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.

My awesome brother!

I just want to tell the world that I have the most awesome brother! He drove Taylor to bountiful and he is babysitting tonight for us. He helps me out a ton and even brings me the food I crave when I can't get out of the house. I also have awesome sisters. Rebekah is the reason that I got three hours of sleep yesterday, without her I wouldn't have slept at all. I have the best family. Thanks for everything guys!

Ellie, Ellie, Ellie

Yesterday was an interesting day. After only three hours of sleep in the morning, we went to the doctor and found out Joslyn had ear infections. Joslyn by the way is walking more than ever. Yesterday she kept standing up and walking all over the place. I am happy she is finally doing it! Ellie had a fun day as well. It was mysteriously quiet and I got the feeling I should go check and see what she was doing. I found her in the linen closet in the bathroom. She had thrown all the linen on the floor and climbed up the shelves. She couldn't get down, but she didn't want to. Later she ran right into the wall and hit her head so hard that she broke the dry wall into pieces. She was fine, the wall wasn't. Ellie definitely keeps us on our toes, but as Justin reminds me, she is just preparing us for our little boy. Taylor is home from a weekend visit to grandma's house. She had a great time and came back with some beautiful bright green shoes. Mom always finds the most fun crafts to do with her. We are glad to have her home. Justin is excited because his 100 year old lawn mower finally died and he's getting a new one for father's day. We are also working on the back yard a little bit, getting it ready to pour a patio. Tonight Justin and I are going with some friends to see Indiana Jones. I hope its good!

Its a .....

Healthy baby BOY!!!!
Justin and I are really happy that the baby looks great. Justin is on cloud nine about it being a boy, and I am kind of in shock. I have no idea what to do with a boy. Justin took the picture of the boy parts to work with him and I am pretty sure he will pin it to his shirt or something. We feel so blessed to have such wonderful healthy children. It will be interesting to see how a little boy will change our little family. Love to all!