Kate Turns Five

 My sweet and spunky girl turned 5 today.  

 She had her first real party and boy oh boy was it crazy!  Here's all the girls that came!

From Left to Right: Jenica, Abby, Brooke, Grace, Ayden, Allison, Hailey, Madi, Kate, Alyssa, Hannah, Xana
Front: Shae and Bree

We first decorated Princess foam frames and each of the girls got to take the above picture home with them in their new frame. 

 We played games like Kiss the Prince. The girls got to put on lipstick then get blind folded and spun around then they had to try and kiss the Prince.  It was funny who got a gitty about kissing.

 Then sang happy Birthday and had doughnuts and chocolate milk - which was a big hit over cake and ice cream.

 Last kate got to open all her presents.  This was the crazy part.  All 10 girls were so excited to give Kate their present to open and then they all wanted to play with the toy they brought.  It was madness. 

Kate is so lucky to have such great friends and family.  She had such a wonderful time and even thought it was a lot of work it was all worth it to see her so happy.

Funny side story- One of the girls who came to the party comes from a poor family and didn't bring a gift.  Kate notice this right away when she walked into the house and didn't have a present in her hands to give to Kate.  So while we are waiting for the other girls to arrive we send the ones that were here downstairs to play and I hear Kate get all of their attention and say "raise your hand if you brought me a present".  The nerve.  I quickly called Kate up and told her that what she said was inappropriate.  The story continues to when they were opening presents and while all the girls surround Kate to see what she was getting the little girl that didn't bring anything for Kate grabbed a bag that Kate had already opened put a toy that Kate got from someone else in it and then handed the present to Kate. Ta Da!  Now this little girl gave Kate a present too.  It was the sweetest and funnest things to see.  Kate has no idea and just thought she got two of the same thing. 

Bree's 2nd Birthday

My little girl turned 2 today.  We kind of threw together her "Birthday" day at the last minute and it turned out to be quite a fun day.

We took the girls to Tralfalga where we played glow in the dark miniature golf.  Both Kate and Bree didn't care for the golf part as much as looking at all the cool designs and throwing and chasing the balls.

 Here's what it really looked like... cool, huh?

Then they went on a few rides - This one was their favorite

After Kate's soccer game we went back to the house for cake and presents.  Bree's cake is a little sad I know, but she didn't seem to mind at all.

Then we opened presents

 This was our gift to her - I think she'll really like it.  Now we just need some nice summer weather to play with it outside

 Kate picked out some bubbles that you can hold in your hand. The liquid is really thick so the bubbles don't pop. The kids loved them but it sure was messy

It's hard to think that 2 years have already gone by since she was born.  She's been such a joy and blessing to our little family.  We love her so much! 

28 Weeks Along

I'm 7 months here.  I wish I could say I was 7 day until due but I'd need to be twice as big for that statement to be true.  Time has just been flying by.  I keep saying that when I get "this" far along I'll get serious about preparing for this baby - so far I still have nothing checked off my list.

Here's the general info

Total weight gain/loss: about 17 lbs


Maternity clothes? Yes and No.  I use the belly band a lot but fear those days are coming to an end with the 3rd trimester here and coming on strong as it always does.


Stretch marks? Nope.  

Miss Anything? Where to start... Not having any pain in my ribs? HE is KILLING my ribs! I swear it feels like he is on the verge of breaking them! Not being forced to wear to flip-flops all the time due to swollen feet.  Being able to get comfortable - it's a real challenge these days and never last long.


Movement: ALL THE TIME!!


Food cravings: Not this week


Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope.


Have you started to show yet: Yep, He's been out and about for a while now.  Darn you short torso, you don't let me keep my babies hidden for long


Gender: Boy!

Names: I really thought this would be easy but still NOTHING. Grrr.


Labor Signs: Just braxton hicks here and there - nothing too serious


Belly Button in or out? Out!


Wedding rings on or off? On.


Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy, Happy!


Looking forward to: Him being here! Only about 3 months left! 

5 Year Well Check Up

Kate had her 5 year check up today which also meant she was getting shots for kindergarden.  She was such a brave girl having to get her finger pricked and 5 shots in her legs.  This is her trying to hold back the tears and give me a big smile.  She's just AWESOME!

Here are her stats:

Weight: 32.6 lbs (10th percentile)

Height: 3ft.  3 1/2in. (5th percentile)

Family 4 Wheelin' Trip

 My whole family went up Spanish Fork Canyon for what was suppose to be a 3 hour ride.  We had a great start and the kids were loving it.

We stopped and found a place to build a fire and roast some hotdogs for dinner.  It was a nice break and the kids loved exploring the mountain terrain.  After dinner we road for a bit more on the main trail but then found a side trail that looked really fun.  After going on that tail for a good hour and a half we thought it would be best to turn back before it got to dark and cold.  My dad had another idea and wanted to see if the side trail we were on would take us back to the main road where our trucks were.  He road ahead and found that it did so we ventured on.  By this time it was getting dark and everyone had on their coats.  We made it to the end of the trail to find that the gate had been locked and there was no way to get on the main road.  So at 8:45 we headed back the way we came for a 2 1/2 hour ride back to our cars.  It was dark, cold, and we had tired kids. What was suppose to be a quick day trip turned into 8 hour ride. Mind you we had Kate and Brooke up front then Spencer driving then sandwiched in between him and my belly was Bree.  The last few miles we flu because we just wanted to get there.  It was so cold! We were never so happy to see our truck and turn on the heat.  We loaded up fast and stopped for hot chocolate to warm us up.  It was quite the adventure.    

No Training Wheels... Maybe

 This morning Kate woke up, put on jeans (this is a big deal in itself because the girl very much dislikes wearing pants let alone jeans) a long sleeve shirt and got her sock and shoes on.  When she came out of her room both Spencer and I were a little confused by her choice of clothing.  Then she said, "K Daddy, teach me to ride my bike without training wheels"  

 So at a quarter to 9 the two of them went outside.  Kate super excited and Spencer super nervous.  After a good 5 minutes of trying to teach her to just balance on the bike which she could only do for about 2 seconds before she tipped over, Spencer was saved by the garbage truck man who drove by and didn't collect our grass clippings.    

So a new adventure came about and Spencer and Kate stopped the "Lesson" and chased down the garbage truck guy, who happened to be parked just down the street by the park bathrooms, where they had to wait about 10 minutes for him to come out of the public restrooms.  Awkward!

By the time they cleared up the misunderstanding about the grass clippings it was too hot for the "Lesson" to continue.  It was a good try from both but after thinking about it we decided to put the training wheels back back on and make them really loose so she could learn to balance on her bike but still feel like she wasn't going to fall over.  Hopefully by the end of summer she'll have it down. Both her and her dad are so much a like...not very patient.   

The Lorax

Took the girls to the dollar theater to see the movie The Lorax. 

 I thought it would go a lot better than it did because Bree is such a movie lover.  We ended up with the girls on our laps feeding them candy and soda to keep them entertained and quite.  Lesson learned.

It might be a while before we attempt another outing like this. 

Desert 4 Wheelin'

Today we took the girls on a quick 4 wheeler ride which was mostly desert.  About half way into the ride we got off and went exploring.  Another fun part of being outdoors.  The girls loved playing in the dirt and finding bugs.  It got real exciting when we found a lizard and tried to catch the little guy.  

It wasn't long and mostly out in the open with sage brush on either side of the trail but it was fun to spend the time together.  I just love these kind of days.