Busy, busy, busy

We have been busy. Mostly doing the same things we do every day, which is enough to keep us plenty busy. But we've also had some fun...

We went to visit my sister and celebrate her triplets' 1st birthday. We stopped by the mall and the boys got to try their hand at TV.

They quickly remembered that they are boys who don't sit and be quiet. They must climb and yell and make scary faces.

I had my b-day. I made myself a big double layer chocolate cake, and Katelyn made me a few mini cakes in her Easy Bake. Delicious.

Katelyn lost not one, not two, but three teeth in one week! This was tooth one. She lost one on the bottom and both front teeth. She has quite a gap and lisps when she talks.

Gage turned 3. He had been talking about his birthday for weeks and it finally arrived! I think he had a good day. Who wouldn't with McDonald's for lunch, lots of fun presents, and a dinosaur cake?

My brother and sister stayed with us for a week and we went to a fun trampoline place. They could have jumped for days!

We celebrated Easter and had a wonderful time. We spent a lot of time with family and the kids loved seeing their cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents!

That pic above is about as close as we're going to get to a pregnancy picture. I am getting close...only about 6 weeks left!

Since January...

We had a great Valentine's Day. The kids had fun making and getting Valentines from their friends. I even got some beautiful pink lilies to brighten up our house!

We went to the dinosaur exhibit at the local museum. The kids got to see Sue, the giant T-rex. They loved looking at everything and were so excited that they could hardly stay at one thing for more than a few seconds.

We spent a weekend at a cabin in Driggs with some of my family. We couldn't have asked for a better time! The cabin was beautiful, the weather was perfect, and we enjoyed some first-class sledding right outside our back door!

For St. Patrick's Day the kids wanted to set up a leprechaun trap. They were pretty creative. Unfortunately, they didn't catch a one, but the leprechaun was nice enough to leave some treats!

We had fun taking before church pictures this past Sunday. We did get some good 'normal' ones, but I actually like this one better. :)

Jace turned 5! As my friend would say, he's now a whole hand. He was excited this year to have a friend birthday party. He requested a spy theme and a pinata and had a great time with his friends. He got lots of fun new toys and spy gear. He's all set to do many secret missions! This kid has a mind of his own, but we love him and his fun loving personality!

Katie's birthday

We recently celebrated Katelyn's 7th birthday. She had a great day and got to do lots of her favorite things!

We...
1. Opened presents
2. Ate crepes for breakfast
3. Katie got her hair tinseled, curled, and sparkled at our neighbor's house
4. Had Ramen noodles for lunch (yes, her choice)
5. Went to Kiwi Loco for some candy covered frozen yogurt
6. Had cake and ice cream with family
7. Opened some more presents from grandparents
8. Had pizza for dinner.
9. Played!!

What more could you ask for in a birthday?

Christmas and big news

We had a wonderful Christmas, not going anywhere, and doing whatever we wanted! We are sad to go back to real life, but are glad to be getting into a routine again.


I had my big ultrasound the other day. We decided to find out the gender and we are in for it because we are having another BOY!!! Katelyn said, "Not again!" but I think we are all happy and excited for him to come. I'm most thankful that he is healthy and growing well.

The latest...

We had a good Thanksgiving this year. Unfortunately, I forgot my camera and didn't get any pictures. But I will tell you that we ate lots of yummy food and enjoyed good company. The kids got to play with all of their cousins and it was crazy and fun.

Friday I spent a good portion of the day black Friday shopping with my mother in law. We were not crazy enough to go out at midnight, but got plenty done starting at 7. We had a great time and came home with lots of great deals!

On Saturday we went on our annual Christmas tree hunt in the mountains with my family. It was a beautiful day and we had just enough snow to make it fun. We found a great tree that makes our whole house smell like pine.

And we saw a moose!

On Sunday we decorated. I love how festive the house looks! Jace called our decorations extraordinary and couldn't stop saying how much he loves them. It is a great time of year!

And p.s. we are having baby #4 at the end of May!

Family Pics

My good friend Brandi is a photographer and took these pictures of us in October. It was an unbelievably cold and windy day. I think we were outside for no more than five minutes. Despite the weather and cold and cranky kids, I think they turned out great!

Our Halloween

Here are our Halloween pics...better late than never! The Batmans and the fairy had lots of fun going to a pumpkin patch, carving pumpkins, playing games at a school carnival, going to school parties, and trunk or treating. We sure had our fill of Halloween festivities around here! We love fall!