time a huge gust would come they would look like they would fall over!

The reason why the ceremony is so meaningful is because of the men that are involved in putting it on. These are men that I've known for several years now and Jeremy has known his whole life. I see them "shooting the shit" and gabbing like old guys at the bar but to see them in a serious light and know what they've given to our country makes the ceremony mean a lot more. This is the same for all of those that have given time to our country aross the United States. They are grandpas, fathers and people you cross everyday. People that you may not know have served and don't necessarily advertise that fact. It's people like those everyday men that have given the rest of us the opportunity to live in the world that we live today. And I, for one, am grateful.

David with "Papa Dada" as he calls him. Kinda a funny name but he gets that this Papa is his dada's daddy.

Easter

Our Easter celebration started Saturday. Jeremy was busy helping Maggie and Lucas move from El Dorado to Council Grove so Dave and I hit the Alta Vista Easter Egg hunt by ourselves. Grandma Lori and Papa Sam also met us there to see little Dave have so much fun at the hunt!

Sunday morning the Easter bunny came. My mom would always wake me up singing some silly song on holidays so to keep with tradition, I brought Dave his basket singing "Here comes Peter Cottontail" he was not impressed!

He was not interested in anything in his basket except the fruit snacks!

Sunday afternoon Dave and I headed to my Aunt Gale's house for lunch and an Easter Egg hunt. I don't have any pictures of the day! I was too busy chasing Dave and Easter Egg hunting all over the place! We had a blast and made it home just in time to meet Dave's little cousin Parker Dean. Dave loved him and was so interested in giving him kisses. Then was off to play. Hopefully his own baby brother will be treated sweetly like that too!

Much Needed Catch Up

Life has been pretty crazy lately... I've been meaning to catch everyone up on our lives but I just haven't taken the time to actually sit down and post. So - over an episode of GLEE on a Friday night and with Bella Boo sitting by my side and Dave "supposed" to be in bed but yelling "Bella" over and over I start my post... BTW - Glee might be one of the best shows on television right now. I'm sure everyone has at least watched or heard of the show a few times but I have really loved it from the beginning. I didn't even like Lady Gaga's "Born this Way" until the Glee cast sang it!

So let the update begin...

We've been doing a lot of this...

Dave likes to dress up in our laundry as we are folding it - apparently his favorite is Daddy's underware!

As the weather continued to get warmer outside - we started playing outside. Dave likes to play with daddy more now than mommy. Unfortunately, I can't pick him up and run around with him like daddy right now!

We've been boating - In the garage!

A few weeks ago Rachel came to Alta Vista and the next day we went to our friend Molly's shower. The shower was in Kansas City and was so very nice! We were in the car for forever - Rachel even longer than me as she had to drive back to Wichita that night but it was worth it. I can't believe how lucky I am to have such wonderful girlfriends!

Lucky Ducky

In October, I attended a conference for work in Indianapolis. I've been to a conference a few times and had never put my business card in for a drawing. This year I did and won one of these!

I absolutely love it - except for one thing - I am a very avid reader. Sometimes I'll read 2-3 books a week. To me, nothing is better than getting lost in a book. I've always been a library book reader. I've never really purchased books on my own (as 2-3 books per week could cost $10-20 a week) and I'm super cheap about stuff like that! So - I've been filling my Kindle with books bought with my Amazon.com gift cards I got for Christmas from my parents and in-laws.

But now... my mom heard about this website that you can trade ebooks on the news the other day. It's only been up and running for a few weeks but so far I've lent several books and have received two. They don't have everything I would want to borrow but have enough to help me broaden my horizons. I'm loving it! It's http://www.ebookfling.com/ and it works pretty slick!

Watch Out!

I think our house may be the home of many mood swings. Dave is starting the terrible twos. Don't get me wrong - he isn't terrible at all BUT he does go from giggly and happy one minute to a pile of mush, wriggling and crying at my feet in seconds. All because Scout (his stuffed dog) didn't get to go to daycare with him or I didn't have a snack in his hand THAT INSTANT... it keeps his momma and daddy on their toes.

In the female realm of our house - yes, I'm fully aware I'm about to be outnumbered. I'm pregnant. Need I say more? Jeremy and I may be watching some sporting event or "What would you do" on t.v. and I'm reduced to tears... all because of some human interest story. The next second I'm usually mad at Jeremy because he was teasing me or not sensitive enough to my feelings about the situation. Can anyone say "Mood Swing."

Now Jeremy... with all the emotions around him, he's a little on edge too...

Needless to say, our house has been a minefield as to what is going to set one of us off... Bella, suprisingly is the most calm one of the house right now... unless someone knocks on the door. So if you come to visit - BEWARE!!!

Need My Fix...

Some of you may know... I am a HUGE fan of country music. I'm not talking about the nowdays country such as Keith Urban and Rascal Flatts - that's just not country to me. I love the OLD 80's and 90's country.

Jeremy and I have been to one particular artist's concerts several times (4 to be exact) and it's been about a year since the last time we went. I am certainly starting to need my George fix...

I mean really... when he sings - I feel as if I'm the only girl in the room. Even when you are in the cheap seats WAY in the back (like we always are!)
The last time we attended his concert, it was at the new arena in Wichita. He closed the show with Leann Womack (who wasn't near as good as I expected her to be) and another one of my favorites... Reba.

If you know Jeremy, he's not the most outwardly affectionate man around - big surprise there... but something about being at a concert really gets him in the dancing, singing and snuggling type mood. So here we are enjoying a few beverages, singing along to all the songs and dancing with each other - yes in the small area where our seats are and what happens? The duds sitting behind us decide we are ruining their concert going experience by enjoying our favorite singer by dancing and singing in our seats...

Enter security - the boring concert goers behind us went to the security guards and asked them to kick us out - or something along those lines. In any case, we are asked to leave by security or sit in our seats, which would have been fine but after being verbally abused by the people behind us (and guess what? they were younger even younger than us - bet you were picturing older people... Nope!) we decided to just head out with a few songs to spare. Needless to say, the 8 of us that were partaking in this wonderful concert were bummed to have it so rudely cut short.

I'm in desperate need of my George fix. Every time he schedules a tour, I'm convinced it will be his last and we MUST go. Hopefully we'll have the funds and I'll not be "with child" the next time he decides to come our way.

And just so you know... these are my favorite George Strait songs:
"Run"
"Troubadour"
"Marina Del Ray"
"Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa"
"Famous Last Words"
"Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye"
"You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody"
I could go on forever but I'll save everyone from my ramblings of the evening...