Somedays you just need a snuggle

We have had a really great weekend. Lindsey and Holly went to Aunt Leanne and Uncle Jesse's house on Friday night and spent the night. Kyle and I got to go to a play for our theater class, which was an interesting experience, and gave us a lot to talk about. Then this morning we got up early and went to the temple together. It was a wonderful weekend to spend togeather. By the time we all got home we were a little tired so we all layed down to take a nap. This is what we found when we woke up. Lindsey and Pocono were snuggled asleep on the couch~

Who needs a brother when you've got Pocono!

Some pictures of Charlotte

So I decided since everyone gets to see pictures of my other two girls, you should get to see Charlotte's pictures too!

This is her profile

This is her face, you can see her chubby cheek, her nose, mouth, and her eye

My sweet girls!

Lindsey giving Holly kisses

Sweet girlsI'm not sure that Lindsey knows we can see the evil in her eyes, because everything else would appear sweet!

Oh how I love my girls!

Okay I think I'm ready

Okay so after my little panic attack, I got busy getting ready for Miss Charlotte, and we now have diapers, clothes, and a place for her to sleep. And I even have my bag partly packed, with the stuff that she'll come home in and some travel toiletries and clothes for me! I'm feeling a little better now, but I'm still okay with her waiting a couple more weeks!

My accomplishment!!

When I was a laurel some 10 years ago, I started my laurel project which was to make a quilt that I could save for my first baby. I started it, got all the hours I needed and then didn't touch it! I would work on it every once in a while when I remembered it and managed to get mostly completed before Holly got here but never did finish the edges. I decided as this might be our last baby I better finish the stinking thing and I am proud to say, I have done it!!! Just in time for my THIRD baby. YEAH ME!

Micheal

I got to go visit Lindsey's teachers on my way to work on Friday and am always entertained when I make that trip! I found out this week that Lindsey has an imaginary friend. She is always talking about Micheal? They asked me if Micheal is a friend or relative and I assured them, I thought he was someone from school! I used to think she was talking about Mynor, from school, and that she just transitioned it to Micheal some how, but no one but Lindsey knows. I also found out she was walking down the hall the other day talking about beer! I was shocked seeing as no one in our family drinks, and asked several times if they were sure it wasn't Root Beer she was talking about. I'm beginning to think this Micheal might be a bad influence! LOL

Big helper

Holly is such a wonderful helper. She loves to help with the laundry, dishes, cleaning, pulling weeds, and anything else mom or dad could ever possibly need help with. It's really cute and every once in a while very helpful. She's started wiping up her spills when she spills milk or water, which is nice because it keeps me from having to bend down to do it! The newest help she's discovered is taking the laundry basket of clean clothes from the laundry room to moms room to be folded! She really likes this because she gets to push the basket (which is twice her size) I'm amazed she can do it!

Holly's First Day in Nursery!

Today the count down officially ended and Holly got to go to Nursery for the first time! HORRAY!!!! She had a wonderful time, couldn't care less that we left her with strangers and apparently had a wonderful day! Her nursery teacher found me in the hall and asked if all my children were perfect! I was so proud, but then again she has been coming to Sunbeams with me the past couple of weeks and has truly been my best behaved sunbeam. She always sits quietly (which for Holly is amazing)! I guess I'm just a lucky mom because I didn't do anything special!

OH MY!

So I guess I'm a little delusional, I haven't been doing a really great job of keeping track of how far along I am. At my last doctors appointment I was 34 weeks and I guess I just haven't noticed the time passing because I've had it in my head I still had 6 weeks til my due date which meant 5 weeks until I was ready for her to make her grand debut! Then I went and looked at my baby ticker, turns out two weeks has passed and I'm 36 weeks prego! I only have 4 weeks til my due date, 3 weeks until I am "ready" for her to be here and 1 week until my doctor would be okay with me going into labor!!! YIKES! I didn't realize time had passed that fast, and I am not ready, I haven't got her clothes down from the attic, I don't have anywhere for her to sleep right now (not that it's a big deal, we are just moving the playpen into our room) and I haven't bought any diapers. Don't get me wrong I'm excited about her coming, I've just been amazingly content to be pregnant this time. I guess I better start transitioning into baby ready mode!!! EEK

Slumber party

Sydney, Jack, and Katie got to come over and spend the night last night since they are all out of school for Presidents day and Leanne and Jesse had to work. It has been a lot of fun having them here. They have been playing all day with the girls!

Reflections

If you ever want to see a true reflection of yourself,
Look at your children,
For they see you when a mirror can not.

It's a hard life

Of all the days my daughter actually decides to sleep in, she chooses the one that we have to wake up and get going! She's usually up between 7-8 but was content to sleep longer today! Unfortunately we had an appointment this morning so I had to go in and wake her up at eight, she was less than thrilled! She finally stopped glaring at everyone when I told her we were gonna go take a shower. But her contentment only lasted for a moment. I must be the meanest mommy in the world because I broke her poor little heart by informing her that "Dot Dot" couldn't take a shower with us. She was devastated and went and told on me to daddy. Poor Holly. We managed to rescue our poor "Dot Dot" right after we got out though!

Love our Lindsey!

Lindsey is such a funny girl! Today she told me that she wanted to "sit down on a scooter"! Which is quite funny since she hasn't riden her scooter at home since this past summer when we could go outside. So I went and got it and she has been scooting all over the house! I think she's having fun.

What a nice day!

It has been such nice weather lately that I have taken to waiting outside and pulling weeds with Holly while we wait for Lindsey to get home from school. It's been such nice weather lately that the front of my house is actually starting to look nice again! Holly also loves it because I actually allow her to play in the dirt! LOL Today was such a nice day that the whole family got to be outside! Lindsey came home and sat and talked with Holly and me while I kept pulling weeds, and then daddy got home from school and helped out! We did have a little scare though, while Holly was helping me pull weeds, we found a fire ant mound and I didn't realize it until they were all over her shoes. I grabbed her up pulled her socks, shoes, and pants off and inspected for ants. Luckily I caught it fast! That was the end of pulling weeds and playing outside, I put the girls in the house and Kyle and I gathered up all the weeds and leaves that we had piled up. We got inside and once again I was a little worried because Holly wasn't in the front room where I'd left her. I walked back in the front living room to find her in the window talking to the dogs. She was so cute, and then Kyle started getting on to her! I couldn't figure out what she had done she looked so Innocent talking to the puppies! Turns out she had come in and started playing his football game (PlayStation) that he had started. She's a booger!

Holly's noises

Oh, our Holly. She has really started talking and making some fun noises. She now officially knows what a cow say's, yes with the 'M' and all, and makes sure to point out every cow she see's, and every once in a while a horse or dog that she thinks should also 'Moo'. Daddy has also started a new noise with Holly and to be honest I don't know what he was thinking! She has a new fascination with belly buttons, and when she first found daddy's, his 'beeped'. They thought it was great fun at first but dad has since learned his mistake. While mommy and daddy happen to be talking Holly will come up stick her finger in daddy's belly button and when she receives no response, she will beep until he does.

Diapers off!

Holly is figuring out all kinds of new things. She's really proud that she can now get up on one of the couches all by herself by climbing on the luv sac first. So tonight while Kyle and I are watching TV she decides she wants to sit with dad who is laying on the couch. She climbs up and starts walking down the edge of the couch to sit closer to him when he reaches down to grab her and hold her. Surprise surprise dad, Holly has also learned how to take her diaper off and does it on occation when she is wet. So instead of grabbing a diaper dad grabbed a bare bottom! I think it might be time for potty training!

Children children!

Holly doesn't fight with her sister, she fights with the cat! Apparently Holly wanted the love sac and Pocono wasn't gonna give it! He was gonna nap there whether she liked it or not! She's not very good at not getting her way! LOL

Stinkin' Mormons trying to convert us again!

So I'm sitting here reading Maebeth's blog when the door bell rings. I run and answer it to find to missionaries in ties and name tags. I smile and say hello and they begin "Hello we are Christian missionaries out to spread the word about Jesus Christ, tell me ma'am do you believe in Christ?" and I smile back and say "why yes I do and as a matter of fact I'm actually Mormon". At this point they look kind of ashamed, and proceed to apologize for not looking up the members in the ward in the area. One is our new missionary and the other was an exchange because the senior missionary was sick. I laughed told him it was probably our fault for not feeding the missionaries enough. When I told Kyle who it was he said I should have invited them in and wait to see how long it was before they figured out we were members! With Christ picture, our sealing certificate, and the proclamation to the family all on our wall, I think it would have been funny to see, too bad we'll never know!