Blessed

Our camera batteries are dead, so I haven't taken pics in a few days. I thought I would just post a quick update on our week. We had a lot of fun this week. Tuesday we went to my mom's and spent the night. It was fun to spend time with them. Especially Bekah, since she will be leaving soon, (tears, happy tears). Wed. we all went to the zoo. Vanessa and Chloe joined us too. It was really fun. But, of course my camera's batteries died so I didn't get a single picture. I think the girls' favorite part of the whole day was the train ride. After being at the zoo in this hot weather all day, with the kids, I needed a break. Thank goodness for girls night out! We went to Pizza Factory and then Cold Stone and it was not only delicious, but a lot of fun. I did bring Justin an ice cream filled with a ridiculous amount of chocolate, that even had a chocolate and M&M dipped waffle cone. Gross! But, he loved it and did a wonderful job with the girls while I was gone. Thursday was our ward summer party at the park, it was a hot dog roast. The weather was so nice and we had a great time relaxing with our friends. The kids had a playground to get there energy out, so last night they went right to bed when we got home, it was great! Today we were so lazy. Okay, I was so lazy. I cleaned a little, but other than that we just played and relaxed. I did a lot of thinking today and I had an overwhelming feeling of gratitude for all of my blessings. I feel like the Lord has been so good to our little family. I have three beautiful children, another one on the way, a wonderful husband who loves and respects me, friends, a home, so much. I feel so blessed. I try not to take any of it for granted. I have been trying to enjoy every moment. Especially when the kids are really hard. I try to think about the fact that they will one day grow up. I am sure I will miss these times when they needed me so much. I am so grateful to be a wife and a mother and I feel lucky to feel completely fulfilled in these roles. I know women who have a hard time with this and I feel for them. I know my family is the most important thing in the world and my responsibility to my family is why I am here. I am so blessed. I will post new pics of the girls soon!

Tagged

Okay here are the rules just write 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 goals,3 obsessions and 3 random facts. Enjoy!


3 Joys:
1.My family
2.The gospel
3.Naps!!

3 Fears:
1.How scary the world is becoming for my children.
2.Having a boy that has as much energy as Justin or Ellie for that matter.
3.Not being able to protect my kids, (I know, I have issues).

3 Goals:
1.Be with my family forever.(this includes all of my spiritual goals)
2.Stay on a budget, I know you are all saying "yeah right" but I've been doing well!
3.Enjoy every moment and not stress and worry so much.

3 Obsessions:
1.My children, they are my whole world, so how can I not obsess.
2.Getting my food storage in order and organized, now that I have it, it is scattered all over my basement.
3.Trying to stay healthy and make it through another pregnancy.

3 Random Facts:
1.I love watching the Discovery Health channel. Even though I have had three babies, I love watching birth shows. I cry every time the baby is born, even if I haven't been watching the whole show. It is such a miracle to me.
2.I love being a nurse. If I didn't have a family I would probably work all of the time. But, now that I have kids I love that I never work, (outside my home, that is)
3.I can't eat meat with bones in it. It totally grosses me out.

3 People to Tagg
1.Kim
2.Vanessa
3.Toni

Weekend Drive

We decided to take a drive today and visit one of my favorite places. We drove up beautiful Provo Canyon and went to Cascade Springs. We explored for a little bit and then had a picnic in the shade. The girls had a great time and Ellie even stayed out of the water. On the way home, Joslyn got a little sick. But, it wouldn't be a nice family drive unless someone threw up, right??? I made a little slide show of the pics. Looking at them, I suddenly realized how pregnant I look. I am sure it is no surprise for those who see me all the time, but I was shocked! Oh well, I will be skinny again some day. I've done it three times before, I can do it again! Enjoy the pictures!

Feeling Better

Well, Yesterday wasn't a good day, I had the stomach flu and pretty much felt miserable. Taylor was sick on Monday so I should have seen it coming. Moms aren't allowed to get sick, because the kids still need things. Thank goodness Justin came home from work to help out. The house was a mess and the kids were hungry, but he quickly took care of everything, I have the best husband. Today I am feeling better and I hope I don't get sick again for a very long time. I did manage to go to my OB apt. yesterday morning and everything looks great. The baby's heartbeat is very strong and he continues to be very active. The girls are doing great, I thought I would include some pictures of Joslyn. She is so grown up and officially gave up crawling a couple of weeks ago. I have the cutest family! Don't you think?


Mom, don't these pics remind you of the ones of me at Grandma Estells'???

The Best Daddy

I know this is a lot late, but I wanted to post some pics of Father's Day and tell everyone how lucky I am to have a great Dad and a great husband. I love my Dad so much and I am grateful for all he has done for me. I also have been blessed with the best husband who is such a great Daddy to our kids. Taylor, Ellie, Joslyn and our little boy are so lucky to have a father like Justin. I love you!! Here are some pictures of our little celebration. You can tell from the first picture that Ellie is pretty excited about the whole thing.


Justin opening his BBQ tools.

Justin also got some BYU basketball shorts and a little BYU beanie for the baby. Oh, and of course some chocolate!!

Crazy week

I feel like this week has been pretty busy so far. Today is the first day I don't have anything planned, except for cleaning of course. Saturday, Justin and Taylor got up early at 5am and went fishing with our next door neighbor and his son. The weather didn't make for good fishing, so they came home early. Even though she was pretty cold, Taylor said she had a lot of fun. Sunday we rested and then visited with the neighbors, a few new people have moved in, so we wanted to get to know them. Monday was pretty low key we just did our usual and went to the gym and the store. Tuesday we drove to Salt Lake to pick up my sister in law Elizabeth. It was really fun to see her. We went to the mall and I had lots of fun picking out new clothes for our little boy. Ellie was not having so much fun and tried to make the trip as interesting as possible. This is usually what she does any time we go anywhere. All in all we had a good time. Yesterday we left home early and dropped Elizabeth off in Salt Lake and made our way to Bountiful. Matt and I watched my girls and Chloe for a little bit and then waited for the babysitting to arrive. We had plans to go to the temple because Rebekah was going for the first time. The babysitter arrived about a half hour late leaving us with half an hour to get to the Salt Lake temple. We ran, as fast as a fat pregnant lady could, and barely made it on time. We had a really good experience and I am so proud of Rebekah for making the decision to go on a mission and go through the temple. It is so neat to see almost our whole family together in the temple. Good job Mom and Dad!! After the temple we went out to lunch and then Matt and I fought traffic to get back home. I then changed and ran to the church for relief society. I had a lot of fun and I got to relax a little. So, I am sorry to share all of those boring details with you, but now you know what our week has been like. This weekend is going to be much more relaxed. Here are some pics of Taylor "fishing" and some of Taylor and Ellie dressed up as Sleeping Beauty.

Another Day

Well I for one am so excited for the weekend. The week went by really quickly. I know it is because I have most of the month off work, so it will fly by. The girls have been so good this morning. I actually got a bunch of cleaning done. And I am already dressed and ready for the day! The girls are having some sort of toy picnic in the front room and they are all playing well together. In this first picture of Ellie and me, if you look closely you can see the beautiful makeover that Ellie gave herself. Taylor and Ellie both love to put on makeup especially when they see me doing it. I look kind of weird in the picture, but Ellie as always is cute. The third pic is of our little baby boy bump at 23 weeks. Sorry my head isn't in it. I had to take it myself. Justin thinks it is weird to take belly shots. He is moving around all the time which makes me a little nervous that he will have as much energy as his dad! Oh, I wanted to share a wonderful experience I had on Thursday. I decided to take the kids shopping and when I got to the parking lot, I got Ellie out of her seat and then went around to the other side to get the other kids. I usually open both doors while I do this, but it was pouring rain so I didn't. Ellie decided to be helpful and shut the door for me. Well all the doors were already locked and so I was outside of the car, all the girls, my cell phone, and the keys were locked inside. And it was pouring rain. So, for about a half hour I tried to explain to Ellie how to unlock the door. She couldn't figure it out, so I moved on to Taylor who eventually got herself out of her car seat and unlocked the door. It was great! I am just glad everything turned out okay. Taylor told me at the next place we stopped " Don't worry mom, if you get locked out again, I will help you." Thanks!

Outdoor fun

Here are a few pics of our most recent outdoor activities. We got together with some neighbors and let the kids play in the water. Then the other pics are from our family night activity last night. We walked across the street to the huge park and played with bubbles. The girls loved it, but on the way home they fought over who got to ride on Daddy's shoulders. All in all it was a great family night. We feel so lucky to have such a nice park and river walk right across the street.

Fun with Daddy

Here are a few pic from Sunday. The girls have a great time wrestling with dad. Joslyn always has to get in on the action too. We had a great weekend. Justin got his new new lawn mower, and worked out back a while. Saturday Justin had to go into work for a bit, but it wasn't too bad. I got to drive Rebekah to Lehi and visit with some friends in the old neighborhood. Sunday we had some friends over for dinner, they speak Spanish and it was fun to do a little of that. Ellie did have a little stomach issue Sunday night, but was okay by Monday. Now that it is warmer we have been spending more time outdoors. Last Friday we drove to bountiful and took the girls jumping at Kangaroo Zoo. It is a big room filled with blow up toys and huge slides and stuff. The girls loved it, but we got tired a lot faster than they did. We bought a punch pass so we could go a few more times. I will have to get pretty creative this summer to keep the girls entertained.