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!).