Latest Pics

Haven't blogged in awhile but here are some new pics of our sweet baby (5 months)!

Pierced Ears!

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For her birthday DD1 asked to get her ears pierced. We decided that if she was old enough and responsible enough to take care of them (and brave enough to go through with it!) that she could do it. We went over to the mall and she picked out some cute sparkly flower earrings. I told her that it would feel like a shot, painful at first but quick and then it wouldn't hurt much after. I made her promise that even if they first ear hurt a lot we had to pierce both ears!! She was super brave. She did shed a few tears, but she was so proud of her new earrings! Good job sis!

Birthday Girl

DD1 had her 7th birthday in January. We joked that we were going to skip it this year because we don't want her to keep growing up, but she vetoed that idea! (It doesn't help that she is 7 going on 15!) This year DD1 wanted to have a pajama party. It was really fun. We did it on a Saturday morning. All her friends wore their jammies and brought a stuffed animal. Each girl decorated a pillow case to take home then we played "musical sleeping bags", Don't eat Pete!, and a memory game with the stuffed animals. It was easy and fun. I got the idea for the cake online, it was a slumber party cake with all the little people in bed. Since I didn't make hair on the little people DD1 said that they looked like gingerbread men, but she loved it anyway.
The next day we had a family party at grandma's house. For this party DD1 requested a barbie cake. I wanted to make a 9x13 cake with a barbie sitting on top, but she saw the "dress cake" online and asked me to make that one. It was an adventure! All I can say is that Barbie's hips were a little too wide and the cake started to crack! It stayed together until DD1 blew out the candles and that's all that matters right?!
Her favorite presents this year were a body pillow, a jewelry box, and she got her ears pierced! But that will be my next post. Happy birthday Princess - We love you!

Haircut

My sweet little DD2 decided to give herself a little haircut this week! She has been around scissors before so I didn't think she would cut her hair, but isn't that what all 3 year olds do when they find a pair of scissors?! She cut a little off each side and a chunk off the top, but it could of been much worse! Our great friend Brandi fixed it up for us and the new do is super cute!

New couches

Old couches

New couches :)

For Christmas this year we decided to buy each other new couches instead of other gifts. They finally arrived this week! Our old couches were hand me downs from my parents (which we loved) but they were plenty worn out. The new ones make the room seem a little less crowded, now we just need to look for a new corner table!

A Quick Christmas Review

I am once again behind in my posts. We had a wonderful Christmas with everyone happy and healthy. We enjoyed spending time with family and friends. The favorite gifts this year were electronic pet dogs for the girls and new couches for me and the hubby! We tried all week long to get a good picture of the 3 girls together in their Christmas dresses, but it was a nearly impossible task. Here are a few pictures from the joyous season.

3 months!

It is hard to believe how quickly time passes! Our sweet little baby is already 3 months old! She is so much fun. She is very smiley and a great sleeper (at night, not so much for naps). She is currently trying to roll over and is beginning to reach for toys and recognize when someone who is not her mom or dad is holding her. I keep trying to keep her my tiny baby, but that never works! I just love snuggling her and kissing those sweet cheeks! These are some pictures of her from the past few weeks.

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!