So...Summer::Final Week

::trip with cousins to vernal::

::hotel sleepover::

::hotel swimming::

::dinosaur park::

::fossils::

::super aunt award::

::first day of preschool::

::soccer::

::back to school shopping::

::friend time::

::cousin time::

::dad's softball games::

::back to school night::

::cousin leaving for mission::

::first day of first + third grades::

::more soccer::
::stitches::
::family bbq::

::wedding dinner::
::wonderful amazing cousin we love::

::wedding!!!::
::extended family dinner::
::trying to figure it all out :)::
 

 

 

Goodbye summer. 

You sure have been a great one.

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So...Getting to Know Brother

 

 

One of the things I love about being in the hospital after having a baby is the quiet time I have alone with baby.  But I absolutely love when the rest of the family gets to come, meet baby, and visit me.  It was very sweet watching all four of these kids meet their baby brother.  Even Son#1 wanted to hold and snuggle his brother.  It made my heart so happy.

There is no shortage of baby love going on over here.  Everyone is eager to hold, burp, kiss, and hug Son#2.  He is so loved and fits right in.  We are loving him to death.



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So...Let Me Introduce

Son #2

8 lb. 11 oz., 19 inches long

Born: Tuesday, July 30th @ 6:45 pm

 

The delivery was long and slow, but once he decided it was time he came pretty quickly.

Besides being all tangled in his umbilical cord and being born with a bruised and swollen face, everything went smoothly.  The nurses were worried about his oxygen levels and my bleeding for a few hours, but everything was well and good by bedtime.  We both just needed him snuggled in my arms and then things were just fine.   

 

There were many emotions in that moment Son #2 was born.  We felt complete.  This little boy has been nudging us to bring him into our family and it felt wonderful to finally have him here.

 

So in love.  So full.  So thankful.  So blessed.

 

 

 

 

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Monday Memories 062::First Day of Preschool

August 2008 - First Daughter's first day of preschool



Today I dropped Third Daughter off at her first day of school.
I had a nostalgic moment driving away from our beloved preschool, thinking back on the first time I dropped off one of my kids at that same preschool.  These pictures were that day.

First Daughter seemed so incredibly old and grown up to me that August morning when I dropped her off for the first time.  It was the first time I had left her somewhere to have an experience completely independent from me.  Now she had her own life, her own friends, her own memories.  It seemed like a gigantic step and the beginning of a new chapter of our family.  I'm pretty sure I left a bit teary eyed that day.

In a couple days she will be starting third grade, Second Daughter will be in first, Third Daughter's in her second year of preschool, and I'll be hanging out at home (and running around playing taxi driver) with the two little boys.  My goodness how time flies and how quickly our family has grown.

I am very much looking forward to the school year. 
I love back to school time and I'm itching for fall. 
It's my favorite time of year :)

But I'm trying not to wish away the days because these pictures are proof that kiddos grow up sooner than you're ready for them to.  And I know I don't even know the beginning of it...
I feel like if I blink they'll all suddenly be teenagers.



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So...Summer::Weeks Ten + Eleven

::getting to know baby::

::grandma in town::

::recovering::

::new sleep routine :) ::

 

(things the kiddos did with grandma)

::build-a-bear::

::lots of play time::

::splash pad::

::frosties::

::dinosaur museum::

::visit great-grandparents::

::splash pad + park in Alpine::

 

::family reunion at Lake Tahoe::

::weekend home alone with baby::

::watching lots of movies in bed::

::visits from friends::

::swimming at Lake Tahoe::

::star gazing::

::so much fun with cousins::

::First Daughter learns how to do "the worm"::

::road trip with dad::
::amazing dad award::

::an afternoon with my brother::

 

::so happy to have family home::

::first five-kid-grocery-shopping-trip::

::cold-tubbing with friends::

::soccer begins::

::cousins in town::

::sister time::

::extended family time::

::nickel city::
::beads::
::snowbird::
::swimming at cousin's house::
::cousin sleepover::
::bridal veil falls::
::hamburgers + hot dogs::
::backyard campout::

 

 

 

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So...16 Favorites

01::a new baby boy!
02::sweet siblings.
03::a complete family.
04::not being pregnant :)
05::newborn baby breath.
06::lots of family in town.
07::an upcoming wedding.
08::cousin sleepovers.
09::getting to know baby.
10::back to school anticipation.
11::my husband.
12::sleep - a rare commodity these days.
13::Son playing fetch with Dog.
14::watching the kiddos ride bikes.
15::sitting on the front porch.
16::family.



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Monday Memories 061::A Homecoming

Little Brother, August 2011

In August of 2011 I was able to go home to Boston, sans kiddos, to welcome my little brother home from his two year mission in Argentina.  I was so glad I was able to do that.  It was so wonderful to be with my family and to be there to welcome Little Brother home.  I love his guts and missed him so much while he was gone.  Being there to give him a big hug was really really great.

It was kind of a funny reunion though.  We were waiting by the baggage claim for him, and weren't looking in the right place when he came down the escalator.  Instead of standing there waiting for him with open arms (which we planned on doing) he actually ran up to us from behind and gave us all hugs.  Mom & Dad were delayed in traffic and not at the airport yet, so we convinced him to go back upstairs and reenact the whole thing again so Mom & Dad didn't feel bad that they missed his official return.  It was funny and awesome, and we eventually did tell them the truth, but for a few moments we let them believe they made it on time :)

I really love that Little Bro has been living here in Provo while going to school at BYU.  I think he's pretty awesome and love that we've grown closer in these years he's been in college.  We were even lucky enough to have him living at our house last semester.  It was so awesome having him here and we miss him a lot.  So excited for him and his fiancé's upcoming wedding!

There really is nothing like family.  Even when things aren't going perfectly, family is what it's all about.  These relationships and these people are so important and I love the two incredible families Husband and I came from and cherish the family we are building together.



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Monday Memories 060::Brave Girl

August 2011

 

We don't have a set rule about getting ears pierced in our family.  We've always just kind of left it up to the kiddos.  Whenever they ask we explain what happens, how it hurts, what it takes to keep them clean, and that they don't actually get to wear the earrings they want for a long time after getting them pierced.  We wait to see if they continue to ask and see if they really want to get their ears pierced.  If they really do, them we let them.

 

First Daughter got her ears pierced when she was two.

Believe it or not, she was well informed, understood, and indeed really wanted them pierced. 

Very characteristic of her.

 

Second Daughter was four.

She was very excited at first, and then a little more nervous during the piercing prep.  She was brave through the whole ordeal, shed a few tears, but then was all smiles after.  She takes very good care of her ears and still is a bit nervous every time we change her earrings.

Very characteristic of her.  :)

 

Third Daughter still hasn't asked for her ears pierced.

She will pretend to wear earrings - hang fish hook earrings from her ears or put stickers on her lobes.

She asks to wear earrings, but when I explain that she can't because he ears are not pierced, she has not yet asked to actually get her ears pierced. 

I'm not sure if she even knows it's an option...

We'll see when she figures that out and insists on getting hers pierced.

 

 

 

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So...Summer::Week Nine

::Son first day in nursery!::
::weekly OB appointment::
::friend time::
::last minute preparations::
::grandma comes::
::a baby brother::
::hospital visits::
::daddy home::
::getting to know baby::
::lots of snuggles::
::lots of computer time::
::lots of diapers::
::being taken care of my grandma::
::playing in the backyard::
::other grandma comes::
::so happy::

Baby and delivery post to come.

We are so in love with this little guy and so very happy.

Life is good.

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