Sunday, April 24, 2011

Easter

Friday (4.22.11) We went to the easter egg hunt put on by Lovell rec and it was COLD! It was fun to watch the kids get their eggs and get their picture with the easter bunny. The next day, Joel's fiance went through the temple so we got to do that with her and it was a beautiful day. I was grateful for a chance to go to the temple and to spend the day with fam. Dad & Brenda rode up with us. The weather in Billings was BEAUTIFUL! Everything was green and I can't wait for it to get warmer here.



































































I am 30 weeks preGO!! I have not thrown up once, which is AWESOME and other than the smells of my shamp & cond and certain smells in my house, I feel good. I'm trying to stay active by swimming and going to better body and am feeling the baby move so much, which is great but sometimes keeps me up at night or when I'm trying to take a nap. I've gone through 0-3 mos clothes for boy and girl and we're ready for either! :) We can't wait.


Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Dying eggs and Stetson says

Today we dyed easter eggs. I bought the stuff last Saturday when Stetson and I had a mom/son date to Cody. I should mention while I'm thinking about it that we had a great time. It was fun to be with just him and it was interesting how different/better he behaved w/ just me. I first had a hair appt and Stetson seriously sat like at angel the whole time. After that I went to Albertson's and he was great for that, and then Wal-mart which was the most fun. He's good about staying close to me and me telling him no when he asks to get something. I told him he could pick out a treat for being so good and I later realized I should have narrowed it down becaue he wanted to choose EVERYTHING! :) We ended up getting an egg coloring kit which he hung onto until we got home and has been asking about it almost every day. When I told him today was the day he was so excited!

Kandace was equally excited (note expression on her face)

















Right before Stetson's egg plumetted to the ground.























The other day I told Stetson that I would go outside and play with him. He was sitting by the door waiting for me when I told him "I'm gonna go put my shoes on ok?" Stetson: Well just do it! I don't have all day for you!"


Among other things, I'm so excited that its April 19th and that we're done with winter. I'm anxious for "sunshiny" days, trips to the whale pool, picnics in the park and the smell of sunscreen.

I'm almost 30 weeks prego and getting maybe a tad nervous that it is approaching so quickly. Michael has a friend whose working to get her radiology tech license and needed some practice, so we got another peek at the babe for free and it was fun. The tech knows what we're having and it doesn't bother me a bit. She said she could tell as plain as day, which makes me think its another boy, but we won't know for sure 'til the baby arrives! I love feeling the baby move every day and I've been exporing alternative pain management methods since my epidural with Kandace was such a disappointment last time. I'm only going to do this so many times and I want to experience it to the fullest. We'll see what I say about this later..ha ha. We're excited for a quicky getaway to SLC for Joel's wedding in a couple weeks.


Kandace's favorite thing to say is "Toodah!" (ta-dah) and it makes me so happy every time she says it. She says this every time she gets dressed or does something else by herself that she thinks is worth praise.

Thursday, March 24, 2011

STETSON HATS




On Monday we went to Basin to get new registration stickers for our van and we stopped at the Basin park on the way back so the kids could get some energy out. We also are trying to start a tradition of taking Stetson's picture infront of this STETSON HATS sign in Greybull every couple years. I remember how hard it was to get him to stand still long enough to take his pic last time. This time was a cinch. Funny how they grow and change.




Michael had Monday and Tuesday off, and he only worked at the health fair yesterday for just a few hours, so that means 12 hr shifts coming up. :( I get too used to having the extra help and then when he leaves it hits me a little too hard.


Not much new around here. The weather is teasing--nice for a day then snow. Another thing we did on Monday was some yard work and Michael fixed the flat tires on mine and Stetson's bikes, so Stetson and I rode to the park and played. We tried to ride back but Stetson kept saying he was tired, and I tried different ways to get him to cooperate (lets race, first one to the sign is the winner, bike riding is so fun, we'll be home before you know it) but he wasn't going to give in, so I called Michael and he took over. Kids have a mind of their own and its definitely not always perfect. On a better note, Stetson entertains me endlessly. He starts many of his sentences with the word "wemembow" (remember). For instance, "Remember mommy, fold my sandwich in half."...or whatever it is he wants me to wemembow. He also uses the term "Last morning" quite frequently. Never "yesterday" or "last night." Always "last morning." So I've also heard sentences that start like this "remember last morning I..." Its hilarious. When I pick him up from CRC, he's sort of protective and ALWAYS glad to see me, which is wonderful. Like the last time I picked him up, we were heading for the doors and another little girl headed in that direction but Stetson said "No, thats my mommy!" I guess he was worried she would think I was her mom or that she'd come with us.


Stetson loves to read, play with his sticker book, make believe and to play tic-tac-toe. He's getting better at losing, which is a good thing because Michael and I don't let him win that often.


Kandace is her normal self. We recently bought a huge thing of strawberries at COSTCO and this girl LOVES them. They were great incentive for using the potty and she was always asking for them. Tuesday was our annual RS dinner. I was asked to do center peices, so I stuck with the bday theme and did balloons, confetti and ribbons on each table. I stressed out more than was necessary, it always makes you appreciate the background work that goes on for things like this. So much work and preparation and I'm grateful for them and their example. We also had a short musical program that I got to sing for, called "Sisters of Light."


98 more days 'til my due date! At times I think it will never come and other times I wish I could slow time down because I know life is about to get CRAZY! I'm feeling pretty good. Just starting to show more, which I'm not nearly as excited for as I was with Stetson & Kandace. I know that I'm about to get more and more uncomfortable and the only cure will be to have that baby which is exciting and scary all at the same time, but ultimately I know I am so very blessed to be able to have another one and without any complications.

We are excited to have Michael's older brother and their fam back in town. Stetson and Kandace love their cousins and it will be fun to get together more often.