Baby Pics

DD3 just keeps growing and growing! She is so fun and has added so much to our family. The girls love her and her dad enjoys her more now that she is responding. She has started sleeping in her crib and she loves getting her diaper changed and taking a bath. She also has started sharing her super cute smile with us! We love her!

Gymnastics

DD1 started taking gymnastics this fall and she loves it! We tried her in a class last summer, but she wasn't ready to put herself out there. But now that she is a first grader she is much more out going and wanted to give it another try. Her class is small, 6 girls - and one of them is in her class at school. Her favorite thing to do is the bars, but she also comes home and practices the tumbling on the trampoline. It was parent's day this week so I got to go and watch her and take some pics. She did great!

Halloween

I just wanted to post the pics of the girls on Halloween. DD1 wanted to be a pink pirate. I couldn't find a cute costume so I actually made hers! (nothing too fancy :) DD2 was a butterfly fairy, and DD3 was a black cat. They all looked super cute! It was cold and rainy so we just trick or treated at a few close neighbors' houses and then spent the evening with family. It was great!

Baby Blessing

We celebrated DD3's blessing on Sunday. It sort of happened on short notice, we decided to do it on Thursday night! But my 2 older sisters were in town and Nate's family was able to come so we pulled it together. Actually I didn't have to do much because my wonderful mom let us have the lunch at her house and she cooked the main dish! I mostly just showed up with the guest of honor :) Our sweet next door neighbor brought us a beautiful crocheted white dress and booties for a baby gift, so I decided to use that for the blessing dress. The day was wonderful, the weather was great and almost everyone was able to come and join us. My hubby gave her a beautiful blessing. I am so lucky to have a hubby that honors his priesthood and has been able to bless all of our girls! Now I am just glad to have it done and on to the next milestone!

New Arrival!

She is finally here! Our new baby - Brynn was born on Tuesday morning. We were beginning to wonder if she would ever be born, but once she decided she was ready- she came quickly! I was actually due last Wednesday and when my doctor checked me on Monday he said that I wasn't even close to being ready. However...on Monday night I ate eggplant parmesan at Olive Garden. (2 of my mom's neighbors swear it helps you go into labor.) It worked! Tuesday morning at 2 am my contractions started. We waited until 8 am to go into the hospital, by 9:30 I had my epidural, and she was born at 11:51! We were a little worried that she wouldn't make it down the birth canal because we had seen on the ultrasound that she was big, but she was a champ! She came down quickly and popped right out. She weighed 9 lbs. 6 oz. and is 21.5 inches long. She bearly fits in her newborn outfit that I brought to take her home! So far she is a super good baby, a good eater and sleeper. The girls LOVE her and were so excited that we got to bring her home! We are so grateful that she is here safe and sound and that I am feeling good also. It is wonderful to add her to our little family (that isn't so little now!).

First Day of School

I'm a little late with this post, but our sweet DD1 started 1st grade this year and she LOVES it! She likes her teacher and her bff is in her class too. I like having her there with me all day! Such a cutie pie!

Butterflies

For the past 2 summers we have raised caterpillars into butterflies. The girls love to check the butterfly house every day to see how they are changing. On a warm afternoon in July we let the butterflies go. The kids each got to hold a butterfly on their finger before they flew away. It is a fun tradition that is educational too!

MMMM Smores!

Bear Lake

Some friends from our ward planned a day at Bear Lake in July. They plan it every year but we have never gone before. It was a spur of the moment decision to go. The girls and I went to the cemetery that morning to celebrate my brother's birthday. When we got home the hubby and I decided that we could clean the house...or...pack some things and head to the lake! We chose the lake and it was lots of fun. The girls loved it and have been begging to go back. They had fun digging in the sand and collecting shells. The water is higher this year than last so there was a little shallow part that they could wade in. The deeper water was a little cold but once we got used to it we spent a few hours just enjoying the sun, the water, and the friends!

New Beds!

With the baby on the way we needed to move the girls into the same bedroom. They were SUPER excited to get new bunkbeds and share a room. The beds look really cute in the room and they are sturdy so they should last for a few kids at least!

Swimming Lessons

The girls took swimming lessons at the Nat for a few weeks in June. They both loved it! DD2 was just old enough for the first class so she mostly worked on floating and kicking. DD1 actually took 2 sessions of classes and is getting really good at swimming with her face in the water. She is now working on swimming with her head above water (doggie paddle). Both girls love the water and going swimming!

New Toy

For mother's/father's day we purchased a bike trailer. It has been so much fun! Both of the girls can fit in it and they love to go out. DD1 sometimes rides her bike for the shorter excursions. We have never been able to go on "family" bike rides so this is a new adventure for us. Daddy says that it is easy to pull and rides really smoothly. Hopefully we will get lots more use out of it this summer (before my center of balance gets too far off!)

Coming soon...

Coming in October to a household near you!

Spring Break 2010

For spring break this year we decided to take a little mini vacation to Salt Lake. Really the girls don't care where we go, as long as we sleep in a hotel with a pool! My parents and sister's family came too and it was lots of fun!
On Friday we went to a place called Boondocks. It is like an all-in-one fun center. The kids liked the play center and the "blaster boats" the best. I didn't love the boats because we got soaking wet! They also had a cute mini bowling area and arcade games. There was tons more to do there, but we didn't have time to do it all. We will have to go back sometime.
Then we headed to SLC, the girls wanted to swim right away but we went to dinner first. We went to a Japanese restaurant called the Samurai. It was one of those restaurants that prepares your food on a grill right at your table. The food was good and it was a fun new experience for the kids, although they didn't really like being that close to the fire. When we got back we swam for a couple of hours and then we were ready for bed!
On Saturday morning we went to the zoo. It wasn't too hot or too crowded so it was a good day to go. The baby elephant was our favorite. The girls both picked out stuffed elephants to bring home. I love our zoo because it only takes 3 hours or so to see everything and that is the perfect amount of time. Finally we headed home. It was a fun couple of days and a great getaway!

Randomness

I found some cute pictures that I hadn't put on the blog. They have nothing to do with one another, except that they both make me smile!
The top picture was taken last week. My hubby put some new sand in the sandbox to replenish the supply from last year, and then he buried DD1 in the sand. She loved it, except the sand in her pants!
The bottom picture is from the beginning of March. As soon as the snow was melted the girls were begging Daddy to put up the trampoline. It takes a little while to put up the trampoline and the safety net, so DD1 got comfy in the hammock swing to wait. As you can see it was still pretty cold out side and she got cozy and fell asleep waiting.

Windy Day

Since this spring has been chilly and windy, we thought that we would take advantage of the wind and go fly our kites! We went to the park near our house and it was the perfect day for kite flying. All we had to do was throw them up in the air and the wind did all the work! DD1 has a much longer attention span so she and daddy flew the kites for awhile. DD2 and I flew her kite for a few minutes and then headed over to the playground. It was a fun family day at the park!