An early Christmas gift...

Our little Gracie is going to be a....

BIG SISTER!

And here's the proof... potentially the 10th stick I tested out.

Officially 8 weeks today at our ultrasound, and due July 1, 2013!

Obviously hard to tell (as usual), but baby #2 is the small blob on the top left :)

We're overjoyed to finally tell our family and close friends the exciting news, and can't wait to be finally be a family of four (or five counting King of course). Please keep our family, and especially our little growing blueberry, in your thoughts and prayers these next several weeks and months to come. Still very early, but we couldn't be happier with the results of today's ultrasound and doctor report. Baby Ullrich #2 is looking perfect thus far, and we are certainly optimistic she or HE (ahh!) will stay that way :)

Lots of love, 

Zach, Britt, Grace and Kingston

Monster Mash

Halloween should come at least twice a year in my opinion. So. Much. Fun! We spent the hours before trick-or-treating taking photos, enjoying pizza and having a play sesh at the Olynnger's down the street. Grace (the scary pink monster) and Harper (the adorable moo-ing cow) couldn't have looked cuter together! I loved every second of the actual trick-or-treat part as well. Watching our confused kiddos confront multiple houses and take candy (that they more than likely couldn't eat) for the first time was a memory I'll never forget. Hope you enjoy the photos as much as I enjoyed taking them!

"I hate the monster hat Dad! WHY do I have to wear it?!"  

"Oh ok. I can bop bop? Much happier now."

Happy monster!

Goofy girl...

Distraction was key in keeping the head piece on! 

"Wait... I just remembered it on my head! Ahhh!"

Loving being "sooooo big" on Dada's shoulders.

Monster kisses for Mom.

Grace and her gal pal, Harper. We were loving Harper's cheesy grin all night - so stinkin' cute! 

Monster meets cow...

And only appropriate to greet with a kiss! Haha. 

Just complimenting one another on their snazzy get-ups... 

And another kiss for good measure! :)

Smiley cow!

Lindsay, Harper, Gracie and I.

Mamas and their girls! 

Check out the awesome carved pumpkins next to them! Very impressive Olynnger fam!

"Ok.. I admit it.. the monster hat is WARM. Thanks Mom!" 

Girlfriends.

"Alright monster, I'm off to find candy! Time to move off that step..."

October Happenings

Due to my major slacking this past month, my post will (hopefully) be short and sweet highlighting only a few favorite October events!

On Friday October 5, Grace and I attended Disney on Ice at The Palace of Auburn Hills with our friends Tracy, Lauren and Lexi across the street. Not a feat I would've attempted alone, but Grace did much better than expected pointing when Mickey and Minnie made their way on stage and clapping and laughing appropriately. I was proud to say the least! Super cute show though that will be much more fun in a year or two.

The following week we were anxiously awaiting the arrival of Uncle Brock and Carolyn! Of course it was cold and rainy, but that didn't stop us from having a fabulous weekend. After brunch at Commonwealth in Birmingham, lots of playing with Grace, a barbershop/cigar run for the boys and nail date for the girls, we ventured downtown to Streetside Seafood for dinner and Royal Oak for late night festivities. Definitely more fun than we had had in awhile! Thanks again for making the drive you two - so wonderful spending time together and Grace had a blast. 

Grace wearing the crazy, eskimo gear from Uncle Brock last Christmas - finally fits! :)

October 19-21 weekend was another crazy one! My parents and grandparents were kind enough to stay the weekend with Grace while Zach and I road-tripped to Columbus for the Ohio State vs. Purdue game. This was my first game since graduating, and Zach's first Big Ten game EVER. Couldn't have been a more exciting game either with OSU tying it up in the last minute and winning in overtime! We were pumped to say the least. Seeing E-beth and Eric's place for the first time was a huge highlight, and ridiculously fun tailgating and spending time with two of my favorite Buckeyes. Thanks again for hosting such an awesome weekend you two - we're still recovering! 

Awesome seats! Especially for the final few minutes.

On Saturday October 27 we had some new Spartan-cheering friends over to watch the MSU vs. Wisconsin game. The Marks recently welcomed a second beautiful little girl to the family named Elle, giving Grace and her buddy Jane a new playmate! Stacy and I met through Junior League and have loved getting our girls together these past few months. Jane is only a few months older than Grace. 

The girls were obviously very passionate about college football on this particular day...
or just on the brink of an evening meltdown. Not sure :)

Jane, Stacy, Grace and I!

Last but not least, we started our pre-Halloween activities with the Stowell's running the Wicked Halloween 5K in Plymouth. Super fun event that is sure to be an annual race for our families! Costumes were in full force. Grace even participated in the mayhem by busting out her monster costume a few days early. Great practice given the fit she made putting it on!

Carrie and I!

Our scary monster with the Dads sans head piece - not a popular item that morning...

Our remaining fall days were spent outside as much as possible. Our little girl is OBSESSED with her new hot pink car and says "bop bop" (aka "beep beep") every time we step foot outside in hopes to be pushed around the block. Very cute and obviously very hard to say "no" to. 

Stay tuned for more Halloween monster photos to come......