Dissed and Dismissed

So what it so great about being 6 month prego and being called to jury duty? You have to use the restroom facilities so much that it is not conducive to the trial. Oh bummer 2 years until my next possible jury duty.

Bump?

So I officially have THE bump! ... Some of you are thinking ... what are you talking about you have been showing since you thought about getting pregnant ... yes that is true ... but in the last week or so I have the "are you sure you are not having twins?" bump. ... I was foolishly thinking that because I have not gained even close to as much as I have with the other two that maybe I wouldn't get "that big" ... well folks the size of your uterus really has nothing to do with how much weight you gain ... it is going to get as big as it needs to for the baby ... whatever ... I was going to post a picture but I was not having it tonight ... I will post a picture soon when I am feeling a little more fabulous! Oh and by the way for those of you who don't know we are having a boy! Yeah boys!!!!

Happy Halloween!

Some fun decorations around the house!

Our cute little kitty cat!

(pictures of Guhn are on grandma's camera)

Yummy treats I made for Guhner & Addison's classes.

Hope you all had a GREAT Halloween!

First Grade

Yes, I am serious! Guhner is in first grade! We are so proud of him! He does so good in school and makes friends with everyone! He is in Mrs. Olsen's class, which we were very excited to find out that our cousin

Raven is too!

(Shannon & I both warned her)

Here is to a great first grade year buddy!

We love you!

Toothless!

I have to say Guhner is the cutest toothless kid I have ever seen.

After much waiting and anticipation

he lost his first tooth on July 10.

Just in time for first grade!

It is so cute to see him eat out of the side of his mouth. It is good I think it is cute because the tooth next door is very loose and will most likely be out in the next week or so.

Baby #3

We are very excited! We were waiting to hear the heartbeat before officially announcing it. We were able to hear it at our doctors appointment on Friday. Although most of you have known (once one McCleve finds out it might as well be in the paper) Now you don't have to pretend like you are trying to keep it a secret. The kids are very excited for a new baby! Christine is just over 10 weeks and is due March 1, 2009.

For Michelle

Deluxe Cheeseburger Salad

4 sesame seed hamburger bun tops
1 small red onion, divided
2 plum tomatoes
3/4 lb 95% lean ground beef
1/2 cup finely diced dill pickles
3/4 cups ketchup
1 tbsp yellow mustard
8 cups thinly sliced romaine lettuce
1 cup (4oz) shredded cheddar cheese

1. preheat oven to 425. Slice bun tops into 1/4-in strips. Arrange in a single layer on cookie sheet; bake 8-10 minutes or until lightly toasted. Cool completely.

2. Slice half of the onion crosswise into thin rings. Remove and discard stems from tomatoes; cut tomatoes into quarters lengthwise and slice crosswise. Set onion and tomatoes aside.

3. Cook ground beef over medium-high heat 5-7 minutes or until no longer pink, breaking beef into crumbles. Chop remaining onion half. Finely dice pickles. Combine chopped onion, pickles, ketchup and mustard. Add cooked ground beef; mix well.

4. To serve, Arrange lettuce on large serving platter. Spoon beef mixture over lettuce. Top with cheese, tomatoes and sliced onion. Arrange hamburger bun croutons around edge of platter. Serve immediately.

This is a pampered Chef recipe ... it says it serves 6 but I think is serves more. Super yummy and easy and great for summer!